The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-03

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School Board held meeting at Towson on
WEDNESDAY, all the members being present.
viz: MT. Thomas B. Todd, president and
Messrs. james B. Ensor, Reister Russell, John
Arthur, samuel NJ. Shoemaker and g. Herbert
Rice Prof. A. s. Cook was secretary.
Mr. Rufus K. Wood, manager of the Mary
land steel Company at Sparrow's Point APP
peared before the Board an6 submitted propo-
sition that the company would give $4,000 on
conoilon that four additional class-rooms be
provided over the present plans of the new
school building at that place, the whole cost
not to exceed $4,000 including plumbing and
heating. Mr.. Wood stated that the plumbing
and heating would cost about S., 500, leaving
S54,oOO Tor the erection of such building as
was contemplated. The structure, as original
| ly planned for which the contract had already
been gwen out, was estimated to cost between
| $ZS,OOO and $29, 600, and was to have only
eight class-rooms, which was not considered
su I'M for the rapidly growing population.
The Manual Training School at Sparrows
Point is to be located in the basement of the
new building.
| Mr.. Wood suggested that Daniel Harding,
OF Towson, who had offered to erect the build
ing as planned for about $50, 900. independent
| OF plumbing and heating, should have an OPP
portunity to amend his bid so that the sum,
including the cost of plumbing and heating,
should come within $4,000.
The Board accepted the proposition as sub
mitted by Mr.. Wood.
Mr.. James J. Lindsay. attorney to the Board.
reported that the lot wherein the above struc-
ture is to be erected had been decided in fee
to the Board by the Maryland Steel Compa-
ny, and he presented the deed.
Mr.. Russell reported that friend, whose
name he did not wish to divulge at this time,
had offered to contribute 5000 toward the
erection of new High School building at
Relsterstown. An order was passed that SIS 900
be added to the donation for new building
there.
The m attor of arraro;no NTH Tho Wastorn
Maryland Tidewater Railroad Company for
the sSnount to be paid for School 4, district Ii,
N4s leterred to Mr.. Rice, with power to act.
/ Mr.. Rice's proposition to borrow $1,000 for
thirty days al per cent was accepted.
| In case of extreme weather it was ordered,
on Recommendation of the Commissioner in
charge, that the secretary may notify the
teachers to drop certain days from the average.
Contracts with Hannah Scott and Ida M.
! Fox, teachers, we've confirmed.
The resignation of S. Park Barnett, as
teacher of School 6 at Greenwood, was &C.
| cepted.
Secret Orders Elect ohacers.-Palestine
| Lodge, No. 189, A. F., and a. M, of Cations
Vile, has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year II. Clay Suter, worshipful mas
| ter; Jacob +. Bauman, senior warden; Lewis
w. Freund, junior warden; Charles E. Wilson,
secretary; Dr. B. Whitley. treasurer; w. j.
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| Ionic Lodge, No. las, A. F., and A. NJ, of
Resterstown, has elected the following officers:
Worshipful master, T. Reese Arnold senior
(, rion Uhler; secretary, J. Albert Sade; treas
urer, John E. Crout; tiler, Francis c. Haughey.
Highland Lodge, No. 1874, A. F., and A. NJ,
of Highlandtown, has elected the following
| officers: George LeBrun, worshipful master;
Henry Miller, senior warden; Edward Farrell,
| Junior warden John Wagner, secretary;
| Adolph Kelm, treasurer George NJ. ID. Nice,
tler ifor the eleventh term); Herman Fiske,
representative to the Lodge of Relief
Hebron Lodge, No. IA, Knights of Pythias,
of Cockeysville, elected the following officers
at its last meeting: Chancellor commander,
| Arthur c. Crommer; vce-chancello- COM
mander. Harry N. Shipley; prelate, Frank
Anderson keeper of records and seal, Zede-
| kiah Cross master of exchequer, Henry G.
| Halle master of finance, Carroll P. Benson
master of work, William Collins; master-at-
arms, Ferris E. Ensor; representative to the
| grand lodge, John w. Green; trustee, DR..
| Wilmer G. Ensor.
| John Eager Howard Council, No. So, Jr. o.
