The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-10

- among otner appointments the Central
Pennsylvania Conference of the United Evan
gelical Church, which met this year at Will
Transport, Pa, made the following: Hebb-
vile, G.. Z. Redeker; Alberton, ]. Hartzler
Shrewsbury, A. H. Stokes.
- Mr.. w. Frank Porter has been awarded
the contract for the erection of the new Union
ME-. Church. about two miles from Baldwin ON
Long Green Circuit. The building committee
is composed of Rev. Edward Hayes, George
W. Francis and s. c. Allen.
- Property owners along Park Heights
avenue don't want the name of that thorough
fare changed to Pimlico Boulevard, as has been
suggested. They like the old name best and
assert that change would only make con-
fusion in the transfer Of property.
- School Commissioner James B. Ensor
gives notice to all assistant teachers in the dis
tricts under his supervision, whose averages
DO not come up to the requirements of the law,
that they will be relieved from duty on the
10Th Of March, until further notice
- During the Lenten season services will
be held as follows in Trinity Church, Towson
Sundays, IL A. H. and P. NJ; Mondays and
Fridays. P. NJ; Wednesdays, 8 P. N. Chapel
of the Holy Comforter, Luthervile; Sundays
and Wednesdays, P. NJ. Fridays, Pm
THE remains of the late Edward A. Rob-
inson, of Mt. Washington, were cremeted in
the retort in Loudon Park Cemetery, on the
Frederick road. Mr.. Robinson was a member
of the Society Of Friends and his funeral SER
vices were conducted by Friends ceremony.
ION Thursday morning last a solemn
mass of requiem to commemorate the fourth
anniversary of the death of Rev. P. B. Len
Afghan, for many years pastor of st. Joseph's
/ Church. Texas was celebrated at St. Johns
| Church. Valley and Eager streets, Baltimore.
- The farm of the late st. Clair Baldwin,
partly in Hartford and partly in Baltimore
county was offered at public sale at the Court
House in Belair this week, by Messrs. Will
| liams, Preston and Robinson, trustees, and
withdrawn on bid of s4465. 1t contains 226
acres.
- The twelfth census Of the United States
will be taken in the month Of June next. and
county are now filing their applications with
Mr. Oscar L. Quinlin. Baltimore lawyer.
who is the commissioner for this section of
Maryland.
"A farmer advertised his place for rent in
THE UNION last week and by Sunday he re-
ceived six letters about it and on that day he
had eight callers, all of whom wanted to rent
He is firm believer in the benefits to be de-
rived from advertising in widely circulated
newspaper
- At the last meeting of the Tuxedo Park
Protective Association the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: President,
]. II. Neudecker; vice-president, II. A Leon
ard treasurer, w. B. Peterson recording Sec
rotary, V. S. Emmart; financial secretary.
John Amos.
There is a man in Towson who declares
that he don't drink quart Of water in a
month, except that used in the making of tea
anu COH6e he Is dlIUOSl OH a par Wild the TEL |
low who said Waters very good thing to
swim ships in, but as a beverage it don't
amount to shucks."
- On Tuesday the County Commissioners
appointed Robert Nelson, constable for the
10th district, vice Jehu Williams. Mr.. Slade |
voted for Mr.. Williams, who was the Oldest |
constable in the county in point of years and |
also in point of service, he having held the |
Office about fifty years.
mo tidiDgs yet of the Cockeysvile post
off hnrO how
pairing for another raid on that Office. To say
that they have sinch at Cockeysvile is draw
ing it mildly And this leads us to remark
that the Postoffice Department must employ a
very poor detective force.
AT the meeting of the Young Mems Lit
erary and Debating Society of Towson on Mon
day night the subject of the retention of the
Philippine Islands was discussed: Affirmative
j Thomas Phipps and ]. Milton Green;
negative--E. Z. Henderson and G. w. Held
Decision in favor of the latter.
- Mr.. w. s. Farmer has sold several acres
of land on the old Hartford road, about mile
and a-half from Loeb Raven, to a Baltimore
man who, it is said, proposes to erect fine
summer hotel there. The house of Mr..
