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The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-04

ENJOYABLE Concert.-An enjoyable musi-
cal concert was given in the lecture hall at the
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital Towsou,
on Thanksgiving evening. A monologue was
given by Mr.. Nathaniel Brush, and DR.. E. N.
Brush gave an illustrated talk on "a Trip
Across the Atlantic Ocean to London" which
was greatly enjoyed. The accompanies were
Mrs. Machen and Miss Fields. The programme
included: Piano solo, Melody in IF" G.
A. Gable; solos, Sweet Miss Mary" and
solo, Mrs. Machen soprano solo, Loves
Bouquet" Miss Blackwell; monologue, N.
Brush: solos, "a Dream and 1.-TWO Maidens,
DR.. Dnnton; violin solo, Mrs. Machen piano
solo. sValse de Concert" G. A. Gable; illus
trated talk, DR.. Brush. After the concert a
dance was given in the Casino.
Mr.. Lewis V. Bowen, with Mr.. Charles a:
Gable, musical director, gave an entertainment
Tuesday evening of last week at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. Charles I. Burns Towson
Mr.. Gable rendered classic and popular select
ions and at a late hour refreshments were
served. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. z
7. Burns Misses Florence A. Phipps, s
Hester, Mary Burns, Mae Bowen, Messrs. B
C. Marley and c. Burns
Hunt C ub Fixtures.-Mr. Spalding Lowe
Jenkins, acting manager of the Elkridgt
Hounds, and MIR. Graeme Turnbull secretary
have issued the following schedule for Decem
Der: Saturday, 4, l 80 P. NJ. hunt, Meredith
Ford bridge; Monday. 6. P. NJ, drag, (plac'
of meet will be posted at kennels Saturday, a
Wednesday, 8, 2P. NJ. hunt, Hampton gate
Saturday, IL, 1.30 P. NJ, hunt, Cockeysville
Tuesday, IA, 2P. NJ. hunt, Walker and Reg
ester avenues; Friday. II and Saturday. 1S,
A. NJ, hunt. Belair, Hartford county; Thurs
day, %, 2P NJ. hunt, Hllendale gate, Hitler
road Saturday, 25, (Christmas Day. 10 A. NJ
| Hunt Hampton gate; Monday, q, T. NJ.
| Drag, (place of meet will be posted at kenrel
Saturday. 25,); Wednesday, %, 2 P. NJ, hunt
| Warren Mills.
Boys Organize Athletic Club.-On Wed
nesdav the boys of the Catonsville High School
Prof. Edward G. Comegys principal, organ
lied an athletic association when the fol
lowing officers were elected President, Her
secretary. TYSON Byers; assistant secretary
Albert Callow; treasurer, Avra Warren re
porter, Earl Norris; sergeants-at-arms, Eli
colt Hewes and George Zaiser.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-04

sales OF Real ESCaC0.-W III. M hlSteaui
auctioneer, sold at the Court House door on
Tuesday, for Mr.. Nicholas H. Gill. attorney, q
farm of ITO acres On the road leading from
Dover to Butler, formerly occupied by the late
Joseph Gill; purchased by Mr.. Vincent T. Ca
pies for So. 800. The place is improved by q
frame dwelling new barn, ETC. Thirty-two
acres of growing grain on this property was
also purchased by Mr.. Caples for Sl12.
Also at the same time and place Mr., Gill sold
II acres of land situated OH the road leading
from Butler to Dover, improved by frame
dwelling and store, with the necessary out
buildings; purchased BY Mr.. Charles L. Caples
for 81 ,920.
November Weather Record.-C. w. Il.
Treadwell, U. S. cooperative weather observer
at Towson, reports that the highest temperature
recorded during November was IS degrees, on
the I'd and 18th; the lowest was % degrees on
the 10Th and 2Sth the mean was 4S1 degrees.
The total precipitation was Ito inches, the
snowfall being 81 inches. The precipitation
was insufficient, the normal for November be-
ing 292 inches. The rainfall for November,
1908, however, was but l 04 inches, but that
for November, 1907, was 4.SO inches.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-04

The Work for Good Roads. The Hamil-
ton Improvement Association met last wed
nesday night at Hamilton Hall and decided to
hold series of meetings to agitate the ROADS
question in Baltimore county. A meeting Will
be held in each district. The Ninth district
meeting will be held in Hamilton Hall on
December 15 The Fourteenth district meet.
ing will be held in the Alert engine house, Bel
Air road December z.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-04

