The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-01-23

extremely disagreeable, not to say difficult.
I'VE are sorry that it will be necessary to
wait for another session of the Legislature
before our Court House can be improved. AT
present it is entirely too cramped for the great
volume of business done within its walls, and
this fact is becoming more apparent every day.
I'VE call the attention of the property
owners of Towson to the fact that there was q
death from tuberculosis in the annex to the
consumptive hospital in this town early this
week. Do they intend to jeopardize the health
Of their families by permitting this thing to
continue?
The Legislature appropriated 900 to
enlarge and improve the Court House at Tow
son and everyone of the sixteen bidders for
the Job want more than double that sum to do
it-some nearly three times that much. How
is the Commission to do anything under such
| circumstances?
THE Towson party that went to Glouces-
ter Point, York river, on a cunning expedi-
/ ton, returned by boat on Tuesday. They
killed over 80 ducks, 80 partridges and Is rab-
bits. They did not learn of the death of Mr..
John F. Anderson until they reached Balti'
more tuesday morning.
- Catonsville Methodist Episcopal Church,
Rev. John r. Edwards, pastor, is making an
effort to put in new pipe organ to cost 81 $50.
| Application was made to Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
| for a contribution and he replied that as soon
| as half of the required amount was raised he
would contribute the balance
This year promises TO be lively one in
local politics in Baltimore county. There are
| a number Of important offices to fill and there
the Democrats. Some of these are already
sharpening their blades in anticipation of the
| hot work that is to come later.
- Mr.. George @. Ripley, formerly well
known lawyer Of Norwich, Conn.,, died at his
home in Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 10th inst.
He had been in failing health long time.
Mr.. Ripley was a son in-law of the late Col.
Charles 81. Mann, of Towson. He is survived
by widow and one daughter.
->Plans have been prepared for the develop.
ment of the Guilford estate on the west side of
the York road just north of Waverly. 1t con-
tains 206 acres and it was purchased from the
estate of the late A. s. Abel for S1,000000 1t
is proposed to transform it into one of Balti-
more's most beautiful suburbs.
Commercial Fruit Growing With U.s.
"Alfalfa Culture Leaks on the Farm" "La.
test Developments of Bavine Vaccination as
a Prevention of tuberculosis" will be among
the interesting subjects discussed at the Farm
ers' Institute in Towson next Tuesday. Don't
fail to turn out and hear what is to be said.
Some people have asserted that on &C.
count of the embargo on the removal of cattle
the hauling of hay to Baltimore has been
stopped. There can be nothing in this as farm
teams, with hay and other produce, are pass
ing down the York road as freely as ever.
Some one must have had an object in starting
this story.
SHERIFF Street, has appointed Mr.. W.
George Marley chief deputy in his Office to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of John f.
Anderson. Mr.. Marley, who is a member of
the bar, served in the last House of Delegates.
He has had some experience in the sheriff7s
Office, and the selection is thought to be an
excellent one.
THE Thistle Mills property on the Balti-
more county side of the Patapsco, was offered
at public sale by the receivers on Monday and
Withdrawn on a bid of $4,000. There are SO
acres of land, with a cotton mill, silk mill,
machine shop, mansion, tenements, etc. The
property was appraised at more than double
the sum bid for it.
- The jury in the City Court on Tuesday
gave verdict against the city for 49, 900 to Mr..
Frank x. Hooper, of Glenarm, Baltimore
county, for personal injuries sustained in an
automobile accident on Merrymans lane in
October. 1907, when man who was with him
was instantly killed. Mr.. Hooper, who had a
leg broken, sought to recover S25,000.
- Don't forget the Farmers Institute in
the Court House at Towson next Tuesday.
The morning session will begin at 10 o'clock
and there will also be an afternoon session.
Subjects of much interest to the people gener-
ally will be intelligently discussed by expert
enced men and they should not be permitted
to come here to talk to empty benches.
- About 75 children from the public school
at Canton, 18th district, in charge of their
principal, Mr. Robert Andrews, went to Wash
ington on Thursday and were received at the
White House by the President. Misses Hattie
Kerchoff and Emma Stamp, assistant teachers,
also went with the party. All had jolly time
and returned greatly pleased with the trip.
