The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-25

per Princeton is hard to beat, but when b,
strikes the hat-well, there are others.
Two memorial windows have beer
placed in st. Michael's Chapel at HANNAH
More Academy, Reisterstown, by Mr.. E. L
Raborg, of Boston, in memory of his wife
who was niece of the late Rev. Dr. Rich, fol
many years principal of the academy.
THE cornerstone for the new Masonic
Temple in Gainesville was laid last Saturday
afternoon by the Grand Lodge of Maryan
Corn, wine and oil. indispensable articles al
such Masonic functions, were used. Severa
subordinate lodges assisted in the ceremonies.
IL. Bryant Hill, who was killed by fall
from second story window of his dwelling in
Oak Forest Park Catonsville on Tuesday af
ternoon, was a son of the late William B. Hill
a member of the bar and property agent who
was once well known resident of Baltimore
county.
MANY of the road commissioners say
that the rate of 81. 25 and $3.50 per day fixed
for horse and cart is too little and declare
that they cannot secure them at those figures
| When it is considered that it requires the SER
vices of a man or boy to drive the cart the
compensation does seem small.
->Some of the Democratic candidates in
this county are violently opposed to the intro
duction of the Crawford system in the coming
primary. Mr.. G. Albert Mays, one of the
leading candidates for Clerk of the Court. will
oppose the movement and declares that if it is
dQOplcQ u Will Ucdb luc party.
- City people who own country places in
Baltimore county are now getting into them
as rapidly as possible in order to fully enjoy
the loneliness of early spring. This is high
ly favored section of Maryland and if there il
such thing as Gods country" it is to be
found right here in Baltimore county.
- Mrs. Beatrice McRoberts, Govanstown
florist, isabout to discontinue the sale of ported
plants and engage in the business of selling
cut flowers exclusively. With this end in
view she will make public sale on Monday,
May 4th, of a large collection of choice plants,
to which attention is especially invited.
1.-Two serious accidents resulted from the
racing at Pimlico on Thursday. The great
steeplechaser Joe Letter bled to death in few
minutes from wound in the side received by
running against piece of timber. and A. r..
H. Janson, Jr., had an arm broken and sus.
tanned other injuries by bis horse falling,
railway on the Hartford road from Belair to
Baltimore is already having its effect on prop
erty values. Last week man who owns a
place near Carney asked $1,000 for it. This
week the price was $4,000. This gives some
idea of how property owners reel about 1t.
- Mr.. Redmond Q. Stewards Tom FIR won
the special four-mile fiat race at Pimlico on
Wednesday afternoon, beating Kathleen and
Tom Clark. Princeton was also in the race
but was unplaced. He is the horse that won
the steeplechase for the Maryland Hunt Cup
that was run near Towson last Saturday after
noon.
-The annual entertainment by the chill
dren of st. Anthony's School, at Anthony
vile, Belair road, took place on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday nights of this week and
proved in all respects successful. The school
is conducted by the Sisters of st. Francis,
under the direction of the pastor, Rev. 81. s.
Nagengast.
@Towson is rapidly getting on her new
spring suit and is beginning to assume that
air of attractiveness for which it is noted in
summer. There are few prettier towns to be
found anywhere than TOwson and our people
should burnish up about their premises and
thus keep up our reputation for neatness and
cleanliness.
ION Friday afternoon next, May LIST, the
formal reception of the captured Spanish gun
will take place in the Court House park at
Towson. The program has already been an.
nounced and the affair promises to be one of
much more than ordinary interest. general
invitation is extended and there should be a
large attendance.
1.-THE managers of the Maryland Steeple-
chase Association can be congratulated upon
the fact that they have been able to hold one
meeting at Pimlico without the interference of
rain. They have broken the record, so far as
the weather is concerned, and set new pace
for the old track. Let us hope they may be
able to keep it up.
