The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07

Smith, in the LIST district, that was offered al
public sale on Monday, at the Court House
! by Mr.. Daniel NJ. Murray, trustee, was with
| drawn on a bid of $50 per acre. There are
2134 acres in the tract.
- The cornerstone for the new church al
Gatch's appointment, on the Belair road, will
be laid next Sunday afternoon. Rev. John f
Goucher, D. D., of Baltimore, will preach the
sermon. Garden Lodge of Odd Fellows will
take part in the ceremonies.
- Next Sunday Rev J. A. Jones, the new
pastor, will preach at Middetown Baptist
Church at IL A. NJ. Forest, P. NJ. and Here
ford, 7.3O P. NJ. Mr.. Jones is delighted with
his new appointments and thinks the country
the most beautiful he ever saw.
1.-The counting of the tickets at the Tow
son precincts of the 9th district disclosed some
odd voting, but whether Intentionally or not
OF course cannot be said. Although voter
was privileged to vote for twenty one candi-
dates some marked but one or two.
- The Hagerstown "Almanack" for 1904,
with its artistic and beautiful cover and fine
illustrations, made its appearance in Towson
on election day. j. Gruber has been gathered
to his fathers long since, but his "almanack, -
like Tennyson's brook, "goes on forever"
- The judges and clerks who handled the
ballots of Tuesday election had to work hard
for the small compensation they receive, to
say nothing of being deprived of an entire
nights rest. To count a complicated ballot
with sixty names on it is matter of much
magnitude.
MIR. Dawson Cardwell, gardener on the
Auburn estate, near Towson, says the past
was in many respects the most unfavorable
season he ever experienced on account of so
much rain. 1t was impossible he Gays, to
keep his work up and garden crops failed in
consequence.
"a game of football was played at Tow
son last Saturday afternoon by the team of the
Park Athletic Club of Baltimore and the
home team. Score to in favor of the visi-
tors. A day or two before the Junior Towson
team went to Woodbrook and defeated the
team of that place. 20 to 0.
- Mrs. Merryman, wife of Mr. n. Bosley
Merryman, Clerk of the Circuit Court, frac-
tured bone in one of her ankles while alight
ing from a carriage at Sherwood Church,
Cockeysville, last Sunday morning. She was
removed to her home at Timonium, where she
received surgical attention.
$50 far, we are glad to say no children
have met with accidents in Towson while
burning leaves, which appears to be favorite
amusement with them every fall. Because of
the large number of maple trees here the
ground is thickly strewn with leaves and
these afford the opportunities spoken of.
-->St. Anthony Catholic Church, at An
thonyville, Belair road, is the residuary legatee
of the estate of Bernard Fangman, who died
in Baltimore, October 22d. Sister Bruno, of
st. Anthony's Church, is legatee of the same
estate to the amount of $50 as mark of her
kindness to the old man, who died without
relatives.
THE open season for partridges and rab-
bits in this county commenced on the LIST OF
November, which was Sunday but this fact
did not deter many from going out with dogs
and guns. The alleged sportsman of the pres
ent pays very little attention to appear
ances and the Sabbath is no more to him than
any other day.
sMr G. O. Wilson has sold his large
livery stables at Notre Dame Station, near Ro-
L.. TD--I- H. L - vl0 Ioa
been engaged in farming near Cockeysville for
several years. Mr.. Gather will sell all his
stock, Implements etc., on the 18th of this
month. He will take charge of the stables on
the 18th instant.
-Govane avenue, on the east side of the
York road. in Govanstown, is about quar-
ter of mile in length and has as residents
about twenty taxpayers. For long time
these men have been trying to have four
lights placed on this avenue, but they are still
in darkness. 1t would seem that demand so
reasonable as this might be complied with
without any further delay.
->Some of the Halloween pranks Played
by gang of hoodlums in Towson last Satur-
day night were of a nature that should not be
tolerated in an order-loving community. If
the toughs are to take the town on such occa-
sions, and the people are to have no protection
from the officers of the law, they should take
matters in their own hands and protect their
property, even if they have to do some shoot
ing to accomplish it.
