The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

"Wednesday, December 1e, BY Jacob Quick, ad
ministrator of estate of Mrs. Glatzel. large
collection OF household furniture Oh al
Monday, December 81. by James ]. Lindsay, at
torney, on the premises, lot ana improve
ments Nc. 4i6 s. Clinton street. Canton.
- You can get neat little calendar fol
1904 by calling at THE UNION office.
- Howard Carlton, of Roland Park, Bal
timore county, has secured patent for cal
door and floor frame for cars.
-->The U. 8. Court in Baltimore has gran
ted discharge in bankruptcy to Mr.. Chauncey
NJ. Benninghaus, of Govanstown.
Large quantities Of fresh pork have been
sold from farm wagons in Towson within the
last few days at from 81 to cents per pound.
- The Hartford Fire Insurance Company
has increased its rate on barn risks to pei
cent. minimum, and on stores to % per cent
minimum.
->Timonium Hotel B. L. Forwood, pro.
prietor, was burglarized last Saturday night
and robbed of $12 in cash and lot Of liquors
- Mr. Reuben H. Wineholt, 9th district
farmer. few days ago slaughtered two March
shoats that weighed 301 and 800 pounds, re-
spectively.
Mr.. William B. Cockey, of Garrison
Farm, near Pikesville, last week filled his
house with good, clear ice from to 81 inches
in thickness.
- While returning from the postoffice on
Saturday. last Miss Sue Underwood, OF Sparks
Station, N. G. r. R., fell on the ice and dislo-
Gated an elbow.
- Attention is invited to an important no.
tice from Messrs. Offutt. Wright & Emmart,
insurance agents and brokers, published in
THE UNION today.
in this county on Thursday, December 24th.
Deputy game wardens should see that the law
is strictly enforced.
THE public schools of the county will
close for the Chsstmas holiday on Wednesday,
December 23d. and will not reopen until Mon
day, January f. 1904
- The last meeting of the Fallston Farm
ers' Club was held at the home of Mr.. Charles
e. Burton, a well known farmer and dairyman
of Long Green Valley.
- Already everything is running along
smoothly in the Court House and q stranger
would not even imagine that there had been
recent changes therein.
- The fine new residence of DIR. W. Mil
lard Stirling at Shane, 7th district, is rapidly
nearing completion. Mr.. VIM. F. Stiffier, of
Parkton, is the builder.
- Mr. Harrison Rider, Register of Wills,
as required by law, this week renewed his
bond in the sum of 1900. He still has two
years of his term to serve.
- In the Orphans Court this week letters
testamentary on the personal estate of Eliza
beth Kelley were granted to Edward Kelley,
who is named as executor.
- The Wilson q Kenney Company of Tow
son and Lutherville has issued a very pretty
little calendar for 1904 that it is distributing
among its numerous customers.
THE new Lutheran Church on the Har-
ford road, near Ailsa avenue, will be ready for
occupancy in a few weeks. Rev. Francis s..
Lehman is pastor of the church.
The large new store and dwelling of
Messrs. Parr Bros. in Govanstown, is being
rapidly pushed to completion. 1t will be the
finest business place in the town.
Tho vuoll kn0un T0wa0n Insurance firm
of Offutt, Wright q Emmart has established
an agency at White Hall, N. G. X. R., in
charge of Mr.. William E. Anderson.
THE County Commissioners on Wednes-
day appointed J. William Phipps, garbage re-
mover for TOwson, vice X. X. Lee Bosley.
There were several applicants for the place.
- During the morning service in Towson
NJ e. Church last Sunday eight persons were
received into the church-two into full MEM
bership, four by letter and two on probation.
- Many pink slips of paper have found
theiK way back to The UNION office this week
and hundreds more should follow between
now and January LIST. Don't overlook them.