The meeting of the State Dairymens Asso-
citation was held at the Fifth Regiment Armory
on Wednesday. Experts from the Depart
ment of Agriculture awarded prizes for milk 4,
taking into consideration flavor. composition,
bacteria, acidity and appearance of package.
Professor Hayward, director of the Delaware
Experiment Station, lectured on Cow Testing
Association" The following officers were
elected President, Samuel NJ. Shoemaker;
vice president. A. w. Nicodemus; secretary
and treasurer, ]. Alexis Shriver; directors, Asa
B Gardiner, Jr.. John Thomas and Henry NJ.
McCulloh.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-04

At the regular meeting of Towson Lodge,
No 70 7 o. O. F. held on last Thursday night,
the following officers were elected for the en-
suipg term Noble grand Ed. X. Munroe;
yce-grand. Henry Koch; recording secretary,
William Grason financial secretary, George
w. Seipp; treasurer, W. Gill smith chaplain,
Charles Il. Tread well; marshal, James E. Dun
nhv. representative to grand lodge, Amos W :.
Tracey building committee, William Grason,
lanes e. Green and W. Gill Smith; janitor
William Bowen of s.
THE lodge decided to hold its anniversary
supper on Thursday night, January IL. ana
fine following committee was appointed to
make ali arrangements: Amos W. Tracey
Joseph B. Murray, Clinton O. Bosey, Harry
G. Murray and James Z. Dunphy
Dynamite Stirs Up Colored Community.
Great confusion was caused last Tuesdayln1ght
in the colored settlement of Texas by the ex-
pIosion of a stick of dynamite 1t took place
| at a time when nearly all the negroes were at
home and as the windows OF the houses were
| shattered men, women and children rushed
ont to see what had happened. The explosive
was placed in the rear of tenant house owned
| hv Mr.. X. Berlin and occupied by several
| colored families. One corner OF the house was
spIintered and nearly all the windows broken
Want Present Pastor Returned.-Tn
third quarterly conference of fCatonsvllle Mel D.
odist Episcopal Church was held last Tuesday
evening. The meeting was presided over by
| Rev. Dr. ]. f. Heisse Mr.. Bradley O. lsaacs
was elected trustee to fill the vacancy caused
nv the death of Samuel w. Owens. resoiu'
tion was adopted requesting Bishop Goodssil
who will preside at the next Annual Confer
ence. to reappoint Rev. John X. Edwards q
nastor for another year, which will be al
sixth at that appointment.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-04

q q. r.. of Glenarm, has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Noble Grand, Caleb Burton I;
yice-gTand, Charles B. Hess; recording secre-
tary. John f. Mumma; financial secretary,
Phineas Hartley; treasurer. Harry W. Dill
worth marshal, Samuel K. Hartley; chaplain,
Jesse Billingsley; captain of degree staff. Elisha
Slade; representative to grand lodge, John b.
Foard.
The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-04

The meeting of the Maryland Bee Keepers
Association was held Wednesday at the armory.
Dr. j. Aikenhead, president, deplored the fact
that last year had been an extremely poor one
for bee keepers. DIR. Burton Gates ofthe Depart
Swarmipg Bees" Mr.. N. W. James of Bald
win told of bee-keeping in Maryland. The
following officers were elected President, n.
W. James, Baldwin; vice-president, w. r..
McCardell, Sykesville; secretary and treasurer,
Prof. T. B. Symons College Park; vice-presi-
dent for Baltimore county, W. E. Atkinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of conveyance in the following transactions In real estate in which amounts of 5000 or more were involved were filed yesterday in the office of the probate court:
 $11,0Od-A. O. Kehm and wife to N. M. Cosby, lot 5 in block 58-B, survey of Birmingham; being lot fronting 50 feet on 1he south side of Fifth avenue, north, and extending back 40 feet to an all ley.
 s9O0O-W. A. Currie, ct al to L. O.. Scruggs, part of lots ' and in block
 7s, survey of Birmingham; being lot 60x190 feet on Twenty-fourth street, be- tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth avenues, north.
 $4O00-J. I. Blount and wife to Mrs. c. M. Nolan, ct al, part of the southwest quar- ter of the northeast quarter of sectoin IT, township IT, range west.
 $690o-Marie I. King to Sarah L. Dam gerfield, the south 50 feet of lot 15 in block S4S, Elyton Land company's survey of Birmingham.
 s2500-T. D. Ray and wife to James Ld- Land and Improvement company's fifth addition to Ensley.
 s260-J. T. Huff and wife to F. M Eos sett, lot in block IT, Woodlawn Realty compary's third addition to Woodlawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
FINAL SERVICES 4
 OF CELEBRATION

