The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-10

hogs, wagons farm implements. etc
Saturday January 81, by William j Peach. as
siguee. etc., on the premises, house ana
lot in the village of Granite
Arrangements are being made to hold
fair in the new Catholic Church in Towson, to
begin Easter Monday.
= Examiner Cook and Assistant Examiner
Hershner have been engaged this week in Of
ficially visiting the schools.
-Since the coal famine began one Balti.
more county wood dealer has sold over l, 500
cords and the demand still continues.
- David Miller, employed in the flint mill
at Glen Morris, W. NJ r. R., had several ribs
broken in an accident on Thursday last.
nanv has as appointed Dr. James Gore, OF REFS
terstown, one of the official surgeons OF the
= When Baltimore county turnpike can
nav per cent. dividend that must mean good
management and the officers deserve congratu-
lation.
THURSDAY morning, January 9th, was
the coolest of the winter up to this time. The
mercury in Towson registered from 10 to 10
degrees.
- Colds are prevalent and some people say
thew have grip. Sudden changes in the wealth
er is assigned as the cause of the prevalence of
these maladies
- The first Farmers Institute in Baltimore
county will be held at Cockeysville, Tuesday,
January Goth. The program was published in
The UNION last week.
The site of the postoffice at BrOokland-
vile, on the Falls road, has been moved one
mile south Andrew Fisher is the new post
master, succeeding Miss Mather, resigned.
->January, 1908, has not done much for us
so far in the shape of weather. According to
the Hicks A lmanac we need not look for much
better during the remainder of the month.
Last Monday was "bue Monday" for
good many thousands of Baltimore county
children. 1t was the day Of the opening of
their schools after the long Christmas holiday.
"A fine driving horse belonging to Mr.. l..
w. Wright, who lives near Reisterstown,
slipped aud fell on the ice few days ago and
injured himself so seriously that he had to be
killed.
-On the LIST of January, 1908, County
Treasurer Cochran had on hand the comforta-
BILE balance of 1921, 054.59. The collections
during the month of December amounted to
$29, 91605.
~ Mr.. Joseph S. Bowen, who has held the
position many years, has been reelected SUI
perintendent of EPSON NJ. P. Sunday School,
Towson, and Mr.. VIM. X. Straughn, assistant
superintendent
MIR. Daniel Harding, contractor and
builder, of Towson, is among those who is pre-
pairing estimates for the new administration
building for the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege at College Park
1.-The gaities attending the holiday season
are now at an end and people are getting back
into their aforetime grooves again. Beyond
some aggravated cases Of indigestion no visible
harm has been DONE
THE Baltimore weather man seems to
have gone very much wrong. He said We'd
nesday would be fair and warmer when, as
matter of fact, lively snow storm continued
a good part of the day.
- Messrs Arthur L. Bosley and Richard
H. Peasants are named among the incorpora-
tors of the Electrical Material Company that
has Just been organized in Baltimore with a
al stock of $40 600
~ Mr.. Fred. d. Dolenberg. of Towson,
has been appointed by Mr.. n. Bosley Merry
man record clerk in the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court He was formerly clerk in
the Register of Wills Office.
MI Sa% 1f eapn S has SSad Sd
Park Heights avenue, near Pikesville, to re-
place the one destroyed by fire few weeks ago.
The estimated cost is about $25, 900.
THE pink slips are still finding their
way back and pleasant and encouraging words
often come with them. One man SAID this
week that he knew of nothing that gave him
more pleasure than to pay S1.50 for THE UNION.
THE people at Fullerton, Belair road,
put up a large sized kick because their mail,
that should have reached them at A. NJ last
Saturday morning, did not put in an appear
ance until P. NJ. They blame the Baltimore
postoffiee.
IA pair of horses and buggy belonging to
Mr. James Carlisle of Hartford county, and
left standing in front of the house of Mr..
