The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-23
"vERDANT VALLEY IL,
a Beautiful and Highly Cultivated Farm
on the Little Gunpowder

A Beautiful and Highly Cultivated Farm
on the Little Gunpowder.
Nestled among the hills of Baltimore and Har-
ford counties, divided by the placid waters of
the Iit5le Gunpowder and adjacent to the time
this FERTILE stretch of over 500 acres of richly
| cultivated land. justly titled ''Verdant," the
4 Howard,
Inc average farmer would be benefited by
| personal inspection of this beautiful place. To
me, oss1al visitor the striking features are the
! miles q clean and well-kept fences; the tower
| ing nelus OF waving corn; the wide expanse of
1 perpetual pasture, where cattle (whose average
! barps and granaries; the carefully kept and
| groome9 stock; place for everything and
everything In its place; method and pratical
ability 20 pe seen on every hand, and wondered
why grangers and farmers meet in deliberation
upon questions pertaining to the advancement
OF m Wnen at their very doors is this living
| Mr.. robert II. Ruhl, the efficient manager in
charge, takes especial interest in everything
/ connected with the farm and personal pride in
| detailing the successful results and while the
| present is considered an off, season, handi-
capped Dy drouth and exceptional winter in
clemenCy, Gne yield OF wheat averaged 30 BUSH
| els and barley 40 bushels to the acre. A ten-ac
field or the latter cereal produced over 400
Aside from the perfect condition and appear
| anceof the farm, the surroundings of the stately
home are typical of wealth and refinement;
| in PROF fusion enhance the genuine Southern hos
pitallty OF the genial host; where Senator and
| Congressman, clergy and layman alike meet in
/ social intercourse and pleasantly; spot where
inspiration even may receive an incentive, for
among the guests and frequent habitues that
| enjoy Ine homage OF this well known farm is the
| able writer and popular Washington correspon-
| dent, ~. a. r." whose presence, unassuming as
it is, generates magnetism unexplained. And
| as passed through this Verdant Valley, with
sense 81 Keen admiration, it occurred to me that
| asworq OF praise and encouragement, through
o Of els beaU go
! teens with folklore and historical information.
| a,ass a. j. 7. B.
Review of Fifteen Years Work.-At the
morning Service last Sunday, Rev. Matthew
'O' Keefe, pastor of st. Francis Church, Tow
| son, gave ieview of his labors since he has
| been in charge here. He said in part: ION
Sunday, August 10, 1887, | accepted from Car
dinal aGibbons this charge, and | was intro
duced to this flock fifteen years ago today.
The congregation at that time numbered 40.
ItnoW exceeds 700. We can seat in the body
of thenew church and galleries 1880 people,
exclusive of thechoir, and / believe there will
be but small margin left for additional room
in the future. Cur parochial school opened in
September, 1887swith Is pupils. 1t now has
over 100 pupils" He stated that he has
bought piece ofproperty in front of the new
church, now undergoing completion, with the
S1,350 which he recently received as purse
lTOuu Ills pdI1SulOI6TS, Oh WHICH ne Will er6CI
new school house and convent for the Sisters
of Notre Dame, who teach the school. He
stated that public hall, in addition to the
school house, must be built, and that he has
given all of his salary of 81 900 a year for the
past fifteen years to the church. In the past
three years he said he has spent thousands
of dollars from his own resources on the new
church, and that it is his intention to die poor
and to be buried in the chapel in the new
church. This latter wish, he says, has been
granted by Cardinal Gibbons.
Baseball in the County.-A number of
fine games were played by Baltimore county
clubs on Saturday last.
AT Towson the Athletic Clubs team beat the
Buckskin Club of Baltimore, 6 to 4. The visi-
tors made all their runs in the first inning. 1t
was a fine game. Winning battery, Green
and Phipps.
At Pikesville the Otto Duker team of Bati-
more administered the first defeat of the season
to the Pikesvillians, to 2. The home team
was unfortunate in having both its shortstop,
and pitcher crippled in the game. Had it not
been for these misfortunes the result might
have been different.
