The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-08-18
BEAUTIFUL "HAMBLEDuNE.n
me Fine Estate of a Baltimore County
banker-Far Buildings
and Charming Views-The Stock
and the Poultry "A Palatial
Hen House netc. etc. etc

The Baltimore american of last Sunday con-
tanned lengthy account, with excellent pic
lures, of "Hambedune," the beautiful estate
, OF Mr.. t. Edward Hambleton, situated near
Lutherville, in Baltimore county, from which
we take the following extracts
No city in the country has more beautiful en-
, vronments than Baltimore and nowhere near
tnls or any other city can be found prettier or
more fertile country than Green Spring Valley.
lIis region of luxurious homes situated in the
midst of farms which are models of productive
ness and care in cultivation. What was in for
mer years region of swamps and ragged woods
Is now IN a state of cultivation that makes the
view from any point of vantage like that of q
land.
To Mr.. 7. Edward Hambleton, senior member
OF the well known banking firm of Hambleton
Co., belongs the honor of being one of the
pioneers in the movement towards Green Spring
valley. and his estate, "Hambledune," yields to
none In point of beauty and fertility. 1t COM
prlses four hundred acres of land, laid out in
rectangular shape, and is just one mile west of
Lutherville. The magnificent mansion is stu
atedO one of the highest hills in that section
OF OF tne country, and is prominent feature of
THE MANSION AND ITS APPROACH.
Inc visitor to "Hambledune" starts from
Lutherville and drives one mile over a smooth,
level road until he reaches white marble gate
way, on the posts of which are the name of the
place. From that point to the house is another
hall mile of practically straight, but sharply
ascending, avenue of naples.
Mr. Hambeton's house is of what may be
called a composite style of architecture and
: was designed by Mr.. Hambleton himself. 1t
faces due west, and is built from cellar to roof
OF purest white Beaver Dam marble. 1t has
square tower and wide, porte cochere in front
and circular towers on the sides, with spacious
the south is over one Of the prettiest prospects
of dark woods and smiling fields that can be
seen anywhere To the southeast is the fine
farm Of Mr.. Henry A. Parr, and to the south
west that of Mrs. James Sloan, while directly
to the south, and about three miles away, lie
the, sparkling waters of Lake Roland. To the
west. and adjoining "Hambledune. is the farm
| of Mr.. John A. Hambleton, and due east is
that of Mr.. Henry kellogg. In front of the
house is a broad circular lawn, on which are
series of beautifully-kept beds of old fashioned
i flowers.
Within the house is wonderfully beautiful,
being finished throughout in CHARTERED oak and
leads to the rear. To the left is large drawing
ROOM, while on the right is a series of smaller
furnished ladies; receptionlroom. Next to it is
Mr.. Hambleton's ''den,' in which he transacts
the business of the farm, with a sitting room
the latter room ones attention is Immediately
attracted to Mr.. Hambleton's magnificent glass.
dred and fifty years old and welI-nigh priceless,
| and other sets of more modern cut glass and
| Venetian and Austrian glass, which are among
| the finest in the country.
On the second floor are two series of rooms,
on opposite sides of wide hallway. The rooms
| are all connecting. The third floor is arranged
! in the same way. There are several handsomely
| tiled bathrooms on each floor. The furniture
! throughout the house is of beautiful old ma
| hogany, some of which is hundreds of years
! old, any piece of which would find an honored
| place in the collection OF an antiquary: The
| house is heated by sanitary furnaces and lighted
byagas, which is supplied by plant on the
| premises.
| Behind and to the left of the house is the sta
/! ble.and carriage house, in which Mr.. Handle
toms fine horses are kept. The banker-farmer
his horses being kept for his own use.
=; THE PRIDE OF HAMBLEDUNE.
| The feature of Hambledune, which is nearest
its owners heart, as 1T is located nearest his
house. is the poultry-yard, in which are raised
the finest chickens and ducks to be found any
where in Green Spring Valley. About twenty
acres of ground are devoted to the raising of
| poultry, and no more advantageous situation
| could be found. The yard is located in sort of
| clearing, with woods on either side, the latter
being one of the greatest factors in the success
full raising of chickens. Mr.. Hambleton does
| not care about raising great number of varte-
ties, but what he does raise must be the most
| perfect specimens possible, and never HANDLE
dune chicken, finds another owner, If there IS
the least blemish on it. The varieties of chick
ems raised are white. golden and silver Wyan-
, dottes, barred and white Plymouth Rocks and
white Leghorns, and there are about l20O of
| them all told. besides one hundred Pekin ducks
and forty turkeys
The principal chcken-house is q model for
convenience of arrangement. 1t consists of a
| main building 21x26 feet, and four stories high.
