The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-02-20

Thursday, March 3. by Melvin s. Griffith. as
sienee on the premises farm OF lcO acres
Summerield Station, lower Long Green Val
ley, miles east of Towson, mules, horses,
colts. cows. heifers. farm implements and
machinery, etc.
Tuesday. March Is. by VIM. 81 Curtis. executor,
nybrook. 10Th district also, some personal
Monday. March %, by. J: J. George. near Bald
win. Long Green Valley, choice Jersey COWS
and heifers. horses, wagons. farm imple-
ments, harness, etc.
- Land adjoining Towson sells at 81, 900
an acre-that is some Of 1t does.
- It was said this week that the earth is
frozen to the depth Of 80 inches.
- Dynamite explosions in the burnt district
Of Baltimore city could be plainly heard IN
Tows0n all this week.
~. M Carter. Of Highlandtown. BaIti-
more county, has secured patent for slide
plate for railway switches.
- The net proceeds of the supper and fes-
tival held last week by the ladies of TOWeOn
M. e. Church. amounted to $40.
- Mr.. Robert M. Taylor has purchased
from the estate Of the late Harry Birckhead,
the cross country horse DeGarnett.
- Seventy three squares were burned over
BY the Baltimore fire, not considering the de-
stroyed property along the water front.
- The cold wave Of this week was one of
the most severe of the winter and caused much
suffering among those obliged to be out.
- The loss in the Baltimore fire by the in
surance companies represented by Messrs.
Offutt. Wright & Emmart. of Towson, was
- successful revival is in progress in the
Baptist Church at Hereford. The pastor, Rev.
j. A Jones, is assisted by Mr.. X. s. Willis, of
Baltimore.
=, The grounding saw his shadow and only
look what the weather man has been doing to
us since. This is cold, cold world in more
ways than one.
- Ice % inches in thickness has been cut
from Loeb Raven this winter and we doubt If
anyone now living ever before saw such ice on
the dunpowder.
Next Monday is Washington's birthday
and legal holiday in Maryland, although liz
tie attention is paid to it generally. The banks
and public offices will be closed
>Immense quantities Of hay have been
going to market BY way of the York pike this
week, most OF it of excellent quality. Some
of the loads were monsters in size.
=. Miss Louise Kolk second daughter of Mr..
A. G. Kolk, a we'll Known farmer OF Long
Green Valley, has fifteen hyacinths in full
bloom. presenting beautiful sight.
The underwriters committee estimates
the loss in the Baltimore fire at $125, 600 900,
with insurance amounting to *S0 So doO Tbs
would make the actual loss S45, 100000.
DOn Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Of
next week the Ladies' Aid Society of Laura
vile N. p. Church, will hold an oyster supper
in the tabernacle. on the Hartford road.
Catharine Sugars, c0lored, who claimed
to be 104 years old and the Oldest woman in
Maryland, died at her home in Gainesville,
few DAYS ago, after long illness of dropsy.
- Baltimore city win be a busy place for
mechanics for several years to come and those
who are seeking employment can find plenty
of It there The same may be said of lab0rers.
- The Beckman murder continues to be
enshrouded in mystery. The $500 reward
that has been offered for the arrest Of the per-
petrators of the crime has had no effect so far.
- Mr.. John Ridgely of H.. lost ware
Baltimore. His mother, Mrs. Charles Ridge
~, also lost some property. Both were in
- Rev. w H. H. Powers. rector of Trini-
~ E Church. Towson, and Rev. John r.
Edwards, pastor of the M. g. Church here
preached on the Baltimore fire last Sunday
morning.
- Some one remarked this week that there
need be no fear of the fruit being injured by
cold weather this year. 1t will be kept back
far that it will be safe until spring is actual
" upon us.
- People who drove to Tewson on Tuesday
declared that 1t was the coolest day of the
winter. They said 1.-THE wind cuts like .
knife and one declared it to be real ground
hog weather."
- Several more of the pink slips" that
went out with the issue of THE UNION dated
December 9Th, found their way back this week
and some hundreds should follow suit before
the end of the present month.
->T The soldier boys on duty in Baltimore
this week had a trying time of it, but they
stood to their work manfnlly and when some
of them were ordered home in order to reduce
the force they did not want to go.
- Messrs Forrest q Agnes. Baltimore con-
tractors. on Thursday purchased six fine mules
from Locust Vale Stock Farm, Towson. for
which they paid 81, 80 The highest price
paid for single animal was $40.
THE Baltimore County Medical Associa-
ton, at its monthly meeting held at Tracey 9
Hotel, TowsOn. on Thursday, had general
discussion on grip. something that is just now
expressing the minds of many people
- Last Sunday was st. Valentines day and
the mails of that day were loaded with love
rnissiVes and some that were not so loving,
the comics this year possessing an extreme
of ugliness that was almost shocking.
-Dr. r. G. Massenburg, of Towson, who
drove a few miles on Tuesday morning to see q
patient, said be suffered more severely from
the cold than he had done any time this win
ter One of his hands was nearly frozen.
There is much sickness in Baltimore
city due, the physicians say, to people expos
ing themselves out of curiosity to see the tlre
ruins. It is said that curiosity once killed
cat. 1t will also be likely to kill good many
people.
- Thousands of tons Of ice are piled up
along the Gundowder and it looks as though
il might remain there until the hot suns OF
summer cause it to disappear. 1t is doubtful
If the like was ever seen before at least not
in years.
- The second month Of understanding
to the almanac-will end next Monday. But
not considering the almanac we can say that
we have already had more than three months
of solid winter. with prospect of 1t continu.
ing indefinitely.
- The members of the Towson Volunteer
Fire Company are urged to attend meeting al
the Office of Mr.. 2. Howard Isaac, in Masonic
Temple, on Saturday night, February Goth, al
s O'Clock. Business of importance will be up
for consideration.
- One of the biggest loads of hay we evel
saw on the York pike went through Towson
on Tuesday from the farm of Mr.. Benjamin
NJ. Brooks, of Belfast 9Th district, drawn by {
team of six-four horses and two mules-al
large and powerful animals.
- Subscribers to THE UNION who live on
rural ee-delivery routes are beginning to com
plain because their papers are being stoler
from the boxes put up to receive their mail
The perpetrators of these small thefts, II founs
out. could be severely punished
The big fire in Baltimore appears to hay'
almost knocked the bottom out OF some
branches of business in this county. For tW'
weeks Towson has been duller than for years
due, largely, to the fact that practically notn
ing was doing at the Court House.
- Mitchell n. Brown has removed MS par
Der shop from his former location to the store
room once occupied by Groom Bros, on tn
opposite side of the street, half square De
low. In connection with his regular bushes
be will also sell tobacco and cigars.