The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-12-22

The approach OF the Christmas Mondays has
its attendant eDjoyments. Those whose avoca-
tions have called them away from the parental
roof are returning happy in the thought Of
spending a fortni6 BIT with loved ones. Masters
Paul Shamberger and H. B. Hosball, students
at the Maryland Agricultural College, and Miss
May Cross, who is taking course at Shlppens-
burg Normal School, are with their parents.
The teachers of the 9th district held very
interesting district institute on the 18th inst,
at Rayville public school.
Now, Messrs. Editors, we wish you and the
many readers of THE UNION happy Christ
mas. b.
Perry Hall, 18th District.-Mr. Frank ].
Coster has purchased lot from his father, Mr..
John Coster, upon which he will erect fine
cottage for himself, and which will make an
attractive addition to the neighborhood.
Mr.. John Straling is making some improve.
ments to the property he purchased about
year ago from the late Hartman Koch.
Mr.. II. Schwartz has improved bis place by
erecting an addition to his house. He has also
built wagon shed and granery.
Mr.. Joseph J. Snyder has been doing some
painting on his premises and other improve
ments are in progress in the neighborhood.
showing that our people are progressive and
abreast of the times.
Henry W. Kahl, son of Mr.. Joseph Kahl,
of this place, imbibed the idea that he would
like oyster dredging. He had an experience
of six weeks in which he learned much about
the business and became satisfied that almost
any other occupation would be preferable.
Mr.. William Dunty. Jr. is recovering from
an attack of grip.
Mr.. William J. Mohr, who was injured in
an electric car accident on the Belair road
several weeks ago, is somewhat improved. DR..
H. T. Harrison is attending him.
Christmas ra6les have been numerous and it
seems everybody is bent on trying to get some
thing for nothing-a scheme that rarely works.
Nearly every public house will rattle turkeys
and other fowls.
Proprietor Waldman, of the 7-Afile House,
Belair road. will give each one of his customers
o chance to win horse on the first day of the
New Year. The animal is said to be worth $75.
The season thus far has not been especially
good for blacksmiths. The roads have been
Yin such condition that no "roughing" of horses
has been necessary, this being always source
of good revenue to the smiths in most winters.
Sharp shoes on horse standing in the stable are
Railways more or less dangerous.
Everybody about here expects to get a job on
the new B. C O. cutoff as soon as work begins
but all are still in the. dark on this point and
are likely to be for some time to come b.
Jacksonville, 10th District-The Sunday
school of the First Reformed Church of this
place will give its annual Christmas entertain
ment in the church on Christmas night, De-
cember 25th, beginning at 7.S0 O'Clock. Mr.
Joseph Lins, superintendent of the school, has
been energetically drilling the children and an
enjoyable time is promised. Everybody will
Mrs. Henry Zinkhan, of this place, is spend
ing week with her sister, Mrs. William link.
han, of Jarrettsville, Hartford county.
Mr.. ]. Perry Carroll, storekeeper at this place,
has purchased the old hotel property here from
Mr.. c. G. Schuster.
Miss Margaret E. Zinkhan, of Baltimore,
who was at Blue Ridge Summitseveral months
the past summer, will spend the Christmas
holidays here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Zinkhan. M.
Greenwood, 18th District.-Mr. j. Glenn
McComas, well known retired farmer of this
neighborhood, is indisposed and confined to
his home.
Bethany Lodge /. o. o. f., is enlarging its
bowling alleys at the hall at Glen Arm. The !
room enough to accommodate all who wished
to indulge in it,
Brema Sherman, who has been sick for
some time. is recovering.
Rev. NJ. l.. Beall will preach at Waugh
Church. Sunday, December 23d, at II A. NJ.
Epworth League service at 7.30 m. ].
School Consolidation Intelligently Dis
cussed.-At the regular meeting of Sweet Air
Lyceum on Saturday night last the subject of
consolidating the public schools at Sweet Air,
Blenheim, Jacksonville, Sunnybrook and
diligently discussed.
When the meeting was called by President
Elmer r. Halle the hall was packed, No
meeting of the lyceum has been so largely at
tended, and the speakers waxed so warm at
times and questions were hurled at them by
those in the audience with such fury that Mr..
Halle had to take hand several times to hold
the discussion in check.
The question was discussed about year ago
at meeting attended by Mr.. Albert s. Cook,
TALv
assistant superintendent of schools, and the
opinion was unanimous against consolidation.
Now, it seems, the people of Sweet Air are
for it, and those living in the outlying districts,
where the schools will be taken away, are
against it. The plan is to build the consolida-
ted school at point between Sweet Air and
Jacksonville.
The affirmative side of the question was
argued by Mr.. d. Fred Shamberger, teacher of
manual training at Sparrow's Point, and Prof.
Herbert Owens, principal of the school at Jar
rettsville.
While they admitted there would be an in
crease in the expenses of the consolidated
school at first, they showed that the advan-
tages to be derived would decrease the expenses
to the patrons in the long run. They argued
that better individual instructions could be
given the pupil that the instructions in general
would be better manual training and agricul-
tural studies could be introduced and the farmer
would benefit by it. as he would not have to
send his child to other schools.
They cited cases where schools had been con-
soldated in the county and found to work
satisfactorily.
Mr.. Alexander Guthrie trustee of Manor
school, and Mr.. Edward O'Donovan, of Sweet
Air, declared the expenses of consolidated
school are greater, the children have to be
hauled over the roads in all kinds of bad wealth
er, they are taken far from their homes and
therefore have to get up earlier and are later
getting home.
He said the parents would not have the
same opportunity to watch over the child and
could not keep in touch with the teacher as
they do now. One consolidated school was
failure, according to statements made, and
some said they thought too much power was
given the School Board and taken away from
the trustees of the schools.
The judges were Miss Grace e. Reckord,
Messrs. Charles E. Weakley. Benjamin Burk.
Edward Price and William e. Pocock. They
voted three to two in favor of consolidation.
The other portion of the program was also
interesting. REGULATIONS were given by Misses
Janet Reckord, Katharine M. Patterson and
Alice Price; solos by Mr.. William ]. Davis,
Misses Shamberger and Stella Wright; violin
and piano duet by Mr.. William Hitchcock and
Miss Hitchcock, and the "Searchlight," the
lyceum paper, was read by Mr.. Elmer r. Halle.
It contained number of interesting letters to
Santa Claus from the members.
Saturday night, December 22d, the question,
Resolved, that the old order of things be
changed and that women should have equal
rights With men to propose matrimony," will
be discussed.
The Mason and Dixon Line.-The United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey has finally
completed its report concerning the famous
Mason and Dixon's Line between Maryland
| and Pennsylvania. The work of resurveying
was begun in 1900 The original running of
| the line WAS concluded in 1760 and each mile