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THE JEFFERSONIAN, TOWSON, MARYLAND _____________________________ Saturday, August 30, 1924-Page 7 BALTIMORE COUNTY BOY AND GIRL WIN HONORS. Hester Bond of Freeland, and Delmas Caples of Reisterstown, two Club members from Baltimore coum-ty, in attendance at the University of Maryland during Club Week, Oldsmobile Sport Touring Towson Radiator & Welding Works WELDING AND BRAZING PHILCO BATTERY SALES AND REPAIRS East Pennsylvania Avenue RADIATOR SPECIALISTS Towson 136 PATENT FROST PROOF CLOSETS SAVE WATER Strong Durable Over 350,000 in use and giving- satisfaction CAN BE EASILY AND QUICKLY INSTALLED Valve rod and packing may be with drawn by simply removing brass valve cap back of bowl. A great convenience when installed in the garage, yard or on the rear porch of any residence. -------SOLD BY------- Reliable Jobbers of Plumbing Sopplies Everywhere made such a hit with the instructors and the authorities in charge that they were selected to be the part of the delegation of Club Members to represent the State of Maryland at Camp Vail, Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, Mass. Camp Vail is known throughout eastern United States as the University of Club Work. To be chosen for this camp is one of the highest honors that can come to a club member. Miss Bond made a complete wardrobe such as should be possessed by a school girl and gives a demonstration, explaining how to select the things to go into a wardrobe and how to make them. Delmas Caples is one of the standbys in club work in the county. He is very much interested in poultry and is secretary of the Reisterstown Poultry Club. MANOR RESIDENT MEETS WITH ACCIDENT. Mr. Alexander Guthrie, of My Ladys Manor, had the misfortune to meet with an accident when a ball thrown at a baseball game struck him in the face, breaking his cheek bone and badly bruising his nose. ----------o---------- TOWSON GIRD GUEST OF BALTIMORE CITY RELATIVES. COUNTY AGENT TO "CAMP' PAIR GROUNDS. AT County Agent Rohde announces that all during fair week he will make his headquarters in the building occupied by the University of Maryland Exhibit. The Towson office will be closed except for a short period each morning. Messages will be received at Towson as usual. FATHER OF FALLSTON WOMAN DIES IN CHICAGO. Death claimed Dr. J. H. Chew, of Chicago, father of Mrs. T. W. Forbes, of Fallston. Miss Agnes E. Perkins and her sister, Miss' Blanche I. Perkins, were the guests this week of their cousin, Miss Blanche Lazenby at her home on Charles Street avenue, at Guilford. ----------o---------- CONFERENCE HELD ON ROAD WIDENING. Charles Street Avenue to 120 feet. Mr. Shirley said that it was desirable that the widening should be continued in the county and that there should be two driveways of twenty feet each with a parked center to provide a right of way for public transportation either by buses or electric railway. The members of the county Com- £¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦» mission, composed of Roads Engineer Samuel A. Green, Janon Fisher and G. Herbert Rice stated that while they personally favored the plan for widening the avenue they would have to give the matter considerable consideration before taking official action. There will be a further conference with Mr. Shirley. Major Joseph W. Shirley, chief engineer of the Topographical Survey Commission of Baltimore, had a conference with the Street Planning Commission of this county relative to the proposed widening of School SHoes AT The Boot Shop WM. F. ORTH, Prop. 529 YORK ROAD, Opposite Towson Hotel Dr. Schoil's Arches Dolly Madison Shoes Work Shoes, Bnbher Shoes OPEN EVENINGS aililBSIBIiaBIBBBil WILLIAM H. SANDS Builder and General Contractor Masonry Brick Work Carpenter Work Painting RaniimsiaoB^aaBBHEiBB^ssariHBiBHgaiDBgiiE; " SEASONABLE SEEDS ' ¦ BOYS' JUDGING TEAM SELECTED —COUNTY WELL REPRESENTED. County Agent Rohde states that after a month of intensive training James Kelley of Towson, Philip Rudiger of Towson, and John Paul Bond of Freeland, were selected to represent the county in the annual dairy cattle judging contest at Ti-monium Fair. These boys% give promise of making an excellent showing for the county. Great credit is also due Wheeler' Ensor of Sparks, and Herbert Tra-cey of Bentley Springs, who pushed these boys pretty hard for a