The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-04


among the Oldest country newspapers in Mary
land and its years have added to its strength
until now it is one of the established business
institutions of the county.
-The little blue slips of paper that went
out with the first issue of this paper in De-
the past week. There are still hundreds yet to
hear from, however, and we hope they will
not be entirely overlooked.
- Keep in mind the non partisan tax
payers convention that will meet in the Court
House at Towson, on Wednesday, January
18th. II will be a gathering OF considerable
interest and importance and its deliberations
may result in much good to the county.
We are now safely launched on the New
Year and all the indications point to continued
prosperity. The year 1901 will go down in
history as one of the most remarkable in this
respect the country has ever experienced.
Surely the people have been greatly blessed.
-Col. Charles b. Rogers, registrar OF the
proposed All Hallows' p. E. Church, in Green
Spring Valley, has been asked to call meet
ing of the congregation to determine what to
do with the money that had been subscribed
to build church. The sum amounts toaoout
$1,000.
There is no danger of the county losing
any money because its fire apparatus can't save
burning property but this don't alter the fact
that the service should be improved. 10
spend $780, 900 year for something for which
the taxpayers get no adequate return is great
wrong.
THE trunk of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Vim
cent, of Convention, which was lost while they
were returning from their pleasure trip in the
South, has at last turned up. The bungllng
of the employees in the hotel in Charleston, 3.
c., whore they stopped was the cause OF the
"hold up"
Tile Baltimore Country Club has become
the owner of its beautiful home and grounds
at Roland Park, having paid therefor the sum
of 100000. 1t has one of the finest golf courses
in the country, with all up-to-date improve
ments. The Roland Park Company owned
the property.
The Sunday school of Towson M. E.
Church held its Christmas entertainment on
Monday night last, which proved very sue
cessfuI affair. The pastor of the church, Rev:
J. R. Edwards, was presented with a set of
buggy harness. Mr.. James +. Dunphy is SUI
perintendent of the school.
- All the new county officials-that is the
appointees of the County Commissioners
sumed the duties of their respective offices on
Wednesday, January 1st. Let us hope that
they will perform their duties faithfully and
not forget the fact that they are the servants,
not the masters, of the people.
- Many patrons of the York road electric
line have petitioned General Manager House
to make some improvements for their benefit
on the lower end of the line. What these
people are asking for seems to be entirely rea-
good policy to grant their request.
- Charles LShipley of Pikesville was lodg-
ed in Jail at Towson on Wednesday upon the
charge of writing messages and posting them
about the streets of that village involving the
names of many of the residents. He positive
ly denies the charge, but his accusers declare
they have strong evidence against him.
IA Baltimore woman hid 500 in bank
notes in the parlor stove and then went out to
call on some friends. When she returned she
found that member of the family had kindled
a fire in the stove and nothing was left of the
notes but lot of ashes. She knows now that
a stove does not make very reliable bank.
- Mr.. Fred. ]. Schneider, the well known
business man of Rosedale, Philadelphia road,
has written to the County Commissioners call
ing their attention to the bad condition OF that
road near Rosedale. This road was for many
years toll road, but it is now in charge OF the
county and is very important thoroughfare.
~ BY reference to the advertising columns
of THE UNION today it will be seen that the
Green Spring Valley Hunt Club, whose home is
in the western end of the valley, has applied for
a license to sell liquor. The other hunt clubs
in the county are licensed, but this is the first
time the Green Spring has filed an application.
- The big ninety -thousand-dollar dredge
that the Water Board launched at Loeb Raven
three weeks ago, came near being wrecked in
the heavy freshet of last Sunday. 1t broke
loose from its moorings, but was steered into
cove before it could be washed over the dam,
where the water poured like young Niagara.
- Milk producers have raised the whole
sale price cents and still they say they are
not getting enough for their milk when the
high price of feed is considered. The producer
who has a we'll filled silo just now considers
himself among the fortunate ones. Mill feed
at s26 per ton runs into the cash at fearful
rate.
- This is Locust year, and fruitgrowers
in some sections of the country fear great
harm to their trees. The last visitation of the
locusts was in 1885 and they made their APP
pearance here in the latter part of May. 1t is
said that in 1868 they were much more numer-
Gus in Baltimore county than they were IL
years later.
->As suggested in THE UNION two weeks
ago a movement has been started looking to
the establishment of rural free delivery
route to extend east from the Northern Cen
trail Railway at Timonium a distance of four
or five miles. The postal facilities of that Sec
ton are now exceedingly poor and something
should be done to improve it.
- We last week fell Into the error of say
ing that interest would be charged on county
tax bills remaining unpaid after the 3lst OF
December, when, as a matter of fact, interest
is charged on all bills remaining unpaid af-
ter September. The receipts of the County
Treasurers office during the month of Decem-
Der, 1901, were unusually small.
THE Sunday school of Sater's Baptist
Church, on the Falls road, held its annual
Christmas entertainment on Friday evening,
December 9th. After very interesting pro-
gram of Rotations, music ETC., the children
enjoyed visit from Santa Claus, who caused
much merriment in the distribution of gifts.
Rev. Charles Adey is pastor of the church.
lit has been many day since such rain
as that of last Saturday night and Sunday was
experienced in this latitude. The Baltimore
weather bureau reported that in thirty hours
over three inches of rain fell in the city, and
it was equally as heavy here. The streams
throughout the county were much swollen,
but no very serious damage has been reported.
"A Baltimore banker, who is also Balti-
more county farmer, in remitting his subscrip-
ton to THE UNION writes: "lhave notion to
send you some of the products of my farm,
such as cabbage, potatoes, celery, &C., in order
to keep alive the custom of the hayseed sub
scrber, but am inclined to think the cash is
more acceptable and more convenient to have
in the house. With compliments of the sea-
son. etc.
- The 227 head of pure-bred Hereford cat
tie that for some time had been at the quaran-
tine in the 18th district of this county, have
been shipped to their future home in the West.
They were purchased in England by agents of
the late Kirkwood B Armour and cost about
$75,000 One bull was valued at $1,000 and
some of the cows at $1,000 each. A number
of Baltimore county farmers went out to see
these cattle while they were at quarantine.
1.-The five burglars who were arrested by
railroad detectives several weeks ago in the
woods near Parkton, N. G. r. r., are believed
to be the men who lately robbed the First Ma
tional Bank at Aberdeen, Hartford county.
They are now in Jail at York awaiting trial for
burglarizlng store at New Freedom. o. Brien,
one of these men, has several indictments
against him in Michigan for bank robberies.
When caught the men were armed and had
burglars tools on them.
Those who witnessed the great freshet in
the Gunpowder last Sunday say the sight at
Loeb Raven gate-house was most thrilling
one. The lake had been covered with ice sew
eral inches thick and as it broke up in great
cakes and came flying down the swift current
to take the plunge over the dam, made spec
tacle worth witnessing. The noise made by
the great body of water and the grinding and
crushing of the ice in the seething torrent is
said to have been something worth travelling
miles TO see and hear.
Enjoyable New Year Party.-On New
Year evenings jolly party of young folks gath
cred at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. r. I.
Oyeman, at Gardenville where most enjoya-
BILE evening was spent. Among those present
were Misses Lille Hetz, Sophia Otto, Emma
Otto Bertha Dukehardt, Mamie Ruhl Kate
Behrens, Amelia Scheiner, Ida NJ. Freas,
Agnus Fitzburger, Minnie Fitzburger, Nora
Block, Kate Fricke, Nettie Fricke, Kate Rose,