The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-05-12

from an attack of typhoid fever and Mr.. Will
liam A. Slade is confined to his home with
grip.
The 2 per cent May discount on county
taxes is not inducing as many persons to come
forward and pay as was formerly the case when
the discount for the month was per cent.
The impression prevails with some that mis-
take was made in the emitting down Of the dis
count.
THE two stage lines now carrying people
between Towson and Luthervile did fairly
good business this week, travel appearing to be
pretty evenly divided between them. 1t is said
that competition is the life of trade, but we
don't pretend to say that the axiom applies in
this case.
There will be no service in Jerusalem
Lutheran Church, Gardenville. on Sunday,
May 18th, owing to the fact that the pastor,
Rev. Karl Buff, has gone to WilliamspoIt, Pa,
| to attend the annual conference of the Atlantic
District Of the German Evangelical Synod of
North America.
| democratic primary meetings will be
held in this county today Saturday between
the hours of 2 and P. NJ to elect delegates to
q county convention to meet at Towson, Tues
day, May 18th. Hon. j. Fred C. Talbot, who
is candidate for Congress. will have no oppo-
| sition in the county.
THE mysterious hole in the ground at
Mr.. Henry Hilgaertner's shop in Towson has
not yet been explained: There may be some
deep mystery surrounding this affair and then
| funny fellow, who did not mind a little bit Of
work, perpetrated on his friends.
The game Of baseball at Taylor last
Saturday afternoon, between the Baltimore
City College team and the Taylors, resulted in
| victory for the latter, score 10 to Is. 1t was
very interesting game. Saturday, May 18th,
| the Druid Outing Club, Of Baltimore, will play
| the Taylors on their home grounds.
THE third annual steeplechase or cross
country run of the Overland Hunt Club will
take place Wednesday; May 2sd, at r. 4.
The course. which has been laid out in the vi
cinity of Loeb Raven, is about four miles
long. The race is open to members of all
recognized hunt clubs in the State.
This week the body of Rev. John w.
Jones, who died in 1878, was brought from
Delta, Pa. to Towson and reinterred by the
side of his wifes remains in Prospect Hill
Cemetery. Rev. Mr.. Jones was Baptist min
lister who was well known in this county. His
family have long been residents Of Towson
-sThe company of York capitalists who
lately bought the Hoffman paper mills proper
ty in the 9th district, are erecting dam at the
Clipper Mill and are also putting up the neces-
sary buildings in which to manufacture pow
der and other explosives. A number of me-
chanics and Others are finding employment
there.
Sol. NJ. w. Offutt, local counsel for the
| United Railways and Electric Company, again
made proposition on Tuesday to the County
| Commissioners to transfer the York, Hartford
and Belair roads to the county, free of charge.
The matter was informally discussed, but the
members of the Board did not appear to favor
the proposition.
"A branch Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, to be known as Lakeview
W. G. T. o., has been organized near Bosley
postofice, with Mrs. Alfred G. Lee as presi
dent. Meetings will be held in Lakeview
Church the last Wednesday in every month at
3P N. Ladies interested in temperance work
are invited to attend.
- Mr.. Lewis 8. Cole of Towson, has been
appointed guard at the Maryland House of
Correction. He was named for the place by
Mr.. Robert II. Wright, the new member of
the Board of Managers from this county. Mr.
Cole had been employed for some time at
Tracey's Towson Hotel. He is brother of
ex-Sheriff William P. Cole.
- Last Sunday being the first Sunday in
May the woods near the city were literally
full Of Maying parties in quest of wild flow
ers. The weather was all that could be desired.
The electric railways running out into the
suburbs were taxed to carry the people and
some of the lines were unable to move the
crowds that desired to ride.
"a double track will be laid on the Mid
die River electric line from Back river to Mid
die river, with turnout to Hollywood Park.
The public houses in that section of the coun-
ty are now ready for the summer trade and
few of them are already doing rushing Sun
day business. 1t is said that they are paying
little attention to the Sunday law.
