The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-05-23

| GOOdwin's Hall, on Saturday evening last Dy
the graduating class of Franklin High School,
| Reisterstown. The proceeds were for the benefit
| of the ss-principally to meet commence
- Mr.. bob Taylor's Tarpon will be seen
no more in Baltimore county. His owner
| gave the horse away after bis serious accident
at the Deep Run Horse Show at Richmond
last week. Mr.. Taylor's friends are glad that
| he is rid of the animal.
- Another toll. gate has been put up on
| Charles street avenue, just south OF the Church
| of the Redeemer This was no doubt done to
catch those automobilists who "cut OUT the
lower gate and come on to the avenue by. one
| of the roads leading to it from the west side.
- "Folly Farm" is the name of the country
home of Messrs. Robert and John Deford, on
this place was owned by the late Isaac Hart
man he called it "Dulce Domum." The Messrs.
| Deford are brothers of Mrs. W. 8. g. Williams.
- DR.. J. F. H. Gorsuch, the first general
health officer for Baltimore county under the
law passed at the last session Of the Legisla-
ture, has established his headquarters in the
Masonic Building Towson. The office Is in
charge of Mr.. George F. G. Oyeman, OF Gar
denviIle.
AT a meeting of the Good Roads Com
mission, held in Annapolis on Thursday, Mr..
Walter W. Crosby, formerly roads engineer
for Baltimore county, was chosen chief en-
gineer, and Mr.. Carville ID. Benson. member
Of the House of Delegates from Baltimore
county, counsel
The Filston herd of Jerseys to be sold
under the hammer next week, is one OF the
largest and finest in Maryland and no doubt
the sale will attract wide attention. John V.
Slade will conduct the sale. This herd was
established by the late Edward Austen, who
took much pride in it.
Judge Parker, owned by Mr.. James
Piper and ridden by Mr.. George Nicholas, won
the annual Maryland Hunt Cup race in Green
Spring Valley last Saturday afternoon. Dick
SwiviIer was second and Irish Girl third. The
course was heavy and there were number OF
spills, but nobody was hurt
THE sale of the Filston Farm property.
that has been advertised in THE UNION several
weeks. will take place on Monday next, COM
mencing at IL NJ. This will be one of the most
important sales of real estate that has ever
taken place in Baltimore county, ana Will no
doubt attract great deal of attention.
-SMr Charles E. Fendall of Towson, who
is an authority on the subject, says the straw
berry crop this season will be very large ana
some of his finest ones will be ripening by next
Sunday. He and his son have about II acres
of young plants growing finely on the land
lately acquired by them, just west of Towson.
81 strip Of woods in the rear Of Holy
Redeemer Cemetery, Belair road two men
were found dead last Saturday afternoon.
They were Frederick Reneberg, aged 90 years,
and Herman Mitcherling, aged g. both of Bal
timore. They had committed suicide-one by
hanging and the other by taking carboic acid.
- An alarm of fire in Towson little before
O'Clock last Sunday morning was caused by
the overturniDg of lamp in the third story
of q frame house on South Virginia avenue, oc-
cupied by colored family. The chemical and
volunteer fire companies responded promptly
to the alarm and soon had the fire out with
small loss.
AT meeting of the Towson Volunteer
Fire Company on Tuesday night the following
were elected delegates to the State tiremen's
convention that meets at Frostburg. June 10th
James J. Lindsay, Major Frank W. Coale, N.
ID. R. Allen, John G. Perkins, Joseph Phipps,
A. G. T. Bosley, Dixon @. Walker, Benjamin
Green and Samuel Green.
->Contrator Daniel Harding, of Towson,
| has secured the contract for the erection OF
| fine stone and frame bungalow for Mr.. q. l..
| Higartner, Of Baltimore, on the lot be recently
purchased from the Turnbull estate, at Rodgers
| Forge, on the York road. The estimated cost
| is $1,000. The lot which contains several
acres, is to be graded and beautifed with trees,
shrubbery, etc.
