The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-04-23

- It is thought the baseball team of the
PIkesviiie Athletic CLUB will be III fine fettle
this season. The lineup will be about the
same as last year. The first game will be
played on the home grounds this Saturday.
afternoon with the team of the Sudler Athletic
Club.
- Within a week past the dog -poisoner has
been operating in Gainesville also and several
highly pTlzed CANNES are the result of his
work. II Is noticed there as here that the tramp
dogs and worthless ours are the ones that es-
cape, while the valuable ones become the
victims.
IA number of woods fires have occurred
near Tows0n this week and good many acres
of ground we're burned over. How these fires
originate no one seems able TO tell. Often they
Cause serious loss by burning fencing, cord
wood. etc. To say nothing OF the damage done
to the trees.
-Speaking of the wonderful development
along the Belair road contractor said this
week that it was impossible to get the houses
built fast enough TO supply the demand. This
is due to the enterprise of the several land
companies that bought property along that
thorOughfare.
The personal effects of the Overland
Hunt Club will be disposed of at auction, at
the club house in TOwson. Saturday night,
| April 23d, commencing at O'clock. The club
will give up its present quarters and locate
elsewhere rs soon as suitable accommodations
can be secured.
->Strike-a Light, Mr. Robert M Taylor's
well known steeplechaser that bad one Of his
| legs seriously injured in u race at Bennings sew
eral weeks ago, has been brought to Mt. Pros
pect Farm, On the HiIlen road near TOwsOn.
His racing days are over, but he can be used
as a road horse.
- April has been a remarkable month in
some respects. Last week we in Baltimore
County had frost, ice and snow and at times a
temperature that was decidedly unpleasant.
But something of let up has come and we
may still enjoy some spring weather before the
heat OF summer sets in.
~ On Tuesday night the congregation of
Towson NJ E. Church paid donation visit to
their pastor, Rev. John r. Edwards carrying
with them an abundance of everything for the
Iarder. Much To the satisf action of the people
Rev. Mr.. Edwards is just entering upon the
fifth year Of his pastorate here.
- Officers of the Maryland Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals this week
complained by letter to the County Commits
sioners that cock fighting has been going on in
the county and that the police force has made
no effort to break it up. The place especially
complained of is a saloon in Canton.
The Lansdowne Brick Company, with
capital stock OF $4,000, was Incorporated in
Baltimore on Wednesday. Those named as
incorpUrators are Messrs. William Whitridge, |
George r. Morrison, Edward L. Ward, Edward |
G. Hartman and Frederick Stamp. The object |
Of the company is the manufacture of brick.
M. E. Church, which was held this year in |
Washington, made the following Baltimore |
county appointments: Catonsville George w. |
Nicholson Long Green Circuit, Columbus
Wheatley; Quaker Bottom Circuit. A: A. Hen
derson; COckeysville Mission, l. H. Stevens
- The will of the late Rev. J. B. Stitt. D.
D., was admitted to probate at Hagerstown,
Nd, few days ago. He bequeathed his prop
eaty to his wife during her lifetime and then
to his children, Mrs. Keedy, wife of Judge
Keedy, of Hsgerstown. and Mr.. Frederick s.
Stitt, who is patent attorney in New York
city.
County Commissioners Yellott, Slade
and Mann appeared before Mr. William P. Cole,
Clerk of the Circuit Court, on Tuesday last,
and took the oath of Office as a Board of
Highway Commissioners, the duties of which
Office have been delegated to them by the road
law passed at the last session of the Legisla-
ture.
THE Towson baseball team played its
first game of the season, on the grounds here,
with team from Govanstown last Saturday. |
Score 20 to in favor of the home team. 1t
was merely practice game. The regular sea-
son will open here this Saturday. afternoon
when the Towson team will meet the Westerns
of Baltimore.
