The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-12-29

Maryland. The banks and all the public
offices will be closed.
->The oyster supper held recently at Spar
rows Point by the ladies of North Point NJ.
E. Church South, netted 800.
- The public schools of this county, after
an unusually long winter holiday, will resume
their duties next Wednesday, January I'd, 1901.
THE after-Christmas dullness is now pre-
vailing and it will not let up until after New
Year. 1t is oppressive, but we must put up
Next Tuesday will be the first day of the
New Year and also the first one of the
Twentieth Century, which should make it
memorable.
more. The end-of-the-century celebration is
scheduled to begin at P. NJ. and will continue
indefinitely.
= The congregation of st. Joseph's Church,
Texas, presented their pastor, Rev. r. C.
Campbell, with purse containing 500 as a
Christmas gift.
--On Monday, December 24th. the mer-
curry in Towson went up TO 70 degrees. Over
coats we're burden and heavy clothing was
uncomfortable.
furnished turkey dinner with all the neces
sary "fxins," to the prisoners in the county
Jail on Christmas day.
THE seasons greetings TO all the readers
of THE UNION. May the year upon which we
are about to enter prove prosperous and hap
by one to each and all of them.
And still the drought Of 1900 continues.
This year promises to be a record breaker in
the matter of lack of rainfall. The precipita-
ton will fall far below the average.
Towson W. C. 7. u, under the direction
of Mrs. James E. Green, paid visit to the
Jail on Wednesday and gave the prisoners a
treat of ice-cream, cake and sweetmeats.
MIR. H. NJ. Kohler of Baltimore, has
sued the Baltimore and Jerusalem Turnpike
Company for $500 damages for encroaching
L. Sc Hall OF
> Messrs Thomas ]. Meads, Thomas r.
Jeuifer and Frank P. Bosom, clerks in the
office of County Treasurer Fowble, gave their
chief silver pitcher for Christmas present.
- Horace Davis, of Gray's on the Balti-
more county side of the Patapsco river. had a
rib broken and was otherwise injured by fall
ing while stepping off an electric car last Sun
MIR. Albert Weber, county bridge super
intendent, has erected cosy and comfortable
dwelling for himself at Randallstown, I'd dis
trct. He expects to occupy it some time next
week.
- Burgoyne's Military Band, as usual on
Christmas day, treated the citizens of TOwson
to q serenade on Tuesday. The members were
warmly received and royalty treated at several
houses.
- Frederick N. Ketchum, contractor, of
Arlington, has applied for the benefit of the
U. s. bankruptcy law. His liabilities are
placed at 50, 1898, with assets amounting to
$7,517.SS.
->The last Christmas in the 10Th century
can be remembered for its fine weather as well
as for other things. The sun shone brightlythe
greater part of the day and the air was almost
as balmy as spring.
-Pneumonia caused the death of more
people in Baltimore last week than any other
disease. Twenty-fOur persons were the vic
TINS of the disease. In the same time seven
died from typhoid fever.
- The deputy game wardens should be on
the lookout now for violators of the bird and
rabbit law. The closed season commenced last
Tuesday and it is the duty of these officials to
see that the law is observed.
Those fellows who failed to get job I'M
der the county government are doing the high
kicking act to perfection just now. But they
should look at the matter philosophically
Somebody had to be disapT..n
THE United Railways and Electric Com
pany has awarded the contract to a Philadel-
phia firm for so new cars to be delivered in
April next. They are to be large double truck
cars, with all the latest Improvements.
- Col B. F. Taylor and several other mem.
beers of the Union Veterans Association of
Maryland, visited Greenmount Cemetery on
Christmas day and decorated the graves of
over thirty of their comrades who are buried
there.
IA beautiful wreath was laid this week
upon the grave of Rev. James Kemp Keech,
in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Towson. 1t was
sent by the Sunday school of the church of
which be was rector at the time of his death q
few weeks ago.
- The STANDARD Oil Company has COM
menced the erection, on the Beaver Dam road,
near Cockeysville, of large oil tank from
which the local trade can be supplied. sta
BILE and other necessary buildings will also be
erected on the lot.
- With this issue December 29th,) THE
UNION ends the fifty-first year of its existence.
The issue dated January 9Th, 1901, will be the
fret in ito fiffV-SpCOn6 There few
country newspapers in Maryland that can lay
claim to such venerable age.
Miss Willie Ridgely, daughter of the
late Charles w. Ridgely, of Lutherville while
crossing street in Baltimore on Wednesday'
slipped and fell, painfully injuring her hip.
She was taken to her home in a carriage by
her brother Mr.. Thomas II. Ridgely.
"a Towson lady put into the Christmas
stocking of young man. among other novel
ties" homeopathic medicine phial hlled with
a fine article of whisky. The directions on
the outside of the bottle read thus: Take one
drop in four gallons of water every four years.
- 1t is said that q good many Baltimore
county people are more or less affected by the
closing of the American National Bank of Bal
timore the affairs of which were placed in the
hands of receiver a few days ago. Mr.. Joshua
Horner, of Ashland, is president of the bank.
- Two very suspicious looking men passed
through Butler on Thursday morning of last
week, going in the direction of the Northern
Central Railway. during the night previous
the savings bank at Manchester was burglar
lied and it was these fellows, no doubt, who
did the job
- The Baltimore county Farmers Institute
will be held this year at Towson, Monday and
Tuesday, January 21st and ed. Farmers gen.
orally should make it point to attend this
year. The institute is for their especial benefit
and they should show their interest by turning
out in force.
- The late William Shirley, who died at
his home, near Pimlico, about ten days ago,
left an estate estimated to be worth $500 900.
He made several charitable requests and lett
$4,000 to his grandson, Capt Joseph w. Shir-
ley. commander of Troop A. Maryland Ma
!. tonal Guard.
- MIR. u. Poteet, who leases the Price
\ aries and kilns. near Cockeysville, and who
been supplying large quantities of lime
Iuse in the furnaces at Sparrow's Point, has
b called upon to furnish 1900 bushels per
VIZ additional, making the firing of another
Unnecessary.