The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-12-15

Towson, from some unknown cause, was ex
tinguished before any serious damage wat
done.
MIR. b. Howard Haman, of the Balti
more law firm Of Cans & Haman, has sold hi,
Indian Spring farm, on Deer Creek, Hartford
county, to Mr.. John d. Worthington. on pri
vate terms. The sale includes all the farm
stock, implements, wagons, etc.
II Among the new free delivery routes
n which have been arranged for in this county
is one from Parkton, n. c. r. r., and one
from Bradshaw, BALTIC. & Ohio Railroad. ex
tending north. The free delivery system is be
coming very popular among the people.
> Miss E. Irene Bosley has been appointed
postmaster at Bosley, on the Dulany's Valley
turnpike, vice James A. Bosley, deceased, and
John r. Cross, at Delight, on the Reisterstown
road, vice Herod G. Cross, deceased. Both
were recommended by Congressman Baker.
- Chief Engineer Quick, of the City
Water Department, is preparing plans for a
new dredging plant to be established at Loeb
Raven, the cost of which will be 500, 000 He
says it would take twenty years for the old
plant that has been used there to do the work.
d >M Mr.. Alex. Hughes, proprietor of fish
ing shore on FrOgmorter, near Bengies, caught
with hook-and-line few days ago pike that
measured 254 inches in length and weighed 4
A pounds. Pike fishing has been unusually good
\ this fall and many fine ones have been taken.
- Rev. John II. Jeffries, of Parkton Cir
| cult will preach at Eklo, on Sunday morning
sermons. His subject will be "A Twentieth
| Century Situation and How Best to Meet It."
He will also preach at Wiseburg in the after
noon.
-" Locomotive attacks is an entirely new
disease and because man in Baltimore ac-
cused another of having them he has been
sued for 50. 900 damages. The outcome of this
case will be watched with no little interest.
Locomotive attacks ~ Well, that beats the
! dickens. er
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day hunting and drove over 30 miles. The
sp0ils for all this hard work was three birds
and two rabbits. This conveys some idea of
the scarcity of game in Baltimore county.
For month past there have been more gun
ners than game.
y - Christmas trees are being hauled to the
/ Baltimore markets in large numbers, even as
\ early as two weeks before that holiday has ar
rived. Where these bushes all come from is
mystery and if the traffic in them keeps up at
the present rate in very few years there will
be none to be had.
Twenty or more members of the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club went to Chester
town, Kent county, on Thursday night of last
week and enjoyed two days hunt. They
took with them Is horses and 20 dogs One
day was spent in Quaker Neck, where excel
lent sport was furnished.
THE Board of Election Supervisors held
meeting at Towson on Tuesday and passed
several additional accounts. The amount APP
, propriated by the County Commissioners for
election expenses has been exhausted. Mr..
VIM. A. Slade, president of the Board, was alb
sent on account of sickness.
- The Grand Jury for the December term
of the Circuit Court adjourned finally on Fri
day, 14th inst. Before separating the men,
bers presented their foreman, Capt. W. c..
Nicholas, with handsome umbrella The
clerks, Messrs VIM. b. Sands and T. ]. Foley,
were each given fountain pen.
- The Baltimore County Teachers Insti-
tute will open at Mccoy Hall. Johns Hopkins
University, next Monday, at 10 80 A. NJ. and
continne up to and include Friday, 2lst Prof.
Cook has prepared an elaborate and interesting
program and the institute promises to be one
of much more than ordinary importance.
- At the Hambledune Farms, near Luther
vile, may be found as choice a collection of
poultry-barred and white Plymouth Rocks,
golden and white Wyandottes, and Pekin
ducks and Bronze turkeys-as can be seen in
the country. Mr.. John J. Lenton, who is in
charge, will take pleasure in showing the
fowls.
THE will of Jacob E. H. SeeboId, late of
Lauraville. was presented for probate in the
Orphans Court here on Tuesday. All his
property is bequeathed to the widow for life
and at her death to bis children and grand
children. Mr.. Seebold was the first man in
this section of Maryland to engage in the can
ming business.
