The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-03
- Don't make mistake. This is 1903.

Two coveys of partridges, containing
--ahent a dozen birds each. are winterlng near
Jennie D. Norris of Texas, Baltimore
county. has secured soldiers pension at the
rate Of So per month
- How is the New Year resolution hold
ing out? Stick to it manfully and you'll be
The receipts of the County Treasurer's
office on Wednesday, the last day of the year,
were upwards of $4,000.
Mr.. Joseph SCHNEIDER, a farmer near
Long Green postofice, cut ice ON wednesday
that was five inches thick.
THE Overland Hunt Club kept "open
house" on New Years day, and served lunch
con to the members and ladies;
> Morris L. Horner has been appointed
postmaster at Ashland, Baltimore county,
vice John A. Homer, resigned.
- Several Dulany's Valley farmers were
husking corn in the fields on the last day OF
the year 1902-W Wednesday last. :,
> The public schools of the county will re-
sumo their sessions on Monday next, 9th inst,
after the long Christmas holiday
There are still few more calendars for
1903 left at THE UNION office. gu Will be
welcome to one if you will call for It,:
And now Christmas is over and very lit
tie ice has been harvested in Baltimore county.
Still many opportunities may YET De Presen!seu:
MIR. E. Clinton Tracey, superintendent
of The county aims house, received two car
loads of coal (about fifty tons) on Tuesday
last.
The congregation of st. Luke's Catholic
Church, Sparrow's Point, presented their pas
tor at Christmas with purse containing more
than S100.
MIR. D. H. Rice, proprietor of Valley
View Stock Farm, near Towson, is distributing
pretty calendars for 1908 among his customers
and friends
over the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
was delivered at Loeb Raven on Tuesday last.
It contained 81 tons.
> Don't let your horses stand out in the
cold without being blanketed. 1t is not only
cruel thing to do, but it also endangers the
health of the animal.
THE White Hall Grain, Milling and Sup
pIv Company has taken over the Balm Grain
Company at White Hall, n @. r. R., and will
hereafter conduct the same:
THE large frame dweilingl IN the village OF
Glyndon, for years occupied by Miss Laura
Gore as a boarding house, has been sold to Mr..
George G. Shriver for $4,000.
Some of THE UNIONS local correspon-
dents who have been silent long time had
better get move on, Otherwise they may
hear something drop shortly.
Two centuries ago the first day OF Janu-
airy was believed to be one Of the unlucky
days of the year and people were ADVISED not
to begin any new work on it.
@The board Of directors of the Hartford
National Bank of Belair has declared semi
annual dividend of per cent, making its div
idend IL per cent. for the past year.
by the distribution OF the State pubic
jst inst. Baltimore county white schools will
receive &c. 380. %, and colored schools 81 GA ID
"A Towson man ordered some coal by
telephone this week when the dealer asked
what kind he wanted. He replied 30, I'm
not particular any old kind will do so it's
black"
Its poor wind that does not blow good
for somebody. When the roads are covered
with ice and sleet the blacksmith reaps bis
harvest. and he has already enjoyed several OF
them this winter.
= Very little business was transacted about
the Court House this week. Matters will
brighten up next week and the December
term of the Circuit Court will be resumed on
Monday, 9Th inst.
Two cars loaded with coal were thrown
over an embankment on the Northern Central
road, short distance above Phoenix, on We'd
pesday morning last. The wreck OF the train
delayed traffic several hours.
The annual meetings of the insurance
companies banks, turnpike companies, etc.,
are now being held All of them have closed
a prosperous years business and are getting
ready to do the same in 1908
The last day of the Old Year was all
that could be desired in the way Of weather,
the sky being almost cloudess and air pure
and bracng. At O'Clock in the morning the
mercury registered % degrees.
"A number of members and friends of
Towson M. E. Church on Tuesday night pre-
scented the pastor, Rev. Johh r. Edwards,
with handsome laprobe gift that is no
doubt highly appreciated by him.
THE grist and bone mills at Reckord, on
the Hartford turnpike are again in full opera
ton and the store has been established there.
Mr.. o. M. Whitaker. the present owner of the
property, appears to be live man.
MIR. Joseph s. Bowen, of Towson, who
has been for many years superintendent of
the Sunday school of EPSON M. P. Church,
was presented by the school last Sunday morn
ing with an Oxford Teachers Bible.
>The ladies of Bosley M. K. Chuach will
hold fair and festival in Brooks Hall, Bel
and 10th. Proceeds will be used to make some
improvements to the church property.
THE item in last week s UNION about the
bad condition of Browns hill, on the Falls
road stirred a sort of hornets nest The
belief has been since expressed by several peo-
pie that it will accomplish some good
Three Farmers Institutes will be held in
Baltimore county this month and next and
Director Amoss has already prepared the pro-
grams for them, as will be seen by reference
to another column of THE UNION today.
THE coal famine reached decidedly
acute stage in Towson early this week, but
now it has become somewhat relieved. When
the weather turns milder we feel strong dis
position to make faces at the coal barons.
New Year day was not generally OBJ
served as a holiday There was some calling
among friends, but those keeping "open
house, were few. This old Southern custom
has practically gone out "for good and ALL
- Notwithstanding the fact that The
UNION notified its readers that the Court House
would be closed on Thursday "a legal holiday
several men came here from distance to pay
their taxes and had to go home disappointed.
- There was left for record in the County
Clerks Office at Towson on Monday mort
gage for the sum of S10,000,000 from the
Western Maryland Railroad Company to the
Bowling Green Trust Company of New York.
MIR. Thomas Tilden Kelbaugh. attorney
for Annie T. Farley, has docketed suit by
titling in the Circuit Court here against Ernest
Kraft and wife for 5000 damages. The
grounds for the suit are not disclosed in the
bill.
With this issue THE UNION begins the
fifty-fourth year of its existence and we are
pleased to say that number of new SUBJ
scribers begin with it. Our mail lists are
growing steadily every year-a most gratifying
fact.
There are some places in Baltimore coun-
ty where firewood is in great demand, but
men cannot be found to chop it. Heretofore
60 cents a cord was paid for chopping, but even
at double that now men cannot be found to
do it.
-At public sale in York county man
bought an old chest for 20 cents. Upon exam
lining it closely he found secret drawer and
in it was $3.50. The price of old chests in
that section mas aQVauCeu SluCe tnls TRANS
action.
THE Board of Directors of the Jockeys
vile National Bank, at their meeting this
week, declared semi-annual dividend of 2
per cent. The savings hank feature of the
Cockeysville institution is meeting with much
success.
1.-THE Towson postal station did an i'm
mense business during the past holiday season
and the clerks were greatly relieved when il
was over 1t has become popular, it seems, tc
send gifts by mail and Uncle Sam profits large
ly thereby.
- Watch night services-to see the Old
Year out and the New Year in-were held in
some of the Towson churches. This is an old
custom that is not much observed in the
present day, although we do not see why il
should not be-
->Susie Hines, through Messrs Charles R.
Schirm and j. Goodman Bovd, attorneys has
sued the Northern Central Railway Company
for $4,000 damages for alleged personal in
Jurles sustained in collision near Sparrow's
Point last September.