The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-18

/ Towson Athletic Club Booming. The
spirit and earnestness OF an athletic club II
best shown when its members surmount diff
| culties and produce whining teams. The vii
| lage of ToWson has shown this spirit during
the past year better perhaps. than some of the
larger towns and villages of Maryland. With
but mere handful of pnblic-spirited men and
enthusiastic youths behind the movement for
an athletic association in Towson, their endeav-
ors have ripened in one season into perma-
nent organization, an athletic association and
an athletic club with the best or one of the best
grounds in Maryland, with beautiful grand
stand, lockers, etc., and an open stand. The
field is admirably located and the residents of
Towson and the members of the association
are proud to say they are members of such an
organization. Mnch has been done in one
year. and in fact more than was ever anticipa-
ted and expected in one season. Manager
Jenifer has won and the pennant will be un-
! furled over the grounds next spring heraldlng
the winners in the Suburban League for 1909
in baseball. But the mem berSiare not content.
They want more. They mean to have more.
In order to have more they are arranging a
big fair for the first week in February, 1910.
large general committee has been appointed,
with subcommittee to be named later. The
funds accruing from this fair are to be invested
in bettering the conditions in athletics here at
Towson, and to place the club and association
on a stronger financial basis. Every resident
of Towson will receive benefit from such q
movement. and Towson is to be congratulated
on the past success and the presentspirit shown
in the interest of athletics here. The members
seem to appreciate that now is the time to
! work and every one means TO work. Every
day new volunteers are added to those already
willing to work for the success of the club.
The ladies are responding in every way. A
big time is planned and big time it is going
10 be. There will be booths of every kind and
| ipffo fol of oh for fhi1Oo U0O6
things to eat and good things to take chances
| on and good things to win. The horses will
run if there is snow on the ground. Contribu-
tions are coming in already from all sides and
J it is only for the people and residents OF Tow
| son to keep the ball rolling.
The general committe consists of Thomas
w. Offutt, chairman; William P. Cole, Frank
| l. Wheeler, HI. G. Jenifer, Dr. Louis Hergen-
rather, Elmer J. G ok, George Hartman, Dr.
Stuart Cassard and John c. Perkins. The
| committee will meet next Wednesday at 3 3O
| P. M. at the law office of Mr.. Elmer j. Cook,
Towson.
The officers of the association are z. How
! ard Isaac, president T. Scott Offutt vice-pres-
ident; ]. Howard Fox, secretary, and j..
| Thomas Phipps, treasurer.
| The association has done much for the town
| and next year, with clean record to start on,
| the pennant will be won forthe season of 1910 (;
tennis will be encouraged and given the sup
port it should be given; baseball and football
| Will D6 7DOOSt6u, anu dtGl6tlCS Will U6 LdkCu
care of in every way.
The club anticipates the installation of water
| in the baths the improvement of the lockers,
the purchase of the grounds and starting
building fund for the purpose of some day
putting up club house.
Want Better Fire Protection at Pixies
Vile The frequency of fires in the vicinity
| of Pikesville in the past two years has aroused
the residents of that place to the necessity for
better protection and movement in this direc
ton has been inaugurated which promises to
| meet with success.
A large delegation of residents of the neigh
borhood appeared before the County Commits
sioners on Tuesday and requested that fire
department be established at Pikesville.
Mr.. Randolph Barton, Jr. president of
| Pikesville improvement Association, presented
petition with more than 400 signers urging
the necessity of better fire protection for that
section of the county. He stated that Pixies
/ vile was so located that an engine stationed
there could conveniently reach fires in Green
Spring Valley and other nearby sections where
there is much valuable property.
President Mann said that the policy of the
Board was to cooperate with the volunteer
fire departments and that it was willingto aid
the Pkesville volunteers as much as it could.
| He suggested that a committee of Pikesville
citizens be appointed to learn just what can be
done to improve the fire service there and then
| report to the Board, promising that it would
make provision for assistance when the tax
levy is made next March.
| II was stated that the project for better fire
protection had the hearty support of Mr.. Saml
M. Shoemaker, Gen. Felix Agnus and other
large property -owners in Green Spring Valley,
where some of the heaviest taxpayers in the
| county reside, and which is being rapidly de-
veloped. Mr. Shoemaker has suggested that
an auto fire truck be purchased and this plan
| is regarded as an excellent one as the good
| roads in the vicinity would make its successful
use possible.
