The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-11-10

on the premises. a farm Of 127 acres, near
Monday. November 20, by VIM. H. Lawrence. at
torney, on the premises, leasehold property
in Canton, 18th district.
Mill Farm OF the Hampton estate on the Du-
lany's Valley pike. near Bosley P. o., stock
farm implements, ETC.
Tuesday, December 4th, by John A. Barker, trus-
tee, at the Court House door. a farm of 1l5
acres. about TX miles west of Parkton.
No, it didn't snow the next day, but
lordamassy, wasn't 1t frost"
- rl.vs full afrs11xsy5s.if.. ssf,T,1ar5 uuvv
had something to do with it after all.
- Mr.. VIM. A. Lee, of Towson, is buying
all the baed hay off the road he can handle at
SIS and $3.50 per ton.
- Baltimore county sportsmen who have
been hunting partridges have met with poor
success The birds are reported scarce.
- Pay up your election bets like little men
and then resolve never to bet any more. It's
bad-yery bad-especially when you lose.
49, The directors of the Towson National
Bank have declared a semi-annual dividend of
3 ner cent. clear of State and county taxes.
- The man behind the ballot appears to
have had busy day on Tuesday. And he
didn't do thing to the Nebraska statesman.
- A Towson barber said he was obliged I'd
put the price of shave up to 25 cents on
Wednesday. So many long faces, you know.
- Since Tuesdays election THE UNION has
been the recipient of many congratulations
from its friends, all OF which are duly appre-
ciated
we'll as could be expected under the circum
stances" Their names are BILLY" and
Teddy"
- The quiet voter is the fellow who made
himself felt if not heard on Tuesday. And
there seems to have been large flock of him
this year.
> Mr.. Louis Dennis, well known How
ard county farmer, was accidently shot and
killed by companion while out hunting on
election day.
- Complaints of low water are often heard
from different sections of this county. In
Towson the wells are very low and some have
failed entirely.
"a game resident of Govanstown on
Wednesday carried away from Towson good
sized wad of Democratic money as result of
several election bets.
- Miss Sarah DOYLE of Green Spring Val
ley, has presented to st. Charles Catholic
Church, Pikesville, beautiful window as
memorial to her parents.
Thieves broke into the house of Mr..
Charles Schultz, at Lauraville, Harfoad road,
a few nights ago and stole about 500 worth OF
iewelry and other articles.
- Don't let us hear anything more about
politics for a year. The mere word itself is
likely to produce 'that tired feeling that the
corporal system should avoid.
- Both election precincts in Towson were
ton some Democrats claimed one of them by
from fifty to seventy-five majority.
- Rev, John r. Edwards, pastor of Tow
son NJ. E. Church, conducted services in the
Jail last Sunday and several ladies of his con-
gregation rendered vocal selections
- Election day is a legal holiday in Mary
land but not school holiday, the idea being
that it is better to have the boysin school than
about places where the polls are held.
Another couple from a distance-the
bride from Baltimore and the groom from
New York-were married in Towson on We'd
nesday. Rev. A. r. Kelley tied the knot.
Charles Meyer has made a desd of trgst
tn Mr.. r. R. Boarman, for the benefit of his
creditors. Bond was filed in the sum of $751;
600, indicating assets of half that amount.
- McKinleys majority over Bryan in Bal
timore county is FOG, while Mr.. Talbot beat
Mr.. Blakeney 341 votes. The tables published
in THE UNION today give the vote in detail
-"Now get ready for the Thanksgiving
dinner. Every body didn't win, but all hands
can give thanks-the winners because they
won and the losers because it was no worse.
- Rev s. w. Graffiin. of Baltimore, Will
give his popular lecture. 1.-THE End of the Rain
bow" in Towson M. E. Church, Friday even
ing November 10th, commencing at o'clock.
"a Towson business man won nearly
81 .OOG on the result of Tuesdays election.
With the exception of few trifiing bets all
the money was wagered through Baltimore
broker.
