The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-07

Mr. Richard KeIbaugh, of the 9th dis
trict, claims to have raised this season 132 bar
rels of corn on a six acre field an average oi
% barrels to the acre. If correctly reported
this is no doubt the record crop of the year.
James p. Hagan, convicted in the Circuit
Court here Of manslaughter for the killing Of
John Stern by striking him on the back Of the
head, causing conclusion Of the brain, was sen
fenced to two years imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
- Mrs Charlotte A. Evans, wife of Mr..
George w. Evans. died of double pneumonia
on Saturday last, at her home at Fallston. De-
ceased, who was IS years of age, was sister
OF Mr.. John Cowan. the well known contrac-
tor and builder.
=. Our friends of the National Bank of
Cockeysvile will accept our thanks for a beau.
tiful calendar for 1908. The picture, entitled
Preparing for Market" is very suggestive
one and will appeal to scores of Baltimore
county families.
When the mercury gets down to Is, as
it did in Towson OF Thursday morning, we are
willing to admit that Old Winter is here with
the goods. It is said that it has been years
since such very cold weather was experienced
| so early in December.
Mr. Charles E. Fendall on Thursday re-
ceived an order from Wicomico county for
500 strawberry plants of the "Fendalp variety.
He expects that these plants will be in great
demand next spring and he is preparing TO
promptly fill all orders.
The number of Christmas shoppers is
growing daily in the city stores. and if they are
all buying it surely does not indicate that
money is right" The immense sums that go
for mere nothings at this particular season is
little short of marvellous.
There has been a curtailment of r. F. ID.
Route No. 6, going east and southeast of Tow
son, and this will be the cause of some Of THE
UNIONS subscribers failing to get their papers
this week. They should notify MS promptly
of their change of address.
| RalfimOrQ COnnfV'a n1WIV. elected Offl.
GERS have all been sworn in and the business of
the several departments is going on as smoothly
as usual. The election brought very few new
faces into the Court House. With two or three
exceptions all are familiar.
| - In the printing of posters for public sales
the job department of The UNION has this year
broken all previous records, and the run still
| Keeps up We doubt if there is another print
ing Office in Maryland that has done so much
OF this particular class of work.
- The ordinance paying Mrs. Charlotte K.
| Nicolai, of Catonsville $3.50 for the old Stony
Run bridge was signed on Monday by Mayor
Mahool. Baltimore city has been using the
bridge for many years under the impression
that it was public thoroughfare.
THE Green Spring Valley Hunt Club will
| give its annual farmers luncheon and shoot
at the kennels, on Wednesday, January LIST,
1908. These are always very enjoyable affairs
| and the farmers over whose lands the club
hunts duly appreciate the courtesy.
- In the last two weeks several thousand
! bushels of wheat have been shipped from Tow
| son by the Md. & Pa. R. r. direct to the Can
| ton elevators. This is thought to be cheaper
and more expeditions way of getting the grain
to market than to haul it with teams.
- Stories about the slaughtering OF big
hogs are now coming in but we are bound to
admit that Baltimore county IS not In II with
| Carroll when it comes to this. They either
raise the biggest hogs or the biggest liars in
Maryland Just over the line in Carroll.
Mr.. H. Edwin Hopkins, of Govanstown,
| is suffering from fractured kneecap, the re-
suit of slipping and falling upon the floor Of
his home. He was attended by DR.. g. H.
Hooking. Mr.. Hopkins is connected with the
| National Mechanics Bank in Baltimore.
->Some persons send matter to The UNION
| for publication so that it does not reach rs
before Saturday morning. They ought to know
by this time that this is too late. The paper is
| printed every Friday afternoon and is sent
from here at P. M. the same day. Please bear
| this in mind.
- George L. Ricktor, aged Al years, was
stricken with paralysis while working for the
| Maryland Telephone Company near Mt. WASH
| ington, on Saturday last and died on Monday.
| He was found lying unconscious upon the
ground. The unfortunate man had family
10 Baltimore.
-Mr. Frederick Won Kapff, who owns the
Cowpens Farm, in Lime Kiln Valley, east OF
Towson grew a fine corn crop this year. He
had yield of II barrels to the acre on Is acres
and fraction over II barrels on field OF z
acres. Mr.. E. G. Gray is Mr.. Won Kapf7s
farm superintendent.
