The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-12-31

- The December term of the Circuit Court.
after the holiday recess, will be resumed next
Tuesday.
- Don't forget that the open season for
birds and rabbits in Baltimore county ended
last Saturday.
- Santa Claus did everything in his power
to make Il q merry Christmas and no doubt
he 9ucceedgd admiTabty
The new st. Johns NJ. E. Church South,
Hamilton, Hartford road, will beready for ded-
cation some time next month.
- Messrs. 6andner q Mumma proprietors
of the Long GreeW' landry are giving out
pretty holiday Cd Esb.Aeir customers.
- Mrs. williams having sold her house
and lot at Glencoe, N. C. r. R., to Mr.. Daniel
g. Wilhelm, has removed to Reisterstown.
-->Mr. James G. Boring has sold his farm
in the 9Th district to Mr.. Harry MOrfOot, of
Trenton. who will take possession next week.
->All the churches in Towson had extra
services Christmas morning and some Of them
were eIaDorately decorated for the holiday
This Saturday is the last day Of the Old
Year. and tomorrow you must write 1905.
Wonder how many Of you will forget the
- Owing to the absence Of two of the mem
: bers the special meeting of the School Board
announced for Wednesday Of this week, did
not takeplace.
STHE UNIONS calendars for 1905 are
almost exhausted and your chance to get one
now is very scant. If you failed to do so it's
Two chimney fires in Towson on We'd
nesday gave the Chemical Engine Company
two runs in quick succession. No damage oc-
CURED in either case.
-DThe members of the spiritual department
Of the Epworth League Of Towson NJ X: Church
held religious services in the jail on the after
noon of Christmas day.
- The directors ofthe Cockeysville National
Bank, at their annual meeting, declared semi
annual dividend of n per cent, payable on and
after January 5th, 1905.
-DThe regular monthly meeting of the
Neiehberhood Improvement Club of Govans-
town will be held in Golden Eagle Hall, Tues.
day,fJanuary Sd, at SPIN
- Within the last week we have had several
very good limitations of real London fog,
with the atmosphere so thick that the eye
could scarcely penetrate It.
- There was, apparently, not much 'sChrist-
mas cheer about TOwson this year, hence
there were fewer headaches than usual at such
times on Tuesday morning.
- With this issue THE UNION begins its
ffty-sixth volume. 1t Is among the Oldest
county papers in Maryland, there being but
very few that exceed it in age.
The public schools of this county will
resume their regular sessions on Tuesday next,
January 3d.. It's hoped It may be the begin
ming Of successful year for them.
The Sunday school of Calvary Baptist
Church, T0wson, Mr.. s. Howard Merryman,
mepk in Grange Hall on Tuesday night.
- Our Blenheim correspondent complains
that the copies of THE UNION of last week that
should have reached there Saturday before
noon did not arrive until Monday at noon.
- Mr.. Albert E. Checker, Of Baltimore, has
purchased the farm of Mr.. Daniel Mays, at
Verona, 6th district, for 81 $50. The place con-
Next Monday ,s January d VIII Sc
q legal holiday in Maryland and all the banks
and public Offices will be closed. Business
men and others should bear this fact in mind.
- Building operations in Towson the COM
ing year promise to be as active as they have
been in 1904. This is pleasant outlook and
means good times for those who are willing to
work.
>The snow has hardly disappeared until
complaints Of bad roads begin to be heard. So
long as they are frozen up tight it is all right,
butas soon as thaw comes then the trouble
begins.
- THE UNION has had number of callers
this week, most of whom came to renew their
subscriptions. The office will be open next
Monday as usual, although the day is legal
- A barn, to replace the one destroyed by
fire some time ago. is now in course of erection
on the Furnace farm of the Hampton estate.
!. Messrs. Lintz Bros, of Blenheim, are doing
the work.
Mr.. William f. Cochran, near Woodbrook Sta
ton, Charles street avenue. was damaged by
fire on Wednesday evening to the extent Of
about $500.
-sOn Christmas day Mr.. William Fell
Johnson. CT 'sRockland," near Brood landville,
entertained upwards of one hundred children
of his neighbors. This has been his annual
custom for years.
- The sudden change in temperature the
latter part of last week sent the price of poultry
down in hurry. Earlier in the week those
who had turkeys to sell were decidedly stiff
backed about the price.
- Watch night services will be held in
Towson M. E. Church, Saturday, December
31st, commencing at 1870 o'clock. This is an
old custom that is now more honored in the
breach than in the observance.
->A Towson man has Christmas tree and
other elaborate arrangements including rail-
way upon which the cars are driven at high
speed by electric power. An electrician in the
family planned the affair.
@Arunaway couple-the groom from Pres
colt, w. Va, and the bride from Upper Fair
mount, Md.-came to Towson on Thursday
and were married by Rev. W. II. H. Powers,
rector of Trinity Church.
- The patients in the Sheppard-Pratt Hos
pital, near Towson had a Christmas tree pro-
vided for them and they were also provided
with delicacies on Christmas day. Gifts were
distributed from the tree.
->A At the closing exercises of the public
school at Sherwood, N. G. r; r., the teachers,
Miss Lizzie w. Ceilings, principal, and Miss
presents from their pupils.
The County Commissioners on Thursday
announced their appointments for the coming
year. No changes were made and the complete
list. as published on the fourth page of THE
UNION today, will be found correct.
- Itrequired 95 lbs. of turkey to supply the
Christmas dinner for the So inmates of the
county. alms-h0use. The prisoners in the Jail
having for the extras in both instances.
"a man complained because Towson
couldn't even get up turkey rafiie this Christ
mas. He saws something's the matter and he's
afraid the people are getting 'too good" But
there is still plenty of room for improvement.
- Perhaps never before did heavy snow
disappear so rapidly as that on the ground did
last Friday and Saturday. 1t appeared to sink
into the earth and no doubt it will do much
good in replenishing the springs and streams.
- The Christmas season brought us nearly
all kinds of weather and among 1t little that
could be approved. 1t was either too slippery
or too sloppy, but then it went just the
same and did not spoil the pleasure of the
people; ..,,.u
ago for the benefit of the Volunteer Fire Com
pany of Hamilton, Hartford road, netted about
800. The sewing machine was won by Mr..
John Sparks, and the shotgun by Mr.. Charles
THE Baltimore Country Club, whose
beautiful house and extensive grounds are
4
slide built under the direction of a Canadian
expert. It is expected that IL will be ready for
use in a week.
"A dissolute white woman named Laura
Deckman, who lived alone in hut on Middle
river, was found dead Christmas morning in
the road near her house. A jury of inquest
rendered q verdict of death from alcoholism
and exposure.
- Attention is invited to special notice of
the s. A. Foutz Stock Food Company which
appears on the second page of The UNION today.
This is . thoroughly reliable concern and the
goods manufactured by it can be depended on
to be as represented.
->It is said that g heavy sleet on the trees
early in the winter is a sure indication of
good fruit year to follow. If this be so we
should look forward to plenty of fruit next
season for there has been no mistake about the
sleet early this winter.
- Don't think we are not still recognizing
them because you did not get in with your
canary before January LIST. We are doing
business at the old stand and always ready to
attach our signature to the yellow slips"
whenever they may appear.