- Butters eggs, meats and in fact nearly
everything fox the table is higher this winter
than usual, and yet there appears to be no
- Already Christmas trees are beginning
to make their appearance, bound cityward. 1t
will not be long before the evergreens are ex-
0auSlcu III OEQeI " supply tuAo CFCI AhOAC casing
demand.
- Mr.. George @. Tracey. proprietor of
Hotel Towson, who lately bought several lots
of ground on the Joppa road west of Towson,
contemplates erecting a house on part OF the
property.
Stock Farm, Towson. just now, and many
sales are being made. In one day this week
nine horses and mules were sent away from
the farm.
= The Towson and CockeysviIle electric
railway project is not dead, but simply being
held in allowance Stock subscriptions are
still being solicited and it is said the line will
surely be built.
The business of the Filston Farm Dairy
Company is now being conducted under the
direction of Mr. Charles d Knapp who was
appointed receiver by Judge Morris, of the U.
s. district Court.
- Mrs. Cecilia Hedrick, daughter of Mrs.
Charles Bosley, of Towson, had the misfor-
tune to fall few days sgo and fracture her
right leg in two places. DR.. r. Percy Smith,
of Baltimore, is attending her.
The cornerstone for the new Methodist
Episcopal Church in Govanstown will be laid
next Sunday. The new church building,
which is being erected on the site of the old
one, is already well under way.
- Rev. DIR. Bristol, of Washington. D. c.,
will deliver his popular lecture MY Young
Man." in Towson M. E. Church, on Friday
evening, December 18th. Don't miss it. 1t
will be a treat well worth hearing.
->Towson has been unusually dull this
week notwithstanding the fact that the Decem-
Der term of court commenced on Monday.
Perhaps the unfavorable weather has some
thing to do with keeping the people away.
"A two-story town hall is being erected
in the village of Warren by Mr. Summerfield
Baldwin, proprietor of the mill there. The
first story will be used as reading room and
the second for lectures, entertainments etc.
Corl Nool aOn6 II " hOao hOmo
was in Baltimore, was drowned while skating
on Frog Morter creek, near Bengies on SUM-
day last. A younger brother who broke
through the ice at the same time, was saved.
->Dr. j. s. Baldwin, sanitary officer for
the 9th district, this week reported that there
we're three cases of diphtheria at Freeland, N.
C. R. R.. and that one death from the disease
had occurred at HoHmanville, in that district.
->The plant Of the Hartford Creamery
Company. near White Hail. N. G. r. R., that
was destroyed by fire some time ago, has been
rebuilt and will resume operations about JAN
uary LIST. conducted by A. L. Anderson, Son
& Co.
->The public school on Willow avenue
9th district, was ordered closed few days ago
by the district sanitary officer because of the
presence of diphtheria among the pupils. The
school house, books, ETC., have been thorough
ly fumigated.
-->fhe new Presbyterian parsonage at
White Hall. N. G. r. R., is practically COM
pleted and will soon be occupied by the pastor,
Rev. w. A. Price. 1t is a connections build
ing and cost about $1,000. Mr.. D. A. Wilson
is the builder.
>The third snowfall Of the season put in its
appearance this week and those who predicted
snowy" winter are rubbing their hands
with glee and exclaiming, Didn't tell you
3d." Butthen these harmless idiots must have
their little fun.
-Christmas falling this year on Friday
will furnish a three day holiday to many
branches of business-Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Many people entertain the belief
that too many holidays are rather a disadvan
tage than otherwise.
- In renting his subscription an esteemed
old subscriber writes II return your pinh
one of the 'Darnation' kind that blooms sc
we'll without any attention on your part at this
season of the year. Merry Christmas and
good luck for 1904"
THE Farmers League of Maryland viii
hold meeting at the Johns Hopkins Univer
sty in Baltimore, on Tuesday, December 18th
The good roads movement and the oyste
question will be among the important sub
jects to be discussed.
-Cabbage sold in the wholesale market
in Baltimore this week at $35 ton and still
higher price is expected At this time las
year the price was about So. Some say shor
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