The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-11-08

.,,vs aDvERTIsED IN 1.-THE UNION

MONDAY.
Mile House, York road. horses, mules, cows
steers, hogs, etc.
Tuesday. November IS, by JohnI. Yellott James
II Lindsay and Osborne /. Yellott, trustees
at the Court House, farm in the 18th dis
wednesday, November 10, by J. Fred ,Offutt;
near Granite, I'd district, young mules ana
wednesday, November 10, by Mrs. william Dil-
worth, near kingsyllle, horses' cows Fehi-
cIes household effects, etc.
Thursday, November 20, by George Brothers, AT
Rockdale. on the Liberty road. mules and
other stock, farm implements. wheat, corn,
Thursday, November 20, by r. c. Foster and W.
s. Keech trustees, on the premises. house
and lot in the village of ReisteTst9owni OWL, and
Monday November "a, by w. Gill smith anu
John S. Biddison, attorneys, on the premises
house and lot at Hamilton Station, Hartford
road. r,1o., -,
Russeil's Brickyard Farm. on Sellers Point
road. horses, mules, COWS, farm implements
TUESDAY da November Is, by R. H. Bussey, attor.
new. at the Court House door. house and lot
in the village of Texas, G. 4 K. -
Thursday November 27, by Mrs. G. Il. Lynch, on
Rear Creek Patapsco Neck horses, mules,
cows wagons, farm implements, etc.
Friday. November 2S, by Q; Z. Weakley, att or
new. on the premises. house and lot IN the
village of Phoenix. N. @. r. X.
Tuesday, December 2, by William Lanahan, as
signee, on the premises Is acres OF land on
the west side of the York turnpike north OIL
IT'S all over and the country's still safe,
but the occupation of the political prognostl-
Gator is temporarily gone:
Sweet peas were blooming In the open
air in Towson this week-somethlng unusual
for this season of the year.
- Blessed are they who expect nothing Tor
they shall not be disappointed. ms reIers 10
what happened on Tuesday.
ION election day the mercury IN Iowson
touched IS degrees. The weather was not TO
blame for any shortness OF the vote.
- Election day is legal holiday IN Mary
land. but the public schools are kept open.
The banks and public offices were closed.
-All the hunt clubs had meets on cleo
tion dav and the weather could not have been
more suitable for outdoor sports of all KINDS.
The duck-shooting season opened last
Monday, but the ducks were not as numerous
as usual and consequently the shooting was
poor.
- Winfield Holland has succeeded the late
BENJAMIN Hicks as mal-carrier between Tow
son and Duany's Valley. He is travelling
horseback.
The running race meeting at Pimlico
track will end today--Saturday II the
weather is pleasant the attendance VIII no
doubt be very large. .,
- The Senior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club will hold its regular monthly meeting
Saturday, November 8th, at the home OF Mr..
George Frame, in Baltimore.
I'VE were treated to the novelty of real
summer thunder storm, accompanied by bril-
liant lightning and rain, between Z and 3
o'clock on Thursday evening.
THE CHARACTERIZATION Company, OF
Mt Washington, Baltimore county, has been
granted U. S. trade mark upon remedy for
toothache, headache and neuralgia.
1.-The Elkridge hounds will meet at Cock
evsville next Saturday, at 2.30 p. NJ, and after
IL 10 hor hu
lunch at the Cockevsville Country Club
THE tax rate of Baltimore city for the
coming fiscal year has been fixed at $l.9l on
the 500. The estimated cost of running the
affairs of the city for the year is $40 l46 900
- Now that the election is over all thoughts
are turning to Thanksgiving day, which is be-
coming the most important holiday OF the
year. 1t will occur this year on Thursday, NO.
vember 9th.
- Harold G. Carter, son of Mr.. Dennis
Carter, of Baynesville near Towson while as
sisting in loading telegraph poles on Tuesday,
sustained some injuries by one of the poles
falling on him.
-Firewood continues to be in good de-
mand and hard coal is as scarce as the proven
bal hen teeth. In some of the cities it is now
quoted at sc. so per ton, with still further de-
cline promised.
