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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

| Jacksonville and Sunnybrook, 10th Dis
trict.-The Fourth was quietly celebrated in
| this section. A large number of city folks
were in the neighborhood for the holiday and
| all seemed to enjoy themselves. At night
| there were many displays of fireworks No
accidents were reported.
Miss Billingsley. daughter of DR.. Billingsley,
OF Baltimore. is visiting Miss Edith Green,
daughter of DR.. John s. Green, of Long Green
Valley.
Mr.. Aubrey Jackson, who spent some time
with his aunt, Mrs. David Parlett, of Anna
polls, has returned to his home. near Jackson
Vile. He was one of this years graduates of
st. Johns College.
Mrs. George Jones, of Jacksonville, who had
been sick for some time, is again able to be
out.
Miss Lucy Welsh Mr.. William Welsh and
Mr.. Harry Quick are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jackson.
Miss Luella Curtis, of Sweet Air, is visiting
relatives in Baltimore.
Miss Louisa A. Steigler, principal of the
public school at Sunny brook will spend the
summer vacation at Wilmington, Philadel-
phia and Camden, n. ].
Misses Josie Kicks and Kate Angleman, of
Baltimore, have been visiting Miss Anna
Bork, of Clover Hill Farm, near Sweet Air.
Mrs. ]. c. Burke, of Sweet Air, her daugh-
tiers, Misses Emma and Bertha Burke, and Miss
Henry Burke, of Parkton, N. c. R. r.
The wind storm of Thursday afternoon of
last week was very severe in this section and
considerable damage was done. A large bar
rack on the farm of Mrs. Agnes Emory was
lifted bodily from its foundation and COM
pletely wrecked. Some of the buildings on
Mr.. Murray's property, near Sunnybrook,
were much damaged. A large chestnut tree
that stood close to Chestnut Grove Church was
blown down, but fortunately itfell away from
the church and thus did no damage to the
building. Some farmers who were at work in
the harvest fields had difficulty in getting
themselves and their teams under shelter.
Sunnybrook public school closed after very
successful term that reflected much credit
upon the teachers, Misses Louisa A. Steigler
and Mabel Owens The examinations of the
pupils and the averages made by them proved
most satisfactory to the patrons. The follow
ing obtained an average of over 80: Ella
sSemon, Roberta Price and Miriam Wesley.
Those who received prizes for composition
were Clara Mesner, Edna Hilgaertner and
Charles Schoelkopf, their averages being SO.
Adam Horn was awarded the prize for the
greatest improvement in writing.
During the year library was established in
the above school. It comprises about 100 well
selected books. 1t will be open every Friday
afternoon from 3 to o'clock. Those taking
out books are expected to return them on the
same day of the week between the same
hours. Those obtaining books are expected to
take good care of them.
tan Endeavor of Chestnut Grove Church was
led last Sunday night by Miss Lizzie Marshall.
The attendance was good. M.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

