The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-05-02
MANY Baltimore county Odd Fellows


attended the celebration Of the seth annivel
| sary of the order at Ford's Opera House, Bait
more, last Sunday afternoon. It was an even
| of much interest. This order is making rapiI
strides in the way Of growth of membership.
- Mr. Joseph 0. FOard. who died in Balti
more on Wednesday, aged 81 years, was
native of Baltimore county but spent thu
| greater part of bis lifein Baltimore. For mani
| years Mr. Foard was an active member OF thu
Corn and Flour Exchange. He was bachelor
- The Baltimore county liquor law, passed
at the last session of the Legislature, is pub
lished in full in the advertising columns o
TIE UNION today. It is highly importan
act and one in which many are interested be
sides those who are obliged to pay for the
licenses.
ded the contract for the erection of barrack
at the alms-h house to Mr.. J. L. Fowble, of I'll.
monium, for $723. They also awarded to 8. l.
Lamberd Company, of Baltimore, the contract
for supplying gasoline engine and pump fol
the aims house.
Baltimore contractor and builder, is interested
in q company that has patent for substitute
for wood. It can be planed and nailed like
wood and is impervious to fire. Elaborate testi
have been made of the material and it is said to
have given much satisfaction.
- William Miller, who was convicted in
the Circuit Court here of murder in the second
degree for the killing of his sweetheart, Grace
Baublitz. was sentenced by Judge Burke on
Saturday last to 10 years in the penitentiary.
The maximum for second degree murder is IS
years. Miller is II years Of age.
- The last Sunday in April was like June
day-just too beautiful for anyone to remain
within doors if they could possibly get out.
The suburban trolley lines carried many thou
sands of people into the country and no doubt
when the days work was over the company q
treasure box was simply bullying;
Next Monday, May 4th. County Treas
urer Merryman will be ready to receive taxes
under the levy Of 1908. The tax Office is always
q busy place during the month of May, as SO
many people hasten to avail themselves of the
discounts then allowed-2 per cent on the
county and 8 per cent: on the State; c...
Clerks Office this week and that department
of the county government presented busy
scene up to the close Of business on Thursday,
the last day that licenses could be issued to sell
liquor. The cost of each license being $500
the total amount received was very large.
- Mr.. John M. Diehl, successful truck
farmer of Patapsco Neck, is the man who ad-
vertised in THE UNION for peafowl and got
one this week. Messrs. link Bros, of Chest
nut Ridge, furnished the bird and very pretty
thing it is. Mr.. Diehl is member of the
present petit jury and comes to Towson daily.
MAUD" the favorite and prolific brood
mare of Mr.. G. Frank Morgan, of Dulany's
Valley, dropped fine large colt few days
ago. This is her fourth foal in three years and
seven months, all sired by Admiral Kuser.
Lady" the grand dam, has dropped nine
colts in the past twelve years. She is now %
years old.
- Baltimore county is proud to have a
member of the Good Roads Commission and
the Governor made no mistake in selecting
Mr. Samuel M Shoemaker for that highly
responsible office. The county will lose good
School Commissioner, but the State will be the
gamer thereby and for this reason we should
be satisfied.
- Last week MIR. A. Bourquin, who lives
near Shawan, advertised in THE UNION dog
be lost at Rockland Mills, Falls road. On
Tuesday be wrote: DO not advertise my dog
again, as have found him. Received phone
message yesterday. he was at Mr.. Brady's
place in Green Spring Valley. Thanks to your
advertising columns"
the UNION acknowledges the receipt of
an Invitation to the Baltimore County Medical
Association to attend the nfteenth annual
banquet to take place at Hotel Stafford. in
Baltimore, on Wednesday evening, May 18th.
The committee of arrangements is composed
of Drs Benjamin Whiteley, ]. 8. Bowen, Will
liam L Smith and H @. Hess.
