The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28
. Baltimore county building associations

There are a number of these societies in the
county and they have all been prosperous,
taking the place, in some instances, OF savings
| banks.
- Mr.. w. Gill Smith, attorney for Catha-
rine Starr and Others has filed suit in equity
against Daniel Hyland and others for the sale
| of tract of land belonging to the estate OF
the late William Hyland and for division OF
the proceeds among those entitled to receive
the same.
- The ladies of St. Timothy's P. Z. Church,
Catonsvile on Monday night last gave their
rector, Rev. P. F. Hall. a surprise and presen-
! ted him with handsome Morris chair. A re-
ception afterwards took place in the Parish
! Hall, which had been tastefully decorated for
the occasion.
- People along the York road north of
| TowsOn are confidently calculating on the
building Of the electric railway between THIS
place and Cockeysville The prospects for the
carrying out of the enterprise are good and
we hope to see the line built within the next
| few months 80
Tile Woolsey farm. near Churchville,
] Hartford county, containing 312 acres, was
purchased at private sale on Wednesday by
Mr. Jacob S. Baer, former States Attor-
ney of Roanoke county, Va, for SCI $50; Mr..
James Lee bought the place at public sale sew
eral months ago.
- The Northern Central Railway Compa-
nv is about to abolish the string teams that
! have for many years been hauling freight cars
/
more If the city authorities will give the
necessary permission steam motors Will take
| the place of horses.
- Dr. R. Percy Smith, as agent for the
owner will sell at the Wiltondale Stock Farm,
! south of Towson, on Tuesday next, the Arg
burth herd of high-grade Jersey cattle. The
cows are young and in good condition ana I
have been thoroughly tested for their milk
| producing qualities. -.
The Govanstown Athletic Club is getting
in trim for the coming season and It expects
to have a very strong baseball team IN the
field. The men are already doing some prac-
tce and are showing up well. Mr. j. Hyde
| O'Connor is president of the club, and Mr..
! Francis RiRRer. manager.
- On Tuesday Judge Burke signed an order
granting license for racing at Prospect Park,
June 2 3, 4, 5, 6 and September 8, y. III. IL, IL
1t has been stated the Gentlemen's Driving
Park will ask for license for some OF the
same dates, and there is nothing in the law TO
prevent the granting of licenses for both.
- People living along the Belair road in
terested in the proposed electric line between
Baltimore and Belair, appear to be confident
that it will be built on that thoroughfare.
They assert that it possesses many advantages
as compared with the Hartford road and that
these will not be overlooked by the company.
"a Baltimore saloon-keeper named Pat
rick Kirwan has bought lot on the corner of
Charles street avenue and Merryman's lane
upon which he will erect road house to cost
that section of the suburbs and one that will
not be relished, we imagine, by the residents
there.
1.-The Citizens Committee gives notice by
large posters to citizens of the 18th district and
all users of the Back River Neck turnpike from
the eastern end of Back river bridge to Middle
river bridge, that said turnpike company has
no legal authority to collect toll at its gate on
the Eastern avenue road, near Back river
bridge
"A couple from Philadelphia came to
Towson on Monday and were married by Rev.
]. r. Edwards, of the M. f. Church. They
experienced some little trouble in getting Ii
cense because the day was legal holiday and
the Court House was closed. The fame of
Towson in this line is spreading Let the good
work go on.
-The Northern General Railway from
Baltimore to Harrisburg is to be made much
straighter and this will involve the expendi-
ture of large sum of money. The surveys
for these changes no doubt furnished ground
for the rumor that the company intended to
build an independent freight line from some
point near Ashland to the Canton elevators.
- Mr.. John Rush Street,, who is about to
abandon farming and remove to Baltimore
county to engage in other business, will sell all
his personal effects at Harrington" near
Taylor, Hartford comfy, on Wednesday next,
March 4th. The sale will include the thorough
bred stallion 1.-The Tory" beside fine farm
stock, implements, machinery pleasure vehi-
Giles, household effects, etc.
NH A. l.. Parks Cockeysville carpen
ter, while at work making some changes in a
building in Baltimore few days ago. found in
a small aperture in the wall O live bat. The
building was erected thirty-two years ago and
it is believed that the creature had been acct
dentally walled in at the time and had re-
manned there ever since. 1t was able to fly,
but Mr.. Parks caught it and placed it in box.
1.-The public sale of Messrs. Peltzer Bros,
on the Windsor Farm, Dnlany's Valley, at
tracted an immense crowd on Wednesday and
everything sold at topnOtch prices. 1t was in
all respects most satisfactory sale and amour
ted to large sum of money. Charles Il.
Isennock was the euctioneer. The sale was adj
office.
ION the second page of THE UNION today
will be found an article on the subject of school
consolidation-a matter that is just now at
tracing the attention of many. If this plan
can work so successfully in other states why
not give it trial here2 The article is well
worth reading and considering. Maryland,
and especially the wealthy Baltimore county,
does not want to be behind the times in every
thing.
- Bad roads is now the general complaint
Just the same as it has been for years at this
season. The country needs good roads, but
the people seem slow to awake to the fact that
they cannot have them except through the ex-
penditure of large sums OF money. II the
Brownlow bill now before Congress- should
pass it will be step in the right direction and
will in some measure solve the problem of i'm
proved highways.
IAN aged gentleman who called at The
UNION office this week exhibited an odd look
ing gold watch that he knew to be over one
hundred years Old 1t is very heavy and still
keeps good time. He said that once the watch
had been left at place to be cleaned. Some
time afterward it was discovered that two of the
largest Jewels (diamonds) had been removed
and had been replaced by other jewels OF the
color of amethysts. No one was prosecuted for
the theft.
There promises to be warm contest in
the Democratic primary in the 9th district this
year.. The candidates so far announced are
For Sheriff.. Waltham Davis and Jacob
Elliott; for County Commissioner-Wa Washing
ton G. Ports; for Treasurer-Alfred Fowble;
for Judge of the Orphans Court--John Pierce;
for House of Delegates-Frank p. Bosom.
Messrs. Davis, Pierce and Ports compose one
combination and Messrs. Elliott Fowble and
Bosom the other.
The Young Mems Republican Club of
Highlandtown held its tenth annual reception
and dance at Highlandtown Academy, on
Thursday night, February 10th. At the sup.
per Mr.. Samuel II. DeHoff, of the, internal
revenue service, responded to the toast, 1.-The
Young Men of Our Country" Mr.. Laban
Sparks to The Ladies'. and Mr. Charles j.
Schmidt to 1.-The Republican Party" The at
tendance was very large and the affair was
a complete success.
''Corn and Corn Breeding. This was
the subject so Interestingly discussed at the
special corn institute held in the Court
House on Thursday of last week, by Mr.. A.
D. Shamel, of Taylorsville, Illinois. Among
other things be said:
1.-The important points under the farmers
control in the production of profitable crop
of corn are fertile soil, improved seed and the
best methods of culture. BY farmers control
is meant that the corn grower can influence
the above conditions so that they may be made
to produce the largest yield of corn per acre
most economically Any farming communi-
ty which practices a onecrop system OF farm
ing is bound to eventually become poverty
stricken. The fertility of the soil is like
bank account: by continued drafts without
any deposits the balance will. sooner or later,
be found on the wrong side of the ledger.
The only way by which corn growers can con-
tinue to grow profitable crops is by feeding the
corn and hay crops to live stock and returning
the manure to the soil.
1.-THE second important feature of the grow
ing of corn crop is seed corn. 1t has been
found that corn can be bred like cattle. From
the fact that we secure a complete crop in
single season the results from corn breeding
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