Parkton, N. G. R. R.-Harvest is over and
the crops gathered. Wheat is well filed, but
thestraw is short and stood thin on the ground
The hay crop is the shortest for many years.
Some fields were not cut at all and many that
were cut would not average over one-fourth of
q ton to the acre.
The fruit crop will be small, and the injury
done to trees by the cicada made it much
smaller than it would otherwise have been.
The recent showers have freshened up gar
dens and truck patches and given the potato
crop new lease of life. 1t now looks quite
promising.
Mr.. John f. Hyland, of Rayville, has been
very sick for several days with something like
appendicitis. He is attended by DR.. Mitchell,
of Hereford.
Mrs Clara Swan, of Baltimore, is also quite
i'll at the residence of her father, Mr.. J. G.
Richards. DR.. ]. S. Baldwin, of Eklo, is at
tending her.
Mr.. Lewis E. Cross. professor of Natural
Sciences at Sugar Grove Seminary, near James
town, n. Y, spent Saturday and Sunday last
at his home near Rayville. He has been en-
gagged during vacation by the publishing house
of Dodd, Mead & Co., of New York, as agent
for the introduction of their new International
Cyclopedis in Franklin county, Pa, with head
quarters at Chambersburg OCCASIONAL.
Necker, 18th District.-Miss Mary Hooper,
after four months of suffering, passed away
at the age of II years. Her funeral took place
last Sunday afternoon and the remains were
inferred in the cemetery at st. Joseph's Church.
The attendance of relatives and friends was
large and the floral tributes numerous. Mr..
Fred Lassahn, of Fullerton, had charge of the
funeral arrangements.
From all that can be learned in this section
the wheat crop has turned out much better
than was expected and the prospects for oats
and corn are excellent. Pastures have been
short, but the recent rains have helped them
greatly. Potatoes are now in blossom and
promise we'll. Apples and other fruits are not
as plentiful as they were last year, much of 1t
having dropped from the trees, due, perhaps,
to either the dry weather or the visitation of
locusts.
A tricycle. arrangement has been placed on
the mail route between the terminus of the
electric railway on the Belair road and Perry
Hall. 1t appears to be laborious task to
propel it during the hot weather. s.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12
Baltimore Markets.-The following were
1I,,otatinr,a of the Raltirnnra uzhnlasala
4 Wonderful Well.

On the farm of Nicholas Molzen, johnson
Township, Plymouth county, Georgia, is an
"air well' whose blast never grows weak.
This spring Molzen bought big brass whistle
and attached it to the we'll. When its loud,
screeching wall is heard by farmers within seven
miles, teams are unhitched, cattle are driven to
she'd andfbe farmers are prepared for storm
1t is said this unique natural barometer has
never failed to predict coming storm. BY
its use thousands of dollars worth of property
in this one township has been saved this year
alone, and the farmers have come to rely upon
its predictions implicitly.
Only Just before storms does the blast of air
become so strong as to set the whistle going.
So the mysterious well does its predicting
without any assistance by its owner.
1t was only few months ago that Mr. Mol
zen decided to drill new well on his farm.
The drill was sent down depth of 30 feet,
when formation resembling petrified wood
was found. Then a mineral stratum was
passed, followed by layer OF white sand. AT
a depth of 148 feet air began coming up
through the casing.
The workmen touched light to the current.
thinking it gas. But it would not burn. Work
was resumed, but the air pressure became so
strong it blew the plug out of the head of the
casing. The well was abandoned, and Molzen
sought to plug it up, only to find invariably it
was open later. So he left the iron pipe in the
ground, hoping the air would become exhaus-
ted and water WOulQ follow. DuL tue strange
current has continued undated, and now Mol
zen considers it his richest property.
Experimenting With Hogs.
Baltimore american
The Agricultural Department at Washing
ton is experimenting with hogs by keeping
them in clean pens and giving them pure food,
in the effort to lead them into better ways.
On the result of this experiment will depend
many of the future hopes of coping with the
street-car porcine.
IT SEEMS that the Ohio Legislature has
passed so many unconstitutional acts, SO de-
clared by the Supreme Court, that an extra
session will have to be called. Truly, it is
time for the people of the land generally to
elect lawmakers who either know something
about constitutions or who will not pass DEM
agogish acts that the Supreme Court must
rectify.
THE NEARNEss of the isthmian canal to the
United States is one of the primary points to
be kept in view. By the Nicaragua route our
Atlantic, gulf and Pacific ports would save
hundreds of miles in doing business with each
other.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

Temperance Day.-Sunday next, July
18th. will be Temperance Day at Jones Me-
mortal NJ T. Church. Philadelphia road, near
Poplar Station, B. & O. &. r. At P. N. a
Gospel temperance exercise, entitled The Two
Pictures will be given, when Mr. ]. Griffin
Hall, of Baltimore, will deliver an address and
give appropriate readings and Rotations.
Everybody will be welcome.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

