The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-11-16

- Some Of the motorists that ran on West
Joppa road. Towson, last Sunday afternoon
were going at rate of speed that would easily
equal IS miles an hour. And yet the speed
limit in towns is IL miles an hour. Might as
well have no law.
Articles of incorporation of the Wilhelm
Park Improvement Company were filed on
Wednesday in the County Clerks office. The
incorp0ratoTs are Messrs. Charles b. Jones,
Charles f. Keckner, John A. Min, d. J..
Buckley and John Plate.
- Mrs. Carrie Ing Of Roland Park, accused
her white cook, Stella Hedrick with stealing
q silver spoon. Now Mrs Ing is called upon
to defend suit for SO, 900 damages for desama-
ton of character. Mr. Allan p Cleaveland is
attorney for the plaintiff.
- The house of Mr.. James L. Constantine,
on Main street. Arlington, was damaged by
fire last Saturday afternoon to the extent Of
about $500. The good work of the Arlington
Chemical Engine Company and the Volunteer
Company saved the building.
County Treasurer Rogers, who is about
closing up bis term Of Office, has made his re-
port for the month of October. He received
during the month from all sources $27 374 81,
and dsbursed the sum Of $8l sol O8. Balance
on hand November LIST, S2l9, 1874 80.
- Thanksgiving day only one week from
next Thursday. The dinners served that day
will cost more than they have done for many
years owing to the increased price of almost
i everything LOT the ldOl6. DuL tue people are
living well even at the high cost of edibles.
- Woodhome. the Councilman farm. near
Pikesville, that was offered at public sale on
Thursday by Col. D. g. Mcintosh and Mr..
Edward N. Rich. trustees, was Withdrawn,
the bids being thought to be insufficient.
Messrs. Pattison & Gahan were the auctioneers
- Three men with three dogs tramped over
ten miles on Monday in the lower section of
the 18th district and did not see single part
ridge. They naturally concluded that birds
are scarce-especially in that section of the
county. Rabbits were also few and far between.
- Wednesday, December 4th. will be the
first anniversary of the Towson improvement
Association, upon which date the annual meet
ing will be held in the Guild House at P. M.
The association has done good work for the
town and it cannot be too highly commended.
- Mr.. George @. Davis receiving teller of
the National Mechanics Bank of Baltimore, is
erecting pretty brick cottage on part Of the
Turnbull estate, about mile south of Towson,
and be will occupy IL as soon as it is completed.
Heis son of Mr. Jas. M Davis. ofGovanstown.
- The Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club
will meet Saturday, November 18th, at the
farm of Mr.. John Bond, in Western Run Val
ley, when The Benefit of Barnyard Manure"
will be discussed. The readers will be Messrs.
John Crowther, James B. Ensor and DR.. J. e.
Orrison
"A demonstration of an electrical milking
machine will be given at the dairy farm of Mr..
Joseph Hopes. at Bynum, Md & Pa. Rail-
road, on Saturday afternoon, November 10Th,
and party of newspaper men and others from
Baltimore will go up by the 1.2O train to
witness it.
- The next meeting of the Baltimore Coun-
ty Medical Association will be held in the
Child House at Towson, on Tuesday. Novem
Der 18th, at 2 P. NJ. DR.. J. N. Mccormack,
chairman of the Organization Committee of
the American Medical Association, will deliver
an address.
MIR John Arthur will sell. on the prem
ises, on Tuesday next, for the heirs, the farm
of the late William Dampman, on the road
leading from Fork to Baldwin Station, in the
18th district. This is very snug property of
20 acres and is worthy the special attention of
home.seekers
-The new Board of County Commission
ers will assume the duties of the Office on Tues
day, December 3D., when Messrs. Slade and
Yellott will retire and be succeeded by Mr.. Will
liam Byerly and DR.. G. L. Mattfeldt Mr.. N.
Bosley Merryman, the new County Treasurer
will qualify December 3D.