- Mr.. George T. Jones, manager OF the
| Hoen FARM, etSthe head of Dulany's Valley,
on the 18th of April advertised in THE UNION
seed corn for sale, ordering three insertions.
140 bushels at 81 80 per bushel and could have
disposed of much more. Mr.. Jones is firm
believer in the value of this paper as an ad-
vertising medium.
The Towson Volunteer Fire Company
again demonstrated last Sunday morning that
they can render splendid service at fire.
They responded promptly to an alarm little
before A. NJ. and soon had streams from two
lines of hose pouring on the fire and confined
it to the upper story of frame house which
stands in group of frame buildings. Had it
not been for the volunteers and good supply
of water the fire might have been serious.
Meeting Of the School Board.-The School
| Board held meeting at TOwsOn on Monday
| with the president, Mr.. Thomas B. Todd, in
the chair, and Mr. Albert s. Cook, secretary.
The Board decided. to erect q school house at
building at Mount Washington, and to build
additions to the Lansdowne and Gardenville
schools.
Mr. Rufus K. Wood, of Sparrow's Point.
headed delegation of IS from the 18th district
asking for the establishing of high school
course at the Sparrows Point School. He and
Messrs. w. V. Hummel, w. II. Lyter, Frank
| P. Bassett Capt. Herbert w. Stone and Rev.
]. P. Wilson acted as spokesman and explained
that the present building is large enough for
the additional classes and that the cost of
| establishing the high school course would be
less than $1,000. l. was shown that go chill
dren are ready to enter the high school depart
ments. A petition signed by 1000 residents
| was presented by Mr.. Wood. The Board will
| consider the matter.
| The plan is to erect the school at Howard
Park in two sections, the first section to cost
| 1000 and to be large enough to accommo-
| date the present needs. Provisions are made
to erect the second section and to provide for
manual training and cooking when, in the
| judgment of the Board, the increased attend
| ance will warrant it.
Messrs Arthur G. Montell, J. @. German, F.
Lentz John Watson, Jr. and Joseph L. Downes
called on the Board in the interest of having a
| high school erected at Gainesville. They
pointed out that the proposed lot of three acres
| is in a good location and made O strong plea
against spending money in improving the pres
ent building. They showed that the present
school is in negro neigLborhood and that the
white children have to pass through NEGRO
| lane" to get to the school. The Board decided
that if $4,000 was raised, as previously pro-
posed by the residents the new school would
| be built.
| He Dropped Into" Poetry. Benja-
min Whiteley president Of the Baltimore
| County Medical Association, who was toast
| master at the annual banquet at the Hotel
Stafford, in Baltimore, last week, caused q
great deal of amusement by reading the follow
| ing verses
| He is Smart by name and bland by nature,
| OF largest heart, though of medium stature,
| Sincere and kind, he is friend indeed,
/ To the sick and afflicted, who his services need.
He perused the pages of Blackstone,
When in quest of legal lore,
He remembers all he read there,
And never consults them more.
| An honored sire's worthy son,
| Is DIR. Bowen, of Mt. Washington;
| He last year told us of peach,
He succeeded in getting that was out of reach.
| Unkind cynics declare, tits said,
| He found it on mattress or feather bed.
There are forks in the road, and forks for the
table,
There are forks in all streams, and forks for the
stable;
There are forks in the lightning, and forks in
| the trees,
Fork is the name of the town where DIR. Gorsuch
| So many nice females whom he honors, guess
| He will tell us about them in post-prandial ad-
dress.
Hxpothetical questions he halls with delight.
And gives intelligent answers, that VIII
| Hold jury and prisoners spellb0und at the sight
| OF our affable friend, Doctor Hill.
Skilled oculist and aurist, and splendid Doctor,
too,
He fearlessly drives an auto, and smiingly greets
you;
As Gov. Crother's aide de-camp he will protect
him from harm,
For brave DR.. McConachie wears colonel's
uniform.