The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-03-18

horse and 3-year-ol colt; also tons of hay
and lot of fodder and several farm utensils
The fire and the roasted animals attracted many
persons and much sympathy for Mr.. Mat
theWs and the dumb creatures was expressed
The Insurance will not cover the loss Mr..
Matthews dairy business is stopped completely
and his daily income thus checked
Mrs George A. Underwood, of this place,
continues very ill.
The Chesapeake Telephone Company is
Carrying q line from the York turnpike over
the John B. Miles farm to the Mystic or John
E. Baker quarry, on the Northern Central
Railway.
The improved road to Sparks Station is
more and more appreciated since all other
roads appear to be at their worst Q.
Blenheim, 10th District.-Mr. Conrad
Shermer, of this place, has completed snug
house for his own use. Having thus provided
himself with q cage his effort should be to Sc
cure bird for it.
Mrs. g. Hanf, of this place. is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Theodore Steigler, of Whining
ton, Del.
The pleasant weather of this week has en-
couraged the farmers to hope for an early
months ago is still lying in the fields.
The roads are pretty bad, but they have been
worse, and there is no use to kick OF that &C.
connt. Z.
Meeting of the School Board.-The School
Boerd held, "a meeting at Towson on Wednesday
with the president, Mr.. Thomas B. Todd, in
tts chair, and Prof. A. s. Cook, secretary.
AMr. Russell was given authority to CONSOLE
Date the West Point school, in the 4th district,
With franklin High School, Reisterstown, and
to arrange for transportation OF pupils also
to consolidate Columbia school with Cronhardt
school and the Sunny Hill school with Glyn-
don school and arrange for transportation of
pupils, if necessary.
The resignation of Mr.. G. D. Belt, trustee of
Hoffmanville school, 9th district, was accepted.
An appropriation, OF 500 was made to pur-
chase apparatus and furniture for Gainesville
High School.
It was ordered that schools must average Al
pupils for at least two successive biweekly re-
potts before an assistant may be appointed.
Adelegation from the 18th district, composed
ofsMessrs. Austin Keen, Jr., Frank Long, Will
liamU. Carl, H. BOttomstone and James Foil
ner appeared before the Board and asked for a
new school building on Fifth street, Canton.
1t WIS unanimously decided not to divide
School No. 2, 18th district, because of the new
building erected to accommodate part of the
pupils OF the school.
The following rule regulating teachers alb
sences was passed: "a teacher absent from
school for a period longer than five days for
any reason other than personal illness, shall
not be entitled to salary for the days at such
time, and the substitute employed during such
absence shall receive full salary as an assistant
teacher, according to the grade and class of her
certificate. All substitutes shall be entitled to
$3.50 q day."
The contracts of Miss Bette @. Bryan and
trustees of School 8. district 10; Miss Katharine
Kirwan and trustees of School 6, district IL.
and Miss Edna A. Trabert and trustees of
School g. district I, were confirmed.
Mr.. Charles Myers was appointed trustee of
School 10, district 4, vice William P. Wooiston,
resigned.
Messrs. Rice, Shoemaker and Scott were APP
pointed special committee to consider changes
in the schedule of teachers salaries.
Teachers salaries and bills signed were order
ed to be paid.
The County Commissioners paid $2l. $50 to
the School Board which will be used in pay
ing the teachers salaries for the first half OF
the present term.
Who for the Judgeship ?-WiI Mr.. Dun
can BIZ in the Race ?-The Baltimore Anleri-
can of Tuesday said: Estate Insurance Com
missioner Frank l. Duncan, of Baltimore coun-
ty, has announced his conditional candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for associate
Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit, which COM
prises Baltimore and Hartford counties. Mr..
Duncan's candidacy is conditional upon Judge
Burke being nominated for chief judge of the
circuit to succeed Judge David Fowler, the in
cumbent If Judge Burke is not nominated
to succeed himself as associate judge, and, of
course, if such condition of affairs exists Mr.
