The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-11-22

the Baltimore markets Just now, due to tn
condition of the weather. Health Commits
sioner Bosley says game won't keep and tn
hunters ought not to send it to market until i
gets COLDER
- More complaints about bridges and road
were lodged with the County Commissioner
this week. Again we ask What are the rOaC
commissioners for if every trifiing matter lik'
these must be brought before the County Com
| missioners?
"a man wrote to THE UNION this week t.
know if the Baltimore county Orphans Cour
holds sessions on Saturday. That court sit
two days each week-Tuesday and Wednesday
unless there should be special sessions fol
any reason.
"a colored farm hand named Charlie.
Howard, aged as years, hung himself in the
woods near Grange postoffice, 18th district, or
| Tuesday last. He had been employed by Mr.
]. w. Fitzell and is believed to have beer
weak-minded.
-@Still further improvements are to be
made on the line of the Maryland and Penn
sylvania Railroad that will involve the outlay
of large sums of money. The present man
agement proposes TO make it in all respects an
up-to-date road
LAT the meeting of the School Board on
Wednesday reward OF s25 was offered for the
arrest and conviction of the person or per
sons who committed certain depredations al
| the rowson High School building on the last
Hallowee en- night.
- The summer kitchen attached to the
| house of DR.. Samuel E. Lloyd, of Towson
was slightly damaged by fire on Monday morn.
ing last. The Towson chemical engine com.
pany responded promptly to the alarm and
soon had the fire out.
THE members of the Elkridge Hunt
Club were royalty entertained at the Jockeys
vile Country Club on Saturday afternoon last
The committee in charge was composed OF
Mrs William Fl. Wight Mrs. Charles s. Wight
and Miss Rose Jones'
- Several drivers and saddlers from the
Locust Vale Stock Farm, Towson, went to the
New York horse show sale this week. Balti-
more county was well represented at the show
in the jumping class and also by team from
the Overland Hunt Club.
THE fall meeting of the Maryland Stee-
plechase Association at Pimlico resulted in a
loss to those gentlemen who guaranteed the
purses. The gate receipts for the three days
amounted to only 81, 400, small advance over
the receipts of last years meeting.
- There is work to do right here in Tow
son for the agents of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals. If it be true
that "a merciful man is merciful to his beast"
we have some very unmerciful people in our
midst and they need looking after.
1.-The ordinance of Christian baptism to
both adults and infants, and reception of men,
bers, will take place at Grace NJ. P. Church,
Chestnut Ridge, Sunday afternoon, November
23d, conducted by the pastor, Rev. John L.
II,
> Many of the ladies and gentlemen who
attended the jumping contest of the Overland
Hunt Club at Towson, last Saturday afternoon,
were afterwards pleasantly entertained in the
club house where an appetizing luncheon had
been provided by Steward Hughes.
Thomas T. Thuma, aged 26 years, a
brakeman on the B. & o. Railroad, was killed
at Newark, Del, on Saturday night last by an
engine running over him. He was son of
Mrs. jeremiah Thuma, of Cockeysville, and is
survived by widow and one child.
> Edward G. Watts, confined in Jail here
for the murder of his wife at Phoenix, on
Thursday morning of last week. expresses no
sorrow for his brutal deed, which he freely ad-
mits. There is considerable speculation as
what will be the fate of the monster.
THE County Commissioners took no ac-
ton this week on the resolutions passed by
the prisoners in Jail asking for better protec-
ton against outside marauders. If those pris-
oners can't lookout for themselves they'll Just
have TO put up with the consequences.
1.-THE captured Spanish gun reposes peace
fully in the Court House Park, but there is no
telling how soon it will be mounted-possibly
not before spring-when there will be big
celebration. It's present jacket of pine boards
does not add to the appearance of the gun.
- Everything in Towson has been stagna-
ted this week except two telegraph linemen
from distance who got drunk and were dis
charged and then went to Jail to sober up. The
he has something fit for the pages of Ptck.
