The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

Sherwood, N. @. R. R.-The Baltimor
CITY Dredging Company, that has the contrac
for dredging out the bed of Lake Roland, ha
resumed the work, which was suspended wher
bad weather set in last fall. :,
Joseph Smith, day 1agman at Sherwood rail
road crossing, is confined to his home II
Lutherville by sickness.
A horse belonging to Mr.. George w Ewing
who bought Mr.. Howard L. Rider place, tool
fright day or two ago at Sherwood Station
and ran away. The driver, George Smith, wa:
thrown from the road cart and dragged some
| distance in his efforts to stop the horse, but
| strange to say, he escaped without serious in
| Jury. The frightened animal ran down the
railroad track and jumped over an embank
inent. He was not hurt and the cart was only
slightly damaged.
The N. c. Railway Company is shipping
materials to Lake Station with which to widen
| thetwo culverts between Finnan's crossing and
BeIlona avenue crossing. The object of this
! is TO move the tracks to west so as to give room
on the east side for the county road. This will
| do away with two dangerous crossings-some-
| thing that has been long desired. Finnan's
crossing is considered one of the most danger
! GUS on the line of the road. There have been
several narrow escapes at that point and the
company has long desired to do something to
improve matters
Mr.. William Frazier, proprietor of the RuX-
ton Nurseries, who already has number OF
greenhouses. is about to commence the cree
ton of two additional Ones His business is
growing so rapidly as to make this step neces-
sary. During the winter months, when many
people remove to the city, Mr.. Frazier stores
their valuable plants and this, with his general
business, requires great deal OF room. he IS
also doing a prosperous business in season in
looking after the lawns and flowers OF those
who own attractive country places IN the
neighborhood and in this work he gives en-
ployment to a number of men. Mr.. Frazier
has become permanent resident OF the
county and gives his large business his per
sonal attention. L.
Knoebel, 10th District.-Farmers are now
busily engaged in preparing the soil for spring
seeding The near approach Of spring will
cause some of those who have Jagged behind
in their work TO get on an extra hustle. They
will be compelled to give their trousers an
other hitch, get up off the stool, where they
have been toasting themselves all winter,
stretch themselves to goodly length, and pre-
pare for hard laborduring the coming months
This is no time for hanging over the fence dis
cussing politics and milk trusts, but for money
making and all wide-awake farmers are well
aware of the fact.
The Long Green Card Club met last Tuesday
at the home of Mr. John A. ConkliDg and
very enjoyable evening was spent by those in
attendance.
Now that the Lenten season is upon us social
events will be few and far between. Dancing
and other amusements will for time be dis
pensed with, and the only pleasure in view is
attending the meetings of the various lyceums
and debating clubs.
Grove Presbyterian Church, was absent from
his pulpit last Sunday. His place was taken
by Rev. Mr.. Greenway.
Mrs. H. w. Patterson of "Cherrique," is
confined to her bed with severe illness. She
is attended by DIR. John S. Green.
The County Commissioners paid visit to
this section of the county the past week and
enjoyed pleasant ride over some of our smooth
roads. Result-We are to have passable thor
oughfares especially the Hyde road. Moral:
To see is to believe. PERCY.
Phoenix, 9th District.-Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Boyer gave small company in honor of
their daughter, Miss Marguerite Boyer, on
Friday evening, I'd inst. Games and vocal
and instrumental music were enjoyed, after
which bountiful repast was served. Among
those present were Misses Marguerite and
Ethel Boyer, Florence Daily Charlotte Miller,
Mamie Bell, Emma Smith, Ida Price and
Messrs. William l.. Boyer, Jr.. and Jesse and
John Daily.
Miss Mamie Bell, of Baltimore, who had
been visiting Miss Ida Price, has returned to
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parker gave birthday
party last Saturday evening in honor of their
little daughter, Nellie.
Master Earl Piersol, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
L. Piersol, who has been very i'll, is much i'm
proved.
Misses Ida Price and Emma Smith, who
had been confined to their homes by sickness,
are again able to resume their school studies.
Mr.. James Sweeney, Of Woodberry, who had
been visiting Mr.. r. L. Piersol, has returned
to his home SIS.
Some Pointers on Roads.--Dr. Harry
Maryland Geological Survey, of the Johns
Hopkins University, lectured few nights ago
at the Maryland Academy of Sciences on
Roads of Maryland" After speaking of the
11Te, list tn1r, tirTen q few 'ro -1s- be
made is to decide upon its location, and the
next is to determine the proper grading. A
road badly located and with heavy grades can
never be first-rate road, however good the
surface. Water is the greatest enemy to good
roads; therefore especial care should be given
to drainage. Ordinary dirt roads can be
largely improved by good shaping, The max
ing of the hardened way requires that broken
stone be laid in layers, with the largest pieces
below and each layer thoroughly rolled.
''Very little care is given to the proper con-
struction of roads in Maryland, consequently
they are bad and an immense tax on the peo-
ple Answers received from many farmers in
the State show that there is about one ton of
freight an acre hauled to and from farms annu-
ally. This freight is hauled an average dis
lance of six and seven-tenths miles, at a cost
of 26 cents a ton mile. As there are nearly
five million acres of farm land in Maryland.
the annual cost of this transportation is about
s.. 600 OO0 In parts of New Jersey where good
roads have been made the cost of transportation
has been reduced about 25 cents ton mile"
House Burned by an Incendiary.--A
small frame house near Stemmers Kun, 10Th
district, until lately occupied by the family of
John Henry Jackson, the colored man recent
ly acquitted in the Criminal Court of Balti
more of an alleged criminal assault on Agnes
Eurice, was destroyed by fire between and s
O'Clock last Sunday morning. The origin of
the fire is not known, but as the house was
vacant it is supposed it was due to spitework
A rumor that Jackson would return to his
home from the city and that he intended to
again live in the neighborhood became cur
rent in the vicinity and among the friends
of the Eurice family much bitterness of feeling
was exhibited against the colored man. The
burned dwelling was owned by Mr.. Z. Ross
Mace, who was Jackson's counsel. The fact
is generally recognized in the neighborhood
where the outrage was committed, and it is be-
lieved the house was burned through feeling
engendered by these circumstances. The re-
cent outrage at Aberdeen, happening just be-
fore the acquittal of Jackson, greatly increased
the bitterness of the friends of the Eurice
family against Jackson, and the latter declare
they will lynch Jackson if he comes back to
live in the neighborhood.
Preparing for the Future.--The Belair
11Egis of this week says: 1.-The Baltimore and
Lehigh Railroad Company has given an order
to the Richmond Locomotive Works for five
new engines. They are to be of the standard
type OF ten-wheel engines, with sixty-inch
drivers. The company has also ordered 5000
tons of seventy pound rails, which are to be
delivered during April and May. There is
every assurance that the work of broad-gaug-
ing the road will commence as soon as condi-
tions will admit and be pushed to rapid COM
pletion. This is gratifying news indeed and
we trust that before the wane of the summer
we shall have the privilege of trip over the
Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad which will be
as enjoyable as any that could be made on any
of the trunk lines"
Estates Administered Upon-In the
Orphans Court this week letters were granted
as follows:
On the estate of Ann Eliza Talbot to Ben
jamin T. Ridgely, executor.
On the estate of John H. Smith to Milton b.