The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-30


Monday, February s. by James Kelley attorney
on the premises. near Perry Hall, llth dis
trict, truck farm OF 20 acres and improve
ments.
Monday, february 9: by George Treut, executor
ceased, at Sweet Air, all the personal enect'
of said deceased.
m0rfgagees at the Court House door, a truck
farm on the Dover road.
MOnday February q on the Snswsn ,f Farm ho St1
wagons. farm implements and machinery
corn, rye, household effects, etc.
ney, on the premises, copper mine proper.
ty, machinery and equipment near Mount
Washington. Sd district.
-, The month Of February this year has
% days. something that occurs only in leap
- The Elder Harrison Company, of Balti-
more. has secured a trademark for "Green
Sp-1fF o oar's cbiS GpsA Fl Mr.. Edward cheno
weth, who lives near Garrison postofice, Sd
district are sick with diphtheria.
- The season for brook trout IN Baltimore
county does not open until Msrch LIST. Officers
should see that the law is enforced
The oyster supper and bazaar held last
week by the Industrial Association of Phoenix,
N. G. r R.. Melted upwards Of 500.
- st. Valentine sday-February 14th-falls
on Sunday this year. but Uncle Sam will ham
die the gentle missives of love just the same.
january again showed us this week
what it is capable of doing for us in the way
of weather. 1t will be month long to be re-
membered
- This week Mr.. E. e. McCleary, proprie-
tor of Locust Vale Stock Farm, Towson, sold
two fine coach teams to Mr. Samuel b. Nelson,
Of New York city.
- Mrs Beckley, wife of DR.. G. Herbert
Beckley, of Reisterstown fell on Tuesday and
sustained serious injury to her hip. DR.. j.
e. Gore attended her.
"A considerable number of the pink
slips found their way back TO The UNION Of
flee this week. And there are others that ought
TO show up very soon.
- Mr.. William A. Lee, of Towson, bought
in one lot this week 636 bushels of oats from
Mr.. John Ridgely, of Hampton. A six-muIe
team delivered the lot in two loads.
- Mr.. John Cowan. The well known con-
tractor and builder is doing the woodwork on
the new NJ. Church in Govanstown, the
cost Of which will be about $4,000.
- Milton ChenOwith has been appointed
postmaster at Garrison, Baltimore county, vice
Kephart Pfeffer. The Office is located on the
Reisierstown pike south of Owings' Mills:
ION. Sunday night next at 8 O'Clock Mrs.
e. NJ. G. Gault. corresponding secretary of the
WOman's Southern Missionary Society, will
speak in Calvary Baptist Church, Towson.
ION account of the advance in the price
of flour the baker who furnishes bread to the
county aims house will hereafter receive 81. Is
per 100 loads instead of $l.95. as formerly.
-~J Wesley Wade. who kept a public
house at Lansdowne, 18th district, and who
has q family, disappeared from bis home on
the 18th of January and has not since been
seen there.
- Upon the invitation of DR. Edward N.
Brush, superintendent the County Commits
sioners will pay visit to the Sheppard and
Ensch Pratt Hospital, on Wednesday next
February Sd.
IA number of old residents of Baltimore
county have passed away during the present
month, showing that the severe weather we
have lately experienced is very trying upon the
aged and inhrm-
The quarterly statements of Two of Bal
timore cOunty's prosperous banks-CantOn and
COckeysville-are published in the advertising
columns of The UNION today. They are de-
serving Of attention.
IA woman died in York a few days ago
from well defined case of hydrOphObia and
it is said she was never known to have been
bitten by ny,animal She left husband and
large family of children.
80 The horse belonging to the carrier of
Rural Route No. l. at Cockeysville, took fright
at a train on Monday morning and ran away,
smashing the wagon. VIM. 7. Griffith, the
carrier, escaped without injury.
- Large quantities of farm produce went
to Baltimore by way of the York road early
this week. principally hay and corn. Some
farm teams were kept off the roads while they
were in such slippery condition.
