The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-12-27

of Cockeysville, spent Christmas with Mr.. John
A. Conkling and family, of this neighborhood.
Mrs. Laura Porter and Miss Lila Matthews
of New Park, Pa, and Mr.. Harry Lawrence of
Baltimore, spent Christmas at the home of Mr..
George W. Francies, of this place.
The Sunday school of Union NJ. e. Church
will give an entertainment on Tuesday even
ing, December Both. A silver offering will be
taken.
Mrs I. A. Scarf has been visiting the home
of her father, Mr.. ]. Glenn McComas. CLEO.
Has Reached the Age of One Hundred
Years. --Miss Rachel Fowler quietly celebrated
her one hundredth birthday at her home North
Exeter street, Baltimore, last Wednesday. She
was born on the Hartford road, in Baltimore
county, at what is now known as Parkvile
but was formerly called Lavender Hill and is
a daughter of Richard and Mary Fowler.
Until within few years Miss Fowler was able
to get about the house, but she is now con-
fined entirely to her room. Born in the coun-
try, she learned to love the forests and pleas
ures of rural life. She moved to Baltimore in
1876 and since that time has resided in her
present home. During her long life Hiss Fow
Ter has never seen teamboat, and when once
shown picture of one by relative thought
that it was terrible-looking thing, and stated
emphatically that no one could pay her to take
a ride on such looking monster. She has
never been in an electric or steam car nor In
a theater. About ten years ago she was COM
PEELED to 60 up town to settle some business,
and was accompanied by her nephew, Mr.
Richard F. Bishop. They boarded Gay street
cable car, and before they had travelled many
squares Miss Fowler persisted in getting off the
car. Her nephew, after considerable persua-
sion, succeeded in having her remain on the car
until their destination was reached, and also to
ride back home. That was the first and only
rapid transit trip during her lifetime The
Specification of the words telephone" "auto-
mobile, telegraph, "and the names applied to
all other wonderful inventions and progress in
a thousand directions during the last century
are entirely unknown to Miss Fowler. When
she sees them printed in the newspapers which
discussing them she pays no attention to them,
never displaying the least curiosity to know
what wonders they designate.
Mrs. Julia Ann Smith, a niece of Miss Fow-
Ter, who lives with her, stated that her aunt
has always shown O wonderfully cheerful dis
position, despite her great age. Her memory is
very good" she said, though she seems to take
little interest in the remarkable events that
have occurred during her lfe.'
The members of Miss Fowler's family seem
to have been remarkable for their longevity.
Her father, Richard Fowler, died in 1886, at
the age of "a years, and his sister, Ann Fowler,
died February o. 1885, at the age of SO years
and months. Mrs Richard Fowler is men
toned as having died at the age of SO, and one
of her daughters, Julia, at the age of 90 years.
Those Troublesome Insects.-At the an
nual meeting of the Maryland State Horticul-
tural Society, held in Baltimore last week,
Prof. Quaintance State Entomologist, gave
much valuable information in his address on
principal Injurious Insects of the Year."
He stated that the seventeen-year locusts,
without doubt overshadows every other insect
during the times of its prevalence, and I'VE
are thankful" be said, that the said insect
will not make his appearance again until 1919. ~
Other injurious insects named were the straw
berry weevil, which has been more pronounced
in the present season than for some years past
the flea beetle, an enemy of the Irish potato
the intoxicated snout beetle, feeder on leaves
and buds; the onion maggot; the squash lady
bird, an insect that does much damage to
watermelons the striped locust, the pear tree
slug the rose chafer and the black pear aphis
Most of these insects, Mr.. Quaintance stated,
can be e1terminated by strong and careful
spraying.
Freight Wreck on the Northern Central
"A southbound Northern Central freight train
parted Tuesday morning about 3 O'Clock q
short distance north of the signal tower at
Mount Washington, resulting III ear-end
collision which blocked traffic for nearly
twelve hours. Suburban residents bound to
the city on their daily business were compelled
to abandon trains. The break in the train
was discovered shortly after it occurred, and
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a standstill, but no means were available for
stopping the rear section. Six or eight cars
laden with steel billets, oatmeal for export and
lumber and nails, were damaged rather seri
ously by the collision which followed. The
northbound track was cleared about o'clock
but the wreckage was not removed from the
other until several hours later. The damage
was roughly estimated at from 81 900 to So 900
Circuit Court.-Herman NJ. Koehler an6
Matilda Koehler, his wife, vs.. the Baltimore
and Jerusalem Turnpike Company; verdict fol
| plaintiff for l cent damages. Gertrude \. Och:
VS. William L. Ochs, continued to January 10
1908. Star Milk Cooler Company vs. William
H. Norris, demurrer to plea sustained. Will
| liam B. Thomas VS.. Warren L. Shipley ct al,
demurrer to pleas argued and held sub curia
| Canton Avenue Building, Loan and Saving:
Association vs.. Henry Frederick; exception!
to auditors account overruled and account Fl
nally ratified and confirmed. Henry Kern,
VS.. Sophia w. Kerns, settled and continued
| Court adjourned until Monday, January 9Th.
| The Canton Company's Stock-The Can