The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-05-26

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on the premises, fee-smple property on
Leeds avenue. 18th district.
Tuesday Jq tine ccu House Of
land in the 5th district, assessed TO Ellen
Benson.
- MARYLAND strawberries sold in New
York city this week at 40 cents box.
There was a sharp frost last Monday
morning. but no serious damage has been re-
erted y Is Sala tne p es "a to Be
abundant this season and this is believed by
some to indicate good corn year. ~
- A marriage license was granted IN W ASH,
inoton last Monday to Henry Mlchaney ana
Elizabeth Reinhardt, both of this county
- Stocks liable to taxation to the amount
of So. 449, ZIG have been returned to the County
Commissioners by the State Tax Comhls-
sioner. til.
seen together in Towson. If parents will not
suppress this dangerous weapon the oincers
should.
onarations in Hartford county and it would be
well to keeps lookout for them on THIS sioe OF
Mr.. Elmer J. Cook, of the Towson bar,
has been made trustee in the insolvency pro-
ceedings of Benjamin F. Bayne, the Towson
- The May term of the Circuit Court,
which commenced last Monday, will be a
short one. There are no very important cases
on the dockets.
Nav 18th, will begin here at As minutes after
IA NJ. and end Fl minutes after 10. 1t will
- Hezekiah Morrow, of Carroll county,
formerly of the 4th district of this county,
has secured Government pension at the rate
of IS per month.
= Mr.. G. Frank Morgan, miller and farmer
of Dulany's Valley, sold in Baltimore few
DAYS ago six hogs at cents pound, the load
bringing him SIT.
e C6ildren's Day services will be held at
Perry Hall M. L. Church, on Sunday morning.
Nav 9th, and general invitation is extended
to the public to attend.
Next Wednesday, May 30th, will be
Decoration or Union Memorial Day. 1t is
legal holiday in Maryland aud the banks and
public offices will be closed.
> Mr.. j. Baseman Davis well known
farmer of Butler, has calf that was born
without eyes. 1t is otherwise perfectly heal
thy and growing vigorously;
The Overland Hunt Gibbs steeplechase,
which was announced to take place at Loeb
Raven, on Wednesday afternoon last, was de-
clared off for want of entries.
-Up to this time nearly fifty huckster
licenses under the new law has been issued in
this county. At $50 each these bring very
snug sum into the road fund.
- Mr.. Adam Refer has been appointed
postmaster at Glen-Arm, Baltimore county.
The pestofiice at Franklintown, on the Frank
lin road, has been discontinued.
The Reformed Mennonites will hold
services in the hall at Lauraville, Hartford
road, Sunday, May 9th, at 7.30 P. N. Preach
ing by George Keiser of Pennsylvania.
- Bishop Paret conducted confirmation
services at St. Johns Church, Kingsville, last
Sunday morning and at Trinity Church. Long
Green, on the afternoon of the same day.
- On Thursday twelve saddle and driving
simmer home s', az Newport, Rhode Island ~
- The census enumerators will begin work
on the first day of June and as that is Friday,
some people would think it an unfortunate
time to commence such big undertaking.
- The choir of st. Johns Lutheran Church,
Parkville, Hartford road, will hold straw
berry festival in Miller's Grove, Tuesday, June
9Th, to which general invitation is extended.
-Only few more days are still left in
which to get the benefit of the 2 per cent. dis
count on county taxes paid in May. On and
after June 1st the discount will be II per cent
- In Gainesville Presbyterian Church last
Sunday morning collection amounting to
sos was taken up for the famine sufferers in
India. Rev. ]. F. Jennison is pastor OF the
church.
Just row the prospects for a heavy
wheat crop in Baltimore county could not be
better One farmer said on Wednesday that
he would be willing to bet now on 30 bushels
to the acre.
> Farmers who came to Towson this week
wore smiling faces. They were in good spirits
over the copious rain of last Saturday, new
life having been infused by it into languishing
vegetation.
much of the damage the crows are doing to
their corn by pulling it up so persistently as
to make necessary the replanting of nearly
entire fields.
many thousands of dollars to the farmers and
truckers of Baltimore county. 1t broke a
drought that was beginning to assume some
serious aspects.
- Congressman Baker has recommended
the appointment of II. I. Badgley for post
master at Grange, Baltimore county, vice
Samuel G. Fowler, resigned The office is To-
Gated in PatapscO Neck.
- George Brown, Towson colored man,
found it very expensive to swear on the street
and assault a colored woman. Justice Perrie
taxed him 1855 in fines and costs and this
he paid to keep out Of Jail.
THE all-day meeting at Black Rock Bap-
tist Church last Sunday was attended by a
large number of people. Among the minis
tiers present was Elder f. A. Chick, of Hope
we'll, N. j., former pastor.
- Messrs. j. NJ. Pearce and Beverly W.
Hall, who were appointed examiners on Hahn
avenue, LIST district, reported this week to the
County Commissioners that the public conve-
nience required the opening of the same.
IA strawberry festival and entertainment
by the pupils of Towson public school will be
held in the assembly room of the school, Fri
day night June LIST. Proceeds to be used for
library and other school purposes. Admission
free.
The Baltimore offices of the Filston Farm
Dairy Company are now located at the cor
ner of Guilford avenue and Preston street.
The dairy plant, very much enlarged and inn
proved, is located at No. 22O East Preston
street.
THE seductive strawberry festival will
soon be at its height and then the impression
able young man will have q vast deal of trouble
with his pocket-book. If he would be wise
let him take to the woods while the chance
yet offers.
1.-The School Board. at its meeting this
week. knocked out all the kindergartens ex-
cept those at Highlandtown, Canton and Spar
rows Point This was done as a stroke of
economy and will affect a saving of something
- If some of THE UNIONS local correspon-
dents will persist in mailing their letters so
that they do not reach us until Friday morn
ing, they must not be surprised if they see
mere skeletons OF them IN print, or perhaps do
not see them at all.
- The public school at Bengies, 18th dis
trict. taught by Miss Jeanette Brown, of Tow
son, was closed on Thursday, on account of
the presence of measles in the neighborhood.
Every family that patronizes the school, ex-
cept two, is affected.
1.-The sale of new carriages, harness, ETC.,
announced to take place last Saturday at Ady's
Long Green Hotel, was postponed on account
of the rain until Tuesday, June 29th when it
vehicles will be offered.
IA we'll known citizen of Patapsco Neck,
who was in Towson this week, said the road
houses and saloons in that section of the coun-
ty were all open and doing rushing business
last Sunday. One proprietor was arrested for
permitting gaming on his premises.
AT the quarterly meeting of Towson NJ.
E. Church, held on Monday, the salary OF the
present pastor, Rev. ]. K. Edwards, was fixed
at 500, the same as heretofore paid. The
trustees have determined to make some needed
repairs to the church and parsonage.
->An authority on the subject says 1.-The
average lightning rod has about as much in
huence on the disposition of lightning to strike
as the color of the paint on the house has,"
He also says: "If the lightning follows a
lightning rod it is merely by chance"
THE eleventh anniversary of the dedica-
ton of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Phoenix, N G. r. R., was celebrated on Thurs
day night by reunion of the congregation
and the present and former pastors. The
church property is entirely free of debt.
->At the request of Messrs g. Albert Mays
and q. H. Tarbert the County Commissioners
this week agreed that the supervisor should
expend from the road fund the sum of $500