The consecration service held last even- ing at the Second Presbyterian church proved fitting finale to the exercises that have been conducted in observance of the quadra-centennial anniversary of the church. The Rev. U. D. Mooney, the tenth anniversary of whose passionate has been observed jointly with the anni- versary of the church, was assisted In the service by the Rev. J. A. Bryan, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church.
 The meeting was characterized by deep solemnity and seriousness. The addresses of MT. Mooney and MT. Bryan were made extempore, each occupying about 15 min utes The text chosen was from First Chronicles, 29:5-"And who then is will ing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?'
 The different epochs in the lives of men were taken up, after which the various epochs of church life were dealt with. The influence of Christ and of the Christian religion in the lives of each person was discussed and the op- portunities and advantages offered for g. life of consecrated service set forth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
SEEK PLACES AS
 MINE FOREMEN

The examination for mine foremen be- gan in the office of the county school commissioner at the courthouse yester- day morning under the supervision of the state board of mine examiners. Applica- tions of N have been received for the first-class certificates and nine men are seeking second-class certificates.
 The examinations will continue for three days and the result of the tests will be announced Saturday morning. Those talk ing the examination are:
 First -Class-T. w. McAvoy of Dora; A. L. Lockart of Empire, J. M. Allen of Empire, R. L. Tidmore of Maben. Jim Walker of Yolande, Bob Williamson of Marvel Robert Flynn of Garnsey, George Ross of Empire J. Middleton, of Scouts Mountain, J. s. Davis of Empire. A. J. Robinson of Blocton, R. F. D. No. 9; J. M Robertson of Abernant, Andy Love of Maben, B. A. Card of Dora, w. l.. Martin of Dora, John Terry of Dora, w. w. Wilson of Coal City, s. Vincent of Dora. A. T. Morgan of Marvel, w. T. Bryan of Dora, Morgan Johns of Cole amor.
 Second CIass-J. O. Clark of Dora, J. T. Bradley of Lahusage, L. A. Kelton of Stout's Mountain, Frank Grove of Kel- lerman. J. w. Gray of Kellerman. J. B. Rainer of Empire, Wylie Langley of saunset. s. w. Jackson of Jasper, R. F. D. No. 5; w. R. Madison of Oakman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
FORM COMPANY TO
 DEVELOP ORE MINES
LOCAL MEN HAVE ACQUIRED 11o ACRES OF BROWN ORE PROPER TY IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND WILL DEVELOP IT.

If is stated that J. D. O'Gara, J. F. Douglass and W. H. Beatty will at once form a company with a capital stock of s5O,0OO for the purpose of de- veloping the Franklin county ore proper ties which these gentlemen have recent ly acquired near Russellville. The tract is said to be very rich in brown ore and the property has been acquired in small pieces The three owners will be the only officers and stockholders in the company.
 The property includes what Is known as the "Uriah White" acre from which there has been actually mined 28.S00 tons Of ore and embraces 119 acres surrounding the White acre that appear to be very similar in character. It lies alongside the Northern Alabama railroad for distance of half a mile and is 200 yards from the company's right-of-way. It is stated the tract embraces fine washer site, has slush pond of 40 acres and a stream running through the property will furnish all water necessary for washer purposes. Owners of the property state that the ore will average 52 per cent metallic iron and that it is very low in phosphorus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
PRESTON VINES IS
 AT LAST FREE MAN
Twice Arrested and Twice Discharged for Same Offense Was Unique
 Experience.

To receive hearing on murder charge by which he gained his freedom, to be rearrested, tried and again discharged on the same allegation was the experience of Preston Vines, a negro, yesterday morning The negro's case is an excep- tional one.
 It seems that during the latter part of last year Vines was arrested on charge of murder and was placed in the county jail to await the action of the grand jury The grand jury took up his case and the books of the inquisitors show that an indictment was returned against him. However, 1t is claimed that the true bill was never turned into the criminal court and since last November Vines has lain in jail without trial.
 Yesterday morning habeas corpus pro- negro and the case was taken up by City Court Judge c. W. Ferguson, who decided that the negro was entitled to bail. Tho negro had no sooner been released, how ever, when another warrant was sworn out against him and as he was walking down Third avenue Deputy B. G. Chew caught him and again placed him under arrest
 Later the negro was taken before Judge H. B. Abernethy of the inferior criminal court to receive an immediate preliminary. Judge Abernethy decided that he had erred in issuing the second warrant and dis charged the negro on the grounds of want of jurisdiction, believing he had no legal authority to try the negro after the higher court had passed upon his case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
UNIQUE ACCIDENT
 OYERTAKES FELTON,
THROWN FROM SADDLE, THEN FALLS BACK ON HORSE, ONLY TO BE KNOCKED sENsELEss BY STlRRUP.

