The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-04-18

penberger executors. on the premises, the
17-Mile House, York turnpike
While it was raining here this week ii
was showing heavily in some sections of the
West.
- WESLEY Grove camp meeting will begin
this year on Friday, July 24th-a week earlier
than usual.
- Whit-Sunday falls this year on the 31st
of May. Last year is occurred on the 18th OF
that month.
- Many friends of Mr.. John S. Ensor are
urging him to become candidate for the
States Attorneyship.
>The electric railway between Towson and
Cockeysville should be in operation before the
first day of January. next.
flakes under the new levy will be due
and payable on the LIST day Of May. The dis
count for the first month is per cent.
Mr. Walter B. Brooks, Jr., has let the
contract for the electric light wiring of his
summer residence in Green Spring Valley.
>Such weather as we experienced this
weeR knocks the bottom out OF all KINDS OF
business and has generally depressing effect.
- Mr.. William Bowers, Sr., has presented
a handsome Bible to the Presbyterian con-
gregation recently organized at Owings' Mills.
1.-The first month of spring will end next
Tuesday, but it has not done much for US so
far in the way of bright sunshine and balmy
breezes.
"A marriage license was issued in Balti-
more on Monday to William Gartling, aged
%, and Mary Krausser, aged 22, both OF Balti'
more county.
of Manor, 10th district, made three pounds OF
apple jelly from fruit grown at her home IN the
summer of 1902.
Owing to an epidemic Of measles in the
neighborhood the public school at Glencoe, n.
G. r. R., of which Mr.. Clarence Cooper is
teacher, has been closed.
- Baltimore county fisheries are catching
immense quantities Of herring just now. Mr..
H. H. Bowerman of Loreley is always pre-
pared to supply all demands.
- MilIard f. Swift has been appointed ru-
raj carrier on Route No. g. White Hall, Balti-
more county, with Thomas Lyle, substitute.
Service will begin on May 1st.
Duncan Forsythe of Della, Baltimore
county, has secured soldiers pension at the
rate of Sc per month also to Clarified Ny
ers of Boring, for the same amount.
THE earth received another thorough
soaking this week and it does seem that there is
no end to the rain. The springs and streams
should be flush for many months to come.
-The contract for the erection of house
in Towson for Mr. E. B. Passano has been
awarded to Mr. Charles Simpson. 1t will be
frame, 40 by SO feet, the estimated cost being
$1,000.
- Last Sunday was bad day for the dis
play of Easter finery, yet the owners of some
of It braved the elements and the result was
some displays at the churches and on the
streets.
- LADY" the fine Sherman Morgan brood
mare of Mr.. G.. Frank Morgan of Dulany's
Valley, dropped her sixth colt on the 18th inst.
Mr. Morgan owns both the sire and dam of all
of them.
- Baltimore county sports who have been
going over to Benning's track to take flyer at
1.-THE ponies will next week have their favorite
sport nearer at hand and old Pimlico will be in
her glory
-eS The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club held its April meeting last Saturday at
the farm of Mr.. Thomas " Richardson, an
extensive dairyman and farmer near Phoenix,
N. G. r. R.
- Florists say that the sale of cut flowers
for the Easter just past was much larger than
ever before and that the prices have been bet
ter. The growers are much encouraged at this
state of affairs.
THE annual race for the Maryland Hunt
Cup will take place Saturday afternoon, April
18th, and the course will be laid out Just north
of Towson. the starting point being on Locust
tEIfT appears paying up iOi ~uat
March failed to do for Us in the way OF wealth
or. Surely anything more disagreea6le than
that experienced about Easter would not be
worth mentioning.
- Arrangements are being made for
musical to take place at the Smedley House.
Towson, on Saturday evening, May go, Tor
the benefit of the Hospital for Crippled and
Deformed Children.
