The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-31


of ground near the city limits, east of thu
York turnpike.
Tuesday, June 10, by Joshua N. Gill, mortgage
on the premises, farm with improvements
near Butler p. o.. in the 5th district.
Thursday, June 10, by ]. Requard. on the OLE
Hartford road, horses, cattle, hogs, farm i'm
Wednesday, June 25 by James S. Calwell, assig
nee, at the Court House, country place
near Charles street avenue.
- Friday next; June 9th, will be observed
as Confederate Memorial Day.
- Fine Anne Arundel county straw berries
sold in Baltimore this week at to 10 cents pei
box.
- Samuel Anderson, of Towson, has been
granted soldiers pension at the rate of So pei
1.-The discount on county taxes paid next
month is II per cent. On State taxes it is
per cent
- The School Board has ordered that dur
ing the month. of Junethe schools shall close
THE Woman's Club of Glyndon, social
and literary organization, has adjourned for
the summer.
MIR. w. H. Tracey has been appointed
postmaster at Foreston, Baltimore county.
The office is located in the 9Th district
THE cold snap" of this week sent the
mercury below so and made return to fires
and heavy clothing necessary.
MIR. Joshua w. Bryant, a Baltimore
lawyer. has purchased the Ferguson cottage in
Glyndon and will shortly occupy it.
- Governor Smith has appointed James
Mellor, of the LIST district, an additional depu-
ty game warden for Baltimore county.
- Attention is invited to important changes
in the railroad schedules which appear in the
advertising columns of THE UNION today.
-Towson was alive with strangers on
Tuesday. most of whom came here to pay their
taxes. The May per cent. discount has an
attraction for many.
There are said to be two men in Towson
who have eaten locustss but they are not will
ing to swear that they are among the best
things they ever tasted.
- Next Sunday, June LIST, Bishop Paret
will visit Trinity Church, Long Green, and
conduct confirmation services at $3.50 P. NJ.
Public cordially invited.
- What will be known as the mckinley
Postal Card' will be issued by the P. o. De-
partment about July LIST. 1t will contain pic
ture of the dead President.
THE showers of this week were worth
many thousands of dollars to Baltimore coun-
ty farmers and truckers. The drouth was get
ting to be serious matter.
- People who came to Towson on We'd
nesday morning without their overcoats after
wards wished they hadn't. The open electric
cars were especially breezy that day.
- Mr.. John G. Carpenter has sold his coun-
try place at Lake Roland, N. c. R. R., to Mr..
William o. Atwood for $4,000. 1t contains
about 80 acres and is we'll improved.
- Friday, 90th instant, was Union Memo
rial Day and a legal holiday in Maryland.
Those public schools that were not closed on
Whit Monday took holiday that day.
1.-THE First National Bank of Cockeysville,
of which Mr.. Joshua F. Cockey is president,
has been designated as one of the repositories
for the funds of the State of Maryland.
-sOnly one colored man in Baltimore
county has taken out a license to sell liquor.
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called Lincoln Park in the 18th district.
- About $4,000 was received over the
counter in the County Treasurer's Office on
Tuesday. Nearly all the tax bills paid were
small, thus making much work for the clerks.
- Some Baltimore county boss mechanics
have been obliged to turn down jobs because
they could not find hands to do the work.
One painter declined jobs worth 5000 during
the month of April.
- Jocob Ludwig, an aged citizen of Laura
vile, Hartford road, committed suicide on
Thursday by shooting himself through the
body with shotgun. Ill health is said to
have been 4. the :. cause use: :.
Towson, who lately bought the old Hillen es-
tate, on the Hillen road, near Towson, has
sold it to Mr.. Harrison Rider, Register of
Wills, upon private terms.
Next Sunday will be the first day of
June, thought my many to be the most beau.
tiful month of the year. The poet says !:
'And what is so rare as day in June Then,
if ever, come perfect days"
"a bay mare was stolen from the stable
of Mr.. Philip r. Owings, I'd district farmer
on the night of the 21st inst. He offers a re-
ward for the return of the mare and the ar
rest and conviction of the thief.