John IT. Felton was the victim of peculiar accident last night on the Van derbilt road just beyond Boyles. He had been out to Mount Pinson during the day and was returning to Birming- ham mounted on a horse The animal Is a young one and had been frightened by the searchlights on passing automo- biles.
 It had been only with great difficulty that Felton had kept the horse under con trol and Felton was feeling extremely tired when he neared Boyles. Just as he came within few yards of a sharp curve near the Vanderbilt furnace an automobile came dashing around it. It Is impossible to see any vehicle at this place until 1t reaches the curve and the sudden appearance of this machine caused the horse to jump wildly into the air.
 Felton was thrown upwards but feil back across the saddle. He had the breath knocked out of him and was in danger of falling from his precarous po- sition on the horse's back while the ami nal was racing madly along the road. Felton made an effort to right himself in the saddle and as he did so one of the light metal stirrups flew up and cut him a dash over the left eye and rendered him senseless for few moments. When he finally recovered his senses he found himself lying across the saddle, his foot in one stirrup while he was tightly grip ping the saddle with one hand and the saddle girth with the other. A negro man was holding the horses head and shaking Felton. He was nearly a mile from the place where the horse had un- saddled him, being on the road parallel ing the Boyles car line.
 He remembered nothing after being struck by the stirrup. The negro told him that he was walking along the road when the horse dashed by him at full speed and that several hundred feet fur ther down the road he had found tho horse standing still, and seeing a mans form lying across the saddle, apparent ly unconscious, he Investigated.
 While Felton was feeling weak, he was able to continue on to Birmingham, where he had his injuries dressed and went to his home on South Nineteenth street. Felton came to Birmingham but a few weeks ago and Is stopping with his un- cle, Felix Madison. The horse the young man was riding Is a young one which MT. Madison raised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
BILL POSTERS AID
 FIGHT ON DISEASE

Atlanta, July 14.-The National Asso- citation of Billposters voted this after noon in convention to donate to the anti tuberculosis fight $1,200,000 worth of publicity. This means that all over the United States and Canada they will give not only space upon billboards but the labor of posting as well, to hints and cautions to those who have or may be exposed to the white plague. On the heels of this generous offer the Poster Printers association donated $200.Oe0 worth of work upon paper to be printed for the campaign.
 The officers of the association say they have assurances that the rail- roads and express companies will carry free all the paper necessary for the work.
 Frank Fitch of Albany, N. Y., was the author of the resolution, and Presi- dent G. L. Chennell of the billposters left the chair to urge its passage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
CITY WILL DEMAND ITS SHARE OF MONEY
CLAIM IS MADE THAT COUNTY SHOULD TURN OVER PROPER PROPORTION OF ROAD AND BRIDGE TAX.

A very strenuous demand is going to be made upon the county Board of Revenue by the Board of Aldermen for the citys proportion of the road and bridge tax levied against all property owners in the county
 This is a matter which has been dis cussed a great deal during recent weeks and it is rapidly coming to head. The finance committee of the Board of Alder men has had this subject before them and the result will be demand for>the city's share of this fund.-
 Should the county decline after this demand then the mater win be taken into the courts and probably fought out through the supreme court The city off, cials are very much of the opinion that this money should be given to the city, claiming that practically no work for which this tax Is collected Is carried on within the city limits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
WHITE MEN HELD FOR SLAUGHTER|NC COWS Unusual Charge Made By Iron-
 dale Citizens FIFTEEN COWS MISSING Residents Claim They Have Been Driven Away In the Night
 Slaughtered and Disposed
 Of to Meat Markets.
FIFTEEN COWS MISSING

