The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-02-17

4ih district, was looking in the show.windo'
of a store on Gay street, Baltimore Tuesda
afternoon, three men crowded him and a
tempted togo through his pockets. He spotte
them, caused their arrest and they are now i
Jail.
AT the meeting of the Gardeners Gu
on Tuesday night Mr.. P. c. Erdman talked O.
commercial carnation growing, and Mr.. Isaa
II. Moss, of Govanstown, on growing choic
carnations. Mrs. Vim. ]. Todd, of Mt. Wash
ington, sent to the club an interesting begoni
freak.
- Some of the more advanced teachers il
this county advocate the establishing of lite
rary societies in the public schools. They be
lieve they will prove of vast advantage to tn
children. and there can be no doubt that the,
would also afford pleasant entertainment 70
them.
ION Monday evening last while Mr.
Henry Otto, of Fullerton Belar road, wa
crossing a stream near his home on a foot
bridge, he tripped and fell, fracturing one O
the small bones of his leg and bruising him
self painfully. DR.. Lingard l. Whiteford at
tended him.
>Messrs. Booth & Jessop are running
! their steam saw-mill in the woods of tn.
EPSON estate, near Towson. getting out varie
| ty of building materials, ties, &c. There ar,
abont $50 acres in the wood tract on this estate
composed principally of chestnut and severa
varieties of oak
ION Monday last Mr.. Joseph F. Smith
of Bosley, sold for future delivery in Balti
more, IA shoats, average weight supposed tc
be ABOUT l2o lbs, at cents per pound. Mr.
Smith farms portion of the Merryman estate
on the Gunpowder, and is well pleased with
the results of last year.
- When you place your ear close to the
ground just now you hear a strange rumbling
sound But don't be alarmed It's ONLY the
condition OF the county roads. This has been
going on for century, and there is no imme-
date prospect of it being stopped.
- Mr.. r. Stewart Latrobe, member of the
Baltimore, died on Wednesday, after an ILL
ness of about two years. aged IS. His wife,
one son and three daughters survive him.
Mr.. Latrobe was well known here, be and his
family having spent several summers in and
near Towson.
- English sparrows are being used by
Some trapshooters in Kent county. They are
said to be equal to stroDg-hying pigeons when
thrown from the traps. 1t is well that some
use has been found for this feathered nuisance.
Let all hands take turn at trap-shooting now
and while enjoying the sport do good act
for the public.
THE city water having been cut off at
Canton and Highlandtown because the County
Commissioners refused to pay $50 year for
the use of each plug, the Baltimore Associa-
ton of Fire Underwriters has taken steps to
increase the rates of insurance in those places.
sort Of a racket
- Mr.. Fred. A. Groom, who has been con
Quoting the dairy ice-cream and lunch-room
business in TOwSOn for some years, has dis
posed of the same to his brothers, Messrs.
Harry and George Groom, who will hereafter
conduct it. Mr.. Groom will sell on Tuesday,
9th inst, all his farm stock, implements,
dairy and other fixtures.
THE citizens of New Market, 18th district,
held meeting on Saturday night last at which
steps were taken toward having the Legisla-
ture pass law to prohibit the sale of liquor
within one mile of that village. The place
has been dry long time and the object is
to keep it so permanently. In fact no LIQUOR
is sold in the 9TH district
Col. Robert Carter Smith, aged 70 years.
who lived with his nieces, the Misses Car
ter, who conduct St. Timothy's School at
Gainesville. died suddenly of heart disease on
Tuesday. He was native of Baltimore coun-
ty and son of Gen. l.. Spear Smith, who was
an aid on the staff of his father, Gen. Samuel
Smith. in the war of 1912.
PROF. E. G. Chenoweth lectured Friday
evening, 9th inst, under the auspices of the
Eklo Literary Society. Subject--"Living
Words" This was the second in a course of
ten lectures which he has prepared for the
winter. He uses an automatic lecture cabinet
of his own invention, by which his manu-
script is manipulated by clock-work.
