The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-13
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Fork, 18th District.-Mr. William B.
Crowther, of Cockeysville, who is president Of
The United Milk Producers Association of
Baltimore city, met large number of the
shippers on the Baltimore and Lehigh Rail-
road, at Baldwin Station, on Tuesday. 9th
inst. This association is composed of the
farmers who ship milk to Baltimore and has
/ been formed for mutual protection and to get
better price for milk. Two hundred of $50
of the shippers on the Northern Central Rail
road; 156 of the $50 on the Western MARYLAND
and 50 of the GO on the Baltimore and Ohio
have already joined and those On the Balti-
more and Lehigh are now joining, between 30
and 40 have already become members. The
following joined on Tuesday at Baldwin:
John w. Jenkins, James G. Kane. J. E. Scarf,
i. S. Dance, G. e. Weakley, II. W. Patterson,
S. S. Smith, G. w. France, Charles Z. Burton
and A. G. Kolk. ]. w. B. Clayton, of this
place, large shipper, had become member
previous to the 9th.
A meeting of the association will be held in
Baltimore next Saturday and all shippers on
the Baltimore and Lehigh should avail them
selves of the opportunity to join by attending
the same.
The Fork Literary and Debating Society met
! on Friday of last week at Shirley Hall. lit.
4 erary program was rendered and the following
subject was debated: Resolved, That the
British are justified in their war against the
! Beers" Messrs. w. o. B. Wright and Edward
/ Colgan. affirmative. and Rev. Edward Hayes
and w. u. Riddle, negative. The judges,
/ Messrs. William Burton. Frank Allison and
/ Charles Gorsuch, decided in favor of the mega
| tive.
Rev. L. T. Waterman, who is trustee of
Dickinson College and the Womans College,
preached at Fork and Salem NJ E. churches,
| Sunday last he is also in charge of the Mary
! land Bible Society, which provides Bibles for
all who not able to buy one. About S15
was subscribed on Sunday for the work. The
Maryland Bible Society is part of the Ameri-
can Bible Society, which is now printing
Bibles for Cuba and Porto Rico. 1t requires
them to be printed in about thirty different
dialects.
Ono Of .Bo Davidso brothers, livin5
Hartley's Mill lost COW the first of this week.
They are prosperous colored farmers, but have
been siDgularly unfortunate in losing COWS for
several years.
The ladies' mite society of Fork N. E.
Church held large meeting on Tuesday even
ing of this week, at the home of Mr.. George
N. Halle. These are generally very enjoyable
occasions as literary and musical program is
rendered and the hostess provides bountiful
repast The society decided to hold an oyster
supper at Shirley Hall, on the 9th and 10th of
February. Mrs. Halle is vice-president and
had charge of the meeting i'll the absence of
Mrs. Louisa Riddle r.
Sherwood, N. c. R. R.-Marion H. Mer-
ryman, carpenter, while working on a new
house at Ruxton, fell from the scaffold last
Saturday, distance of about Is feet and in
jured himself seriously. He was taken to his
home at Arlington
The house upon which Mr.. Merryman was
at work, and some others, are being erected
there by the Glen Rock Building Company
and nearly all the mechanics working on
them are brought from Pennsylvania. The
company boards them in shanty and, it is
said, they are paid smaller wages than such
mechanics usually receive. The way this
work is being done has been the cause of a
good deal of talk in the neighborhood and
some of the comments are OF decidedly I'M
complimentary nature.
The finest ice seen on Lake Roland for years
was cut there last week. 1t was inches thick
clear as crystal and hundreds of tons of it
was cut to fill the houses for miles around
Mr.. Allen Stevenson, who bought the bricks
and other material in the old Brooklandwood
Mill, on the Falls road, is hauling it here and
will use it to erect several tenant houses.
Work will be commenced as soon as the wealth
err will permit.
