The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-02-15
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to this wise precaution. The disease has no
made its appearance in Baltimore county anC
there have been only few cases in the city.
- The earth has been covered with snow
nearly three weeks and while this is good fol
the wheat fields it is hard on the birds and M
doubt many have persisted from hunger anC
cold. Thoughtful and humane people should
throw out food for the birds at such seasons.
mir. Robert Campbell of RossvilIe 18th
district, recommends the following simple
treatment for hog cholera: Cut the animal be
tween the ears, letting the slit extend down
the face; then fill the cut with pulverized sui
phur He says this is a never-failing remedy
- February thus far has proven a bad
month for the fox-hunters and Sir Reynard has
no doubt became quite lonesome without bis
customary run with the hounds The Green
Spring Club is the only one in the county that
has been doing any hunting since the snow fell
- Mr.. James +. Bradley, of Richmond,
Va, who lately paid a visit to Baltimore coun-
ty, says We have the best roads he has ever
driven over and he wants some information
from the County Commissioners on thesubiect
of roads, This is a high compliment to our
county.
Among those who passed the late civil
service examination for positions in the inter-
nal revenue service were the following from
Baltimore county; Melville r. Gemmll,
Shane, 81 :25 per cent; Amos R. Frank, Owings'
Mills, SO. so; Chas. Negley, Govanstown, $40;
Bernard P. Bruins, Towson, $780,
THE second lecture of the series, under
the auspices of Mary land Baptist Y P. o., will
be delivered by Rev. r. H. Cranwel, d. d., of
! Philadelphia, lat Brantly Auditorium, Edmond
son avenue and Schroeder street, Baltimore,
| Thursday, February Goth, at P. NJ. Subject,
The Silver Crown, or Born King
- The paper prepared by Mr.. W. w.
| Crosby, roads engineer for Baltimore county,
which was read before the Charleston Good
Roads Convention and published in THE
| UNION last week, has called forth much favor
able comment. 1t is believed that its influence
| for good will be shown in many ways.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Senior Guupowder Agricultural Club will be
held at the residence of Mr.. John Crowther,
Jr., in Lutherville, Saturday afternoon, Feb
ruary 10Th. 1t will be reading meeting, the
class being composed of Messrs. 4. Cuttings
Merryman, Asa b. Gardiner, Jr., and George
Frame
- President Washers, of the Rockdale
Powder Company, whose plant is located at
Hoffmanvile, in the 9Th district of this coun-
ty, this week applied to the County Commits
sieners for reduction of the assessment of
the company's property, which is now 500, 700.
He values the property, including stock on
hand. at S6S. 900.
THE men who wanted to incorporate Ca
louisville got knocked out at the town meeting
but they have by no means given up the fight.
They propose to get the Legislature give them
the charter and then have all the citizens
vote on the question. This, they assert will
be the only way to come at the true sentiment
of the taxpayers.
- Some of the many hundreds of small
blue strips of paper that went out with the first
issue of The UNION in December last are still
finding their way back to the Office, but there
are many still to hear from and let this serve
as a gentle reminder to those who have not
yet responded. We are only asking what is
due us That is all.
ION Friday night of last week the barn
of Mr. VIM H. Reckord at Kingsvile Bal
was hnrpp1 and SATURDAY.
night the barn of his brother, Mr.. John II.
Reckord, in Belair, was also burned. This
was a singular coincidence, butt is not known
if there was any connection between the two
fires, the origin of neither being known.
1.-THE weatherwise chumps who said that
this was going to be mild winter because all
their signs pointed that way, are not heard
from often these days. They are now saying
in the hope of striking something, that the
rough weather of February will be taken off
of March and hence we will have an early
spring. But we shall see what we shall see.
> Prospect Park and Pimlico have fixed
on the same dates for their race meetings this
year and the managers of both tracks are de-
termined to hold out, so it would appear.
