The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-21

place, q mouse ana acres OF lanO.
Tuesday, December l, by Robert II. Bussey, at
torney at the Court House door, a farm of
los acres, in Long Green Valley.
Wednesday, December2, by William Winter, on
the Henderson farm, Falls road, north of
Shawan. horses COWS, hogs, carriages farm
implements, poultry appliances, dairy FIX
Friday, December 4, by Clarence G. Cole, on the
York pike, IL miles west of Glencoe, large
dairy herd, horse, fodder cutter, dairy fix
Monday. December 7,by Emil Budnitz,a attorney,
on the premises, several lots and improve
ments ia Morrell Park, 18th district.
Wednesday, December Q, by George II. Willis,
Francis A. Buschman, John f. Centrum and
John s. Biddlson, trustees, at the Court
House door, real estate in the 18th and 18TH
districts.
1.-The tax rate in Baltimore for 1904 has
been fixed at $2.06 on the 800.
- Public sales of personal property con-
tinue to keep up in this county, several new
ones being advertised this week.
THE rain of this week was welcomed by
the farmers as their grain fields were begin
ming to show the need of moisture.
- On Sunday afternoon Mother Elizabeth
Wheaton, the well known evangelist, held
service for the prisoners in Towson Jail.
There are now nearly $50 pupils in the
Towson High School, many of whom travel
considerable distances daily to reach here.
Think of it Christmas but one month
off from next Wednesday. The greatest holt
iday of them all will fall this year on Friday.
Next Thursday, November 26th is
Thanksgiving day and legal holiday in Mary
land. All the public offices and banks will be
closed.
Two weeks from today THE UNIONS an
nual subscription bills will go out. If you
don't want to get one you know how to pre-
vent it.
Some of Baltimore county's rivers are
said to have been "full" of redhead ducks the
past week and they furnished fine sport for the
gunners.
The old Coliseum at Herring run, on
the Hartford road which had been the scene of
many an exciting bicycle race, was torn down
this week.
- The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Baltimore County Agricultural Society
will be held in the Court House, Towson, on
Tuesday, December 1st.
->Our Democratic friends have recovered
from their ''shock" of victory and are now be-
ginning to jubilate over the result This is
something entirely new.
1.-THE Ladies' Aid Society of Calvary Bap-
fist Church, Towson. will hold Thanksgiv-
ing sale in the Sunday school room, on Wed
nesday, November 25th.
Cecil county also has an epidemic of
diphtheria. Surely there should be some
means known to scienceto check the spread Of
this much dreaded disease
MIR. Thomas Snyder, who keeps store
at Mt. Winans, 18th district, lost his right
hand in cunning accident near Martinsburg
w. Va, one day this week.
- If the Thanksgiving turkey wants to be
on the safe side he'll be roosting high these
nights. But his times short anyhow, so it
don't make much difference.
- Mr.. FORTS e. Ensor, teacher of the pub
lie school at Shawan, 9Th district has resigned
to engage in business in Baltimore. He has
been succeeded by Miss Edna link.
- Protracted meetings will begin at Will
sons appointment, Long Green Circuit, Sun
day evening, 10Th inst, following sermon by
Rev. Edward Hayes, former pastor.
>Several horses from the Locust Vale
Stock Farm, Towson, were exhibited at the
great New York horse show this week by Mr..
Samuel Nelson, formerly of Richmond
Some of THE UNIONS local correspon-
dents have been silent long time-so long
that they have almost gotten off the list. We
should be glad to have them begin afresh.
THE Maryland Brick Company sustained
a loss of abont $1,000 by the burning of lot
of shedding at the company plant at Herring
Run, on the Philadelphia road, last Monday.
Revival services are in progress at Lake.
view NJ. e. Church, Dulany's Valley Rev. j.
R. Edwards, pastor. Service next Sunday at
730 P. NJ, and every evening during the week.
THE sudden change in the weather this
week sent the mercury down % degrees within
twenty-four hours. The cold snap in parts OF
the West was severe and there was some snow.
- Mr.. Charles M. Chilcoat of Butler, 8th
district, sent to THE UNION Office this week, an
ear of yellow corn with the cob filled so COM
pletely that no part of it can be seen except
the butt.
= Mr.. Joseph Clendennn is about to begin
the erection of a handsome gatehouse at his
country place short distance east of Ruxton.
The contract for the same has not yet been
awarded.
1.-THE mercury dropped to % degrees in
Towson on Thursday morning. There was
plenty of ice and exposed windows were solid
ly frozen. This is doing pretty well for No
vember 10th.
THE public schools of the county will
close on Wednesday of next week and not re-
open until the following Monday, thus giving
the children four full days for their Thanks
giving holiday.
- 1t looks like the good roads movement
has come to stay in Maryland, and this is most
encouraging. Every one who can should give
it boost and thus be doing something that
will benefit all.
The Methodist churches of Towson,
Revs. J. L. Straughn and J. R. Edwards, pas
tors, will hold a union Thanksgiving service
in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Thursday
next at 1890 A. NJ.
= Meetings in the interest of woman suf-
frage will be held in the Court House at Tow
son, on the afternoon and evening of Thanks
giving day and it is hoped there will be good
attendance at both.
THE contract for the construction of the
first four miles of the Baltimore and Beair
Electric Railway between Hamilton and Car
ney, has been awarded to William E. Ander-
son, of Baltimore.
THE divorce business is growing apace in
Baltimore city. New suits are being insti-
tuted every day and some days as many as
seven have been placed on the dockets. This is
very bad showing.
- Although the office of mayor of Balti-
more city is being filled by Mr.. McLane the
courts have not yet decided who was elected to
that office in May last. It's queer election
law that don't elect.
- Eggs are on the boom Just now and if
the advance keeps up they will be cutting
pretty figure by the time Christmas arrives.
The wholesale price in Baltimore this week
was % cents per dozen.
THE oyster supper held by the Ladies'
Mite Society of Grace M. P. Church. Chestnut
Ridge netted $50. The money will go to the
fund being raised for building a steeple and
vestibule to the church.
"a number of members of the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club went to Howard
county last Saturday and this week they have
been hunting the wild fox in that section and
enjoying excellent sport.
1.-The Maryland Steel Company at Spar
rows Point, Baltimore county, this week
ceved an order for 20 900 tons of steel rails for
a new railroad in Arabia. The order will
amount to about $457 900.
>It has been pretty well settled that the
several fires that have lately occurred in and
about Arlington, Sd district. were the work of
a firebug and it is said boy in the neighbor-
hood is strongly suspected.
"a number of Baltimore county people
signed the petitions that nave Deen presented
in the United States Senate against the admis-
sion to that body of Reed Smoot the new
Norman Senator from Utah.
>The office microbe has attacked large
number of people in Baltimore county and in
some families all the male members are affec-
ted. There are lot of offices, but not enough
to supply every man with one.
There are several clerks in the record
office who see their fnish-that is they have
learned that they will have to make room for
other men. 1t is said there are about eighty
applicants for the places in this Office.
1.-THE rabbit family of Baltimore county
has been largely depleted in the last three