The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-26

very wet weather; never in 30 years saw grain
in such bad condition; so much of it is musty
| and tough. Some prime wheat sold for seed
brought 90 cents. The only way to get rid of
| the musty smell of wheat is to buy garlic wheat
and put with it. 1t does not pay to fan over the
wheat after it comes from the thrasher. The
best thing for farmers to do is to ship at once.
If there is floor room wheat might be dried, If
| spread l to 2 inches thick, but it is difficult
work.
Mr. Bacon said wheat will yield about II
| bushels per acre; clover, X tons; timothy, \
| tons was disappointed in my clover as it prom
Used better; oats, % bushels; much of the straw
| fell and was difficult to save"
| Mr. ]. s. Crowther said: wheat, 16 bushels;
corn, or more barrels; hay, old set. yield not
| good sold 40 tons of old hay"
Mr.. Pearce said wheat was damaged by the
winter winds. which cut the average to 10 bush
els per acre; corn, 10 to IL barrels: IL barrels
per acre is good crop; timothy, ton; clover,
| ton; potatoes, to acres planted, average 70
to 100 bushels per acre; the best ever raised was
225 bushels on an acre 100 bushels is a good
average"
DR.. Orrison said: Fifteen acres of wheat
yielded $50 bushels-SO bushels per acre; was
gotten up in good condition; corn. very good,
but put it at 10 barrels; hay, ton; planted 90
bushels of potatoes; cannot say as to probable
yield.
Mr.. Frame, general commission merchant In
Baltimore, gave description of the wheat as
classed as follows: No. wheat is dry, sound
and reasonably clean and not too much garlic;
steamer wheat is sound and tough; may be
little damp, sprouted or contain smut; reason
ably clean.
Mrs. Crowther had the assistance of her daugh-
ter Miss Page Crowther, Miss Mary Bradbury
and Mrs. w. Albert Long in serving an elegant
supper.
Baltimore Countian Dies In Far-OH
Alaska.-A paper published at Fairbanks,
Alaska, gives the following account of the
death at that place. on the Atm OF July last OF
1.-The death of John H. Koppelman, which
had been anticipated for some days, occurred
a little after O'clock last evening, when be
passed peacefully away. The funeral took
place this afternoon at O'Clock from the
Presbyterian Church, Rev. DR.. Young otficia-
ting and preaching short sermon on The
Deathlessness of Good Mrs. Barbour sang
the tender hymn, Lead, Kindly Light and
there was other appropriate music. The Odd
Fellows Club, OF which Mr.. Koppelman was
an active member, attended in body and
observed at the grave.
HMr. Koppelman was 3S years of age. He
was engaged in the commission business in
Baltimore, Md, before coming to the klondike
in 1898. His brother still carries on the bust
ness His mother, one brother and two sis
tiers, are all living in Baltimore. He cape
from Dawson, where he cultivated kitchen
garden, to Fairbanks last summer.
"Mr. Koppelman was robust, strong heart
ed, CHEEKY man. His generosity to the unfor
frn ond his kindly 0f the aicK were
often remarked, both in Dawson and Fair
banks.
HE was an ardent and loyal member of the
l. O. o. F., his membership being in Garden
Lodge, No. ia, Baltimore, No. DE was one
of the charter members of the Fairbanks
Club. During his long and violent illness in
st. Matthew's Hospital his unfailing cheerful
ness and hopefulness was remarked by his
nurses. He will be sorely missed by large
circle of friends"
Mr.. Koppelman was a native of Garden
vile, Baltimore county, and son of the late
John FL. Koppelman, who was prominent
citizen of that section of the county. He was
unmarried. He is survived by his mother, one
brother, and four sisters.
Pleasant Event at Ralten Farm.-A har-
vest home festival was held ON Saturday last
on one of the farms lately purchased by Messrs.
Albert and Harry FahnestOck, in the 9th dis
trict, north of Cockeysville. The attendance of
sons enjoying the festivities. Two four-horse
teams conveyed guests from Sparks Station,
N. G. r. R., to the farm nearly all of these be-
ing friends of the Messrs. Fahnestock from
Baltimore, and some, like themselves, bankers
and brokers. All the arrangements for the
entertainment were in the hands of Mr.. Will
liam Stouffer, farm manager.
Mr.. Laban Sparks presided at the exercises
and introduced the speakers. Mr.. Henry d.
Perky, of Dread Farm, at Glencoe, made inter-
k<,k dc <@f~,
Importance of the best preparation in the way
of diet and stated that the drink habit was
often caused by food Improperly cooked. He
advocated the training of students in domestic
science.
Mr.. Robert H. Bussey, States Attorney for
Baltimore county, also spoke and the Messrs.
Fahnestock thanked the audience for their
presence and encouragement.
The young folks sang number of songs and
music was also furnished by the Western
Run Cornet Band.
Refreshments were served in abundance and
upon the whole the affair was a most pleasant
one and much enjoyed.
AS already stated in THE UNION the Messrs.
Fahnestock have named their estate Halten
Farm, in honor of the place in Germany from
whence their ancestors came several genera
tions ago.
Record to be Proud Of-The Belair
AEgis of last week said "The Maryland and
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has handled
in the past two weeks, thousands OF passengers
in addition to its regular traffic and hundreds
OF tons of baggage. In this effort not single
slip-up has occurred, or the slightest accident
of any kind. The trains bringing the soldiers
to Belair were composed of seven or eight
coaches each, and several of them made the
run in an hour and five minutes with absolute
safety. Each car was filled with passengers, as
well as about fifty pounds of baggage for every
man. so it can be seen that the test of the roads
ability was thorough one.
This high efficiency in handling men and
improved physical condition of the road. 1t
is now in first class shape, perfectly safe and is
fast gaining q record of which any road may
be proud. The directors secured the right man
when they selected Mr.. ]. 8. Norris as general
manager. He knows every step in practical
railroad work, having commenced bis career as
fireman on the Pennsylvania Railroad. He
has succeeded in making this road paying
investment, and at the same time accomplish
ed many needed Improvements. The near
| future will inaugurate new time table That
| will materially shorten the time OF the passen-
| ger trains which, it is believed, can soon he
| run at much greater speed with consistent
| regard for safety. The country through which
| the Maryland and Pennsylvania runs should
| feel proud of its outlet and the patrons should
| in every reasonable manner hold up the hands
| of the new management in the other improve
| ments of the road"
New Distillery in the County.-Work on
the erection of q new distillery, which will
have a capacity of about 10000 barrels Of rye
whisky season, has been started, and it is ex-
pected the plant will be in operation by next
February. It will be located on the Western
Maryland Railroad, between Owings' Mills
and Gwynnbrook. The Bonita Land and I'm
provement Company has been organized to
acquire property and to erect the buildings.
| The company has not yet been formed, nor
has the name been decided upon.
The land company has purchased from MI.
| J. A. Cooper about 80 acres on the north side
of the railroad and east of Gwynnbrook. This
land has been cleared and building operations
| started
Bonita avenue, which runs from Owings'
Mills to Gwynnbrook, passes through the prop
erty acquired by the new company. The
buildings will be erected along this avenue,
| which is about 400 feet from the railroad track:
Mr.. J. Frank Shipley, formerly secretary OF
the Winand Distilling Company, which oper-
ates the distillery near Pikesville, is president
of the land company and will be the manager
of the new plant.
Beans Kept On Backing Out.-The class