The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18
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Church at Phoenix, Tuesday evening, January
10Th. and will be in charge of Rev. J. w.
/ Campbell, pastor of Chestnut Grove Church,
| and Misses Rhoda Hllgeman and Laura Frank
enfield. The topic selected is Witness Bear
| ing
- Mr.. Joshua Halle, 9Th district farmer
who lives % miles from Baltimore. went to
| the city on Wednesday with 5-ton load of
/ hay and upset it twice between the 3-mile hill
| and the place of delivery in the city. The
York road electric car line was blocked nearly
two hours on account of Mr.. Haile's misfor-
| tunes.
There has been a good deal of kicking
in Towson over the planting of poles by the
Maryland Telephone Company. The men
| employed by this company appear to think
they have right to erect their poles anywhere,
regardle of the wishes of the property
owners, who don't appear TO count for much
with them.
- People who ride on electric cars-and
there are few who don't these days--should be
careful in leaving the car to see that it stops
! first. But it is noticed that some conductors
often start their cars before the passengers have
! time to reach the ground, and this is sometimes
the cause of serious accidents and resultant
damage suits.
Thirty -one years ago a man named ST..
john who had been carrying on the Timing
business here, removed his family from Tow
son. This week bis son, who was then stout
boy, returned to Towson and proposes to es-
tablish the same business here that his father
conducted. Perhaps this is case of history
repeating itself.
- The Farmers Institute that will be held
| at Monkton, Baltimore county, next Wednes-
day and Thursday should draw large attend
ance of our farmers. In another part of The
UNION today will be found short sketches of
the men who will do the talking on that occa-
sion. They are practical men and will be well
worth hearing.
IA promising Red Robert colt belonging
to Mr.. D. II. Rice, of Valley View Stock
Farm, near Towson, fell few days ago and
broke its shoulder. 1t was chloroformed to
put it out of its misery. This colt was en-.
tered in the Maryland Futurity of 1908 and
was the second entry of Mr. Rices for that
event that has died.
- Some Baltimore county sportsmen will
urge the present Legislature to change the
time for the open season for partridges from
November LIST to October 18th. 1t is contended
that, by the later date, many of the birds bred
here have migrated further south and that our
home sportsmen are thus deprived of the
pleasure of shooting them.
--> The damage case of John j. Lynch. pro-
prietor of the Valley Hotel, Dulany's Valley
turnpike, against Adam G. Kolk farmer of
the 18th district which was begun in the Cir
cult Court here last Monday, was withdrawn
from trial Cd Tuesday, owing to the indisposi-
ton of Major Yellott, counsel for the defen-
dant, and went over to the March term.
"A gentleman who is engaged in manu-
featuring business in another county, but who
owns a farm in Baltimore county, writes to
us as follows: DO you think you could sell
my farm? have no use for it. Cost me &c.
000 will take" etc, and then quotes price
about half what it stands him. This looks
like it ought to be a bargain for somebody
- An immense crowd of people attended
the sale of the personal property of Mr.. w w.
Hare, on the Lee farm, near Phoenix, Thurs
day last. The bidding was spirited from start
to finish and big prices were obtained. Corn
hrOn S2 An mr. harral Sio1o e. Piefaau
were the auctioneers. The sale was advertised
in THE UNION only and the posters were prin-
ted at this office.
sM Mr. Joseph Peregoy, formerly of Tow.
son, has been one of the foremen of masonry
in the construction by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company of the great stone bridge over
the Susquehanna river at Rockville, near Har-
risburg. This is the longest stone arch bridge
in the world. 1t has 48 arches with span of
70 feet to each. 1t is 80 feet wide and will
carry four tracks.
"a farmer on a rural free delivery route
in this county thinks be has serious grievance
against the carrier. He says because he will
not subscribe to certain daily paper that the
carrier handles that he (the carrierl persistent
y refuses to leave any mail intended tor him
in his box by the roadside, but compels him to
go to the postofice for it. Surely that carrier
wants a shaking up.
