The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-05-06

The First Baltimore County Fair-Many
Then Connected With IL Have oincS
Passed Away.-We have before Us 9 COPY S ~
the premium list of the first annual falr OF the
Agricultural Society of Baltimore County,
which was held on the grounds at Timonium;
September 9th to 12th 1879. The ofncers ana
committees who served that year were as iol-
lows, and it will be noted that many OF them
have since passed away:
President-Samuel Brady.
Secretary-William B. Sands.
Treasurer-Daniel Jenifer.
Vice-presidents-1st district Hart b. Hol.
ton; I'd, Edward s. w. Choate; Sd, Samuel
M. Shoemaker. Sr. 4th Edward A. Cockey
9Th, Joshua F. Benson; 9Th. George NJ. Fultz;
7th, John P. Mays; 9Th, John Crowther, u;
9th John Ridgely of H.; 10th. jacob M.
Pearce; 18th, Joseph e. Gorsnch 18th, Koo-
ert s. Corse; 18th, Van Brant kittennouse.
Board of Managers-Dickinson Gorsucn,
Samuel Brady, Charles w. Semmes. Samuel NJ
Rankin, John Ridgely of H., Daniel Jenifer
VIM d. Breckenridge, Samuel NJ. Shoemaker
ST.. John e. Phillips, Thomas B. Todd. Ben
jamin F. Taylor and Hart b. Holton.
Marshal-George HI. Elder.
Observation-Disclosures lingluf. Adolphus
c. Cook, Dennis NJ. Matthew'S Thomas 1.
Gorsuch, George O.. Brown, William 8: Cow
ley, Edward s. Peerce, c. Lyon Rogers, K; W.
1. Rasin. Henry n Merryman' W. ". u
Committee of Reception-Samuel Brady
chairman; A. H. Stump, Jesse SlingluH, Col.
Walter s. Franklin, John Crowther. Jr., VIM.
H. Ruby, s.. NJ. Shoemaker, Sr. G. Morton
Stewart. Charles I. Cockey, jacob NJ. feaIce
and II. G. Longnecker
Committee on Track-H. B. Holton, John |
E. Phillips and Thomas b. Todd.
General Committee on Grounds and Arrange
ments-Samuel Brady, w. d. breckenridge; |
John Rdgely of H., Robert s. Corse, Samuel |
M PonHin niokinaou GOreuch and William |
B. Sands.
Hon. William T. Hamilton was named as
the ''orator" and he spoke from the grand
stand at l P. M. on Thursday, September llth. |
Compared to the program of races OF the I
present the race program printed in the cata- |
logue really looks comicai. For the four DAYS
there were eight races in the list and the high
est purse offered for any of these was $40 to the
first horse, $40 to the second, and $40 to the |
third. These were the purses for the princi-
pal race on Thursday-the "big day."
Must PAY His Wife $500 Month.-On
Monday last Judge Harlan, in the Circuit Court
of Baltimore city, by agreement OF connsel,
signed an order requiring William McShane to |
pay his wife, Emeline Price McShane, $500
month for the support of herself and their four
children. The payments are to be made IN
two equal installments of $50 each on the LIST
and 10Th of each month and are to be COM
puted from January 1st last, the arrearages to
be paid by July 1st As the children grow up
and their necessities increase provision for
them is to be arranged.
Mr. McShane is to be allowed to see his chill
dren at reasonable times out of the presence
Deposit and Trust Company is to be trustee in
place of the late George II. Rodgers IN the
trust created for the benefit of Mr.. McShane by
the will of his father, Henry McShane.
The order was signed in the suit instituted by /
Mrs. McShane December 18th, 1904 to enforce
ho Of nod 0f frr1o mi
McShane on February 10th, 1903. By the deed
Mr.. McShane assigned to his wife all the sal
airy or income he might earn or be entitled to
from his business or under the wills OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McShane. Mrs.
McShane was married to Mr.. McShane on
February 9th, 1898. They have had five chill
dren, four of whom survive. They have been
living apart for some time, and Mrs. McShane
alleged that her husband abandoned her. She
is daughter of the late John O. Price, of Bal
timore county, and the couple are well known
in this county as well as in the city.
