The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-10
Mr.. G. DeIacev Evans has sold his pret-

- Mr.. G. DeLacey Evans has sold his pref
ty country place at Ruxton, n. c. r: R., t
Mr.. T. Nelson Strother, of the Baltim or
banking house of Wilson, Coston & Co.
contains ten acres and has attractive and sui
stantial improvements.
- Mr.. Charles e. Savage has written t
4 1.-THE County Commissioners urging the necessi
Nlty of placing lights on Homeland avenue b.
Wtween the York road and Charles street avenue
I This is an important thoroughfare and shoul,
be lighted by all means.
- MIR. Woolley wasn't good enough TO
some of the so-called Prohibitionists of Tow
son. They cast their ballots for Mr.. Bryan
Great is the Prohibitionist. He clamors for
ticket to vote for and then secretly casts hi
ballot for the other fellow.
THE ladies of st. James p. T.. Church
My Lady's Manor, will hold their annual oys
ter supper in the hall near Manor postoffice
Wednesday and Thursday, November 14th anC
18th, afternoons and evenings. The proceeds
will be devoted to church work.
- Col. M. w. Offutt. local counsel for tn,
United Railways and Electric Company, has
which John E. Bowersox got verdict for S40(
against the company for iDjuring trees on his
property on the Reisterstown road.
1.-The Mill farm of the Hampton estate
has been rented by Mr.. Harry Treadwell son
Of Mr.: VIM. s: Treadwell. The present ten.
property on the 9th of November, with a
view to engaging in other business.
IA musical and literary entertainment,
entitled why We Never Married" will be
given by the young people of Hiss, M e,
road, Thursday night, November 18TH Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of Hiss Church.
The annual banquet of Highlandtown
improvement Association was held on We'd
nesday night which was the fifth anniversary
Of sfoD NJ ~
made an interesting address and gave review
of the work accomplished by the association.
1t is a satisfaction these days to know
that when an election is over that it was fair.
There may be some ways to beat the Austria
liam ballot, under which Maryland elections
are held, but they are not generally used be-
cause of the fear of the penalties the law in
> Same thing here. The Westminster Adj
vocdte of last week said Among the pleasant
and enjoyable (2) features introduced by some
in celebrating Hallow'e cen was the throwing
of flour on the clothing or in the faces of per-
sons passing. Hickory or strap oil vigorously
applied would soon stop such fun"
Troop A, Maryland National Guard,
will have an all-day inspection on Saturday,
November 18th, when the members will as
semble at Pikesvile at 8 A. NJ. and leave on
practice march the route of which will be I'M
known to the men. The Troop has been fur
nished with carbines to be used in rife prac-
tice.
- The first election returns received in
Towson by telephone Tuesday night were
from precinct in the State of Texas and a viii
| lage in the northern part of Maine. Then
Nthere was some ''cussin" done. By 10 o'clock
enough was known to indicate how Maryland
had gone and also that Mckinley had been re-
elected.
- George W. Hooper, Baltimore builder,
who had been working at Ruxton, died sud-
denly of paralysis on a Northern Central train
80 askx look
ing. He leaned over the back of the seat in
front of him to speak to one of his men when
he dropped dead. A widow and five sons sur
vive him.
There is some alarm in sections of this
county on account of the prevalence of diph-
iberia. Several schools have been closed on
account of the presence of this dread disease
among the children. The health authorities
should take this matter in hand and see that
the law applicable to such cases is vigorously
enforced.
- The men employed in Hampton gardens,
near Towson, will be given an oyster roast on
Saturday afternoon, 10th inst, as q result of
Tuesdays election. Mr.. E. g. Prince, head
gardener, who is an ardent Republican, will
provide the oysters. Had Bryan been success
full Mr.. John Ridgely would have had to pay
for them.
mir. Robert H. Wright, of the Maryland
Bleach Works, Falls road is about to begin
the erection of two houses in Towson, on
ground lately purchased from Mr.. H. l..
