The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-02-13

win, Long Green Valley, choice Jersey cows
and heifers. horses, wagons. farm 1mple-
ments. harness, etc.
- Some robins were seen about Towson
Wis week. 1t is Unable offense to kill these
birds.
- Daily papers were in great demand in
Towson on Monday evening and sold readily
Il and cents each.
=. The first sign of spring was noticed on
the streets of Towson this week. The boys
have commenced top spinning.
- Next Tuesday is Pancake day, or Shrove
Tuesday. The day following Cash Wednes-
day. is the beginning of the Lenten season.
- One more week will end the second
month Of the winter of 1903-4-which has
thus far been, in many respects memorable
- The Towson Pharmacy, Mr.. Louis Her
genrather, Jr., proprietor, has sprightly an
nouncement on the second page OF The UNION
today.
ing at blacksmithing at Fallston, IS about TO
establish himself in business near Baldwin,
Long Green Vrlley.
= Mr.. J. Charles Raspe has received his
commission as postmaster at Raspeburg, on
the Belair road. He succeeds his father, the
late J. Henry Raspe.
- Al bav mare 13 years old was stolen from
the stable of MIR. George w. Montgomery,
farmer near Kingsville 18th district, on Thurs
day night of last week.
- Baltimore county has three pupils in the
Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb at
Frederick The total number in the school is
1922 boys and 48 girls.
- Judge Van Bibber, of the Hartford Coun-
" Circuit Court. has appointed Mr.. Edwin H.
Webster, auditor, and Messrs. James A. Lyle
and Noble l. Mitchell. examiners.
- Messrs Boarman & Lindsay having lost
their Baltimore law Offices in the Equitable
building, have temporarily established them
selves at No IL East Pleasant street.
- Experts say that last years crop OF
wheat fell short of the Government estimates
fully 20 per cent. They predict that the price
will advance as high as $1.25 to s1.40
IA small son of the manager on Mr..
William Keysers country place, near Kesters--
terstown had two fingers Of his right nano
severed BY fodder cutter few days ago.
- The big reward offered for the arrest OF
the murderer of John Beckman has not yet
brought fruit The crime is still enshrouded
ia mystery and we fear it will continue SO:
THE UNION has had the pleasure OF ad.
ding number of new subscribers to its mail
lists this week. There is always room for
more and accessions are always acceptable.
- The fire that started in Baltimore city at
10 80 last Sunday morning burned furiously
for thirty hours and caused a loss varlously es-
timated At from S75 600 600 to $125, 600, 600.
- The Athletic Club at Hamilton, Hartford
road. has already organized its baseball team
for the coming season For dates for games
address Il. Burns, Lauraville, Baltimore coun-
e"Britton," a we'll known colored char
acter about the Eastern Hay Scales in Balti-
more, dropped dead few days ago. No one
knew the mans full name or whether he had
any relatives
G. Mcintosh & Son, in the Continental Trust
Building, having been burned, they have
opened an office at No. Is East Saratoga street,
third floor front.
- The law firm of Messrs. Boarman q
- <,f44r ha EOu ia
Building in Baltimore, lost their library 10
last Sundays fire. It was insured for $780,
which was far below its value.
The mild weather of the latter part OF
last week caused the snow to disappear rapidly
and the springike temperature OF Sunday
ended it entirely. Everybody appears to have
had enough snow for this winter.
-->The Christisn Endeav0r Society OF
Epsom NJ p Church, Towson, will hold a
Martha Washington tea in the hall over the
engine house, on Monday. February I'd. Al
mission 10 cents. including refreshments,
- Modern architecture does not seem to
have reached q point where IL can claim 10
construct an absolutely hre-proof building.
Those in Baltimore said to be proof against
the flames were licked up like wooden build
The members of Forest Baptist Church
made raid on Hereford last Monday. Rev.
J. A. Jones, the Baptist minister, and bis
wife, were the only ones who capituiate1' tne
- If YOU want TO know who is going. to
have public sale consult the advertising
columns of THE UNION. For the remaining
DAYS of the present month there will be one or
more of these sales for nearly every day except
- fhe law firm Of Messrs. Grain q Hershey,
with whom MIR. Elmer j. Cook, of the Tow
son bar, had offices in the Calvert buiio,ng,
in Baltimore, lost the entire contents OF their
rooms and Mr. Cook also sustained consldera-
BILE personal loss
- % to this time the grounding brand Of
weather has not been half bad. II we &c
along for the balance of the time as well as we
have for the first ten days we will be disposed
to think that the grounding is pretty good
sort of q fellow after all.
1T is said that from SO to $25 an houl
was paid for wagons and drays in Baltimore
last Sunday by those anxious to move valua'
bIes out of the way of the rapidly approaching
flames. In parts Of the city the streets looked
like il was q very busy week day.
- The fine building Of Hall, Headngton Z
Co.. on the northwest corner OF Charles anc
Favette streets. with its valuable contents, was
among the hundreds that went down in the
Great Are of last Sunday Mr.. John w. Hall
1rs- the head of this firm, lives at Towson.
=. Waiter Fanton, son of Mr.. John Fanton
of Eva Chapel road, Roland "a, PARK *; o'sap
has not since been heard from. He Is sublec
~ eniIeukic attacks and it is feared he maj
have fallen ID the snow and frozen to death.
IA man who went into the Court Hous
on Monday could find but two men IN tn
building-one in the Clerks office ana tn
other in the court room, the latter being 60
gaged in cleaning up. presumably au III
etSers had gone to Baltimore to see the nre
- Revival services will begin at the Bap
list Church in Hereford, Sunday, FeDrgaE
14th. The pastor, Rev. ]: A. Jones, VIII ?
assisted by Mr. K. s. Willis. formerly mus
sionarv to the seamen at Baltimore Port Ms
sion Song service 7.30 to 8 P. N. All welcome
- Messrs. Offntt, Wright q Emmart, N
surance agents. give notice by circular tns
the Home Insurance Company Of New 1or6
which they represent here. lost over 81 OOOU w
bv the great fire in Baltimore and they sa
that every claim will be settled for 100 cents
the dollar.