The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-03

- Mr.. ]. Fred. Smith, who died at his home
in Waverly on Sunday last, was the second son
of the late George A. Smith, Cuttings avenue,
Govanstown, and brother of Mr.. George A.
Smith, Jr., of Providence. He was As years of
age and leaves family.
"a man in Illinois has trained flock of
common ducks to eat potato bugs and he hires
them out to his neighbors at dollar day per
head to clean up the pests in their patches. The
ducks were taught to eat the bugs by keeping
all other feed from them.
>Contracts for building 20 concrete bridges
and culverts were awarded by the Highways
Commission on Thursday at a total cost of
$1,000 They will cost from $3.50 to 5000
each. Fisher d Carozza received the contract
for and W. j. Slower for H.
- The electrical storms of last Saturday and
Sunday nights brought good deal of rain with
them, but they didn't afford any relief from
the heat. In fact it was hotter after the rains
than 1t was before and what old General
Humidity" did to US was a plenty.
Some fellow is driving a large drab-
colored motorcar on the Joppa road at night
without any lights. either fore or aft He has
been seen several times lately, but he hasn't
run any body down yet. 1t might be good
thing to arm for this law-breaker.
-The death of Joshua Talbot White,
which occurred last week, removed from earth
the last of the four men who served in his
Office when he was sheriff of Baltimore county.
The other three were George w. Feelemyer.
Eugene Burke and John F. Anderson.
1.-THE plan to issue bonds for road i'm
provement in Baltimore county has many
warm advocates and the next Legislature will
be urged to pass the necessary legislation before
anything can be done towards carrying out the
ideas Of the men behind the movement.
MIR. John Ridgely, of Hampton. started
three binders in 100 acres of wheat on Tuesday
morning. Some one who saw his growing crop
said he ought to get 8 900 bushels. That means
an all around yield of 30 bushels to the acre,
which is big result from so large an acreage.
-@Mr. William P. Cole, who had no oppo-
sition for the Clerkship nomination in the
Democratic primary last Saturday, received
1901 votes, while Mr.. N. Bosley Merryman,
Candidate for County Treasurer, who had two
candidates against him, received 4,517 votes:
Mr. Joshua g. Bosley, of the 9Th district,
who was a candidate for County Surveyor in
the Democratic primary, feels very grateful to
the / .631 citizens who cast their votes for him
on Saturday. He says he knew he had no
chance to win, but would not retire under fire.
Permission has been received from the
Comptroller of the Currency for White Hall
National Bank, at White Hall, N. G. Railroad,
to start up and it will begin business on
"wednesday, July 7th. Mr.. Samuel W. Black
is president and Mr.. G. Evans Wiley, cashier.
->Towson baseball team beat the Waverly
team, on the grounds of the latter, last Satur-
day afternoon, to f. The weather was very
hot and so was the contest as the Waverlys are
always stiff proposition. This victory put
the Highlanders at the head of the Suburban
League.
> The Towson property of the late Mrs.
Eudocia Stansbury, now being advertised in
THE UNION, will be sold at public sale, on the
premises on Wednesday, July It'll, at o'clock
P NJ. 1t is well located and the sale is worthy
of attention. Gen. Andrew G. Trippe is the
executor.
- Farmers have been in the midst of the
wheat harvest this week and we imagine that
there is now very little of it standing. 1t is
believed that the crop in this county will be
very good one-in some instances unusually
large. When threshing begins we will be able
TO report results.
- The natural gas question is still agitating
Baltimore and while most people believe II
would be a good thing for the city to get the
natural article yet they think they ought to
get it at price that will be just to themselves
as well as to the company, which has named
So cts. per 200 feet as the lowest
->Charles +. Reign, who committed suicide
al his home in Baltimore on Tuesday by shoot
ing himself, was a brother of Mr.. Eugene
Reign, one of the carriers attached to the Tow
son postoffice 1t is thought he had become
deranged by the heat. The unfortunate man,
who was so years of age, leaves family.
- The "hot spell' of the month just ended
made very unpleasant record for June. The
first half of the month there was rain nearly
every day, and the last half was so blistering
hot as to make life almost uncomfortable. The
month the poets like to write about utterly
failed to keep up its reputation this year.
THE funeral of Mr.. John V. Slade which
took place at his late residence at Corbett, N.
