The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-11-29

The County Commissioners are having
many of the trees in the Court House park
trimmed and some will be removed. The trees
have grown so large that the shade has become
too dense, killing the grass and excluding the
sun.
There is again talk of changing the bed
of, the Maryland Central road, Just south OF
Towsontown in order to straighten the line and
do away with high trestle. 1t will be some
time, however, before anything like this is
done.
THE w. c. T. U. of Towsontown sent a
large Thanksgiving box to the Baltimore Kin
dergarten which is in charge of the Union. 1t
contained clothing and provisions of all kinds.
Mrs. james f. Green collected most of the
articles.
1.-The embroidered table cover stolen from
the household department at the late county
fair was never recovered and the Society will
have to pay the owner SIS for it. 1t is hoped
the thief, whoever he or she may be, will yet
be spotted.
MIR. G. o. Wilson, whose stock farm is
situated near Loeb Raven, lately sold to Mr.. O..
F. Leist, of Carroll county, one Holstein bull
and five cows, all young and carefully bred.
They are the making of herd that will be
hard to beat.
"A magic lantern exhibition and lecture
on the Indians of the United States and Alaska
will be given at the Sunday school of the Epis-
18th, at 7.30 P. NJ. Admission free. Particu-
lars in advertisement hereafter.
1.-Two young typos from the office of the
Baltimore american walked out to Towson-
town on Tuesday afternoon for pleasure and
called at THE UNION Office. They paid us a
high compliment by saying that ours is the
cleanest printing Office they ever saw.
1.-THE seventeenth anniversary of Foun-
der's Day was celebrated at the McDonogh
School, on Friday of last week. The school
started with twenty-one boys and has now over
one hundred. Mr.. d. C. Lyle succeeded the
late Col. William Allen as principal
IA gentleman who had farm in the 18th
district for rent advertised itin THE UNION and
received over thirty applications. He finally
rented it to gentleman who lived in Prince
Georges county, who is now occupying the
place, having moved there two weeks ago.
- Last Sunday Constable Hughes, of the
18th district, arrested colored man in Bayview
woods who was supposed to be Henry Smith,
the man who murdered Vernon Arnold, on the
Pot Spring road few weeks ago. 1t turned
out, however, that he was not the man wanted
- William A. Rodenmayer, aged 20 years,
who lived on Fourth street. in the Annex,
committed suicide in the woods near the Marine
Hospital, on Tuesday, by shooting himself
through the head Ill health is assigned as the
cause. He was a son of Mr.. Frank T. Roden-
mayer.
- Last week Mr.. John Moores, of Hartford
county, sold IL head of cattle which he had on
hand about a year. When bought they
weighed 800 lbs. each and when sold their
average weight was 1 ,2S2 lbs. They cost $500
and were sold for $S9966, the profit being
S599.66.
-Charley Ross was "found'' again this
week. But he wouldn't stay found. He
turned out to be another fellow. The real
Charley is like the man who had the combina-
ton of County Treasurer Yellotts safe. He
knows himself where he is, but nobody else
seems to.
1.-The Farmers Alliance organized at
Manor postoffice 10th district on the 18th inst,
will hold a public meeting at SHADES old tavern,
Tuesday afternoon, December 3D. at o'clock,
when it is expected that the State organizer
will be present. A general invitation is ex-
tended.
-Messrs. Augustus Paper and S. ]. Har-
man, counsel for Moses Fox, have filed bill
in the Circuit Court here for the foreclosure offs
mortgage against Lawrence Maberry and wife.
The amount is for S., 900 and the property in
volyed is the Herring Run race-track, on the
Philadelphia road.
Another Thanksgiving day has come and
gone and now we are on the road for Christmas
under full head of steam. The men who
don't have to buy any presents are already COM
mencing to congratulate themselves. Those
who do have at least one consolation. The
other fellows don't get any.
1.-The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
Society of Calvary Baptist Church, Towson-
town, held sociable on Friday evening of last
week which proved very enjoyable affair. At
the conclusion of the literary portion of the
programme refreshments were served to all
present. The attendance was large.
