The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-04-22


IA gentleman who made an automobile
run to Westminster few days ago tried the
speed of his machine on the return trip. He
covered the distance from that place to Reis-
terstoWn in SO minutes and from Resierstown
to Towson in IS minutes. He uade some spurts
on the road at the rate of 30 miles an hour.
- Mrs. Mary @. Richardson, wife of Mr..
Theodore Richardson, died at her home at
Perry Hall, 18th district, on the 18th instant,
j in the 68th year of her age. Besides her bus.
band she survived by four sons. The funeral
took place at Camp Chapel on Thursday morn
ing and the interment was in Oak Lawn Gene
terry.
IA pigeon house on the property of Mr..
| M. w. Pope, on the Falls road. opposite Mt.
| Washington, was destroyed by fire few morn
ings ago, causing loss OF about 49, 800. Over
| 1000 pigeons and two valuable dogs persisted
in the flames. The origin Of the fire is I'M
known. Mr.. Pope is a breeder of fancy
/ pigeons.
1.-The regular monthly meeting Of the Bal
timore County Medical Society was held in the
DR.. George H. Hooking presided, and DR.. r..
q. Massenburg was secretary. 1t was decided
to hold the annual banquet of the society at
Hotel Stafford, Baltimore, on the evening of
May 10th.
THE breaking of a yokestrap caused
runaway and smashup ir Druid Hill Park on
| Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. T. A. B. Duke
hart, of Locust Vale Stock Farm, Towson, was
showing horse to Mrs. Frank H. thinner
man when the accident occurred. Both were
thrown from the vehicle but neither was seri-
ously hurt
- Roads Engineer Shirley and Messrs
Zephaniah Poteet and Frederick Won Kapff.
who have been appointed to serve as examiners
on the proposed avenue from the intersection
of Roland avenue and Cold Spring lane TO the
northern boundary line of Baltimore city. will
meet upon the premises on Friday, April 18th,
at 1910 A. NJ.
- The will of Frederick Heb, ST., of Rail-
road borough. N. G.. r. R., has been admitted
at over 81 900 900 to be equally divided between
his four sons and two daughters. Mr.. Helb,
who was a native of Germany, accumulated
his fortune in the tanning, milling and distil-
lery business. He was also farmer.
->Arbor Day was generally observed by
the public schools of this county on Friday,
April 18th. In many of them elaborate pro-
grams had been prepared. Trees and shrub
berry were planted, many of the former being
named for authors and other prominent people:
Mr.. Thomas B. Todd, president of the School
Board. was not forgotten in this respect.
- The residence Of DR.. Stuart Cassard and
other buildings on his place on the Hillen road,
southeast Of Towson, made a narrow escape
from being burned some days ago as the result
of a woods fire that was started on his property
during the temporary absence of himself and
Mrs. Cassard. Hard work on the part of those
who went to the rescue was all that prevented
q serious loss.
THE black martins have arrived in Tow
son and are occupying their usual homes for
the summer. These birds make their appear
ance in the spring as mysteriously as they dis
appear in the fall and no one seems to know
where they spend the cold winter months.
They are not particularly desirable bird as
they are noisy and their singing notes are not
especially attractive
- Mrs. Donaldson, wife of Prof. John G.
Donaldson, of Shrewsbury, had her right foot
amputated at the City Hospital in Baltimore
few days ago. The CLOTHING of an artery fol-
lowing severe case of pneumonia caused gam
creme; necessitating the removal Of the foot.
Mrs. Donaldson is the wife of Prof. John G..
Donaldson, formerly well-known teacher in
the public schools of this county.
Mr.. John Arthur the well-known car
riage builder of Fork. Baltimore county, has
associated with him in business his son, Mr..
Clarence e. Arthur, under the firm name of
John Arthur & Son. The reputation of Arthurs
vehicles is such as to require no recommends
ton to anyone. In addition to vehicles of
their own build the firm will also handle a
good grade of factory work which sells at lower
prices.