Miss Maggie Bradley, of the 18th district,
who had been spending some time with friends
here. has returned to her home
All the men who were injured in the acct
dent caused by the falling of the wall OF the
old Brooklandwod Mill, q short time ago, have
recovered except Elmer Plowman: He had
his collar bone broken and is still suffering
ITOIQ Iu6 clleCIS Vi Tic DI Il. oulIOu
Stevenson is attending him.
James Fl. Boyd, of the U. s. Marine Corps,
paid visit to his home at this place. last
Sunday. He is now being schooled at the Ma
rine Barracks in Washington and hopes soon
to be made non commissioned officer.
George Mulligan, who was made captain of
the Govanstown fire company, has many
friends here who were much pleased at his APP
pontment. He is good man for the place
and will not fail to give satisfaction. 7.
Convention, 18th District.--The public
school here is well attended and it is probable
an assistant teacher will be required if the
daily average attendance continues to increase.
The Sunday school at this place was given
its annual treat last Wednesday nigh. Each
Misses Mollie and Fannie Stirling sang duet.
The program was very interesting and the
children performed their respective parts adj
mirably. A motion song was sung by Myrtle
Proctor Mildred Gambrill. Lizzie Smith,
Emma Porter and Bertha Cline. The pastor,
Rev. VIM. Glenn, was presented with purse
of money. Mrs. Stansbury Brian was the
organist.
Mr. Oscar w. Pugsley, who is in the U. s.
Navy at League Island gave his mother
pleasant surprise by coming unexpectedly to
visit her while she is staying with her sister,
Mrs. r. A. Canoles of this place
The ladies of the aid society here were en-
tertained on Thursday evening of last week at
the home of Mrs. Rivers, in Baltimore. After
spending q very pleasant evening they returned
by the midnight train At this meeting bust
ness was com bined with pleasure and trustees
were selected for the new M. e. Church which
will be common ced here early in the spring.
They are Messrs. Walter Proctor, James Robin
son, Stansbury Brian, D. Akehurst, James
Porter, George Cline, John Vincent, George
Candles and G. Stirling. The ground on which
it is to be built was donated some time ago by
Mr.. G. W. Hull. sewing society has also
been organized in connection with the aid So
oiafu two Vpqka Qt the hOOpq
of the members. The next meeting will be
held at the residence of Mrs. S. Brian.
The ladies are to be congratulated upon the
fact that their plans are so soon to be carried
out They have worked nobly and earnestly
for long time to secure church for this
place and they certainly deserve the success that
will ere long crown their efforts. E.V. S.
Necker, 18th District-The late cold snap
proved veritable bonanza for those who have
ice houses all of them now being filled by an
excellent quality OF ice about inches in thick
ness. A second crop was harvested from some
of the ponds.
Many people saw the New Year in at the
midnight mass at st. Joseph's Church. Mr..
John Robe and family, who were among
those in attendance we're on their way home
in a dayton wagon and in going down q
hill Mr.. Harry Wilson came along on his bi.
cycle. The horse became frightened and dart
ed to the side of the road and upset the wagon
Mr. Wilson being covered by the wreck He
was painfully cut about the head and neck
Mr. Robe sustained severe bruise on the
shoulder and his daughter had her hands hurt
Mrs. Robe sustained some bruises and was
badly shocked. The wagon was wrecked and
his horse broke loose from it and ran home
distance Of two miles.
While hauling ice few days ago Mr.. Will
liam Bowen had close call. He attempted to
pass between the wagon and building v lille
the team was backing toward it with load of
ice. He was caught and painfully hurt about
the head. All that saved him was the pres
ence of mind Of Mr.. Henry Kae, who hastily
whipped up the team.
There is rumor being circulated here that
as soon as the White Marsh bridge. on the
Belair road, is completed, the extension of the
electric railway to Perry He'll will be COM
menced. The general hope is expressed that
this is true. Surely the business of the COM
pany would be greatly improved thereby.
During the intense cold weather work on the
bridge had to be suspended.
Rev George Tragesser, pastor of st. Joseph's
Church. ia preparing for his new field of labor
at ST Panl,a Church Caroline street Ralti- |