The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-04
Hicks weather Forecast for T TsDr,uary.

Hicks Weather Forecast Tor H0Druary
Hicks publishes in Word and Works the fol-
lowing forecast for the present month:
1.-THE first regular storm period for the month
is central on the 3d. covering the lst to the 9Th.
Oh says the cynical man, you allow yourself
plenty of time and all the country Yes, sir,
that's just what we do. Long ago we discovered
that it Is best to take things as we find them, and
we doggedly but revcrently went about finding
.During storm period the first thing to be
expected is change to warmer in western parts
of the country. The barometer begins TO lall at
the same time and in the same sections. These
conditions begin to move eastward, and cloudi-
ness soon appears over wide areas, followed by
precipitation and storminess. BY the central
day of the period storm areas, as rule, are
clearly developed and well on their march east
ward into more central parts of the country.
During the last half Of the period storm persur
along the great central valleys, and through the
regions eastward toward the Atlantic. Now, II
these things are SO, why should we stuiiLliy our
and only circumscribed localities?
mot only are these things true, but nature
begs no mans pardon and mas ner own way.
Before the change to warmer, with falling
barometer and rain or snow have completed
their march eastward, the barometer Is rising IN
the west nave % Iae gus s u y
cold weather westward, often before the f1rst
stages of the storm period reach the eastern ex-
tremes of our continent-and all these within
the limits of regular storm period.
"a progressive warm wave with raining DarOm-
eter will appear first cloudiness with rain, turn
ing to snow will follow, and these, attended with
more or less storminess, will pass central to
parts of the country from about the 30
to the 9Th. Meantime high barometer with
winter winds and change to much colder will be
rushing on from western and northwestern sec
lions in due time and regular order to displace
the storm areas and spread to eastern extremes.
"By the 8th and 9th all the foregoing phe-
nomena of the first storm period will have nearly
or quite disappeared, except the cold in eastern
states. Change to warmer and falling barom-
eter, followed by return to cloudiness and rain
and snow will again be advancing from the
western parts. On and touching the Sth ana ytn
look for rains, with electrical storms probable
southwark. AS these conditions move
out of the way to the eastward, high barometer,
cold winds with squalls OF snow and clearing
weather will follow progressively to the east
aThe next storm period is central on the 14th,
from the 18th to the 10TH. The pas
sage of regular winter storm conditions, from
on at this period. First, February rains, turn
ing to snow and sleet squalls, winding up with
rising barometer and cold wave.
"The 10Th, 10th and 2lst will bring general and
very active winter storms. The first stages of
these storms will be warm and tropical-rains
with lightning and thunder, especially on and
touching the 2lst. But in quick order look Tor
change to colder with bliZzardOus visitations
from west and north. Decided. cold will spread
behind progressive storms.
1.-The last storm period for February runs from
the 18th into March. On and touching the 9th
and 18th, growing change to falling barometer,
warmer and cloudiness will merge into wide
spread rains, fringed on the west and northwest
tangents by snow, high winds and much colder.
In due time and order these conditions will reach
most parts of the country, involving the first
day or two of March,"
He Tried Farm Work at Night-Didn't
Like 1.-THE subject of farming was under
discussion one day last week in the Clerks Of
fee at Towson, and Chief Clerk Martin J.
o. Hara and States Attorney Robert II. Bussey
IL 4 lnkk IDxk lad cd hair INN
In the field.
''Yes,'' remarked Mr.. o. Hara to Mr.. Bussey,
II expect you worked one horse on four-acre
farm"
mo, indeed" replied Mr.. Bussey, "Iwas ON
a large farm and spent six or seven years be-
hind the pillow and doing other farm work.
But | never liked the sun. This worried me,
and after much thought decided that night
was the time to work with satisfaction, and so
I set out to try it. One beautiful moonlight
night got up ut IL o'clock, put the horses to
the ploW and went into the cornfield. As
moved along through the corn l thought to
myself that if anyone would see me they
would either think / was ghost or think me
crazy but kept at it, and didn't | wish for
the sun to come ups could quit The hours
were the longest ever experienced, and l was
more tired when the sun arose than / bad ever
been after days work. 1t was enought night
blowing for me, and never attempted it again.
