The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-01-28


Ilgaged In soliciting subscriptions for the cree
ton of new Methodist Protestant Church in
Towson. Should one be built it will be erected
on the west side of the town. This will leave
II EPSON Church-one of the Oldest buildings in
the town-Without an occupant.
- Baltimore people experienced milk
famine on Thursday caused BY the blizzard OF
the day and night before. All the railroads
with snow drifts and this cut the tactical sup
ply short. One gentleman said he could not
| get quart of milk for love or money.
MRS. Augusta J. Rich, wife Of Mr.. Arthur
| A. Rich, died on Wednesday last, after pro-
tracted illness, at her home at GIyndon. She
| was twice married and is survived by three
/ children-Rev. w. H. Poole, rector Of st. Bar
nabas' P. f. Church, Sykesville; Mr.. Law
renee A. Poole, Of Baltimore and Miss Jean A..
Rich.
| of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company in
| Hartford county is published in the advertising
| columns Of The UNION today. Like the first
| one, published last week, this is well worth
! careful perusal as showing the company's new
and improved plans of conducting its business
| hereafter.
| "a conductor OH the York road line of
| electric cars being rallied about the extremely
Trough riding and constant humping OF bis car,
said the company was running that kind for
| the benefit of the passengers. The manage
/ ment hoped thereby to improve the digestion
of its patrons. Perhaps in that view OF it, it's
| good thing.
n - Next Thursday, February I'd, will be
will keep close tab on the weather then. Lots
| of people firmly believe that the actions Of the
| grounding that day is q sure indication of
what the weather will be during the succeed
ing six weeks. But it's an ancient belief that
| has pretty well worn itself out.
THE corOner's Jury that had been sum-
moned to examine into the death of August
Kunkel, of Overlea, Belair road, decided that
| he died by bis own hand and that the members
Of bis family were in no way to blame. Justice
| j. Hartman Schone held the inquest. Kunkel,
whose mind is believed to have been deranged,
shot himself in bis bedroom.
"A boy was tried in the Circuit Court at
Towson upon the charge of stealing coal from
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Canton. In this
connection it was said by some one that this
company loses fully 300 tons Of coal annually
at Canton and Highlandtown through thefts.
| A gang of boys, it was said, make business
of stealing the coal and selling it.
- Mr.. John McHenry, of Pikesville, while
out driving near Arlington on Monday after
noon, accompanied by bis two children and
nurse, was thrown into the road caused by
the horse shyiDg and upsetting the vehicle.
Fortunately all escaped without serious injury.
Mr.. McHenry is treasurer of the Mercantile
Trust and Deposit Company of Baltimore.
II - Mr.. ]. William Phipps, garbage remover
II for Towson, deserves the thanks of the people
Of the town for keeping the sidewalks open
during the many SHOWS OF this winter. This
week the work be did in this line was espe-
cially laborious and exacting on account of the
l heavy drifting snow, but he was equal to the
MASK and kept the walks passable at all times.
- A large part of the population of Towson
has, no doubt, lively recollection of the great
blizzard of March, 1888. We have since ex-
perienced some lively "zephyrs," but nothing
compared to that of Wednesday night of this
week. If anything we think the latter storm
WIS, in some respects, more violent than its
memorable predecessor of seventeen years ago.
THE blizzard of Wednesday of this week
was the worst experienced since that Of March,
1888, and brought with it the coolest weather
of winter thermometers in Towson registering
from degrees above to 5 below zero. Perhaps
six inches of snow fell on the level AID this
drifted badly, blocking up the country roads
kinds kim 'SA N'' Il n
1.-THE ladies' card club of Towson had
date for Wednesday afternoon. Did it meet2
Well, rather. A blizzard may be of very
severe variety but we haven't yet heard of one
a card club. That is an affair that only an
earthquake could interfere with, and even then
the quake would have to be Ia most pronounced
affair.
sending out circular letters soliciting subscrip-
tions for the support of the Hospital for Con-
sumptives of Maryland. This institution, which
is located on the Hillen road, near Towson, is
q most deserving charity aud one that has
already accomplished much good. Those who
receive requests from DIR. Jacobs, and others as
we'll, should not fail to contribute.
- While on his way to market at an early
hour on Friday morning of last week, Mr..
Nicholas Lacey q 10th district farmer, was run
down BY an electric car while descending the
Smile bill on the York road. The wagon was
badly damaged and its contents scattered over
the ground. Mr.. Lacey was thrown violently
out and sustained some painful injuries in
Guiding the knocking out of several of his
teeth.
- Baltimore surveyors are now at work on
the Hampton estate, located near Towson, the
partition of which will take place upon the
order of the court. This estate contains about
5000 acres and is among the largest in Mary
the Hampton house and grounds and 600 acres
of land, the remainder going to his brother,
sisters and one sister-in-law, the widow OF
Howard Ridgely.
y - Rodgers Forge is the name of the post
Office on the York turnpike about mile south
Of Towson. 1t is said that this property has
been in the Rodgers family more than one hun
| bred years and the blacksmith business carried
on there by Mr.. James Rodgers and his sons
| was established there by the senior Rodgers
many years ago, The old hip-roofed house
| that stood on the lot was removed some years
ago to make room for more modern struc-
ture.
Weather such as we experienced this
week was the kind that tried the souls of con-
ductors and motormen on the electric railways.
With them it was constant fight against the
| elements to keep going and all things consid-
cred, they held up their end of the line obly.
These jobs are not pleasant ones at the best of
| times, but when the men have to buck up
against such weather as that of this week the
| work must be intensely trying, if not almost
uncomfortable.
- The poster announcing the Baltimore
| County Farmers Institute has on it a very good
picture of Mitchell's old mill. near Loeb Raven,
| that was taken before the mill was burned,
some months ago. 1t shows the south end of
the mill. with big overshot wheel that furnished
power for the mill so many years. This mill
| was among the Oldest in Maryland and was
built originally for q fulling mill. Its location
romantic, and it was favorite resort for anna
teur artists and photographers.
Farmers Should Keep Books.-The Bel
air Agis of last week had the following edito-
rial article on this important subject: "There
| is no class OF business men who need so thor
| ough an overhauling of their matters as do the
| farmers. No other bread winners show such
disposition to ignore necessary business precau-
| tions as do the tillers of the soil. Hardly
storekeeper in the country would think of do
/ ing without bO0kkeeper, yet there are many
| farmers who transact much larger volume of
business than the ordinary merchant and still
keep no account OF their daily d0ings other
than their bank book and the reliance on a
| good memory. Of course where credit is ex-
tended, it is necessary to make some record of
| the same, but too many are apt to try to carry
| figures and dates in the head, thus many times
losing sight of the needless mental strain and
also quite frequently forgetting go0dly num-
Der of dollars.
IT is not alone necessary for the farmer to
make charges for goods sold but he ought to
go further and the first Of every year adopt the
businesslike method of taking stock. Count
the value of everything on the farm and after
adding up the sum total see whether or not you
have increased your surroundings. This
should not be the mere act of reckoning a
horse cow or comparing similar number
of animals with the results of previous year;
but value should be put on everything-even
farming implements and if the same have de-
| Perforated the stock book should show it.
Many farmers imagine that they have made no
| money during the year because the bank bal
| ance about matches its predecessor of the for
| mer year. Yet they have materially added to
| their possessions that could be converted into
| money and should be reckoned. On the con-
trary, things will get run down and there is
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