The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-05

Monkton, N. G. r. R.-The G. & ?. Tele-
phone Company's men made their appearances
in this neighborhoOd last week and We now
have phones in the stores at Mon kfon.- --Mr.
Sheeer has extended the use of bis phone to
his customers, free of charge. Work is now
under way for phone service to the Village OF
Manor and from there it will be extended 70
different parts of the county. A number OF
farmers have had phones put in their homes.
What great convenience these will be 10 the
farmers, especially in case of serious illness,
when the doctor is often many miles distant.
Mr.. Harry ]. Stout, of Trenton, N. j., Tor
merly of st. James, 10th district, has purchased
a handsome automobile which has seating
capacity of eight persons. and is now enjoying
many pleasant tours in and around his summer
home at Belmar. near Asbury Park. Mr..
Stout contemplates making visit to bis many
friends in Maryland and will come in bis
auto. We hope his machine will escape the
common fate of nearly all of them-that OF
getting tired"
Mr.. Alfred J. Gent, who is visiting bis
daughter, Mrs. Spots, of Tazewell, Va , is re-
ported to be very i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Melville Pearce. of My
Lady's Manor, have returned from visit to
friends in Baltimore.
Manor.
Mrs. Anna NJ Furhman, of Trenton, N. j.,
was the guest of Mrs. Elias Shepperd.
Miss Emma Hutchins has returned from
four weeks visit to her brother, Mr.. Munroe
Hntchins, who is proprietor of the Ralston
HOTEL st. James Place, Atlantic City.
Miss Selda Lord, of Roland Park, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Marcoe, at "Bellmore."
Mrs. M. s. Bell has returned from visit to
relatives and friends at Queenstown and Car
michael. While at the latter place she attended
a reception given by DR.. VIM. H. DeCourcy,
at his Colonial home Chester. Upon Wye"
This magnificent estate contains nearly 200
acres and is washed by the waters of Wye
river. The mansion is set in grove OF linden
and oak trees. There also grows there the lar
gest Usage orange treein Maryland. The trunk
measures at the base 10 feet 10 inches; feet
above the ground, Is feet; the main limb,
which is 16 feet from the base, IL feet. The
height of this massive tree is about IS feet.
Mrs. William F. Yost, of Baltimore. who.
has recently bought the farm formerly owned
by Mr.. Charles W. Anderson, has moved to
the property and will make arrangements to
build residence near the road leading to
Monkton. She expects to conduct stock
farm. We wish our new neighbors every sue
cess in their enterprise. b
Fork, 18th District.-The reunion of the
five Sunday schools of Long Green Circuit, M.
e. Church, was held August I'd, in Clayton's
Grove at Fork. 1t being an ideal day for such
an affair the attendance was large. Rev. ]. II.
Marsh anc Rev. w. G. Babcock, former pas
tors were present and their old friends were
glad to see them. Revs. Peters, Hobbs, Isaac
and Mock were also present, as were several
ministers of other denominations
The baby show in the afternoon attracted
considerable attention, about twenty-five little
ones being in the contest. The prizes were
(6rsD very handsome solid silver cup. do
mated by Mr.. w. H. Saxton, the well known
jeweler of North Charles street. Baltimore,
which was given to the prettiest boy baby and
was captured by the son of Mr.. Herman RUFF
nacht, of Mountvista. The other prize Ia pretty
l0ln for he fyirl hohr mr. hv
the daughter of Mr.. Harry Shutz. of Upper
Falls. The judges were Revs Marsh, Hobbs
and Peters. As indicative of good times fiDan-
cially the crowd spent money freely. Seventy
four gallons of ice cream, IL gals oflemonade,
as many pounds of confectionery, DC, were
eaten. The sum of 1921 As was taken in at the
ice cream table and $76. SO at the confectionery
table, making in round figures $500.
Farm produce is bringing very satisfactory
prices-cabbage 81 per hundred, corn 10 to IL
and potatoes have gone up to 55 and 60 cts. per
bushel. These figures have made the 18th dis
trict farmers feel good and the result showed it
at the reunion on Wednesday.
Cabbage is being shipped to distant points
from Baltimore. A shipper was here 3e on Wee,
loaded for him at once. The cabbage-growers
did not Jump at this offer as the price is likely
to go above the four-dollar mark, it being stated
that Messrs. c. N. Merritt & Bro, the leading
wholesale commission statesmen, that they
might go to Sc by next Monday. Much cab
bage is rotting in the fields from a disease
known as ''club-foot' Those who raise cab
bage should send to the Maryland Agricultural
College, College Park. for the bulletins on the
diseases of cabbage so that they can be prepared
to combat this one. 1t should not be allowed
to spread on the farms.
Mr.. D. R. Smith departed this life on Tues
day of this week and was buried at Fork M. E.
Church on Thursday. He was former super
intendent of the Sunday school at Fork.
Mr.. John Beale Watkins was buried at Fork
Church on Tuesday. He died at his home in
Baltimore. r.