The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-23

- Mr.. David Matthews, who has ch arge Of
the poultry at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt
Hospital, commenced with three incubators
about the 1st of April last and since then has
Matched nearly two thousand chicks. He lost
a good many, but those that lived are now do
ing finely.
- The Patapsco Hunt Club will give its
second annual race meet at The Kennels. near
Elk Ridge, on Wednesday, July 4th. There
will be five races including two steeplechases,
open to members of any recognized hunt
club. Mr.. Charles f. MackIin. Leicester, Md,
is secretary.
- Mr. Jesse Hilles, who has made such ex-
tensive improvements on the Stevenson farm,
south of Towson, will erect an attractive
waiting room at the entrance to the farm and
by the side of the tracks of the York road
electric railway. Mr.. Charles e. Thomas is
the builder.
"a certificate of incorporation of the
Champion Brick Company was filed in the
Clerks Office at Towson on Tuesday. The
capital stock is 800 900 and those named as in
corporators are Messrs. GeorgeR Willis Fran
els T. Homer, Robert d. Homer, Charles G..
Homer and Jacob Klein.
- Miss NJ. Emma Moore. principal of
School No. 8, in the 18th district, closed her
school several days ago because of the presence
Of two cases of diphtheria in the neighbor-
hood. DIR. T. Ross Payne, secretary of the
local fedltn DOhfu, promptly tOOk the ueceS-
sary steps to stamp out the disease.
- The long continued drought in this coun-
ty was broken by the heavy rain of last Sat
urday and Sunday. So much rain had not
fallen here before in many months and the
earth received thorough soaking. Vegeta-
ton of all kinds has taken on new life and
once more the farmers wear smiling faces,
PROF. James E. Green, chief clerk and
auditor in the Office of the County Commits
sioners, has prepared statement showing the
assets and liabilities of the county on the 3lst
of May, 1900. According to his showing the
countys financial condition is about 100000
better than it was last year at the same time.
And still we have two boards of Election
Supervisors. both claiming to be the real thing.
Col. Taylor, when the contention about the
use of the room was going on before the
County Commissioners on Tuesday, struck the
keynote when he said go into court and
settle the matter and stop this childs play.
Go at it in manly way"
"A letter from York, Pa, says: THE
Workers who are erecting powder plant at
Hoffman's Mills, in Baltimore county, have
about secured the consent of the Western
Maryland Railroad Company to operate the
branch road that connects their mills with the
Western Maryland Railroad. The powder
plant is nearly completed"
THE gang Of tramps that had been roost-
ing in a barrack on the farm of Mrs. e. X.
Stevenson, near Sherwood, and that had
proven such a nuisance to the people of the
community, was broken up by Justice Herbert
on Monday. Four of them were brought be-
fore him and be sent them to the House of
Correction for two months each.
THE statement of the expenses OF Balti-
more county for the past fiscal year will be
published in THE UNION next week. The
copy was prepared by Prof. James g. Green,
chief clerk and auditor in the office of the
County Commissioners and 1t will be found
much more satisfactory and comprehensive
than any similar statement heretofore pub
lished.
THE third annual convention of the Col
ored Baptist Church of Maryland was held at
Towson this week, with very large atten-
tendance, most of whom came from Baltimore.
Rev. J. H. Williams, of Towson, delivered an
address of welcome. which was responded to
by Rev. John Watkins. of Baltimore. Rev.
James H. Reid. of Baltimore, presided at the
convention.
THE question of removing Franklin
High School from Reisterstown to Towson is
now being agitated. 1t is the only school of
its class in the county and those who advocate
the change say that it should be located at the
county seat because it is more central and the
proper place for it, being the seat of the local
government. The matter will be brought up
at the next meeting of the School Board.
- Extensive preparations are being made
for an elaborate Fourth of July celebration at
the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, near
Towson. The amusements will consist of
bicycle parade, thread and needle race, spoon
and egg race, wheelbarrow race, potato race,
three legged race, shoe race, bicycle tourna-
ment, &c. These events will take place on
the lawn in the rear of the Woman's Building.
THE members of the Senior Gunpowder
Agricultural Club are in favor of the county
accepting the main turnpikes leading to Balti-
more and making them free roads. As we
have said before there is a wide difference of
opinion upon this subject, many believing
that to accept the roads would be for the cOun-
ty to shoulder heavy responsibility. Like
everything else, the question has two sides
to it.
AT the meeting of the Board of Mana
gers of the Baltimore County Agricultural So
ciety, held in Baltimore last Saturday, it was
placed in the hands of committee composed
of Messrs Edward A. Cockey, Richard Crom-
we'll, Jr., and Alex. Mccormick. The pre-
MUM lists, it is expected will soon be ready
for delivery.
ION Tuesday afternoon County Commits
sioners Knox, Slade and Taylor inspected the
kindergarten on Willow avenue, 9th district,
in charge of Miss Ella NJ. Hines, as principal.
The visitors were much pleased with what
they saw and assured Miss Hines that they
were not opposed to that class of schools and
that the curtailment of it was simply matter
of economy. School Commissioner Krout &C.
companied the visitors
Owing to the heavy rain of last Saturday
the jumping contests of the Overland Hunt
Club announced for that day were postponed
until Saturday, June %, at 3 P. NJ, at the club
house in Towson. The affair will be followed
by luncheon. The officers of the club are
James +. Clark, president; Stuart Cassard,
NJ. f. H.; S. c. Tomay, secretary; F. H.
Zimmerman, DR.. R. Percy Smith and H. G.
Horner. house committee.
MIR. Frederick Won Kapff, whose fine
farm is on the Cromwelps Bridge road about
two miles east of Towson, commenced cutting
wheat on Friday, June 18th. The field in
which the grain stood lies along woods and
has fine southern exposure this accounting,
most likely, for its early ripening. Last year
Mr.. Won Kapff commenced cutting on the 23d
of June. He was no doubt the first man in
the county to commence wheat harvest this
year.
"a 9th district census enumerator, hav-
ing written in his book all the names, etc., of
the family, asked if there were any servants
in the house. The old colored cook was
brought in to tell her own story, but she did
not know her age. The census man was cast
ing about to obtain this information, when
a young scion of the family. probably eight
years old, called in from the porch Say.
mister. why DON'T you look in her mouth ?''
Then the laugh was on the enumerator.