The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-08-28


Nearly One Hundred Old Soldiers Still
! at the Pikesville Home-Ranks Gradually
Thinning. The future of the C0nfederat,
Soldiers Home, at PikesYille, is a subject oil
interest in view of the many deaths of vet
Grams which have recently occurred says the
Baltimore San. Mr.. James r. Wheeler, one
of the main supports of the home, who is also
chairman of the managers, says that the ques-
ton was q source of worry to him 70 years
ago, but that he had since given it little
thought, as the number Of those living there
had not decreased materially.
4 81 / suppose that when the number of in
mates" he said, 'dWindles down to handful
we will close the doors. never to be reopened
Ten years or more hence we will probably lind
our veterans few and scarce. What will we
do then? Close up and SELL"
The largest number of inmates that the
home has ever had was about eight years ago,
when liz were recorded. There are now about
96 the Oldest of whom is in his ninetes and
the youngest about 65. But for all OF that
they are a hale and hearty lot every one even
those in the hospital, being able to tell with
vigor in his voice of his experience in the war.
The home is maintained by an appropria-
ton of $4,000, which is yearly given by the
State. In addition to this there are private
contributions, and the annual festival and
tournament, which will be held this year on
September 18th, the proceeds Of which help
greatly in keeping up the quarters.
The minute one enters the grounds at Pixies
| vile be is imbued with the military feeling
which pervades the home. He sees on all
sides veterans-men whose memories are still
green with incidents which have helped make
the pages of history. There are few, if any, of
i them who passed through the war without
the loss of some relative, and many of them
| have on their person scars of the battles which
they fought under the STARS and Bars"
The day of service is gone. but the spirit
still remains. There is still about them that
,;oo and or1o xuhiqh ar inhoronf
in the sons of the South when called on to de-
| fend their own. Their life is one quiet calm
| and peaceful day with comrades who SYM
| pathize and recall story for story victory for
victory and tragedy for tragedy
! All the veterans, with the exception of those
in the hospital, do light work. Some work in
| the garden, full of sweet-smelling flowers !;
others attend to the poultry, horses or cows
while still others work in the fields, the 10
acres of which, planted with vegetables. bear
| evidence of the labor of these veterans of the
sword have done with the plowshare.
It is hard to say what is the usual time for
| rising at the home. The time is $50 o'clock
for at O'Clock breakfast is served; but as one
| of the superintendants said, when the first
| was going to bed another was rising and as
| early as 8 O'Clock in the morning some of
them are to be found turning out of their cots.
| These are men who have lain for hours in
cold, damp fields or water-tilled trenches. their
| bones aching and their arms and legs fatigued.
/ Inc morning al l1o uOLlc 10 Ouc Vi QulCts
| Those who are too feeble to work lounge
around under the shady trees, receive visitors
| and exchange yarns with their comrades.
Their appetites are hearty, for when the din
| ner call is sounded there is lusty set-to. Sup
per is served at $50 o'clock, and then some to
bed, others to smoke and Others to their
| checkers and chess, for some of the veterans
are quite expert at the draft board.
Five days in the year the lady managers
prepare one of the finest old Southern dinners
/ = L r. kI~or.~ 10 nnwa
looked forward to with JOY by the veterans.
| The other meals are good and wholesome.
| The veterans still wear their uniforms Of
| gray. The officials of the home maintain their
| military characteristics, for besides the super
! intendent there is the commissary and the adj
jutant and the surgeon, DR.. w. P. E Wyse
| The present superintendent is Mr.. r. ]. Stin-
| son, formerly ofthe Baltimore Light Artillery
| The present managers of the home are
Messrs. James r. Wheeler (chairman), Capt.
Frederick M Colston, August Simon and d.
Ridgely Howard. There are IL governors, the
president of which is Capt. George w. Booth.
Filtration of Water for County Towns
An object lesson in water filtration is offered
| by the beds of the Baltimore County Water
and Electric Company at Avalon, 18th district
| where the frequently muddy water of the Pa
| tapsco is pumped into the company's reser-
voir, run through the ftering system and
| pumped through the mains clear and pure.
| The water from the Avalon station supplies
! Relay. Catonsville, Mount Washington, Tow
! son, Govanstown, the Belair road, Lutherville
and neighboriDg places.