Shooting on the Susquehanna flats, near
Havre-de- Grace, on Monday last, Mr.. George
o.
killed 1S9 ducks, which was by odds the big
gest bag of the day
> George G. Vest, Jr., son of U. S. Senator
Vest, of Missouri, who died suddenly in Wash
ton on Thursday left wife and two children
living at Jacksonville, Baltimore county. He
was 3S years of age.
> Messrs John A. Sheridan & Co. have
been awarded the contract to erect three frame
cottages for Mr. Richard Vincent, Jr., on his
property at Convention, B. q o. Railroad, at a
cost of about $780,
> Another Baltimore couple came to Tow
son on Wednesday and, after procuring Ii
cense at the Court House, had the nuptial
knot tied by Rev. W. e. Robertson, pastor OF
the Baptist Church.
>Since the rabbit season opened in this
county the 'coons have had chance to rest
up bit When the Dummies are gone then
the sly fellows will have to get their wits in
working order again.
1.-The rainfall for the month of October in
the vicinity of Baltimore was $50 inches,
or nearly inches above the average, which is
29S inches. The general average of tempera-
ture was above the normal.
ION election day the ladies of St. James
Parish, My Lady's Manor. furnished luncheon
and supper at Manor Hall, near one of the
10th district voting places, and this turned an
honest penny for worthy object.
They are Dragging about some men up
in York county who husked % ears of corn in
minute and others who husked from Is to q
ears in the same time. Can't Baltimore coun-
ty man be found to beat this record
- James 2. Wright, who was for nearly
forty years stallkeeper at Belair Market Balti-
more, was found dead at his home few days
ago. He was 81 years of age and well known
to scores of Baltimore county people.
Turkeys are advancing in price now and
by Thanksgiving they'll be out of sight. In
fact the tendency of almost everything to eat
is upward and the expense of living the COM
ing winter will be greater than usual.
THE alumni of Hannah More Academy,
Reisterstown, is collecting fund to endow a
scholarship in that institution to the memory
of Rev. Arthur J. Rich, ID. D., who was fol
so many years principal of the school.
"a special service will be held at Calvary
Baptist Church, Towson, on Sunday night
next, beginning at 7.45, in charge of the young
people. The banners in connection with the
Christian culture course will be presented.
"a resident of Towson on Thursday paid
81 for one dozen golden-winged plover. These
birds are rare in Maryland, but are numerous
in season further north along Long Island
Sound and the swamp lands of New Jersey.
81 cost man in Baltimore one dollar
to say to justice of the peace: You're
peach" But that don't alter the fact that
what he said was no doubt true. We have
some of the same kind of "fruit" in Baltimore
county.
- Mr.. G. Herbert Rice, of Gainesville, who
is a member of the School Board, will make an
effort next year to have high school estab
lished at Gainesville. The present public
school at that place has an attendance OF
about $50 pupils
- The fall jumping contest of the Over
land Hunt Club will take place at Towson, or
Saturday afternoon next, 18th instant, and, il
the weather is favorable, the attendance will
no doubt be large. A general invitation is ex
tended to the public.
THE present election law keeps the party
workers guessing They never can tell how
the thing is going TO turn out until all thu
votes are counted. The secret ballot is great
thing when there is no juggling with it, o.
with the man behind it.
The Baltimore quarterly meeting o
Friends will be held at Friends Meeting
House, Falston. Hartford county, Sunday ant
Monday, November 9th and 10th, commenc
ing promptly at 10 A. NJ. each day. Friend!
people cordially invited to attend.
"A colored boy named joshua Mlnoer
employed on the dairy farm of Mr.. Ihoma
V. Richardson, near Phoenix, was struck OF
the head by the 6ywheel of an engine few
days ago. The blow rendered him unconsclou
for nearly day, but he recovered.
>Col Samuel n. Hyde, the famous packe
of Egyptian sweet corn. has again placed tn
editors ofTHE Union under obligations through
a generous gift of the output of his factory
1t was never better than it is this year, an(
this is all that it is necessary to say.