The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-05
->The Republican Executive Committee

- Inc hepuDllcan Executive Commute
of Baltimore county has been called to NEE
at the Union League, corner of Fayette anC
Paca streets, Baltimore, on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 9Th at P. NJ, to organize for the cam
palgn. Every member is expected to be pres
ent and meet the candidates.
> Letters on the personal estate of the lat,
Col. Milton w. Ofutt, who died without
will, were granted on Wednesday to hi.
widow. Mrs. Emily J. Offutt, his brother Mr.
| Thomas w. Offutt, and his brother-in-law
Mr.. Benjamin w. Jenkins, who were named
as administrators by the Orphans Court.
1.-The Prospect Park fair, on Eastern ave
nue., near Baltimore. will begin next Tuesday
and continue four days. In addition to q
strong racing card there will be many amuse
ments and diversions to entertain the people
DIR. Henry A. Brehm is president of the asso-
citation, and Mr.. Grant Stockham, secretary.
= political lie is just as mean as any
other kind OF lie, yet some people don't APP
pear to think so. They tell the most bare
faced falsehoods in the hope of making politi.
cal capital and seem to think they are doing
good work foT their party. Better play the
game straight and feel better for it afterward
- Mr.. Hugh Biddison, of Raspeburg, Bel
air road. nabbed pocket book snatcher in
Belair Market, last Saturday night, and the
fellow punched him in the eye in the hope of
getting away. but Mr. Biddson held on and
handed his prisoner over to the police. Plucky
Mr.. Biddison. He deserves a vote of thanks.
the choked up cutters along the public roads,
defect that is the cause of most of the wash
ing out of the beds of the roads. On Tuesday
the County Commissioners called the attention
of Roads Engineer Crosby to this matter and
directed him to see that the cutters are kept
open.
While putting up his horse at a stable
in Towson few days ago Mr.. Charles Helm
egger, proprietor of the Valley Hotel at Bos-
ley postoffice, dropped his gold watch and did
not miss it. Some time afterward it was found
by Mr.. John R. Smith, of Towson, who re-
stored it to its owner when he returned from
Baltimore in the afternoon.
1.-THE exhibit of Master Willie Long of
Brooklandville, in the household department
at the county fair this week attracted much at
tention. 1t consisted of a thresher. engine
and water wagon, his own handiwork, and
most creditable piece of work. A toy house,
exhibited by Master Atlee Tracey, of Texas, is
also worthy of especial mention.
THE annual tournament and all-day fete
at the Confederate Soldiers Home, Pikesville,
will take place on Saturday next, 18th instant
Cash prizes amounting to $50 are offered. 1t
is expected that not less than fifty knights will
enter the lists. These affairs are always large
ly attended and better facilities for reaching
the grounds will be offered this year.
>At Towson on Saturday afternoon last
the home team defeated the strong InEr-Seal
team of Baltimore, to 8. Battery for Tow
son, Ben Green and Sam Grason. Next Mon
day afternoon the Towsons will play the
Buckskins at Electric Park, for a cup presen-
ted by Mr.. A. Fenneman, president of the
park company. This should be GOOD game.
1.-THE new carriage house on the limo
mum fair grounds attracted great deal of at.
tention this week. 1t is well planned and
built and does great credit to Mr.. A. Webster
German, of Lutherville, who was the contrac-
tor. Some thought the building had been put
in the wrong place and that it should have
nj loo
house.
1.-THE great sleet storm of February, 1902,
proved a blessing in disguise to the maple
trees of Towson. Scores of them had put out
long, struggling limbs that were not pretty to
look at and that furnished poor shade. These
were broken off by the weight of the ice and
since then the trees have put out new limbs,
become thickened up and rounded in way
that makes them beautiful.
