The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-11-28

at Mt. Washington on Thursday afternoo
the grandstand suddenly collapsed and tumble
several hundred peoplein mass TO the grounC
Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. Abor
1000 people witnessed the game.
The first meeting of the bee keepers G
Maryland will be held at the Fifth Regimen
Armory. Baltimore, on Thursday, Decembe
Sd, and all interested should attend. Entire
should be sent to Prof. T. b. Symons, at til
ArmOry, not later than next Monday.
IAN oyster supper will be held in tn
Odd Fellows Hall at Glenarm. Friday ant
Saturday evenings. December 4th and 9th
commencing at O'Clock. Fancy and confec
tionery tables, country store, amusements 0
various kinds and music. A good time i
promised.
= 1t was the business of the Warren Manu-
featuring Company to get every dollar it coulC
from Baltimore city for its property. Nobody
attempts to dispute that. But why is it that {
property that was assessed in Baltimore county
at less than $85, 900 should be sold to the city
for $725. 000?>
->In making a remittance for advertising
in this paper the firm of s. w. Shanklin & Son
of White Marsh. writes as follows 1--WE can
say that THE UNION has been great help in
advertising our business, not only in this
county but throughout the State. We will
call upon you again in the spring."
- The Mt Washington Good Government
! Club held meeting last Saturday night al
which it was decided to investigate the tax
assessments in Baltimore county and other
matters ofimportance concerning the property
owners The subject of the county roads and
their condition was also discussed.
- A bill has been filed in the Circuit Court
asking for the sale Of property in the 9TH dis
trict formerly owned by the late James Thomas
Heathcote in order that the proceeds may be
distributed among his heirs. The two tracts
contain about 100 acres and it is stated that they
are not susceptible of partition in kind.
- Miss Nettie Parks, daughter of Mr.. VIM.
g. Parks, an 9Th district farmer, was painfully
hurt few days ago by being thrown from a
runaway horse. The frightened animal ran
three miles and did not stop until he reached
home. Miss Parks suffered a severe nervous
shock but escaped without any broken bones.
- On the 9th of November, 1905, the home of
Mr.. Henry Morrow, at Raspeburg Belair road,
was destroyed by fire. 1t was insured in the
Home Company of New York for 50, 600 and
within two weeks from the time of the fire
Mr.. Morrow was paid his insurance. Mr..
William ]. Biddison, of Raspeburg, is agent for
the Home.
The eleventh annual meeting of the State
Horticultural Society will be held in the Fifth
Regiment Armory Baltimore, on Tuesday and
Wednesday next. December LIST and I'd. Five
other State organizations will also meet at the
same place during the week and an interesting
time for farmers, horticulturists, bee-keepers,
ETC., is promised.
The Gunpowder water protector at least
property-continues to create very considera
bic stir in Baltimore city and the end is not yet.
Some go so far as to say the contention may re
suit in upsettiDg entirely the 600 water
loan. voted at the late election, but we fail to
see how that could happen
The opening of the new Junior Hall at
Long Green. 18th district, will take place Satur-
day, November 2Sth, the ceremonies beginning
at 230 P. N. An interesting program has been
prepared. At night there will be an oyster
supper, to which general invitation is ex-
tended, and the committee guarantees that
nobody will go away hungry.
- Mary Watkins, an aged and highly re-
spected cOlOred woman, died at her home in
Towson last Sunday night. She was the wife
of Thomas Watkins, who was slave to the
Ridgelys, Of Hampton. AUNT Mary" as she
was additionally called, had, in her younger
days, faithfully served several Towson families
and they had the highest respect for her.
About 1000 persons witnessed the hill
climbing contest held last Saturday afternoon,
under the auspices of the Automobile Club of
Maryland, on Belvidere avenue, between the
Falls road and Roland avenue. The course
was six-tenths of mile long and some of the
machines covered it in 431 seconds. Consider
ing the fact that the hill is steep one this is
remarkable time.
