The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-26

- Inc november meeting OF tue JuulOf
Gunpowder Agricultural Club will be held this
Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr.. kaban
Sparks, at Sparks Station, N. G. X X. The
question for discussion is, How shall we
utilize fodder to get the best results from 1t ~
Long Green Valley. was a awarded three silver
medals at the Worlds Fair-one. for white
corn, one for wheat and one for sunh0wer seed.
Mr.. Frederick Won Kapff, Of Cowpens Farm,
near Towson, was awarded bronze medal for
corn.
AT the third quarterly meeting of Her
eford Circuit Mrs. r. NJ. West, Of Hereford;
Mrs Lewis NJ. Bacon. of Bosley; Mrs. Jacob
Althoff, of Epwortb; Mrs. Geo. Gorsucb, of Mt.
Carmel. and Mrs. George @. Duncan. Of Jessop,
were confirmed as presidents OF their respective
| aid societies.
Judge Wright, in the Criminal Court Of
| Baltimore. appears determined to break up the
crime of pursesnatching. On Tuesday two
/ negroes that were convicted in his court of
stealing ladies' purses on the streets were SEN
fenced to nine and five years respectively in
| the penitentiary.
- Mr.. Harry e. Crout, formerly Of Refs.
| terstown, has taken q lease on the Hotel West
minister, in the thriving little city of Westmin-
ster, Md, and will assume charge as proprietor
about December list. Mr. Crout has been
! manager of the hotel for some time and has
conducted il very successfully.
THE formal opening of the new Guild
| House on West Pennsylvania avenue, Towson,
RAAS0
| There were several addresses, setting forth the
| objects Of the guild, etc., and other exercises.
| A general invitation to the people of the town
was extended by the committee in charge.
THE trustees of the public school at
Govanstown, 9th district. have offered a re-
ward Of $40 for the arrest and con viction of the
| person or persons who damaged the school
| property on the night of October 3lst The
| board of trustees Is composed Of Messrs. w. 8.
! Norris and II. B. L. Everding and Mrs. George
| NJ. Lamb.
->Some Baltimore county people filed their
| ice houses before Thanksgiving day last year.
! The winter Of 1904 set in early and continued
with little abatement until early spring. The
weatherwise fellows say we may look for a
moderate winter now, but we don't take any
stock in their signs" They are mostly delu-
| sions and snares.
- The annual election for officers of Tow
son Lodge No 70, /. o o. F., will be held in
the lodge room, Thursday evening, December
1st, at 7.30 O'Clock. On this occasion the Past
Grands will vote for q representative to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge. Mr. William Grason,
Of the Towson bar, having been placed in nomi-
nation for this honor.
THE colored man Edward Cassidy, con-
victed in court here of the crime Of felonious
assault and sentenced to be hanged, thought
be would be executed Immediately and was
much relieved when informed to the contrary.
Cassidy, who appears to be very ignorant
man. has asked for the services of Catholic
priest as bis spiritual advisor.
"a man from the 18th district who saw
some large ears of corn displayed in The UNION
Office one day this week declared that they were
mere ''nubbins'' compared to some of the
corn that could be seen in his section of the
county. He mentioned the names of several
Long Green Valley farmers who had raised i'm
mense crops of corn this year.
- Much corn still remains unhusked in
shocks in the fields. Last winter good many
belated farmers were caught by the early cold
weather and snow and were unable to get much
of their corn husked and 1t remained in the
fields until spring, to the infinite qualification
of the crows and other birds, no doubt. These
same backward ones may again be caught this
year.
->Mr John Neuhauser of Long Green VAL
ley who owns a steam threshing rig, is this
year using a corn husking machine that is
capable of turning out 20 barrels per day, and
he has more work than he can do with it. Mr..
John NJ. Prigel, progressive farmer Of the
same valley, has also supplied himself with
husker for his own use. The machines are
said to do good work.
MIR. Howell Y Ing. of Roland Park,
who bad foot cut off at the corner of Charles
aud Lexington streets. Baltimore, in July last
while descending from an open car Of the
United Railways, has sued the company for
$4,000 damages. The foOtboard of the car
was up Of the time and this is alleged to have
been the cause of the accident. Mr.. Ing was
married few weeks ago.