LIQUOR licenses have been filed at the County
Clerks Office Among them is one against
Lewis Davis of Towson, the only colored ap-
plicant in the list of $780,
IA colored man employed by family IN
Mt. Washington was taken sick on THURSDAY
and when he was sent to Baltimore hospital
ii was declared that he had smallpox. de was
at once taken to quarantine.
The rain of the past week proved another
setback to farmers, but there will be plenty OF
fine weather before the middle of May and
some successful tillers Of the soil say that Is
nlentv time enough to plant corn.
THE barn of Mr.. Howard Vance, farm.
err near Hereford. that was burned several
weeks ago was insured in the Hartford County
Company for $500. The adjustment OF the
loss was referred to Agent Webster.
sThe old Hunt property at Unionville,
18th district. was again offered at public sale at
the Court House door on Tuesday last, by Mr..
William Gorsuch trustee. The bids were
thought to be too low and it was Withdrawn
Some of Towson's newspaper men MADE
hold break this week and Joined the ranks Of
the benedicts OF course he'll make good
husband They Just can't help II somehow
and that's the reason they so alfred popular.
- 1t was a belief that prevailed in olden
times that it meant good luck to wear some
new article of clothing on Easter day. And
many people still believe in it and keep up the
custom, if it is to wearing but pair OF new
- weatherwise individual says the pres
ent moon is a "cold" one, because 1t lies SO Iar
north And then another fellow who thinks
he is even more wise than the first one says the
moon has nothing whatever to do with the
weather. !.
AN operatic concert for the benefit OF
the Maryland Hospital for Consumptlves near
Towson' will be given at Music Hall, Balti
more. on Friday evening, May LIST. Some o.
the leading operate singers OF the country Will
THE base for the captured Spanish CUR
was delivered at Towson on Monday oy Mr.
John Tyrie, of Cockeysville. Everything vii
he in readiness for mounting the gun before
the LIST of May, when the formal ceremonies
->Three couples from distant parts cam'
to Towson this week and were married oJ
Rev. w. H. H Powers of the Protestant Epls
copal Church, Rev. John r. Edwards, of the
NJ. e. Church, and Rev. W. K. Robertson, O.
the Baptist Church.
Miss Eleanor L. Moulsdale, assisted by
talent from SALISBURY College, will give al
Entertainment under the auspices of Ashland
Presbyterian Sunday school, on Friday even
ing. April oath. commencing at 7.5O O'CLOCK
Admission 10 and Is cents.
- Marble Lodge, l. o. o. f., of Jockeys
vile. gave successful Easter ball on Monda.
night last. Thecommittee IN charge was com ON
posed of Messrs. George B: Kenney, Levi
link G. c. Hoffman, VIM. HI. Storey, Thoma
E. Frantz and Lewis Berlin. -,
->The base ball team of the Pikesvill
Athletic Club has lengthy schedule arrange
for the present season and the first game WI
be PLAYED with the Oxfords, at Pikesville. TIL
Saturday afternoon. The team is said to
stronger this year than heretofore.
THE spring race meeting under the aus
pices of the Maryland Steeplechase Assocls
ton will begin at Pimlico track next Tuesda
and continue five days. large string 9
horses that have been running at Benning''
near Washington, will be at this meeting.
The site for the new Lutheran Churc
ON the Hartford road has been selected. 1t
on the old Scott property, near Ailsa avenue
and commands beautiful view of the su
rounding country The edifce will be {
br;ck or stone and will cost about $4,000.
- Mrs Ellen Jessop, widow of George Je
son fell down flight of stairs at her hom
near Ashland, few days ago and fracture
her right shoulder. DR.. B. r.. Benson, wh
reduced the fracture. considers the case seriol
on account of the advanced age of the patien
- Mrs. Amelia Vented, OF RossvlIle, l5l
district. was tried in court here on Iuesds
nnon the charge of shooting with intent
XIII Officer Woods, who bad warrant Tor q
arrest for disturbing the peace she was
Quilted upon the ground that she IS OF nnsoui
mind. l;af oler,- II, II
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