The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-02-15

publications of any kind are required,
are respectfully requested-when they
wish the same to appear in THE UNION
to leave positive orders to that effect
with the judges.
This is the penitential season OF Lent
which will continue until Easter Sunday,
March Both
- THE UNIONS mail lists continue to enjoy
steady growth, voluntary SUBSCRIPTIONS COLL
ing In almost daily.
- Fires have been numerous within the
mast ten DAYS, mostly due to stoves being over
heated on account of the intense cold.
-Tbe Gillespie farm in Back River Neck.
containing about lis acres, has been purchased
by Mr.. Charles f Gillespie for $1,000.
- Next Saturday, February ed, which is
Washington's birthday. is bank holiday IN
MARYLAND, which means that the banks will
be closed.
- Glenn V. Brown, of Resterstown, Bal
timore county, has been appointed magnetlc
observer in the u. ;. Coast survey Office IN
Washington.
- A son of Mr.. John Trout, who lives near
West Liberty, It'll district, bad leg broken
few days ago while coasting. he IS about IA
years of age.
->T The Green Spring Valley Hunt Club
has made application for a license for days
racing to take place at Timonium, Friday,
May Both, 1862.
> Mr.. Gus Grason, third son of States At
torney John Grason, has secured posi- ton at
Annapolis as typewriter Tor one OF the Ieglsla-
tive committees.
The grounding cranks think they We
got the bulge on the other fellows now and
point with pride to the weather we have expert
enced since February I'd. :,
- During the Lenten season services Will
be held in Trinity P. E. Church, Towson,
MONDAYS and Fridays of each week at P. NJ,
and Wednesdays at P. NJ.
- Roads Engineer Crosby this week re-
ported to the County Commissioners that sew
eral roads and bridges in the 9th district are IN
bad condition and need immediate attention.
- Today--Saturday, February 18th the
sun rises at O'Clock and sets at AZ minutes
past s. The second month of winter is near
ing its end and the days are growing rapidly
longer.
> The personal estate of the late E. Scott
Payne the North Gay street hardware mer-
chant, is estimated to be worth 100000, all OF
of which he accumulated in a comparatively
few years.
- The congregation of Salem Lutheran
Church, Catonsville will hold meeting on
Sunday, February 23d, when the site for their
proposed new church edifice will be deter
mined on.
- The Ladies' Aid Society of Union NJ. E..
Church, near Baldwin, will give an oyster
supper in the church hall, Thursday evening,
February Goth, to which general invitation
is extended
> Clifton Keys and Thomas McEwen, of
Warren, 9Th district, who were in the U. 5.
Army in the Philippines, have completed their
three years term of service and returned to
their homes.
The December term of the Circuit Court
commenced on the I'd day of that month and
up to and including last Monday the most
days that any of the jurors had made was
twenty-nine.
- Mr.. Rudolph Vollmer, of La Vegas
Mav;oO hoo sold m Johanna Wilmer 450
acres of land on Middle river, in Back River
Neck The consideration named in the deed
(S1) was nominal.
- Superintendent Mann says the fire-alarm
system of this county can be put in good
working order for SO, 255. The County Com
mssioners have not yet determined what to
do in the premises.
- William Monmouth of Garrison, Balti-
more county, has been granted soldiers pen
sion at the rate of $40 per month George o.
Hunt, of White Hall, has also secured pen
ion at IS per month.
- number of Maryland telephones have
been put up in Towson this week THE UNION
office being among those to take the service
which, we hope will be an advantage to our
business in many ways.
- The second anniversary of Govanstown
NY. NJ. c. A. will be celebrated at Golden Eagle
HALL in that place, next Sunday afternoon
State Senator Olin Bryan, of Baltimore city,
will lbe the principal speaker.
-,Upon the invitation of DR.. Il. N. Brush,
medicaA superintendent, the next meeting of
the Baltimore County Medical Association will
be held att the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hos
pital, on Thursday, February goth.
- 1t has been long time since our people
enjoyed such long season of sleighing as that
afforded by the snow that fell January 18th.
The cold weather that followed was ''stren-
uous' enough to please the most exacting.
> Messfs. RUSSELL Wilson and Krout,
members Of the School Board and the com.
mittee to examine and audit the books and ac-
counts of the treasurer, performed that duty
on Thursday and found everything correct
- travelling book agent named Baker
boarded two weeks with Mr.. j. II. Morris, of
Phoenix. Then he suddenly disappeared with
out paying his keep and with him went Mr..
Morris says. IS from childs savings bank.
- The first week in February was one of
the dullest experienced in Towson in long
time. The sleighing was fine, but the very
cold weather made the people stick to their
homes and consequently there was little going
on here.
While working on the new Catholic
Church at TowsOn, on Wednesday last, Mr..
George E. Wright had the misfortune to cut
off the ends of two of the fingers of his left
hand with Ratchet. Dr. Harry s. Jarrett at
tended him.
- The house of Mr.. Skipwith II. Coale at
clermont Mills. Hartford county, was burned
last Saturday afternoon causing loss OF about
$1,000, with insurance of half that amount.
Mr.. Coale was formerly resident of Balti-
more county.
- Baltimore county has enjoyed an ice
harvest this winter that is rarely equaled IN
this latitude. Ice inches thick has been cut
within the last ten days and all who wanted a
supply secured an abundance and mostly of
excellent quality.
- The Baltimore County Agricultural So
cety has sold to Mr.. Stirling ] Cockey for $500,
small strip of ground along the south side of
the Timonium fair grounds. The land had
never been used by the society and was prac-
tically of no value to it.
- John Hamenstofer of Rossville, 18th
district who disappeared from his home on
the LIST of January last has not since been
heard from He is 5 feet inches in height,
weighs $50 pounds and has light complexion,
blue eyes and gray hair
The man who drives clipped horse or
in fact any horse, and leaves him standing out
in the cold without blanket, is either very
thoughtless person or a most cruel one. Much
needless suffering thus falls to the lot OF dumb
animals and it should not be.
->Dr. T. Ross Payne gives notice that be
has completely fumigated the dwelling and
store of Mr.. Joshua Gill, at Piney Hill, on the
York turnpike, and that there is no longer any
danger of contagion. There were several
cases of diphtheria in Mr. GilFs family.
- Mr.. Elias Livezey, an aged and wealthy
citizen of Gainesville, who opposed the incor-
poration of that place, says he will be one of
one hundred persons to subscribe 500 to make
needed Improvements in that town. Mr.. Live
Jews &100 ia safe To WON'T no m Oiv If