OF Of which has capacity of 20Oeggs Above that
| comes the feed-room. where all the feed is
| ground and mixed by means of machinery. the
| motive power of which is derived from an aer-
| motor. Above that, again, is a room in which
the show cases are kept. The fourth story is
| used as pigeon loft.
- lsaxn the main strncture extepdsa shed which
| fot cenvensence IN keeping the varieties of
| fowls apart. Each compartment communicates
| with yard or run from $50 to ITO feet long.
| There are several other chicken houses, and, as
before stated, the fowls have an area of twenty
acres to roam over.
FARM BUILDINGS.
From the Hambledune mansion one looks down
| upon group of farm buildings whose red roofs
contrast pleasantly with the grass of the fields.
They are near the western boundary of the
! place, and the largest of them is very fine
crops raised on the farm, but is far from doing
SO. 1t is 120 feet long by 30 feet wide, and four
stories high and is built in model style. Near
and it is safe to say that no farmer in the State
| has more comfortable habitation. Behind the
barn are other smaller buildings, including
| blacksmith shop, for Mr.. Hambleton never has
| togo outside of his own place for his shoeing
| and smith work. All of the buildings are sup
| piled with a never-failing abundance of good
water.
Among the features of "Hambledune," of
which its owner is most proud, is herd of about
| fifty very fine cattle, including Guernseys and
Jerseys. A number of them are registered, and
! those that are not are entitled to be. In the
| herd are three valuable GuernseyS, which were
| procured from Ohio short time ago. One of
| them, a bull, has taken prizes in hve different
states.; while the other two have also taken
| flock of Southdown sheep.
| HISTORY OF "HAMBLEDUNE"
| Mr. Hambleton acquired possession of Ham
| bledune" about twelve years ago, purchasing
| nine little places and consolidating them into
one farm. Forty years before that he had tried
| to buy it from the owner, who was a vegetarian
| and rather an eccentric character named Brin-
ton, but the price asked was more than he
| deemed the place worth. 1t had been known as
| the "Poor Man of Jamaica's Choice" Who the
| "Poor Man of Jamaica" was nobody knows. At
the time of it's last purchase it was owned by
| the Wilson estate. 1t was in a thoroughly run
| down state, and large part of it was swamp in
| which great many cattle had been lost. Mr..
| Hambeton set twenty Italians to work on it for
| n whole year, grubbing up stumps and draining
| the swamps, until finally 1t was transformed
into handsome PROPERLY Sb me old mansion at
| Mr. George Blackstone, is the only one of the
| original buildings that is left, and it has been
nearly rebuilt. so many improvements have
been put on it.
The cornerstone of the present mansion was
| laid in January, 1890, and it required about one
| wear to complete the structure. Ever since
! that time Mr.. Hambleton has lived in it, winter
| and summer, for he is no amatuer farmer who
Ear erdN Ave days in the week he is O nancier.
| and those who have seen his engineering
ofigreat financial operations or have had the
| benefit of his advice will acknowledge that
| there is none more able in the country. On the
other two days-Saturday and Sunday-he is a
| countryman pure and simple. tramping or
riding around the farm in pair of big boots,
and as happy and contented as king.
| The Answer of Messrs. Slade and Wise
in Election Supervisor Matter. --Messrs.
Slade and Wise, Democratic Election Supervi-
sofs, on Tuesday, through Mr.. Arthur p.
| Shanklin, their counsel, filed their answer to
\ the petition for a writ of mandamus filed by
Or. Purnell F. Sappington, as an individual
and as member of the Board of Election SUI
| petvisors, and Thomas M. Hill, the Republican
member of the Board.
/ The answer sets out first, that Messrs. Slade,
| Wise and Hill were duly appointed by the
| Governor to the positions of Supervisors of
Elections for Baltimore county and that these
| appointments were made by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate; that of these
appointees Messrs. Slade and Hill duly quail
| fed by swearing in within the time prescribed
by law that they organized by electing Mr..
Slade, president, and w. w. q. Stewart, tenn
porary clerk.
Second, it admits the appointment of DR..
Sappington to fill out the term of William N.
Mays which ended on the first Monday in
May, 1900, but denies that he performed the
| duties of that Office since the first Monday in
May, alleging in support of this contention
that he was not after that time member of
the Board
Third it alleges the facts concerning the
transmission of Wise's name to the Senate and
| his confirm atinn