- The public sale of stock by Mr.. James
W. Shea, proprietor of the Smile House. York
road, last Monday, was great success. Th e
attendance was large and the prices high
Cows, especially dry ones, brought unusually
high figures. Slade & Risteau were the auc-
tioneers.
THE UNION is indebted to Mr. James B.
Plaskitt, dealer in new and old books, North
Eutaw street, Baltimore, for copy of the Bal
tinaore County Ad0ocate, dated October "a, 1857,
and a copy of the Boston Pilot, dated August
1. 1885, containing an account of General
Grants death.
81 Mr.. J. H. Jarrett Lee, son of Mr.. Will
liam A. Lee, of Towson, was painfully hurt
on Monday morning by being run over by a
horse and light wagon while Fhurrying to the
bones were broken. The clothes he had on
were ruined, however.
flames McClain, whose Swear old son
was killed on the Falls road, at the Maryland
& Pennsylvania Railroad yards, has sued the
company, for $4,000 damages. 1t is said the
boy crawled under freight car when the en-
CINE suddenly moved the train and the wheels
severed his head from his body.
- Many Baltimore city people remain in
their summer houses in this county until after
THANKSGIVING day and there will be any num-
Der of Fittings" after next week. The beau
ties of the fall landscape have practically
vanished for this year and the season of the
''sere and yellow leaf is now upon US.
> If there is town in Baltimore county
that wishes to secure the benefits of the travel
ing State library now is the time to make APP
mission, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore.
These libraries will be ready for distribution
December 1st, and that date is almost here.
~ All the hunt clubs will have meets next
Thursday-T day. The Overland
will meet at the club house, Towson, at 10 A.
II \ !
REGISTER avenues at II A. NJ, to be followed by
the Masters lunch at "Anneslie," the country
seat of Mr.. F. H. NJ. Birckhead, on the York
road.
1T is said that the Western quail that
were liberated in Baltimore county have null
tiplied satisfactorily but they are so wild that
it is next to impossible to get within gunshot
of them. 1t is also said that, unlike home
bred birds, the Western ones fly into the trees
and thus have the advantage of a wide range
of vision.
are the pride of the people in spring and sum-
mer, are now entirely denuded of their leaves
and present anything else than an attractive
appearance. This autumn has been uncom-
monty mild, but the leaves must depart as the
seasons change and they do it whether nipped
by the frost or not.
- The ladies of Grace NJ. P. Church, Chest
nut Ridge, are arranging to hold an oyster
supper at the church, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, November 25th, 26th
and 9th 1t will be in charge of Mrs. VIM.
d. Griffith and Misses Annie McCaslin, Ella
Carver and Sadie Gent, assisted by several
male members of the congregation.
- The plant of the Mt Washington Elec-
trio Light and Power Company has changed
hands and will hereafter be controlled by a
syndicate that has purchased other similar
plants 1t will continue under the present
management until the 18th of January next.
Mr.. Thomas w. Offutt, of Towson, is man.
ager of the Mt Washington Company.
- The Rockdale paper mill, in the 9th dis
trict. will again be started up in about two
months under the management of Mr. George
NJ Fultz, one of the most experienced paper
makers in the State. The plant, which has
been idle for some years, is in complete order
1t is owned by the Rockdale Powder and Paper
Company, composed of York capitalists.
- On Saturday afternoon last the Jr. 0. U
A. NJ. presented handsome American flag 10
the public school at Shane, 9TH district, taught
by Prof e. G. Chenoweth. Rev. J. W. Elem
ing, of Parkton Circuit, made the presentation
speech and Prof. Chenoweth received the flag.
The pole upon which it was thrown to the
breeze is GO feet high. There were interesting
exercises by the children, who were afterwards
treated to an abundance of good things.
- Miss Hester Shipley, of Pikesville, ap.
peared before the County Commissioners on