place on the team. They will serve as alternates this year and we can expect to hear from them next year. All of the boys with the exception of John Paul Bond will have heifer calves to show at the fair. We are now in a position to fill your orders from a new supply of HAIRY VETCH, TIMOTHY, CRIMSON CLOVER, RED CLOVER, TURNIP, KALE & SPINACH of all kinds, and all other seasonable seeds. CELERY PLANTS now ready for delivery. We have the following varieties : Self-Blanching, Winter Queen, Giant Pascal, Golden Heart, 75c per 100, $6.00 per 1000, Postpaid. Our Fall Catalogue on Bulbs, Plants, etc., will be ready for distributions August 15th. Send us your name and address for a copy. Mention The JEFFERSONIAN. THE MEYER SEED COMPANY 32 LIGHT STREET Phone, Plaza 6916 Baltimore, Md. ??:-:? Plaster Work Cement Work Jobbing General Construction EAST PENNSYLVANIA AVE. Near York Road. TOWSON, MD. PHONES—Office, Towson 544 Residence, Tuxedo 2479 ?? ?? :: <» f: «> «* % • ? «? «? The Towson Garage Has, due to the condition which exists in the Used Car Market, bought every used car RIGHT and we can now offer you a used car with value greatlv exceeding our selling price. ARE YOU WISE ? 1 7-Passenger Velie. 1 1921 Buick 6 Touring. Model 57 7-Passenger Cadillac Touring. 1 1924 Hudson Coach, excellent shape. 1922 Chevrolet Sedan 1922 Chevrolet Coupe, excellent shape. 1 Case Six, 7-Passenger. Maxwell Touring. Willys Six Touring. Overland-4. Good condition throughout. 1 Ford 1923 Coupes Prices ranging from 75.00 up. TOWSON GARAGE, Inc. Pennsylvania and Delaware Avenues, TOWSON, MARYLAND HUDSON Phone Towson 475 ESSEX Joshua Horner, Jr,. Equitable Building, Baltimore; William P. Cole, Jr., Towson, Md.; Marbury, Gosnell & Williams, 701 Maryland Trust Building; Benson, Nock & Rowe, 1301 Fidelity Building; Duncan, Schwatka & Flynn; 1004 Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Maryland. TRUSTEE'S SALE The descriptions hereinbefore set forth were prepared by comprises all of the property to be sold by the undersigned. The ments described in a deed dated May 15, 1893 from Bertha N. Po cords of Baltimore County in Liber L. M. B. No. 197, folio 356, &c, Jennie M. Horner to J. F. C. Talbott and wife, dated February 29th, in Liber W. P. C. No. 276, folio 55, &c, also described in a deed dat Herman and Jennie M. Horner, save and except therefrom all those First: Deed dated September 28th, 1923, from J. Leroy Hopkins, tru Records of Baltimore County in Liber W. P. C. No. 578, folio 291, &c et al. to The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, this deed recor C. No. 566, folio 473, &c. Title to the aforesaid property vests at th Circuit Court for Baltimore County, all of which is disclosed by the William B. Whitney, the County Surveyor for Baltimore County and property herein advertised comprises all the land with improve-ulterer to Joshua Horner, Jr., et al., recorded among the Land Re-and also described in deed from Bernard Carter, et al. trustees, and 1904, and recorded among- the Land Records of Baltimore County ed April 12th, 1904, from J. F. C. Talbott and wife to Emanuel two parts of the original tract conveyed by the two following deeds: stee, to Northern Central Railway Company, recorded among Land .; Second: by deed dated January 4th, 1923, from Laura T. Bates, ded among the Land Records of Baltimore County in Liber W. P. is time in the parties to the above referred to proceedings in the pleadings in said case. OF Gentleman's Country Home and the Entire Village of Ashland, Baltimore County, Maryland LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF BALTIMORE AND 6-10 OF MILE EAST OF YORK TURNPIKE ROAD, CONSISTING OF A LARGE TRREE-STORY BRICK, SLATE ROOF RESIDENCE AND ALL NECESSARY OUTBUILDINGS WITH 18 ACRES TILLABLE GROUND CONTIGUOUS THERETO; 12 DOUBLE BRICK AND FRAME DWELLINGS, 10 SINGLE DWELLINGS, ALL IN GOOD CONDITION AND OCCUPIED AT THIS TIME; ALSO APPROXIMATELY 6 ACRES OF CLEAR LAND FRONTING ON WELL IMPROVED COUNTY AND PRIVATE ROADS SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAILROAD ACCOMMODATIONS. Eleven trains north and eleven trains south on the Northern Central Railroad stop at Ashland owns the Station property and some dwellings in the town hereinbefore mentioned. Station daily. The Railroad WATER The entire property is supplied with a natural flow of water veyed by pipe line