The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27

Fork, 18th District.-I laughed when /
read the editors foot note to my letter last
week, and will do my best to help them avoid
| mistakes in the future and will try to write
| palmer, as have been told before that there
| was but one man in The UNION 0fi1ce who
| could read my writing. If he should die
might have to resort to the typewriter. But
there is one other mistake / will have to get
| Won to correct and the fault is all my own this
| time. l was informed land had not noticed
| it before) that reported that Rev. Joseph 8.
Wilmington was to preach at Fork and Salem
churches on the first Sunday in March. when
| it should have been February, as he is to be
here Sunday, February Sd. was ignoring the
month of February entirely as was thinking
the next month was March, but may be ex-
cused in making such a mistake during the
| springlike weather we have been enjoying, and
| as we are talking over this way about it being
nearly time to plant potatoes:
1.-The Funny Mantle Man from Dixie"
| George Trenmark Taylor, is to be at Fork
| Christian Church, Wednesday evening, Janu-
airy 31st. The advance show cards announcing
| him give nearly dozen different pictures of
him showing as many different expressions
and attitudes He is Southerner and his i'm.
presentations of those with whom he has passed
The greater part of his life has convulsed thoua
ands of his hearers. II costs the children ten
cents to laugh at him, and the grown folks'
have to double up to laugh.
Rev. r. L. Dickey preached two line sermons
on SUNDAY at II OTk anu Odlcul, duQ tuOoC Wiz
do not come out only at the regular services
held by Rev. M. L. Beall are missing some
blessings they might receive If they would at
tend on the Todd Sundays and hear the local
preachers, who are mostly elderly men, but
who, as q member of Salem M. E. Church ex.
pressed it Sunday, "were converted and were
preaching for the good of the cause without
getting any money for it." This association
Of some forty members has about twenty ac-
tive ones, who nearly every Sunday are filling
pulpits either in Baltimore or nearby points.
After all the hundred or two years that the
road supervisors have thrown dirt into the road
leading from Watkins corner past Baldwin
Station they have stopped short just at the
very time when it should be done, and done
well and lot Oft, for the authorities, whoever
they may be, either our road supervisor, Mr..
Frank Kearney, or our road engineer, or maybe
the whole of them are having stone thrown
into the road instead Of dirt. Now, dirt is
good thing, for without it we could not exist,
and it is an absolute necessity in building
good stone road. For years it has been known
BY the United States Department OF Good Roads
that no road will stand unless it is first round
ed up with dirt. thus forming good founda-
ton to shed the water and make it run to the
sides. This must be done before the stone. is
put on, otherwise the water permeating the
stone softens the dirt underneath forming mud,
into which the stone sinks and you have poor
road This Baldwin road is in Hat at the
head of Long Green Valley and the stone are
being thrown in just as the road is. This is
poor way to do and is behind the times at least
fifteen to twenty years. Hartford county knows
better than to build macadamized road in this
way. What on earth is the reason our people
haven't gumpton enough to do it right. AS
proof of this way being poor one and Dack
number in road building. one only needs to
look at the road in front of the farms of Mr..
w. o. B. Wright and Mr.. d. A. Harlan, on the
road from Fork to Baldwin. This was made
the same as the work is being done at Bald
win and when finished was high in the middle
and to all appearance good job, and yet while
only built few years has so settled that water
has for two or three years laid in the middle
of the road after each rain until the sun dries
it up. Besides not standing after being made,
it is an extravagant and worse than useless
waste of money, because the part or crown that
should be filled with dirt is made up of stone.
taking as many inches of stone in the centre
that should not be used, as the road is high IN
the middle above the sides when finished. For
instance, if the finished road is six inches
higher in the centre than at either side there
is a waste of stone of three inches thick the en-
tire width and length of the road. 1t can be
easily estimated the loss per mile as such road
building.
There are two pieces of road that stand as
monuments to the ability of Mr.. Kearney,
built many years ago by him and which have
never needed any repairing and they are two
Noonan's hill, both on the road from Fork to
Baldwin. 1t is astonishing when you look at
these two pieces that he does not make them
all SO they will stand like these. He certainly
ought to know how to do the trick as be has
served many years as supervisor. X.
Rayville, 9th District.-Our people are not
only complaining of too much mud. but most
of them say "Whew, it is too hot" The
wildgoose man, who observed the high aerial
flight of these birds last fall, predicted severe
winter and now, if the grounding should fail
to see his shadow we can, with some degree OF
assurance, lay aside overcoats and fur tippets.
Farmers are busy blowing and from the ap-
ows the earth will soon be carpeted with coat
ofgreen. relieving the stultified condition which
exists this season of the year.
Rev. f. B. Emenheser preached very in
teresting sermon at Pine Grove Church last
MI. George Hetrick, who lived near Beck
leysville, died last Friday night, after an ill
ness of several weeks. He was about % years
OF age and leaves wife, one SON and three
daughters. The funeral took place at MT.
Zion Church on Tuesday morning, Rev. +. b. |
Emenheiser officiating. Mr.. Paul Harten-f
stein was funeral director.
There is considerable sickness in this COM
munity, owing mostly to the changeable
weather.
out poles for the telephone line from Eklo to
Freeland and also for the one to Beckleysville.
There seems to be some anxiety on the part
of those who are expecting appointments in
this district by the Governor. He has way
of doing things that the REGULARS" cannot
altogether understand A little too 'indepen-
dent"
The teachers of the 9Th district will hold
their regular monthly meeting next Friday, at
2 P. NJ, at this place. Topic for discussion,
Interest and Attention" b.
Marble Hill, 9th District.-The directors
of the Baltimore County Agricultural Society.
met on Tuesday at Gerar Farm, the home of
Mr.. E. G. Merryman, and considered the needs
for the next fair. The show ring at the judges
stand will be enlarged. Part of the surplus
will be used to reduce the mortgage debt. The
charter will be revised and Messrs. Alexander
Mccormick, D. II. Rice and James 3. Nussear
constitute the committee on revision. Messrs.
E. G. Merryman, Allen Stevenson and James
s. Nussear committee on track and grounds,
met after the others left. The president, Mr.
Mccormick presided. Others present were
Messrs. D. H. Rice, Asa b. Gardiner, Jr w.
Stewart Diffendeffer, Charles E. Burton, Allen
Stevenson, James s. Nusser E. Cuttings Mer-
ryman and DIR. A. C. McCurdy. Mr. James
s. Reese, treasurer was absent. Mrs. Merry
man served an excellent dinner.
Justice ] d. G. Duncan had large number OF
colored people at the trial of a. E. Gardner for
taking the horse of Mr.. Frank Wheeler and
for carrying a concealed weapon.
A steropticon lecture will be given Friday
evening" at the Presbyterian Church at Ash
land, N. ". II. H.
n Mr.. Thomas Callahan has just finished his
hog killing. He has over 300 pounds of pork
and notwithstanding his family is small, yet
it will no more than last.
Mr., John ]. Lindemon has been sick for
week and has been missed at his place of
business.
The congregation of Jessop Church was dis
appointed last Sunday in not having Rev. l..
M. West preach. He was not well enough to
be present. The service was conducted by the
members.
Gardenville, 18th District.-The weather
has been unusually fine, but there is a great
deal of sickness in this community. Flows
have been running, manure hauled and some
truckers are talking about planting potatoes
and onions. / send you herewith two green
peas that were found growing on Mrs. Middle
kamp's property, at Gardenville.
Chicken thieves have been operating in this
community and several persons have sustained
losses on account of their visits.
Mr.. Casper Sipple of c., who was poisoned
some time ago, has entirely recovered his