Robert Fishpaw, at Phoenix, on Sunday night
last were driven off by some one and have not
since been beard Of
> Messrs. John l. Yellott and Joshua G..
Bosley, attorneys for John G. Refer, have en-
tered suit for damages against the County Com
missioners for alleged personal injuries sustain
ed by him while driving on county road in
which there were defects.
This week Mr.. Jefferson D. Norris, at
tornev presented to the County Commissioners
6ood Mr. William Kpvqor and fnurtppO
others to Chestnut avenue, which extends
from Glyndon to Reisterstown. This avenue
now becomes county road.
WAS the war with Spain justi6abe?"
was the question discussed last Saturday night
by the Luthervlle Debating Society. Messrs
j. G. Vincent and John Greb spoke for the af
frmative, and Mr.. George r. Needham in the
negative. Decision in favor of the former.
MIR. T. w. Miles, a farmer near Phoenix,
10th district, lately lost three horses from some
mysterious cause. The veterinary who ex-
amined their stomachs said they had died from
eating musty cornfodder. Other horses in the
same neighborhood have been similarly az
fected.
The handsome residence of Mr.. Charles
w. Slagle Jr.. in Roland Park, was entered
by burglars few nights ago and robbed of
diamond brooch valued at $3.50. The thief
gained entrance through an upstairs window
while the family was entertaining company
below.
"A Baltimore paper says that John Skip
per, of the Sth district of this county, went to
the city few days ago to make some pur-
chases He had about $50 in his possession
and falling into bad company, this was soon
gone and he returned to his home sadder and
wiser man.
- Major John Mecasin sustained loss of
over $4,000 in big fire that occurred in At
lanta Ga, few days ago. Major Mecaslin
who is native of Maryland aud very
wealthy ms 10 hrOfhar nf Mr. A A Me.
caslin, well known citizen of Warren, Balti-
more county.
- Mrs DeBaugh, wife of Mr.. Henry De-
Baugh, carpenter, who lives on the York
road short distance north of Towson, was Sc
riously scalded in the face on Monday by the
explosion of can of tomatoes that she had
put on the stove TO warm. DR.. Massenburg is
attending her.
"a company of New York capitalists has,
it is said purchased from the Powhatan I'm
provement Company the old Powhatan mill
property, near Gwynn Oak Park, where it is
proposed to establish cemetery. There are
354 acres in the tract which is said to have
cost about S150,000.
->The contract for building the fine school
house at Sparrow's Point-the cost OF which
will be about $40 000-has been award ed by
the Board to Mr.. Daniel Harding, of Towson.
The Maryland Steel Company. which donated
the lot, will contribute 900 towards the
erection of the building.
- Mr.. Joseph +. Smith, who rents the
farm of Mr.. Henry c. Merryman, at Bosley
postoffice, raised the past season on some of his
ground as much as Is barrels of corn to the
acre. By the food in the Gunpowder on
Friday night of last week Mr.. Smith lost u
large quantity of fodder.
- The corner stone of the new academy
building at Jarrettsville was laid last Saturday
afternoon, the ceremonies being in charge of
Mt Ararat Lodge of Masons. Addresses were
made by Mr.. Noble L. Mitchell Speaker of the
House of Delegates, Mr.. William H. Harlan,
of the Hartford bar, and Others
- Many strangers were in Towson on
Tuesday, nearly every section of the county
being represented. And there was a good
sprinkling of politicians among them. Balti-
timore countys plum tree will get good
shake this year and there are many looking
ahead for the fruit that will drop.
THE very heavy rain of Friday after
noon and night of last week produced freshets
in some of the larger streams in this county
and some damage was done. The Gunpowder
was greatly swollen and all the lowlands along
its banks were flooded. Nearly two inches of
rain fell in the course of few hours.
-@S Superintendent Tracey. of the aims
house. reported to the County Commissioners
on Tuesday that on the 1st of January, 1903,
there were 81 inmates in that institution. He
eo;I he bod roooivad 1nuardS Of 100 tons of