The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-04-03
SPRING Nupr1AL EVENTS.

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ANpREw-SoHM1Dr Mr.. Louis r. Andrew
| and Miss Mary Elizabeth Schmidt were mar
| ried in Baltimore March 18th. by Rev II
Wilson Burgan, pastor OF Hunts NJ. Il Church
The bride, who is the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Schmidt, of Long Green Val
ley was becomingly attired in white princess
gown and carried white carnations. Miss Clara
| A. Andrew, sister of the groom, and the brides
only attendant, wore light blue and carried
carnations. The groom, who is son OF Mr.
| 8. G. Andrew, well known resident of Rock
land, was attended by Mr.. Samuel Schmidt
brother of the bride, as best man. After the
| ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Andrew left amid
showers ofgood wishes and rice for their honey.
moon. Upon their return they will reside al
Garrison, Md.
SHEELER-SHEELER- Mary Elizabeth
] Sheeler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brady
| Sheeler, of Cockeysville, was married to Mr.
Charles Edward Sheeler, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Sheeler of Warren, last Saturday night
at the manse of the Presbyterian Church al
Ashland, by Rev. II. Medley Price.
DANcE-STIFF-M Estella D. Stiff, daugh
ter of Mr.. Andrew Stiff, of Wake, Va. and Mr.
Lawrence r. Dance, son of Mr.. and Mrs. e.
Scott Dance, of Dulany's Valley, were quietly
married on Wednesday evening, at the parson'
age of Grace M. e. Church, Baltimore. Their
future home will be in the city.
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Suicide of Another Member of theSQuick
| Family. as the result of the sui
! eide of bis father, which he feared he had pre-
| cipitated, George Quick, Jr, 81 years old, a
sailor in the United States battleship feet in its
cruise around the world. ended his life by
| drinking laudanum and carbolic acid. The
| deed was done last Saturday night and was
the second suicide in the Quick family in the
| two weeks.
On March 10Th Quick's father, George Quick,
| ST., retired farmer, living on Bowley's lane,
near the Belair road took his life by swallow.
J ing carbolic acid during fit of dependency
| caused by suit for damages for assault brought
by his son, and since that time it is said young
| Quick had been brooding over the death of his
| parent.
Shortly after the return of the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet young Quick went to his home,
expecting, it is said, that the fatted calf would
be killed and feast in honor of bis return,
but for some reason, which has never been
fully explained, the elder Quick did not en-
thuse much over his sons homecoming. In
fact, it is said they even quarreled on the first
day of the arrival of the wanderer, and that
blows were exchanged.
As the result of this meeting young Quick
sued his father, claiming damages for assault,
but before the case could come to trial the elder
Quick ended his life. Since then young Quick
had been living with his uncle, Mr. Jacob
Last Saturday night he retired about IL
O'clock and was apparently in good spirits.
As the young man was always late sleeper on
Sunday mornings nothing was thought of it
when he failed to arise at the same time as the
other members of the family. When he did
not put in an appearance at IL o'clock how
ever, an investigation was begun, with the re
suit that the lifeless body of the young man
was found lying in bed. Two empty bottles,
labeled ''carbolic acid and "laudanum, ~
ing on the floor nearby, told the story.
As soon as the family got over the shock the
police were communicated with and Round
Sergeant Meise hurried to the house to make
an investigation Later Justice ] Hartman
Schone was summoned and jury of inquest
was impaneled.
The dead man was well known in the neigh.
borhood in which he lived He is survived by
a mother and several brothers and sisters.
Maryland Jockey Clubs Spring Meet
inR-Pimlico will throw open its gates on
Saturday, April Oath for the sixteen days
spring meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club,
to continue until Wednesday, May 18th. in
elusive.
These semi. annual events are among the
most delightful outdoor features of the season
and always attract throng of city and county
visitors, as we'll as many from other places.