| u. A. M, of Towson, on Wednesday night
elected the following officers for the ensuing
| term Councillor, George Brown; vice-coun-
| cilor, e. Webster German recording secretary,
Ralph H. Burton; assistant recording secre-
| tary, John K. Flayhart; financial secretary,
| ThomasJ ]. Hunter; treasurer, Harry S. Bowen;
conductor, Harry s. Alt; warden, John P
| Leland; inside sentinel, William Maglidt Jr.;
outside sentinel, Howard H. Sven; trustees,
| DIR. Harry S. Jarrett, Harry s. Alt, Osborne l.
| Yellott; representative to State Council, Dr.
! A. G. McCurdy; alternate, William M. Ris-
| teau; representative to Eastern Funeral Bene-
fit Association. Ira E: Shock alternate, Ralph
| H. Burton. The above officers will be in
stalled next Wednesday night, after which the
| Council will hold its annual banquet at Bos-
| ley's Hotel.
/ 1Sthe meeting of Marble Lodge, No. 123
| of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of
Cockeysvile, last Wednesday night the fol-
| lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
| year: Noble grand, Ray Pitts; vice grand
Walter Finley financial secretary. George
| B. Kenney recording secretary, Zedekiah
| Cross treasurer, Charles G. Hoffman !; repre-
sentative of the Grand Lodge, George B.
| Kenney.
| An Ingenious and Elaborate Christmas
| Garden.-Mr. Robert G. McComas has beau
| tiful Christmas display in the parlor of his
residence, 1928 East Preston street. The scene
| is Western one, with snow-capped mountains
| in the background, covered with small trees
| and large rocks, about which are to be seen q
| number of wild animals. The exhibit takes
| up almost the entire parlor. Back of the
| mountains can be noticed cloud-hecked sky,
painted in water coiors on a large canvas,
| which reaches from the floor to the ceiling
| At the base of the mountains is waterway,
and spanned by stone bridge, on either side
are tunnels Below the bridge is pond, with
| fountain and fish.
Mr.. McComas has so arranged belt, to
which a number of animals have been attach
ed, as to give the beasts the appearance of pass
ing in endless file across the bridge, which is
lighted by number of gas jets. Two large
trees on either side of the room, with an arch
of evergreen from one to the other, form
| sort of frame to the picture. The trees are
lavishy hung with ornaments From one of
the tunnels a passenger train emerges, dis
embarking over 100 soldiers, who are to be
seen marching in columns of four, with de-
tachment of artillery, to tented field some
distance away. Near the train are number
of Indians with Buffalo Bill, seated on horses,
watching the soldiers as they march up the
mountain side. Near the encampment is an
other gayly decorated tree.-Baltimore San.
Mr.. McComas is a native of Baltimore coun-
ty and a son of Mr.. ]. Glenn McComas, of
| Green wood, 18th district. He has for years
been clerk in the Baltimore postoffice
Rear-End Collision on the Northern
| Central.-An express train on the Northern
Central Railway, which was an hour behind
time, crashed into the rear end of a local pas
senger train between 10 and II o'clock few
| nights ago, and made kindliEg wood of
the coach. The collision occurred near the
tower on the block north of the Cedar avenue
bridge. For some reason or other freight
train was held on the track the local uses
when approaching Union Station, and the
passenger was let into the block along with
the freight. The express came dashing along,
got in the block with the two other trains and
dashed into the local. Fortunately, the rear
car was locked and there were no passengers
in it. The express engine plowed half way
through the car and sent the local into the
freight standing in front of it. There were
number of passengers in the second coach of
the local. which was made up of three cars,
and all of them escaped with nothing worse
than some bruises and slight cuts. One lady
was pitched forward out of her seat and into
mirror. She smashed it into thousand
pieces, but her hat protected her head. She
escaped without a scratch. The engine of the
express was badly damaged, though neither
the engineer nor the fireman was hurt. The
platform of the second car of the local was
demolished.
Successful Christmas Entertainment
Prize Winners.-The Christmas entertain
ment of Trinity P. E. Church, Towson, took
place in the chapel, on Friday evening, De