THE outlook for the success of the Tow
son and Cockeysville Electric Railway is most
encouraging at this time and that it will be
built there does not appear to be the least
doubt. An enterprise of so much Importance
to the people must not be permitted to Ian
guish. The gentlemen at the head of it should
be encouraged in every way possible.
1.-THE fine new Catholic Church at Tow
son is now open for inspection and last Sun
day afternoon a large number of persons,
many of them strangers, came here to see it.
A man from Baltimore who said he had been
in all the large Catholic churches in that city
declared that the one now receiving the finish
ing touches here is finer than any of them.
- Bethany Lodge No. o. l. o. o. F.. of
Glen-Arm, and Leah Rebekah Lodge No. A.
will celebrate the eighty-fourth anniversary of
the order Of Odd Fellowship. at their hall
terian Church, will preach sermon suitable
to the occasion. Public invited.
- Frank W. Williams, aged 18 years. who
was agent for the Northern Central Railway at
Stevenson Station, Green Spring Valley, and
who mysteriously disappeared from his home
about ten days ago. has returned. He went
off, he said to see the world, but soon got
homesick and was glad to get back. He is a
son of Mr.. J. o. Williams, of Brooklandville,
and young man of good character.
MIR. D. w. Mays, whose home is on the
York turnpike, near Philopolis, while exam
lining some old papers that had evidently been
note of hand for four pounds. drawn by
Stephen Cole and Stephen Gorsuch and dated
September Goth, 1876. The signatures were
witnessed by John Hunter. Mr.. Mays bought
the property from the late Irving ]. Gorsuch.
81 DR.. VIM. ]. Todd and Messrs. John W.
Mealy and John A. Lawrence, trustees of the
public school at Mt Washington, have taken
a highly commendable stand in trying to
break up the cigarette habit among the pupils
of the school, Those who sell the noxious
things to the boys have been notified to discon-
tinue the sale of them and drastic measures
are to be enforced to check the rapidly growing
evil.
This week Mr.. Joseph Phipps farm
manager at Hampton, near Towson, sold fine
Jersey heifer calf and one of his best pens of
Barred Rocks to Mr.. S. H. Anderson, man.
ager of the Lathrop farm at Falls Church, Va.
Mr.. Anderson until lately was gardener and
florist at the country place of Rev. DR.. John
f. Goucher, near Pikesville, and naturally has
a weakness for the good things of Baltimore
county.
- Road Master Straw, of w. NJ. Railway
Company, has issued an order to supervisors
and section foremen to inspect all crossties,
Classifying ties less than feet IL inches in
length as second-class, and rejecting all over
feet inch long, until sawed off to measure
feet or until the owner is willing to accept a
reduction of scents on each tie to pay for saving
to the proper length. They must zee that all
ties now on hand are sawed oil to feet before
being put in track.
- Last Saturday afternoon Towson, for the
space of two or three hours, was one of the
liveliest places in the country. At O'Clock Q
largely attended wedding took place in Trinity
| Church. and at the same hour the great race
for the Maryland Hunt Cup started about hall
mile north of the town. Hundreds of peo
pie in splendid turnouts and on horseback at
tended the latter and they made most amima
ted picture as they passed along the roads. II
was great day for Towson.
A Priests Plain Talk.-On Sunday last
Rev. Don Luigi Sartori, pastor of st. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Midland, Md, formerly pas
tor of St. Stephens Church, in the 18th district
of this county, gave his people very plain
! talk and among other things said:
"As a pastor l protest strenuously against
| irnpudent, hungry collectors from neighborinG
| parishes to aid Objectionable, hungry organi
cations, sponging on others for self-support
Let parishioners support their own parishes
Organizations ought to disband if they are not
able to sustain themselves. Midland is not 9
dumping station for outside beggars. They
are not wanted here A man or a woman
parishioner, silly and loquacious girls, especi
ally, going from house to house of this parish
are simply fools, knowing well that our OWL
parishioners have their heavy burden to main
tain their families and to carry on a debt o
about SIS, 900, and their large school, support