Members of the delegation felt very much
gratified with the result of their interview and
the project will be energetically pushed.
Among those in the delegation were Messrs.
G. Morton Stewart, William B. Cockey, Rev.
| e. T. Lawrence, G. Lyon Rogers, Philip Watts,
Henry A. Davis, Patrick H. W. Caughy, Harry
Warner, Thomas B. Cockey, Arthur Shipley,
Harry 0. Stebbins, Jr;, Joseph Kennedy, John
s. McGraw, William Z. Lowering, j. 3. Smith,
Sterling Criswell and w. 81. Coughlin.
Powerful Magnet to Handle Steel Rails
The new electric rail-loading device which the
| MARYLAND Steel Company is installing at Spar
rows Point, is ready to be put into operation,
says the Baltimore Sun. 1t will handle rails
by means of four gigantic magnets, each one
of which will be capable of picking up 20 rails
30 feet long, weighing 100 pounds to the yard,
or single maximum load OF about ~ tons.
This magnet, which will be operated from a
crane running longitudinally on an overhead
| runway will be able to center over any spot of
the rail beds. When directly over the rails to
be shipped the current will be switched into
the magnet and the rails will obligingly jump
up from the bed and attach themselves to the
magnet, which will then be swung over the
cars into which the rails will be loaded. After
having lowered the rails within few inches
of the bottom the current will be shut off and
the rails will drop into the car.
The device will mean great saving, both in
| iroo roOuirp0 tn load and in the cost OF
labor By this means 20 tons of rails may be
loaded in minute by single magnet, and
with all four magnets operating total maxi
mum loading capacity of about 80 tons min
ute will be obtained.
This machineis one of several Improvements
under construction at the steel plant. The new
open hearth steel plant, which will cost
$1,000, 600, will be ready in about three months.
! N-
Killed on Railroad in crossing in front
of an engine of the Northern Central Railway,
preparatory to oiling, James II. Appleton, an
employee of the company for over 20 years,
was struck and instantly killed at Parkton on
Monday afternoon by an express train bound
for Baltimore. He was thrown DO feet in the
air, a huge hole being knocked in the back OF
his head and his right leg broken. G. W.
Hoffman, assistant road foreman, who had
been up in the tower TO ascertain whether any
express trains were due at the time, noticed
that Appleton was missing from the engine
ana 3 SearCl resulted III the DOuy Vi Tue uu-
fortunate man being found some distance down
the track. Death had apparently been in
Simultaneous. DR.. Eugene W. Hyde was noti-
fed and an investigation followed, as the
result Of which the physician decided the
accident had been unavoidable and was due tC
negligence on the part of the unfortunate man
He is survived by his mother and two sisters
The body was taken to his home in Baltimore
Hunts M E. Church.-On Sunday nigh
last four boys of the Junior Leagues of Rock
land and Sherwood took charge of the Ep
worth League of Hunts Methodist Episcopa
Church. followed by the regular preaching
service The pastor, Rev. H. Wilson Burgan
preached the third sermon on the life of David
meeting of Carpenter Memorial Woman!
Christian Temperance Union was held at thu
church Tuesday night. State Superintendent
Mrs. Mary R. Haslup brought echoes from th'
National Convention. She aiterward gave ar
interesting talk on Medical Temperance" anc
urged the use of non alcoholic medicines. A
the close of the meeting refreshments wer'
served.
The Christmas entertainment for the Sun
day school will be held on the evening OF De
cember 81, at o'clock.
Plenty of Fresh Air All Right.-The pupils
ia a large school in Chicago are undergoing
the ''cold air" treatment for their health. II
has been in progress for three months and ]:
working like a charm. A room containing 81
first class pupils was found few days sgo with
windows wide open and children studying with
tbo;r NJ rona IN 1.-THE children are delighted,