The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-19
LOCAL ITEMS.
SALES ADvERrIsED IN "THE UNION

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SALES ADVERTISED IN "THE UNION"
torney, on the premises, lot and improve
ments No. 4l6 S. Clinton street, Canton;
Monday. December 2S, by Lewis N. Bradtield, on
wagons, farm implements. etc.
Wednesday, December 30, by Anthony s. NADIA
ry. on White avenue, near Hamilton, Har-
ford road stock, wagons, implements, etc.
Monday, January H. by Samuel REGISTER, attor-
of 90 i acres an near Sparks Station n G. r.
Tuesday. January H. by Robert H. Smith and
Thomas Hughes, trustees, at the door of the
Court House. farm of 1874 acres near Ow-
ings' Mills, w. NJ. k. r.
Thursday. January IA, by Joshua N. Gill. mort
gagee, on the premises, three contiguous
tracts of land on the road leading from st.
Johns Church to Fairview. 4th district.
Locust Vale Stock Farm, Towson, is
sending out some very attractive 1904 callen-
OARS
- Mr.. Thomas R. Jenifer cut ice on Loeb
Raven last Tuesday that was nearly six inches
thick.
- Christmas day is legal holiday in Mary
land. All the public offices and banks will be
closed.
- The question is now often asked: Who
will be the next roads engineer for Baltimore
county?
IL. G. Caltrder has been commissioned
postmaster at Upperco Baltimore county, vice
Lewis E. Fowbie resigned.
The public schools of the county will
close on Wednesday next and remain closed
until Monday, January 4th, 1904.
MIR. John J. Timanus, of the Towson
bar. has been appointed by Gov. Smith JUS
nNtice of the peace for the 9th district.
- You'll need 1904 calendar in few
us to remind you that 1908 has departed
All at THE UNION office and get one.
- The Farmers League of Maryland will
hold its next meeting at Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore on Tuesday, Deem
Der 10Th.
> Mr. Randolph Richards. well known
contractor. cut ice from Lake Roland on
Thursday that was inches thick and as clear
as crystal.
- Director Amoss is arranging to hold the
Baltimore county farmers institute at Tow
son. on Friday and Saturday, January 18th and
10Th, 1904.
= A fire at Sparrow's Point about noon on
Sunday last destroyed No. supply building
of the Maryland Steel Company, causing loss
of more than $4,000.
- The Cockeysville Country Club is hav-
ing plans prepared for a new club house, the
present building being too small to furnish
proper accommodations.
- Five Baltimore county brothers--all
we'll known farmers-are subscribers to THE
UNION and four of them renewed their sub
scriptions within week.
- The holiday rattle is now on and those
who depend on it to supply the Christmas
poultry will no doubt find that they have paid
rather dear for their whistle.
- The school on Willow avenue, 9th dis
trict, that had been closed because of the
presence of diphtheria in the neighborhood
was reopened last Monday.
- The lately established sewing factory at
Phoenix, N. G. r. R., has more work than it
can do and is running over time. Many per-
sons find employment there.
- The pupils of School No. s, 4th district
will give Christmas entertainment in the
school house at Mantua, on Tuesday, Deem
Der 22d, commencing at P. NJ.
1.-The Lutherville Country Club has issued
invitations for dance to take place at the
Club Hall, in that place, on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 29tb, from $50 to o'clock.
MIR. Harry E. Mann, of the Baltimore
county bar, has been appointed receiver of the
First Permanent Home Building Association
by Judge Dobler OF Baltimore city.
- The office in Baltimore of County Treas
urer Mays will be in the Drovers and Me-
chanics National Bank Building, northwest
corner of Eutaw and Fayette streets.
AT last Che work of repairing the school
house at Freeland. n G. r. R., has been COM
menced and1it will again be ready for occu-
pancy by TIE first Monday in January.
Tho open season for rabbits and part
ridges in Baltimore county will end next
Thursday December oath. Deputy game war
dens should see that the law is enforced.
- The farm of Mr.. James Elliott, near
White Hall. It'll district, has been purchased
+. IL.
contains 100 acres and is well improved.
- The public school at Gardenyille, Belair
road, has been ordered closed by DR.. William
d. Corse because of the presence of several
cases of diphtheria in the neighborhood.
- The grand jury for the December term of
the Circuit Court adjourned finally on Friday,
18th inst On the same day the petit jury was
discharged until Monday, January 4th. 1904
- Grace Methodist Protestant Church,
Chestnut Ridge. will hold its usual Christmas
4 l. Of
Charles H. Long is superintedent of the school.
- Tidings NJ. McGinniss, of White Hall,
N. G. r. r., had two fingers OF bis left hand
severed in fodder cutter on Tuesday. He
was taken to a hospital in Baltimore for treat
ment
- James Horn employed as teamster by
Mr. Frank Kalb, of the I'd district had his col
larbone broken a few days ago by being caught
between load of hay and some timbers of
"a woman has sued the Western Mary
land Railroad Company for 50 900 damages for
alleged injuries sustained by falling over a
satche standing in the aisle of a passenger
coach.
->The Bolton Real Estate Company was in
corporated in Baltimore on Tuesday, with
capital stock of SCI 900. Mr.. A. A. Brown, of
Baltimore county, is named as one of the in
corporators.
- Winter will begin next Tuesday, Deem
Der 22d, and the shortest days of the year &C.
cur about that time. An old saying is "When
the days begin to lengthen the cold begins to
strengthen"
- In some Northern cities Christmas trees
are quoted as high as SO apiece. No doubt
Mr.. Rockefeller will have to forego the pleasure
Of having one this year. Poor man. His case
is extremely sad.
THE next session of the Baltimore An
nual Conference of the NJ. L. Church will be
held in Fayette Street Church, Baltimore,
commencing March Both. Bishop Cyrus d.
Foss will preside.
IAN improvement association has been
organized at Mt. Winans and Morrell Park,
contiguous villages in the 18th district Mr..
Jacob Foster is president, and Mr.. Frank
Whorry secretary.
Our local correspondents will oblige us
by sending in their favors as early next week
as possible. THE UNION will go to press one
day earlier than usual on account of Christmas
day falling on Friday.
- Christmas will have come and gone be-
fore another issue of THE UNION reaches its
readers. We wish them one and all the COM
pliments of the seasonal Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year.
- The case instituted in the Circuit Court
here by Mr.. Henry A. Parr against the estate
of the late George Brown, of "Brookand-
wood, has been dismissed by the plaintiff, the
matter having been settled.
"a Baltimore county Democrat, who al
ways has been a rank Bryanite, said this week
that he thought Col. Bryan will be nominated
again for President next year. and he added !:
HELL be elected, too, if he is"
- AT some places near Towson early on
Wednesday morning, 10Th inst, the mercury
registered as low as IA degrees. The Gunpow-
der at Meredith's ford was frozen completely
over that day for the first time this winter.
->lt was level headed fellow who said ::
when l meet impudent children-and one
does meet altogether too many such-it seems
to ME there ought to be public officers whose
duty it should be to spank-their parents"
$50 far this winter the devotees of skat-
ing have had all they wanted of their ia
vorite sport. Only one fatal accident has
been reported, a ventursome boy having gone
upon thin ice, went through and was drowned.
10y We have received several letters of con-
graduation on the fifty-fourth birthday of
THE UNION. We highly appreciate the kind
ly expressions of our friends and hope to con-
tinue to deserve their good opinion of the
paper.
farmer of White Hall, 7th district, sold in
Towson on Thursday, Alt lbs. of live turkeys
to a Baltimore dealer at II cts. a pound-mak-
ing a right nice little sum for christmas