The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-03-21

the premises. a number of lots of ground at
Arlington, Sd district.
Wednesday. April Is. by Gen. Felix Agnus, at
Nacirema Stock Farm, Green Spring Valley,
horses, colts, cattle, farm implements and
wednesday, April Is, by E. winthrop Bosley and
w. Gill Smith, trustees, on the premises,
country seat at Hamilton, Hartford road.
Mr. Charles f. Thomas, of Highland
town, has secured patent for steering head
for motor cycles. ,
> Many of the spring birds have arrived
and as they are now better protected than for
merly there should be many more oil them.
"a cOlored man driving an automobile at
a high rate of speed about the streets of Tow
son on Tuesday attracted no little attention.
The season for the straw bat IS at hand
and the one of last years vintage will do duty
until more stylish looking one can be had
MIR. r. Pierce Choate, who was some
time ago appointed one of the road commits
sioners for the I'd district, qualified on Tuesday
MIR. H. H. Stabler of Sherwood, n z.
r. R., has let the contract for large stable
and carriage house to Mr. Walter II. Burnham.
- Hicks, the weather man. seems to have
gone wrong in his predictions for the present
month. It is rarely that March treats us so
well.
- The time for gudgeon fishing isnow near
at hand It is a fact often noted that the big
gest liar is the most successful gudgeon fisher
man.
"A marriage license was granted in Balti.
more on Wednesday to Joseph +. Gordon and
Salie T.. Grimes, both Of DELLA Baltimore
county.
-sThe Alberton Quarry Company, for
utilizing feldspar and other minerals, was in-
corporated on Thursday, with capital stock
of $4,000.
- Robins are unusually numerous about
Towson this spring and large numbers Of
them find roosting places in the Court House
park at night
- Spring is here and now is the time to
clean up about your premises. A little labor
and cash expended in this way is sure to bring
the best returns.
Mr. r. H. NJ. Thorn has commenced the
erection of a handsome cottage on Hillside
road, Roland Park, overlooking the grounds
of the Country Club.
THE new Mays NJ. E. Church, on Chest
nut Ridge will be dedicated on Sunday, March
10Th, by the presiding elder Of the circuit, Rev.
Dr. c. Herbert Richardson.
- Mr.. John McHenry, treasurer OF the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company, had
his right ankle fractured or Wednesday last
by his horse falling upon him.
4 - Mr.. Jacob ID. Geist, Worthlngton VAL
ye1 fftfg les lest iY aSs33 hnshe's OF
~ Mr.. ~. M. Whitefcfc has offered the Bal
ptimore City Water Board S75 an acre for 80
acres of the River Bank farm at Loeb Raven.
The offer was held under advisement.
>All the members of the Towson bar
have signed hattering testimonial to Chief
Judge McSherry, of the Maryland Court OF
Appeals, and forwarded the same to him.
MIR Allen Stevenson, coal merchant at
Sherwood N. G. R. R., has been granted
government pension at the rate of St per
month. He served some years in the navy.
- Talent from Baltimore will givea music
al and literary entertainment in Bentley NJ +.
Church, Parkton Circuit, on Thursday, March
26th, at 30 pm. Admission Is and 10 cts.
THE fair recently held by Highland Ma
sonic Lodge, of Highlandtown, netted the
handsome sum of $500, The money will be
used in the erection of a temple for the lodge.
THE principal passenger trains on the
Western Maryland Railroad are to be vesti-
buled and equipped with the latest appliances
for the comfort and convenience of travellers.
THE congregation of Salem Evangelical
Church, Highlandtown, is maturing plans for
the erection of new church on Third street.
Contractor Jacob Peters is now preparing the
plans.
- At public sale at Bealsville, Montgom-
cry county, on Wednesday a farm team of six
heavy draft horses brought nearly 81 900.
Horses are selling very high in that section of
Maryland.
BY the quarterly distribution of the
State public school fund, made by the Comp
troller on the 10th inst Baltimore county
white schools will receive 80, 1886. % and colored
schools 81 ,604.43.
- City people who own summer homes in
Baltimore county are getting them in shape
for occupancy. Less than two months from
now our population will be largely increased
by these families.
ION account of the presence of diphtheria
in the family of Mr.. John Gartling the public
school on the Falls road, Chestnut Ridge,
which was attended by his children, has been
temporarily closed.
- Rev. f. r. Isaac, senior pastor of Great
Falls Circuit, will preach special sermon to
the Daughters of America and the Jr. q. U.
A. NJ, at Gatch's Church, Belar road, Sunday,
March 22d, at s p. NJ
THE deputy game wardens are keeping
a sharp lookout for those who violate the law
by shooting robins. A fine of five dollars and
costs is the kind of medicine that will cure
them of their DESIRE
THE Baltimore Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in Bal
timore, Wednesday, April 1st On the same
day the Methodist Protestant Conference will
meet at Pocomoke City.
-Today-Saturday March 21st is the first
day of Spring Except for great deal of rain
March has treated us very well so far, even st.
Patrick's day being mild and nothing especial
ly Objectionable about it.
-The Mt. Washington Water Company
will install thirty fre-plugs in that village at a
cost to the county of $40 each per year. The
rae dents will supply 1000 feet of hose in two
-sSosions of 500 feet each.
"A summons was received at Towson last
week for Samuel G. Wilson to serve as a grand
juror at the present term OF the U. S. District
Court. Mr.. Wilson, who was well known
auctiopser, has been dead eight years.
-s(THE UNION announced last week that 1t
had a lot of seeds from the Agricultural De-
payment at Washington for distribution. By
The middle of this week the supply was ex-
hausted and there were demands for more.
- States Attorney Grason has suggested to
Judge Fowler that the law library in the Court
House be kept open at all times instead of only
when court is in session. Mr.. Grason also
. thinks that librarian should be appointed.
Numbered. The rural free delivery system is
rapidly supplanting it. Ruhl is the only one
still remaining in the 9th district of this county
; and it will be abolished on the LIST of April
next
"A German farm hand named George
Schmidt. employed for the last ten years by
Mr.. T. Alvah Merritt, of Patapsco Neck, was
found dead in his bed on Tuesday morning.
He was 50 years of age and died from natural
->The ladies of EPSON NJ. P. Church,
Towson, are making preliminary arrange
ments for a fair and bazar to continue one week
to be held early in June. The money raised
will be expended in the improvement OF the
church property.
-The County Commissioners on Monday
last increased the assessment of the Maryland
Steel Company on its SparrowS FONT plant
from 81, S54 400 to So. ,OOO. The company,
represented by Mr.. Walter R. Townsend, re-
sisted the increase.
THE little pink slips" are still hndlng
their way back to THE UNION Office, several
more of them having turned up this week.
Let others who have them in their possession
unreceipted remember the old adage-"1t IS
never too late to do good"
- Plenty of cabbage seed was sown on st.
Patrick's day, many people bellevlng tha5 un.
less thew did the work that day they would not
get any cabbage We have heard OF people
Who even sowed the seed on top of snow on
that day and secured crop.