The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-05-30

Chapman and Mics Margaret Lee Chapman, o.
Towson, spent the weekend here with Mr.
and Mrs A. A. Chapman.
Prof. Guy K. Snavely, of Meadville, Pa, anC
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. RittenhOuse, of Garden
vile, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Ritten
house last Sunday.
Mr.. George Jenkins, of Baltimore, and Mis-
Claire Fleury, of Washington are guests oil
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Fleury, at "Woodbine >
near Upper Falls.
Miss Marie Costaggini, of Washington. is 8
guest of the Misses Raphel, at "Fontenai."
Mrs. Mollie Putche, of Baltimore. is guest
of Mrs. L. G. Quinlin.
The Ladies' Aid Society of st. Johns p E.
Church will hold strawberry festival at the
Casino Upper Falls, on Saturday evening,
June 9Th.
The last institute of the teachers of the 18th
district was held at Upper Falls school, on Fri
day, 22d inst. The teachers present were
Misses P. NJ. Hutton, Henrietta Fox, Elinor
| Wright e. V. Quinlin and Messrs. R. Brent
Crane, Stephen Muller and George Fox. After
the routine business had been disposed of Mr..
Crane gave an able paper on the early history
| of Maryland. AS Mr.. Cranes birthplace was
near where Trinity Church. Long Green, stands
Rev. and Mrs. Noah Yoder of Knoxville,
! Tenn, are visiting MIR. and Mrs. Thomas
Blair, of this neighborhood.
The farmers are taking advantage of the
good weather and are getting their work we'll
advanced. Il.
Lauraville, Hartford Road.-Mr and Mrs.
| Charles Penn, of Parkville, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss Edna. to
Mr.. George Edward Markley, of Lauraville.
| The wedding will take place at s o'clock on
Wednesday evening. June Sd. at LauravilIe
| M. P. Church. Rev. Leonard Smith will be the
officiating minister After the ceremony they
will take a trip North. On their return they
will reside at Lauraville.
The Lauraville Volunteer Fire Company
contemplates holding lawn fete some time in
| July. Mr.. ]. H. Albrecht is chairman of the
committee.
The delegates to the State Volunteer Fire
mems convention are ]. H. Albrecht, George
Emmel, F, F. Schneider, John G. Mann and
Taylor Hall alternates, Ernest Sack, Charles
Hoerder, Carroll Hall, Albert Frankton and
V. Hedeman. n.
Brooklandville, 9th District.-Farmers
in this section are busy getting their corn etc.,
planted after the rainy SPELL
The moving picture show held at Sater's
Church, for the benefit of the church, was
success. A similar one will be given at the
same place next month.
strawberry festival will be held at links
school house. on the Falls road. June 9th and
10th, for benefit of the Falls Road Improve
ment Association.
A festival was held last Thursday and Friday
evenings at the school house for the benefit of
the library.
Messrs. link Bros, of this place, are the
owners of a fine brood mare, IA years old, that
is the mother Of seven handsome colts the
youngest being one week old. K.
Sale of Large Body of Land Known as
Filston Farm.-John V. Slade, auctioneer,
sold on the premises on Monday for the Inter-
national Trust Company, Rignal W. Baldwin,
Osborne l. Yellott and Leon E. Greenbaum,
receivers, the property known as Filston Farm,
embracing several tracts containing in the ag-
gregate 1880 acres, situated at or near Glencoe
N. @. X. r. The purchasers were principally
the creditors of the estate of Henry D. Perky,
the owner of the property before the re-
ceivership.
The whole property brought total of $70,-
Indebtedness. The majority of the purchasers
say they will resell their sections.
The International Trust Company bought
the Manor House and 81 acres and the Brook
dale farm of 157 acres, with improvements, for
$40, 800. The International has mortgage
deed for $4,000 on the Manor House property.
The Meadows farm of 209 acres, with barns,
stables and dwellings, was sold to Mr.. Angelo
LupO, of New Jersey, for ST., 800. Mr.. Lupo is
farmer and will conduct the property as a
dairy farm.
The upper part of Samuel Carrolrs farm,
containing 1894 acres, was sold to Messrs.