Farmer, which was on part OF this same
property, was burned several months ago.
p William J. G. Holland. an inmate of the
Confederate Soldiers Home, Pikesville, died
on the I'd instant, aged II years. He was ma
tive Of Maryland and one of four brothers
who went South and joined the Confederate
army. He participated in a number of the
more important battles and was several times
wounded.
-Hon. Henry d. Farnandis, a leading
member of the Belair bar and one of Hartford
cOunty's most prominent citizens, died at his
residence, near Belair, on Thursday, aged SO
years. His wife was Jane Poultney, of Balti-
more, and they are survived by two daughters
Mrs. VIM. b. Munnikhuysen and Miss Bessie
Farnandis.
"a Baltimore county farmer. now 45
cents in his pocket, and the money was after
ward stolen from him. He now owns good
farm, has it well stocked. and don't owe dol
lar in the world that he can't pay on demand.
Happy man!
9The Towson fire engine is horse-killer
at best and when it is loaded down with three
or four men in addition to those who are en-
titled to ride on it, it becomes something worse.
Last Sunday it went to Lntherville with three
extra men on and on Monday it answered an
alarm down the turnpike with four extras on.
This is not right and should be stopped
1.-THE name of the Highlandtown I'm
provement Association has been changed and
it has been incorporated under the name of the
Improvement Association of Highlandtown
and Vicinity. Those named as incorporators
are Messrs. Frank Kraft, ]. Edward Ray, g.
M. d. Nice and John E. Mach Mr.. John H.
Richardson is attorney for the association.
THE farm in the 18th district that Mr..
Samuel e. Hartley sold to County Commits
sioner Knox for "a. 000 has been leased by the
latter to MIR. Francois Pajeault at a yearly
ground rent Of $225. 1t contains los acress
farm, does profitable business in growing
water cress and other articles for the Balti-
more markets.
The twelfth annual report of Mr.. Chas.
Brockmeyer, secretary Of the Fullerton Per-
manent Loan Association, shows that the re-
cepts for the past year, including cash on
hand February LIST, $780, were S14 43868, all of
which has been invested except about 81, 800
The receipts of the association for eleven years
were S107, 344.01. Mr.. Alexander Mccormick
is president of the association.
1.-THE Board of Managers of the Balti-
more County Agricultural Society," at its meet
ing in Baltimore last Saturday, elected Mr..
George W. Yellott, president. The other Of
fcers were elected couple of months ago.
DR.. A. G. McCurdy and Mr.. James P. Reese
were appointed assistants to the secretary. Mr..
Yellott has been member of the Board some
years and was for several years the treasurer.
Next Tuesday, March 18th, will be the
twelfth anniversary of the great blizzard dur
ing the progress of which the Lee Building in
Towson, with the entire plant of The UNION,
was destroyed by fire. 1t will be remembered
that the roads throughout the county were
blocked by drifted snow for several days and |
that traffic on the old horse car line between
Baltimore and Towson was entirely suspended.
MIR. George Jessop, public spirited citi-
zen of Marble Hill, just north of Cockeysville,
has inaugurated a movement to establish an |
hood. The estimated cost for the equipment |
is about $500 and the people of the neighbor-
hood will be asked to contribute this. Mr.. |
Jessop will give the ground upon which to
erect the house and will furnish the building |
material at cost price.
-In December 1897, Charles w. Williams, |
huckster, met with an accident on the York |
road, near Govanstown, caused by his horses
taking fright at an electric car and plunging |
down an embankment. Now the wife of Will |
liams, who declares that her husband was per-
manently injured at the time and is now un-
able to provide for herself and children, has
sued the company for SO, 600 damages. She is |
represented by Messrs c. BONN Slingluf and |
q. H. Isaac.
THE Milk Producers Association of Bal
timore which was lately organized appears to
be fiourishing and exceeding even the expecta-
tons of its most sanguine hackers 1t will |
soon be occupying its new quarters-the large
Ice Palace on North avenue-the location be-
ing one of the finest and most accessible in the
city. Mr.. William b. Crowther is president,
and Mr.. James B. Councilman, secretary.
Both these gentlemen are well known Balti-