Next Wednesday, May 9th. promises to
be big. day in Towson. All the volunteer
fremen in Baltimore county will be here, be-
sides several thousand other strangers, and If
the weather is fine twill be an occasion to be
remembered. The convention will meet in the
Court House at 10 A. and the parade will
take place at P. M. Don't fail to see it.
-SOn the second page of the supplement of
general laws sent out with last weeks issue of
The UNION may be found Chapter 638, relat-
ing to Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in
Fact" This act prohibits any but members
of the bar from preparing legal papers for pay,
or in any way acting as an attorney. This
looks like direct shot at what is commonly
known as the "fireside lawyer"
IA lady driving alone on the Loeb Raven
road last Sunday morning had several narrow
escapes because of her horse frightening at
automobiles. She said they told her at home
the animal was perfectly safe. but she learned
to her sorrow that this was far from the truth.
A woman has no business on the roads these
days with horse afraid of motorcars, some Of
the drivers Of which appear to have no con-,
- The following noted ministers who VIII
attend the General Conference of the M. E.
Church, which will commence its sessions
next week in Baltimore. will preach at Tow
son NJ. e. Church as follows: May 10th. A. NJ,
Rev. DR. Naphtali Luccock, P. NJ, Rev. DR.. e.
R. Earring May 18th, M, Rev. DR.. J. A.
Maveety, p NJ, Rev. DR. @. r. MacNamara;
MAY oath, A. NJ, Bishop ]. E. Robinson, P. NJ,
Rev. DR.. George 81. Main.
The Split-Log Drag.-The Belair Democrat
of last week said: 1.-THE split-log drag that
Clerk of the Court Forwood had made last
week has been used with good effect on Cor
don street extended between Main street and
DIR. Kelly's property This is one of the worst
roads about town and for years has been an
eyesore and disgrace The drag was used last
week after q rain and it is surprising how well
the one working has rounded up the road. 1t
is intended to give it several more workings
and if this road member will keep this bad
piece of road in condition it is worth its weight
in gold and there should be five hundred OF
them in the county for use on the dirt roads.
The drag is so simple of construction and is so
inexpensive that they are within the reach of
all, and every village blacksmith can make
one in few hours at the cost of between four
and five dollars.
1.-THE public-spirited farmers of Hartford are
urged to have one for each neighborhoOd and
to take turns in using it and the cost will be
small and the benefits large.
Road Leagues are taking much interest in
the drag and twenty-five of the farmers of the
county around Easton are competing for the
money prizes for the first, second and third
best mile of county roads worked by these
drags. 1t is their aim to have worked the worst
portions of the road and the outcome is being
watched with keen interest 1t is to be hoped
the came interest that actuates the farmers of
Talbot county to improve their roads may ex-
tend to Hartford, and if they take hold, as they
should, there would seem to be no good reason
why the roads could not be vastly benefited at
a small cost The County Commissioners of
Talbot have evinced much interest in the
split.log drag and will inspect the prize roads
Hartford has five Commissioners that are alive
to the improvement of the public roads and we
venture the suggestion that each have con-
structed split-log drag for immediate use as
an object lesson in their respective districts and
permit their neighbors to use them without
cost"
How to Save Your Corn.-Farmers. are
generally annoyed and suffer damage by the
depredations of crows upon their newly plan
ted corn, but it is now held by some persons
that the crow fairly pays for the grain be steals
by destroying many cutworms. Whether that
be true or not it is more or less important to
farmers to prevent the destruction oftheir seed
corn after its planting and various methods
have been employed to prevent crows from
feeding upon it. In a recent letter of Mr.. A. K.
Fisher, who is in charge of economic investi-
cations in the U. 8. Department of Agriculture,
to Mr.. Eph. B. Repp, 1t is stated that "a coat
ing OF coal tar will prevent birds from pulling
up the corn, and coal tara teacupful to the
bushel-should be thoroughly stirred until q
thin film covers each kernel. The corn should
then be covered with wood ash or plaster so that
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