The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-10-18
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administration building at the Maryland Home
for the Feeble-Minded. near 0wings' Mills.
His bid was S45, 900. The new building will
be of, limestone and brick.
THE woods were literally full of chest
nut hunters last Sunday, but many returned
empty handed, the crop OF the nuts being un-
usually small. Hundreds of people came out
from Baltimore and the suburban railway lines
did good business. A small nut crop, it is
said, indicates a mild winter.
"A large number of Baltimore families
who spent the summer in this county have
moved back to their city residences. There
are many, however, who now own homes in
the county who occupy them throughout the
every convenience and comfort.
Among the Baltimore county exhibitors
in the poultry department at the HagerstOwn
fair this week were Mr.. Charles r. Diffen-
derffer, of Charles street avenue, who took
prizes for bantams and pigeons, and Mr.. John
Merryman Black, of Hayfelds, near Jockeys
vile, whose pigeons were winners.
"A numerously signed petition was pre-
scented to the County Commissioners this week
complaining about the bad condition of the
road known as MAYORS lane extending from
the Reisterstown pike to Pikesville Station, on
the W. NJ. r. K. Steps will at once be taken
to make the necessary improvements.
- Ellicott City lies along the Patapsco
river partly in Baltimore county and partly in
Howard. On the Howard side, owing to
special law, a liquor license costs $780, while
on the Baltimore county side the cost is 5000.
Those who started in to put up fight to test
the new law have abandoned the plan.
1.-The Northern Central Railway Company
gives notice by advertisement in THE UNION
today that at the expiration of thirty days it
will make application to the County Commits
sioners for the alteration of county road near
the village of Texas, in the 8th district, and
opening in place thereof new section, etc.
Mr.. Frederick Lassahn, the well known
business man at Fullerton Belair road, is erect
ing large addition to his house and the i'm
provement is among the noticeable ones in the
neighborhood. Property on that road is rap
idly enhancing in value and the holders of it
are feeling very comfortable about this time.
"A few days ago the United Railways and
Electric Company paid to Baltimore city its
park tax for the quarter ended September Both.
amounting to S84 1878. This was SIS, 2703S
more than for the same quarter of 1901. The
total receipts of the company for the year in
dictate that it collected %, 089, 073 5-cent fares.
1.-THE Children's Missionary Society of
Trinity Church, Towson, of which Mrs. Rose
Keech is president, is preparing box of wear
ing apparel for men, women and children 10
be sent to Beaufort School, in North Carolina.
Contributions to the box should be sent to the
residence of Mrs. Keech before November 1st.
again we have request to make of THE
UNIONS ubscribers--simply repeating what
we so many times asked of them before.
When they write to us to have paper changed
let them be sure to give the old as we'll as the
new address. This is an easy thing to do and
by doing it they will often save us much
trouble
- Mrs. Mary Estelle Graves, wife of Mr.
Garrett ID. Graves, died at her home in Sails
bury, Md, on the 18th inst, aged 80 years.
The maiden name of Mrs. Graves was Brooks
aud she was a niece of Mrs. Richard Willis,
formerly of Towson. She was at one time a
teacher in the public schools of Baltimore
county.
THE enterprising burglars who have
been making things so lively for suburban
residents are still enjoying their liberty and
will be likely to do SO indefinitely Perhaps
they are just now taking little rest before
starting in on some fresh forays. 1t begins to
look like the two fellows that Patrolman Mann
captured are members of the gang
>Some bold marauder lately entered upon
the premises of Mr.. Addison II. Clarke, EN-
bla Park 9th district, and actually cut down
and hauled away by piecemeal fine large
chestnut tree. Mr.. Clarke priced the tree high
ly and is naturally much incensed at the act.
As an exemplification of genuine gall we
doubt if the coal strike can produce anything
to surpass this.
THE United Railways Company has not
yet taken steps to relieve the abominably crow
ded condition of its through cars on the York
road in the late afternoons and early evenings.
1t seems exceedingly strange that matter that
could be easily remedied should be permitted
to continue single day. Evidently the man.
agement cares very little for the comfort of its
regular patrons.
MIR. Levi Justus, of the Sd district, while
in Towson on Thursday, spoke of the farmers
being very late with seeding on account of the
weather conditions. He said from the same
cause, some years ago, he commenced seeding
wheat on the 4th of October and finished on
the 10th. The fall was open and there was lit
tie freezing until late. At harvest the next
year he was surprised at an average yield OF 36
bushels to the acre-the largest crop he ever
raised.
The domestic servant problem is ever
becoming q more perplexing one. Reliable
help is very hard to secure and many house
keepers are forced to do their own work rather
than put up with the shortcomings and inso-
lence of servants. The same thing may be said
of farm help. If anything this is a more Sc
rious matter than the first mentioned and
some farmers are being driven out of the bus
mess because they cannot get even passaby
good hands to do their work This is bad
state of affairs and the remedy is not in sight.
A Sermon on Character Building. -
On Sunday morning last President John F.
Goucher, of the Woman's College, preached
the naturalization sermon, his subject being
Character Building" taking his text from
l Corinthians, iii, 10: Every mans work
shall be made manifest" He said in part:
Lie Is very SERIOUS business. we never
can escape from that which we have been.
Personality is the one thing which everyone is
always developing. 1t cannot be ignored,
abandoned or denied. Three things make up
personality: The life germ the ideal and en-
viornment. The life germ is that which feels,
thinks and acts.
Personality maintains a self-determined at
titude. We are friends or enemies, true or
false, genuine or deceitful. Every personality
maintains one attitude or the other under every
condition. Personality and action are not
separate but consequential. Personality did
not come to you ready made. You are its ar
tificers; you are responsible for it.
1.-THE ideal adhered to gives trend to this de-
velopment. Every duty we omit obscures
some truth we should have known. If once
accepted ideals soon assert themselves. Low
and false ideals may not be entertained with
out great danger. Living is matter of selec-
ton selection is matter of attitude; attitude
is matter of the ideal.
The most precious of all possessionsis power
over self, power to Withstand trial, endure suf-
fering-calm reliance upon God and truth in
scenes of darkness.
Much spoken of for boys and men, it APP
plies also to girls and women. The average
boy and young man seem to think life is divi-
ded into two separate parts. One for fun, to
have the gayest possible time in the other the
serious PERIOD when he must work hard and
attain respect.
1.-The youth who would be serious-minded
when he grows up would better begin now.
The man is conditioned by what the youth
was. The record of each ones life is always
made up to date. Faithfulness is precious to
the Lord and sure of its reward.
"Guard we'll your actions and your thoughts.
Only by labor can thought be made healthy,
and only by thought can labor be made happy.
Be true to your best self and high possibilities.
Be worthy of selfrespect, worthy of the conf
dence of your fellow-men, worthy of the APP
proval of God"
The ArlingBrook Property to be De-
veloped.-It is stated upon good authority
that party of Pittsburg capitalists are nego-
tiating for the purchase of the property owned
by the Airing Brook Land Company extend
ing through portion of Walbrook and North
Walbrook, says the Baltimore Herald. 1t con-
sists of about 220 acres and is part of the Ham
ilton Easter, Appold and Bull estates.
According to the rumor, the property is to
be developed and laid off into building lots
and a number of handsome houses erected.
The price to be paid for it is said to be about
$500, 900, and the Improvements to amount to
nearly million dollars.
Mr. Richard B. Sellman, of the Union
Trust Company was seen in regard to the Zeal.
He stated that he had heard nothing of the
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