The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19
run r1MoNruM FAR, 1906.
ofncers and Committees Of the County
Agriculsu arsr 5 5en to 9th, Inclusive.

| Observation-Disclosures Mccormick.
Vice President-Duane ID, hice.
Secretary-James s. Nussear;
Race Secrefary-John +. Anoerson.
Treasurer-James p. Reese. D.1s1.
a S1bert NAYS. Alexander Mccormick. DR.. A
| G. McCurdv. e. Cuttings Merryman. lanes r
Reese. Allen Stevenson, asa 81 B;c 1aI CbaTes
| James s. Nussear, duane H. nice' on"iies -
Burton, Edward A: Cockey.
| MarshaI-Edward A. Cockey. @,
D enutv Marshals Louis Mel. Merryman
Henry n Warfield, Edwin Cowley, n: Courte
| nay Jenifer, Henry W. elOtt, ueo' mAtenoer'
scr fa I1, HaSrnN OF DEPARTMENTS.
! A. CattIe-E. Cuttings Merryman, arthur
Chenowith. Asa B; Gardiner; S yr, n,ans
/ B. Horses-W. Stewart Dluenoerner' Duane
! b. Rice DIR. A G. McCurdy.
Benjamin H. Rdseelyl; o,ner+
e. Poultry-W. Stewart Dinenderfer, g. A.
W. Bell, Joseph Phipps.
ton n Denis N. Matthew's
R Eer,n and an Garden Products-James 8. Nus
scar. Lewis &. Benedict. George E. Shelley. John
II snecial Prizes to Pupils of Public Schools
Thomas B. Todd. ST., Albert s. Cook.
j Tmnlements and Machinery-Asa B. Gardi-
ner. Jr.. William wesley. Edward A. Cockey.
| K. Wagons Carriages, Saddlery and Harness
DR.. A. c. McCurdy, Charles E. Treadwell.
orative Household Articles, etc.-Miss Belle
Cockey, Mrs F. Bosley Crowther. Mrs. James G.
| Pugh.
| N. Bosley Merryman. Mrs. James P. Reese.
Household Department-R. H. Mccormick.
Feed Dealer with Store on Grounds-H. E.
sT1ND1NG COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR.
Grounds and Improvement-E. Cuttings Mer-
ryman, James s. Nussear, Allen Stevenson.
Track-W. Stewart Diffenderffer, e. Cuttings
lsMerryman. Duane II. Rice.
11.-f- D. of0 M0(I0
mick Charles e. Burton, DIR. A. G. McCurdy.
pfemium List-Duane H. Rice, e. Cuttings
IsMerryman, James 8. Nussear.
Exhibits-Asa B. Gardiner, Jr., DR.. A. G. Nc
| Curdy, 5ames s. Nussear.
Recepion-Dr. A. C. McCurdy, Edward A.
| Cockey, W. Stewart Diffenderfer.
Privileges Alexander Mccormick, James P.
| Reese, James 8. Nussear.
ADVISORY BOARDS.
Carroll eOunty-GeOrge w. Albaugh, j. Milton
| ReifsnydeI Robert Walden.
| Frederick County-Gen: L. Victor Baughman.
D; Charles Tinebre1ner. Dickson 9. Walker:
| Amoss, ]. Alexis Shriver.
Howard Cbunty-Edwin Warheld, Grovenor
Hanson, e. r. Dennis.
| land.
| Montgomery County Lee Offutt, William
| Dorsey, John T. Muncaster.
Prince GEORGES COunty-Richard Hardesty,
Carter Lee Bowie, DIR. r. S. Hill.
Talbot County-Col. F. G. Goldsborough. G.
Howard Lloyd. DR.. Charles Lowndes.
Washington Ccunty-Joseph e. Stonebraker,
| George II. Hager, David Seibert, D. H. Staley.
st. Mary's County,. M. Duke. Charles 8.
Grason.
Sketches of Judge Burke and Mr.. Dun
can.-We publish below briefsketehes of Hon.
| N. Charles Burke and Mr.. Frank l. Duncan
who were nominated, respectively, for Chief
Judge and Associate Judge by the convention
of the Third Judicial Circuit that met at Tow
son on the 18th instant:
N. CHARLES BURKE.
Judge Burke is now serving his seventeenth
year on the bench, to which he was originally
appointed in 1889 by Governor Jackson. Be
fore his appointment as Associate Judge Judge
Burke had for years been an active member of
the Democratic party, and in 1883 was elected
States Attorney for Baltimore county on the
Democratic ticket. He was renominated and
re-eected in 1887. In 1889 he was the regular
nominee of the Democratic party for Associate
Judge and was elected over the Republican
candidate by majority of ,534.