- Mr.. Charles e. Fendall, Of Towson. has
garden that contains about three Fights OF an
acre of ground and bis success as an Intensive
farmer" is noteworthy. He grew this year
fruits, vegetables, ETC., to the value of "a
at retail prices OF this amount S25279 was
for straw berry plants sold.
THE young people of the First Presbyte-
rian Church, Arlington, have organizeda Chris
tian Endeavor Society, with the following Off
GERS President, John Kratz vice president
G. Eddy secretary, Miss Louise Sibol; treas
urer Raymond dOSWe1ller; corresponding Sec
rotary. Miss Hattie Goetting.
Now the curious are wondering who will
get places in the Court House and other jobs
when the new county officials take charge
There are very large number of outside places
to dispose of and no doubt the list of applicants
for these will be long one. AS usual there
are certain to be many disappointments.
ION Friday night of last week Col. VIM
s. Powell, of the Ellicott City Times, delivered
highly entertaining lecture before the pupils
and alumni of the State Normal School on his
trip around the world. Col. Powell, who was
accompanied on his long jaUnt by Mrs. Powell.
was formerly resident of Mt. Washington.
->Sheriffelect Abram T. Street, will be the
first of the new county officers to enter upon
his duties. This he will do before the opening
of the December term of court, on the I'd of
that month. He has but two Office appoint
ments-a clerk and deputy. The running of
the Jail has been taken entirely out of the hands
of the sheriff.
- A tablet to the memory of Rev. George
G. Stokes, who was rector of the parish forty
three years. was unveiled in the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Charles
street avenue, last Sunday morning The SER
mon was preached by Rev. DR.. J. Houston
Eccleston, of Baltimore. Rev. NJ. H. Mill is
the present pastor of the church.
1.-THE contractors now say that the paving
of the York road to the new city boundary
will be completed by the LIST of January next
The paving on the east side of the road to that
ever before was public work that has hung
fire like this has. That section of the road has
been practically closed to travel for many
months.
- Arrangements are nearly complete for
the Howard County Poultry and Corn Show to
be held at Elicott City, November 28th, 18th
and 30th, day and night. A dog show and a
chiIdren's menagerie will be features of an ex
hibition, which promises to be in all respects
successful. The affair is held under the auspices
of the Business Mems Association of ElIicott
City, of which Col. VIM. S. Powell is president.
"a large bunch of sheep intended for the
Notch Cliff Stock Farm Of Mr.. William Hops,
in lower Long Green Valley, passed through
Towson a few days ago. The coming Legisla
ture should pass stringent law to help on this
important industry, which is always profitable
to farmers if they can protect their focks from
the ravages of dogs. Put heavy tax on the
CANNES and let the money thus raised go to the
farmer to reimburse him for any losses he may
sustain by having his sheep killed by dogs.
The B. & o. Railroad Connects With the
Md. & Pa.-The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has completed arrangements for
building a connection with the Maryland and
Pennsylvania Railroad above North avenue.
The Maryland and Pennsylvania has right to
use the Belt Line tunnel of the Baltimore and
Ohio and more than year ago it arranged to
build a connection with the latter road. Sew
eral months ago the Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania started to build an incline from its tracks
up to those of the Baltimore and Ohio a short
distance north of North avenue. Atthis point
the Baltimore and Ohio tracks are considerably
above those of the Maryland and Pennsylvania
and the incline is rather long.
While the Maryland and Pennsylv ania has
practically completed its portion of the work,
the Baltimore and Ohio had not arranged for
the connection until few days ago. When
the tracks which will join the two roads has
been put down the Maryland and Pennsylvania
will be able to transfer freight originating on
its line for points on the Baltimore and Ohio
direct, without having first to send it over the
Pennsylvania Railroad, as at present, and vice
versa
1t is quite possible that the Maryland and
Pennsylvania will some time in the future
consider running its passenger trains through
to Camden Station. The company's terminal
is now at North avenue and Oak street, but
under its charter it has perfect right to use
the tunnel down to Camden. Atpresent, how
ever, it is said the company has no intention
of availing itself of the franchise further than
to facilitate the movement Of freight intended
for points on the Baltimore and Ohio.