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


The regular Baltimore County Farmers
Institute will be held at Monkton, n. G. K. r.,
January 22d and 23d.
~ In the Orphans Court this week letters
testamentary on the estate of Ellen Egus were
granted to John Egus.
-Mr. Harrison Rider, Register of Wills,
has renewed his bond for two years, as required
by law, in the penal sum of 81 800:
- There were large number OF visitors IN
Towson on Tuesday and there were many
callers at THE UNION Office during the day.
The first meet of the Overland Hunt
Club for January, 1902, will take place al
Hampton Gate Saturday, 4th, at 2.3O P. NJ.
- Mr.. Charles Wolf, a successful truck
farmer near Lauraville, will accept the thanks
of THE UNION for quantity of fine celery.
-Andrew w Armacost has been commits
stoned postmaster at Boring Baltimore county,
which is now a domestic money order office.
"A professional gentleman who had bust
ness in Towson on Tuesday wore beautiful
Iv embroidered silk vest that is valued at 500
- The advent of the New Year was greeted
with the usual racket attesting warm wei
come. May it prove happy and prosperous
one to all
->THE UNION is indebted to Messrs Fish
paw & Son, well known house and sign pain
fers. 1929 Frederick avenue, for a beautiful
calendar for 1902.
-sThe last day of the Old Year was as
beautiful as one would WISH the genial sun
SOlDc anu DdlluJ dlT ICI1lusub6 OhC AhOiC VI
spring than winter.
> Prof DEVICES promised blizzard for JAN
uary LIST did not materiaiZe. Let us hope bis
other discomforting predictions for the month
may fail to come true
A barn on the property of Mrs. Carroll
Macgill, on the old Frederick road, LIST district,
was burned on Wednesday, causing loss of
about 81, 500. Insured
- Mr. John Faulkner, of Lauraville. fell
from his wagon on the Hartford road, about
noon on Thursday and sustained some painful
injuries about the head.
- The Miller property at Corbett, n G. r.
r., has been purchased by Mr.. William Pearce,
of the 10th district, for 81, 300. There is one
acre of land attached to the dwelling.
THE UNIONS 1902 calendars were in
great demand this week and consequently the
number has been greatly reduced: If you ex-
pect to get one you had better call early.
- New Year day was like Sunday in Tow
son. There was not much calling and the old
time custom of keeping "open house" on that
W has been almost entirely abandoned.
- IF you turned over new leaf last We'd
,ay--and it is to be hoped you dd-don't
tokeep it turned. 1t may require great
fof effort but don't forget that it is worth it,.
- Rstipore county has SO patients in the
MafsA hila hospsal for the Insane, Spring
Grove near CatonBsille, at an annual cost of
$3.50 each, or Al cents her day for the entire
year.
Bv the quarterly distribution of the
State public tax, made by the Comptroller on
the LIST instant, Baltimore county white schools
will receive IS, $500, and colored schools, ST.
59S.O9
The Overland Club had drag near Tow
son on New Year day. The club kept "open
house" during the day and entertained many
callers.
THE annual banquet of John Eager
Howard Council, Jr. o. q. A. M, took place
at Tracey's Towson Hotel, on Thursday, fol-
lowing the installation of the newly elected
officers.
- Many churches held services on Tuesday
night and greeted the advent of the New Year
with suitable religious ceremonies, not forget
ting to bid heartfelt farewell to the depart
ing cycle.
Some one is advertising in Baltimore
paper for the descendants of Thomas. James
and William Mallonee, sons of John and Re-
becca Mollonee, who lived in Baltimore coun'
ty in 1888.
The farmer who has corn to sell now
don't want anything better except gold mine
or an.oiI WELL Most of these lucky ones think
the price will go still higher and they are still
holding on.
- - Mr.. S. M. Sutton, of Black Rock, 9th
district, recently lost two mules from some
mysterious cause and he thinks they were
poisoned He also had two horses sick, but
they recovered.
Those who failed to secure supply of
ice before Christmas are feeling little shakey
They have still more than two months of win
ter before them.
THE public schools of the county re-
opened on Thursday I'd instant, and the pu-
pills should show their appreciation of the long
holiday by redoubling their energies in pur-
suit of knowledge.
Judge N. Charles Burke, of Towson,
killed two hogs few days ago that weighed
LOO lbs. They were spring pigs and very
fine. They were purchased by Mr.. Mcdonald,
the sausage maker
- Some of THE UNIONS local correspon.
dents have been silent long time-so long, in
fact, that they have been almost forgotten
Let them begin the New Year with determi
nation to do better.
-Mr. E. s. w. Choate, well known
farmer of the I'd district, lost two fine Jersey
COWS few nights ago. When stabbed at night
they were apparently all right. The next
morning both were dead.
ION Monday night last Christmas tree
in the home of Mr. Edward j Bell, in the 18th
district, accidentally caught fire and while at
tempting to extinguish the flames Miss Anna
Bell was painfully burned.
->The members of the Green Spring Val
ley Hunt Club chased two live foxes on New
Year day. but did not catch either of them
The hunt was spirited one and was followed
80 dinner at the kennels.
- Some of the county roads were consid
erably damaged by the heavy rain of last Sat
urday night and Sunday. highway thai
could Withstand such a downpour ought tC
be able to go through anything.
Tile regular monthly meeting of the
Neighborhood Improvement Club of Govan:
will be held at Golden Eagle Hall, Tuesday
January 7th at Pm. An address by Mrs. b
W. Corkran; also music and Rotations.
-Diphtheria has again made its appear
ance in the neighborhood of Hereford, 18th dis
trict, and one or two fatal cases have occurred
Why this dreaded disease should Turk in that
community no one seems able to explain.
>The average daily consumption of water
= by Baltimore city is about 100000 gallons
all of which is supplied by Baltimore county
streams. To pump and distribute this watel
over the city costs about 500, 900 annually.
- Messrs. H. Groom & Bro, proprietors o
the new express line between Towson and Bal
timore, gave an entertainment on Sunday even
ing last to the men employed in their work
which is showing a very satisfactory growth
->Tbe will Of John w. jenkins, late o.
Long Green Valley, was filed for probate in th,
Orphans Court here on Thursday. His estate
is bequeathed to his daughter, Miss Elizabeth
jenkins, who is named as executrix, withou
bond.
- Charles Shaffer and Horace Hood. sale
to be travelling umbrella members, have beer
lodged in Jail here upon the charge of breakin,
into the summer home of Mrs. Boyd, il
Lutherville, and stealing several bottles o
wine therefrom..
"A young married man in Towson. VIII,
is steadily employed. devotes some of his spar
time to the care of Plymouth Rock hens anC
during the month of December they rewarded
him with 1872 eggs, most of which he sold a
80 cents per dozen.
The pony that was CHANGED off b,
Messrs. Henry M. Walker & Co., of Balti
more, was won by George W. Augustus 20
George street, Baltimore, who was the holde
of ticket No. 671. The pony has been de
livered to the winner.
1.-THE man who will continue to writ,
1901 will have to answer for many mistakes be
fore be can remember to put 2 in place of til
l. The importance of fellows think tank
being always on the alert is something tina
cannot be controyerted.