The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-10-05

Fork, 18th District.-County Commission
ers Mann and Yellott paid visit of inspection
to the road from Days shop. near Baldwin
| Station, to Fork, on Thursday OF last week.
Quite number Of those who travel TINS ROAD
| met them. Mr.. YellOtt made the statement
| that work would be commenced shortly to
| macadamize it, going at least as far as from
| Days shop to the farm of Mr.. b. w. Gorsuch.
| This portion needs stoniDg very badly. 1t IS
part of the old Joppa road and is the main
| highway for large section Of the upper part
of Baltimore and Hartford counties TO tidewa-
ter and is travelled great deal. The survey
shows it to be about IL miles from Days shop
to the corner of the Guyton's Mill road and it
was surveyed for the purpose of getting bids
for it to be built as section of State road. No
bids were offered so that it will be built with
out the aid of the States money.
Both Commissioners think that, in some in
stances, q road can be built by the county
much cheaper than when the State supervises
it. The fact is it is ridiculous thing to dig
out the road, as is done on the State roads,
forming pocket in which the stone is put
This is certain, in time to hold the water and
let the stone sink. The right way is to grade
the road, forming the dirt just as the shape is
to be of the finished road then any water
perculating through the stone will run of the
dirt crown and the road so formed will stand
up" after years of service and not get fiat, as
do so many roads not constructed on this
principle.
Mrs. G. G. Snavely has returned from Wash
ington county, where she went to visit her
mother. She will start on the 4th for trip TO
Niagara and Meadeville, Pa, where her son,
Mr.. Guy E. Snavely, is professor in Allie
ghepy Institute.
Last week Mr. J. Lester Smith, postmaster
at Fork, visited the jamestown Exposition.
He reports the show "big thing" and was
delighted with it. The Government Pier is
completed and all buildings full of exhibits,
which he says any one can spend week pro-
fitably in inspecting. Board is reasonable and
there is fine street.car service from Norfolk
at 10 cents each way. As the round trip is
only $3.50 from Baltimore all should take in
the Exposition" He was accompanied by
Mr.. Charles Foard and Mr.. Burgan Dilworth.
Miss Lizzie Woodland has been visiting the
family of Mr.. David A. Harlan and others in
this section.
Mr.. Lawrence NJ. Riddle is now attending
Johns Hopkins University, which opened
October 1st This is his third year and he ex-
poets to complete the course this session.
During July and August he studied German
at the summer school at the University of
New burg, Germany.
Mr.. Dixon Connolly, who has purchased
the property from Mr.. Samuel Watkins, took
possession October 1st He is painting and
fixing up with view to reopening the store
many friends of Mr.. Watkins will miss him
and his accommodating ways. We bespeak
for them a warm welcome for Mr.. Connolly.
Miss Edith Riddle is attending the Woman's
College, and Miss Grace Riddle the Girls
Latin school in Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles A. Gorsuch and Mrs. Leonard
Foard have been appointed delegates to the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society that is
to meet in Washington soon. II.