Fork, 18th District.-Mr. John G. Snavely,
formerly of Washington county, Md, but now
of Woodland CAL, is visiting his brother, Mr..
Charles G. Snavely, of this place. He has
been in California for the past sixteen years.
He started on his journey East, April 23d, and
came via Ell Paso, Texas, and the southern
route, arriving here June 29th. With him is
his neice, Miss Mae Snavely, daughter of Mr..
Pembroke Snavely, also of California.
Miss Catharine Snavely and Mr. George
Snavely. daughter and son of Mr.. M. E. Shave
ly, of Washington county, are also visiting
their uncle here.
The wind storm of last week did consider
able damage in this section. Mr.. w. 0. B.
Wright's barn shows part of a new roof in
consequence. The roof Oh one side of Mr..
Robert Dilworths barn was blown off and the
entire building much twisted. A large tree
was blown down on a new mower of Mr..
Lockers and badly damaged it. The local
telephone wires were demolished.
On Wednesday morning, before daylight,
the barn and wagon house of Mr.. John H.
Reckord, at Reckord, Hartford road, was de-
stroyed by fire. This was the original barn
built by the late Henry Reckord.
The pipe line that conveys oil from the oil
fields of Clearfeld county, Pa, to Canton,
Baltimore county, and which passes through
Long Green Valley, burst near the Little Gun
powder, on the Sd inst, and the oil ran into
the stream in large quantities for about TWEEN
ty-four hours before the flow was stopped. The
strong smell of the oil pervaded the atmos-
phere in the vicinity of the stream for some
time. R.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

Sale of Mortgage Premises.--Schwab
Bros. G. Co., auctioneers, sold at the Court
House on Wednesday, for Hon. Isidor Rayner,
assignee of mortgage from Caroline Disney
and her husband, VIM. A. Disney, to Emily
Ann Slothower, d farm of 343 acres, with i'm
provements, situated on the Liberty road, at
Rockdale, Baltimore county purchased by
James A. and Ida v Marriott for 81, 100.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

Work of the Orphans Court.-In the
Orphans Court this week letters were granted
on the following estates
On the personal estate of William e. Vein
holt to Jos. F. Weinholt and Martha E. Vein
holt, administrators.
On the personal estate of Elizabeth D. Will
liams to Frank l. Duncan, administrator.
On the personal estate of Herman Grensee
to Mary Grensee, executrix.
On the personal estate of Frederick NJ.
Christie to Frederick g. Christie, executor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

Raspeburg, 18th District.-A colored
camp-meeting is in progress in Raspe's Grove,
Belair road under the auspices of Dowden's
Church, Putty Hill, and Centennial Church,
Sunday evening and an interesting sermon ex-
pounded. Revs. r. H. Williams and s. O.
Owens are the ministers in charge.
Asbury Council, Royal Arcanum, of Balti-
more, will have a days outing at Gatch's
Church, on Thursday next, July 18th. In the
preached by Rev. G. W. Hobbs, of Wood
berry M. E. Church. There will also be SINH
lar services in the afternoon. Dinner and sup
per will be served by the Ladies' Aid Society of
the church, and good time is promised all
who attend. Public cordially invited.
Sparrows Point spent the Fourth and several
days following at the home of his father, Mr..
Alex. Mccormick, of Fullerton.
The singing school of Gatch's M. E. Church
will hold fishing party at Glennwood, Middle
river on Thursday, July 31st. A jolly time is
anticipated.
The storm of Thursday afternoon of last
week did considerable damage in this neigh
borhood by uprooting trees, blowing down
buildings, fences etc. Some old residents say
it was the worst storm experienced here in
many years.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Gatchs Church
held very largely attended meeting at the
home of Mrs. Charles Tames, at Hamilton,
Hartford road, on Tuesday evening last. After
the usual business had been disposed of there
was vocal and instrumental music, which was
much enjoyed. Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. J. Biddison. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Mccormick, Mrs. Royal Phelps,
Mrs. E. G. Darling, Mrs. Greenfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. G. Mccormick, Mrs. A. Dodd, Mrs.
Frank Miller Mrs. Hopkins, Miss Bessie Bid
olson, of Baltimore, and Misses Beulah Lee,
Mollie Greenfield and Amy Owens, Rev. j. H.
Jeffries and Mr.. H. S. Alt. q.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