-THE UNION returns thanks to Mr.. Isaac
Sims, of Providence, near Towson, for box
of second crop raspberries as perfect in size,
color and taste as the first crop. He says he
has plenty of them.
- Mrs. Sarah A. Trotten, widow of Thomas
Trotten, died on Monday last al "Montrose,"
the home of her niece, Mrs. j. w. Houck,
near Woodbrook, Charles street avenue, in the
Seth year of her age.
> number of New York and Philadel-
hoy o oh he ia
week on the shores of Baltimore county rivers.
The season opened on the LIST instant but thus
far the sport has been poor.
Mr. Blakeney, Republican nominee for
Congress in this district, carried Carroll coun-
tv by about 200 votes. Mr.. Steele, the indie
pendent Democratic candidate for Congress,
got 1S9 votes in that county.
- handsome monument is to be erected
in St. Thomas Churcb-yard, Garrison Forest,
in memory of C. Morton Stewart who was
for many years a vestrvman and a prominent
member of that historic church.
- The price of coal has been crawling up
and this is charged to the big strike in the
mining regions of Pennsylvania. But when
the operators want to have a rise very poor
excuse often serves their purpose.
- The store of Mr.. Emory G. Shipley,
at Texas, N. C. r. R., in which the postofice
is kept was entered by burglar on Wednes-
dav night and robbed of $50 worth of postage
stamps and some important papers.
- Non residents who gun in Baltimore
county are required to take out license for
which they must pay $40. 1t is part of the
duty of the deputy game wardens to see that
this provision of the law is enforced.
- Everything is now going along smooth
ly on the Baltimore & Lehigh Railroad and
the people along its line are feeling the advan-
tages of the change of gauge of the road. 1t
will be q big money Garner before long =
-@Robert Parks, aged 16 years, son of Mr..
Samuel E. Parks, well known farmer near
Towson, fell on an axe on Tuesday and cut a
very ugly cash in his right leg above the knee.
Dr. r. Q. Massenburg sewed W. the wound:
- Mr.. c. Morton Stewart, of Green Spring
Valley. has purchased from Mr.. William r.
Hoff, of Rider P. o., Baltimore county. pair
of his fine registered English settlers. They
will be sent to North Carolina to be trained.
Thomas Dorbert, an aged citizen of Pa
tapsco Neck, died on Thursday from injuries
received week before by being thrown from
Va wagon in Highlandtown. The accident was
caused by the breaking down of the vehicle.
s-> Superintendent Tracey of the aims
2 house. this week reported to the County Com
missioners that there were 81 inmates in that
institution at the end of October and that dur
ing the past two months had left and 4 died
s>The autumn jumping contest and stee
plechases of the Green Spring Valley Hunt
Club will take place at the Kennels, in the
valley, today Saturday. commencing at 2 ~
Pm. If the day is fine the attendance will b'
large.
made to order it could not have been finer. Il
was a typical southern autumn day, will
bright sunshine and bracing air. 1t must hav'
been Mckinley and Roosevelt weather, SURF
enough.
-SThe Salt River boat left at the usGa
hour on Wednesday morning. Beside larg
passenger list it had full cargo of imperial
ism, militarism and lot of other isms tina
have been permanently shipped out of thu
country. -
- Prof. ]. Albert Loose will give an enter
tainment in Hereford Baptist Church, Tues
day, November 18th, commencing at Z. 40 P.
He will show over $50 stereopticon views ano
the entertainment promises to be most inter
esting one.
this is the season when sneak thleve
get in their work and it would be well to tax
some precautionary measures against Visit
from them. Houses that are left unoccuple'
by summer residents appear to be their es
pecial prey.
- Missionary services will be held mex
Sunday in st. Peters Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Belair road, Rev. John Heinzelman
pastor, in German at 1890 A. M, and in Eng
lish at 8 P. NJ. Collections for the benefit o
4 mission work.
azazs44A man applied at the County Clerk
Office in Towson on Thursday for a marriag
license, but when asked to give the name o
the prospective bride he was unable to do so
Then he had to 90 home and refresh his treach