New warrants charging grand larceny were sworn out yesterday against Bud Cook and John Cooper, two white men already held for petty larceny. who have been confined in the county jail on the latter charge for several days. The spe- cifc charge against the men Is that they stole and slaughtered cows belonging to people living in the vicinity of Irondale
 The operations of the two men are said to have been quite extensive. Deputy Sheriff Louis Blau has been working on the case for some time and 1t is stated that he has lot of evidence against the prisoners
 During the past few months something like 15 fine COWS have been lost in the Irondale vicinity and in nearly every in- stance a search for the lost animals re- suited only in the discovery of the head and entrails of the missing COW. The community was considerably aroused over the matter and 1t was several weeks be- fore Deputy Blau could get any evidence whatever bearing on the cases.
 MT. Blau states that he has witnesses who will testify that Cook and Cooper would go out at night and search the country over until they found fine COW, after which they would drive the animal in toward Irondale, slaughter it and have 1t carried in to a butcher shop owned by them. The carcasses would then be butchered and the meat sold, the hides being disposed of by sale to a local hide concern.
 The deputy states tha people in the Irondale community are greatly interested in the case. owing to the large number of fine cows which have been lost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
CITY WILL SHARE
 SMALLPOX EXPENSE
CONTRACT IS SIGNED WITH coUN- TY WHEREBY CITY OF BIRMING- HAM WILL PAY $50 A MONTH TO PESTHOUSE PHYSICIAN.

In the future Birmingham will pay the physician at the county pest house $50 per month for the care of smallpox pa- tients. This is the result of a meeting of the finance committee of the Board Of Aldermen, which authorized Mayor O'Brien to sign contract with the Jef- ferson county Board of Revenue to this effect.
 This situation has grown out of the recent removal of the county pest house from Red Mountain to Boyles. On Red Mountain the pest house was located on property belonging to the oity, and while the institution was maintained by the county no charge was made against the city for caring for it's smallpox patients on this account.
 After the county had built pest house on its property the city was advised that the county could no longer. care for these patients free of charge. The Board of Aldermen objected. but finally acceded, though stating they did not hink It just. The contract was signed by Mayor O'Brien yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
MISSISSIPPI WILL
 VOTE INCOME TAX

Jackson, Miss, July 14.-(SpeciaL)- Governor Noel has received a telegram from the New York American asking what Mississippi will do about the proposed amendment to the federal con- stitutton taxing incomes, and replies: q am sure that Mississippi will vote overwh elmingly for the proposed amendment to the constitution taxing incomes"
 The governor is correct. Not sin gle objection has been heard to such an amendment here. There are very few large incomes in Mississippi to be taxed and those who have the incomes are not entering any protests. Missis sippPs contribution to the funds thus raised will be in numerous samu sums collected from those whose income falls in the minimum column. But even these are not opposing the amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15

Representative w. E. Urquhart returned last night from Montgomery. where he went in company with Judge S. D. Weak ley, H. c. Selheimer and Walker Percy to confer with committees from Mobile and Montgomery in reference to the bill drawn by Mr Urquhart for the commits sion form of government for such cities as may desire it, the bill to be presented in the legislature in the extraordinary ses- sion to be held on July 27
 We had a quite successful and agree able meeting" said MT. Urquhart last night. We took up the bill in detail, going over every point carefully and the bill was agreed to as drafted with the exception of few minor points which were changed and which will not even require that the bill be rewritten.
 'The most important change made in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
City Clerk Is Short.

Bristol Tenn, July 14.-Foy w. Dula- ney, the young court clerk of Johnson City, Tenn, who disappeared ten days ago, is alleged to be short in his accounts to the extent of about $9O. .O0O Ernest Mil Ter was this afternoon appointed receiver of Dulaney's estate. A note found in his safe stated that if left alone he. would make good his shortage. His wife and son are almost prostrated by his disap- pearance. He was bonded for a suffi- cient amount to cover his alleged short age in the clerks office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-15
WEEDS MUST BE
 GUT DOWN AT ONCE
MAYOR O'BRIENs PROCLAMATION SAYS ARRESTS WILL BE MADE FOR ALL VIOLATIONS OF LAW AFTER JULY 26.

Beginning July 26 persons allowing weeds to remain about their premises will be placed under arrest and heavy fine put upon them. A proclamation to this effect was issued by Mayor O'Brien yes- terday and in 1t he makes an appeal to all citizens to aid In the Removal of this menace to the citys health.
 The proclamation issued by him reads as follows:
 PROCLAMATION.
 Whereas, it is recognized fact that the rank growth of weeds is a breeding place for mosquitoes and insects of all kinds that 1t Is untidy in appearance and ipsanitary in condition,
 Therefore, I. Frank P. OBrien, Mayor of the city of Birmingham, declare that be- ginning Monday, July 26, 1909, the law prohibiting the growth of weeds will be strictly enforced and arrests made for violation of sections 495 and 604 of the code of the city of Birmingham
 I appear to all citizens to aid the execu- tive department toward the preservation of the health of the city in this and all other directions
 Given under my hand this, the 14th day of July, 1909.
 FRANK P. o'BRIEN Mayor.