The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-21

be erected. a committee OF CltlZenS mas Deeu
appointed to select site and it is said that
building operations will begin az soon as the
weather will permit.
Mr.. Arthur Uher. clerk in Mr.. z. o..
Zoucks store at Glen Morris, w. NJ. K. r.,
had his face badly burned few days ago
while unloading some vitriol. The cork came
out of the vessel and some OF the dangerous
fluid splashed on him.
- Unusually low temperatures were re-
corded in some sections of Baltimore county
last Wednesday morning. This was especially
the case along the Northern Central Railway.
At Sparks Station it was II below, at Cockeys-
lille 10 and at Ruxton a.
- Public sales of farm stock and imple-
ments will take place in Baltimore county
every day next week except Saturday. In
some instances several sales are announced for
the same day. but these latter are too far apart
to interfere with each other.
MIR. William l.. Boyer. of Phoenix, pres
ident of the East Baltimore District Epworth
League, has issued an address to the Chapters
and announcing that the first quarterly rally
will be held Thursday. March 18th, at Broad
way NJ. Z. Church, Baltimore.
MIR Howard II. Tunis, of Baltimore,
who has patent on what he calls Monorail
car, was in Towson on Tuesday. He says he
can build the electric railway from Towson to
Cockeysvile for S25, 900 His plan is an over
head structure. with light rails.
- The almost continuous rain of last Sun
day and Monday eliminated in the heaviest
snow storm of the season and on Tuesday
morning the earth was covered to depth of
nearly six inches. At Z o'clock the mercury
in Towson registered 20 degrees.
- The project to build the electric railway
from Towson to Cockeysville meets with hear.
ty approval from almost every quarter and
that it will be finally carried through we have
not now the slightest doubt. The gentlemen
at the head of the enterprise mean business.
- Mr.. +. Lynn Painter has sent out cir
cular letter to his constituents in the 4th dis
trict, announcing his candidacy for the State
Senate, pointing out his record In the last
House of Delegates and telling them what he
proposes to do if he is successful in his present
effort
- The business of the Canton National
Bank is growing wonderfully. Its loans and
discounts now amount to S487, 298.05, and its
individual deposits subject to check are $751;
OLA &C. The bank has surplus fund OF Sl8,-
600. while its undivided profits are nearly
SIC, 000
- Next Sunday, February 22d, is Quin-
quagesima Sunday. 1t is the fiftieth day be-
fore Easter, both days being included in the
reckoning. 1t is also called Shrove Sunday
Shrove Tuesday (pancake day. occurs Februa-
ry oath, the day before the beginning OF the
Lenten season.
- A dramatic club has been organized at
Texas, N. q. r. R., with Mr.. NJ j. Lindsay,
president; Mr. Charles Martin, vice-president,
and Miss Ella Lindsay, secretary. Mr.. Lind.
say, who was formerly public school teacher,
was for some years storekeeper in the Balti-
more Custom House.
The National Bank of New Freedom,
heretofore referred to in THE UNION, has now
been fully organized. Mr.. b. II. Balm is
president Mr.. George F. Miller. vice president.
Mr.. Melchor Hoshall, chief judge of the Balli.
more county Orphans Court, is member OF
the board of directors.
Tabtha Berry, colored, who died in Bal
r. l.. IL g
was born in Hartford county and was slave
to the Turner and Henderson families. She
had eleven children, of whom but two are
living. Her husband died 3S years ago. Ia
bithas age was well authenticated.
- If there is such thing as the earth be.
ing ''full of water" it must be in that condi-
ton now. The recent heavy rains have been
almost without precedent. Those pessimisti.
caly inclined say that there will surely be q
drought before the end of the year. but we
wouldn't advise any body to bet on this.
- The SANDER suit of R. e Lee Bosley,
garbage remover for Towson, against DR.. r.
G. Massenburg, well known physician and
druggist of the town, was commenced in the
| Circuit Court here on Wednesday and had not
been concluded at the time THE UNION went to
press on Friday. Damages are laid at $50, 600
- This is the way Baltimore paper puts
! it: Streets in the old annex are in wretched
condition. Leading thoroughfares are deep in
| Why. even Towson is better than that. Come
out friends and we'll give you some pointers
I It's pity that Baltimore is SO far behind the
| times.