under the Loch Raven Reservoir land belonging road to an through the large residence on the first described tract entire village. Some of the improvements described in the second connected with the water system easily accessible. If the proper will aassume the obligation in accordance with agreement the own of all expenses incurred in preserving the pipe line under the City thereof is sold separately from the first described tract the water s erties. The fii-st described tract will be sold subject to the use of thereon as they now exist. Any additional information regarding statement in reference thereto will ba made on the day of sale. SUPPLY. from the hills to the east of the property, the water being con-to Baltimore City and the tracks of the Northern Central Rail-and thence to a large reservoir of sufficient capacity to supply the tract have running water from the reservoir but all have hydrants ty is disposed of as an entirety by the undersigned the purchaser ers of said property are under with Baltimore City to pay one-half Reservoir. In the event the second described tract or any part upply now existing will be preserved for the benefit of such prop-the property in general to the Reservoir and pipelines located: the water supply will be furnished by the undersigned trustees and; IMMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT. By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County passed on the 12th day of May, 1924, the proceedings entitled Jennie M. Horner vs. Laura Bates, et al., the undersigned, trustees, will sell at Public Auction on the premises, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1924, At 12 O'Clock Noon, All that Tract of Land and Premises with Improvements hereinafter specifically referred to, situate in the Eighth Election District of Baltimore County and located as follows; All that land at Ashland Station on the Northern Central Railroa about eight miles north of Baltimore City and 6-10 of a mile east of the York Turnpike Road, from a point just north of fthe village of Cockeysville with the exception of Station, Three Dwelling Houses and Land contiguous thereto owned by the Northern Central Railroad; and another large portion of the said property fronting on a well-improved road leading from Ashland Station west to the York Turnpike Road, a distance of approximately 6-10 of.a mile and another portion of the said land fronting on a well-improved concrete and macadamized road running east from the York Turnpike Road from a point just north.of the village of Cockeysville to the village of Phoenix and also over one of the recently constructed bridges by the City of Baltimore over the Gunpowder Reservoir. This road affords one of the main drives from the York Turnpike Road to and over the concrete road system recently constructed by Baltimore City over the entire Gunpowder Water Area from its northernmost section at Phoenix to the new dam at Loch Raven. The land aforesaid (using the well-improved road running from Ashland Station west as a dividing line for the purpose) is described as follows: 1. Beginning for the same at a stone heretofore planted at the end of the third or South 20 3-4 degrees West 11 perches line of that parcel of land which by deed dated May 18th, 1874, and recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore County in Liber J. B. No. 88, folio 536, &c, was conveyed by The Ashland Iron Company to the Trustees of The Presbyterian Congregation of Ashland and running thence binding ©n said land the two following courses and distances, viz: North 24 degrees 43 minutes east 205 feet 7 inches and north 38 degrees 39 minutes east 82 feet 6 inches to intersect the last or South 64 degrees 45 minutes East 52 and 7-10 line of that parcel of land which by deed dated May 15, 1893, and recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore County in Liber L. M. B. No. 197, folio 356, &c, was conveyed by Bertha M. Poulterer and husband to Joshua Horner, Jr., et al., and running thence binding on said line South 62 degrees 47 minoites East 29 feet 7 inches to a stone heretofore planted; thence north 42 degrees 39 minutes East 231 feet 7 inches to a stone heretofore planted in the westernmost outline of the land which by deed dated July 18th, 1881, and recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore County in Liber W. M. I. No. 