The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-04-16

MIR. James Gilmore, of the 18th district
owns horse that he says is not less than A
| years old. The horse served in the artiller,
during the Civil War and has the q. s. brand
on him. He enjoys good health, taking hi
daily rations of corn, oats and hay with an ex
cellent appetite.
AT q meeting of the Baltimore CITY
School Board on Wednesday afternoon thu
question of returning to the slant system o
writing in the public schools was discussed ant
it was unanimously decided that it would no
be advisable to make any change in the verti
cal system now in use.
"a correspondent at Perry Hall, 18th dis
trict, sent US this week q letter containing
some local news, but he or she failed to furnish
us with their name. Hence their letter helped
to fill up the waste basket. Perhaps they viii
| learn some time that we do not publish an
| nonymous communications.
- Messrs. Russell, Shoemaker and Rice
| members of the School Board who constitute
the committee whose duty il is to examine
| and audit the accounts of Prof. A. s. Cook
secretary and treasurer of the Board. perform
ed that duty on Monday and found everything
in the best possible condition.
- Republican primary meetings will be
held In Baltimore county, on Friday, May 9Th,
between the hours of and P. NJ, and the
! county convention the Monday following.
This IS Presidential year and the impression
| prevails that snch campaigns always have a
| depressing effect upon business.
THE Towson baseball team will play a
| practice game with the Govans team, on the
| o'clock. The Towsons have issued their
schedule for the season. 1t embraces % games
with the leading amateur clubs of the State
IA of which will be played at Towson.
- Next Tuesday will be the forty-third an
niversary of the ever memorable 10Th of April,
upon which date the Civil War was Inaugural.
ted, so far as Maryland was concerned. Oar
older citizens will remem Der the stirring scenes
that were then enacted here and which marked
the opening of the greatest war OF modern
times.
Mr. Edward Burnham, contractor, has
now force Of men engaged in grading the
lawn at the handsome new home of DR.. Smith,
Just north OF BrOoklandvile. He will also
construct the driveways and do other necessary
work about the premises. When all is COM
pleted DR.. Smith will have one of the most at
tractive homes in the valley.
THE Black Rock Roller Mill, located
near Butler, and now owned by DIR. A. G. Nc
Curdy, of Towson, was built in 1900 It is OF
stone, three stories and attic, and is now
equipped with the full roller process machine
~. Mr.. William E. McKelvey conducts the
mill and turns out quantities of flour, corn
meal, buckwheat meal and feed of all grades
ION Saturday morning last an unknown
Parkton. N. G. r. r., and Killed. He had at
tempted to get on the train when the accident
occurred. The conductor had previously re-
fused the man permission to ride on the train.
An inquest was held and the jury rendered
verdict exoneratiDg the railway company from
blame.
MIR. Harry Smith. who had been tenant
on Mr. Thomas G. Bosley's farm. Western Run
Valley, hauled his last load of hay from
there few days ago. At The Eastern Scales
in Baltimore it weighed over five tons. Mr..
MUM, has been succeeded on the Bosey farm
by Mr.. G. G. Isennock, formerly of the 18th
district
THE new bird law for Baltimore county
is based nearly on the lines of the general bill
which the State Game Association proposed as
proper to govern the entire State One change
from this is paragraph making the shooting
license in Baltimore county IS year. The
money collected from licenses and fines is to
be used in the purchasing Of game to restock
the county.
The dog poisoner has been getting in his
work in Towson within the last week and
number of CANNES have gone hence as result.
The general verdict is that there are too many
dogs in the town but this fact does not justify
the promiscuous throwing around of poison
1t is most neartless thing to do and danger
Gus as well as small children might get hold
of the stuff.
The weather of this week has for the
most part been cold and blustry, but farmers
have been vigorously pushing their spring
work that has been so much delayed by I'M
ginning to show up better, but it is doubtful
If some of them recover from the seventies of
the past winter. The outlook in this direction
is by no means encouraging
Mr.. John W. Hall, Jr., who for several
years has been occupyingthe Albert place, on
the York road just south of Towson has one
of the finest private collections of roses in
MARYLAND. It embraces about $50 varieties and
when they begin to bloom they present sight
that is worth travelling miles to see: Mr.: Hall
takes much pleasure in the cultivation of roses
and has been very successful with them.
-Some people who live near Hofmanville,
in the 9th district, where the large powder and
dynamite mills are now located. are apprehen-
sive lest they be sent skyward one OF these
fine days. 1t is said that at times many tons
of Avnemite is in storehouses there, as well as
One or two explosions nave already occurT-u
at these mills, but without any very serious re-
suits.
= This week the County Commissioners d.
rected Chief Clerk Green to notify the thirty
eight road commissioners in the several districts
that their Offices had been abolished by the
new road law and that their accounts must be
closed by May LIST. Under the new law there
will be but one supervisor for each of the fif-
teen districts and the County Commissioners
will themselves have absolute control of the
roads.
THE quarterly report of the First Ma
tional Bank at New Freedom, Pa, which was
published in THE UNION last week, makes
most favorable showing Tor new institution.
Its capital stock, paid in. is $4,000; loans and
discounts, $98, 441.03; individual deposits, sub
iect to check, $26, 56S 46, and demand certifi-
Gates of deposit, $25 .26. Mr.. James E.
Green, Jr., formerly of the Towson National
Bank, is cashier of this bank.
- Those people who drive automobiles
don't appear to think that others who use
horses have the same rights on the roads as
they. This is an erroneous idea and some of
them will find it out to their sorrow one of
these fine days. Few horses have yet become
used to these ugly machines and it is not sur
prising that they become badly frightened
when they suddenly appear in front Of them
coming at high rate of speed.
Outside people appear to know more
about the business of the people OF Towson
than is good for them. This was illustrated in
the case of man who came to THE UNION
office this week to have some work done. He
said be was coming last Saturday but man
told him it was no use to come to Towson that
day because everybody there kept holiday on
Saturday." For the information of this
smart Alec" and others like him we wish to
say that THE UNION Office transacts business
Just the same on Saturday as on any other day
in the week.