The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-25


Brooklandville, Third District.-The an
nual Christmas entertainment of Saters Bap-
tst Church will be held on Thursday evening,
December 30. An excellent program is being
prepared and all are looking forward to very
enjoyable time.
The weather for this season of the year,
could not be more fitting. These clear, cold
days are bracing and invgorating. The pop
ular fresh air. cure for disease is one that is
welcomed by the majority of people.
Ice in this section is now or inches thick
and is still freezing where uncut. Many
farmers are busy filling their ice-houses. q.
Dulany's Valley, Tenth District. Miss
Margaret Smith and sister, of Windsor Farm,
have returned from a visit to friends at Co.
vanstown.
Mr.. Charles Scarf, the oldest resident of
Upper Cross Roads, Hartford county, whose
funeral took place last Sunday at Ebenezer
known. He is survived by four children
Samuel. Winfield c., and Ellsworth Scarf, and
Mrs. William Divers, all of Upper Cross Roads.
Additional Facilities for Eudowood.-
It became known this week that Mrs. Henry
Barton Jacobs is the lady who has offered to
build new cottage at Eudowood Sanitorium
to be devoted entirely to the treatment of chill
dren, for whom there are at present no facili-
ties at that institution. 1t was announced at
the time of the dedication of the Bloede Me-
mortal department for advanced cases that
such gift was in sight whenever the amount
necessary for its maintenance could be pledged.
1t is said that about So, 700 year will be re-
ouired to do this. Mrs Jacobs. it is stated,
| will expend about $4,000 to SIS, 900 on the
| cottage, for which tentative plans have already
| been drawn, and work will begin as soon as
| the pledges for maintenance have been received.
| DR.. Martin F. Sloan, who comes from the
| tuberculosis sanitorium at Louisville, KY, has
been elected resident physician in place of DR..
Forster, who will leave Eudowood to take
| charge of the Louisville sanitorium. DR..
Sloan is no stranger here. having formerly
| been assistant resident ph ysician at Eudo wood
under DR.. Forster. He is graduate of Johns
| Hopkins Medical School and has specialized
| in tuberculosis.
! What Caused the Trouble With "Julia2''
| On Monday last the Baltimore City Water
| Board commenced an investigation into the
sinking of the Loeb Raven dredge Julia several
days ago. All the men aboard the machine al
| the time of the mishap were before the board
| and were examined. Action was deferred until
| Capt. John Maley commander of the dredge
can be given a hearing. Engineer Quick, Mr.
Richard Bernard and Mr.. j. Henry Stroh
meyer expressed the opinion that the Captain
should not have left the machine until it haC
been taken to its coaling point on the lake
| The evidence submitted to the board was tha
the hull of the dredge, which is but sever
years old, had rotted, and that the thin ice or
| the lake had penetrated it in three places
| Engineer Quick was directed by the board t.
make complete examination of the machine
and secure an estimate of the cost of repairs
including sheathing of galvanized iron. Th'
dredge was named for the sister of forme
Mayor Thomas G. Hayes.