The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-31

Hicks Weather Forecasts for Novem-
ber.-We publish below from Word and Works
the Hicks weather forecasts for next month:
"a regular storm period covers the first six
days of November. The moon is at first quarter
on the 1st at perigee on the Al and on the cees-
ter will begin to fall in western sections, the tenn
perature will rise and by the I'd to Sd storms will
west to east. On and touching Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, the Sd, 4th and 9TH, rain:
wind and thunder storms will pass most parts OF
the country, with rising barometer, westerly
winds and change to much cooler pressing close
behind the storm centers, the change to cool or
the Sd and passing quite over the country to the
eastward by the 18th. Frosts, with some freezing
northward, will result during the passage OF TINS
high barometer and cool wave.
"a reactionary storm period Is central on the
| 9Th, 9th and 10th. Low barometer, rising tenn
perature and rain storms in transit from west to
east. will be the natural order on and touching
| the 9Th to 10th. In spite of the facC tnat tne
! moon is moving to extreme north decllnatlon,
| high barometer. west winds and change TO much
colder will come down from the northwest ana
spread over the country generally from about
"a regular storm period begins on the 18th
and extends to the 18th, being central on the
18th: Falling barometer, change to warner,
| southerly winds and autumnal rains Will pass
over the country from west to east on and toucn-
ing the 18th, 10Th and 18th. There will be but
little time for reaction to ant1-storm conolIlons
between this and the on coming storm period.
| Possibly change to cooler may break IN ABOUT
| the 18th and 18th. ,
| 18th. 10Th and 2lst Change to much warmer,
falling barometer and autumnal thunder storms
| will appear about the 18th and run their course
eastward on the 10th and 2lst.
"A regular storm period EXTENDS fro 3D. the 20
no rn@ % ia f Of the and
| clouds of threatening Portent VIII marx tne en-
trance to this period: From about wednesday,
| extent and unusual energy will make their tran
sit across the country from west TO east ram,
| wind and thunder will dominate In southern
| parts of the country. while 6leoC, SNOW ana an
| early cold wave may be expected norCnWaro.
| period will push very low temperatures for No
| vember far into southern parts OF the country.
| The moon being at extreme south declinat1on In
| of boreal currents from the northwest, bringing
| q real dash of winter to most parts of this and
| other countries in the northern hemisphere.
"The month will merge into December in the
midst of cold, mercurial cloudiness, with wintry
aspects prevailing over all northern to central
parts of the country"
Circuit Court.-Larceny Cases-Harry Gill,
pleaded guilty, seven days in Jail.
Charles Bell and Patrick Lewis, colored,
guilty one year in House of Correction each.
James Bigham, James Stewart and Daniel
Miller, pleaded guilty Miller sent to Maryland
School for Boys, Bigham and Stewart one year
in House of Correction each.
George Ballard two cases), not guilty.
Walter II. Smith, pleaded guilty in four
cases. seven years and six months in penitenti-
ary; three other cases against him mol pressed.
Assault with intent to murder-Ray Gard
ner, colored, tried before court and held sub
curia.
Criminal Docket-Ira M. Chatterton and
Benjamin McNalley 1.-TWO cases., Chatterton
pleaded guilty in one case and sentenced 10 four
years in the penitentiary, McNalley guilty and
sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.
William Brown two cases), guilty in one
and sentenced to one year in the House OF Cor
rection, other cases mol. pros.
Thomas Dorsey pleaded guilty, six months
in the House Of Correction.
William Clark, pleaded guilty, 30 days in
William Boykin. pleaded guilty and sent to
the House of Reformation for Colored Children
at Cheltenham.
Observation-Disclosures Bond, pleaded
guilty, five years in the penitentiary.
Harry Strohman and Lawrence Strohman,
not guilty.
Larceny-Cap G. Carter, colored, alias Cape.
Smith, guilty, sentence suspended.
Frank Kattenhorn and Christian Katten-
horn, not guilty.
William Crawford and Herbert Stokes
pleaded guilty, sentence suspended.
