The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-04-26

SALES ADVERTISER IN 1.-THE UNION


Wednesday May Z. by s. A. Williams, attorney.
at Reckord's Mil. Hartford turnpike, real
estate near Recko n d Post9fHife assignee
on the premises, several parcels of real
estate on the Hartford turnpike, near the
Little Falls of the Gunpowder.
Monday, May IL. by A. A. Piper, trustee, on the
premises. small farm near Long Green post
Monday. May ~. by Frank 1. Duncan, trustee,
on the premises, real estate at Della, LIST
district.
Monday. May IL, by D. Meredith Reese. after
ney on the premises, leasehold property No.
1915 Third st.. Highlandtown.
Monday, May IL, by d. Meredith Reese. attor-
new on the premises leasehoid property
corner Pratt and Third sts.. Highlandton.
Monday. May IL, by d. Meredith Reese, attor-
No on tR9 st
Tuesday, May b. by Julian j. Alexander and
Charles McH. Howard, trustees. at the new
Real Estate Exchange, Baltimore, country
place of 100 acres near Stevenson, Green
Spring Valley also at the same time and
place. by A. Hamilton Stump, attorney, 45
acres of land adjoining the first mentioned
tract, with fine water power, etc
Monday, May 10, by j. Milton Lyell, attorney,
ETC., at the Court House door in Belair
farm, mill and dwelling house property near
Reckord. on the Hartford turnpike.
Monday May 10, by E. w. Herman. attorney, on
the premises a farm of 5S acres near COCK
eysville, 9Th district.
New potatoes sold in Towson this week
at one dollar peck.
Whooping cough is prevailing IN cpl
demic form in the neighborhood of Yeoho,
9Th district.
-sSpring fever was prevailing disease
this week and that tired feeling" was pain
fully apparent.
> And now it is the summer car that is be-
ing sought after and they are running regularly
on some of the lines.
>If you wish to communicate with The
UNION on business use the Maryland phone
and call Q, III, Towson.
- Last Sunday was the third after Easter
and il did not rain The record shows that
two out of the three have been fair.
When it comes to colors the rainbow is
not in it with the shirtwaist this spring. Some
of them are very pretty and some-oh, my
THE Towson Tennis Club has been re-
organized and the members are practicing on
the grounds in front of Trinity P. E. Church.
THE trees are getting on their new spring
suits very rapidly and in week or ten days
more green will be the prevailing color every
where.
There was rush for liquor licenses this
week and there were busy times in the County
Clerks Office, where the money rolled in
rapidly.
-Counterfeit postal cards have made their
appearance in New York and they are said to
be coming in from almost every section OF the
country.
- Next Thursday will be the first day of
May and then "MayiDg" parties will be in
order, but there are not many wild flowers in
bloom yet.
- The professional base ball season opened
in Baltimore on Wednesday when the Phila-
delphia team cleaned up the Orioles to the
tune of to /.
:. - Invitations have been issued for the first
Ping-Pong party in Towson. This game has
become popular elsewhere and no doubt it
will do so here.
- Robert J. Lyle, constable for the 9th
district has resigned. President Knox, OF the
Board of County Commissioners, says the va
cancy will not be filled.
- The straw hat of last years vintage
may be all right in shape, but it's way off in
color. The stiff brimmed sailor will again be
the favorite this summer.
1.-The annual spring race meeting of the
Green Spring Valley Hunt CLUB will take place
at Pimlico track, Friday, May Both. The
races will be for gentlemen riders only.
The York Bridge Company was on
Tuesday awarded the contract for building a
bridge at Shawan. 9Th district, for $40, and
also one at Winand's distillery, Sd district, for
$525.
- From the number of new harvesting
machines the farmers are laying in it looks
like cash must be plentiful and abundant crops
certain. When it's good times with the farmer
it's good times with everybody.
- Some of the local laws for Baltimore
county that were passed at the last session of
the Legislature are published in the advertis-
ing columns of THE UNION today. All should
familiarize themselves with them.
THE report of the proceedings of the
April meeting of the Senior Gnnpowder Agri-
cultural Club, held last Saturday at the farm
of Mr. James B. Ensor, near Belfast, will be
published in THE UNION next week.
ION Thursday morning last fire damaged
the residence of Mr.. VIM. A. Cranston, on
Cuttings avenue. near Govanstown, to the ex-
tent of about $500. 1t was caused by spark
from the chimney igniting the roof.
Sanford II Shaw ~ hO 6iSanDparpd from
his home in Catonsville, on the 11th inst,
tellinghis family that he was going to Balti-
more, has not since been heard from. He is
40 years of age and a matchmaker by trade.
- Active preparations are being made for
the horse show that will be held at the Ken
nels, Charles street avenue, May 18th, 10th
and 17th The contest for hunt club teams,
prize 500, will be feature again this year.
THE big light seen to the northeast of
Towson early on Monday night, and which
was thought by many to be house or barn
fire, was caused by burning brush on the farm
of Col. ID NJ. Matthews, in Dulany's Valley.
1.-THE County Commissioners held spe-
cal meeting in Baltimore on Thursday and
fixed the tax rate for the coming fiscal year at
7S cents. which is cents less than the levy of
1901. The levy will be published next week.
-Towson Lodge, I. o. o. F., will celebrate
the eighty third anniversary of the order next
Sunday and will attend service at the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and listen 10 special
sermon by the pastor, Rev. John K. Edwards.
THE great heat wave that swept over
parts of the Northwest this week was also felt
in Towson and sent the mercury up to nearly
80. 1t is not an unusual occurrence to expert
ence "hot spells" in this latitude in April and
May.
"A farm of 1876 acres was sold under fore
closure proceedings at the Court House on
Tuesday and was bought in by the mortgage
for s.. 050. Several weeks ago when the owner
was asked what he would take for the farm he
said 5000.
-It is as unlawful to disturb birds nests
as it is to kill the birds themselves. See that
the nests are protected and the increased num-
Der of birds will reward the farmer and fruit
grower in the destruction of troublesome and
destructive insects.
John Fisher, who owned and lived on
small farm near Jessups. Howard county, COM
mitted suicide on Monday by taking paris
green. He formerly lived at Skulltown, on
the Frederick road. Fisher was As years Of
age and unmarried.
The dedication of the new st. Francis
Church, Towson, which was to have taken
place the first Sunday in May, has been post
poned until the first Sunday in October.
When completed it will be one of the finest
churches in Maryland
Poplar NJ. P. Church, near Warren, 8th
district, having been freed from debt, will be
dedicated on Sunday, May 18th. Several
ministers from distance will participate in
son. is pastor of the church.
= A woods fire on the "Cylburn" estate of
Mr.. Jesse Tyson, on Green Spring avenue, last
Wednesday, destroyed 40 cords of wood and
several hundred locust posts. For time it
looked like the flames would reach some of
the buildings on the property.
MIR. Philip A. DeBaugh, of Cub Hill,
Hartford road, is setting out an orchard of large
and small fruits, the trees having been deliv-
cred this week. 1t is hoped he may expert
ence no loss on account of the 17-year locusts,
whose visitation is so near at hand.
THE church people are getting ready to
hold strawberry festivals and they are institu..
tions that will simply yank the cash out OF
a mans pocket when nothing else on earth
will. The strawberry and oyster can always
be depended on when church treasures get
lean.
this week at the County Clerks office from
the State Department at Annapolis, among
them that of Mr. Samuel NJ. Shoemaker as a
member of the School Board. He qualified on
Wednesday and will enter upon his duties
May LIST.