For the first time the club has named one OF
its principal races after the county seat and
promises to be an interesting event This race
is for year olds and upward, non winners OF
three races in 1908 or 1909 at Is lbs. below the
scale by subscription of $40 each to the win
ner with $500 added, of which 500 to the
second and $50 to the third; winners in 1909,
| 5 lbs extra; distance l mile and 40 yards.
| This will make a great race.
More horses will be present at this meeting
than ever before assembled at Plmllco, every
one of the 400 stalls at the track having been
| engaged, together with every available one IN
the vicinity, and this ensures big fields in
every race. Altogether over 900 high class
thoroughbreds will be on hand, among them
| 16 belonging to August Belmont, president of
| the New York Jockey Club and one of the
most prominent turfmen in the country
About 100 horses are now in training at
| Pimlico and the neighboring tracks and this
number is being augmented daily so that with
good weather the latter part of April the attend
ance should be unprecedented
Maryland in Prose and Poetry 90
| especial value and permanent usefulness as an
addition to the Libraries of district schools is
| maryland in Prose and Poetry" within the
| $50 pages of which are included more than bal
| that number of poems or extracts from poem;
| and prose writings suitable for readings anC
| Rotations. The selections cover wide range
| of Mary land history and no section of thu
State has been neglected With the accurate
|
| have the effect of stimulating and inspiring
| patriotic interest in State and county history
| and to serve very useful purpose as compl
lation for reference and suggestion. The bool
| is designed, says the Baltimore Sun, ITO NEE
the increasing demand for more accessible in
| formation pertaining to the State, and it will
| familarize Marylanders with many gems o
| poetic expression for which the State and it
/ mountains and streams have been the inspira
| ton, and it also presents in concise form ant
| eloquent words stirring and heroic events o
| State and national history in which Maryland
/ men and women have played gallant parts
i From varied sources the selections have beer
| chosen and the details of many halfforgottel
| deeds of military and civic greatness thus re
| called. DR.. NJ. Bates Stephens, State superin
tendent of education, contributes an apprecla
tive introduction to the book, in which b
commends it as especially practical and help
full to teachers in providing well selected litera
| ~ material for use in schools on patriotic oc
| casions." To the general reader the book viii
also appeal strongly, as containing much valu
able material not generally accessible.
Marriage Licenses in March.-Durin
| the month of March. 1909 Mr.. VIM. P. Cole
Clerk of the Circuit Court, issued marriag
licenses to the following persons:
| WHITE
Michael E.. Manning to Lena M. Hit.
| George W. Green to Rosa E. Dell.
GUY R. Ensor to Fife V Chilcoat.
Francis NJ Smedley to Sarah E. Ranck.
Howard E. Morton to Augusta @. Lee.
Willard E. Daniels to Bessie L. Marston.
Shadrach W. Cooper to Alice L. Shearer.
Conrad Nasemann to Frida Ohms.
| Samuel NJ. Schroeder to Emma A. Holland.
Joshua E. Richardson to Bertha G. Price.
VIM. c. Lawson to Bessie W. Goldman
Norman T. Webster to Rosalie Triplett.
Daniel E Tankersly to EuDice Ely.
VIM. J. Stricken to Elnora G. Norton.
]. Irving Disney to Verona Young.
Edward F. Sellers to Anna s. Wellington.
John Il. Blockinger to Lefty Ebert.
| Frank Brice to Rosa Castelow.
John Parker to Elsie James.
Frank G. Bradford to Barbara Mallon.
| Charles E SheeIer to Mary E Sheeler.
Charles F. T. Stiffler to Goldie NJ. Price.
Ernest H. Ebler to Mary NJ BaItholow.
]. Harvey Fisher to Ollie V. Minniex.
| COLoRED.
John Jenkins to Mary Fuller
Chas. II. Williams to Josephine Mack.
Gus Smith to airline Cook.
Harrison G. Wye to Ada V. Wilson.
John w. Prater to Reater Clark.
For Game and Fish Protection.-At tn
last meeting of the Baltimore County Gam
and Fish Protective Association it was state
that the object of the organization is to appoin
| district nxoonkivps 10 have charge of the WOT