IAN attempt was made a few nights ago
to set fire to the home of Mr.. Charles E. Ford,
on the ReisterstoWn road, near Arlington, by
pouring coal oil on the front porch and then
igniting it. Fortunately some members of the
family discovered the fire before it had gained
any Roadway and put it out. Other similar
attempts have lately been made in the same
neighhorhood and the belief is growing that a
firebug is at work.
Tho eth disfrini tho su alleet hut one in
Baltimore county, has registered vote of 626,
of which number 16 are colored. In counting
the vote on Tuesday night 70 ballots were
thrown out on account of improper marks, etc.
So if the entire 16 colored men voted and all
of their ballots were imperfect, it will be seen
that there are 81 white men in the district
who went to the polls who are incapable of
marking their ballots correctly.
- Last week Mr.. Robert M. Taylor, of Mt.
Prospect Farm, Hillen road, advertised in The
UNION for two first-class milkmen and before
the middle of this week he had secured what
he wanted and was much pleased with the re-
suit. He says he received more than fifteen
replies to the lad" one of them from Anne
Arundel county and another from Gettysburg.
Heretofore Mr.. Taylor has been getting his
help through intelligence offices. but says:he
will never do so again.
The Market Basket Nuisance.-Street
cars are designed for utility rather than COM
fort notwithstanding the fact that good deal
of the latter can be got out of them when
they are put to a normal use. However,
utility and the convenience of rapid transit are
about all that can be expected, especially dur
ing the rush hours. Much of the time even
those two privileges are partially barred by the
freight system employed in the handling and
transportation of market baskets.
People have to go to market, of course. And
they cannot be expected to walk, much less to
carry their baskets. The popular mode of
ol<~,-k IT.
for their baskets is the rear platform. 1t is
the rule with most conductors to have passen
gers with baskets deposit them there. That is
the best that can be done, for it would be
worse to take them inside. On market days
the baskets are literally stacked on the plat
forms of cars. Not only is there no room To
stand, if the interior of the car is packed, as it
usually is, but the nuisance is permitted to
such an extent that passengers find it difficult
to get on and off. They are in danger of
bling over basket or a box (all sorts of
receptacles are put on the platforms) and fall
ing, which might result seriously.
It seems that there should be some arrange
ment made to do away with what is really
nuisance. True, it is something of problem,
this handling of market baskets so as to not
interfere with the comfort and convenience of
passengers. Possibly the only solution to it
would be special market basket car or cars.
1t is hardly a fair proposition to expect pas
sengers to pay fare, stand up and scramble on
and off over heap of marketing Baltimore
Herald.
Mr.. Farrell's Good Fortune.-Mr.W William
P. Farrell has resigned his position as chief
clerk at the Hotel Rennert to accept the chief
clerkship of the Hotel Belvedere, which will
open about December LIST under the manage
ment of Mr.. E. B. McCahan, formerly at the
Stafford. Mr.. Farrell has been connected with
the Rennert for eight years or more and is
one of the most popular hotel men in the
South. He has wide acquaintance among
travelling men, and patrons of the Rennert will
regret the change be is to make. The Belve-
dere is to be one of the finest hotels south of
New York, and Mr.. Farrell's many friends are
congratulating him on the position he is to
have there. 1t is a promotion he deserves.
For one year Mr.. Farrell managed the Buena
Vista Hotel, in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Baltimore american.
MIR. Farrell is a native of Towson and his
friends here are pleased to learn of his promo
ton.
Hunt Club Meets.-The schedule of meets
OF the Elkridge Hunt Club for the remainder
of the present month is as follows: Saturday,
7th, (drag)-Sherwood, 245 P. NJ. (Mr. and
Mrs. H. Carroll Brown invite the members of
the club to lucheon at their country seat,
Brooklandwood, at o'clock } Wednesday,
11th unt)-Rodgers' Shop. York road, 3 P.