Bowen. One of the houses will front on Bal
timore avenue and the other on Allegany ave-
nue.. Contractor Watts, of Pikesville, will be
the builder.
->Iu an article on flower culture the Balti-
more San says: Mr.. w Paul Binder, the
gardener for Mr.. H. A. Parr, has of late de-
voted much attention to violets, and has now
a Seeding of excellent quality in bloom with
large, very dark purple flowers, which are
highly odoriferous and of extraordinary last
ing qualities"
"a number of fool election bets were paid
in Baltimore on Wednesday. These included
the shaving of heads. the shaving of nous
taches, the pushing of a peanut an entire
block with toothpick, the W heelbarrow ride
and others. This is free country and if a
man wants to make an ass of himself there is
no law to stop him.
sara last wees sSsey a H H IL %
ny's Valley, had raised IS bushels of buck
wheat on three acres of ground, from which
800 lbs. of flour had been ground. He should
have said 300 lbs. We had an opportunity
to sample some of the flour and can testify to
its merits. Thanks to Mr.. Clark.
- Mr.. Joseph w. Steele was the Democratic
Presidential eIector for the Second Congress
sional district. Some voters mistook bis name
for that of Mr.. Nicholas w. Steele, the indie
pendent Democratic candidate for Congress in
the same district and cut it from their tickets,
thus causing Elector Steele to run behind the
gentlemen on the ticket with him.
- The infant daughter of Mr.. John d.
Weakley, of Waynesboro', Pa, died on the LIST
inst, of tubercular meningitis. The remains
were brought on by rail and inferred in the
cemetery at St. James Church, My Lady's
Manor, where two other children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Weakley are buried. Mr.. Weakley was
formerly a resident of Sweet Air, Baltimore
county.
Perhaps the largest Jersey bull ever
owned in Baltimore county was sold last week
by Mr.. Frederick Won Kapf, proprietor of
Cowpens Farm, near Towson, to Mr.. John
Moncaster, Jersey breeder of Montgomery
county. He is five years old and very hand
some animal. He was taken on foot by easy
stages to his new home, the distance being
about forty miles.
- Indian summer occurs some time this
month. Webster's Dictionary says it lis
period ofwarm weather late in autumn, usually
characterized by clear sky and by hazy or
smoky appearance of the atmosphere, especi-
ally near the horizon. The name is derived
probably from the custom of the Indians of
using this time in preparation for winter by
laying in of stores of food"
- Mr.. Robert M. Taylor, the well known
gentleman jockey who lives near Towson,
rode Silver Fox in the Pimlco handicap
steepIechase last Saturday, at Pimlico, and
was thrown at the second jump, caused by the
horse falling. He was rendered unconscious
for time, and it was thought at first he had
sustained serious injuries, but he soon recover
ed and is now all right again.
- The house in which Towson Lodge of
Odd Fellows was organized in 1852 is still
standing in Sandy Bottom, short distance
north of this place. 1t is double roughcast
structure standing on the west side of the
York turnpike and formerly had a double
deck porch in front. The lodge should have
picture made of the old house and preserve it
among its other interesting relics.
Nov that the election is over every
body should settle down to business and give
close attention to their usual avocations and
let politics alone. A Presidential election
every four years is calculated to unsettle mat.
tiers not connected with it, yet our form of
government requires that they be held and
there must necessarily be parties to contend for
the great office of Chief Magistrate of a ma
ton of nearly 75, 0000 900 of people.
The delightfully."- entertaining "Hagers-
town Almanack' for 1901 has made its ap-
pearance and is just as fresh and sprghtly as
it was over one hundred years ago. Its illus
trations are especially pleasing. To the aver
age admrer of this "almanack' it is always
matter of surprise how the publisher can issue
it at 10 cts. copy and live. But he has been
doing it for a hundred or more years and he
must know how it feels by this time.
The autumn meeting of the Maryland
Steeplechase Association wound up last Satur-
day in a cold and drenching rain, with mud a
| balf foot dam At tho start II nronoised IN he