Mr.. Henry Keimer, of the LIST district.
who died few days ago, was summoned as
juror to the March term of court and was drawn
to serve on the petit jury. Although he had
been resident of Baltimore county over fifty
years he had never served on jury before, and
to answer the jury summons. Two or three
days after he came here he was taken sick at
his home and died.
THE Automobile Club of Maryland had
its first run of the season from Baltimore to
Westminster and return last Sunday in which
a large number participated Mr.. Osborne 1.
Yellott, of Towson, with his new Cadillac ma
chine, accompanied by Mr.. A. A. Piper, were
among the party. The latter gentleman said
he never in his life enjoyed anything more
than he did that ride, in spite of the fact that
the day was very cold and blustry.
THE people of Baltimore county will be
pleased to learn that the tax levy for the year
1905 is GA cts. on the 100. which is cents less
than it was in 1904 The State tax is cent high
er than last year-231 cts, making the total
rate last year SOL cts. In 1891 the rate in this
county was 81 cts which was the lowest in
many years. The rate of taxation in Baltimore
county is lower than that of any other county
in the State except Carroll county.
Three very small boys playing marbles
on a sidewalk in Towson. One is accused of
playing crooked He replies Indignantly:
II swear by my heart and soul / didn't"
Then the game is resumed. A few minutes
later the same boy is again ''called down" and
his accuser walks off in high dudgeon, saying
as he does So: you're dirty sick dog, that's
what you are." So it will be seen that it re-
quires strenuous" language to run even a
marble game.
Last Wednesday was the forty fourth
anniversary OF the memorable lJLl OF April,
1861, when Towson saw the first of the great
Civil War that racked the country for four long
and weary years. Scores of our citizens who
were the active scenes of life at that stirring
time have long since passed away and so many
changes have been wrought in the town and
its surroundings, in the years that have inter-
vened, that if they could see the place today
they would not recognize it.
Baltimore County Family Wins an
"a - r. II
adelphia says that Miss Clementine Dalcour,
teacher of languages in the Philadelphia girls
high schools had become one of the largest
landowners in the United States through de-
cision of Judge Locke, of the United States
District Court for Florida. Miss Dalcour is a
former resident of Westchester avenue, in the
LIST district of Baltimore county, and is daugh-
ter of the late Eugene Dalcour, who was we'll
known resident of that section. Miss Dalcour's
brother. Mr.. Gustavus Dalcour, who will also
share in the ownership of the large estate,
which is located in Florida and consists of
1900, 600 acres on the Appaachicola river lives
on the Baltimore county side of Ellicott City.
Mr.. Eugene Dalcour, who is engaged in the
real estate business and resides at Walbrook, is
also a brother of Miss Dalcour, and another
brother, Frank Dalcour, lives in Texas. There
are also two sisters in the family.
The late Eugene Dalcour, during life, fought
hard to establish his right to the estate as sole
heir to John Forbes to whom the vast tract of
land was granted by the Spanish crown while
Florida was part of the domain of that coun-
try. Mr.. Dalcour died without having &C.
complished much in regard to the claim, and
after his death the fight was taken up by his
daughter who is highly educated and was
prominent in social circles. Mr.. palcour had
at one time been wealthy Cuban planter, but
was compelled to flee from that island on ac-
count of his sympathy with Cuban indepen-
dence.
His vast estate was afterward confiscated by
the Spanish government and large reward
was offered for his capture, dead or alive.
Therefore, Mr.. Dalcour never returned to Cuba.
His widow resides with her son, Mr.. Gustavus
Dalcour.
Some time ago special commissioner was
appointed to investigate the validity of the
original grant to the land and his decisions
confirmed the claim of the claimant. The case
now goes to the United States Supreme Court
for final adjudication.
First Trip Success.-A letter from Bel
air dated April 14th says: 1.-THE Automobile
Company of Hartford county, which was in
corporated here a few days ago for the purpose
of establishing and maintaining lines of stages
and stage coaches to be propelled by steam,