MIR. Asa B. Gardiner, Jr., of Glencoe,
| who lately resigned as manager of the Filston
| Farm Company, has organized new compa-
ny in Baltimore with capital of $4,000 and
| will again engage in the dairy business. The
! Headquarters of the new concern will be al
the corner of Druid Hill avenue and Robert
street.
The public sale of Messrs John G. and
William F. Lins, of Blenheim, 10th district,
executors of the estate of George Lins, will take
place on Tuesday next February oath, having
| been postponed on account of the inclement
weather of last Tuesday. It will include the
- minister writes to THE UNION as fol.
lows: THE weather this winter has been just
| the thing for our fair weather Christian, of
| whom we have a good many in Baltimore
county. They look out at the dripping rain
| aud muddy roads and then turn to the Sun
day paper and satisfy their consciences that
| all is we'll"
THE Nd. G. Pa. Railroad is stoning the
/ short piece of road from the station at Bald.
win to tine main road People In the neigh
borhood are now hoping that the County
Commissioners Will pike the road past the
station as it is almost impossible every year
and is now said to be the worst piece of road
| in the 18th district.
- Nothing is yet known as to what caused
| the fire that destroyed the fine barns on Mr.
| W. Stewart Diffenderffers estate in Green
| Spring Valley The fre-bug who did this das
tardly act has caused number of similar losses
| in the same neigh borhood and it does not ap.
pear that any effort has been made to appre
bend him. This is all wrong.
THE meeting of the membership oil
| Andrew Chapel, M. K Church South, Garden
vile, announced for February 9Th, and was
prevented by rain, will be held at the church,
| Sunday, February 22d, at IL A. M. The object
| is to adopt articles of incorporation, prepare
tory to the building of new church near the
Belair road and Franklin avenue.
THE case of Lewis CLANCY, colored
against Mr.. William H. Clagett, well known
| citizen and business man of the Sd district
ended in the Circuit Court here on Monday in
verdict for the plaintiff for SIPS damages.
| He sued for $1,000, alleging that Mr.. Clagett
by whom he was employed had assaulted him
with fork. Mr.. E. w. Herman represented
CLANCY.
"A Towson business man says: Eyes, il
is a positive fact, and nobody knows it better
than l. that we have had only two good Sun
days-Sundays without rain or snow-since
Thanksgiving day. Ny better half has q
very pretty hat and she declares she has had
only two opportunities to show it off since
then" This observation was brought ont by
the wretched weather experienced last Sunday
HE ONlON ICCcINcQ lWO Wei dCCcptdUlc
valentines in the shape of beautiful flowers
from Mr.. William Frazer, of the Ruxton
Floral and Nursery Company, and Mr.. s. H.
Anderson, gardener and florist for Rev. DR.. J.
F. Goucher at his country place, "Alto Dale, "
near Pikesville. The latter also sent some fine
| dollhouse tomatoes that were as solid and
richly colored as those grown in the open air
| in summer.
"A very interesting sketch of "Hamp-
ton," the fine old estate of the Ridgelys. near
Towson, is published on the first page of THE
UNION today. 1t was written by Mr.. Laurence
Hall Fowler, son of Chief Judge David Fow-
Ter, who is young architect of recognized
ability The article, as published in House
and Garden, is handsomely illustrated with
pictures taken by Mr.. Osborne l. Yellott, OF
the Towson bar.
More echoes of the defunct Milk Produ-
GERS Association were heard in the Circuit
Court here on Monday when judgments were
entered up against thirty three Baltimore
county farmers and others in favor of the Old
Town Bank of Baltimore. Fortunately the
amounts are not large. but no doubt in some
instances it will be inconvenient to meet them.
This was a lesson dearly paid for by our peo-
pie and they will profit by it.
- Mrs Amelia Wentzel who lives near
Rossville, 18th district, has been lodged in Jail
here upon the charge of shooting with intent
to kill Officer l.. ]. Woods The officer had a