The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-19

New Church Dedicated-Interestin
Ceremonies. - Grace Evangelical Lutheran
| Church at Powellnaron, recently completed, a
the corner of Delaware and Raspe avenues, OF
the Belair road, was the scene of series o
dedication ceremonies Sunday, June 18th, an(
| the services were continued every evening dur
ing the week until Thursday. In the morning
the church was dedicated by the pastor, Rev
+. A. Hightman. and the sermon was preached
by Rev. W. s. Freas, D. D., of the Lutheran
Deaconess Home, Baltimore. The handsome
pipe organ-the gift of Mr.. and Mrs. F. N
Powell-was dedicated by the pastor at the
evening service. Anthems were sung by the
choir Of Grace English Lutheran Church, Bal
timore; an organ voluntary, by Mrs. Kumler
solo, by Mrs. M. Caroline Oyeman, and 9
violin obligato, by Miss Mabel E. Hightman
The serman was by Rev. A. Stewart Hartman
secretary of the Home Mission Board, and
greetings extended to the congregation by
more; U. s. G. Rupp, of the Church of Re-
formation; Rev. P. A. Heilman, of st. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Baltimore, and Rev. f. w.
Meyer, of Emmanuel Church, Baltimore.
Luncheon was served by the ladies of the con-
gregation after the afternoon service to those
who wished to remain for the evening service.
In the evening Rev. Harry D. Newcomer, of
Grace English Lutheran, Baltimore, preached
the sermon, and quartet, composed of Messrs.
Howard Baker and Christian Redeman, tenors,
and Messrs. Allard and Malkus, bassos, sang
LEAD Us o, Father" Rev. W. f. W. Min
nick, of Concordia Church. Baltimore, preached
the sermon on Monday evening; Rev. L. NJ.
Zimmerman, of Christ Lutheran Church, Bal
timore, preached the sermon. and Rev. John
G.. Bowers, of Calvary Church, Baltimore,
read the scriptures on Tuesday evening. On
Wednesday evening Rev. G. E. Hay, of Balti-
more preached the sermon, and on Thursday
evening Rev. E. K. Bell, of First Lutheran
Church, Baltimore. preached. At the after
noon service on Sunday Mr.. John f. Oyeman
presided.
The congregation of this church was organ
lied in May of last year and services were held
in large barn at Powellnaron. During the
winter they were held in the hall of the Alert
by Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Powell substantial
bidding of granite, 30 by so feet, has been
erected. The present building, it is expected,
will be used in the near future for Sunday
school purposes only, and large building,
with tower, will be added for church pur-
complete heating plant and the church is
equipped with a system of electric lights. The
interior is handsomely fitted up from .dona-
tions made by different members and their
friends. The altar was donated by Mr..
and Mrs. E.. G. Sentner to the memory of their
daughter, and the pulpit was the gift Of the
Martin Luther League of st. Marks Lutheran
Church, Baltimore. Two large windows were
the gifts of the Martin Luther League of Grace
English Lutheran Church, and the Kings
Daughters of First Lutheran Church, Balti-
more. There were six other stained glass win
dows donated by friends of the congregation.
Mr.. Otto Schratke was the builder and Mr..
Dennis r. Walsh the architect.
Heretofore the congregation has been con-
Quoted by Rev. F. A. Hightman as a mission
at Park Heights avenue, but he has been elected
pastor and has accepted the call and will shortly
take up his residence in new house now being
erected near the church. The valuation of the
property is $1,000, $4,000 of which has been
paid.
Inspection Committees Report of kin
loch Farm. "-Messrs. Laban Sparks, T. ".
