The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09


more. which appears in the advertising columns
of THE UNION This is among the most solid
institutions of the city and those who contem-
plate opening savings accounts would do well
10 consider its merits.
Several Of the new record clerks in the
County Clerks Office started in to work on
Monday morning last. Others will begin as
the work accumulates. Messrs. James NICK.
Merryman and Philip A. Kroh remain in the
Office to finish up the work of the ex-clerk,
Mr.. N. Bosley Merryman.
- During the temporary absence of the
family the home of Mr.. John Ramming, on
Furley avenue Gardenville. was entered about
noon on Thursday and robbed of two watches,
a lot of jewelry and other articles and about
s25Oin cash. The police think they have clue
and hope to catch the thief.
>The directors of the Dulany's Valley
and Towson Turnpike Company warn people
against the danger of coasting on the hill at
Towson. 1t is not only extremely dangerous
in its present condition, but the sleds have
made the road so smooth that it is almost i'm
possible for teams to ascend it.
"A man who can stand on the front end
of an electric car and discharge his numerous
duties accurately with the mercury lowering
around the zero mark, is something of hero.
There may be tougher jobs than this. but we
don't recall any Just now. A man must have
plenty of grit to do such work.
- Don't forget the non partisan Taxpayers
House at Towson on Thursday next. January
14th, at 10 A. NJ. These annual meetings have
already accomplished great deal of good for
Baltimore county and they should therefore
be encouraged in every way possible.
- Now just look at this Park Superin-
tendent Crosby has already recommended that
the inside of the Washington Monument be
painted at once. The first thing those guile
less city people know our erstwhile Roads En-
gineer will be inviting in lot of Baltimore
county fellows to help him paint the town.
- While leaving the Court House on We'd
nesday morning last ex- Roads Engineer w.
W. Crosby slipped on the ice and fell upon the
arm he had broken by fall from his horse
several weeks ago. For some time he suffered
the most intense agony from the injury, but
fortunately the arm was not again broken.
Some residents of T0wson and GOvans-
town who patronize the places of amusement
in Baltimore are anxious that the United Rail-
ways Company run q late car at night all the
way through to Towson. The last through
car now leaves the City Hall at II o'clock and
this, they claim, is at least half an hour too
early.
--On Tuesday last, January 9Th, one
month had elapsed since the many hundreds
of subscription bills were sent out from THE
UNION Office. A fairly good percentage of
these have found their way back, but there are
still large number missing. We ask that
they be given attention within the next thirty
days.
- Rev. E. X. Miller, rector of Trinity P. E.
Church, Long Green, who died suddenly last
week at the rectory, was buried among his
comrades in the National Cemetery at Gettys-
burg He participated in that great battle as
a soldier in the Union army and it was his last
request that his final resting place should be
there.
- The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club will make an exhibit of non-perishable
farm products at the Farmers Institute to be
held at Towson, Friday and Saturday, Janua-
~ 18th and 10th. The exhibit will be in
charge of a committee composed of Messrs ID.
s. Pearce, Thomas V. Richardson and B. M.
Brooks.
IA license was issued at the County
Clerks office on Wednesday for the marriage
of MIR. John Schmidt, a retired farmer and
former road supervisor, of Blenheim, 10th dis
trict, and Mrs. Henrietta Weber, a widow.
The groom's age is given at IA and the brides
81 Mr.. Schmidt is widower and has no
children. He is comfortably off so far as this
worlds good is concerned.
- On the LIST instant John Wolff, of Ben
ges, who is trackwalker on the P. W. d B.
Railroad, assisted by his neighbor, George w.
Carback, caught coon that weighed Al
be was captured. Messrs. Wolff and Carback,
who are experienced hunters, claim that this
is the largest coon ever caught in the county.
Its pelt is said to be beautiful.
- The season for public sales is again near
at hand in Baltimore county. Those who
contemplate making sales in the next two or
three months should bear in mind that THE
UNION office has excellent facilities for getting
out posters promptly and that an advertise
ment in the columns of the paper never fails
to produce the most satisfactory results. You
only need try it to be convinced.
->The question of increasing the tax rate
of Govanstown for the purpose of improving
the streets and sidewalks was discussed before
the Neighborhood Improvement Club at its
meeting on Tuesday night. Mr.. p. j. Camp
bell, who inaugurated the movement, made
strong plea in its favor. The idea is an excel
lent one and has paoven successful where
tried in other sections of the county.
- As soon as the weather will permit the
Wagner Floral Company will commence the
erection of its greenhouses and other buildings
on the Joppa road, short distance west of
Towson, on ground that formerly belonged to
the Keerl estate, several acres having been
purchased for the purpose. A first-class plant
will be established, and the Messrs. Wagner
are men of long experience in the business.
Several young ladies we'll known in Bal
timore society tried to get up leap year ball
at Lehman's Hall, but the thing fell through
for want of subscribers. We hadn't an idea
that the young men in the city were so
s'skeery." It's plain, however, that you don't
catch them trifiing with anything as ''insinua-
tin" as leap year dance. No doubt their
fathers have been giving them some pointers.
- Rev. William G. Stitt, Presbyterian
died suddenly at his home in New
York city, on the Sd inst. He leaves widow
but no children. Deceased was a brother of
Rev. j. B. Stitt, until lately pastor of Govans-
town NJ. E. Church, who is now living with
his daughter, Mrs. Keedy, in Hagerstown.
The brothers met at family reunion in New
York only few days before the one passed
away.
- Everything started in fresh on the New
Year last Monday and the weather was about
the freshest thing of all. We thought we had
some winter during November and December,
but we really didn't know what the word
meant until January commenced to touch us
up. The mercury not only reached the zero
mark since the advent of the New Year. but
in some places in this county the records
showed many degrees below.
THE police officers and fremen of the
18th district gave reception and housewarm-
ing on Friday night of last week, at the Mt.
Wfnans Police Station, in honor of Sheriff
the Sheriff was presented with
handsome carriage robe and fine whalebone
whip The committee in charge of the affair
was composed of Messrs. George Moehler,
Frank Bartcher and William Null.
1T is gratifying to know that at last the
County Commissioners are about to consider
the matter of prescribing the limits of the fire
engines in responding to alarms. To permit
an engine to go to fire four, five and six miles
away, only to find on reaching the scene that
the fire has either been put out or burned it
self out, seems to be the acme of absurdity, to
say nothing of the injury to the horses and
sometimes serious damage to the machine.
- Towson Lodge of Odd Fellows celebrated
the fifsy-second anniversary of its organiza.
ton by giving banquet at Hotel Towson on
Thursday night, following installation cere-
monies in the hall. Among those present was
Mr.. William Bowen of s., of Towson, the last
surviving charter member of the lodge. The
affair was in charge of a committee composed
of Messrs William Grason. George w. Seipp,
Fred. A. Groom, q. Howard Isaac and Joseph
B. Murray.
Mr.. Crosby Takes Charge of His New
Of1ce.-Mr. Walter w. Crosby, formerly
roads engineer for Baltimore county, took
charge of his new position-that of general
superintendent of the parks of Baltimore city
-on the 1st instant, when Gen. F. G. Latrobe,
member of the Board. introduced him person
ally to all the park superintendent who were
present for the purpose of making his acquaint-
ance. Mr.. Crosby made an address in which
he outlined bis policy. He said that for the
present, at least, there would be no changes
made in the working force He also said:
I'VE desire to give the city a busnesslike
of park affairs. We desire that
the parks of Baltimore shall be the neatest, the
most beautiful, the most satisfactory in every