->Mr. "Barny" Balls, of Govanstown, is
the proud owner of Florence G. and May
Fisher, that are bred in the same lines as Lou
Dillon, the two.minute trotter and the queen
of the American race track. He is also the
owner OF Dan Fisher, a relative of the famous
PAGER, Dan Patch, 1853. 1t is rarely that one
stable contains three animals that can show
blood connection with two such wonderful
animals.
trict few days ago that Mr.. Alexander Nc.
Cormick, one of the Republican nominees for
County Commissioner, had withdrawn from
the ticket. OF coure there is no foundation
for the rumor. With the person who origina-
ted it the wish was father to the thought.
Mr.. Mccormick will be backed by a united
party and he has personal assurances of plenty
help from the opposition.
Pin searching among some rubbish in the
Court House few days ago Mr.. John P. Le-
land found Republican and Democratic
ticket that were printed for use in this county
s,.1 Nov -,o1I Il
contrast to the blanket ballot of the pres
ent day. That year Hon. Hart B. Holton was
the Republican candidate for Governor, and
Hon. Robert M. McLane the Democratic.
The latter was elected as was also the entire
ticket that he headed. Twenty names APP
ing gs1 Col. Milton ". offatt Who was candi-
date for the House of Delegates that year.
Amendment to Registration Law Pass
ed in 1oO2.-Here are the full provisions of
the clause of the act relating to the new regis
tration rnle
Chapter 1873, Section 25B. GAIL persons who,
after the passage of this act shall remove into
any county of this State, or into the city of
Baltimore from any other state, district or
territory, shall indicate their intent to become
citizens and residents of this State by register
ing their names in suitable record book to be
procured and kept for the purpose by the Clerk
and by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Bal
tjmoie city, such record to contain their names,
residence, age and occupation, and the intent
of such persons to become citizens and resi-
dents of this State shall date from the day on
which such registry shall be so entered in such
record book by the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for the county, or of the Superior Court of Bal.
timore city, as the case may be, into which
county or city such person shall so remove
from any other state, district or territory. And
no person coming into this State from any
other state, district territory shall be entitled
to registration as legal voter of this State
until one year after his intent to become such
legal voter shall be thus evidenced by such en-
try in such record book, and such entry or q
duly certified copy thereof shall be only compe
tent and admissible evidence of such intent
And the Clerk of the Superior Court of Balti
more city, and of the several courts of the sew
eral counties shall Immediately, upon the pas
sage of this act, procure a suitable record book
for the recording therein of such entries ar
ranged alphabetically under the names OIL
such persons. For every person so registered
under the provisions of this section, they shall
be entitled to demand and receive the sum o.
rs cents, to be paid to said clerks by the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore and the County
Commissioners, respectively.
"a copy of such record, duly certified by
said clerks, shall be evidence of the right Of
such person to registration as legal voter &C
corning 10 the law, ana each person. SO regis
tered shall be entitled to such certified copy
upon demand without charge"
For Maryland Farm Exhibit at st
Louis.-Many prominent residents of Mary
land counties gathered at the Carrollton Hotel
Baltimore, on Wednesday. Two main object!
of discussion were brought to their attention
The first was how to arrange the ways anC
means for a creditable agricultural exhibit a
the st. Louis Exposition to represent the farm
ing interests of Maryland. This question wal
discussed during the morning session and result
ted in the passing of a resolution authorizing
Mr.. Samuel NJ Shoemaker, of Baltimore coun
ty, who is chairman of the committee, to ap
point committee of five to have general su
pervision of the work throughout the State
Committees of three from each county will
perform the local work in getting up thu
exhibit.
In the afternoon the county men met ant
| planned q movement to aid in securing bette
roads throughout the State. 1t was decided t
make determined attempt to have the com
ing Legislature pass bill appropriating fund
for the building up of the roads in Maryland
A committee of seven will be selected BY
Chairman Shoemaker, which will frame
such bill.
The plan of using convict labor for road re
pairing was warmly opposed by General +. c
Latrobe, who characterized the method as
return to out of date means for road i'm
provement and one that lowered the mora
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