The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-09-21
Farmers Have Fine Time at Mt. Carmel

crowd to the annual farmers picnic held at
MT Carmel, 9th district, under the auspices of
| the several farmers clubs of Baltimore caunty.
The presence of Mr.. George r. Gather Re-
publican gubernatoral candidate, was the fea-
lure OF the occasion. In many ways the pic
nc resembled a miniature county fair. The
farmers, their wives, sons and daughters
brought from the farms many exhibits all of
which attracted attention. 1t was said by
many that it was the most representative
| gathering of farmers ever seen in the upper
part of the county.
Mr.. e. Cuttings Merryman met the speakers
at Cockeysville and drove them to the grounds
| IN fourth. hand team. During the morning
the Glen Rock Band entertained the gathering
with a concert under the leadership of Prof.
Seitz The politicians took advantage of the
occasion and were out in full force.
Among the first of those to reach the grounds
| was Mr.. Gather. He was escorted among the
| people by ex.Clerk of the Court Lewis M.
Bacon, who met him at Sparks Station and
grove him to the grounds. Messrs. @. Ross
Mace, j. Walter Turnbaugh and William FL.
Lawrence accompanied him. Mr.. Bacon and
others introduced Mr.. Gather to the farmers
and their wives, and when the picnic was over
the candidate declaredthat be had had most
delightful day and was very much pleased
with the many people he had met.
Mr.. Gather did not make an address, but all
Gay long kept moving around. AT II o'clock
dinner was served, which everybody enjoyed.
Tables were spread upon the grass and the peo-
pie gathered around them and spent an hour
pleasantly.
At o'clock the meeting was called to order
1y Mr.. William D; Curry, who introduced Mr..
Laban Sparks, who made the address of well
come. Mr.. G. B. Smith, of the division of
farm management of the United States Agri-
cultural Department at Washington was the
next speaker and gave talk on Common
Red Clover" He spoke of the best methods
OF getting good crops from clover and clover
hay. The farmers asked a number of ques-
tions on the subject, and the address proved to
be one of interest to all. Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacon
gave a short talk on "Cowpeas." DIR. H. B.
McDonnell. professor of chemistry, at the
booked for a speech, gave most interesting
address on his line of work at the institution,
and advised the farmers to use the best of fertil
izers for their lands and against using cheap
feed for their stock.
President Sylvester, of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, made an address on general
subjects, which was much appreciated by the
audience, and when he had finished many
went forward and congratulated him upon
the talk.
He advised the boys Of the county to stay on
the farm, and told the parents to properly
educate their children and interest them in
farming, and that they would then stay on
the farm. He insisted upon the people of the
county visiting the college and said that it was
their duty to do so. He advised in favor of
OIBoAlZdtlUu VI AdIAuCtS AOI buclI Luutud1 UcuO-
fit and cited an instance of the tobacco-grow-
ers Of lower Maryland organizing and by SO
doing had been able to get a substantial in
crease in prices for their product.
At the close of his talk the program was
completed and the balance of the time was
spent in social manner
Congress of Improvement Associations
Movement Starts Under Favorable
Auspices.-Representatives of fifteen of the
ivoo ofi IF Roll
assembled at Junkers Hotel, Baltimore, on
Monday night last to organize a congress of
these associations. Those represented at the
meeting were Belair Road Gainesville, Orange
vile, White Hall, Lansdowne, Park Heights,
Govanstown, Lauraville Wilhelm Park, Phil
adelphia Road, Halethorpe, Hamilton, Marble
HILL Towson, Mount Washington and Roland
Park.
After the object of the meeting was set forth
in an address by Mr.. William McCallister, of
formed and Mr.. McCallster was elected chair
man and Mr.. Robert FL. Hopkins, secretary.
