The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-10
Necker, 18th District.-The New Year ha

Necker, 18th District.-The New Year has
been safely launched on its course and many
sat up to see tcome in. The loss of rest caused
| some of them to show bad craftsmanship il
| the shooting matches the next day. One man
| fired both barrels at once and this caused him
to be ruled out.
The late cold snap inconvenience farmers
considerably, as the roads were in such condi
ton that the usual loads could not be hauled
over them. Smooth" teams caught out on
the road were in an especially bad plight and
some had to leave their wagons behind.
No ice has yet been harvested in this section
and some fears are being expressed that the
crop may entirely fail. 1t has happened that
there was no ice fit to cut after Christmas.
The oyster supper held at st. Joseph Is
Church, December 31st and January LIST, was
a financial success. Oysters were in great de.
mand.
The new house of Mrs Catharine Necker, at
this place, has been completed and she is now
occupying it.
Mr.. Edward G. Necker, postmaster here, has
resigned in favor of Mr.. Edward Waldman,
who purchased the Necker property. 1t is said
that Mr.. Waldman will make some improve
ments and also open store which latter will
be appreciated by the people.
A great many fine hogs have been slaugh-
tered in this community this winter Mr..
Is gallons of lard from four porkers. Mr..
Louis Wirsing did the butchering.
Dan Cupid has been doing rushing BUSH
ness in this community so far this winter and
the serenaders have had their hands full. In
one family two weddings occurred in one
night. Counting among the young men was
never more brisk.
John Klein, of Putty Hill, aged about IA
years, few days ago discovered nest of SOUR
rels in hollow tree. With view to capturc.
ing the squirrels he secured good charge OF
powder, wrapped it up in paper, placed it in
hole in the trunk of the tree and touched
match to it. Before he could get away the
charge exploded and burned his face very
badly, nearly all his hair being singed off AT
first it was feared that his sight had been IN
jured. DIR. VIM. d. Corse attended him.
Mr.. John Comes has been seriously i'll from
an attack of cramp collie.
There is still some corn to be seen standing
in the fields unhusked. S.
Hereford, 9TH District.-At the regular
meeting of Eureka Council, No. 81, Jr. o. U.
A. M, held January 1st, the following officers
were duly installed Junior Past Councillor,
Charles E. Lloyd Councillor, George E. Diyen ;
Vice Councillor, John E. Lloyd Recording
Secretary, William D. Nicoll Assistant Re-
cording Secretary, Robert E. Miller; Financial
Secretary, John B. Kelley Treasurer, Emory
A. Burton Conductor, S. Howard Miller !;
Warden, Joseph T. Riley Inside Sentinel.
Benjamin Parker; Outside Sentinel, Edward
Cole; Chaplain, John B. Kelley; Trustees,
Joshua W. Armacost; Representative to State
Council, Emory A. Burton Alternate, John
B. Kelley; Delegate to Eastern Funeral Bene-
fit Association, John B. Kelley; Alternate,
John e. Lloyd.
Hereford Lodge No. SO, /. O. o. f., will
Friday and Saturday evenings January 10th
and 17th Public cordially invited.
At the regular meeting of the above lodge,
held on January Sd, the following officers were
installed to serve the ensuing term: Past
Grand, John E. Lloyd Noble Grand, Emory
Recording Secretary. Joshua w. Armacost;
Financial Secretary, Robert H Mays Treas
urer, John T. Diven Marshal, Robert ID. Mil
Ter; Warden, John w. Hicks; Conductor,
Clarence B. Miller; Inside Guard, George w.
Thompson Outside Guard Lewis G. Ruhl;
Right Supporter to Noble Grand. Amos Shuts;
Left Supporter to Noble Grand, Jared n. Turn
baugh Right Supporter to Vice-Grand, s. II.
Miller; Left Supporter to Vice-Grand, John
=. Lloyd; Representative to Grand Lodge.
Robert E. Miller.