They have selected the second week in Septem-
ber-which is the week following Timonium
and if they persist in their present determi-
nation Timonium will no doubt be the gamer
thereby.
- During the prevalence of very high
vino u lew QdyS ago lu6 uOIu6 Vi MI IlOUcIl
e. Francis, near Reisterstown, took fire from
a stove and narrowly escaped being burned.
He was the only member of the family at
home at the time and it was due to his hard
work that the house was saved. By the time
the fire was under control he was completely
exhausted
The handsome new club house built at
Sparrow's Point by the Maryland Steel Com
pany, having been completed, was on Monday
night formally presented by the company to
D-s- Ol,,l 81 Horo Of
which are employees of the company The
house contains ballroom, pool-room, parlors,
diningroom and kitchen, and is handsomely
furnished throughout.
>The Green Spring Valleys Hunt Club
made wise decision when it determined to
hold its spring race meet at Timonium instead
of at Pimlico. AT the latter place the attend
ance at these meets has always been small and
the receipts mere bagatelle. We believe that
the change will insure an attendance four or
five times as great the popularity of Timonium
and its accessibility being well known.
- Miss Clementina Stouffer, daughter of
Mr.. L. E. Stouffer, of Govanstown had
thrilling experience on Tuesday. She was
driving in sleigh when the horse took fright
and ran away In her efforts to stop him the
bottom of the sleigh gave way and she fell
through and was dragged some distance. She
managed to get back into the sleigh and jumped
out without sustaining any serious injuries.
While the Western Run Band supper
was in progress at Belfast, 9Th district, last
Saturday night, some one stole the horse and
sleigh of Mr.. Walter Turnbaugh, of Butler,
and made off with it. Sunday morning the
team was found near Mantua Mills, the horse
was nearly dead from hard driving and cold
and the sleigh much broken. 1t is said four
Young men took the team and warrants have
been issued for them.
1.-The hoggish practice of filling the floors
of street cars with tobacco juice continues and
the conductors appear to be entirely uncon-
scious that anything wrong IS going on This
is clearly violation of the rules of the COM
pany and it is great hardship that descent
people have to put up with it. Why not fire
a few of the conductors for not enforcing the
rules This would soon put stop to this dis
gushing and dangerous business.
pa movement is on foot to have post
office--to be called Roslyn-e established at
Pikesville Station, on the Western Maryland
Railroad. If this is accomplished the rural
free delivery route that now goes west from
Pikesville will start from there and will thus
be shortened two miles and greatly facilitate
the delivery without any detriment to the
service. A petition has been sent to the de-
partment asking that the change be made.
"a York county man who has been
working as farm hand in this county, says
he intends to go back to his former home as
soon as he can sell his house and lot. He de-
Ulares that people here don't know what a
days work is for laboring man. He gets up
at every morning, goes to work at and never
gets through until 8. He says in order to keep
his wife supplied with frewood he either has
to cut it at night or on Sundays. Looks like
a hard case.
>It is very rare thing these days to see
sheep advertised at a public sale in Baltimore
county, yet Mr.. William w. Shroyer, of
Dover, has a fine flock to dispose of at his sale
on the Goth inst. Messsrs. e. A. Cockey and
]. W. B. Clayton also advertise fine sheep in
this weeks issue. There was time when
sheep could be seen on many farms in this
county, but the roaming at large of worthless
dogs has about put an end to this once impor-
tant factor in the farmers livelihood.
Fires in the County. About IL O o'clock on
Saturday morning last the frame house on the
farm of Mrs. Samuel Chew, of Philadelphia
situated about one and a-half miles northeast
of Towson, took fire from an overheated
kitchen stove and was entirely consumed.
The Towson chemical engine responded to the
alarm, but could do nothing toward saving the
building. Mr. Elisha w. Parks, tenant on the
farm, lost most Of his household effects. He
has insurance to the amount of $500. The
house, which contained seven rooms, was full
ly insured. Mrs. Parks, with her eldest child.
was in Baltimore when the fire occurred and