> The public schools of the county closed
Wednesday, January I'd. The holding of the
annual Teachers institute in Baltimore next
week makes this unusually long holiday ne
cessary, and no doubt if the boys could so ar
range it they would have about the same state
sof things every year.
"A subscriber to THE UNION received a
bill on the LIST instant that ended his sub
scription in June 1901. In sending a check
/ for that amount be also included three addi-
Ational years subscription which carries his &C.
,rNk b VtNr1n
are always desirable but this looks like put
ting it on rather too strong.
- In the Orphans Court here this week
letters of administration on the personal estate
of Rev. James X. Keech were granted to his
brother, Mr.. William S. Keech of the Towson
bar 1t will be remembered that Rev. Mr..
Keech died very suddenly on the 9th inst, in
Cumberland Md, where he was rector of a
Protestant Episcopal Church.
: THE young folks of Hereford. 18th dis
ftrict, will give musical and literary entertain
ment in the Odd Fellows Hall, in that place,
Saturday night, December 18th, commencing
at 100 O'Clock. Music by Prof. Moores' or
chestra Proceeds will be applied to the pur-
chase of an organ for the public school in that
Village. Admission and 10 cents.
- A great many Baltimore county people
many of those who regularly attend the city
markets expecialIy-make very comfortable
sums of money by fashioning wreaths fes-
looming and other designs out of evergreens.
and as the material costs little, what the de-
signs bring is nearly always clear profit.
THE case of Merryman GLADDEN. against
Mrs Mary G.. Whiteford and her husband,
James r. Whiteford, which had been on trial
in the Circuit Court at Belair fifteen DAYS
ended on Thursday in verdict for the plain
tiff for one cent damages. GLADDEN. sued for
81, 600. alleging that the Whitefords had OBJ
structed road over which he had right
of way.
IN. 81 h.
are beginning to fill the cars of the York road
electric line. Many of them drive to Towson
and leave their teams here. When they re-
turn from the city they are nearly always
laden with packages of varying dimensions,
indicating that good many hearts will be
made glad with gifts when the coming holiday
season arrives.
> At Sudbrook Park M. E. Church South
last Sunday morning special services were held
to celebrate the paying of the remaining debt
on the church property, amounting to about
$3.50, which was raised by the ladies of the
congregation. The sermon was preached by
Rev. H. NJ. Canter, of Baltimore, and the fl
nancial statement was read by the pastor, Rev.
II. L. Burrnss.
> The little green messengers continue to
find their way back to The UNION Office, but
thew are not coming in this direction as rapid
ly as they should. We hope subscribers will
remember that we only refer to this matter at
one season of the year and then we mean
business A good many hundreds should re-
spond between now and the issue that will be
dated January 9Th, 1901.
THE elders of the Presbyterian Church
at Ashland, n. C. Railway-Messrs. William
| H. Buck. Jr., J. w. Frankenfield and John G.
Glover-have decided that the children of the
Sunday school cannot sing, at their Christ
mas celebration, the cantata entitled Santa
Claus" in the church. The cantata has been
I under rehearsal for some time. What the OBJ
lection is has not been stated.
IA young woman named Kate Holman,
a native of Germany, but at present resident
of Baltimore city, applied at the County Clerks
office on Wednesday for naturalization papers.
She wished to marry in Washington, but
could not do so until she became citizen of
the United States. She will be obliged to re-
turn to have her wish gratified, Judge Burke
having been away on Wednesday
John T. Dilworth, formerly a business
man of Baltimore county claims to have been
robbed in Baltimore few days ago of two
sums of money-S6S0 and S2S0-which he had
drawn from bank with which to purchase a
piece of property. He caused the arrest of
| Mrs. Sarah ]. Eberle of Govanstown, and
i William Cohen, former saloon-keeper, who
he charges with "going through" him.
THE County Commissioners will today
confer with Governor Smith relative to the