Looks Like Hard Case, But Ordinance
Must be Enforced.-The Baltimore Ameri-
can says DR.. James Bosley, Health Commits
Board, have been having their troubles by
reason of the enforcement of the ordinance
passed by the City Council restricting COW
stables in the city. By reason of the require
ment of pasture, and the opinion of the City
Solicitors department that this ground must
be adjacent to the stable, numbers of stables
have fallen under the ban. On last Friday
and Saturday 46 notices, affecting LAG cows
were sent out from the department stating that
no permits could be issued the stable owners in
question by reason of the fact that their places
did not come up to requirements of the law.
Since then many of those notified have come
to the health department to enter strenuous
protest. many of the women finally shedding
tears, in spite of the explanation of the health
officials that they were not responsible for the
ordinance, but were forced to see that its re-
Quirements are met.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12
Hebbville. I'd District.-The 17-year To-

Hebbville, I'd District.-The 17-year To-
| Gusts have now practically passed away, ana
| only their whitening exuvi8 or shells and
multitude of dead twigs dishguring the trees
in squares, parks and forests, remain as me-
mentos of their invasion. 1t is usual for them
to disappear before the LIST of July. Aside
from the temporary Disagreement to shade
trees and the killing of some very young trees
by their stings, the damage from their in
vasion has been trif1ing.
With the passing of the locusts gardeners
bred the advent of the caterpillars. These
pests are appearing in about their usual num-
Der and really work much more serious DAM
age than the locusts as if unchecked, they Will
in short space of time completely strip the
foliage from fair size tree. Trees thus in
jured usually die. 1 know of no more eff
cacious method of preventing caterpillers from
climbing tree than the time honored one OF
binding cotton wool around its trunk. The
worms cannot get foothold on this material.
After tree is once infested by the pests it
should be sprayed with one of the many prep
arations for this purpose.
Since Panama" hats are made almost
everywhere except in Panama, it may be that
the Panama canal can be constructed at some
other point to satisfy its opponents. TEN.
Phoenix, N. G.. R. R.-Phenix mill was
shut down on the night of July Sd and work
. will not be resumed until next week. The
holiday of ten days is being greatly enjoyed by
the employees. many of whom are away from
the village. The mill was closed in order that
new tubes might be placed in the boilers, and
other repair work done.
Mr.. Jeffries, of this place, was very i'll early
this week, but is greatly improved at this time.
Mr.. David Davis seems somewhat better since
having painful abscess lanced on Sunday.
The board of control of the East Baltimore
district of the Epworth League will hold its
third quarterly meeting at the home of the
president, Mr.. W. L. Boyer, of this place, next
Monday, beginning at 4.30 o'clock. A most en-
joyable afternoon ard evening is expected.
evening from trip to Mortified, Mass He
went as delegate from Dickinson College to
the Y. M. G. A. convention, and had a delight
full trip. Id. 81
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