- On the 10th of next May new rural
free delivery route will be open to extend east
from Towson to Baynesville, Providence and
Loeb Raven and then south of the JOppa road
probably to strike the York pike at Rodgers
shop. The length of the route will be 231
miles; area, IL square miles, population $40;
houses on route, $50.
-> There are eleven entries for the fifth
grand national steeplechase that will be run on
Saturday afternoon, April 23d, in Green Spring
Valley. The start will be on the farm of Mr..
William Bennett and the course (23 miles in
lengthy is laid out over the lands of Messrs
Bennett, Linton. Janney and Agnus. 1t en-
braces in all 10 obstacles
- Mr.. Henry G. Shirley, the new roads en-
gineer for Baltimore county, qualified on Tues
day and then attended the meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners and at once
entered upon the discharge Of his duties. He
was accompanied by Mr.. Samuel NJ. Shoe
maker, of the Sd district, who was among his
strongest hackers for the place.
- This is the season when those who own |
nut sEss s6ould give them sRscislJ attention
and other diseases that eventually kill the
trees The Leach Insectcide Company adver-
tises in The UNION today an article that IS
said to be invaluable and nurserymen and
fruit-growers generally should look into it's
merits.
- Each child of the late George Brown, of
Brook land wood" Baltimore county, by
distribution of the personal estate of the late
Mrs Grace Ann Greenway, of Baltimore,
made by the executors this week, will receive
$40, 900 in stocks and bonds at their appraised
value. Among these heirs is Mrs. Merryman,
wife of Mr. James Nick. Merryman, and Mrs.
Smith, wife of DR.. N r. Smith.
THE bazaar and oyster supper to be held
four evenings next week by the ladies of
EPSON NJ P. Church, Towson, should be lib
orally patronized. The proceeds will be ap'
piled to the improvement of the old church,
which was the first place of public worship in
the town. and WHICH is now sadly in need of
repairs. The affair will be held in the Cooper
building, commencing Tuesday night.
AN interesting article on when Was
Bristol, d. D, pastor of Metropolitan M: E.
Church, Washington, is published on the first
page of THE UNION today. DIR. Bristol has lee
tured in several Baltimore county churches
and is well known here. Anything from his
pen, especially on the line of this article, will
be read with more than ordinary interest
- This is the way the Baltimore Herald
concludes an editorial on THE Country News
paper :" THE income of country editor be-
ing secure when the circulation price is no
higher than a dollar year, and his patronage
and importance being constantly on the in
crease, his lot is to be envied." Evidently
what the writer of that paragraph don't kroo
about "the country newspaper" would NIL
large sized book.
- On Thursday of last week the School
Board paid visit to Hoffmanville, 9th district,
to become acquainted with the needs OF the
community with reference to better school IA
petitioned the Board for new house. The
site of the present school house, it is claimed,
is too near the powder mill at Hoffmanville
and therefore dangerous in the event OF an ex-
plosiOn. No definite conclusion was reached
- Mr. Charles E. Corkran, of Lutherville,
has incorporated a concern in New York city
to be known as the Federal Lumber Company,
with a capital stock of $1.000.000. Among
the companies named in the combine are the
Parkton Lumber Company, Parkton,. Md;
Manor Lumber Company, Corbett, Md; Su-
burban Coal and Lumber Company. Garrison,
Md; Towson Lumber and Coal Company,
Towson, Nd; Dali & Company, Luther
vile, Md.
THE Maryland Game and Fish Protective
Association, now that all the former deputy
game wardens have been legislated out of of.
fee, will have new lot of officials appointed
aud it is hoped that none but capable men will
be selected. Ali the old badges and com mis-
sions have been called in and other badges, of an
entirely different and new design, will be issued.
1t is said that some of the former deputies
simply used their authority to protect them
selves in violating the law.
ITO see woman with one of the present
style of hats on should make a man more than
thankful that he lie not doomed to that kind of
headgear, especially when the wind blows like
it has been doing lately How the fair crea-
lures manage to keep those creations on their