The team of the Lutherville Athletic Club
went,to Gainesville and was defeated by the
Country Clubs team of that place. Score to
s. Battery for Lutherville, Pindell, Vincent
and Ridgely.
At Govanstown the Y. NJ. G. A. team of that
( place was defeated by the Calverts, of Balti-
more. 1Oto5. Battery for Govanstown, Brazell
and Keyser.
The team at Convention, B. & o. R. R., went
over to Van Bibber Hartford county, and sui.
fered3an awful defeat-27 to 0. Proctor and
Beale were the battery for Convention.
The team of the Towson Athletic Club will
play game here this Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock, with the Lexington Stars, of Balti-
more
Thra0 Mora Pr1r A hor .
the EPSON estate of the late Charles R. Chew,
adjoining Towson, was destroyed by fire at an
early hour on Sunday morning last, causing a
loss Of about $500 on the building, which is
covered by insurance. Mr.. Samuel A. Parks,
tenanton the farm, lost one heifer, lot of hay,
OATS harness, ETC., valued at $500. upon which
there's a small insurance. Mr.. Parks has no
idea what caused the fire, as no one was Sleep
ing ihithe barn so far as he knew, and he does
not like to think that anyone set it on fire.
A bank barn on the farm of Mrs. Caughy,
on the Deer Park road, I'd district, was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour on Tuesday
morning, together with most of the contents
which belonged to MIR. George Gosnell, the
tenant. Seven horses were in the stable but
when rescuers arrived it was found that only
five of the seven that had been in the building
were there. 1t was concluded that the other
two had been stolen. 1t was suspected that the
person that stole the horses set the barn on fire.
eitheEpurposely or accidentally. The building
was insured, but Mr.. Gosnell had no insurance.
OnTuesday night last the barn on the prop
avenue, near the Relay, 18th district, was
burned, with its entire contents, including
large number of chickens in coops. The cause
of the fire is enveloped in mystery. The esti-
mated loss is 81, 800.
A New Brand is the Maryland Queen"
--Messrs. Holland & O'Neal, who some time
ago purchased the Willow Mill, on Western
run, northwest of Cockeysville, and fitted it
out with the latest improved machinery, make
an attractive announcement in The UNION
this week. Their special brand of flour is the
Maryland Queen" and they hope and expect
that, when carefully tested, it will fully estab-
lish the merits they claim for it. In the pro-
duction of this flour, they say, none but
the most carefully selected wheat is used and
this is subjected to new cleansing processes
that insures the absolute purity of the product.
yearss experience in the milling business.
They came to Maryland from Missouri and are
greatly pleased with their new location.
School Board Sustains Action of Trus-
tees.--The Anne Arundel county School
Board. in session at Annapolis on Tuesday
last considered the appeal of Miss Sophia
Kolb teacher of the school at Shadyside,
from the action of the trustees of the school
in dismssing her. She refused to give up the
school, claiming that she was legally appointed
teacher by the School Commissioners and that
no charge had been filed against her. The
trustees testified that their action was due to
repeated charges that Miss Kolb could not
manage the children, and brought numerous
witnesses to prove that she was unable to cope
with them. The Board sustained the trustees,
but Immediately appointed Miss Kolb as as
sistant teacher of another school.
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Hamilton Volunteer Fire Company.-A
delegation representing the Volunteer Fire
Company of Hamilton, Hartford road, called
on the County Commissioners on Tuesday and
asked that they furnish the money to equip
with suitable apparatus the building just
erected by the company. which, with the fur
nitlfg,f will cost about $3.50. The Board had
Previously. agreed to supply the company with
a truck at cost of 1915. The delegation was
composed of Messrs. John n. Tames, Frank
T. PurdGni, John Neidhardt, John Ramming,
+ H. CRUDE, Joseph thurman and Charles A.
Seton. Hamilton is thickly settled and
rapidly improving neighborhood, the centre
being at the terminus of the electric railway
onthe Hartford road.
a Young Attorney Will Soon We'd
The marriage of Miss Kathleen Devereux
Herman, daughter of Mr.. John d. Herman.
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