Annie Henderson, alias Annie Burrs ,colored,
pleaded guilty, sentence suspended.
Col. A. Harden, stet.
Richard Queen, colored, not guilty.
Emma Queen, colored, guilty, sentence sus-
pended.
Carrying Concealed Weapons-Clarence
House of Correction.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Henderson, alias An
ME Burrs, colored, mol pros.
HOUSEKEEPING Mise and William
Miller, mol pros; William Peterson colored,
guilty, sentence suspended.
Larceny-Clarence Fox and Eva Fox, stet
Assault With Intent to Murder-Vincinzo
Pifanio, guilty on second, sentence suspended.
Another case against same party for similar
offense and case of assault and battery mol pros.
Work of the Orphans Court.-In the
Baltimore County Orphans Court letters were
granted this week on the following estates:
On the personal estate of Thomas II. Bayless
to George D. Dean, executor.
On the personal estate of Mary Marll to VIM.
On the personal estate of Thomas r. Downs
to Susannah Downs and Isaac Shaver, execu-
tors.
John w. Ryan, executor.
On the personal estate of Jarrett E. Standi-
ford to Bertha s. Bell, administrator.
The will of Thomas R. Downs, which was
admitted to probate on Tuesday, gives to his
widow, Mrs. Susannah Downs, all of his prop
erty for life. At her death it is to be divided
as follows One hundred dollars to his grand
son, James Thomas Roster; $3.50 to his grand
son, Thomas Rutledge Daily; $50 to his grand
daughter, Mary s. Gibbs, and to Susannah
Daily an organ. To his son, Enoch H. Downs,
he gives IS and mo MORE" and to his daugh.
ter, Leah R. Downs, $500. The balance of the
estate is to be divided equally among his re.
naming children-Lydia A. Roster, James A.
Downs, Eleanor ]. Daily and Eli ]. K. Downs.
A Young Wife a Suicide.-About o'clock
on Monday afternoon last Mrs. Bessie Blair,
wife of Harry E. Blair shot herself through
the top of her head with revolver at her home
at Rogers Station, Green Spring Valley. Her
husband and Mr.. Edward Hinton were cutting
wood in shed nearby when they heard sharp
report as if limb of tree had broken. They
made an investigation, and as the sound seemed
to have come from the house they entered and
found Mrs. Blair lying in pool of blood on
the floor of her bedroom, with the revolver by
her SIDE DIR. Harry M. Naylor, of Pikesville,
was sent for, but was unable to restore her to
consciousness and she died about 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. The bullet entered her
right temple and passed through the upper part
of her head and imbedded itself in the wall of
the room. Dr. Naylor gave certificate to the
effect that her life was taken with suicidal in
tent. Mrs. Blair was "a years of age. Her
mind had been affected for some time and she
had often threatened to make away with her
SELF Deceased was daughter of John B. Hall.
Her remains were inferred at Fork M. E.
Church by John Burns Sons, undertakers.
Police Charged With Political Activity.
Mr.. n. F. Baker, of Mt. Washington, chair
man of the Republican committee for the Sec
| ond Congressional district, has sent the follow
ing letter 10 the County Commissioners
1.-THE county police officers were very active
this year in cooperating with the Democratic
executives in the work of registration. They
have also been active in elections in thepast in
| cooperating with the Democratic executives in
| the detail work connected with getting the vote
out ON election day. These officers are paid by
the taxpayers ofthe county irrespective oftheir
| political affiliations and should not be per-
mitted to take any part in the election: also
engine houses are not only used by the Demo-
| cratic officials as headquarters for instructing
their voters but are also in some instances used
as places to serve alcoholic beverages and other
refreshments to the voters on election day.
II must respectfully request that You issue
| instructions forbidding the police officers to
take part in the election, and also that the en-
| gine-houses shall not be used for any political
| purpose whatsoever"
A Plea for Wild Birds.-William butcher,
president of the National Association of
| Audubon Societies, declared at the annual
meeting of the association, in the American
| Museum of Natural History in New York on
| Tuesdav that Americans were rObbing poster