The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-14

| next, 18th instant, commencing at III A. N.
Every body, especially the ladies. is invited
The affair will present some novel features and
will prove interesting and instructive.
->Mr Walter p. Reckord writes to The
| UNION to say that "macadamiZed roads, If
| property constructed, will stand any weather
| we have experienced in Baltimore county for
! the past ten years." The trouble is that some
of these are not "properly constructed"
Members of the Webster Literary Socie-
| ty of Towson High School gave the two act
comedy entitled "A Box of Monkeys" in
Grange Hall, on Friday night of last week.
| The affair was marked success and was much
enjoyed by an audience that filled the hall.
"A young Austrian named Buzzanello,
who was stealing ride, fell from freight
train near Parkton, on Monday morning last,
and had his right hand cut off and bis arm
terribly mangled. He was taken to hospital
in Baltimore where the arm was amputated.
- The Moffett Hurdle dog case, which was
| on trial in the Circuit Court here several days
this week, ended on Wednesday in hung
| Jury. They stood eight for the plaintiff and
| four for the defendant. Messrs. John 7. and
John s. Ensor were counsel for the plaintiff.
The Hartford County School Board be-
! lieves in having ladies as members of the
boards of trustees of the public schools and
thus far they have appointed seven. This is
an example that the Baltimore County Board
might follow to the advantage OF some OF the
schools.
- Upon the invitation of the pastor Rev.
NJ. O'Keefe the congregation of st. Francis
| Catholic Church, Towson, had an opportunity
last Sunday morning to inspect the beautiful
new church now nearing completion. When
finished it will be one of the finest churches in
Maryland.
> Rachel Richmond. aged years, daugh-
| ter of Mr.. James Richmond, of Denmore
| Park, was drowned on Wednesday afternoon
by accidentally falling into the swimming
pool at Electric Park while she was on her way
| home from school, accompanied by a sister
and brother.
- A highly bred setter bitch belonging to
Mr. William r. Hoff of Towson, was poison
ed early this week. She had litter of nine
young puppies and this fact makes the poison
ing all the more cruel Mr.. Hof valued the
animal at 500 and her puppies have sold read
lily for SIS to S25.
MIR. r. II. Bussey, of the Towson bar,
had four fox terriers killed at his home at
Cockeysville. few days ago, to prevent the
spread of rabies. He thought they might have
been bitten by a supposed mad dog that was
in the neighborhood and he did not want to
run and chances.
= Capt Joseph W. Shirley who is an ex-
perienced civil engineer, has made an exami.
nation of the old shot-tower in Baltimore and
says it will be standing when plenty of the
brick buildings now going up will have fallen.
Rather serious reflection upon the builders
of the present day.
The entertainment announced to take
place last Wednesday night at the First Ger
man Reformed Church, Jacksonville, was
postponed on account of the weather until
Tuesday night next, February 18th. Should
the weather again prove unfavorable 1T will be
held the next fair night.
- Mr. Charles ]. Law, of 924 French street.
Wilmington. DEL. is advertising III Balt-
more paper for some information concerning
Harry and William Law, sons OF Catharine
and Ingram Law, formerly of Philadelphia
There is Harry Law living at Baynesville
two miles east of TOwSOn
- Another mysterious barn fire, with
heavy loss occurred in the Sd district within
the past few days. Does the State Fire Mar
shall intend to take any notice of this, or sim.
ply ignore it, as he apparently has all the
Others? And this reminds us: What is the
State Fire Marshal for anyway?
- Mr.. Elmer ]. Cook of the Towson BAR
with Messrs w. Frank Tucker and William
A. easier, have been appointed receivers of the
Equitable Building, Loan and Investment
Association of Baltimore, and have bonded in
the sum Of Sl50,000. Messrs. Grain e. Hershey
are attorneys for the association.
