The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-28

tracts of land at and near Reisterstown, Bal
timore county.
The open season for brook trout in Bal
timore county begins next Sunday, March l.
- Next Sunday is the first Sunday in Lent.
Easter Sunday falls this year on the 18th of
April.
will begin next Monday-the I'd. 1t is usually
short term.
- Several schools in this county were
closed within the past ten days because of the
prevalence of measles.
- 1t is thought the tax rate fo- the coming
fiscal year will be at least 10 cents on the 500
less than it is at present, which is Is cents.
- The DAYS are about one hour longer than
they were at the beginning of the month.
Today Saturday the sun rises at 6.43 and sets
at 5.56
of winter but we need look for no settled
weather until after the 18th of March-St. Pat
rick's day.
- Nearly fifteen sales of farm stock and
implements took place in Baltimore county
this week, most of which were advertised in
THE UNION
- Baltimore county expended over 5000, 600
on her public roads last year. This, of course,
includes the salaries of road commissioners and
other officials.
- The capital stock of the Beaver Dam
Marble Company, whose extensive quarries are
100000 to $125, 600.
- Mr.. William G. Spottswood, of the War
Department, Washington, d c., will accept
the thanks of THE UNION for valuable public
documents lately received.
Two years from next Wednesday an
other President of the United States will be in
augurated. March 4th is memorable date in
the history of this country.
- Some weatherwise people see certain
-'sgns" that indicate an early spring: Suffer
Jog humanity will welcome it when it comes,
and that cannot be too soon.
- Wilbur Fl. Zepp- has been appointed
freight and ticket agent for the Western Mary
land Railroad at Woodensburg, succeeding
Harry e. Goodwin, resigned.
- The forecasts of Hicks, the weather
man, for the month of February turned out
almost entirely correct. His calculations are
proving wonderfully accurate.
1.-The fines from justices of the peace and
SEE sheriff received by the County Commits.
thfsers last year amounted to S2,038.25. Of
mount the sheriff paid S732.
ulatiC In the last seven or eight years the pop
more of Highlandtown and Canton has
1900 aAan doubled. 1t is now estimated at
- Thd is still steadily increasing.
Monday 22d of February falling on Sunday,
The oficesVas observed as legal holiday
the PuH oad Il BgK b6qSefo Rn
hav-something rarely seen in Baltimore
county these days--passed down the York
road TO marker on wednesday, 6feuluR.
There was mad dog scare in the west
ern end of Green Spring Valley last Sunday.
The suspected animal was killed, but not be-
fore it had bitten two children, so it is said.
>The contract for building the armory for
Troop A, at Pikesville, has been awarded to G.
r Parlette. The building will be stone and
brick, 100 by 200 feet, and will cost about
$500
- A fine work mare belonging to Mr.. Jacob
Seidel, of Aigburth Farm, adjoining Towson,
was found dead in her stall on Tuesday morn
ing. She was all right at feeding time the
evening before
MIR. Joseph Phipps, manager of the
Hampton poultry yards, near Towson, sold
this week a lot of his choice Barred Plymouth
Rocks to Mr.. w. Stewart Ditfenderffer of
Green Spring Valley.
- During Lent services will be held in
Trinity Church. Towson, as follows Wednes-
days, 5 P. M, Fridays, s P. NJ Good Friday, IL
A. NJ At the Church of the Holy Comforter,
Luthervile Thursdays, P. NJ
- Mr.. Ebert Hastead, owner of Halstead's
Hotel, on Park Heights avenue has built an
other snug cottage on Wylie avenue, the cost
of which was about 50, 500. He had previous
~ built several on the same avenue.
IA coiored man named John Redd has
been lodged in Jail here upon the charge of
stealing a set of double harness from Mr..
Thomas B. Todd, Sr., of North Point. The
theft was committed last November.
frank Burnham, agent for the Northern
Central Railway at Ashland, has been trans
ferred to Hollins succeeding W. C. Rigor, who
goes to Canton. Roy Robinson, of New Free
dom, succeeds Mr.. Burnham at Ashland.
- Large quantities of ice were harvested
in Baltimore county from last weeks freeze,
but much of it was of very poor quality, be-
ing mixed with snow. Many teams were
hauling ice in Green Spring Valley on Monday.
--One now hears very little about the
scarcity of coal and both the supply and the
L II. ~ a II Nln
winter of 1923 will long be remembered for
its coal famine and the consequent high
prices.
->The snug little farm of the late George
Lins, situated at Blenheim, 10th district was
offered at public sale on Tuesday last by the
executors, Messrs. John c. and William f.
Lins, and withdrawn, the bids being thought
too low.
-Mr. Joseph Clendenin, who owns the
"Woodwatonn property on Boyce avenue,
near Ruxton, has purchased from the execu-
tors of the late James Boyce, l4-100 acres of
uuimproved land, adjoining his place, at S40O
per acre.
The smoke house and woodshed on the
Fangmeyer property, at Owings' Mills were
destroyed by fire last Sunday morning, caus-
ing loss OF about $500, which is covered by
insurance The fine house on the place made
a narrow escape.
- The pink slips sent out with the first
issue of THE UNION in December last con-
tinue to find their way back to the Office, but
there are still many of them that have not
been heard from. Our friends should not over
look them entirely.
->Some of The UNIONS local correspon-
dents make practice of copying items from
other newspapers and giving them as their
own. They can't fool us in this. They should
remember that it is part of our business to
read the newspapers.
james Owings, well known colored
man who has rented the farm of Mr. Thomas
Mann, in Dulany's Valley, for some years. has
rented the farm of Mr.. Jackson Wilson, near
Jacksonville 10th district The latter has
been run as dairy farm.
-Mr. Wilbert Price, a storekeeper in the
customs service, has been promoted to the po-
sition of assistant in the auditors Office at
salary of 81 400 per year. He is a resident of
the 9th district of this county and a son of DR..
B. F. Price, of Mt. Carmel.
There is talk of starting a wild fowl
hatchery on the property known as Batavia.
on East creek, near Back river. The place
contains 200 acres and is owned by Mr.. John
Henry Keene, of Baltimore. New Workers
are interested in the project.
- Deputy Game Warden Whitaker, of
Towson, on Wednesday arrested Joseph Banks,
colored, for killing RABBIT out of season.
Justice Keller, of Govanstown, fined him S5
and costs-iust $40 Pretty good price and it
was only a little rabbit at that.
> Mrs. Ann e. Dorsey, wife of Mr.. Allen
Dorsey. who was once superintendent of the
old horse railway between Baltimore and
Towson. died at her home in Baltimore, a few
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