The Sunday school of Poplar Methodist
Protestant Church, near Warren held rally
on Thursday evening last which was largely
attended and much enjoyed. pleasant fea-
ture was the presentation of gifts to the eff
cient superintendent, Mr.. Robert II. Stabler,
and to the children. Addresses were made by
the pastor, Rev. ] L. Straughn Mr.. VIM. H.
Burns and Mr.. Stabler
- A Baltimore county farmer who had his
barn burned some time ago says he is conf
dent the fire was caused by rats gnawing a
match. One of his farm hands was an invet-
crate pipe-smoker and always carried matches
loose in his pocket. One or more of these he
dropped while moving about the barn, the rats
were attracted by the birthstone, and no further
explanation is necessary.
- Footpads are beginning to hold up the
trolley cars on some of the suburban lines.
This game was played near Gwynn Oak Park
few nights ago. Two men boarded car and
one of them drew pistol on the conductor,
who jumped off and ran into the bushes, pur
sued by two balls from the mans pistol One
of the supposed robbers has since been arrested
and is now in Jail at Towson. He was former
ly conductor on one of the city lines.
- Within the last week there have been
several more mysterious fires in Baltimore
county, at least one of which caused an unusu-
ally heavy loss. That these fires were of in
cendiary origin we firmly believe and it is
time that something should be done to ferret
out the fiends who perpetrate such crimes
Detectives should be employed and put to-
work. on these cases. We believe it can be
broken up if the proper means are employed.
- Complaints come from Western Run
that subscribers to THE UNION at that office do
not receive their papers regularly There is
only one explanation of these lapses, as we
see it. and that is the mail agent on the North
ern Central Railway does not put the package
off at Cockeysville but carries it on up the road
and delivers it on his return. This carelessness
should not be tolerated by the postal authori-
ties. 1t is gross injustice to publishers as
we'll as to their subscribers.
- Mr.. John l. Anderson, who lives near
Lake Montebello, on the Hillen road, made
narrow escape by being thrown from Hartford
road car, about two weeks ago. He was in
the act of leaving the car on the descent to-
ward Herring run, when the conductor rang
the bell and started before he reached the
ground. The result was that Mr.. Anderson
was thrown violently into the road and sus-
tanned serious injuries to both knees besides
having bis face and head cut.
- Mfr d. Donaldson, a prosperous farmer
and dairyman, near Hereford, will sell off his
fine herd of cattle on Wednesday. February
9Th, and retire from the latter business. He
has been engaged in it little over four years
and in that time he has not lost $50 through
his sales of milk. He has never received less
than II cents and at this time he is getting Is
cents per gallon. Mr.. Danaldson's principal
reason for abandoning the business is the
scarcity of competent help and the slavishness
of the work. Last year, from herd of IL
cows, he sent II 1000 gallons of milk to Balti-
more.
THE Baltimore county members of the
Republican State Central Committee met in
Baltimore on Wednesday and decided to re-
commend to Gov. Smith the following per-
sons from which to select the minority mem
Der of the Board of Election Supervisors for
this county: George E. Lynch, I'd district ;
Upton H Tarbert. 8th district; VIM. B. Sands
9th district; Talbot Jones, 18th district
Why the committee thought it necessary to
turn down Mr.. Thomas NJ. Hill, the present
incumbent, is not stated. He has been an at
tentive and efficient officer and there is moth
ing against him.
When a hayseed gets buncoed or gold
bricked the city fellows think it exceedingly
funny, but when these same city fellows are
taken in by the flimsiest sort of a trick they
don't like it when the laugh is on them. A
few days ago Manager Smith. of the Hotel
Studio, dropped $40, and Mr.. f. A. Sadler, of
the Baltimore Business College, dropped $50
to New York sharper who pretended to rep
resent big racing stable and got the cash from
them to lay it Cd "a dead sure winner" To
say that these gentlemen were easy don I be-
| gin to express it. Mr.. Sadler is a member of
the Overland Hunt Club and when he comes
to Towson again mayhap the COWS will eat
| hin1-if he don't watch out.
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