Sales of Real Estate.-Thomas G. Biddi-
son. auctioneer, sold at the Court House door
on Tuesday, for Messrs John +. Centrum and
G. Ross Mace, trustees in the equity case OF
Wenderoth against Wenderoth, q lot of acre
and 30 perches, on the north side of the Phila-
delphia road, near ROSedale, improved by a
two-story frame dwelling blacksmith, wheel
wright and paint shops; also. acres on the
L |
proved by two-story frame dwelling and the
necessary outbuildings; purchased by Mr..
Charles H. Seward for 5000
The same auctioneer sold at the same time
and place, for Messrs. Henry ]. Broening and
John F. Centrum. trustees in the equity case
in which George Walter is plaintiff and John
Walter, infant, is defendant, quarter OF an
acre of land at Germantown, Belair road, i'm.
proved by frame dwelling and the necessary
outbuildings; purchased by Mr. Benedict
Huber for $6l5.
Schwab Bros. & Co., auctioneers. sold on the
premises on Wednesday, for Mr.. Edgar Snave-
fy, assignee lots / to TO- inclusive, lot ID and
ground rent of 500 on lots on the North Point
road, near Weis avenue, improved by DWELL
.ings, store and stable, to Mr.. George W. Mer-
ritt for $500.
The same auctioneers sold at the same time
and place to Mrs. Sarah Snavely, for $4,000,
lot IL on the North Point road. near Weis
avenue, improved by cottage and barn, lot 2l9
feet by 1853 feet inches, in fee.
The City Will Accept Section of Frank
lin Road.-Mavor Timanus will accept on be.
half of Baltimore city the deed to the bed of
that part of the Franklin turnpike from Cal
verton to Dead run. The Mayor has so in
formed a delegation representing the Wood
lawn Improvement Association, the Calverton
Improvement Association and the Walbrook
Improvement Association. The delegation in
cluded Messrs. Charles q. Kriel, A. NJ. Bow
ling, John F. Holton, 3. Z. Eichelberger, Isaac
E. Peddicord. L. G. Turner, John F. Kriel.
William Nj. Longley, Patrick Rodgers and
William Zimmerman.
These men stated that the Franklin Turn
pike Company, of which Gen. r. @. Latrobe is
president, had offered to deed the Franklin
accepted. The County Commissioners of this
county have already agreed so far as the coun-
tvs part of the proposition is concerned which
takes in that portion of the road from Dead
run 10 WOodlawn, about two and half miles.
The city's part is about one and one.halfmiles.
The Mayor has referred the matter to City So
licitor Bruce to prepare the necessary papers
for the acceptance of the deed.
Mr. A. NJ Bowling, who has been an active
factor in bringing about the promised result,
from Woodlawn to Gwynn Oak, West Airing
ton and Electric Park, to connect with Park
Heights avenue, making fine boulevard.
Big Mill Burned-Heavy Loss.-The FIVE
story brick mill of the G. A. Gambrill Manu-
featuring Company, known as Orange Grove
and located on the Potapsco, about three miles
south of Catonsville was destroyed by fire ear
~ on Monday night, together with all the valu-
able machinery and large quantity of wheat
stored for grinding The fire was discovered
room. The Orange Grove mill was the largest
of the kind in the State, having daily capaci
ty of from 1900 1,500 barrels of flour. The
next largest mill OF the same company was To-
Gated in Baltimore in the burnt district, and
was wiped out of existence last year.
The estimated loss on the property is 5000 000
The company, of which Mr.. Charles c. Macgill
is president, only last fall expended $4,000 in
new machinery for this mill. Several dwell
ings that stood near the mill were also destroy
ed, although most of their contents was saved.
Mr.. George w. Carr, superintendent of the
mill, was at his home at Ellicott City when
the fire occurred The insurance on the prop
erty amounts to $4,000.
Talking About Seed Corn.-At the last
meeting of the Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club there was some talk on the subject of
seed corn. 1t was said that "a ears were
needed to plant an acre and that grains from
each ear should be tested. Mr.. Daniel 8.
Pearce said he will plant fifty acres, which
would require 1900 ears, and was not inclined
to test that many. He thought one could
Judge from the testing of sample of the corn
needed and that would be sufficient. In Sc
lecting his seed he shells off the small end of
the ear while others shell the butt and small
end He remarked that the corn selected from
that husked in the shock was better for seed
than that selected from the corn pile in the
harm The secretary Mr. w w c. Stewart