The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Persons having business with the Bal
timere County Orphans Court, wherein
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.
1T price of corn remains about the
same, but corn juice" continues to 90 down.
- The clothing store of X. Berlin, on the
York turnpike, near Texas, was slightly dam
aged by fire on Tuesday.
- Mrs. Mary Smith, widow, of Duany's
Valley, has secured Government pension at
the rate of $12 per month,
- The non-partisan taxpayers convention
at Towson on Wednesday brought many
callers to THE UNION office.
- Riders City and Suburban Express, with
headquarters at Govanstown, will extend its
route on the York road to Towson.
- Mr.. Joseph Phipps will exhibit lot of
the Hampton Barred Plymouth Rocks at the
Harrisburg (Pa) poultry show next week.
We had touch OF almost springlike
weather this week, the genial sunshine being
most acceptable after temperature of 20.
THE first month of winter will expire
next Tuesday, according to the almanac, and
il has treated us fairly well up to the present.
- DR.. Charles Bagley has purchased the
farm and nursery of his late brother, e. A.
Bagley. located at Reckord, on the Hartford
road.
- At the beginning of the New Year THE
UNION has been pleased to add many new SUBJ
scribers to its mai lists And there is still
room for more
THE small snow aurries of last Sunday
were thought to be precursor of heavier
fall, but the signs failed and the weather man
again went astray.
"A boot black war is on in Towson Just
now and it is the dark horse" with the
quickest wit and most hustle that gets the
biggest number of shines.
"a number of citizens have petitioned
the County Commissioners to place electric
lights on Homeland avenue, sometimes called
Church lane,) Govanstown.
- The members of the sophomore class of
the Mary Agricultural College who stand
at the head of the list are Choate, 49, and GRAY,
80, both of Baltimore county.
Mrs. Singleton, wife of the late Prof.
William H. Singleton of Warren is building
Jacob Fowbe has the contract.
- Rev. Lawrence j. Mcnamara, the popu-
lar pastor of st. Bridget's Catholic Church,
Canton, was on Tuesday night presented by
his friends with purse of 5000.
- The ladies' aid society OF Fork Christian
Church will hold an oyster and meat supper in
Shirley Hall, on Saturday evening, January
18TH to which general invitation is extended.
"a Towson sportsman, who is now en-
joying himself IN Texas sent to a friend here
its size, must have belonged to an animal of
heroic proportions.
- The Ladies' Aid Society Of the German
Lutheran Church, Gardenville, will give cof
fee party in the basement of the church, Tues
day evening" January 2lst, to which general
invitation is extended.
The freight trainmen on the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore R. r. have
had their wages increased from 10 to Is per
cent, and it is expected there will soon be a
general increase of wages.
- There is not much heard Just now of
the man who predicted an unusually mild
winter this year. He may be able to do some
things all right, but considered as a forecaster
of weather he's rank failure.
- The rural free delivery system is giving
very poor satisfaction in Hartford county
judging from what is appearing in the Belair
papers about it. Some declare that it is prov
ing serious interference to business.
- Inquiry was made at the County Clerks
Office here few days ago for man named
Matthews who died in Baltimore county in
1870. They are large number of people of
that name living in the county today.
- An effort will be made to form farmers
club or league at the institute meeting at
Monkton next Wednesday. Organization is
what the farmers need and here will be an
other opportunity to further that end.
-Another couple we're married in Towson
on Monday, the groom being from Boston and
the bride from Dauphin county, Pa. The
name of the latter was Bottomstone, very
good one for the foundation of family.
"A few nights ago the North Gay street
bakery of Messrs. Rice Brothers was damaged
by fire to the extent of 81, SEQ. A prompt re-
Spouse by the engines to an automatic alarm
no doubt saved much valuable property.
- Mr.. Stanley Field, of Chicago, has
bought from his father-in-law, Mr.. George
Brown, about so acres of the "Brookland-
wood estate, in Green Spring Valley, upon
which he proposes to erect a residence for him
self
VIM. E. Forrestell, freight brakeman
on the Maryland 81 Pennsylvania r. r., was
thrown from the top of car at Baldwin,
early on Tuesday morning and sustained pain
full injuries. He is rs years of age and lives at
Hampden
Pending the erection of the overhead
structure on the Joppa road at Sherwood Sta
closed to travel at that point. This will oc-
casion much inconvenience, but there is no
help for it.
>At every station on the Northern Gen.
trail Railroad between Cockeysvlle and York
the company has placed the name of the sta
ton in four conspicuous places, and the old
lamps have been replaced by new and i'm
proved ones.
- Harry Baublitz, who lived in tenant
house on the farm of Mr. E. Cuttings Merry
man, near Cockeysville, disappeared from his
home on the 9TH inst, and has not since been
heard from. He is carpenter and has wife
and five children.
up to last Monday Superintendent Cas-
sell said there had been twenty three days of
skating in Druid Hill Park and that it had
been the finest in ten years. Thousands of
skaters frequented the ponds in the several
parks every night
->It is remarkable fact that there was not
one alarm of fire in the hourishing town of
Westminster last year. 1t has an active vol
unteer fire force of fifty men, with a large
honorary mem hprShir, op6 fhou ovrr hDil1-
ing valued at $4,000
Mr.. Edward Rider, of Govanstown, pro-
prietor of the City and Suburban Express was
painfully hurt in Baltimore on Wednesday by
ms horses taxing fright and running away.
The top of the wagon was broken off and both
horses were hurt. one of them badly.
IAN ordinance has been introduced in the
Baltimore City Council to enlarge Clifton
Park. on the Hartford road. by the purchase of
two lots OF ground of 8 acres each, bounded by
Erdman and Belair avenues and the park and
by Belair avenue st. Vincents Cemetery and
the park.
>The question was asked this week, "In
what condition is the apparatus of the Towson
Volunteer Fire Company" The impression
seems to prevail that should an emergency
arise, the outfit would be found useless be-
cause the hose, etc., have not been properly
cared for.
THE School Board will hold meeting
To-Day Saturday at the store of Messrs. Me-
SS.uJ ~ w., DdltlLlOrei 10 SelecG successor 10
MISS Ida NJ r. Riley. who has resigned the
ylce-principalship of Franklin High School,
heisterstown. There are said to be several as
pirants for the place.
THE County Commissioners again had
tne so-called fire alarm question up for discus
sion this week, but no definite conclusion was
arrived at. Among those who attended the
taxpayers convention on Wednesday some
scanning comments were heard on the fire.
alarm telegraph and the fire department