The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-01-25

Long Green, 18th District.-Mr. Peter Naf-
Finger, one of the Oldest and most highly es-
teemed residents of Long Green Valley, died at
his farm there on Saturday night last, in the
02d year of his age He Is survived 6y
widow, who was Miss Lydia Yoder, daughter
of the late Solomon Yoder and four children.
They are Mrs. Isaac Hertzler, Of Denbeigh, Va;
Mrs. John Mast, of Norfolk, Va; Mr.. John
Nafzinger, OF Kansas, and Mr.. Moses Nafzing-
er. Who resides on the home place DE is also
survived by % grandchildren and 3great grand
children. The funeral services were held We'd
nesday morning at II o'clock, at the Amish-
Mennonite Church, near Unionville. Rev. J. s.
Mast officiated, assisted by Rev. A. I. Snader,
of the Brethren Church Rev. J. N. Mast, of
the Southern Methodist Church, and Rev. NJ.
L. Beall, of the NJ E. Church. The pallbear-
ers were Messrs. Joseph Miller, Jonathan Neu-
hauser, Joseph Hertzler, William Gorsuch,
Bernard Bowers and D. F. Mumma. Slade
Bros. & Co. were the undertakers.
Mr.. Nafzinger was born in Germany and
when about one year old his parents, with six
other small children, emigrated to this country.
The father and one oft the children died on the
way and were buried at sea. The other men,
bers of the family landed at Baltimore and IL
nally located in Chester county, Pa, where
Mrs. Nafzinger cared for her children until
they were large enough to go out to work.
Mr.. Nafzinger, with several others OF the
Amish faith, left Lancaster county over hfty
and vicinity. He was the last of the original
settlers of that faith in this locality.
In a stream of water in the rear OF Mr.. John
M. Prigle's home, near Cuttings postotdce, one
young girl and three youths were immersed
last Sunday by Elder A. P. Snader, Of the Ger
man Baptist or Brethren faith. The Elder also
conducted services at Mr.. Prigle's house.
Mr.. Henry @. Schultz, an energetic farmer,
died on Thursday morning, 23d, al his home
near this place, after brief illness from pneu-
monia, in his 55th year. He is survived
by five children, three of whom are by sec
18th district Mr.. Schultz owned and conducted
a farm on Chestnut Ridge. The funeral will
take place from his late home on Saturday, at
8 A. M and thence to st. Johns Lutheran
Church, near Sweet Air, where the final servi-
ces and interment will take place. R. W.
Fallston Farmers Club.-This club met
atthe home of Mr.. J. 3. Twining. near Fallston,
on he 18th instant. Until recently Mr.. Twi-
ninghad been engaged extensively in dairylng
upon his four farms, but found his personal
attention to that particular line took too much
of his time from other duties and he has sold
his entire dairy herd and now, besides truck
ing and farming, he is raising young stock and
has number of fine young horses and colts
upon one farm, young heifers upon another,
andis fateniDg 25 head of cattle upon the home
farm, where he keeps most of his team horses,
OF which he has very hne Mares weighing
1900 to ! 400 pounds each. At the head of his
stock farm he has a very fine 3-year-old Bel
gian stallion weighing 400 pounds.
After the inspection committee reassembled
at the residence, Delegates ]. d. Worthington,
of the Deer Creek Farmers Club, and A.
Twining and William Tucker, of Forrest Hill
Farmers Club, were received and made very
earnest and interesting pleas for good roads,
and the Fallston Club was asked to cooperate
with the other clubs, which they heartily did.
and the president appointed committee of
two to meet with the other committees to
draft bill to present to the Legislature asking
for a Highway Commission for Hartford
county.
The annual election for officers resulted as
follows ]. B. Twining, president; w. A. Har-
Ian, secretary; W. P. Reckord, corresponding
secretary II. Hays, treasurer.
The delegate appointed to attend the Far
mers' League of Maryland was W P. Reckord,
with Charles E. Burton. alternate.
Messrs. William l.. Amoss and Hutchinson
Hays were appointed to confer with other COM
mittees for good roads.
Mr.. Carvil D. Amoss presided and Mr.. W. A.
Harlan was secretary.
Mrs. Twining gave her guests an elegant sup
per and was assisted by her daughter, Miss
Martha Twining.
Annual crop reports were given with 40
bushels of wheat per acre by Mr.. Carvil D.
Amoss as the best average. Mr.. Twining's
average was 80 bushels. He grew 5000 bushels
of turnips and rutabagas and 5000 bushels of
potatoes. His average of corn was IL barrels
and hay II TONS
The inspection committee, Messrs. Walter P.
Reckord, Charles e. Burton and w. A. Harlan,
reported most favorably.