The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-04-24

A Few "Don'ts" by County Commits
sioner Mattfeldt.-Dr. Charles L. Mattfeldt,
| who is a member of the Board of County Com
missioners and also a member OF the High
WAYS Commission of this county, has formu-
| lated few 'don'ts" relating to our roads that
are well worth reading and proiting by.
Here they are:
Don't forget that the roads belong to you as
well as the Highways Commission. :.
Don't fail to notify your Road supervisor IL
a gutter or drain is stopped.
Don't fail to notify the Highways Commits
sion or your supervisor of any dangerous con-
dition existing on roads or bridges. 1t willpay
you indirectly, or we will gladly refund
postage.
in keeping cutters clean means more hard ma
terial and better roads.
Don't forget that in the thickly settled por-
lions of the county it does not pay to throw
refuse. etc., into the cutters.
Don't forget that it does not dement, the roaos
in the rural sections to use them as the turning
point in blowing. This kind OF ornalnentatlon
of gutter and road is very expensive
Don't forget that the proper way to keep
your heavily loaded wagons from going Gown
hill too fast is to have proper brakes, and not
to use the shoulder or soft part of roads in lieu
Don't forget that automobiles speeding over
Is miles an hour do great damage to the roads,
and it is your duty to warn or assist IN prevent
Don't forget that every damage suit you can
assist the Commission in avoiding means so
many miles more of good roads.
Don't forget the Roads Engineer is always
ready to give good advice.
Don't be selfish your turn will come.
Don't bless out the Road Supervisor; be is
human, and kind words of assistance and adj
vice accomplish most.
Don't forget that the county means
you"
Nominations for Omcers of the State
Bar Association.-The members of the Nom
mating Committee of the Maryland State Bar
Acknowledgement of Messrs. Harry T.
Mann, Henry l.. D. Stanford, William II.
Adkins, William Grason, ]. Alex. Lane,
Ridgely B. Melvin, Hammond Urner, W. M.
Digges and Walter l. Dawkins-met in Balti
more on the Goth instant and made the follow.
ing nominations for officers of the association
for the ensuing year, to be voted for at the an
nual meeting in July:
Vice-Presidents-Firs Circuit-Joshua N.
Miles, Somerset county I'd Circut-Joseph
B. Seth. Talbot county; Sd Circuit-Hon.
George l.. Van Bibber, Hartford county; 4th
Circnit-J. Augustine Mason, Washington
county ; 9th Circuit-James NJ. Munroe, Anne
Arundel county; 9th Circuit-Hon. Glenn H.
Worthington, Frederick county; 9TH Circuit
Fillmore Beall Prince Georges county 9Th
Risky, Baltimore city.
Secretary-James W. Chapman, Jr., Balti-
Treasurer-R. Bennett Darnall, Baltimore
city.
Executive Council-Albert c. Richie, Balti
more city o. Howard Isaac, Baltimore coun-
ty: Hon. Alfred s. Niles, Baltimore city;
Walter j. Mitchell, Charles county.
Spring Meeting of the Maryland Jockey
ls1Il- HnV1fn at
eyes of horsemen everywhere will be focused
on Pimlico today Saturday, April a. when
the sprng meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club begins.
For weeks preparations on a big scale have
been made for the opening of the racing sea-
son in the East and hOrsemen are hungry for
the sport denied them since last November.
Pimlico is alive with thoroughbreds whose
training operations have attracted throngs
daily.
The steeplechasers are coming in for a large
share of attention, there being nearly 100
timber toppers on the grounds ready to COM
pete for the rich purses offered the Jumpers.
J. W. Colt, who at one time was civil en-
pineer, and was associated with Charles s.
Grason, now of st. Marys county, in railroad
work in the West, has one of the biggest stables
of cross. country cracks in training, the pick OF
his bunch being Thistledale, that is not far
| from first'class.
W. M. Kerr, who races under the name of
| Mr.. McMutrie, also has some good material
| in charge of Anthony Allen, among them the
| year old qualified hunter Monkey Puzzle,
| that is we'll thought of. =,
The races begin at P. NJ. each day and will
| be concluded before o'clock.
Jurors for the May Term of the Circuit
| Court.-On Wednesday Judge Duncan drew
the Jurors for the May term Of the Circuit
| Court, which begins on the third Monday OF
the month. Following is the list. the figures
| after the names indicating the district the
| Juror is from
BENZ c. Sunderland. 1IThomas J. kelley.