The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-10

/ - MI. AitA. IdySO0 hudpp, Vi hOiduu
Park, by Cans & Haman attorneys, last week
| Fl led bill in the Circuit Court here for par
tial divorce from his wife. On Tuesday last
| the bill was withdrawn, but no cause has been
assigned for so doing. Mrs. Knapp is now at
Sioux Falls, s. d., seeking divorce from her
husband.
The funeral of Mrs George ]. Klingel-
hoefer took place at Taylor's Chapel Hillen
road, on Friday afternoon of last week, the
pastor. Rev. ]. B. Henry, conducting the SER
Anderson, Arthur w. Shanklin, John Arm
strong, John E. Swift, John W. Shanklin and
William Grudest
- Col. B. f. Taylor was in Washington
this week to make arrangements for the formal
presentation of the captured Spanish gun
which will take place here May LIST next. Col.
Taylor hopes to have several prominent Gov
eminent officials present on that occasion and
make the event one of importance in the his
tory of the county.
- Another man put in his evidence against
Browns bill, on the Falls road, this week.
He says he has known it for at least thirty five
years and that it was never before in the con-
dition it is just now. But roads cannot be sue
cessfully mended at this season of the year.
The weather must get better before there can
be any improvement.
IL is said that within the past ten DAYS
there have been two attempted hold-ups at
night on the Dulany's Valley turnpike be-
tween Towson and Furnace Farm. In one in
ed and ran off, and in the other the driver of
the vehicle whipped up his horse and escaped
Those obliged to travel at night should carry
pistols.
district, appeared before the County Commits
sioners on Tuesday and made strong appeal
for the appointment of police officer for
Glyndon, the services of such an official being
greatly needed there, according to Mr.. Coun-
cilman's way of putting it, Glyndon is
arg nd citizens ShOfll6
be given the protection they ask.
THE fellow who always shifts trouble
from afar says that we are having SO much
rain now that there is certain to be q drought
before the year is out Authorities say that
about the same quantity of rain falls each
year hence it is reasoned if there is too much at
any given period there is sure to be shortage
at some other time. But it is best not to spec
ulate on such matters In the end nothing
pays so well as the weather.
- Rev. Don Luigi Sartori, of st. Josephs
Catholic Church, Midland, Md, formerly pas
tor of st. Stephens Church, in the 18th dis
trct of this county, has written letter to the
Federated Catholic Societies of Allegany coun-
ty strongly protesting against dancing in any
form and declaring it one of the greatest evils
in the United States. He also compliments
the Methodists upon the stand they have
taken against this form of amusement
>The annual convention of Baltimore
county taxpayers will be held in the Court
House at Towson, on Wednesday, February
4th. These gatherings have been productive
of good in the past in the way of suggesting
local legislation, etc. The executive commit
tee, when it met to fix the date for this years
convention, passed resolutions of respect to
the memory of the late John S. Wilson, of Ca
louisville, who was chairman of the committee.
- The official members of a church in
certain corner of Baltimore county were con-
sidering the importance of having their house
of worship better lighted. One of them sug
gested that it would be good thing to pur-
chase a chandelier. A belated member en-
tered the room about the time the word chan
delier was used. He at once struck an aggres-
siye attitude and said ''See here; don't see
no use of buying one of them there shandy-
leers. Nobody can play on it if you git it"
@Several colored women from Worcester
county Md, are employed as domestic SER
wants in and about Towson and it is said that
just now some of them are arranging TO pay
visits to their former homes. In view of the
fact that smallpox is raging among the colored
people in some sections of that county the en-
poyers here of these women should give them
to understand very positively that if they go
to their former homes they cannot return. 1t
often happens that this loathsome disease is
spread by the visiting of these people and great
care should be taken to prevent it.