Ion Sunday last two freight trains on the
P. w. & B. Railroad collided on the bridge at
Preston and Wolfe streets, Baltimore. and a
car tn at contained II hogs was knocked off the
bridge into the street below. The car was
wrecked, IS of the hogs were killed outright
and many of the others were injured.
- Government surveyors placed a copper
plate in large stone in the facade of the
Court House giving the information that the
building is 465 feet above the sea. But this
fact must not discourage strangers We have
several fine artesian wells near the town, be-
sides many other things that are wet"
"A delegation of influential citizens rep
resenting the Improvement Association of
Eastern Avenue Extended. called upon the
County Commissioners on Tuesday and forci-
bly, urged the improvement of Eastern avenue
from Highandtown to Back river. The Board
decided to make some temporary repairs now
| and 6O the work thnr0uUhlV in ADril
PA few years ago it cost Baltimore county
annually thousands of dollars to pay the
banks the discount on the notes given for bor-
rowed money to meet the current expenses of
est on deposits and did not pay out dollar for
discounts. This is highly creditable finan-
cering.
"A Baltimore county official, who is all
ways fond of joke when it is at the expense
of some other fellow, played pretty good one
on himself short time ago. He decided to
commence raising turkeys and went off to
neighbours and bought trio. After he had
the birds at home for some time he discovered
that they were all gobblers. His turkey fami-
ly has not increased any.
"A ''carte postale" dated Nice, France,
January 9th, was received in Towson on
Tuesday morning. Among other things the
writer said: There are palm trees and orange
trees in fruit, flowers are everywhere bloom
ing and parasos and umbrellas are carried by
very different from Paris, where the skies have
been grey and leaden for weeks at time.'
- Farmers are getting ready for early
spring work and soon they will begin to turn
over the ground for their sum mer crops. Now
this is laborious and tedious work, but one of
these days it will be done with as much ease
| and expedition as other things on the farm
are accomplished. The inventive genius of
the modern Yankee is sure to find way to
do this and the only wonder is he has delayed
so long.
"A meeting of representatives of the
Maryland and Virginia Racing Circuit was
held in Baltimore on Thursday, but nothing
definite could be arrived at because Timonium
and the Gentlemen's Driving Park have fixed
| on the same dates (September1 to 81 and neither
would recede from its position. These are the
county fair dates by right and the management
! should hold on to them. Mr.. D. H Rice rep
resented Timonium at Thursdays meeting.
The County Commissioners and the
Road Commissioners of the several districts OF
the county held conference in Towson on
! Wednesday relative to the liability of the lat
ter officials since the decision of the Court of
Appeals was made that the County Commits
sioners are no longer responsible for accidents
that may occur on the public roads. The
counsel to the Board will be asked for an
opinion in the premises and the question was
deferred until next week.
A Highly Commendable Movement
A meeting of number of young men was
held in Towson, on Saturday night last at
which plans were formulated for the erection
of Guild House here 10 furnish a place for in
nocent amusement for the young men of the
town. A committee, consisting of Rev. w. H.
| II. Powers, DIR. Frank r. Rich E. Stanton
Bosley, Osborne 1. Yellott and ]. Milton
Green, was appointed to take the matter
up. An association will be organized, with
capital stock of $4,000, with shares at par
value of $40 each, and it is proposed to erect
an up to-date clubhouse with the money real
lied from the sale of stock. The house will
contain reading, smoking, billiard and pool
rooms, and well-equipped gymnasium and
bowling alley. If sufficient encouragement is
| given it is also proposed to have a room for
| public meetings and swimming pool. Ten
mis- courts will also be provided
A gentleman has offered to sell the commit
tee a lot suitable for the building for about
one-third of its value. Nearly one-tenth of the
stock has already been subscribed, it is said,
and it is expected that the remainder will be
subscribed at an early date.
Looks Like the Thing Will be Accom-
plished.--A number ofgentlemen interested in
the building of the proposed electric railway
/ limo 70 10 hold ooot