- Last Sunday, to the great satisfaction of
the people along the line, the United Rail-
ways and Electric Company went back to the
Scent fare on the Belair road. For some time
past the company had been charging 10 cents.
In order to get the benefit of the reduced fare
passengers in the city will have to take the
through cars, which run at intervals of twenty
minutes.
> Cockeysville is getting to be decidedly
sporty" place. On Friday night last spar
ring match took place in the. Odd Fellaws'
Bug" of Texas, and BILLY" Mills, colored
of Baltimore. The latter gentleman was
knocked out in four rounds, after which Cock
eysville slept peacefully.
THE forty-fifth annual report of the
Northern Central Railway Company shows
that the total earnings for the past year were
s., 233, All, an increase of 1863, 289 as COM
pared with 1898. The net earnings for SO
were 81 $50, 523 an increase of 1907, 737 as COM
pared with the previous year. This is &C
knowledged to be one of the best managed
railway systems in the country.
1.-The chief of the city watershed patrol,
in his recent report, says: las there is no
other source for the Towson drainage 10 now
except the Towson run, there has been no i'm
provement and can see no remedy as to the
getting rid of the Towson filth, unless the
mouth of the run is diverted to the overflow
of Jones falls" This must be very pleasant
reflection for the people of Baltimore.
Arrangements are being made for two
DAYS racing meeting over the Pimlico course,
under the auspices of the National Steeple-
chase and Hunt Association, to take place
April 18th and GOTH The sum of IS, 600 will
be offered in purses. Mr. William P. Riggs is
chairman of the committee. The formation
of a Maryland steeplechase associatian will no
doubt be an outgrowth of this meeting.
- Eugene Connolly, the young man who
robbed a son of Mr.. Elisha i. Parks, of the
9Th district, of $40 and was afterwards cap
tured on the York road, near Towson, was tried
here on the charge of carrying concealed
- tha Of ion
for two years. When he completes that sem
tence he will be tried on the robbery charge.
Connolly is bad lot, but he has reached the
end of his tether at last.
THE new home of the fire engine COM
pany at st. Denis 18th district, was dedicated
on Wednesday night, with an appropriate Gel
ebration that included pig roast. Mr.. u.
Householder was the principal speaker OF the
evening and warmly congratulated the COM
pany on the success that had crowned its eff
forts. The members are arranging for Gin
eograph and graphophone entertainment on
the evening of February 22d.
- Mrs. Chenoweth, widow of Bradford
Chenoweth, died suddenly on Sunday last
from an attack of rheumatism of the heart.
She had been postmaster at Upper Falls 11th
district. for the past twenty five years, and
was we'll known and highly respected. Mrs.
Chenoweth leaves five daughters, one of whom
is the wife of Mr.. Walter P. Reckord, OF
Reckord, Hartford road and two others are
teachers in the county schools.
Joseph Shaffer, farmer near Wood
stock, Howard county, was drowned in the
Patapsco on Tuesday afternoon. The river
was very high, caused by the heavy rain, and
Shaffer attempted to cross on mule; He was
struck by floating log and knocked into the
raging current The unfortunate man had
been chopping wood on the Baltimore county
side of the Patapsco, near Woodstock. He
was 80 years of age and leaves widow.
- By reference to an advertisement in The
UNION today it will be seen that non-parti-
san convention of taxpayers of this county
will be held in the Court House at Towson,
on Thursday, March LIST, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The object of the meeting is for An interchange
of views regarding the present county debt,
and to advance the welfare of the county
generally. These are commendable objects
and the meeting should be largely attended.
THE road extending from the Dulany IS
Valley turnpike, near the residence of Mr..
Thomas Peerce, past Unionville TO Long Green
Station. continues to be sources of much COM
plant but no good results follow. On We'd
nesday Mr.. A. G. Kolk, farmer and dairy
man near Unionville, was before the County
Commissioners and urged them to afford some
relief. The road is most important one and
it is crying shame that something is not done
to improve matters.
->The Milk Producers Association com.