The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-07
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TOLL OF CarrOlltOn, at tDat Time the last sur
viving signer of the Declaration of Indepen.
dence.
- From all accounts the country roads
must be in frightful condition Just now.
Some said early this week that they never be.
fore were so bad, but we hear the same story
every year. Even macadamized roads cannot
stand during such weather as we have lately
experienced.
- Mr.. Frederick Brosenne who was at one
time engaged in farming in Baltimore county,
died at his home, Folly Quarter, Howard
county. on Friday night of last week, in the
9lst year Of his age. He owned several fine
estates in Howard. Mr.. Brosenne was a ma
tive of Germany.
Several freight cars loaded with coal
were wrecked on the Northern Central Rail-
way, just south of Sherwood, on Monday last.
caused by a train breaking in two. The coal
cars had been accommodating at Ashland and
other points along the line and we're being for
warded to Baltimore.
MIR Samuel G. Croker, who lives on
Charles street avenue, owns six-year-old Col.
Kuzer mare that he raised that has never been
shod. He drives her several days each week
and her hoofs are of such texture that they
never break. Although never trained for
speed the mare is very fast.
- Next Saturday, 18th inst is st. Valen-
tines day. The custom of sending missives
of various kinds through the mails on such
occasions is by no means as common now as it
with the sentimental and comic kinds of val
entines and all can be suited.
II is said that all the members of Balti-
more county School Board, while having taken
no formal action in the matter, favor the idea
of giving a trial to the consolidation of some
of the rural schools This plan has been adop-
ted in a number of states and 1t has never
failed to give entire satisfaction.
-Dr. ]. Royston Green is preparing to
build house for himself on his lot on the
northwest corner of Allegany and Baltimore
avenues, Towson. Mr.. Arthur l.. Bosley is
also having plans drawn for two and a-half
story frame cottage to be erected in Audubon
Park. adjoining Towson on the west.
"A man stands his traction engine on
county bridge, pumps its boiler full Of water
and the weight brushes the bridge. Then he
comes on the county for damage to his ma
chine by breaking through. The man who
would do thing so foolish is not deserving of
either sympathy or compensation for loss.
- Chong You has leased from Elizabeth
beaverton brick house and lot of ground
known as No. 1888 Third street, Highlandtown,
18th district, for the sum of S156 per year, pay
able in monthly installments. This is, per-
haps, the first instance of Chinaman leasing
or buying real estate in Baltimore county.
Jack Frost and Old Boreas did good
turn for us this week in giving us again good,
solid sidewalks Now the Towson people can
afford to make faces toward the Court House
and tell the County Commissioners to go to
WE'LL the place where it's red hot and the fire.
men have always an abunance of fuel and no
"off'' days.
I'VE are glad to see that the young men
of Towson have entered into the athletic move
ment with spirit. There is plenty of good ma
terial here and all it needs is proper handling
to develop it, Organization and system is the
only way to do this. The citizens of the town
should contribute literally to maintain such
an organization.
ION Friday night of last week the Vol
unteer Fire Company of Hamilton, Hartford
road, gave a very successful literary and musi-
cal entertainment and dance. The Hamilton
Mandolin Club took prominent part in the
affair. The committee in charge was COM
posed of Messrs Harry Wisner, Joseph Luhr-
man and Lewis P. Read.
- Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge, of Towson,
celebrated its thirty eighth anniversary on
Tuesday night, the Bishops Guild of Trinity
p. E. Church serving the supper. The sur
ID. Bedford, John I. Ensor, Henry L. Bowen,
w. NJ. Isaac and R. @. McGinn, all of whom
were present except the latter.
MIR. Samuel A. Parks, who farms the
EPSON estate, adjoining Towson, has a bright
son of years of age who goes without shoes
in the coolest weather and does not mind it in
the least. He is entirely free from colds and as
hearty as it is possible for child to be. The
little fellow adopted the ''shoeess method" on
his own account and strongly objects to being
shod.
- Messrs. Rester Russell, Samuel NJ Shoe
maker and g. Herbert Rice committee on &C.
counts of the School Board, on Wednesday
examined the books and accounts in the office
of the Board and found everything correct and
in excellent order. Examiner A. s. Cook and
Assistant Examiner John T. Hershner were
highly complimented upon the work of the
Office
"A correspondent writes to THE UNION
complaining about what he calls the filthy
condition of the cars on the Towson-C Cations
vile line. He declares that some of these are
absolutely unfit for decent people to ride in,
and says that no attention whatever is being
paid to the rule against expectorating on the
matter. ~
THE grounding saw his shadow last Mon
day, if he took the trouble to come out of his
hole, as the sun shone brightly at times. A
gentleman who formerly lived near Towson
says it's all nonsense this talk about the
grounding having anything to do with the
weather. He declares that he has seen them
out every month in the year, on cloudy as well
on sunny days, and has even seen their tracks
in the snow in winter.
THE advertising columns of THE UNION
furnish feature of the paper that is attract
ing more attention with almost every issue,
and we modestly ask attention to them as
showing how the public appreciates their
value. The constantly growing business of
the paper in this department is a very strong
evidence of its value as a medium through
which to reach the best class of people of Bal
timore county. "Put it in THE UNION"
Christians Must be Industrious.-Rev
D. q. Benham. pastor of Central Presbyterian
Church, Baltimore, preached last Sunday on
1.-THE People Had Mind to Work." Neh. iv, 6.
He said in part
Diligence and industry are commended
throughout the Bible. The new dispensation
agrees with the old dispensation in this re-
gard. If any would not work neither should
be eat says the Apostle Paul. And again :
Let him that stole steal no more, but rather
let him labor working with his hands the
thing which is good, that he may have to give
to him that needeth'
"And yet again: Not slothful in business
fervent in spirit, serving>the Lord And,