The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-09

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Thursday January IA. by Joshua N. Gill. mort
tracts Of land on the road leading from st.
Johns Church TO Fairview. 9Th district:
tee, on the premises, a truck farm of the late
+. Joseph Bauers, near Perry Hall, 18th
district.
IA file of THE UNION can always be
found in the County Clerk 8 office in the Court
House
There are three hundred and sixty-six
days in the present year, due to the fact that it
is leap year.
- We still have on hand few more calen-
dars for 1904. If you want one call at THE
This week the County Commissioners re-
appointed August j. Peters and Frederick y.
Raab, constables for the LIST district.
- When the time for ''roughing" horses
comes then the harvest of the blacksmiths be-
gins. An unroughed horse was not much
good on the roads this week.
- Rev. Henry s. Nagengast. pastor OF st.
Anthony's Church, Anthonyville. Belsir road,
says he felt distinct shock OF earthquake at
ten minutes to O'Clock on Tuesday morning
last.
- The President has appointed Capt Rich
ard E. Bouldin to be postmaster at Belair, to
succeed Mr.. N. N. Mock, who has held the Of
flee some years. There was no contest for the
place.
- The contract has been awarded for an
extensive addition to be erected to the Metho
dist Episcopal Church at Roland Park which
will about donble its capacity and add much
to its appearance
- Mrs. Mary A. Woodward. who died at
her home in Washington, ID. c., few days
ago, was the mother of Mrs. Miburn wife of
Rev. Page Milburn, formerly pastor OF Tow
son M. K. Church.
80 The board of managers of the Baltimore
County Agricultural Society will hold a meet
ing at Hotel Rennert, Baltimore. this (Satur
day. morning, when officers for the present
year will be elected.
The Sunday school of Trinity Church.
Towson, was given its holiday treat on Tues
day and the affair proved to be one of much
enjoyment. Mr.. Osborne |. Yellott is superin-
tendent of the school.
- Laura Thornton, colored servant, was
arrested in Baltimore few days ago upon the The
charge of stealing an opera cloak valued at $50
from Mrs. Rose Coleman, of Cockeysville.
She confessed her guilt.
>Othello Fraction, colored, whose home
was at Cross Keys, Falls road, died suddenly
on the LIST instant from stroke of paralysis
while at work in Baltimore. He was IS years
old and leaves family
Two thousand bushels of white potatoes
from Germany were received this week by
Baltimore firm. The tariff on them is rs cts
bushel The price of potatoes is expected to
reach 81 pushe shortly.
- After the watch-night services in Tow
son ii e Church the congregation presented
the pastor, Rev. j. r. Edwards, with a purse
containing comfortable sum "a very pleasant
way to begin the New Year.
AT the Christmas entertainment in ST.
Johns NJ K. Church, Lutherville, The pastor,
Rev. Joel Brown, received purse, while Miss
Lille Robinson, organist, was also remem
bered in a substantial manner.
- The sleighiDg has been fine for some
days, but with the temperature as low as it
has been lately there is not much in the sport
and to indulge in it was to run the chance of
freezing ones ears and fingers.
AT Burnside, Green Spring Valley, early
on Tuesday morning last the mercury regis
tered IL below zero. At Loeb Raven Mr.
Thomas r. Jenifer says it was Is below and at
Parkton, N. c. R. r., it was 16.
10y Who will be the new roads engineer for
Baltimore county? This is O question often
asked Just now, but remains unanswered. The
appointment will be made by the new Gov
ernor, who will be inaugurated next We'd
nesday.
-SThe residence of Mr.. John s.. Mitchell,
an extensive packer of corn at Aberdeen. Har
ford county, was burned at an early hour on
Sunday morning last. The estimated loss is
$1,000 and it is only partially covered by in
surance.
NJ. e. Church, Sunday evening, January 10th,
when Rev. j. l.. StTaughn, OF EPSON NJ. P.
Church, will preach. Services will be con-
tinued every evening during the week at
7.30 o'clock.
There is much sickness in some sections
of the county and grip is reported prevalent.
This is the real old fashioned kind that puts
the patient to bed We have heard of some
famflieythat have three and four cases under
the doctors care.
- The annual shoot of the Bellview Shoot
ing Association took place at Raspeburg, Bel
air road, on New Year day, under the manage
mept of Capt c. G. Luken. Some excellent
craftsmanship was displayed. A luncheon
"A vicious dog seriously biting two boys
in Baltimore has been the cause of their moth
er bringing four suits for damages against the
owner the aggregate amount claimed being
$4,000. This is likely to prove an expensive
business for somebody.
- When the ground is thickly covered
with snow the birds should not be forgotten.
Their food supplies have been cut off and they
will have hard time of it unless some pro-
vision is made for them. Partridges especially
should be looked out for.
The custom of calling on New Year day
is not so generally observed as it was a few
years ago although it is still kept up by some.
At one time the thing was so overdOne as to
have become almost a nuisance, but happily
this is no longer the case.
->The first day of 1904 was almost like
spring day, with bright and genial sunshine,
but during the night and the day following
about five inches of snow and sleet fell, fol-
lowed by a cold wave that gave us the most
severe weather of the winter.
- Miss Molie E. Brown, who for years
successfully taught the school at Philopolis,
9Th district, has been appointed principal of
the school at Wiseburg, 7th district, succeed
ing Miss A. Mamie Norris, who was married
last week tc Mr.. w. H. Parrish.
lon Friday morning, 9th inst, DIR. Frank
r. Rich, sanitary officer for the 9Th district
ordered the Towson High School closed in
order that the building might be thoroughly
fumgated. No cases of diphtheria or other
contagious diseases are reported.
During the year 1908 there were 5S8 mar
rage licenses issued by the Clerk of the Circuit
r. D~1k Erv1r and
colored. The largest number issued during
any one month was II in October, and the
smallest number was "a in May.
AT the sleighiEg carnival at Electric
Park on Monday night last the fourth. hand
team of Mr.. T. Dudley Riggs, of Green Spring
Valley, took first prize. Several hundred
sleighs were on the track at the same time and
the scene was most spirited one.
- Mr.. Henry A. Brehm has filed petition
with the court for racing license for Prospect
Park for dates for the regular spring and fall
meetings and also for special dates, such as
July 4th and November oath, the latter date
being the next Thanksgiving day.
Superintendent Tracey, of the aims
house, reported this week to the County Com
missioners th0t he had 80 inmates in that IN
stitution. Mr.. Tracey says he has numerous
calls from tramps, often as many as twelve OF
them stopping for nights lodging.
The ''oldest inhabitant' had his say this
week and be said-wel, no matter what he
not deprived him of his ability to put it on
good and strong when it comes to talking
about the weather black in the fifties."
MIR. Edgar G. Mitchell, having success
fully passed the civil service examination, has
secured position in the internal revenue SER
vice. He has resigned as principal of the pub
lie school at Gardenville, and Mr.. Nicholas H.
Hope has been appointed as his successor.
- Persons mailing items for publication to
THE UNION often send them so that they reach
the office either Friday evening or Saturday
morning. The paper goes to press on Friday
AFTERNOON and anything coming in after that is
too late. Our friends should bear this in mind.
- Everything plays into the hands of the
coal dealer Last winter it was the strike and
This winter it is the weather, which seems to
be made especially for his benefit: But he
can't have it his own way all the time. The
Fourth of July will be here in about SIX
months. "
- Within the last week the water pipes IN
Towson have been the cause OF some iurld
language and not much wonder. 1or tney nave
heen causing no end of trouble and, ID some
Instances. no little damage. A non-freezing