The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-24


prevailing in Towson and 1t seems that al
most everyone is more or less affected. Many
have been obliged to call in the services Of
physicians, while others content themselves
with home remedies.
- 1t will require about $4,000 to build the
proposed boulevard on Park Heights avenue
and number Of enterprising citizens of Bal
timore have gone to work to raise that sum
by private subscription. The boulevard will
be about II miles in length.
- Mr. Patrick Reddington, who now owns
the Jacob Wisner farm, east of Towson, has
cut away all the woods and brush on the north
side of the Cromwell's bridge road. thereby
improving the appearance of his property and
opening up view of the valley.
- 1t is always well to consult the adver-
Using columns of THE UNION. They are pa
tronized by the public generally and those
who use them as a medium to let the public
know what they have for sale, etc., nearly
always find the results satisfactory
- Early last Saturday morning the tenn
perature along the line of the Northern Gen.
trail Railway, north Of Phoenix, was between
Run turnpike, it stood at zero, making il one
of the coolest mornings of the winter.
Rev. Edward Hayes, pastor of Long
Green Circuit. will preach special sermon to
the member of Bethany Lodge, /. o. o. F.,
in their hall at Glen-Arm. Sunday March 18th,
at IL AN The public is cordially invited and
every member of the lodge is urged to be
present.
ryman, which was executed February 18th,
1899, has been admitted to probate in Balti
more and letters granted to the widow, Mrs.
Bessie Love Merryman, to whom the entire
estate is bequeathed. Mr.. Merryman left no
-CoI. M. w. Offutt will remodel and i'm
prove the house and other buildings OH the
Highlands property he lately purchased
from DR.. q. Nj. Bosley in the western suburbs
of Towson. The alterations will be made
under the direction of Mr.. Thomas G. Kenne-
] - Rev. Thomas TT Wright 10 jast rounding
out his fifth year as pastor of EPSON Metho-
| dist Protestant Church, Towson and in that
time there has not been death in his congre-
CATION. This is rather remarkable record,
but 1t must be admitted that the congregation
is not large one.
MIR. G. o. Wilson has sold the fine young
stallion Jarl 28413, that has been at Notchcliff
Stock Farm for short time, to Mr.. Richard
Cromwell, Jr. He is by Alerton, 2:09i, dam
is handsome brown 16 hands, and will
weigh /, 100 pounds
- Col. j. Thomas G. Hopkins, of the Bel
air bar, has in his possession an interesting
document in the shape of marriage certificate
OF his great-grandfather, dated 1862 The Bel
air Democrat says it contains the names of
some of the oldest and most highly respected
citizens of that county.
- Baltimore county postmaster wrote as
follows to the Department in Washington |
pleas except my resination of m of the |
CONVENT at this town haf bin aected of the |
peace q school trustee said duties preventing |
me from btin off more than i can chaw BY |
tryin TO kill three burds with ston."
1.-THE real estate of the late George L. |
Anderson, situated on the west side Of the |
York turnpike, opposite Texas, was offered at |
public sale on Thursday, by the heirs, and |
withdrawn on bid of 81, 500. Mr.. Frank E. |
Anderson bought the blacksmith shop prop
erty, upon which there is a small ground rent, |
for 1915
Thomas Hopkins, who was convicted at
Belair OF the charge Of passing forged check
for $50 on the Henry Reckord Manufacturing
Company, was this week sentenced by Judge
Walters to five years in the penitentiary and |
to restore the amount of the check. Hopkins
who is young man, was arrested at Towson
two or three months ago.
1.-The jury in the case of Mary Z. Brice
against the estate Of Joseph Ashton, deceased,
tried last week at Belair failed to agree and
was discharged. The plaintiff claimed IS per
month for domestic services to the late Mr..
Ashton for period of twenty-seven years.