THE sale of the personal property of Mr..
Thos. r. Foard, which took place on Tuesday
at Hyde's, Long Green Valley-and which was
advertised in THE UNIoN-was largely attended
and in all respects satisfactory. Charles 81.
| Isennock was the auctioneer and John T.
| Bishop, clerk. Mr.. Foard, who sold his farm
| to Mr.. Boswell, will continue to reside on the
place.
- The criminal docket was taken up here
in the Circuit Court on Monday, and that
| always means a motley crowd of humanity
| about the Court House. But considering the
| large population of this county-much of its
area bordering on a big city-it is remarkable
| that there are so very few criminal cases of a
very serious nature. This speaks well for the
people.
IA Baltimore afternoon paper published
the picture of murdered woman the picture
of her supposed murderess, and the axe with
which the crime had been perpetrated. Then
it turned out that the woman had cut her head
by falling down the cellar steps and had died
of natural causes In fact there had been no
murder at all. Isn't this just bit too ''enter-
prising"
- Caroline Barton, colored woman who
claimed to be 108 years old, died at her home
in Baltimore on Wednesday. She was slave
to the Taylor family and was born on the
farm at Taylor's Chapel, on the Hillen road.
When offered her freedom during the Civil
War she refused to leave her old home. Caro-
| line left large family of descendants inclu-
ding IS great-grea grandchildren.
pit is noteworthy that one sheriff and five
ex-sheriffs served as pail bearers at the funeral
| of Mr.. John F. Anderson that took place at his
| home in Towson last Saturday afternoon. He
4 had served all of these officials faithfully in
| the capacity of chief deputy and when sum-
moned to perform this last sad duty they did
| it with a melancholy pleasure. We doubt if
| similar case ever before occurred in Maryland.
- Justice B. H. Wallenhorst, well known
resident of Ellicott City, died of heart failure
on Thursday. He was presiding at the hear
ing of the negro footpad in Easton's Hall, in
| that place, several weeks ago. when the floor
gave away and dumped mass of people in
heap to the story below. 1t is thought that
| this accident was indirectly the cause of his
death. The loss of three lives is traceable to
this affair.
- Mr.. E. E. Chilcoat, of Mantua Mills, 4th
district writes to THE UNION as follows: in
your issue of the 10th you state that Mr.. W. II.
| Dilworth was the first man in the county to
| fill his ice-house this year. l wish to inform
you that we have some live people in our
| William Albright, filled our house from our
pond on the I'd of January with ice from to
| inches thick"
->The managers of the Md. & Pa. Railroad
will, before the end of another year. be oper-
| ating some kind of electric power car on its
| an assured fact and when it becomes a reality
| it will mean more frequent trips, cheaper fares
| and greater comfort for passengers. Then look
| out for the growth of the beautiful country
| east and northeast of Towson. It's sure to
come. You can bet on it with safety
| The Home Insurance Company of New
| York will hold a meeting of its Maryland
agents at the Hotel Belvedere, in Baltimore, on
| Thursday, January 18th, which will be ad-
dressed by several well known gentlemen, in
Guiding Mr.. George Whitelock, general counsel
for the company, and State Insurance Com
missioner Grouse. A banquet will follow.
Messrs. Wheeler & Cole, of Towson. and Mr.
| VIM. ]. Biddison, of Raspeburg, are the COM
pany's representatives in Baltimore county.
despite the violent storm of snow and
hail the attendance at the funeral of Mr.. John
F. Anderson, which took place at his home in
Towson last Saturday afternoon, was very
large. The grave in Prospect Hill Gene
terry was entirely hidden by a mass of the
| most beautiful Observation-Disclosures from
loving friends. The action of the Towson bar
| published elsewhere in THE UNION today
shows the esteem in which Mr.. Anderson was
held by the members, with whom he was very
popular.
-In October last Mr.. VIM. d. Bartleson, a
well known Hartford business man who trav-
els frequently on the Nd. & Pa. Railroad, lost
his pocketbook containing considerable sum
of money, a valuable Communication ticket on the
railroad, and some papers. He advertised in
the Baltimore and Belair papers and also in
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