The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-11-08

occasions than is good for them, no doubt the
result Of supplies laid in the day before.
- Last Sunday was an ideal autumn day
just such one as to bring the people out in
droves. Drivers pedestrians and wheelmen
crowded many OF the principal thoroughfares,
while the parks about Baltimore were thronged
by those in quest of the bracing country air
"a very successful oyster supper and
bazaar. for the benefit of the Hamilton Volun-
teer Fire Company, was held in the hall at
that place, on Wednesday and Thursday even
ings of this week. The proceeds will be used
to purchase needed supplies for the company
- Mr.. James Donovan lost one of his
wheel mules while hauling telegraph poles on
Tuesday. In descending a hill near Tow
son the breastchain broke, causing the animal
to fall. One of the wheels passed over one of
its hind legs badly breaking it. 1t was after
wards killed.
- Indian summer, says Webster's Interna-
tional Dictionary, 'is period of warm and
pleasant weather occurring late in autumn,
usually characterized by clear sky, and by a
| haZy and smoky appearance of the atmos-
phere." This is evidently the season we have
been enjoying lately.
-In The absence of Rev. W. E. Henry,
| the pastor, who has gone to Virginia to attend
the wedding of his sister, Rev L. W. Haslup.
of Baltimore, will preach at North Point NJ /.
| E. Church South, Sunday morning, Novem-
| Der 9th. Alright Rev. B. W Bond, presiding
elder, will conduct service.
| 1IeSlu6DC Ole0OlQe0, OF the baltimore
| Park Board don't like automobiles. He calls
them ''murderous machines and it was
| through his influence that the Board passed a
| resolution excluding these ugly machines from
that part of Green Spring avenue that is under
control of the Park Board.
| MIR. John Muhlback, of Westport, 18th
district, has resigned the presidency of the
Baltimore County Retail Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation. He says his action is owing to diff
ferences which have arisen within the associ-
alton over the disposal of the general fund
| derived from the annual dues.
->M Mrs. Main, whose husband, Frank
! Main, is wheelwright employed in shop
| at lower Canton, Baltimore county a few days
| ago presented her husband with three girl
babies. They are said to be healthy kidlets
and their patriotic nurse has temporarily
named them Red, White and Blue.
THE sale of the dairy stock of Mr.. Walter
| Hutchins, on the farm of Col. M. w. Ofutt,
near Monkton, Cd Monday last, was largely at
tended and in all respects satisfactory. The
cows averaged about s45 per head. Slade 81
Risteau were the auctioneers. Mr.. Hutchins
| has retired from the dairy business.
- William Barber, who was for many
years grave-digger at st. PauIs Church, near
Arcadia, Baltimore county, died few days
ago at the age of 50 years, He was also
known in the neighborhood as an expert
ditcher and post-and-rail fence builder. He
| leaves a widow ard several children.
THE Baltimore County Health Associa-
ton met at Towson on Wednesday, with the
president, DR.. ]. F. H. Gorsuch, in the chair.
Beyond discussion as to who should pay for
the disinfectants, etc., used in the case of in
fictitious diseases, nothing was DONE The Coun-
ty Commissioners attended the meeting.
THE Shrewsbury Savings Institution,
which owned the paper mill at Beckleysville,
9th district, lately destroyed by fire, will not
rebuild the same and an important industry
to the neghborhood will thus be abandoned.
The wrecked machinery is being taken from
the ruins for the purpose of disposing of it,
1.-The Spanish gun committee, appointed
by the County Commissioners, will meet in
Towson on Tuesday next to organize and take
the preliminary steps towards arranging a
suitable program for the reception of the gun
that was secured for the Court House Park
through the efforts of Mr.. VIM. Tyler Page.
- President Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. has formally announced
the merging of the Philadelphia Wilmington
and Baltimore and the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company. The consolidated COM
panies will be operated as the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company.
- By the explosion of a locomotive boiler
on the B. & o. Railroad, near st. Denis, Balti-
more county, last Sunday, three men were in
stantly killed-the engineer, fireman and a
brakeman. Experts say the explosion was
| due to low water in the boiler, but the coro-
ner's jury, in their verdict, declared that the
boiler was defective.