1.-The May term Grand Jury, which would
have adjourned on Friday, Both inst, except
for the fact that that day is legal holiday
will hold over until next week in order to
rom rIpta itS ft1ll fen dave session
-@At the request of Col. Robert Hough,
superintendent, the County Commissioners
have appointed Richard Mullineaux, special
officer for Gwynn Oak Park, his salary to be
paid by the United Railways Company.
1.-The Sunday school of New Market M .
E. Church will observe Children's Day, Sum
day, June Sth. The pastor, Rev. J. w. Flem-
ing, will preach at 1875 A. M, and the usual
entertainment will be given at 7.30 p NJ.
"a Baltimore paper says on Monday
there were removed seven wheelbarrow loads
of accumulations from the Court House yard,
nearly all shells of locusts." And it wasn't
an especially good day for locusts, either.
>Govanstown and Roland Park baseball
teams played game last Saturday afternoon
that resulted in victory for the former-11 to
6. The Govanstown team did not lose a game
last season, it having 'downed" all corners.
- While driving on a street in Baltimore
few days ago the horse of Mr.. @. s. Thomas,
of Lochearn, I'd district, came in contact with
live" electric light wire and was thrown
down. The only damage was broken shaft
"a few mornings ago snake was found
quietly reposing on the front steps of gentle
mans residence in Towson. 1t escaped but later
in the day was found in the yard and killed
1t was about three feet in length and believed
to be a copperhead.
IAN aged colored woman of Towson who,
like many of her race, has some superstitious
ideas about locusts, explained matters thusly
"Dey don't eat nothin. Dey just comes outer
der skies, lites on fences and trees and hollers
dareselves to DEATH"
- t. Rev. William Paret, Bishop of Mary
land, will visit st. Johns Church, Kingsville,
next Sunday morning, June LIST, the service
commencing promptly at IL o'clock. All will
be welcome. Rev. j. Worrall Larmour is
rector of st. Johns.
1.-THE Green Spring Valley hotels-Chat-
tolanee and Avalon-are now open for the re-
ception of summer guests. These are beauti-
fully located houses, being nearly 1000 feet
above tidewater. Both are largely patronized
by Baltilnore people
1.-THE monthly meeting of the Junior
dunpowder Agricultural Club was held last
Saturday at the farm of Mr.. B. NJ. Brooks,
Belfast, Sth district. Mr.. Granville Matthews
was foreman, and Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacon repre-
sented the Senior Club.
speaking about locusts a scientist says
one ''Eoint of dispute pertains to the noise
the locust rubs its proboscis against its CORFU
gated breastplate or simply plays castanet with
its legs is still a moot question"
ION Tuesday School Commissioners Todd,
Russell, Shoemaker and Rice went to Spar
rows's Point to select site for the new school
building soon to be erected there upon lot
donated by the Maryland Steel Company.
The Board set apart SIS, 900 for the house.
While driving in Green Spring Valley a
few days ago. accompanied by lady, the horse
of Mr. Harry d. Dawes, of Chestnut Ridge, be-
came frightened at an automobile and ran
away. Both occupants of the buggy were
thrown out, but fortunately escaped injury.
- Mr.. ]. Calvin Parks, who filed an appli-
cation for hotel license for the house on the
York road opposite the main entrance to the
Timonium fair grounds, did not take out the
license Some years ago this house was con-
Quoted as hotel by the late Robert S. Hedrick
- Major John /. Yellott counsel for Mrs.
Sophia Steuart of Carney, Hartford road, has
fled bill of complaint for limited divorce
from her husband, Thomas R. Steuart and
also for an injunction to restrain defendant
from interfering with her or entering her
house.
> The Gorsuch property, located at Union
vile, Nong Green P. o. was offered at pub
lie sale at the Court House on Tuesday, by
Mr. William Gorsuch, trustee, and Withdrawn,
no satisfactory bid having been offered. It
embraces 10 acres of land, with good improve