The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-03

The Woman's Suffrage convention viii
begin at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore mex
Wednesday and continue until the 18th. SOME
of the most prominent women in the country
interested in this movement will be present
and take part in the proceedings. Everybody
is invited
THE annual meeting of the Fullerton
Permanent Loan Association will be held al
Fullerton. Belair road, on Thursday. February
9Th, at P. N. MIR. Alex. Mccormick has been
president of this association since its organiza'
ton many years ago, and Mr.. Charles Brock
meyer secretary.
THE weather man has promised US a cold
wave for next week. but not very cold-lust
enough to freeze little. The normal tempera-
thirty five years has been 80 degrees. The
wafmest February was in 1880, with an aver
age of As degrees.
-The Maryland Athletic Club. which has
been occupying the Maryland Oval, on the Old
PImlico road, has purchased s acres of land on
that road, adjoining the GentIemen's Driving
Park property, and will locate its grounds there.
Fine improvements will be erected, including
| large grand stand.
)The fine residence that ex-Sherif VIM.
Fl. Green, of Baltimore city, is erecting at
| Sherwood. N. c. r. R.. is rapidly nearing COM
! petion. He purchased 30 acres of land from
the estate of the late Lewis j. Roberts, on the
west side of the railroad, and proposes to make
his permanent home there.
- Prof. j. Albert Loose will give one of his
| pleasing entertainments in the Presbyterian
| Church at Randalstown, on Friday, February
| 9th, commencing at 4 BOZ. NJ. Over $50 beauti
full views of California will be shown. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the Sunday school. A
| general invitation is extended.
Next Wednesday, February 7th, will be
the second anniversary of Baltimore's greatest
| confederation. What the city has done in the
way of rebuilding in the short space of two
L>Tears is simply marvellous. One would hardly
believe it without actually seeing it. There is
no discount on Batimores enterprise now.
->Some people think that when great
part of the acreage of Dulany's Valley is COW
cred with water to increase Baltimore city's
supply that the remaining portion OF the land
will become practically valueless because of the
probable unhealthfulness of the neighborhood.
But perhaps there is no ground for such fear.
- York county farmers who saved up eggs
thinking the price would be much higher dur
ing the winter were badly stuck. They would
not sell when they were up to 35 cents dozen.
and now they are down TO 20 cents. The mild
weather caused the hens to keep up their lay
ing and this is what caused the drop in the
price.
- There was plenty of sunshine on the I'd
of February and if the grounding came out of
his hole be could not well help seeing his
shadow. This means-accordipg to ancient
belief-six weeks of rough weather. The
morning of the I'd was one the coolest of the
winter, thermometers in Towson registering
Is degrees.
THE time for the execution of Isaac
Winder, the murderer of Gate Keeper Rine-
hart, has not yet been fixed by the Governor,
apdit is not likely that he will designate the
DAY until his nephew's case is disposed Of
Isaac is now kept locked up in steel cage, his
attempt to escape having put his keepers on
their guard.
Two incendiary fires have occurred near
Towson within month-a large barn and
barrack having been burned-and, apparently,
not the slightest effort has been made to fasten
the crimes upon anyone. The farmers appear
to be at the mercy of these barn burners.
Surely something should be done to check in
cendiaryism.
- While breaking stone on public road
few days ago John U. Bears. of the 18th dis
trict. had one of his eyes seriously injured by
spall striking him in it, puncturing the ball.
He was sent to a hospital in Baltimore where
it was determined to remove the eye entirely
in order to save the other one. This Mr.. Bears
would not consent to.
- Edward A. Grill, a deputy game warden
of Baltimore county, was arrested in Baltimore
few days ago on the charge of having trouble
on the street with Miss May Lessing, to whom
he was formerly engaged to- be married. The
girl used hatpin to defend herself, but Grill
was not spitted, having been able TO keep ont
of the way of the weapon.
