The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-02-08

are respectfully requested-when they
wish the same to appear in THE UNION
to leave positive orders to that effect
with the judges.
- Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the
Lenten season. falls on the 18th instant.
- MIR. Wilton Greenway is preparing to
erect another barn on Wiltondale Stock Farm,
one mile south of TowsoD.
- Work ON the new Catholic Church in
TOwson had to be suspended this week on ac-
count of the intensely cold weather.
THE graduating class of Towson High
School, at the second half yearly examina-
ton obtained 100 per cent. in history.
"a Towson professional man was sporting
a new suit of clothes this week for which he
paid $75C. And he was proud of it, too.
--Towson dairvmen have advanced the
price of milk to cents quart This is at
tributed to the high price of feed of all kinds.
- One of Baltimore's big stores had a
"spripg opening" on Wednesday. That sounds
real nice with the mercury about the zero
mark.
Tuesday night last was the coolest of the
winter thus far. Thermometers in Towson
registered from 5 to above zero on Wednesday
morning.
a hunt in the snow last Saturday. They got
up two foxes, one of which was killed and the
other denned.
- County Treasurer Cochran sold several
pieces of property for taxes, at the Court
House door, on Tuesday last. Caleb S. Hobbs
was the auctioneer.
"a temperance mass meeting will be held
in Towson NJ. E. Church, Sunday February
9th, at $50 P. NJ. Address by Rev. Julius E.
Grammer, of Baltimore.
THE Filston Farm Company of Bati-
more county has filed a certificate in the
County Clerks Office of the increase of its
capital stock from $3.50, 600 to $685.
- During the heavy wind storm of last
Sunday afternoon a portion of the roof of the
store and dwelling of Mr.. William Wesley, at
Sunny brook, 10th district, was blown off.
- Weather such as last Sunday night and
Monday made harvest for the blacksmiths,
whose shops were crowded several days with
people anxious to have their horses ''roughed."
- Milton Albright, who is in the employ
OF the County Agricultural Society as keeper,
has been appointed by the County Commits
sioners special officer at the Timonium fair
grounds.
- In contest for small prizes a young
couple watzed three hours andtwo minutes in
hall at Hampden few nights ago. 1t is said
the young woman showed no signs of fatigue
at the end.
- Providence Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
Gainesville, will celebrate its thirty-second an
niversary on Wednesday, February 10th, when
it will give banquet at the Howard House,
Ellicott City.
- Lloyd Rupert and others have given
notice to the Orphans Court that they will file
a caveat to will of the late John Rupert, of
the I'd district, whose estate was administered
on this week.
- Hicks, the weather forecaster, predicts all
kinds of weather for the present month. in
Guiding rain. snow, high winds, with, possibly,
warm wave and lightning and thunder about
the 9Th or 10th.
- Frederick Coleman has plead guilty to
the theft of certain goods from Mr.. George
Spealman, of the I'd district. Neither he nor
William H. France, his partner in the crime
have been sentenced.
- Now this looks like business. James
Flynn, a Highlandtown fireman. was this
week suspended by the County Commissioners
for thirty days without pay punishment
for being intoxicated while on duty.
ION account of rural free delivery Shane,
Stablersville and Trump postoffiees, all located
east of the Northern Central Railway i'll the
7th district of this county, have been discon-
tinued. Mail now goes to White Hall.
- Elizabeth G.. Lewis widow, of Westport,
Baltimore county, has been granted Govern
ment pension at the rate of So per month.
Andrew Hammill, of st. Denis. has had bis
soldiers pension increased to So per month.
THE Jersey cattle from the Meadowvale
herd of Mr.. Henry A. Parr took a number of
premiums at the Charleston Exposition. With
some additions they were the same that were
shown by Manager Benedict at the Buffalo
Exposition.
- property owner at Gainesville, who
don't want the town incorporated, says what
the place really needs is a good water supply.
The water furnished there now, according to
his opinion of it, must be poor excuse for
that article
9Mr. Joshua B. Todd hauled this week to
Towson, from his fathers farm on the Pot
Spring road. two loads of baled straw each of
which weighed over four tons. Considering
the condition of the roads this was good work
for five mules.
lover week of good sleighing has been
enjoyed, although the weather was almost too
cold for the sport. The cold wave that fol-
lowed Sundays rain made travelling anything
but pleasant and smooth horses were of little
use on the road.
THE heavy coating of snow that has
-bv111 tbe ground QUAR- a-rUeek- may ha the
means of saving the wheat crop, which had
not wintered well up to the time it fell. Farm
ers are in a more cheerful frame of mind over
the outlook now.
IAN oyster supper will be given by the
ladies of Parkton M. E. Church, in Ayres'
Hall, on the evenings of February 18th, 14th
and 18TH Ice cream, confectionery and fancy
articles will also be for sale, and there will be
music and readings each evening.
->Col. Charles B. Rogers and others. guar
dams of Misses Fannie and Mary Bayly,
daughters of Mr.. N. Rogers Bayly, of South
Carolina have filed bill in the Circuit Court
here to procure decree to sell certain real es-
tate belonging to the Misses Bayly.
THE Towson exchange of the Maryland
Telephone Company, which has been estab-
lished in Marley's drug store, is now in work
ing order and number of phones will be in
stalled in the town next week, THE UNION Of
fee being among those to take the service
"a certificate of incorporation of the
Woodlawn Cemetery Company has been filed
in the County Clerks Office at Towson. Those
named as incorporators are Messrs BENJAMIN
Benedict, O. /. T. Gould, A. NJ Bowling. q.
X. Legg and w. S. Polk. all of Baltimore.
"A Towson expressman attempted to re-
move O 5-gallon demijohn of whisky from his
wagon on Monday when the bottom dropped
out of the vessel and its contents was deposl-
ted on the snow. The loss was Sl5 and who it
is to fall upon has not yet been determined.
THE young ladies at Maryland College,
Luthervile, have been enjoying the sleighing
this week, parties of them driving to Towson
every afternoon in big bob-sled from STAINS
burys livery stables. They gave their college
yell with gusto that fairly made the welkin
ring
- Coasting on the hills in and about Tow,
son has been fine this week and was enjoyed
by many. There is an element of danger in
this sport and some serious accidents have &C.
Cured here in the past 1t would be well there
fore, to be on the lookout in order to avoid
mishaps.
Hartford county cows are capable, it
seems. of performing some queer feats occa-
sionally. A few days ago one belonging to
DIR. j. L. Payne of Black Horse, managed in
some way to get up into hay loft, necesslta-
ting good deal of trouble to get her safely
down again.