THE biggest load of corn ever seen in
Towson was weighed few days ago on the
scales of Mr.. A. NJ. Weis. 1t was hauled by the
six-mule team of Mr.. H. A. Writ, tenant on
the Hayfields Farm, in the 9Th district, and
weighed IA. $50 pounds. That is there was a
little over 40 barrels and it weighed tons and
$50 pounds. The corn was in sacks and loaded
on a hay carriAge.
THE Green Spring Valley Hunt Club,
with their guests from the North, wound up
their weeks hunting at Pennington, Hartford
county, on Saturday last and departed for their
homes the next day. They enjoyed fine sport
during their stay and no serious accidents &C.
l. - IL l.
throughout that section always have warm
welcome for the Green Spring Valley Club.
How an Election Bet Was Settled.-An
election bet which took decidedly odd turn
came to light, says the Baltimore american,
when Mr.. Joseph t. Schumacher, the we'll
known lumber and coal dealer on the Freder-
lex road, who was the principal participant
acknowledged that it was too good to keep and
let the secret out.
Mr.. Schumacher attended the Democratic con.
vention which nominated Mr.. Bryan and said
that after his return to Maryland he felt conf
dent of Mr.. Bryan's success. particularly in
this State, and offered to bet $3.50 to 500 that
the Nebraskan would carry Maryland. A
prominent wholesale liquor dealer of Balt-
more whose name Mr.. Schumacher refuses to
divulge, accepted, and a saloon-keeper on the
Frederick road offered to act as stakeholder.
Each was confident of winning. until, on the
day after the election, ii was discovered that
while Taft carried the State by the popular
vote Bryan was ahead in the electoral vote.
Then the trouble began, and until Saturday
last when a meeting of the three men took
place, no settlement of the question could be
brought about. 1--WE had our customary argu-
ment," said Mr.. Schumacher, "and the saloon
keeper and the liquor dealer, both of whom
are stanch Taft men, refused to acknowledge
that Bryan carried the State, until suddenly a
bright idea struck the salloon-keeper, and after
comforting with his friend he said: We are
willing to concede that the Democrats were
victorious if the money we turn over to you
will be given to some charitable organization
Every WE'LL" said Mr.. Schumacher, 81 am
willing to devote the money to some good work
if l am allowed to choose the organization
which will be the object ofyour munifcence."
agreed" said the parties concerned aud they
gazed over Mr. Steinacker's shoulder as be pre-
pared to write letter to the director of the
gazed at the epistle which was to give away
some of their hard-earned money the saloon
keeper and the liquor dealer were Mortified to
see that Mr.. Steinacker was writing to the
Anti-Saloon League That is the reason why
both men desire to have their names withheld
from the public.
Election Expenses of Messrs. Talbot
and Garrett-Where the Money Came
From.-Mr. James Rittenhouse, treasurer of
the Democratic Executive Committee for Bal
timore county, has filed with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court an itemized account of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the recent Demo
cratic campaign in this county. The receipts
were Sc, $40 05. and the expenditures SO. 372 %,
and there is balance on hand of S437.S3. MIR.
Murray Vandiver headed the subscription list
to the campaign fund with 500, and Mr.. G.
H. Dickey, one of Congressman Talbotts neigh
bors at Lutherville, came next with subscrip-
ton of $500. States Attorney Robert II. Bus
sey contributed $50, and Mr.. II. G. Brown
500. There were several hundred other con-
tributions from 81 up to $780, made by Demo
cratic officeholders and private individuals.
The expenditures were for advertising, hire of
halls, maintenance of Democratic headquarters
at Hotel Lexington in Baltimore and hire of
conveyances.
Mr.. c. F. Baker, chairman ofthe Republican
Campaign Committee, for the Second Congress
sional district, on Monday filed with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court an account of the receipts
and expenses of his committee The receipts,
amounting to S15,662 So we're as follows:
$9,000-John W. Garrett; S2,500-W. P. Jack
son, national committeeman S2,000-Thomas
Parran 81 ,000-Robert Garrett 5000. E.
Weller; S200-John c. Rose; $l00-Mrs. Fl. B,
TaonhQ S50-nr n y Taaoho Topaoc Cary