- The first milk special, as an outgrowth
of the successful corn specials" of last year,
will be run about the middle of March and it
is likely the Maryland & Pennsylvania Rail-
road will be selected for the initial trip. Mr..
O. Bosley Littig is now actively at work on
this new project and that it will prove success
full goes almost without saying
Two weeks ago THE UNION published
the fact that thief had entered the parsonage
of Patapsco Station, Patapsco Neck, and robbed
Rev. ID. M. Browning of his overcoat. Since
then a number of the pastor friends have pre-
sented him with a fine coat to replace the
stolen one. That was the third time par
sonage occupied by Rev. Mr.. Browning had
been robbed.
- Lieut.. John A. McKew, of the Baltimore
city fire department, who died few days ago at
the age of 36 years, was relative of the family
of Mr.. John McRae. of Baynesville, near Tow
son. He was formerly member of the Balti-
more county fire department. Lieut.. McKew,
who was on the retired list contracted severe
cold during the great fire of February, 1904,
and never regained his health.
"A special meeting of the stockholders of
the Agricultural Society of Baltimore county
will be held in the Court House at Towson, on
Wednesday, February 9TH, commencing at IL
A. M. The board of managers of the society is
DESTROYS of having its charter amended and
this meeting will be preliminary to that step:
The society is in prosperous condition and
this fact should induce the stockholders to turn
out.
AT last one Baltimore paper has discov-
cred that Phoenix, Baltimore county, is not
imam ufacturing village" and that it has not
"a population of about 600.' The glory of that
place as manufacturing town departed some
years ago and all the many thousands of wheels
have since been standing idle. Should Balti-
more city carry out its scheme of increasing its
water supply from the Gunpowder Phoenix is
one of the places that will be wiped off the map.
- The proposed immense reservoir in the
valley of the Gunpowder is occasiOning great
deal ofcomment and speculation Some people
think that 100000 is an immense sum to
spend this project. but it is mere drop in the
bucket to what New York has Just done That
crease its supply from the CrotoE river and the
water is brought 40 miles. The same general
plan was carried out there as is proposed here.
- There we're some peculiarities about the
late Rev Matthew o. Keefe, pastor the Church
of the Immaculate. Towson. that bis friends
like to refer to. Although nearly Is years of
age be never wore eyeglasses and no one ever
saw him with gloves on. 1t is said that few
days before he died he told lady friend that
he intended to die without owning cent and
said to her that she would have to bury him
as he had no money to pay funeral expenses.
She said she would comply with his request
Farmers Institutes Some of Those
Who Will Speak at Them.-Director Will
liam L. Amoss, of the Maryland Farmers In
stitutes, when he comes to Baltimore county
this month will be accompanied by several
gentlemen whose talks cannot fail to interest
those who attend the meetings. Among them
will be the following:
Mr.. G. NJ. Lewelling, of Beaver City, Nebras-
ka was born in 1856 of Quaker parents in
hewed log cabin on a prairie farm in the State
of Iowa. where he spent bis boyhood days.
At the age of IA he entered the Academy at
Denmark, Iowa. AT IL be began teaching
school, In 1877 he moved to Nebraska and
built himself sod house. He has made
farming a success and owns several hundred
acres of fertile land in the famous alfalfa coun-
try Cattle, hogs and poultry are his pro-
ducts. Heis a member of the Nebraska State
Board of Agriculture, and also one of the reg
ular institute workers of that State. He has
been close student of nature and speaks from
observation and experience. His manner Of
address is convincing, supported by that en-
thusiasm that captivates his audiences, making
them eager to hear him again and again.
| Mr.. Jared Van Wagenen, Jr., the dairy ex-
pert of the corps. was born on a farm on the
| hills of Eastern New York. He took four
years course in the College of Agriculture at
| Cornell University and became instructor OF
dairying there. His chances of promotion
were equivalent to certainty. He chose to go
| back to the farm, though other offers came.