The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01

Monday. March 10, by Frank l. Duncan, trustee,
on the premises. the real estate and personal
property of John E. Bull, near Eklo, 9Th
Monday, March II. by James B: Robinson.on the
premises, Camp Chapel road and Beair turn
pike. lot of personal property alec seven
pieces of real estate.
Wednesday, March 10. by Lewis NJ. Bacon, as,
signee, at the Court House door. land ana
improvements near Oregon, 8th district.
Thursday March 20, by VIM. L. Keyser. Wilkens
and Leeds avenues, 18th district. horses, mules
COWS. wagons, farm implements, etc.
Tuesday March 20. by Frank l. Duncan and W.
Gin Smith, trustees,at the Court House door,
villa site near Sherwood, N. G. X. X.
Tuesday, March IS, by Edward L. Ward and Jas.
j. Lindsay, trustees, on the premises, the
farm and store property OF the late William
Dilworth. at Kingsville, 18th district.
>The hen embargo has been raised and
eggs. fguratively speaking, have taken a
'1.- The March term Of the Circuit Court
will begin next Monday. This is usually a
- The handsome new club house at Spar
rows Point was formally opened on Friday,
February 28th
lost fine horse few days ago from some
=, The soldiers pension of John J. Maddox,
of Chase, Baltimore county, has been increas-
ed to So per month.
- Gamers in Caroline county have agreed
year. Last year the price was So.
- This is the season when our public roads
are put to their most severe test. In March
many of them become almost impossible.
The Postmaster-General issued an order
on Monday increasing the pay OF all rural
free delivery carriers 500 each per annum.
- Louis Elliott and Catharne " McCrory
both of Baltimore county, Md, obtained a
marriage license in Washington on Tuesday.
- Fourteen jurors drawn to serve at the
Of ~ hotTo hoan nXn Cnd Nv
Judge Burke and others drawn in their places.
- The Towson Gun Club proposes to move
its shooting grounds from the EPSON estate to
better and more convenient location at Aig-
burth Park.
- Beginning with today March 1st) it is
lawful to fish for brook trout in Baltimore
county. The open months are March, April,
May and June.
"A stranger was in Towson on Thursday
making inquiries about the descendants of
General Nathan Towson, after whom this
town was named.
- The Ladies' Aid Society of Govanstown
Presbyterian Church will give an oyster sup
per in the chapel, Thursday and Friday even
ings, March 9Th and 7th.
THE wife of Mr. William H Davis died
in Denver, Col. few days ago. Mr.. Davis is
a son of Mr.. Caleb s. Davis. manager of the
mills at. Warren, Baltimore county
- The County Commissioners are opposed
to the Legislature increasing the salary of the
wants to have it increased to 81 900.
- Whistles are being placed on the rear
end of the trains of the Maryland and Penn
sylvania road and these are kept constantly
blowing while the trains are backing.
1.-The month of February. that brought
us all kinds of weather that was ever heard of,
wound up with genuine storm of thunder
and lightning, accompanied by pouring rain.
- President Webb. ofthe United Railways,
says that the company will shortly increase its
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Der of new cars is being built for the company.
- This is the first day of March and we
have less than a month of winter before US.
This is something pleasant to think about
after what has been going on for month past.
- Mr.. o. K. Peregoy, a popular business
in other lines, as will be seen by reference to
his advertisement in this weeks issue of THE
UNION.
- The negro sports of Towson are now in
dulging in sparring matches. 1t would be
well for the officers to keep an eye on them
for they will likely develop into full-fedged
smuggling matches.
- John Wesley Brown, colored, of Gents
vile, 9Th district, died suddenly from apoplexy
on Monday night last He was a soldier in
the Civil War and drew pension. Deceased
is survived by three children.
- 1t appears to be difficult matter to gel
persons to serve as trustees of Roland Park
school. Mr.. ]. H. Neudecker has now de-
cllDe0 the lODOF, Dub M eSSTS. ". 4. d0g6rty
and Harry S. Jackins still hold on.
- A gentleman who called at THE UNION
Office this week said that the eastern section of
the 18th district almost entirely escaped the
seet storm of last week. The fact that it is
near the rivers he thought to be the cause.
- The Oakland Manufacturing Company
has sued Mr.. Nicholas w. Steele, its former
manager, for $35, 900 and the case has been re-
moved from Carroll to Howard county for
trial. Mr.. Steele is well known in Baltimore
county.
- Lawless persons are already beginning
to tamper with the private mail boxes that
are put up along the rural free delivery routes.
How to break this up and punish the perpe-
traitors is problem that is engaging the atten-
ton of some people.
- The great sleet storm of Friday, Febru-
airy 21st 1902, is said by the oldest inhabitant"
to have been record-breaker and as such it
will be worth remembering. We doubt if
there are many living today who ever saw its
equal in this latitude.
= The grounding believer continues to
remind us that the little animal saw his
shadow on the I'd of February, hence the
weather we have since experienced. And it
will continue until the 18th inst. Then an
early spring is promised.
- Mr.. James w. Shea. proprietor of the
Smile House, on the York turnpike, has pur-
chased from the United Railways Company
the old car barn at the railroad bridge in Tow
son and will use the material to erect additional
stabling on his property.
- Messrs. s. s. Field and A. A. Piper, at
torneys for Laura Baumgartner, have entered
suit for $1,000 damages against Henry Ecken-
rode and wife, charging them with having de-
prived her of the custoday, love and affection
of her ward and niece, Matilda Job.
THE sleighing of over three weeks dura-
ton was ended by the warm sunshine of last
Sunday, when the mercury went up above so,
a point it had not reached in many weeks
The change was most welcome after the in
tense cold that had prevailed so long.
- Last weeks issue of THE UNION con-
tanned over twenty different new advertise
ments, the nature of which covered a wide
scope of business. The general advertising Of
the paper is much larger today than it ever
was, as glance at its columns will readily
prove.
--T The County Commissioners on We'd
nesday opened bids for furnishing electric
lights in the county, but the contract was not
awarded There we're two bidders-The Bal
timore County Water and Electric Company
and the Patapsco Electric and Manufacturing
Company.
week washed thousands of fish out on the flats
along the stream and after the water receded
these were left there stranded. People gather
ed them up by the basket and bag full.
Among them were many carp and some OF I'M
mense size.
Many people who came here from the
southeastern section of the county this week
were much surprised to see the condition of the
trees from the effects of the late sleet storm
Owing to their nearness to the rivers and bay
they had little if any sleet-at least not enough
to do any damage.
"A good many people came to Towson
this week to have corrections made in their as
sessments. Some think the County Commits
sIoners don't do exactly the square thing in
this matter and that more notice should be
given about the sittings for changes in assess
ments, attachments, etc.
"a number of prominent citizens of the
iltn district have inaugurated a movement
hooking to the extension of the electric rail-
way on the Hartford road to Greenwood or