Woman Suffrage Clubs in the Counties.
The closing meeting for the season of the
Baltimore Woman's Suffrage Club was held at
the home of Mrs. Mary B. Holton. Walbrook,
on the 4th inst. Organization of suffrage clubs
will be begun in September in every county in
the State where no such association exists,
under the auspices of the local association and
State clubs, assisted by the national president,
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, and Rev. Anna
Shaw. The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
RESOLVED, That we rejoice that national suf-
frage has Just been granted to 765 407 women
of Australia by practically unanimous vote
of both houses of the Federal Parliament
We believe the women of America are not in
patriotism, and we call upon American men
to emulate the legislators of Australia in JUS
tice and chivalry.
RESOLVED, That we rejoice in the unanimous
Endorsement of woman suffrage by the Western
Labor Union at their national convention Just
held in Denver.
RESOLVED, That we rejoice in the action of
Massachusetts in making mothers equal guar
dams of their minor children with the fathers;
and in the recent passage by many other States
of laws enlarging the personal and property
rights of women. We call attention to the fact
that whereas so years ago married women were
subject to all the legal disabilities of minors,
these disabilities have been gradually removed,
till now it is only in connection with the bal
lott that the fiction of perpetual minority is
still kept up and we protest against the con-
tinuance of this fiction as an anachronism in
the twentieth century.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

A "Potter's Field" for Baltimore Coun-
ty.-The Canton Company has offered to sell
tract of land containing one-half acre to the
County Commissioners for use as potter's
field. The offer was made in letter from Mr.
Walter B. Brooks, Jr., president of the COM
pany. The Board has ordered the removal
of number of bodies buried at Canton on
private property. During the past few years
many paupers have been buried indiscrimi-
nately in the vicinity of Highlandtown and
Canton, and several examinations of bodies
have been made when excavations were going
on for new buildings. 1t is expected that the
Board will accept the offer of the Canton Com
pany to sell the land. There is burial ground
at the county alms-house, near Texas but it is
inconveniently located
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

killing Muskrats With Lime.-Mr. Henry
Brauns writes as follows to the Baltimore Sun:
II was rather surprised to read an article in
your paper this morning on the subject of
killing muskrats by exploding beer bottles
filled with lime, the intention of the writer
seeming to suggest that this was both novel
and excellent means of assisting in the destruc-
ton of this useful and dainty inhabitant of
our waters. although he has at times been
known to be destructive of earth dams, etc.
"Muskrats have been so sought after for
their skins that they are becoming rather
scarce in our State as an article of diet much
appreciated by those who know how to pre-
pare them properly for the table, and this
destruction has gone OF to such an extent that
the members of our late Legislature saw fit to-
protect them by law, except during the winter
months.
I'm regard to the use of lime and other ex-
plosives for the killing of fish. etc, the laws
of Maryland have for years forbidden the use
of any such means of destruction, and the
new Fresh Water Fish bill reiterates and en-
phasizes the provision against the use of any
explosives under water, except for legitimate
engineering purposes"
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Koller.-Mr. ]. D. Roller, son of Mr.. B. F.
Roller, who is well known in Baltimore coun-
ty. died very suddenly from heart failure, at
the home of his father, in Shrewsbury, Pa,
on the morning of the 4th instant. Deceased,
who was 48 years of age, was borough consta-
BILE for some years and was we'll known.
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Pilert.-Mr. John ]. Pilert, for many years
a resident of the LIST district of this county,
was found dead in bed at his boarding house
in Baltimore, on the afternoon of the 4th.
The coroner said he bad died of cholera NOR
bus. Deceased was 68 years of age and a ma
tive of Germany. For about twenty-five years
be was bailif and interpreter in the Circuit
Court at Towson, and was well known to hun
dreds of Baltimore county people. He is sur
vived by widow and eight children. Mr..
Henry Pilert of Bengies, is a brother of the
deceased. The remains were inferred at Ca
louisville. Ii
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: Z DdIIIIHOI0 OOuLJy.
break in the pipe line extending from the oil
fields of Pennsylvania to the water front at
Baltimore, occurred near Upper X Roads,
Hartford county, and it is said by the COM
panys officers at Canton that between six and
eight hundred barrels of oil escaped before the
break was discovered. This crude oil, or at
least most of it, flowed into the Little Gun
powder and the people along the stream for
miles below collected large quantities of it
from the top of the water and will use it for
various purposes, such as mixing paint for
outbuildings, etc. The odor of the neighbor-
hood was not improved, however, by the sud-
den advent of the OIL