The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-04-05

THE report of Rev. A, T. Pindell, o.
Sherwood Parish, Cockeysville, for the twenty
sixth year of his rectorship, shows that BIZ
performed marriages. 10 baptisms and Off
ciated at 10 funerals. The church has so com
4 municants and about 200 attendants.
- IL you are driving a clipped horse DOM
1 forget that the cutting spring winds will chill
him quickly When you stop put on the
| blanket. 1t may be little trouble sometimes
but it will pay in more ways than one. "a
merciful man is lnerciful to his beast"
1T has been suggested that the farmers
! clubs of this county make separate exhibits
at the coming Timonium fair. The Junior
| Gunpowder Club favors the idea. At one time
| these club exhibits were attractive features OF
the fair and they can be made so again.
THE personal effects of the late VIM. G
II. Stump were sold at his late home, near
Stevenson, Green Spriug Valley, on Thursday
last, and brought good prices. The sale was
under the direction of Mr.. A. Hamilton Stump,
administrator. Slade Il Risteau, auctioneers.
- An excellent article on the war time in
England, from The Outlook, entitled My Story
of Abraham Lincoln, is published on the first
page of THE UNION today also an original
poem on Arbor Day from the pen of Mr..
Edwin Higgins, an esteemed member of the
bar.
1.-The Royal Insurance Company of Lon
don, that at one time carried very heavy
line Of insurance in this county, is gradually
Withdrawing its risks and will accept no new
business in the county. Heavy fire losses and
inadequate returns in the way of premiums is
said to be the cause.
"A certificate of incorporation of the
Eastern Milling Company was filed in the
County Clerks Office on Monday. 1t has a
capital stock of $4,000 and will engage in
the manufacture of flour and cornmeal. Mr..
John FL. Richardson, member of the bar, is
one of the incorporators.
Thpra "a a nj pY-
pressed in this county at the appropriation of
$4,000 by the Legislature to build an army
for Troop A, which is composed almost entire
ly of Baltimore county men, with headquar-
tiers at Pikesville. The sum originally provi-
ded in the bill was $4,000.
- There are three dry" districts in Balti-
more county. At least they did not file any
applications for liquor license. These are the
9th, 7th and 10th. There is one application
from the 9Th district and 149 from the 18th !
1t must be extremely damp down in the
latter district at all seasons
- Building operations will be brisk in and
about Towson this spring and summer, and
no doubt there would be more going on in this
line except for the high price of material of all
kinds. And labor is advancing Also From
the LIST instant the pay of bricklayers in Balti-
more was raised to "a per day.
>T The financial condition of Towson NJ.
e. Church is very satisfactory, all the obliga-
tions for the past year having been promptly
acceptably filled the pastorate for the past two
years. will most likely be returned by the An
nual Conference now in session in Baltimore.
mo matter how severely the fashion is
denounced of bobbing horses tails it keeps up
right along and if you want to be ''in it, you
must ride or drive bob-tailed horse. The
fact that King Edward drives only long tailed
horses ought to convince the Angomaniac, at
least, that what's the style' in London ought
to go here also.
- Florists enjoy two harvests year
Easter and Christmas-while the popularity
of their wares is undoubtedly growing all the
time. The past Easter flowers were abundant
but the prices, in some cases. almost prohibit
tive. But it appears that every body bought
flower, no matter how modest, and thus helped
to add to the general display.
- Complaints about bad roads are still
heard and always will be until the greater part
Of the road fund is expended in hard material,
instead of for labor. This the new law re-
quires. but it appears that little attention has
thus far been paid to that provision. In the
matter of road making, as in some other things,
it appears our people have great deal to learn.
- The heavy rain during the afternoon of
Easter day spoiled the pleasure of thousands
of people and no doubt gave many dreneh-
ing that were not anticipating such a wonder
fully sudden change in the weather and were
therefore not prepared for it. The bright sun
shine of the early part of the day insured
the churches.
> From some altogether unknown cause
the immense rock formation known as BLACK
Rock" that had been stationary for centuries
near Black Rock postoffice, in the 9Th district
of this county. fell on Thursday with thun-
dering crash that frightened the people of the
neighborhood, who thought it was an earth
quake. The public road into which the rock
fell was completely blocked
- Friday next, 18th instant will be Arbor
Day. There will be special observances of it
in the public schools and the children should
be instructed in something practical about
trees on such occasions And there should be
more planting of trees that will be of service
in later years. Our forests are being rapidly
destroyed and the day will come when there
will be nothing to take their place.
~ Mr.. Frank Junker, who retired from
the restaurant business in Baltimore about
two years ago, and who had since been living
quietly at his country place on the old Hartford
road, near Hamilton, will again emerge from
his seclusion. He has purchased tue Requard
property, 20 and % East Fayette street, Balti-
more, for $4,000 and, after making number
of improvements, will resume his old business
mo application was made this year for
license for the public house known as Jockeys
Tavern, located on the Falls road, about half
a mile north of Brooklandville. Mr.. William
g. Hinton, who has managed the hotel for
some years, has retired from business, and Mrs.
property is owned by Mr.. Stephen Cockey and
is one of the Oldest public houses in the county.
- The savings department of the Cockeys.
vile National Bank, which is conducted by
the bank officers, is meeting with much sue
cess and is proving great convenience to the
people. 1t already has over one hundred de-
positors and the number is growing constantly.
Hereafter interest will be credited up in de-
pOsitors books in April and October of each
year. Baltimore savings banks calculate their
interest annually.
Thinks Good Samaritan" Scheme
Didn't Pay.-Charged with violating the
State game laws by having six partridges in
his possession out of season, Charles Chance,
colored, was on Tuesday fined 81 for each bird
and the costs in the case by Justice Hevern,
at Highlandtown. Chance is a farmer and
rents small place in Back River Neck. His
story is as follows:
Last February, when the ground was COW
cred with snow, covey of cartridges, made
tame by hunger, came into my barnyard and
helped themselves to the feed thrown down to
the chickens. The birds were so weak from
hunger and cold that, when approached by
me, they were unable to fly away. l picked
up the entire cevey and placed the birds in
cages in my house. Since that time lave fed
the strangers, until they have become plump
and fat"
Chance said that be intended all along to
turn the birds loose on April 1st when they
would be able to hunt food for themselves.
The fact that he had the birds Gagged up con-
trary to law, however, was noised about the
neighborhood, and few days ago Constable
Grace heard of the affair. Last Sunday the
officer visited Chance and placed him under
arrest. The birds were taken to Highland
town as evidence in the case. While Chances
story that he intended to turn the birds loose
was not doubted by the Justice still the caging
of the birds was irregular and contrary to law,
so the fines were imposed. The birds were
afterwards turned loose.
The colored man said, when handing over
his money to the magistrate: THE next time
play the Good Samaritan act it will be good
deal colder than it was when 1 picked up
those birds"
The Weather of March, 1oO2.-The
weather record for the month of March is
worth preserving There were but five days
during the entire month that Old Sol failed to
put in an appearance, and on the whole, the
March of this year surpassed those of the pre-
vious thirty-one years for regularity of wealth
er. On the first and last days, however, there
was rain There was also light shower on
the I'd. The 4th and 9Th brought rain and
snow, and on the Sth it rained all day. There
was little shower on the 9th, 18th and 18th,