123, folio 523, &c, was conveyed by The Ashland Iron Company to the Board of County School Commissioners of Baltimore County, running thence binding on said land the two following courses and distances, viz: South 24 degrees 13 minutes East 34 feet 1 inch and North 73 degrees 47 minutes East 115 feet 6 inches; thence South 4 degrees 13 minutes East 15 feet to the centre of the road; thence running and binding on the centre of said road the 8 following courses and distances, viz; North 78 degrees 18 minutes East 144 feet 9 inches, North 88 degrees 49 minutes East 108 feet 8 inches, North 87 degrees 36 minutes East 30 feet 3 3-4 inches, South 89 degrees 4 minutes East 48 feet 1 inch, South 84 degrees 14 minutes East 124 feet 1 and 5-8 inches, South 81 degrees 8 minutes East 213 feet, South 73 degrees 30 minutes East 113 feet 3-4 inches and South 65 degrees 20 minutes East 203 feet to intersect the southernmost right of way line of the Northern Central Railroad and to intersect the North 32 degrees 50 minutes East 1555 feet line of that parcel of land which by deed dated January 4, 1920, and recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore County in Liber W. P. C. No. 566, folio 473, &c, was conveyed by Laura T. Bates, et al., to The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore; thence running and binding on said land the 3 following courses and distances, viz: South 34 degrees 25 minutes West 909 feet 7 inches North 83 degrees 16 minutes West 457 feet 6 inches and North 45 degrees 35 inches West 608 feet 6 inches to the place of beginning. Containing 20 4-10Acres of Land, more or less. 2. Beginning for the same on the Easternmost side of the County Road at a stone heretofore planted at the end of the third or South 83% degrees West 11 perches line of that parcel of land which by deed dated July 18, 1881, and recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore County, in Liber W. M. I. No. 123, folio 523, &c, was conveyed by The Ashland Iron Company to the Board of County School Commissioners oof Balatimore County, running thence binding on said land the two following courses and distances, viz: North 87 degrees 46 minutes East 184 feet 8 inches and South 4 degrees 13 minutes East 180 feet to the centre of a road; thence running and binding on the centre of the aforesaid road the 8 following courses and distances, viz: North 78 degrees 18 minutes East 144 feet 9 inches, North 85 degrees 49 minutes East 108 feet S inches, North 87 degrees 36 minutes East 30 feet 3 3-4 inches, South 89 degrees 4 minutes East 48 feet 1 inch South 84 degrees 14 minutes East 124 feet 1 5-8 inches, South 81 degrees 8 minutes East 213 feet, South 73 degrees 30 minutes East 113 feet 3-4 inches, and South 65 degrees 20 minutes East 203 feet to the Southernmost side of the Right of Way of the Northern Central Railroad and to intersect the North 32 degrees 50 minutes East 1555 feet line of that parcel of land which by deed dated January 4th, 1920, and recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore County in Liber W. P. C. No. 566, folio 473, &c, was conveyed by Laura T. Bates et al. to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, running thence binding on said line, and on the Southernmost side of the aforesaid Right of Way North 34 degrees 25 minutes East 472 feet 6 inches; thenc#BTorth 77 degrees 24 minutes West 1432 feet 4 inches to the Easternmost side of the County Road aforesaid; thence running and binding on said road the four following courses and distances, viz: South 30 degrees 32 minutes West 16 feet 6 inches, South 24 degrees 32 minutes West 181 feet 6 inches, South 1 degree 23 minutes West 82 feet 6 inches, South 24 degrees 13 minutes East 13"6 feet 3 inches to the place of beginning. Containing 12 9-10 Acres of Land more or less. The land first described herein has a frontage of approximately 1500 feet on a well-improved public road and is improved by a Large Three-Story Brick, Slate Roof, Twenty-room Dwelling. This property has all outbuildings necessary to make an ideal gentleman's country home. The entire acreage is tillable, used at the present time for garden and farming purposes with the exception of land immediately adjacent to the residence which provides a large lawn running from the house to the railroad and the public road. Large quantity of Shrubbery and