The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-14

said to differ from cholera.
THE ladies of Towson M. E. Church
will hold an oyster supper in the Cooper Build
ing, York road and Pennsylvania avenue, Feb
ruary 9th, 25th and 26th
> Next Saturday will be the first anniver-
sarv of the wonderful sleet storm of February
Dist, 1902, the like of which was rarely If ever
seen i'll this country before.
- Miss Jennie Luttgerding, of Holbrook,
ID district. fell on the ice few days ago and
broke the large bone of her left arm near the
wrist Dr. J. E. Bote attended her.
- The County Commissioners this week
decided to raise the assessment on the shares of
Standard Oil Stock held in Baltimore county to
S740 per share: The par value is SlO0
Son Sunday morning last Cardinal Glib
bons visited Sacred Heart Church. Highland.
town, and confirmed class of ten adults and
two hundred and forty six boys and girls.
- Ionic Masonic Lodge, OF Reisterstown,
after its regular communication on Tuesday
night, gave a banquet at Hiteshue's Hotel, in
that place, and entertained number of visitors.
- John II. Bear, well known farmer of
York county, was arrested in Lancaster few
days ago upon the charge of passing forged
check for S125 on the Stewartstown National
Bank.
trial here for the murder of his wife at Phoenix,
N G. R. R., some time ago, will be removed to
some other court. Mr.. Howard Bryant is his
counsel.
MIR. Harry Malcolm's work on the
streets and sidewalks of Towson is already be-
ginning to tell. He should receive every en-
couragement from the citizens, and no doubt
he will.
1.-The second month of winter is nearing
its end and the people are glad that it is. The
numerous discomforts of the present season
will afford something to talk about for many
years to come.
IA young woman in Baltimore got a YER
dict for 1875 damages against storekeeper
whose dog had bitten her in the hand While
in the store she attempted to pet the dog when
he snapped her.
- Mr.. Joseph Phipps. manager of the
Hampton poultry yards, near Towson, this
week shipped 10 extra fine Barred Rocks to
Mr. Montgomery Blair, of Silver Spring,
Montgomery county, Md.
- Beginning Sunday. February 22d, Len
ten services will be held every Sunday at 10 80
A. NJ. and P. NJ. i'll St. Peters Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Belair road, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. John Heinzelman.
- Among the claims reported favorably in
the bill in q. S. Senate to reimburse persons
for losses sustained in the Civil War are two
from Baltimore county--Charles H. Black,
$500 50, and James franklin $685.
"a young man named George A. Kelso,
while working in blacksmith shop in Tow
son, a few DAYS ago. was struck in the eve with
steel spall. and he was Obliged to go to a hos
ptal in Baltimore to have 1t removed.
%Another couple from distance were
married in Towson last Saturday night by
Rev. w. Fl. II. Powers rector of Trinity P E.
Church. The groom was from Greensboro. N.
c., and the bride from Bethlehem, Pa.
Many people in Baltimore county have
not yet secured an ice supply and they are now
getting little shaky about it. But they can
possess their souls in patience We still have
more than a month of winter before us.
Mr. William Gill, who drives the team
for Bryans Rockland Roller Mills, on the
oil bib ad Nv mn IF biq mn loo N
Monday last and had his right arm broken in
two places between the elbow and wrist.
THE public spirited people of Jockeys
vile, Lutherville and other places are now
moving for an electric railway. They want
a line to extend from Towson to Cockeysville,
and this is sure to be done sooner or later.
Preparations for the formal reception of
the Spanish gun are in progress and the affair
will take place some time in May. 1t is pro-
posed by the members of the committee to
have a big demonstration on that occasion.
Mr. Henry @. Matthews, whose country
residence is situated at Cockeysville, is having
material delivered for an elaborate stone gate
way at the entrance to his house. Mr. John
Tyrie, the marble worker, has the contract
Mr. and Mrs Carroll Winchester have
sold their country place, situated on the north
side of Green Spring Valley, at the corner Of
the Ridge road, to Mrs. Emma w. Fulton for
S12,5OO. There are about 16 acres in the place.
Zone of the saw-mills at Beaver Dam
QuarrleS, near COCkevSVllle, snuI uOWn tnls
week on account of the scarcity of bituminous
coal. Mr.. George Jessop's planning MILL in
the same neighborhood, stopped for the same
reason.
-->The Baltimore Annual Conference Of
the M. E. Church will meet at First Church
baltimore. Wednesday, April LIST. The An
nuaI Conference of the NJ. f. Church South
will meet at Fredericksburg, Va, Wednesday
March 25th.
The February meeting of the Senior
Gunpowder Agricultural Club was held last
Saturday at the home of DIR. j. E. Orrison
Hamilton Terrace, Baltimore. The report OF
the proceedings will be published in full in
The UNION next week.