- If reports be true some Baltimore cOun-
ty expectants will be disappointed when Gov.
Warheld shakes his plum tree. What happy
condition of affairs it would be if there were
political jobs for all who covet them.
THE work of the Baltimore detective
force didn't avail anything in the Beckman
murder case. These sluths may be brilliant
fellows in their line, but their refulgence didn't
paralyze anybody who saw their actions.
AT the suggestion of Mr.. Mann the
~ 1r,io Tuoo6av dironfod
Chief of Police Street, to inspect the public
buildings of the county and report to the
Board their condition in regard to fire protec-
ton.
- Diphtheria has entirely disappeared from
the 9Th district. There were mum Der of cases
of the disease and several deaths. The schools
and churches were closed on account of its
presence, but they were reopened some time
since.
- The interior Of Patapsco NJ. E. Church,
Patapsco Neck, has been painted and other
wise improved and it will be reopened with
special services next week. Rev. E. G. Gala
her, formerly of Towson M. e. Church, is the
pastor:
hog day. You want to keep tab on the ami
NAL this year and watch his movements close
Iylfor upon them, according to the ancient be-
lief, depends the weather for the following six
weeks.
- Mr.. William H. Kelley, the well known
duQ PHOSPHORUS UldChSutbu Vi OlyuuOnt 3lu
district during the late rough weather, put on
1897 horse shoes. He had the assistance of his
ssh, Charles Kelley, and Joseph Clark, a
iourneyman.
- Baltimore county was again we'll repre-
scented at Annapolis this week and most of
those who went down were much interested
in the Senatorial contest. but there was also q
considerable contingent who were on the look.
out for places,
- Owing to inclemency of the weather the
-. k..n - H. - UTtcw-o
principal of Tdwson High School, which was
to have been given on Friday evening Janua-
~ 29th was postponed until Friday evening,
February 18th.
- The regular monthly meeting of the
Neighborhood Improvement Club of Govans-
town will be held in Golden Eagle Hall, on
Tuesday, February 3D. at SPIN Judge Heuis-
Ter, of the Juvenile Court of Baltimore, will
make an address.
- The handsome home of Mr.. Samuel NJ.
Clement, at Relay, 18th district was burned at
an early hour on Thursday morning, causing
a loss of over $1,000. The family barely had
time to escape. A defective hue is supposed to
have been the cause.
- Charles L. Klein, former assessor for
the 10th district, has sued the County Com
missioneHs for $500 alleged to be due him for
commissions on property reported to the
Board for taxation. Mr.. VIM II. Lawrence is
the attorney in the matter.
"A shooting match for pools will take
place at dlen- Arm, 1lLn ulStrlct, Oh Ohturuay
afternoon, January 3Oth. A special prize OF
IS will be offered for the man breaking the
greatest number of targets out Of possible 90.
Lewis A. Amrein, manager.
- Residents along Southern avenue, which
extends from the Hartford to the Belair road,
want to know why it is that the lights along
that thoroughfare are given so little attention.
They think ii the duty of the superintendent
to look after this matter at once.
"a supposed mad dog created considera-
Bile excitement in Phoenix few days ago. He
was followed to the farm of Mr.. Thomas V.
Richardson, about mile distant. and killed.
Several dogs in the village that were thought to
have been bitten were dispatched.
- Some ice houses in Baltimore county
were filled before Thanksgiving day last year
and we have had winter ever since, with the
exception of day or two of mild weather.
The winter of 1904 will go down in history
as one in many respects remarkable.
THE new Maryland & Pennsylvania R.
R. station in Delta is now in use and is great
improvement upon the former one. The old
Delta station has been entirely abandoned and
Cardiff has become flag station only. The
town of Delta is going ahead rapidly.
- The New Year 1904 is already month
old and it hasn't vet done anything for which
it can be especially commended. 1t has been
almost a record breaker in the matter OF