'After that bargained with my brother to
divide the work, and plowed three rows and
be plowed three rows. During our intermis-
sions we sat in the shade and ate peaches. p
Odd Tales IN Baltimore San.
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The shoemaker Bill' in the Court of
Appeals.-A dispatch from Annapolis dated
January 27ths said The Court Of Appeals
he County Commissioners of Baltimore coun-
y, sitting as the highways commissioners, in
which is tested the eonstitutiOnality of chapter
225 of the Acts of 1904, which appropriates
300 900 for the improvement OF roads within
he State. This was known as the Shoemaker
bill. The appellant brought an injunction to
restrain the Commissioners from making ex-
oenditures under the provisions of the act, al
eging that it was unconstitutional on account
IF being opposed to the provision that the State
could make no appropriation for internal inn
1t was c0ntended by the appel
lees that the words internal improvement
we're intended to mean railroad, canal and
other means of transportation. The case was
argued by Mr.. Redmond @. Stewart and At
.orney General Bryan for the appellants, and
Messrs Osborne l. Yellott and JohnJ. Donald
ION for the appellees.
AS to the Gunpowder Watershed.-The
water committee, appointed under plan to i'm
prove the condition of Baltimore city, at its
meeting on Wednesday night, made the fol-
owing recommendations
That the city control the watershed of the
iuppowder river.
That the Water Board be given $25, 900 for
survey of the Gunpowder river with view to
acquiring the necessary property for the water 4
he'd.
That the land be planted in grass and trees
md not cultivated under any circumstances.
The building of a storage reservoir or reser-
roirs above Loeb Raven.
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extensive plans of improvement the best ex-
peri talent obtainable be employed to make
thorough and scientific examination of the
water supply system of Baltimore city, in order
hat such examination be availed of to guide
he city authorities in the accomplishment of
hat paramount issue-the enlargement and
publication of the city's water supply
Meeting of the School oard-The School
Board held a meeting at Towson on Monday,
with the president Mr.. Thomas B. Todd, in
The chair, and Prof. A. s. Cook, secretary.
The Board heard delegation from the 9TH
district composed of Messrs. James N. Freder
ck Grandson Almony, John Amos, John K.
Griffith and Thomas ]. Hunter, who urged the
erection of new school at Wiseburg, about
4 mile and half south of Parkton. Members
Of the Board expressed themselves favorable to
he request and promised to give it early con-
,ideration.
Another QeIegatlOn calleu 10 ASk tndL separate
trustees be appointed for the school erected at
After remarks by 9. E.
Weems, r. T. Regain and Harvey L. Stallings,
he Board said it would take the matter under
advisement.
The contract of Clarence G. Cooper and the
trustees of School No. 8, Sd district, was con-
irmed
The secretary was directed to adjust the mat
ter of closed schools, ETC., during the recent
blizzard.
Suits for Heavy Damages.-Messrs.
O'Mara & Angelmier, attorneys for George
Miller, have sued the Highways Commission
srs of Baltimore county, the Patapsco Electric
and Manufacturing Company and the County
of Baltimore county for 5000
damages for personal injuries alleged to have
been received last June by falling through a
bridge ON the River road.
The same attorneys instituted similar suit
against the same defendants in favor of Wes-
lev Rigby for IS, 900 damages for injuries and
another suit for $500 for damage TO horse
and wagon.
Col. b. G. Mcintosh, administrator Of the
estate of George B. Ogier, deceased, on We'd
nesday entered suit in the Circuit Court at
Towson against the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company claiming
81, 500 damages for an alleged obstruction to
the farm of the deceased in the 14th district
whereby 40 acres of land is rendered useless.
Circuit Court-Samuel l.. Smith, embez-
element -four cases) stetted. Henry H. Nicoll
vs.. Henry d. Perky, demurrer to declaration,
aroued and held sub curia; Julia 8. Frary ct