Joseph and Maurice Fels of Philadelphia, for
S13, 800. The property was sold in tracts of
1874 and 245 acres. The larger contains barns
and dwellings. Messrs. Fels have a first mort
gage for $4,000 on the entire Filston Farm,
except the Manor House tract
A wooded tract of 1921 acres was sold to Mr..
William H. Graff1in, of Glencoe, for 81, 600.
This adjoins Mr.. Graffiin's farm of about 400
acres.
The Dread Institute and 40 acres were sold
for 81, 600 and the lower farm of $50 acres, i'm
proved by three tenant houses, two large barns
and other buildings, situated at Glencoe, for
$40 600 to representatives of Henderson & Co.,
builders of the Institute. They hold a me-
chanic's lien on the Dread Institute for $780,
600 and the MessTs. Fels have a second mort
gage on the same property for $4,000.
The International Trust Company is assured
of not sustaining any loss by the sale, because
at Worcester, Mass. The Henderson people,
however, do not stand to fare SO well. The
Dread Institute property, upon which they
have sec, 600 mechanics lien, is subject to the
prior claim, represented by first mortgage
held by the Messrs. Fels, who have also Sec
ond mortgage on the property.
PERSONAL PROPERTY ALSO SOLD.
The sale was continued on Tuesday and We'd
nesday by Auctioneer Slade and all the personal
property on the farms, including the large herd
of Jersey cattle, was disposed of. The attend
ance at the sale was large and very fair prices
were obtained throughout. 1t was the biggest ,
sale of real estate and personal property that
has ever taken place in the county. Mr.. John
l..
that kind of work, was clerk of the sale.
Commissioner M attfeldt I'M king
Good."-The Gainesville Argus of last week
said: "Dr. Charles l.. Mattfeldt, of Cations
vile, who was elected q member of the Board
of County Commissioners last November has
already secured for this town number of i'm
provements that Catonsvillians have been ask
ing those in authority to make for many years.
Commissioner Mattfeldt knows the wants of
long. suffering public that has been uDjustly
Disseminated against, and is losing no time in
giving to the 1st district what is justly due the
taxpayers.
"Catonsville will shortly have one of the
best equipped fire departments in the county,
thanks to Commissioner Mattfeldt. COM
bination hose and chemical wagon has been
ordered to replace the old chemical engine now
in use, and 20 additional fire plugs will be in
stalled, making total of AZ plugs. The new
plugs will be placed on every avenue in the
town where the high pressure water mains are
laid, and there will be very few houses outside
of fire plug protection within radius OF mile
and a-half of the engine house. Five hundred
feet of new hose has been ordered which, with
the 1000 feet now in the department, will be
sufficient for all purposes.
1.-The alterations to the Gainesville police
station and engine house are rapidly nearing
completion. The Improvements to the police
station consist of an addition containing four
brick lined cells. The court room has also
been enlarged. Inc Cells are HOW lOCdbeu 81
that they will not open directly into the court
room like the old arrangement. new feed
room has been added to the engine house and
the entire building will be heated by steam
Another notable improvement secured for
the LIST district by Commissioner Mattfeldt is the
regarding and matchmaking of Newburg ave.
| nue. extended. The work now being done will
| make one of the prettiest avenues for the driv-
| ing public in the district Commissioner Matt
| feidt has other improvements in view for Ca
louisville and to use an every day expression he
is making good.'"
Some Historic Flags.-Mr. William N.
Bachelor, of this city, says the Baltimore
american, has flag which was given to him!
| bv his grandfather, William Bachelor, one OF
the "Old Defenders" who died in 1885 at the
| great age of 81 years. He has the card OF bis
grandfather that this flag was carried by him
| at the Battle of North Point in the Fifty frat
| Regiment of which he was member The
| flag has been carefully cherished ever since,
| and since it came into possessi on of Mr.. W. N.
Bachelor has been considered as one of his
most valued heirlooms.
On October 10, 1907, another flag was pre-
scented to the State by the Society of the War
of 1912, which, it claims, was carried at the
Battle of Cowpens in 1881, and also at the Bat
| tie of North Point in 1914 by Joshua +. Batch