Judge Burke is regarded by the bar as an
unusually sound lawyer, and his opinions in
cases before him are characterized by industri
Gus research and breadth of legal knowledge
and Judgment By his uniform courtesy and
patience at trials he has come to be regarded
by the members of the county and city bars
having business before him as an ideal mist
priats Judge.
Judge Burke received his collegiate training
at Mount st. Mary College, and laid the foun-
r. R. Boarman, of Towson. He married q
daughter of the late Edward II. Ady and has
large and interesting family.
FNANK 1. DUNCAN.
Mr.. Frank /. Duncan is the eldest son of Mr..
John d. G. Duncan, of the 9th district of Balti-
more county. He was educated in the public
schools of the county and city and at New
ton Academy, in Baltimore. In early life he
entered the counting room Of Darby d Co.,
candy manufacturers at Howard and Balti
more streets, as bookkeeper. and afterward
was in the coal and lumber business at Cock
eysville.
In 1882 he married Miss Clara Eaverson, of
Altoona, Pa, and the same year entered the
Law School of the University of Maryland.
He graduated in June. 1884, and in September
opened law Office in Towson.
In 1887 he was candidate for States AttOr-
ney and carried his district by decisive ma
iority after vigorous contest. In the conven.
ton he withdrew and made the nomination of
Judge Burke unanimous. He was then ap.
pointed counsel to the Board of County Com
missioners.
In January, 1883, at special election he was
elected without opposition to the Legislature.
In 1889, when Judge Fowler was appointed
Chief Judge and Judge Burke Associate Judge,
he was appointed States Attorney by the court
to fill out Judge Burke's term. In 1891 he was
nominated for the States Attorneyship and
elected. In 1895 he was again nominated for
the States Attorneyship and, although run
ming nearly 800 ahead of Mr.. John E. Hurst,
the candidate for Governor, was defeated by
14O plurality He has not been a candidate for
| any office since that time. In January last he
| was appointed State Insurance Commissioner
| bv the State Board of Public Works.
Mr.. Duncan lives at Lutherville, where he
| located in 1890, and has five children living,
one son and four daughters. Mr.. Duncan is
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
| is a Mason, an Odd Fellow and an Elk.
| Items From Hartford Exchanges.-Mr.
| ]. NJ. Griffith, of the Griffith & Turner Com
pany, whose handsome country residence is
| located near Fork, has threshed his wheat
| which yielded 42a bushels per acre, The vari-
| ETY. has been gradually developed by careful
selection of seed, and has become so distinct in
nature that Mr.. Griffith has named it in honor
| of his place, Chestnut Grove" While calling
| on Mr.. Griffith on Tuesday, when en- route to
| Camp Warfield, the Governor was so pleased
| with this wheat that he gave an order for his
| fall seed.
| While Master Russell Hutchins, young son
| of Mr.. VIM B. Hutchins, of Taylor was re-
| turning from Hess store, on Tuesday morning
| he attempted to turn the horse he was riding
into Mr.. Beale R. Towards lane The horse
| refused to proceed and the lad dismounted in
order to lead it when the animal dropped dead.
Mr.. o. II. Tolley. who was blowing in an ad.
| Joining field, went to the boys assistance and
| dragged the dead body out of the road.
The directors of the new railroad from New
| Park to Fawn Grove have secured enough
| stock subscriptions to the road to build and
| equip it without issuing bonds There may
be a small floating Indebtedness which they
| will carry and discharge from the earnings of
| the road Mr.. John II. Anderson is president
| of the road, which was built and is owned by
| farmers along the route.
Two automobilists. Albert Long, of Pitts
| burg and Charles Baldwin, of Aberdeen, were
| arrested one day last week for racing their
machines through Aberdeen. They pleaded
| guilty and were fiued $40 and costs, amounting
! to s14 each. They were going at the rate of 20
miles an hour when the law allows miles an
| hour thorough towns. The town of Aberdeen
| has been asked to pass special ordinances reg.
ulating the speed of machines.
Jurors for the September Term of Court.
On Tuesday, 18th inst Judge Burke drew
| the Jurors for the September term of the Cir
| cult Court which begins on the third Monday
I ofthe month. Following is the list, the figures
after the names indicating the district the juror
| is from:
| Sigfried A. Mitchell. 1IWilliam II. Burton.
| Henry M. Davis. William T. Flavin....
| Joshua N. Marsden.. William B. Sands...... 9
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