->City people who own country places are
getting out to them as rapidly as possible.
Many hundreds of others who spend their
summers at the hotels and boarding houses in
this county will come along little later. All
these people are most welcome from social as
well as business standpoint, and they are al
ways great help to the country churches.
THE annual horse show at The Kennels,
Charles street avenue, will commence next
Thursday and continue three days. The auc-
ton sale of the boxes for. the show took place.
be the greatest society event of the, year and
the dudes and dudesses will be out in all their
pristine glory.
TIM UNIONS suggestion that a street.
sprinkler, to be operated by the horses of the
chemical engine, would be good thing for
Towson, appears to meet general approval.
For two or three weeks the dust on the main
street of the town has been simply awful and
some plan should be devised to get rid OF it.
If the one We suggest is not feasible, let some
one suggest better.
->The Board of Managers of the Baltimore
County Agricultural Society, at its meeting in
Baltimore last Saturday, elected Mr.. G.. Albert
Mays of the 18th district, a member of the
Board to succeed Mr.. D. II. Rice, resigned. 1t
is understood that Mr. VIM. Wesley, of the
10th district, who is one of the new members
of the Board, will also resign and that his sue,
cessor has already been agreed upon and Will
| be elected May I'd. N~as,na....
->Towson public school building Hiss under
| gone a thorough renovation inside and out
| and now presents q much improved appear
ance For this the patrons and pupils must
thank Commissioner Krout, through whose
energy and perseverance this very necessary
work was accomplished. Hereafter this
school will be entirely under Mr.. Krout's
| supervision and as he is resident Of Towson
| it will have better attention than heretofore.
- Mr.. John E. Hurst, whose country place
| is situated on Charles street avenue, near
| Woodbrook Station, has greatly enlarged his
lawn by extending it to the avenue, with a
new entrance, etc. The work has been done
4 in the best manner by Mr.. Thomas Cooking
| formerly of Towson. The paving of the gut
tiers along the drives and walks is being done
by Mr.. George Eckstein, who has paved all
| the cutters in Druid Hill Park for the past
twenty-five years.
1.-THE BALTIC. & Lehigh Railroad is now
running one train that does not stop between
Loeb Raven and Baltimore, Towson having
been entirely cut out Of its schedule. Hereto
fore many people who had been using that
train left it at Towson and went to the city
from here on the electric line. Now they are
unable to do this and many complain that it
is great hardship and inconvenience to them.
They say the change was only made to compel
them to ride all the way through.
"A few days ago Constable John W.
Green, Of the 9th district, arrested driver of
| one of Kennys tea wagons upon the charge OF
selling goods in the county without license,
| in violation of the law passed at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature. The man was re-
NOSo
ply to residents of the county as some sup
| pose. The license fee is $50 and it is bringing
in good deal of money which goes to the road
fund. Resident traders are required by this
act to pay only the usual traders license fee.
Baltimore County Water Companies
Consolidate.-A joint meeting Of the stock
holders of the Chesapeake Electric and Water
Company and the Gainesville Water Com
pany was held on Monday at the Office of the
first named company, when it was decided to
| unite the two companies under the name OF
the Baltimore County Water and Electric
Company. The following were elected Off
GERS President, Thomas McGuinness vice.
| presidents. August Weir, John w. H. Geiger
secretary and treasurer, Albert II. Weir; di-
rectors, John Hubner, Thomas McGuinness,
August Weir, Martin Meyerdirck, John w.
H. Geiger. VIM. G.. Speed, Joseph Schneider,
Albert H. Weir and William Schleuderberg.
The capital stock Of the new company will
be $4,000 and bonds TO the amount OF
100000 will be issued, the money to be used
in the extension Of the mains and to make
Improvements.
The stock of the Towson Water Company
it is said, has been secured by the new COM
pany, but it will not be taken into the combine
for the present.
On Tuesday the company through Mr.
Albert II Wehr purchased for $4,000 cash