The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-12-24
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convicted of the crime of felonious assault,
took place in the Jail enclosure at Towsou, on
Friday morning, December 2Sd. The drop
fell at 1905 and the body was taken down %
minutes later, when the doctors present pro-
nounced life extinct. The man died of stran-
gulation, his neck not having been broken.
Cassidy maintained that he was innocent of
the crime. If he acknowledged it to anyone
it was to his spiritual advisor, Rev. Matthew
O'Keefe. pastor of the Catholic Church at
Towson, who remained with him to the end.
Feed the Birds.-The Baltimore San says
editorially: People living in the country
have row an opportunity to do an excellent
most every part of Maryland is under thick
covering of snow. Many of the birds, and es-
pecially partridges are unable to obtain their
usual food, and it is reported that numbers of
them are dying of cold and hunger. On every
farm there is an abundance OF 1000, such as
wheat screenings, that might be given to the
poor creatures to keep life in them until the
ground is bare and they can care for themselves.
MANY farmers find it easy to get the birds to
come to the barnyards to feed, and there they
can be cared for without trouble and with little
or no expense. If the birds cannot be induced
to come to the barns they can be sought out
in the fields. The partridges and song birds
will repay the farmers many times over for
the trouble of saving their lives"
Mr.. Withers Early in the Field.-The
Highlandtown Sentinel of last week said: I'm
the Sentinel this week appears an advertisement
of Mr. Sylvester r. Withers, who Is out as
candidate for Congress to succeed Hon j. +. q.
Talbot two years hence. Mr.. Wlthers appa-
rently doesn't see anything funny in an avow-
ed announcement so far ahead of time, and
has given a contract for years advertising OF
his Intentions He stated that somebody
would know he was in the race when he had
finished which of course is self-evident.
Withers is head of firm Of patent medicine
manufacturers on Sixteenth street near East
ern avenue and has been long enough In the
county to have q vote. He claims to have
been mixed up at one time in Texas politics
and to have changed his allegiance from the
Republican party years ago on the negro ISSUE"
The Plum May Fall for Mr.. Duncan
The Board of Public Works held meeting at
Annapolis on Thursday when the election OF
an Insurance Commissioner was informally
discussed, to succeed Mr.. Lloyd Wilkinson, the
present incumbent. Mr.. Frank l. Duncan is
being prominently named for this place and a
dispatch from Annapolis says:
lit is understood that Governor Warfeld's
preference is Frank 1. Duncan of Baltimore
county. Whether DIR. Atkinson will be will
ing to support Mr.. Duncan is fact yet to be
fully demonstrated. 1t is within the range OF
possibility that no action will be taken looking
to the election of Mr.. Wilkinsons successor
until next December, Mr.. Wilkinson thus
being allowed to serve until that time"
Epworth League Elections.-The Ep-
worth League of Reisterstown M. e. Church
has elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing year President Gustavus CLANCY; vice
Mrs. Kate Conrad and Miss Lottie Church;
secretary-Miss Cecilia Bergman; treasurer
Miss Lorena Yingling; organists-Misses Sgd
ney Wheeler and Lottie Church.
The Epworth League of Salem NJ. Il: Church.
Long Green Circuit, has elected the following
officers: President. George w. Montgomery;
vice-presidents, ]. E. Standiford Joshua Ham
mond, Mrs. Elias Corbin, Mrs. Jennie Demoes;
secretary, James H. Burton; treasurer Mrs.
Bertha Bell.
Next Monday a Legal Holiday, and
Whv.-Many persons are under the erroneous
impression that proclamation by Governor
Warfield will be necessary to make next Mon
day legal holiday, as Christmas will fal! on
Sunday Section of Article Is of the Code of
Public General Laws provides that when
Christmas and New Years day fall on Sum
day the following Mondays shall be legal holt
DAYS. By an act passed by the Legislature Of
1893, commercial paper falling due on holt
day is payable the next day. Therefore, notes
and bills coming due on December 18th and
non payment until the close of business on
December 9th and January Sd, respectively.
Pleasant Surprise for Mrs. Forester.
Mrs. John Forester, president of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of Hamilton Presby-
terrain Church, was given birthday surprise
party few evenings since by the members OF
the Ladies' Aid Society and Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor, when she was
presented with silver service OF i've pieces.
Mrs Wagner made the presentation, Mr.. Harry
Kronan bearing in the tray. The guests sang
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds" and Mrs. For
roster entertained them with refreshments.
Songs and games made the evening pass pleas
antly.
To Sell Real Estate Belonging to the
Late Col. Offutt.-On Monday last Judge
| Burke passed decree appointing the Safe De-
| post and Trust Company of Baltimore and
| Thomas W. Offutt trustees to sell farm in the
ments in Smedley Row. Towson, belonging to
the late Col. Milton w. Ofutt.
A decree was also passed appointing the Safe
Deposit and Trust Company and Richard Ber-
nard trustees to sell quarry lot at Texas, be;
| longing to Col. Offutt and John j. Kelley, and
| for distribution Of the proceeds of sale among
several parties in interest.
Good Showing in Feeding.-Mr. Peter
Kessler, the well known Gamer of Butler, has
| feeding. On the 7th of September last he
bought steers the combined weight of which
was $50 lbs. On the 29th of November they
| had made net gain Of 1900 lbs. After that
the weather became cold and they did not do
so well running in the barnyard with an open
shed for shelter. Mr.. Kessler sold the bunch
| on the 10Th of December when they showed Q
| net gain for the three months and IL days OF
| 2,450 lbs.
| =
| Mr. and Mrs. William A. Cranston, Of Cuttings
| avenue, Govanstown, have sent out announce
| ments of the marriage of their daughter, Miss
| Nellie Medora Cranston, to Mr.. Franklin Pierce
| Goodwin, Jr., of Reisterstown. The wedding
1 took place on Sunday, August 28th, 1904 at
| Ellicott City, and was kept secret by the cou-
| pie until last Sunday, when the parents OF
/ Mrs. Goodwin were notified.
IT MUST be great qualification to Judge
Parker to know that dirt is already flying on
the Panama canal. That is about the only
Republican measure he advocated.
In MATTERS affecting the public comfort,
President Roosevelt can always be depended
upon. There will be no extra session Of
Congress.
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
MORE ABOUT THE R. F. D. SYSTEM.
M.ssys Elifors I'm the Iast issue Of THE
| Union Mr.. Thomas G.. Pearce had letter re-
0arding the mail service in which he tried toex
| plain to the public the great benefits derived by
Rural Free Delivery. He states that only one
farmer out of ten disapproves of it. II the r; +.
d. works everywhere as it does here don't pc
| lieve he could find one person in fifty to favor
it. for it is anything but satisfactory here. To
tell the truth there are only two persons on the
Glen-Arm r. +. D. that derive any benefit from
It and these are Mr.. Refer and Mr.. Pearce-the
former being the postmaster and q butcher, and
the latter carries the mail and delivers the meat
for Mr.. Refer, SO you can readily see why Mr..
Pearce says 1t Is so great. -
He also says the people fail to see the benefit
of RED. That Is so. When Mr.. Pearce tried
to get this route established he said all thatw was
SO and much that was not 80. or he never would
| have succeeded In securing any elgners.
He further says that Observation teaches us
| that no one opposes R. F. ID. unless they live
| only short distance from post0fice. That 10
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