- Mayor Mahool, at the banquet of the
Baltimore Bar Association on Tuesday night,
said that he only paid about u dollar year for
doctors bills. That comes from being born in
Baltimore county. Perhaps if he had had the
misfortune to have been born elsewhere he
would not be living now.
Those Baltimore county people who fail
| ed to attend the show of the Maryland Horti-
cultural Society at the Fifth Regiment Armory
| this week missed rich treat. 1t was highly
creditable exhibition, but this section of the
State was not so well represented among the
exhibits as IL should have been.
>Mr. James Hooper is another Baltimore
| county dairyman who is about to give up the
business because of unfavorable conditions
| He will sell his herd on his farm in the 18th
district, near Knoebel on Friday, December
! 18th. Mr. Hooper has been farming in that
section of the county over forty years.
- 1t is said that School Commissioner Rice,
| at the next meeting of the Board, will endeavor
to have a rule adopted entirely abolishing cor
! poral punishment from the schools He thinks
| there are better ways of disciplining children
than by whipping them and he will find plenty
of intelligent people who agree with him.
1.-The Howard County Poultry and Corn
Show held at Ellicott City three days last week
under the auspices of the Business Mems Asso-
| from every standpoint. Several thousand
people attended, Baltimore county being well
| represented among those who enjoyed the show.
- Time to get your iceponds in order.
Some people think if they don't cut ice before
! Christmas the chances of getting supply are
rather slim. Weknow of one Baltimore county
man who two years ago secured his supply of
ice just before Thanksgiving day and he didn't
get chance to cut any more during that
! winter.
Zone of BaItimore's high rollers drove his
motorcar over q colored man-running at an
admitted speed of IL miles an hour at night
and killed him. He got off with fine of S25
and COSTS That may be very nice way TO
treat man because he's got rich father, but
is it Justice? 1t will be difficult matter to
| make the average man think so.
- Deputy State Game Warden Harry
Malcolm, formerly of Towson, with the assis
| lance of several deputies in Charles county,
made big haul of Sunday duck hunters last
Sunday ard all their boats, guns and other
| trappings were confscated and will be sold at
auction Each man was fined $50 and costs
and in default OF payment went to jail.
/ -The memorial services held last Sunday
afternoon by Towson Lodge of Elks we're very
appropriate and impressive and consisted of
The deceased members of the lodge are s. G.
Tomay, Henry j. Hick G. Harris Ceilings,
Milton w. Offutt, William II. Ruby, W. 8.
Forwood Charles B. MCLEAN, ]. H. Middle
camp, Aubrey Todd and DR.. W. T. G. White.
ford.
+. MIR. Andrew Anderson. Miss Renwick
and Mrs. B. Breckenridge, all of Govanstown.
were among the exhibitors of fruit at the show
of the Maryland Horticultural Society in Bal
timore this week. Mr.. A. j. Tarbert, of the
Sheppard Pratt Hospital. and Mrs. F. A.
Bauer, of Timonium. exhibited vegetables.
Mr.. A. G. Kolk, of Long Green Valley, took
third prize (S10) for ten ear samples of white
corn.
THE speeding ofautomobiles through the
streets of Towson is q matter that the Improve
ment Association will look after and some
people may get themselves into q snap that
they will not be particularly pleased with. 1t
is by no means an uncommon thing for some
of the drivers of these machines to go over ouI
streets at speed exceeding Is miles an hour
They haven't killed anybody yet, but they are
liable to do it any day. Make an example Of
some of them before they do.
Mr.. Yellott Resigns.-Mr. Osborne l. Vel.
lott, who had acceptably filled the position Of
counsel to the Board of County Commissioners
for the past six years, resigned that office on
Tuesday In his letter to the Board he says
lowing to the demands upon my time and
attention by my practice in Baltimare city.
desire to state formally that am not candi
date for reappointment as counsel to the Board