The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-02

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> Franklin High School, of Reisterstown,
Prof. q. G. Ebaugh, principal, came to Tow.
son on Friday, in special and gaily decorated
trolley car, to take part in the ceremonies at,
tending the formal reception of the captured
= Edward C. Watts, the wife murderer
convicted at Belair and now in Jail here, must
await the decision of his case by the Court of
Appeals to which tribunal it will be taken.
1t is thought that court will not reach 1t before
next October.
-About the time The UNION goes to press
this week the ceremonies incident to the for
NAL reception of the captured Spanish gun are
in progress in the Court House park in Towson.
This will be memorable event in the history
of our county.
Two weeks ago complaints were numer-
Gus about too much rain. Now it is too dry
and fears are being expressed that vegetation
will suffer. 1t does seem as though the wealth
er. like some other things, cannot strike "a
happy medium
- Baltimore county people are manifestng
great deal of interest in the election that
will take place in Baltimore next Tuesday and
some bets are being made on the result. The
Republicans appear confident of success and so
! do the Democrats.
Three marriage licenses were issued in
Baltimore on Tuesday to the following Balti-
more county people: Charles Frank and
Maggie Brown William Leib Hendrix and
Hannah Leslie Reed; George Washington
Mays and Rose Williams Tracey.
->The electric railway between Towson
and Cockeysville will be built, so it is conf
IDENTIFY asserted. There should be no question
about the carrying through of a scheme of so
much importance to the people. 1t is simply
necessity and therefore must come.
IA Baltimore county lady who has lately
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well pleased with results thus far that she pro-
poses to enlarge her plant shortly. She has
adopted the scientific methods of feeding and
has had unusually good luck with her chicks.
- Mr. A. u. Davis the Baltimore builder,
few days ago fell from the cupola of Mr..
Thomas G. Campbell's new house at Overlea,
on the Belair road, and escaped without serious
injury The distance was 81 feet and it is
thought miraculous that no bones were broken.
- On and after May 9th the United Rail-
ways and Electric Company will establish s.
cent excursion fare from Baltimore to Mt.
| Washington, instead of the present regular
tariff of 10 cents. Why should Mt. Washing
ton be thus favored and not other suburban
| towns?
> Mr.. John G. Brendel, who died sudden
ly at his home at Parkville. Hartford road, last
week, was one of THE Unions Oldest subscrib.
ers and warm friend of its proprietors. He
kept the second toll-gate on the Hartford road
many years and was respected by all who
knew him.
- The cotton duck mill at Phoenix, N. C.
r. R., having been closed by the trust large
number of the operatives have already moved
away from the village and others will follow.
An effort will be made to have the mill started
again, but there seems little hope of resump-
| ton of operations.
= Arrangements are in progress for the
| musical and sold Fashioned Garden Party
to be held at the Smedley House, Towson,
Saturday, May 23d. The proceeds will go to
the Hospital for Crippled and Deformed Chill
dren most worthy charity that deserves the
willing support of all.
| - farmer who called at THE UNION office
| this week said that the way for farmer to get
! his work done was to do it himself. When re-
minded that there are times in the year when
that was impossible he replied: well then let
the work go undone." But all farmers cannot
afford to be so independent as this.
This week Mr.. Upton s. Brady traded
| his house and lot on West Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Towson, to Mr.. VIM. P. Cole for six
| acres of unimproved land, part of what is now
known as Audubon Park, formerly the old
Matthews property. Mr.. Brady will shortly
remove to the Hillen farm on the Hillen road.
IAN aged and unknown white man was
found dead last Saturday in Bee Tree run, near
Bentley Springs N. G. R. R. 1t is thought he
was struck by passing train and thrown into
the stream, or perhaps fell from bridge.
: Undertaken Stiffier of Parkton, took charge
of the body and is holding it for identification.
- Messrs. McComas, Gather & Green
baum and Messrs. Boarman q Lindsay, attor-
neys for the Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany, have filed exceptions in the Circuit Court
| here to the award of the sherihTs jury in the
condemnation of less than an acre of land in
the 18th district. The verdict was for SIT 900.
| 1.-The new Masonic Lodge at Govanstown,
known as Tuscan No. 202, gave All entertain
ment in honor of its lady friends on Monday
night which proved very pleasant affair.
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| The decorations of the hall by Mr.. Isaac H.
Moss, the well known florist, were elaborate
and beautiful.
The baseball team from Fort Nc Henry,
BaltimQre came TO foYs9nw ast S S 4Ka af
fest at almost every point. About sixty of the
| soldiers came here and their appearance and
behavior was highly creditable to the service.
- Messrs John Grason and W.. Risteau
Grason, attorneys for Mr.. Louis E. Stouffer, of
| Govanstown, have entered suit against the
United Railways and Electric Company for
81, 500 damages for injuries to his team. The
accident occurred at the intersection of South
| avenue with the York road in Towson and one
/ horse of the team was killed and several others
| injured
The German agriculturists who are now
on tour of this country inspecting farming
and dairying operations will come on from
New York today Saturday and in the after
| noon they will be taken to Burnside" the
estate of Mr.. Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, in Green
/ Spring Valley. The visitors will be in char ge
of officials from the Agricultural Department
| in Washington.
--A About seventy members of Towson
Lodge of Odd Fellows attended the M. E.
| Church here last Sunday morning and listened
to a sermon by the pastor, Rev. John r.
Edwards. The occasion was the observance of
the eighty-fourth anniversary of the order,
which was founded in Baltimore by the late
Thomas Widely whose mon ument stands on
! North Broadway
- It looks like the union carpenters of Bal
timore city are in for strike. If their de-
mands for eight hours day, with a graded
wage scale of S2.75 to 3.25, are not acceded to
! they will not resume work next Monday and
| their failure to do so will throw 10000 men
men out of employment. This will affect the
| county as well as the city and the matter pre-
sents decidedly serious aspect.
The spring meeting of the Maryland
! Steeplechase Association, held five days last
week at Pimlico track, was in all respects sue
cessful The weather was fine throughout the
| meeting and this insured a large attendance
daily. The management, and especially Mr..
! William P. Riggs, upon whom the most inn
portant duties fell, was warmly congratulated.
There is talk now of organizing a Maryland
| jockey club to hold yearly spring and fall
meetings at the old track.
The Farmers Hotel, corner of Forrest
and Hillen streets, Baltimore, has lately
changed propretors, Mr.. II. Slicer Wheeler,
who conducted it for many years, having re-
tired from the business. The house is now in
| charge of Mr.. Fred e. Kelbaugh, of Balti-
more county, and Mr. Wade H. Miller, of Har-
ford county. This house for perhaps half
century was known as Streett's Hotel and
was a favorite stopping place for Baltimore and
Hartford county people by whom it is still large
| ly patronized.
The Granting of Franchises.-This week
! the County Commissioners took up the matter
| of the new rules controlling the granting of
| franchises in the county. The procedure to be
observed by corporations applying for rights
| on the public roads will in the future be along
/ the lines laid down in an order passed by the
Board embodying these rules. Heretofore the
procedure has been go-as- you-please sort OF
matter but under the new rules the steps are
clearly defined.
These rules require that the applicant shall
advertise in the local newspapers; that he
shall file his application with the Board, and
that all persons affected by the proposed fran
chise shall be notified and given an opportuni-
/ ty of Directing to the franchise. The applica.
ton must be accompanied by plat showing
the proposed location of the road on which the
franchise is asked the fences and outlines of
| fhe road existing D0les tracks water mains