In conversation with Baltimore Sun re-
| porter Mr. Albert H. Weir, secretary, while
be declined to tell the cost of the installation
| of the filtration apparatus, said that proper
tionately it was not expensive. He said that
while it was necessary to filter the Patapsco
water because of its frequent turbidity the
company had found on chemical analysis it
was pure in spite of the chances of contamina-
ton.
Mr.. Wehr further said 1.-THE water. after
passing through the filtration beds, is perfectly
clear, although chemists have determined that
as it comes from the river che percentage OF
turpidity is about 900 parts In million. The
proportion of bacteria. after filtration, is very
small. We have found our filtration system
such success that we are now installing an
ozone filtration plant at Herring Kun pump
ing station, at Herring Run and Philadelphia
road"
Mr.. Wehr said that at the Avalon station
| there are two systems. One is the slow sand
| filtration, by which the water passes slowly
through layers of sand. The other. which was
| installed later in order that its results could be
| Judged, is the mechanical filtration. by which
| the water is forced rapidly through, and by
means of air blasts and agitation. is purified.
| The slow sand process is used in Washington,
| Philadelphia, Albany and Pittsburg.
| ACCOTOluk W bu6 uChlbA OAuCcAo VI SA4C VI
tricts supplied by our water" said Mr.. Weir,
There has not been a case of typhoid trace
| able to it. 1t is regarded as pure, thus attest
ing the success of the filters"
Great Falls Circuit M. e. Church.-The
special meeting at Providence Church is still
| in progress.
There will be an all-day service at Hiss
| Church, Sunday, August 10Th, as follows: 10
A. NJ. Sunday school; Il; preaching; 80 q z.
NJ, Epworth League; $3.50. preaching 7.SO,
Epworth League 8, preaching. This will be
| the opening of q series of meetings at this
| church. The services will be held in tent
| near the church and will continue two weeks.
| cordial invitation is extended to all.
Jos. ]. GENTHNER, Pastor.
Hereford Circuit, N. r.. Chwrch.-Sunday,
August 10Th. services as follows: Jessop, IL A..
M, Bosley, 8 P. M, Epworth, 8 P. NJ, preach
ing bv Rev. w. ]. Meeks; Hereford, TO- 80 A..
M, Rev. T. NJ. West; Mt. Carmel, 3 P. M, Falls
Road. P. NJ, Rev. John s: German.
| WILLIAM J. MEEKs Pastor.
Iona Green Circuit, M. e. Church.-Services
| will be held at Union Church, Sunday, August
9th, at 1890 A. NJ. and z P. NJ. Miss Minnie
Shay, the singing evangelist, will be in charge.
This meeting will probably close with the
night service.
The pastor will preach at Waugh Church at
II A. M. and administer the sacrament.
| The pastor will administer the sacrament at
| Wilson's Church at 3 P. M.
| f. A. KILLMoN, Pastor.
Towson M. e. Church-Sunday, August 18th,
the pastor will conduct services at ii A. M, and
at P. NJ. Rev. Benjamin F. Brown, of Orlando,
Florida. will preach.
THos. e. COPIES. Pastor.
| Lakeyie.o III. f. Church.-A special service
will be held al $50 P. NJ, under the auspices OF
| the Epworth League Addresses by Mr.. Harry
| Grace of Govanstown, and Mr.. n. q. Murray,
| of Towson
Warden Weyler and His Chicken
Farm. "-Expressing his intention OF raising
| first-cIass poultry, Warden John +. Weyler,
| of the MARYLAND Penitentiary. has purchased
| 7O-acre farm on the Pot Spring road, east OF
| Timonium, from Mrs. Francis I. Homer. The
J farm was the property of Mr.. Weyler until
| 1901. when it was bought by Mr.. Homer. Mr.:
| Wevler says that he had absolutely no idea OF
retiring from his present position for some
time, but merely purposed this step in order to
| have well established chicken farm to which
| he might give his attention upon retirement
In speaking of the place Mr.. Weyler said
ut is certainly an ideal locality for the pur-
| pose to which intend putting it. There are
| 81 acres of cleared land and IL Of woodland.
The ground is most fertile and produces as fine
crops of corn and wheat as any in that VEIN
| itv. In addition to these features. the place
includes q 12-room house equipped with not
water heating and all the latest improvements