The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-10-31

nDIc efrects, etc.
Monday. Nov. 10, by Harry Price, on the Frank
e. Corse farm, near Sparks Station, Sth dis
trict, horses, mules, cattle, hogs, wagons
farm implements. etc.
G. Weeks, trustees, at the Court House door
two tracts of land at Timonium, N g, X. X.
Wednesday Nov Is by Wm Il; curtis ex eiIe
pike. 10th district,all the real estate and per-
sonal property of Isaac King, deceased.
Thursday. November IL; by Ihomas ID: k sd on on
Hamilton avenue, 14th district, farm OF
SIX acres also personal property.
lin avenue, near the Belair road stock, farm
implements, household effects, etc.
1.-The tax rate in Baltimore city the COM
ing fiscal year will be $2.06 on the 500.
- Election day is a legal holiday in Mary
land and the banks and public offices will be
closed.
Saturday night October 3lst, is hal
lowe'en. Lookout for your gates and other
movable articles.
- Towson Democrat offered this week to
bet 81 900 TO $500 that the Democratic ticket in
Baltimore county would not be elected.
- Thereaare only two County Commits
sioners to be voted for this year. If you vote
for three your ballot will be thrown out.
- After all has been said and done the
names of the Prohibition nominees for the
State offices appear on the official ballot.
1.-The law allows a voter seven minutes in
ticket in that time you will lose your vote.
> Don't use any other pencil than the one
found in the election booth to mark your bal
lot. If you do your vote will not be counted.
THE election will take place next Tues
day and the polls will be open from A. NJ. to
G p. M. 1t is the duty OF every good citizen TO
vote.
1.-The County Commissioners are having
additional electric lights put up on east Penn
sylvania avenue, Towson, where they have
been needed so long.
-The capital stock of the White Hall
Grain, Milling and Supply Company of White
Hall, N. c. r. r., has been increased from
SIS, 900 to 5000.
THE Overland Hunt Club will meet to-
day Saturday at Rodgers shop, York road
and Stevenson's lane, at 2.30 P. NJ. Mr.. Thos.
G. Stevenson master.
- Tuesday next being election day and a
legal holiday, all the offices in the Court House
will be closed The Orphans Court will sit on
Wednesday and Thursday.
- Hon. S. A. Williams, Republican nomi-
nee for Governor, has made substantial cash
donation to the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school at Texas, N. G. r. R.
- The pretty new First Presbyterian
Church at Sparrow's Point will soon be ready
for occupancy. The furniture and heating APP
paratus are now being installed.
IF you spoil three tickets in your attempt
to vote next Tuesday you can defer voting
until next year. This is another generous pro-
vision of the present election law.
THE Gardeners Club, Mr.. Richard Vim
cent, Jr., president, is arranging to hold a
chrysanthemum show in the Royal Arcan UNI
Building, November 9th, from to 10 P. NJ.
- Luke E. Sheppard, Baltimore county
farmer, was tricked out of load of hay in
Baltimore on Thursday by sharper who got
S38 in cash for the load and then disappeared.
- The matrimonial market was brisk in
Towson this week. No fewer than four we'd
dings took place on Wednesday afternoon and
evening, two of them in the new Catholic
Church.
- Baltimore county will have trick"
ballot this year. 1t is bad enough, but 1t
might be worse. And it would be worse but
for a reason that is too obvious to need ex-
PLANTATION.
- Cottontails take fair warning The
slaughter will begin next Monday and if you
have not selected particular hole you had bet
ter arrange for one at once, as the time grows
mighty short.
MIR. VIM. X. Burns, contractor and bull
der, of Towson, received an ugly cut on his
left hand on Tuesday by the slipping of a
chisel that lie was using. DR.. H. s. Jarrett
dressed the wound.
"a meeting in the interest of temperance
will be held in Lakevew M. e. Church, Du-
lany's Valley, on Monday, November I'd, at
p. NJ. Address by Rev. VIM. ]. Nicoll. Pub
lie cordially invited.
The rabbit law in Baltimore county is
ont next Sunday, November 1st, and the
slaughter of the cotton.tails will begin early
Monday morning. The open season continues
until December oath.
1.-The rummage sale held two nights last
week by the young ladies of the Bishops
Guild of Trinity Church. Towson, was deci-
dedly successful affair and netted 800. Their
only expense was 81.
1.-The football game played at this place
last Saturday afternoon between the home
team and the Indians, of Baltimore, was won
by the former 10 to 5. Darkness prevented
the completion of the game.
1.-The Maryland Steel Company. whose
great plant, at Sparroow's Point, Baltimore
county, is the pride of Maryland, has lately
taken on about 500 extra hands and it now has
over 900 men on its pay roll.
"A small frame barn on the property of
Mr.. Jacob Biel, Jr., near Hombergville, on the
Shell road, was burned a few nights ago.
Cause of the fire unknown. The stock that
was in the building was saved.
>Dr. Charles L. Mattfeldt. of Gainesville,
lectured in Salem Lutheran Church, in that
village, on Wednesday night his subject being
Common Sense" which appears to be o
rather rare commodity these days.
- You can vote for q names on the official
ballot next Tuesday, including the nominee
for Associate Judge. If you happen to make
% cross-marks your ballot will be thrown out.
1t will be we'll to bear this in mind.
THE large extra edition of The UNION
that has been sent out for some weeks will be
discontinued after the current issue. Some of
those to whom the paper has been sent have
already become regular subscribers.
ION Thursday and Friday evenings, No
vember 9Th and 9th, the Ladies Aid Society OF
the Lutheran Church of our Savior, West
Arlington will hold an oyster supper and
bazar in Mechanics Hall, Arlington.
> Benjamin johnson, the only colored
for in HnvcOn a and
industrious man, turned away over $1,000
worth of work the past summer because he
was unable to secure the help to do it.
MIR. VIM. H. Curtis, executor, will sell all
the real and personal property of the late
Isaac King, near Sunny brook, 10th district, on
Wednesday, November 18th. There are three
tracts of land aggregating about 100 acres.
THE Elkridge hounds will meet today,
Saturday at P. NJ, at the intersection of the
Hillen road and Stevenson's lane. Mr.. e. A.
Jackson is master, with Messrs. Spaulding
Lowe Jenkins and Edward Grocer, assistants.
- Last Monday was all kinds of a day SO
far as weather was concerned. Mixed in with
beautiful sunshine was rain, snow and hail
with high wind thrown in for good measure
1t is rare occurrence to experience such day
in October.
- Active preparations are going on at PIN.
leo for the running meeting that will begin
November 9TH and continue six days, under
the auspices of the Maryland Steeplechase AS
ISOLATION A number of horses are now work
ing at the track.
1.-The Independent Democrats held large
" attended meeting in the hall at Randalls
town, I'd district, on Thursday night. Mr.
Thomas w. Offutt presided and addresses were
made by Mr.. Charles H. Knox, Mr.. 7. Scot
Offutt and others.
ALI that honest men of all parties wan
is fair election All that the dishonest ones
want is to be watched and we hope there will bt
plenty of the first mentioned class TO keep, ar
eye upon the rascals who would steal an cleo
ton if they could.
- Under the law liquor cannot be sold or
election days in Maryland. 1t is law tha
should be strictly enforced, but it is said thai
in some sections of this county it is almOs