Our enterprisiug merchant, John w. Hicks,
who conducts general store in connection
with his huckster route is doing thriving
trade judging from the number of customers
that go away from his place of business with
baskets filled with goods and the number of
packages and bundles that are handled in the
store. j.
Convention, 18th District.-Messrs. Rich
ard Vincent & Sons florists and seedsmen at
this place, who purchased the jackson prop
erty some time ago, have completed two cot
tages thereon and a third one is under way.
Mr.. John A. Sheridan is the contractor. When
these buildings are completed the Messrs. Vim
cent will have ten houses on their property
here. This firm owns a very large and COM
pete establishment and it would well re-
pay anyone to visit it.
Mrs. Frank Shepperd. of Baltimore, and
Mrs. Leonard Miller, of Fork have been visit
ing their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Brad
ley, of Loreley.
Mrs Williamson, of Westminster, accom-
panied by her son and daughter, spent some
time with friends here. They are now visiting
Mrs Emma Hand and daughter are the
guests of Mrs. G. w. Robinson, of this place.
Mr.. Herman Badenhoop is paying visit to
relatives in New York.
Mrs. Ida Bailey, of Litcb6eld, Colorado,
who spent three months with relatives here,
left for her home few days ago. She is a
daughter of Mrs. Frank Holtzner.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pugh, of Baltimore, accom-
panied by her daughter. spent few days with
her sister, Mrs. George Klein, of this place.
Capt. Charles Rivers, who is a seafaring man,
after an absence of twelve years, is now visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. D. H. Akehurst, of
this place.
Mr. Robert Fitch, farmer of this neghbor-
hood, is erecting snug barn, Mr. Frank Holtz-
ner being the contractor. B. M. G.
Ruhrs P. O., 9Th District. Mr.. Israel
Bailey, the ice-cream manufacturer of New
Freedom, has commenced filling his ice-house
from Smiths mill-dam. The ice has been
about inches thick Considerable diversion
is caused when fellow falls into the water and
the work of fishing him out is sometimes
amusing. The ice is hauled by weight and
there is not little competition among the
owners of the teams as to which one can haul
the heaviest load. The farmers are eager for
this work, but it only lasts few days unless
there is continued cold spell.
The cold wave and slippery roads of last
Sunday made it difficult for those who wished
to attend church and Sunday school the first
Sunday in the New Year.
Messrs. George D. Owings and John Keeny
are suffering from rheumatism.
The heavy rain of the I'd inst caused flood
in the streams. The race at Mr.. j. Y. keeny' s
mill had hole washed in it.
When the weather is favorable the orchards
should be looked after in the way of pruning.
A great many suckers grew out where the
limbs were broken by the great sleet storm of
1902
The farmers are now principally engaged in
eating up what they made last year. They
are not much interested in who makes our
laws VI I'LL the Offices al lOWSOui UuI il tHCy
could get slice cut from their tax bills that
would please them. BIZ
Long Green, 18th District.-The childrep
of the Sunday school of Trinity P. e. Church
received their Christmas treat on Friday after
noon, December 26th at the church, in con-
necton with the mission school which was es-
tablished some time ago at Baldwin.
Mr. VIM. Gorsuch spent few days at his
old home here last week.
Mr. Samuel Grau is visiting his mother and
sister, at this place. and renewing old acquain-
lances in the neighborhood. He is a son of
the late John Grau and went West thirty-two
years ago and has been very successful in
farming and sheep raising in Kansas.
The mild, damp weather has been very con-
ducive to colds and nearly everyone has, or is
recovering from that malady.
The youngest child of Mr.. George Il.
Schmidt, of this place, has been sick with
pneumonia, but is now better.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Wilson's NJ. E.
Church met at the home of Mrs. George Mum
ma on Monday evening last. While return
ing from the meeting Mr.. Harry Bowers bad
the misfortune to overturn his dayton, con-
tanning himself and four others, but fortunately
~Iof lar, haf