The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-03


on Clinton street, Highlandtown.
Tuesday. March 70. by Mary c. Anderson, adj
ministratrix. and Frank E. Anderson,all the
real estate and personal property of the late
George L. Anderson, on the York turnpike,
near Texas.
Tuesday. April 3, by John G. Erdman, Executor,
at the Court House door. tract of GO acres
of woodland, on the Belair road
By e. S. Peerce in Dulany's Valley, at private
sale. mules, wagons, farm implements, etc.
This is the penitential season and all the
frivolities and gaieties of society have ceased
for period of forty days.
- Measles is subsiding among the school
children of this county, but good many
cases of the old time grip are reported.
- Another Baltimore man has bad to pay
one dollar and costs for expectorating on the
floor of car. Let the good work go on.
- Stock of the Westminster Savings Bank,
par value $40 sold at a public sale few days
ago at s32. That institution stands very high
MIR Samuel e. Hartley has sold his
farm, near elena 18th district, to Mr.
Charles H. Knox for $4,000. 1t contains about
107 acres.
This month is like some people-all
storm and bluster but not so awfully bad after
all We only have to put up with its yagaries
thirty one days.
- Miss Ernestine Chenowith has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Upper Falls, Baltimore
county, succeeding her late mother, Mrs
Barbara Chenowith.
- Bishop Paret will pay visit to St. Tim.
othys Protestant Episcopal Church, Cations
vile, next Sunday morning and administer
the rite of confirmation.
The March term of the Circuit Court
will commence next Monday. There are not
many cases on the dockets and the term will
necessarily be short one.
The weather mans predictions for the
past week have been singularly correct but
isn't it about time he was giving US a better
brand of the article he deals in?
- Large quantities of hay, straw and other
farm produce have been going to market this
week by way of the York turnpike Fairly
good prices are being maintained.
THE new Board of Managers of the Bal
timore County Agricultural Society will meet
in Baltimore today Saturday. when it is ex-
pected president will be elected
>St Patrick's day will occur on the 18th
of the present month, end we need look for
no good weather until after that date. Tues
day, March Goth, will be the first day Of spring
- Mr.. George W. Montgomery. farmer
and Gamer near Kingsvlle, 18th district, was
run over by a wagon on Tuesday and serious
ly hurt. DR.. ]. f. H. Gorsuch is attending
him.
- Messrs. l. II. Moss and P. C. Erdman
were among the Baltimore county florists who
received awards at the Carnation Show held
- The spring horse show at the Elkridge
Kennels Charles street avenue, will be held
this year May 18th, 18th and 18th. 1t is said
it will be on q more extensive scale than here
tofore.
"a little son of Mr.. Patrick Ready, of
Parkville was accidentally struck on the head
by stone a few days ago and sustained a Sc
we're cut. The wound was dressed by Dr. l.. l.
Whiteford
->The public school house near Taylor,
Hartford county, was burned on Thursday of
last week. causing loss of about $500. 1t was
known as Hopes school and was taught by
Miss Helen Nelson.
- The City Council of Baltimore has passed
an ordinance to change the name of Park
Heights avenue to Pimlico boulevard. That
sounds bigger. but it don't make the road any
wider or any better.
The next annual meeting of the Balti-
more Conference of the N. e. Church will be
held in the Metropolitan Church, Washington,
on Wednesday, April 4th. Bishop John NJ.
Walden will preside.
-Mr. William a. Lee, of Towson, who
deals largely in feed of all kinds, is now buy
ing oats in Chicago by the car load. The
freight charges on one car from that city to
Lutherville amount to nearly $40.
Mothers have summary way of doing
things in Washington county. A female
teacher in public school chastised boy and
his mother went to the school and trounced
the teacher we'll. Law suit, of course.
- Cockeysville is getting to the front in
burglaries, glove fight or two, and now she
has put smart fire to her record. Nothing
like keeping always in the public eye.
"A colored woman named Kate Murdoch,
employed as cook by Towson family, while
on her way to church Tuesday night, dropped
to the ground and died in few minutes. APP
oplexy is supposed to have been the cause
- Richard Harris, of Fowblesburg, has Sc
cured Government pension at the rate of So
per month. Ebenezer Belt of Shawan, and
Samuel Brooks, of Granite, have each had their
pension increased from Sc to SO per month.
- Baltimore county didn't get much when
Governor Smith shook his plum tree, but
there is still some fruit left audit goes without
saying that there are plenty here ready and
willing to scramble for what remains undis-
tributed.
- Richard Mullineaux was on Tuesday
appointed constable for the I'd district, succeed
ing Henry Exmire who, it was decided, had
not been legally qualified. The change was
made at the request of DR.. H. ]. Hebb and Mr..
John Grason.
THE late cold wave brought with it
plenty of ice and furnished another opportu-
nifty for cutting, if there were any who were
not already supplied. The devotees of skating
also had another opportunity to enjoy their
favorite sport.
THE defeat of the six-for-a-quarter car
ticket bill will result, as THE UNION said that
it probably would, in the issuing of free trans
psny. This ought to prove entirely satisfac-
=. County Treasurer Fowble sold at the
Court House door on Tuesday, several lots of
ground in the Sd district, for taxes due for the
year 1899. They were nearly all purchased
by the County Commissioners. CalebS Hobbs
was the auctioneer.
The business of the Smedley House
cafe, which was conducted by Henry ]. Hick,
who died on Monday, will be continued by
his widow. She will be assisted by her brother,
Frank Fitzpatrick, who has been connected
with the place some time.
The weatherwise individual who, last
December, on account of certain 'signs." pre-
dicted mild winter, is keeping quiet about
this time Several days this week. beside many
that preceded them, should convince him that
his "signs" count for nothing.
- Rev. James P. Wilson, pastor of Exeter
Street Nj. E. Church, Baltimore, will lecture
in Wilson NJ. E. Church, Long Green Circuit,
Thursday evening, March Sth Subject
"reminiscences, or Stories Out of Preacher s
Life" If stormy, next night.
- President McKinley's term of office
will expire one year from next Sunday
March 4th, holland we are just on the eve of
another exciting political campaign. Let us
hope that it will not disarrange or affect the
business affairs of the country.
- Usually farmers don't pay much ate n
ton to the weather, but it was manifest on
Thursday morning, when there was such a
small attendance at the non-partisan taxpay-
ers' convention in Towson, that old Jupiter
Pluyius was too much for them.
THE sale of the stock, implements,
wagons &C., on the Dairy Grove Farm, ad-
Joining Towson, made by Mr.. Fred. A. Groom
on Tuesday, drew large crowd of people and
fairly good prices were obtained throughout.
Slade & Risteau were the auctioneers:
THE will of Mrs. Jane Marshall, widow
Of Caleb Marshall, was admitted to probate
on Wednesday and letters testamentary granted
to her son, Mr.. d. Clinton Marshall, who is
named as sole executor She bequeatbs her
property to her children and grandchildren.
THE entrance of March was accompanied
by one of the heaviest rains we have expert
enced in long time. 1t can scarcely be said
that the month came in like a lion," because
its advent was more on the amphibioIs order.
but let us hope that its departure will be lamb
like.