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Mr.. Gardiner Resigns-A Great Dairy
Interest to Change Management.--Mr A.
b. Gardiner, Jr well known citizen of Bal
timore county and treasurer and manager of
the Filston Farm Dairy Company, has ten
dered his resignation to the directors, to take
effect January Goth, when he will sever his
connection with the business that he has man.
aged for the past nine years.
The Baltimore NeDS says the resignation of
Mr. Gardiner caused much comment in bust
ness circles owing to the fact that his retire
ment from the company was suggested by Mrs.
Edwin Austen, of New York, who owns
majority of the stock of the concern. Mr..
Gardiner was seen and detailed the story of his
disagreement.
grVen LII. NY uIaudgement Oh the
companys affairs was not perfectly satisfactory
to everyone. have no idea what caused the
suggestion that should resign.
about week ago l received commune
cation from Mrs. Austen, who is the principal
stakeholder in the concern, telling me that
she intended to have business specialist and
economist, Mr.. Stephen T. Williams come to
Baltimore for the purpose of going over the
affairs of the company. / readily acceded and
when Mr.. Williams came | showed him over
all the property of the company and explained
our business methods to him in detail. He
compimented me heartily on my management
of things offered few suggestions, and then
returned to New York Imagine my astonish
ment some days later to receive a communica-
ton from Mrs. Austen informing me that my
services as head of the concern would no longer
be needed. l was requested to remain in
charge for few months, in order to give my
successors, who are, understand, to be called
business council, the benefit of my knowl-
edge as to the working of the company, but
decided to decline this offer and have made
arrangements to hand over all my stock in the
company and get out entirely on January 20th."
1t is understood, says the NeUs that the Bal
timore directors of the company will resign in
body 1t is understood that Mr.. Stephen I.
Williams will succeed Mr.. Gardiner as the ex-
ecutive head of the business council, y which
Wi pharOn nf q n
Mr. Gardiner was member of the Baltimore
board of directors and was treasurer of that
body. The Filston Farm Dairy Company is
capitalized at S175, 600, and has recently erected
q new plant on Calvert street. opposite Calvert
Station, and its farm has the finest herd of
Jersey cows in the State.
Secret Orders Banquet.-John Eager
Howard Council, Jr o. U. A. NJ, held its an
nual banquet at Bosleys Hotel, Towson on
Wednesday night, following the installation
of officers. The attendance was large and the
affair passed off very pleasantly. Mr.. John S.
Ensor was POSTMASTER and spoke on Love of
country our guiding star" The following
were the toasts and those who responded to
them: "Jr. O. U. A. M" James Il. Ritter;
John Eager Howard, No. 55' Thomas J.
Hunter; True brotherhood the answer to
human and national need" George A. Davis;
"Batttefields of freedom" George w. Seipp;
1.-THE law of mercy and relief" John E. Flay-
OdIb .Onltcu we Slduu, w IL. mCOledTy
Goodnight, pleasant dreams and prosperous
New Year Col. Charles B. MCLEAN. The
motto for John Eager Howard Council for
1908 is: II will endeavor to obtain at least one
new member during the ensuing year" The
Council is very strong financially andits affairs
are carefully managed.
Towson Lodge, No. 70, l. o. 0. F., of Towson,
celebrated its fifty-fi anniversary on Thurs
day night and gave banquet at Tracey's Ho-
tel. The membership of the lodge is lao and
nearly all of them were present. The last sur
viving charter member (Mr. William Bowen of
ST. was among the number. There were
number of speeches and the evening was pleas
antly spent in a social way. The committee
in charge of the affair was composed of Messrs.
VIM. Grason w. Gill Smith, Fred. A. Groom,
z. Howard Isaac and Samuel W. Bayne.
Decision in Favor of the Company.-On
Saturday last Judges Fowler and Burke filed
decree in the case of the Safe Deposits and Trust
Company of Baltimnre against Charles T.
Cockey and others, directing that the statement
of the account of the balance due the defen
dant, William E. Torney, and directed by him
70 ko ooid 10 Charles IT C0rkav Tr ho COR.