1.-The TOwsOntOwn Prohibition League
will hold public meeting in the Tabernacle,
on Monday night next, commencing at 7.3O
O'Clock, at which time crayon portrait of the
late Charles n Phipps, the first president of
the League will be presented to it. Mr.. E. H.
Dashiell, of Baltimore, will deliver an address.
malignant diphtheria attacked the family
of Mr.. Huntington Saukins, who lives on the
corner of st. Paul and Seventh streets, in the
Annex, and his wife, aged %, and her sister,
Miss Florence Duckworth, aged "a, died within
a day of each other. The deceased were grand
daughters of the late John Balls, of Govans-
town.
>Thursday was great day for the alleged
sportsmen who go out with atwo-dollar-and-a-
half gun and never shoot except when the game
is sitting Some of these fellows would be
drawing cards as freaks in dime museums.
Unfortunately this is not the class who shoot
themselves or get some good friend to do it for
them.
MIR. Abraham Brown. ST.. died at the
residence of his son, Mr.. J. Wilson Brown, in
Waverly, on Saturday last, in the 10Th year of
his age. For many years Mr.. Brown kept
store on Chestnut Ridge. He was well known
and highly respected. The remains were in
TERED at Sa.ers Baptist Church, Falls road, on
Monday.
MIR. James w. Curley died on Sunday
last, at his home in Waverly, aged rs years.
He lived for many years on Bellona avenue,
north of GovanstOwn and was one of Balti-
mores oldest hardware merchants. Mr..
Samuel H. Nicer, who lives on portion of the
old Curley homestead, is son-in-law of the
deceased.
MIR. Jarrett Shauck, a well known Car
roll county miller who died few weeks ago,
was brother of the late Jacob n. Shauck,
prominent farmer of the 9th district of this
county. He was the last of five sons of the
late Jarrett Shauck, who was in his day an ex-
tensive paper manufacturer in the upper end of
Baltimore county.
REV. Edward Hayes will deliver lecture
in Clynmalara M. E. Church, My Lady's
Manor, Tuesday evening next, commencing at
100 o'clock, on How the Liquor Traffic Robs
the Farmer If raining the lecture will be
given on Thursday evening. Admission Free
A special invitation extended to members of the
Farmers Alliance.
1.-The country residence of Mr. George w.
Abel, on the Joppa road, near Sherwood,
promises to be one of the most attractive in
this section of tie county. The location is
commanding and the extensive Improvements
he is making will greatly enhance its beauty
1t would be fortunate if we had many more
men as public-spirited as Mr.. Abell
MIR. Charles R. Eisenbrandt, president of
the Eisenbrandt Cycle Company, died of ty-
phoid fever at his residence in Baltimore, on
Tuesday last He was a prominent member
of several bicycle clubs and rendered valuable
service in getting up the club races at the late
Baltimore county fair. He was very popular
young man and had a wide circle of friends
1.-THE County Commissioners this week
received a complaint about the bad condition
of the county road leading from st. Thomas
Church, Garrison Forest to Worthington
Valley. It is said that not in fifty years has
this road been so bad as it is to-day, and the
people want to know what has become of the
money that should have been expended on it,
THE next regular monthly meeting of
Neighborhood Improvement Association No. /,
of Baltimore county, will be held at Balls
Hall, Govanstown, Thursday evening, Deem
Der 4th, at o'clock. All citizens and property
owners within the territory ofthe association
cordially invited to attend and manifest their
interest in the enterprise by having them
selves enrolled as members.
ION Sunday last Constable Hughes, of the
18th district, arrested a number of men and
boys who were violating the law by cunning in
Back River Neck. They were taken before
Justice Hevern, who imposed fines on each.
Cunning in that section of the county is very
common on Sundays and the officer is to be
commended for endeavoring to break it up.
Nearly all the Sunday gunners are from the
city.
->0ur old friend Peter Emge, who has a
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