The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-21

"A well known farmer advertised in THE
UNION of the 7th instant for a teamster and by
Tuesday morning he had three applicants for
the place and secured man that suits him ex-
actly. He thinks the dollar he invested in the
lad" was money well spent.
"A Buff Orpington hen was sold few
days ago by @ q. Shoemaker, of York, Pa. to
ben took first prize at Madison Square Garden,
N. Y, and is said to be the most perfect speci
men of her breed in existence.
- Young Frank Brown. who ran over and
killed a colored man in Baltimore with his
mOtorcar, has been obliged to give up his men,
bership in the Automobile Club of Maryland.
This affair has no doubt taught Mr. Brown
lesson that he won't forget very soon.
- locks of the ''canaries" have been find
ing their way back to The UNION Office this
before the end of 1907 We only trouble you
| once year along this line hence we expect re-
sponses. Please don't overlook the matter:
| IA prize was given last week at the Sykes
vile carnival to the most popular farmer in
| Howard and Carroll counties, and it was won
| by Mr.. John T. Cauthorn, of Carroll. The
| prize for the prettiest woman at the carnival was
won by Miss Myrtle Arlington, ofSykesville.
- The wideawake people in the southeast
ern section of this county are moving for an
| improvement of their roads. and they are will
| ing to pay an additional tax of 10 cents on the
| 500 in order to accomplish this most desirable
/ object. Such movements should meet with
every encouragement.
Thousands of Baltimore county people
are helping on the harvest that the Baltimore
| shopkeepers are now enjoying All the trolley
| lines and steam railways that traverse the
county are doing rushing business carrying
| buyers to the city. The rush will not end until
the night before Christmas.
@It was reported this week that the large
farm of the late John Bacon, at Monkton, N.
| Q. r. R., had been sold to Virginian for S2O,-
900. The dairy herd and other personal effects
| on the farm were sold at auction on Thursday
| by Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacon, agent for the heirs.
| John v Slade was the auctioDeer.
THE extra cars lately put on the Towson
trolley line to relieve the crowding during the
rush hours have afforded no relief whatever
and through passengers are obliged to put up
with as many discomfOrts as they formerly
did. 1t is very strange indeed that the manage
ment cannot devise some plan whereby this
state of things can be remedied.
THE year 1907 did nothing for us in the
way of trolley line extension north of Tow
son, but we hope the United Company will see
its way clear to give us an extension to Luther
vile and Timonium during the year upon
which we are about to enter The country
north of Towson will never develop as it
should until it gets trolley line.
~ Samuel Myers colored, died at his home
on the HilIen road, few days ago, aged nearly
so years. For many years Sam" was hostler
at Ady's Hotel, Towson, and later at Cold
Spring and Govanstown hotels and was known
to thousands of people who traveled.the York
road. He served in the Union army during
the Civil War and was pensioner for many
years.
force and the stores are simply Overrun with
them. One would not think that money is
scarce to see the lavish way in which it is being
spent But some people only open their purse
strings once year and when they do it at this
season it is all right and no one should kick
so the proper people get the benefit of their
generosity.
- 1t is we'll to remember the poor at all
times, but at this particular season their wants
should be especially looked after. Unless they
are remembered by those who are amply able
to do so the Christmas season-which is one
of so many enjoy ments to most people-will
prove dreary and comfortIess one to them.
So don't forget them and you'll feel better for
it afterwards.
- Through some inadvertance the credit
for the fine sample of 9th district corn shown
at the TowsOn drug store of Massenburg d Son
was last week given by The UNION to K. g.
Kelbaugh instead of to Mr.. Robert G. Axe
hurst, the man who did grow it. 1t is gener
ally conceded to be the finest corn among the
many samples shown. Mr.. Akehursts crop
averaged Is barrels to the acre.
THE board of directors of the Second
National Bank of Towson, at its meeting on
Wednesday, declared dividend of per cent.
on its capital stock, payable on demand after
January LIST, 1908. The bank has been in oper-
alton about year and this its first dividend.
The officers are very much pleased with the
banks success. Mr.. Thomas w. Offutt is the
president, and Mr.. Thomas j. Meads, cashier.
- One more issue of THE UNION will COM
plete volume So of the paper-that is it will be
ffty-eight years old on the 18th of December,
1907. There are few papers in Maryland that
have lived so many years, and although old,
as years 60 the paper is as vigorous and flourish
ing in business sense today as it ever was. 1t
has enjoyed a prosperous year just ending, for
all of which we are duly thankful to our
patrons and friends
THE al-absorbing topic in Dulany's Val
ley now is the possibility of Baltimore city
taking nearly all the land in the valley for a
storage lake to increase the city's water sup
ply. When New York city increased its sup
ply it brought the water upwards of 40 miles
and wiped several villages and numerous farms
out of existance in order to obtain room for
storage lake. The same will be the case here
if the water project goes through.
->Carrier Selling, on the r. f. d. route
going out from Raspeburg, had very disa
greeable experience in the heavy storm of last
Saturday. The wind blew the top off his buggy
and the rain poured in upon his mail to such
extent that he was obliged to return to the
postofice before he had served the whole of his
route Many subscribers to The UNION in that
section were disappointed because they did not
receive their papers at the usual time.
- The custom of Christmas day visiting is
not nearly so common in this section of Mary
land as it was twenty five or thirty years ago.
Then many persons kept what was called "open
house" and all callers were treated to various
kinds of liquid refreshments cake, candies,
nuts, etc Now comparatively little of this is
done and the custom seems more honored in
the breach than in the observance" Whether
or not this is due to an advanced temperance
sentiment among the people we are not pre-
pared to say.
The Good Roads Movement.-An impor-
- odd dc fx-t 1.n
14th district was taken on Monday night at the
Hotel Junker, Baltimore, when delegates ofthe
various improvement associations voted in
favor of an increase of 10 cents in the road tax,
provided sufficient guarantee is given that the
money will be equitably apportioned.
The meeting was called by the Hamilton
improvement Association, those represented
being the Hamilton, Belair Road, Orangeville,
Philadelphia Road and Lauraville Associa-
tions. Mr.. William McCallister, president of
the Confederated Civic, Improvement and Pro-
tective Association, presided. That the 14th
district is in need of road improvements was
the concensus of opinion. The best method of
bringing these about appeared TO be that OF
petitioning the County Commissioners to add
10 cents to the road tax. 1t was pointed out
that this petition in order to be effective, must
represent two fifths ofthe taxable basis. There
was but little objection to this method, although
desultory opinions were expressed that the pre-
sent levy would be sufficient if expended
equitably.
After a number of Intellectual resolutions had
been offered Mr.. o. Ross Mace offered one
that it was the sense of the meeting that 10
cents be added to the road tax to be used for
road Improvements. provided it was guaranteed
by the County Commissioners and the super
visors that the money would be spportioned
equitably. The resolution was passed.
A committee of one will be named from each
improvement association to confer with the
Commissioners and if they receive satisfactory
assurance petitions will at once be circulated
for signatures.
From Faroff South Africa.-Rev. DR..
Epke Rolf De Wall, formerly president of the
Volksraat-the congress of the former Boer
Republic, and one of three men who have
! been exied from their native land by order of
| the British government-has been spending a