In his address Mr. McCallister said
1.-THE object of the congress of improvement
associations is not to prevent, but to assist the
bringing about of all good and useful laws for
the benefit of our county as well as the
State at large; not to criticise any political
party, but to assist the officeholder to perform
his duty, no matter what his political affilia-
tions may be; to give our aid in bringing
about all good improvements to help make
Baltimore county equal to if not greater than
any in this glorious country of ours; to cement
the good fellowship now existing between the
counties in our State and Baltimore city, the
great metropolis ofthe South. 1t is also aimed
to assist our county officials to keep our taxes
low, and give us the best possible government
at least expense to assist our Legislators at
Annapolis to introduce laws that are equitable
and just to all classes, to recommend to them
laws that are necessary for our welfare, and to
repeal any now on our statutes that are not"
A constitution prepared by Mr.. McCallister
was read, which calls for the forming of
congress of improvement associations of the
county, each association to be represented by
three members to serve two years. The off,
GERS of the organization shall also serve two
years. Committees are to be appointed by the
chairman, and shall include county commits
sioners, State, Congressional, commercial,
highways, municipal, legislative and other
committees.
Politics shall not enter into the proceedings
of the organization. Local associations can
call upon the congress of associations to assist
in any subect of interest to any special locality.
1t was decided to have copies of the constitu-
ton printed and sent to each association to be
acted on at special or regular meetings, and
representatives appointed with power to act at
q meeting of the representatives to be held at
Hotel Junker Monday, October 21st when the
permanent organization of the congress of
associations will be formed.
Forty odd delegates represented the fifteen
associations and among them were Messrs.
James J: Lindsay; George Jessop, John Il.
Gross, Charles q. Sack a Charles Aerzog'
Frank 1. Wheeler, G. Ross Mace, Henry AL
brecht, Vincent Hedeman, Robert D. Mosner,
G. M. Hoshall, William ]. Biddison, DIR. VIM.
J. Todd and DR.. Josias s. Bowen.
Work of the Orphans Court..In the Bal
timore County Orphans Court this week let
tiers were granted on the following estates:
On the personal estate of Samuel L. Eldred
to DR.. Frank G. Eldred, administrator.
On the personal estate of William Reinecke
to John Thomas Scheu, executor.
On the personal estate of Miss Rebecca s.
Neel to Mary Belle Gore, executrix.
On the personal estate of DR.. William T. &.
Whiteford to DR.. Lingard 1. Whiteford, ad-
ministrator.
On the personal estate of G. Dodd McFar-
land to Clara NJ F. Mcfarland, executrix.
The will of William Reinecke was admitted
to probate on Tuesday. He gives to his step
son, Diedrich Rasch, otherwise known as Died
rich Reinecke, his farm of 10 acres on the Old
Hartford road, for life, and then to his grand
son, Frederick Diehl, absolutely. The execu-
tor is directed to convert into cash the remain
der of the estate, including two mortgages, one
for 1900 and the other s r ~ goo and to pay the
A. Reinecke; $4,000 to his son, William T.
Reinecke, and $4,000 to his daughter, Anne
Augusta Diehl. His daughter also receives the
residue of the estate.
By the will of Cephas Dodd Mcfarland, filed
for probate on Wednesday, all his property is
given to his widow, Mrs. Clara NJ F. McFar-
land Mr.. Mcfarland was a member of the
bar.
The will of Rebecca s. Neel was probated on
Wednesday. She makes the following be-
quests: To her brother, Samuel N. Neel, 500;
Mrs Sarah Neel, wife Of Samuel N. Neel, $780,
Mary Blone, daughter of Samuel N. Neel, $780,
her brother. John A. Neel, 81 900; her brother,
Joseph Neel, $1,000; Mrs. Mary Neel, wife of
John A. Neel, $50; Washington Gore, $50;
Katie Graves daughter of Washington Gore,
$50; Charles w. Gore, son of Washington
Gore, 500; Hugh G. Gore, 500; Albert ].
Gore, 500; Moilie ]. Echardt, $780, to Refs
terstown Lutheran Church. 500. She leaves
500 to be invested and the interest applied to
keep in order the cemetery of the Lutheran
Church. The residne Of her estate is given to
Mary Belle Gore, daughter Of Washington
Gore.
Decision In the Councilman Case.-In
the Circuit Court here on Saturday last Judge
Burke decided an important point involving
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