The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-23
which Is the Best cow for the Farmer ;

| Club the principal subject discussed was !:
(Which is the best for the general farmer the
| dual purpose or special purpose cow?" We
append the views of some of those present:
| Mr.. Joseph B. Twining said: "For the
| general farmer the larger COW is best. They
raise larger calves and are easily gotten ready
for the butcher if not good for the dairy. The
general purpose COW suits me. l like Short
Horns better than grade Jerseys. / have had
some good Jerseys: l can go on the market
and buy the best, in my judgment, and then
cul, them out; if had bought Jerseys and
they did not turn out well / could not sell
them for much. Short Horns are hardy and
do not feel the cold so much. see no differ
ence in the quality of milk and they give a
good quantity"
Mr.. Charles E. Burton agreed with what had
been said. Jerseys are hard to fatten and are
delicate, and will not stand cold storms.
Mr. Benjamin w. Amoss thought Holsteins
good, but not as we'll formed as the Short
Horns.
them much quicker than Jerseys as they are
larger. From what he has heard the Short
Horn is good.
Mr.. w. p Record said the better the breed.
the better the cow. Thought the dual purpose
cow the best.
Mr.. W. 8. B. Preston was in favor of the
special purpose COW. You would not look
among breeds of draft-horses for racer.
Mr.. W. A. Harlan thought the majority of
Short Horns did not indicate by their udders
that they were good mixers, but there is no
doubt that the larger animals are disposed of
to better advantage, if not suited for the
dairy, but it was question in his mind if the
special milk or butter cow would not produce
enough more in seven or eight years so that
her product would be worth as much as the
dual purpose cow and her product.
Mr.. Burton-Has anyone had experience
feeding calves on ensilage?
Mr.. Scarf feeds little to calves as soon as
they will eat it. Does not like to feed much
ensilage near the time she is fresh.
Mr.. Preston-Does it pay amilkman to raise
his calves?
Mr. Burton-Yes; raise eight or nine every
Mr.. Scarff-Yes if you raise from a good
COW and from good stock.
Brutal Murder-Man Shot Down Near
His Home.-John Beckman of j., who lived
with his family on Hamilton avenue, east of
the Hartford road, was brutally murdered
about 8 O'Clock on Saturday night last. He
had been to Baltimore to buy some marketing
Returning by an electric car on the Hartford
road he started to walk from Hamilton to his
home. He had not gone far before Mr.. Pleas
ant Seitz, a near neighbor of Beckman's, heard
two pistol shots in quick succession and cry
of murder" Aiming himself with his shot
gun he proceeded in the direction from whence
the sound came and had not gone far when he
found Beckman lying unconscious on the road
and his basket of marketing sitting beside him.
No one was in sight at the time.
Mr.. Seitz gave the alarm and in few minutes
several neighbors were on the scene and they
carried the wounded man to his home. DIR.
William ID. Corse was summoned and respOn-
ded promptly, but Beckman was dead when
he arrived. He found two wounds, one in the
left arm and one in the groin, on the left side.
The shots had evidently been fired from the
side of the road.
Beckman, who was an industrious and peace
able man, was not known to have any enemies
and the cause of his murder is enveloped in
mystery Three men--two white and one
colored-were arrested by the county officers
and city detectives on suspicion, but as there
was no evidence against them they were dis
charged.
The murdered man, who was AZ years of age.
leaves a wife and two children. He was for.
merly trucker, but had lately been employed
by his brother-in-law, who keeps q public
house on the Hartford road. Beckman was q
member of st. Anthony's Catholic Church, An
thonyville, and his funeral took place there on
Wednesday.
q reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the perpetrator of the crime.
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The Baltimore and Belair Electro Rail-
way.-An agreement was filed in the Circuit
Court on Monday between the Baltimore and
bolalr EleCLrlC fldllWav OOIupduy dAu tuC OoA-
timore and Hartford Turnpike Company by
which the terms of the original agreement be.
| tween the two organizations is SO amended
that, upon the completion of the section now
being built. from Hamilton to Carney, the
Turnpike Company will grant the entire right
of way to the end of their road, viz, to the
twentieth mile stone upon said turnpike. The
specification in the original paper. requiring
the entire road to be completed by December
81, 1905, is repeated in this new agreement.
The success of a movement OF this nature
depends to great extent upon the amount OF
interest manifested by the people who are to
be benefited by it, and if it does not succeed
it will be by reason of the failure of residents
along the line to give the proper substantial
support.
prise feel much encouraged by. the Interest
shown thus far. This is an age of rapid transit
and wherever electric and steam railroads PEN
citrate property values are increased Besos'
Times.
Annual Report of the Maryland Hospi
tai for the Insane.-The one hundred and
sixth annual report of the board of managers
of the Maryland Hospital for the Insane. neal
Catonsville, Baltimore county, made to the
Governor has been published in pamphlet
form. 1t shows that the hospital is full, but
that overcrowding has been avoided by receiv-
ing only a limited number of patients. The
though the per capita cost for maintenance oil
patients was somewhat in excess of the year
previous, because of the high price OF fuel
during last winter and the continued advanced
cost Of food supplies. The necessity for con-
tinuing at its present figure-$SoO OOItne zen.
pointed out. This sum is needed for malnte-
nance, and additional sums are urged to carry
out several important Improvements, to be
outlined by the Board of State Aid and Chair
ties. Among other things it is desired to Sc,
| cure $4,000 to purchase 43 acres of arabic land
located near the hospital property, which ac-
QUESTION would greatly benefit the institution
| from a financial standpoint. The report is Q
| most comprehensive and detailed affair, and is
| finely illustrated.
Court of Appeals Decides in Mr.. jeans
Favor.-In the Court of Appeals on Wednes'
| day Judge Page delivered an opinion in the case
| of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany against Henry s. Jean; appealed from
| Hartford county. The court refuses all three
| grounds on which the case is sought to be re-
| versed and afirms the decision of the lower
| court. The Court of Appeals decides, first,
| that there was evidence of the negligence OF
| the company, causing the injury of the appel
| lee, who was passenger on their tram
second, that the negligence was the direct
cause of the accident, and, third. that there
was not sufficient evidence on the part OF the
Mr. Jean, who is well known citizen Of the
| I'd district of this county, met with an acci'
| dent at Pennsylvania avenue station, Balti
| more, that cost him the loss of an arm. de
sued the railroad company for $40 600 damage:
| and the case was removed to Hartford county,
| where Mr. Jean secured verdict for $500
| Upon this the company took an appeal, WIFI
| the result stated above. Col. d. g. Mcintosh
and Hon. 8. A. Williams were counsel for Mr.
| Jean.
Sues for $lo, 900 Damages.-In the Cir
| cult Court at Towson on Tuesday suit was
| docketed by the State to the use of William
Ross, husband of Mary Alice Ross, against tbs
| Northern Central Railway Company in which
the plaintiff claims $40, 200 damages: 1t is al
| legged that the plaintiffs wife, Mrs. Mary Alice
Ross, was at Corbett Station, on the line OF the
defendant railway on the 9TH of last May fol
the purpose of taking train. The station wa;
so imperfectly lighted that she was unable tC
distinguish the difference between trains on tht
road. Owing to the failure of the agent II
charge of the station to warn her, she started
to approach train which she saw coming
toward the depot, under the impression that i
| was an accomm odation and would stop at th'
| station. It was an express, however, and i
| struck Mrs. Ross. killing her. Messrs. Rober
Il. Smith and H. N. Abercrombie are attor
/ x,auo for rloinfiR