G. R. R, on Friday morning of last week,
drew together a large concourse of sorrowing
relatives and friends. 1t was the general opin-
ion that the community had lost useful citi-
zen and one whose place would not soon be
filled.
- With this issue the publication of the
county's statement of expenses is completed
and hereafter we will again be able to give our
full quota of reading matter. The publication
of this statement at this season affords little
respite to the employees of THE UNION, who
have few opportunities for relaxation from
their labors.
1.-The new Farmers and Merchants Ma
tional Bank of Belair, which is located in the
Masonic Temple, opened its doors for business
on the LIST instant. Col. Ohio s. Lee is presi-
dent and Mr.. Clinton L. Reckord, cashier. Mr..
W. o. B. Wright popular business man of
Fork, Baltimore county, is member of the
board of directors.
MIR. Grafflin Cook, of Baltimore, was
fined $50 and costs few days ago for speeding
his automobile on the Charles Street Boulevard.
He ran into a carriage and threw the occu-
pants out and it was not his fault that he did
not kill them. After doing the damage he put
on speed and ran away. Of course everybody
has their opinion of a man like that.
- Mr.. Howard L.. Rider, who owns some
valuable property at Sherwood, N. G. R. R.,
has on it spring that for volume and purity
can hardly be surpassed. 1t flows over 200
gallons to the minute and the chemist who
lately analysed it says it is absolutely pure.
It is said that Mr.. Riders spring is strong
enough to supply the entire community with
water.
An Old Firm Makes an Assignment
Upon the complaint of Harry S. Cox, and with
the consent of the corporation, Mr.. William J.
O'Brien, Jr., has been appointed receiver for
e. Cox, Son & Co., proprietors of the Imperial
Stables, 1905 to 1921 North Eutaw street, Balti
more. Mr.. Cox, who is president of the COM
pany, also made an assignment for the benefit
Of creditors to Mr.. o. Brien as trustee. As re-
ceiver and trustee Mr.. O'Brien filed separate
bonds for S25, 900 each.
In his bill of complaint for the appointment
of receiver Mr.. Cox stated that the company,
which was incorporated with an authorized
capital stock of $50000, is insolvent. great
part of the Indebtedness of the company, he
also alleged, is pressing, and its business was in
danger of being interrupted by the institution
of suits, which would greatly depreciate the
value of its assets.
In its answer, filed through Attorney Isaac
s. George, the company admitted the allega-
tons in the bill of complaint. Mr.. O'Brien
was attorney for Mr.. Cox in the proceeding.
Mr.. Cox is a stakeholder of the company and
a creditor in the sum of ,042. Mr.. OBrien
explained that Mr.. Cox made an assignment of
his individual property for the benefit of his
CIcultOIS IOI bnc pun pOSC vi preventing ~ OClh0
sacrificed. Mr.. Cox is perfectly solvent, Mr..
0'Brien said, and bis assets are worth at least
$50, 900 more than his liabilities Among his
assets, MIR. O'Brien also said, is considerable
real estate, which would not realize its full
value if his creditors forced its sale.
The failure of the Imperial Stables was
ascribed by Mr.. O'Brien to the increase in the
number of automobiles and the extension of
the electric car service, which, he says, have
affected the business of all livery stables.
Among the real estate holdings of Mr.. Harry
Cox is the Locust Vale Stock Farm, located
Just north of Towson.
On Monday Judge Heuisler appointed Mr..
J. Goodman Boyd co-recever. He bonded in
the sum of $25, 900. This was done on the pc
tition of DR.. f. G. Meyer, who holds As shares
of the 101 shares of the company's stock.
Crusade for Pure Milk in Baltimore
The inspectors of the Baltimore Health De-
partment are making a strenuous effort to
bring to justice milk dealers who are violating
the milk ordinances, says the San.
Two ordinances must be observed by milk
men-one is that the temperature of the milk
shall not be over 500 Fahrenheit at the time of
delivery and the other is that the milk must
not be adulterated. Armed with thermome-
tiers the inspectors test the temperature of the
milk, and if that is satisfactory, they test to
see if it is adulterated. If the milk does not
come up to the standard set by the laws the
milk cans are overturned and the milk is al
lowed to flow in the gutter.
One morning milkman was arrested and
fOr ~ mil until q