The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-02-10

niture, ETC.
W ednesday, February 81, by Robert II. Black
burn, half mile north of Carney, on the
Hartford road, stock. implements, wagons,
Thursday, February %, by George H. Burk and
Bros, on Mr.. Thomas Peerce's farm. in Du-
lany,s Valley, work and driving horses mules,
COWS farm inducements y mt Re etc R,sss
torney, at the Court House door, leasehold
property in the village Of Texas Sth dist.
torney, at the Court House door, house and
lot near Warren, Sth district
Tuesday, February q, by K. K Boarman; James
]. Archer, ID. G. Mcintosh and j. +. HAD
cock, trustees. at the Court House door, a
farm in the 18th district.
ney, at the Court House door, farm of
1913 acres. In Dulany's Valley.
-. S. Cook has been appointed constable
for the 18th district for two years.
Justice H. B. Whitley has been 0esigna-
ted as committing magistrate at Gainesville po-
lice station.
- William w. Cooper, of Eklo, 9th district,
has had his Government pension increased
from Sc to So per month.
%Only few families in Towson have
measles But the others needn't be uneasy.
ThereIl be plenty TO go around.
- The steel works at Sparrows Point has
Just booked an order for 5 200 tons of steel rails
for the Norwegian state railway.
- We enjoyed touch of spring weather
full note of the bluebird very shortly.
Another man in Baltimore has been sent
to Jail for thirty days for expectoratiDg on the
floor of car. Let the good work go on.
THE BALTIC. & Lehigh Railroad has ar
ranged special excursion rates for the Farmers
Institute to be held in Towson next Monday.
THE heaviest rain experienced here in
months visited us early last Sunday night.
Upwards of an inch of water fell in a few
hours.
- Mr.. Frank Long, the well known con-
tractor, broke ground on Wednesday for the
large new brewery that is to be erected in
Canton.
- Eighty-two weavers employed in the
mill at Dickeyville struck for an increase of
pay last month. About 600 hands are en-
ployed in the mills.
- Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge of Towson,
celebrated its thirty-ffth anniversary on Tues
day night, upon which occasion banquet was
served in the Temple.
- Mrs. Christian Stauf has sold her resi-
dence, situated on the south side of the Fred
erick road, in Gainesville, to Mrs. Elizabeth
C. Whitley for $1,000
Next Wednesday is St. Valentines Day
and the 'spoOny" young man will have a
chance to show his admiration in very quiet
and inoffensive manner.
pit was decided in a case tried in one of
the Baltimore courts on Wednesday that the
Frederick Turnpike Road Company can legal
ly charge toll for funerals.
ID. w. Cross, of Brooklandville, has
been awarded the contract for building an
open wooden bridge over Western run, on
Green Spring avenue. for $474.
- The real old-fashioned grip has again
made its appearance in some sections of this
county. In some instances entire families are
sick with it and almost helpless,
along smoothly. Wehope the producers were
benefited by the stir they created.
THE Office of the Baltimore County Ag-
ricultural Society has been removed from The
UNION Office to the office Of Mr.. Arthur T.
Shanklin in Smedley Row, Towson
- Beautiful ice from to 8 inches thick
was cut in Baltimore county last week and no
doubt now an ample supply has been secured
by all who are provided with houses.
- Edward Cowling, who lately had an OPP
Grafton performed for cancer, died at bis home
at Bare Hill, Falls road, last Monday. He is
survived by widow and five children.
- If the grounding came out OF his hole
on the ID instant he could not help seeing bis
shadow. Hence, according to the old BELIEF,
had weather will prevail for six weeks.
- This week Mr.. John J. Wight, OF Bon,
ME Blink" farm, near Cockeysviile sold zUU
barrels of corn at S2;So per parrel; ms crop
IA little son of Mr.. James 3. kenly, OF
Shavsville, was painfully scalded few days
ago by stepping into pot of boiling water.
He was attended by DR.. VIM. G. McCurdy:
While skating one day last week Miss
EmllV BUCK, QduBQIeT Vi w IL
Buck, Jr.. cashier of the Cockeysville Nation
al Bank, fell and had her face painfully cut.
Whooping cough, measles and chicken
pox are prevailing in some sections OF the
county and the attendance at several OF the
public schools has been much reduced in con
sequence.
IA man in Baltimore wrote to DR.. K. G
Massenburg, Towson druggist, to send him
some of DR.. Martins homeopathic remedies
which, he said, u saw advertised in The UNION
newspaper"
who lives ON the Reisterstown road, took
fright few days ago and ran away. He hac
not gone far before he tripped and fell, break
ing bis neck
= Don't forget the Farmers Institute a
the Court House next Monday. You car
spend pleasant day at Towson and at th'
same time learn something that may be of vas
benefit to you.
I'VE don't hear anything more about thu
new modern cars for use on the through rur
between Towson and Gainesville. We hop
the company has not abandoned the loea o
putting them on.
Superintendent Hunter, of the county
alms-house reports that in January Their
were So inmates in that institution. Thre
left and one died. During the month he fec
and sheltered 293 tramps.
Mr. George X. Freshman, who died a
his home in Baltimore, few days ago, agec
60 years, was a native of Govanstown and |
son of the late George Freshman. BY pro
fession he was conveyancer.
- Baltimore county has nine pupils in thu
Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb, 10
Gated at Frederick. The foreman of the print
ing Office at the school is Harry u. Benson, o
the 9Th district of this county.
1.-THE bazaar and supper by the ladies o
Towson M. E. Church, will be held in the bal
ruary 18th, f4th and 18th An excellent sup
DER will be provided for % cents.
THE County Commissioners have grantee
permission to DR.. T. Ross Payne to erect pole
for private telephone line along certain road
in the 10th district, the same not to interfere
with the drainage nor public travel.
- Isabella Smith, colored woman whit
was burned to death in Baltimore few day
ago by her clothes catching fire from stove
was for many years servant of the Ridgelys
of Hampton She was II years old.
"A Baltimore delegation went to Annapo
lis on Tuesday to ask an appropriation of $50
900 to be used in the erection of suitable build
ings for the Hospital for Consumptives, situa
ted on the Hillen road, near Towson.
1.-Two young men were convicted IN coul
here this week upon the charge of carryin
concealed weapons. Judge Burke sent then
to the House of Correction for three months
This should prove warning to others. ,
"A report was circulated this week this
the WORKS Oh .ne mary lahu Stsel G1ln pa NY
Sparrow's Point had been sold to II. G. Frics
representing Pttsburg capitalists. Superb
tendent Wood positively denies the story.
- Nelson Justice, an engineer employed /
the power-h house at Roland Park died sudden
ly last Sunday from rheumatism of the hear
he was a son of the late Mahlon Justice, G
Woodberry, and leaves widow and an !,S one chile
- Mrs. Lee, widow of DR.. William Lei
has sold her farm, in Green Spring Valley, I
Mr.. T. Dudley Riggs, of Baltimore, for 81, OO'
1t contains 1872 acres, is moderately improved
and was formerly known as the Stevenso
farm.
Mr.. Wilton Greenway's fine new stab
is surmounted by weather vane that attract
attention. 1t is q golden horse of good siz
attached to sulky, and to projecting arms 81
fixed gold letters to indicate the direction
the wind ,
Today-Saturday, February 1Oth-is Il
first anniversary of the great blizzard OF lS9
that blocked travel of all kinds for sewers
DAYS and cut Towson completely of from tf
l. a..ar,t that will l0n