Richardson and Upton H. Tarbert, who served
as inspection committee at the recent meeting
of the Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Club at
Mr.. William 81. Wights fine farm, near Cock
eysville, submitted the following report:
"Our attention was first called to IL acres OF
corn ground wheat where two bushels of seed
per acre had been sOwn and the application OF
400 pounds of fertilizer per acre was used, and
l6 acres of fallow ground wheat treated in like
manner, the wheat in both cases giving prom
Use of at least 80 to IS bushels per acre. We
next passed through the chicken plant and
consider it one of the most up-to-date in the
State. About $50 chickens of the frying size
were very much admired, and in all there were
about $50 White Wyandotte chickens on hand
of different ages and Sizes This chicken plant
should attract the attention of chicken raisers
and fanciers throughout the State, as every
thing is arranged in perfect order for best re-
suits, cleanliness being the keynote, as was
evidenced by every department being thor
oughly whitewashed.
San arrangement on the hayfork for the
purpose of running the fork after the hay was
dumped by means of rope through pulley
with q weight attached, was considered by all
as a great labor-saver and convenience in
handling the hay.
1--WE next visited the corn house and saw
about 80 barrels of prime yellow corn on hand.
Twenty mine acres of corn shows good stand
and fair growth, except where destroyed by
ants and birds. The nineteen acres of new
grass set will compare favorably with any seen
elsewhere in the county, and bids fair to make
yield of q tons per acre.
1.-THE driving and farm stock is well cared
for, and the cows, which were being MIXED,
show good breeding and the milk product
proves their great value. 1t affords us much
pleasure to look over this farm, which is fertile,
well titled and excellently kept, with large
and convenient buildings, the roads to which
well-trimmed lawn, shrubbery of choice Sc
lections, and flowers of varied beauty, all under
the care of Mrs. Wight, were greatly appre-
ciated.
"Our stay, which was most pleasant, was en-
livened by q string orchestra's harmonious
strains and during its continuance the counte-
nances of the members of the club were bright
ened as Mr. George O. Brown snapped the kodak
1--WE appreciate the kindly interest of the
hostess in the collation. served and the generous
1--WE would recommend the operations or
this farm to the consideration of those person:
Liz kk1 Gkah nj
farm lands. Mr.. George PeltZer is the manager
of this farm, and the sincerity of his interest
in all the work that has been done there shows
that under careful and conscientious manage
ment the soil of Baltimore county produces
equally as well as that of any other in thu
United States, and much better than some o.
the boosted Western lands"
Mr.. Wight has presented to each member OF
the club copy of the picture taken by Mr.
Brown on the occasion OF the above meeting
Good Roads and a Bond Issue.-At {
meeting of the Good Roads Association o
Baltimore county, held last Saturday at the
| Hotel Junker in Baltimore, it was decided Il
| start campaign for the purpose of passing
| bill in the next Legislature authorizing the
| county to issue bonds to the amount of 81 800,
! 600 for the purpose of building good roads
Committees were appointed to begin activ
work at once and to obtain the cooperation o
| residents in the county.
| A resolution was framed showing the o5jec
| of the association and giving in detail its pur
pose. 1t was decided to have 10000 copies o
| the resolution distributed throughout tn
county. Two members of the association, tt
| be appointed by the court, will be delegated t,
| work with the Highways Commission. Eacl
| ofthe Is districts in the county will be asked t.
| raise 100000, which will mean that the ia:
| rate will be increased about 2 cents on the S1OC
| The bonds to be issued will be redeemable il
| 10, 20, 80, 40 and so years.
| Mr.. William Biddison, president of the as
| ISOLATION, spoke on the report and urged tn
members to do all they can to get better roads
| 1.-The fact that Maryland roads lead direct t
Baltimore and the Capital of the United State
| should be one good reason why the State shoul
| have good roads," he said land there seems +
be no reason why the bonds should not b
| issued"
| There will be another meeting of the execu
| tive committee in the interest of the campaig
at Junker's Hotel, Wednesday, June 23d.
| Can Collect Tolls From Funerals.-Th
| legal right of the Baltimore and Frederic
| Turnpike Company to collect toll from funers
| PROFESSIONS using the turnpike has been uphel
| in Part 2 of the Criminal Court of Baltimor
| when Judge Gorter gave verdict of not guilt
| on an indictment against Charles W. Slaglt
4 H. G-a lrRaNA rNVt ar