Messrs w. Gill Smith and 2. H. Isaac of Tow
son, represented the plaintiff
- Rodger w .Brooks,a highly respected and
industrious young colored man, died at his
home in Towson, on Wednesday, after few
days illness from pneumonia. He was a
nephew OF Albert Brooks. sexton Of Trinity
Church, Towson. by whom he was raised
He had been coachman at the Sheppard Asy-
lum several years. A wife and two children
survive him.
1.-THE finest and best equipped farm team
that travels the York turnpike is owned by
Mr.. Isaac Price, near Mantua Mills, 4th dis
trict. 1t is composed of five fat and sleek bay
horses, all of them having been raised by
their owner, and they bear striking resem-
blance to each other. The harness is kept in
the best possible condition and everything
about the team is complete:
- The funeral of Mr.. Abraham Cole of L.,
who died Mt his home in WauarIu tho toAI
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vices In the presence of large congregation.
The pail bearers. were Messrs. John Bond,
Alfred Cole, J. Baseman Davis, Peter Kessler,
Thomas G. Pearce and Howard Crowther.
- School Commissioner Krout has written
a letter to the County Commissioners in which
he says that if the bill now before the Legis-
lature, providing for an additional teacher
when the pupils in q school exceed 81 lnst .
maintaining the schools will be increased at
least $25, co., If this is so it would simply be
an outrage on the people This is matter
that should be looked after at once.
Law Delegates From Baltimore County.
The annual convention of the Laymafl's AS
ISOLATION of the Baltimore Conference of the
NJ E. Church will be held in Wesley Chapel,
Washington, D. c.. Thursday, April 9th. The
following delegates and alternates have been
chosen from Baltimore county:
Baltimore Circuit-John Cowan, Arthur
Chenoweth, John Black, Charles T. Platt,
Samuel Marshall and Richard McGinniss.
Roland Park-C. T. Marsden and John w.
Pulls.
Towson-Charles E. Treadwell.
Glyndon-Dr. John w. White and t. Reese
Arnold. c.
George Forward and Richard Musgrove.
Mt. Washington-Harry 8. Blake, James
W. Beall. E. B. Rohrbaugh, j. B. Wherly and
w. ]. Johnson.
Govanstown-John L Anderson and James
Patapsco station-wiliam T. Hackett and
Harry T. Hopkins.
Hereford Circuit-Wilim N. Foster, G. AL.
bert Mays. Lewis M. Bacon, j. e. benson ana
John b. Hunter; alternates-J. L; Benson,
| James B. Ensor William s. Arnold, Benja-
min G. Miller and w. w. c. Stewart.
Arlington-George w. Felter, Jacob Shock
ney and c. E. Hoffman.
| Walbrook-S. John George and Francis
Sanderson; alternates-W. E. Reed and W. s.
Catonsyille-B. o. Frizzell and Charles E.
Whitney.
Joseph Pierpont James A. Sakers and William
q. Riddle.
Queer Things About the Delinquent
Subscriber.-The delinquent subscriber, like
the procrastinator who never does that today
which he can put off till tomorrow, is always
getting the worst of it." An Arizona editor
6uts the case thus Last week delinquent
subscriber said he would pay up if he lived till
Saturday He died. Another said, L will see
you tomorrow he went DINO tnat nignI.
Still another said, L will pay you this week or
90 to the DEVIL He's gomez! This reminds
us of an experience we had with delinquent
subscriber couple Of years ago. says an ex-
change. The panic had struck" him pretty
hard and while he was unable to pay in ad-
vance, he wanted US to continue sending the
paper and he would pay as soon as he
threshed his oats" 1t was then oats harvest.
Not hearing from him we 'called him up in
about six months, reminding him of his prom.
Use and he promptly replied that he had fed
the oats up, straw and all !" Well. the next
spring when he was putting out another crop
of oats, q peskish mule which he had fed lib
erally all winter on oats, "straw and all,
kicked him in the stomach and be has been
an angel ever since!
Report of the Late Grand Jury.-The
; Grand Jury for the March term OF court ad-
iourned on the 10Th inst, after a session of ten
1919 I,.-sx t1osr oft inn