Inc ClLlZeDS OF UOVd0SIOWu lDlDk IQ6y
should be provided with a garbage remover
the entire year through and not only in the
summer months. This looks like very rea-
sonable request on the part of large body of
taxpayers the preservation of whose health
and that of their families is matter that de-
serves earnest consideration.
->Six of the hounds of the Overland Hunt
Club were killed this week because it was
feared they had been bitten by another hound
that was believed to have been mad. Some
people think it would have been better to have
penned the dogs up to await Developments,
rather than to have killed them upon what APP
pears to have been rather slight suspicion.
1.-The chrysanthemum show of the Gar
deners' Club will be held next week at Leh-
mans Hall, Baltimore, commencing on Tues
day and continuing until Saturday. Among
the Baltimore county exhibitors will be Gen.
| James A. Gary, Mr.. Harry A. Parr, Messrs. R.
Vincent, Jr. & Son, and Mr. Isaac H. NJ oss.
1t promises to be the finest show ever held by
| the club.
1.-The first week of the open season in Bal
timore county ends today and it has been re-
markable for the number of gunners who
have overrun fields and woodlands. Game Of
| of all kinds has suffered very much in conse-
| quence and it is doubtful if there is much left.
In some instance it has been little less than
wanton slaughter and this cannot be too severe
| ly deprecated.
-sAll the offices in Baltimore county. ex-
cept that of Register of Wills will be filled
| next year. A State Senator and six members
of the House of Delegates will also be chosen
| This will make the election a most important
one and the ticket will necessarily be large.
That there will be plenty of material ready to
fill it to overlooking there need not be the
| slightest doubt.
- Arthur Simms, who is employed at
Loeb Raven, while hunting on Monday last,
was bitten twice on the hand by copperhead
| snake while trying to dislodge rabbit from
| up6or pila Of clahc II q n TOUQO0 and
was treated by DR.. ]. H. Jarrett. No serious
effect followed. 1t is said these snakes are not
| so poisonous at this season of the year as they
| are in hot weather.
Mrs. Wilson, widow of Capt Malcolm
| Wilson, who is a resident of the 9TH district of
this county, has, through the efforts of Mr.. W.
| Tyler Page, secured pension at the rate of $50
| per month. The case had been pending five
years. Capt. Wilson was killed in September
| 1862, while in command of Company K,
Second Maryland Regiment, in one of the
charges at Burnside Bridge, in the battle of
Antetam.
IA well known farmer who called at THE
| UNION Office on Monday for some trespass no.
tees said that he was driven to post" his
place in order to protect himself, his stock and
his buildings. Providing gunners he said,
| who don't own foot of land and very little
of anything else, appear to think they are
| privileged to go where they please and shoot
what they wish to regardless of the rights of
the landowners. He declares it to be great
hardship and nuisance that steps should be
| taken to check.
- Many funny things happened in the
voting booths on Tuesday. Some complained
! because the tickets were too small, and some
kicked because they could not unfold them,
one man at Towson refusing to vote because
! he said he could not open the ticket. Some
tickets that were voted had no marks on them
and some were marked in such a way as to
make it necessary to throw them out. The
frequent instructions to mark only in the
square opposite the candidates. name were en-
tirely disregarded by some voters, who evil
IDENTIFY thought the law requiring a certain
mark did not amount to anything.
Epworth League Rally.--The rally of
Epworth League chapters of Monkton. Here
ford and Parkton circuits was held Friday af-
ternoon and evening of last week at Monkton
Church. Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacon presided in the
afternoon. Addresses were delivered and
papers read on 1.-The Ideal Young Methodist"
by Rev. Frank G. Porter, of Franklin Street
Church winning the Unsaved," by Miss
Roberta Price, of Clynmalira; The Use of
the Scriptures in Dealing With the Unsaved"
by Rev. William L. Mcdowell, of Broadway
Church closing remarks by Rev. DR.. ]. st.
Clair Neal, of Hartford Avenue Church. Revs.
| O. T. Weede and George l.. Jones assisted