The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-12-20

district, postponed sale of the personal eff
fects of John Stirling, deceased
Monday, January 5, 1903. by Robert ID. Smith,
attorney, on the premises, real estate in the
village of Mt. Washington.
Monday. January 5, 1903, by John ;. Blddlson,
trustee, on the premises, adjoining Brehm's
Brewery, near the Belair road, horses, COWS,
Tuesday. January 6, 1903, by Robert Fl. Bussey.
attorney, at the Court House door, house and
lot in the Sth district, near Quaker meeting
house.
> Fresh pork sold off the road in Towson
on Thursday at 81 cts. per pound.
- Hard coal sold in Baltimore this week at
81 and S12 ton and soft from So to $40.
- John ]. Mullaney has been appointed
constable for the 18th district, vice Nicholas
Revell, resigned.
-. John a. Tiepe, of Baltimore county, has
been granted his discharge in bankruptcy in
the U S. District Court.
sCall at THE UNION office and get pretty
calendar for 1903. The New Year will soon be
here and then you'll need it.
THE grass keeps green unusually long
this year and it looks as though green
Christmas" is to be reality.
THE UNION extends the compliments of
the season to all its friends and patrons. A
merry Christmas to one and all.
> Frescoers from Philadelphia are now en-
gagged in decorating the interior of the fine
new Catholic Church in Towson.
- Elder +. A. Chick, of Hopewell, N. j.,
will preach at Black Rock Baptist Church,
Sunday, December 21st, at II A. NJ.
- Elizabeth E. Gibson, widow, of Shawan,
Baltimore county, has secured Government
pension at the rate of So per month.
MIR. William A. Lee; of Towson, bought
a four-horse wagon load of potatoes on We'd
nesday for which be paid 60 cents per bushel.
->In digging grave in Prospect Hill Gem
etery, Towson, on Tuesday. 1t was found that
there was not particle of frost in the ground.
THE early Christmas services will be
held in Towson NJ. r. Church and st. Francis
Catholic Church, next Thursday morning at
the usual hours.
> Next Monday, according to the almanac,
is the first day of winter, but we've had good
enough taste of it already-and don't care lift
never comes back.
> Several dogs were killed at Govanstown
this week as precaution against hydrophobia.
They were thought to have been bitten by
rabid dog last Sunday.
-Itis thought the list of appointments for
1903 will be announced by the County Com
mssioners next Tuesday. They will take eff
feet from January 1st.
"A license was issued in Washington on
Wednesday for the marriage of William t.
Rollings, of Benges, Baltimore county, and
Miss Carrie ] Biddson.
->The Northern Central Railway Company
has declared semi-annual dividend OF per
cent, payable on January 10Th to stockholders
of record December 3lst.
-UOiueu NUT OOuuCilf W. W III. ". y a
NJ, of Woodberry, paid fraternal visit to
John Eager Howard Council No. 80, of Tow
son, OH Wednesday evening.
THE members of the Junior Epworth
League will be given Christmas treat next
Thursday afternoon, 18th inst, in the lecture
room of Towson M. E. Church
THE contract for erecting the new resi-
dence at Pikesville for Mr.. Randolph Barton,
Jr., has been awarded to Messrs Gladfelter and
Chambers. 1t will cost about ST. 600.
-The public schools closed on Friday,
10Th inst, and will remain closed until Mon
day, January 9TH This long Christmas holt
day is due to the scarcity of fuel for heating.
THE cornerstone of the new Lutheran
Church in West Arlington was laid last Sun
day afternoon, with appropriate ceremonies.
Rev. s. j. Miller will be pastor of the church.
Mr.. William B. Cockey, of Garrison
Farm, near Pikesville took advantage of the
first freeze and filled his house with fine
quality of 3-inch ice from the pond on the
farm.
"A fine new barn to replace the one de-
stroyed by lightning last summer, has been
erected OH the farm of Mr.. John p. Chilcoat,
at Verona It'll district. The cost was about
81, 800.
- Some Baltimore county farmers are
hauling rather inferior article of firewood to
Baltimore and selling it at Sc and So per cord
Here good wood, already sawed, can be bought
at Sc per cord.
Mr. John A. Wright of the Towson in
surance firm of Offutt Wright & Emmart,
slipped and fell on the ice while in Baltimore
few evenings ago and broke piece off one of
his front teeth.
THE December meeting of the Senior
Gunpowder Agricultural Club was held last
Saturday at Filston Farm, Glencoe. full
report of the proceedings will be published in
THE UNION next week.
The good as we'll as the wicked stood in
slippery places last Sunday and it was noticed
that the former got just as many bumps on
the ground as the latter. There is some conso-
lotion in this, no doubt
- Exhibits of apples were made at the
annual meeting of the Maryland horticultural
Society held in Baltimore this week by Messrs.
S. S. Merritt, Richard Vincent, Jr., and George
Prechtel, of Baltimore county.
As Christmas occurs on Thursday OF
next week the local correspondents of The
UNION will oblige US by sending in their favors
as early in the week as possible. Otherwise
they may not receive attention.
lit has been long time since we have
experienced such rain as that of last Mon
day night and Tuesday. An immense quanti-
ty of water fell and some streams were greatly
swollen by the steady downpour.
- Mr.. Elisha NJ. Mays, who owns what is
known as the Hipsley farm near the old Har-
ford road, raised last harvest 300 bushels OF
wheat on II acres of ground. Considering the
season this was remarkable result.
- Mr.. Thomas w. Offutt, manager of the
Mt. Washington Electric Light Company, will
have the avenues of Towson lighted Christmas
morning for the benefit of those who will at
tend the early services at our churches.
~ Old Jupiter Pluvius must have had it
laid up for the Christmas shoppers. What he
did to them this week was quite enough to
dampen their ardor and make them feel like
too much of good thing is decided super
fluffy.
"a remarkable coating of ice covered
everything last Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
but did no serions damage. Travel of all
kinds as difficult and even dangerous and
there was no more going about than was ne
cessary.
Mrs. Pilson, wife of Mr.. Frank w. Pill
son, who lives on Willow avenue, near the
York road, fell on the ice in Baltimore early
this week and broke an arm. Mrs. Pilson is
sister of Messrs. James H. and Tobias Z. Lin
zey, of Towson.
"A handsome residence is in course of
erection at the corner of Roland avenue and
Kenwood road Roland Park. for Mr.. E. M.
Sanford. 1t will contain sixteen rooms and
the estimated cost is S1l 900. Mr.. A. f. West
is the contractor.
The sale of the personal effects of the
late John Stirling, of Shane, 7th district, an
nounced to take place last Tuesday was post
poned on account of the rain until Tuesday
next, December 23d. See advertisement in
THE UNION today.
- Next Monday will be the shortest day of
the year. The sun will rise at 7.24 and set at
4.46. There is an old saying that when the
days begin to lengthen the cold begins to
strengthen" but we earnestly hope it will not
be verified this year.
"A party from Towson went to Rocky
Point this week, but had no shooting worth
speaking of. One morning the river appeared
to be literally alive with ducks, but the wind
was northwest and they were SO far out that
there was no shooting.
- The Wilson & Kenney Company, of
Towson, received another supply of coal this