- In the case of the State against the Elec.
trio Park and Exhibition Company, charged
with selling beer on Sunday which was tried
in the Circuit Court here few days ago, thejury
failed to agree and was discharged. Another
case against the same defendant was then nOlle
pressed by States Attorney Bussey. Mr.. A.
Fenneman is manager of the company, whose
business place is at Arlington.
ION Monday night last two election bets
were paid at Warren, 9Th district. and a large
number of people participated in the fun, the
Warren COrnet Band furnishing music for the
occasion. Mr.. James Gordon, Democrat, trun-
mile in a uheeiharrosr and Il, Nj Joseph corSin.
Democrat pulled MIR. Wesley Cooper. Jr., Re-
publican, the same distance in a runabout.
The U. s. Weather Bureau officials are
after such long distance weather prophets as
Hicks with sharp stick. They declare that
there is nothing in the Hicks forecasts and they
want the publication of them forbidden. we
are not much mistaken it will be some time be-
fore they succeed in accomplishing this. Many
people place much reliance in the Hicks pre-
dictions as published in The UNION monthly.
MIR. f. G. Norris of Baltimore, who kept
the store at Unionville 18th district for some
time, has bought out the store of Mr.. George
P. Everhart, at Monkton, N. G. r. R., and will
begin business there December let. He has
associated with him Mr.. John Burk, who has
been keeping store at Blenheim, 10th district
Mr.. Norris is frst-class business man of long
experience and the Monkton section is fortunate
in securing him.
1.-Two bands of alleged Gypsies are en-
camped some distance east of Towson and no
| doubt the people of the immediate neighbor-
hood where they are will suffer by reason of
their presence. Why these people should be
permitted 10 go prowling over the country as
| they do we never could understand. Many
| country people are afraid of them, and there is
| always more or less of feeling of unrest when
| they are around.
The statement of the Canton National
Bank. which was published in The UNION last
week, shows that the business of that institu-
ton has grown wonderfully in the last few
months Its resources now amount to nearly
| $1OO0O00 Its loans and discounts are $704-
| 615.77; individual deposits 1884 1851 n; sur
plus fund. S21 900, and undivided profits, $685.
| 041.75 The officers ofthe bank must be greatly
pleased at its present fourishing condition.
"a young man named Edward Smith,
! tried in the Circuit Court here this week upon
the charge Of committing felonious assault
| on the person of the young daughter of Patrol
man Schriner, of Highlandtown, plead guilty
to common assault on Wednesday (the third
| count in the indictment), and was sentenced
by Judge Burke to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Mr.. John Grason, counsel for the &C.
cused, tried to prove that he was of unsound
| mind.
THE UNION returns thanks to Col. Charles
B. Rogers, of "Lystra," Green Spring Valley,
| for o copy of the Baltimore San containing an
account of the laying of the cornerstone of the
| Court House at Towson. which took place
| Thursday, October 10th. 1854. with the address
| in full of the late Coleman Yellott, who was
| the orator of the day. The building commits.
sioners were Joshua Hutchins, Joseph d. Pope,
Edward s. Myers, Charles Timanus and Will
| liam Slater, all now dead.
~
Dedication of Volunteer Fire Com
| pany's Engine House.-The futtering of
| flags to the breezes, a parade in which three
companies marched. appropriate speeches by
| the County Commissioners and a reception by
the ladies' auxiliary society, helped to make
| the dedication of the Alert Volunteer Fire De-
partment at Belgravia, Belair road, pleasant
affair on Thursday afternoon.
| There were about 500 persons, including the
members of the Belgravia and Hamilton Vol.
unteer companies and the Gardenville Chemi-
cal Company. in the parade. Many others
either Joined in the parade. which was through
| Rockdale. Begravia and Overlea, or assembled
at the firehouse. The volunteers of the three
companies had their apparatus also in the pro-
cession, the new company being attired in their
| uniforms.
After the parade, in which the Towson Band
| IL, nd Of k1o