Ornamental aand Fruit Trees of every kind located thereon. This property stands particularly high and from almost every point the Loch Raven Reservoir Area of Baltimore City can be seen; in fact the Reservoir property borders on the Southernmost portion of this land. The area described includes the improvements marked 36 and 37 on the accompanying plat, they being a brick store, warehouse and dwelling and a small stone dwelling respectively. These properties are not considered as part of the main tract herein described. The land secondly described hereinbefore comprises in the main the village of Ashland and the plat of the property accompanying this advertisement discloses 35 lots with a definite frontage and depth to each, all improved by either Frame, Brick or Stone Dwellings as the plat discloses. The improvements consist of 5 Single Dwellings and 12 Double Dwellings and 4 Stone Dwellings numbered 32 to 35 inclusive on the plat. In addition to the improvements aforesaid "Field B" as shown on plat immediately adjacent to the Public School property is ideally located for immediate development. The same can be said of "Field A" comprising 5 Acres of Land, all of which stands very high and provides an outlook from every point thereof to the City Reservoir property and adjacent country. "Field G" on said plat is now used as the community garden and dan be readily utilized for development purposes if the purchaser so desires. The lines of division and the private rights of way shown on plat were prepared by the County Surveyor of Baltimore County to meet the present condition of the property so far as fences, private garages and the use of the several properties has been for years past. It can be easily changed by anyone having a different idea about the development of this particular tract. This entire property was originally used as an industrial plant, the improvements with exception of factory, being especially adapted for such purpose at this time Immediately adjacent to "Field B" shown on the plat is one of the County Public Schools and directly across the County Road-to the west thereof is located a well-built stone Church and Parsonage. Electric light and telephone service run to the entire village,, some of the improvements being wired at this time. The property will be offered at the time and place aforesaid as a whole with the right reserved to the undersigned to accept, or reserve such bid as might be offered. In the event that the price offered is reserved the property will then be sold piece by piece in a way to be determined at the time of sale. If sold in separate parcels and tracts each bid therefor will be reserved until the last parcel has been offered. The undersigned reserve the right to reject all offers for the property whether bid as a whole or in part and none of the separate tracts will be sold until the aggregate from all offered in that way shall determine which bid, if any, is to be accepted. The undersigned trustees being empowered to sell this property either at public or private sale, will entertain any bids for the same and will withdraw this advertisement for public sale and report for immediate ratification to the Court an offer privately made for sum sufficient to justify said report. TERMS OF SALE!—One-third cash; balance in six and twelve months, one-half of the balance in six months and all of the balance thereafter in twelve months, or all cash, as the purchaser may elect at the time of sale; credit payments to bear interest from the day of sale and to be secured to the satisfaction of the undersigned trustees. This applies to the sale of the property as a whole and also to the individual purchasers of separate tracts if the property is disposed of in that way. In the event the property is sold as a whole a cash deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) will be required of the purchaser at the time of sale, the balance of the purchase money to bear interest from day of sale. In the event that the property is sold in separate parcels a cash deposit of 25% of the selling price of each parcel will be required of the purchaser at the time and place of sale, the balance of the purchase money to bear interest from the day of sale. JOSHUA HORNER, JR., WILLIAM P. COLE, JR., A 1*1 IS f f* P S WILLIAM P. BUTLER and MILTON J. DANCE, Auctioneers, Towson, Maryland.