Duncan, who is warm personal friend of
Judge Burke, will not be candidate.
while it is generally recognized that Judge
Burke would be gratifed to round out his
career as member of the Court of Appeals. he
will not enter into canvass for the chiefjudge-
ship in opposition to Judge Fowler, with whom
he has been closely associated for the past fif-
fof
while it is conceded that Judge Fowler has very
creditably discharged his duties, he is now 60
years of age, and if reelected would in a short
time reach 20 years of age when he would be
disqualified from serving, unless his time was
extended by an act of the General Assembly.
"Mr. Duncan's friends further state that the
political complexion of the next legislature is
not certain, and in event of that body refusing
to extend Judge Fowler's term it would be
necessary to elect another chief judge at the
next general election, the vacancy in the mean
time being filled by an appointment of the
Governor. 1t is also claimed by the supporters
of Mr.. Duncan that when the law was passed
by the Legislature pensioning all judges who
had served fifteen years when they become 20
years of age it was generally understood that
there would be no more extension of the time
for judges who had reached the age of consti-
tutional disability.
Judge Fowler, however, has announced his
candidacy for denomination, and 1t is the pres.
ent intention of his friends to make an earnest
canvass in his behalf. If Judge Fowler still
decides to remain in the field, the matter will
have to be decided in the Democratic primaries.
1.-The friends of Mr. John f. Centrum. of
the Towson bar. are urging his claims for the
associate judgeship, and the name OF Mr.. Will
liam Grason is also spoken of in this connec-
ton. Therefore, there is prospect of an in
teresting contest for the associate judgeship."
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The Gardiner Dairy Company Makes an
Important PurchaSe.-Mr. Redmond T..
Stewart, acting for the Gardiner Dairy Com
pany, has purchased from Mr.. Henry D. Perky,
of Dread. Baltimore county, the Filston Farm
Company's extensive plant at 500 and 524 North
Calvert street, Baltimore, and two lots in the
neighborhood. all of the the property being
improved with buildings which are fully equip
ped with ice.crea machinery, etc., the con-
sideration being about $4,000.
The Fiston plant consists of lot on Calvert
street, with frontage of IS feet and depth of
ITO feet to Gravel alley, improved with three
story building; lot on the northeast corner
of Hamilton and CORTLAND streets, with a
frontage of 511 feet on CORTLAND street and
depth of 961 feet, improved, and lot on the
west side of Gravel alley, south of Centre
street, having an area of % feet by 20 feet, also
improved.
Mr.. Asa Gardiner, Jr., president of the COM
pany which made the purchase, was at one
time the manager of the Filston Farm Com.
pany, but about two years ago he resigned and
organized the company which bears his name.
The Filston Company went into the hands OF
receiver shortly after, and last summer Mr..
Perky purchased the companys property from
the receiver, Mr.. Charles 81 Knapp.
Mr.. Gardiner says that while his company
has purchased the city property, there was
not, as far as he knew, any deal for any part
of Dread but that ar arrangement haC been
made whereby the milk from the cattle there
would be used by his company.
Work of the Orphans Court.-In the
Baltimore county Orphans Court this week
letters were granted on the following estates
On the personal estate of Andrew Williams
to Sara Ella Williams, executrix.
On the personal estate of of John s. Baldwin
to John r. and Harry Baldwin, executor.
On the personal estate of Isabella Raines to
William Reynolds, executor.
On the personal estate of Sarah Hopkins to
James Thomas Hopkins, administrator.
On the personal estate of William Kirk to
Ellen Kirk Administrative.
On the personal estate of Susan Geist Plath
to Jacob D. Geist administrator.
The will of John s. Baldwin, q farmer OF the
18th district was probated on Tuesday. He
beuueaths to each OF his sons John X. Bald
win, Harry w. Baldwin. Thomas c. Baldwin
and Silas E. Baldwin, fifth Of his estate and
the remaining one.fifth part is given to John
R. Baldwin and Harry W. Baldwin, or the
survivor, in trust for the four children of Mr..
Baldwin's deceased son, DR.. Chas; A. Baldwin.