The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02


Thursday, December 7, by John Flannery
west of the Liberty road, near the Hoffman
House, mules, thoroughbred mare. wagons
Monday. December II, by James J. Lindsay, at
torney for owners, corner Hillen road and
REGISTER avenue, horses, Jersey cows, hogs
poultry, wagons. farm implements and ma
chinery. pr0vender, etc.
Tuesday. December IL. by Geo. w. Montgomery
near Kingsville, 18th district. stock of all
kinds, farm implements. provender, ETC..
also, a canning house outfit.
Tuesday, December IL, by George Hartman, on
Chestnut Ridge, one mile westof Timonium
stock, farm implements wagons, household
furniture, etc.
Thursday, December IA, by Mrs. Mary L. Porter,
near Grange postofHce, Patapsco Neck, mules
and other stock, wagons, farm implements,
provender, etc.
Now get busy. Christmas will be here
before you know it.
Than ksgiying sday was rather bIustry
and pretty cold, but withal suitable for outdoor
sports.
THE rain that came this week was much
appreciated by the farmers. 1t was badly
needed.
The year 1905 is on the toboggan and is
rapidly disappearing. People are already max
ing inquiries for 1905 calendars.
1.-The December term of the Circuit Court
will begin next Monday. It is usually the
most important term of the year.
1.-The County Commissioners this week
feappointed Mr.. John P. Chilcoat, of the 9Th
district, warden of the Jail for two years.
THE weather man again gave US a small
slice of Indian summer weather early this week
and on Sunday the mercury went above 70 de-
grees.
Mildred Wagandt aged 10 years, daugh-
ter of Mr.. c. L. Wagandt of Glyndon, fell into
an ice house few days ago and fractured an
ankle.
The football season of 1905 ended on
thanksgiving day. The record is 20 players
killed and more than 200 injured. Nice, gen.
tie camel
- The Maryland Steel Company OF Spar
rows Point has secured the contract to build
three steel tugboats for the Pennsylvania Rail-
road<Company.
IA country pleasure club was organized
bg the young men of Lauravile, Hartford road,
at meeting held on Tuesday night at the home
of Mr.. ]. F. Lamley.
Mr. 2. Walters, who is employees at
Beaver Dam marble quarries, near Jockeys
vile. bad thigh broken on Monday while
engaged in unloading cars.
- Mr.. Edward Colgan, well known Har-
ford county farmer, near Reckord, raised this
season LOO bushels Of fine White Star pota-
toes on five acres of ground.
- Some residents of Towson are complain
ing because the street lights are not started up
earlier in the evenings especially on nights
when there is no moonlight.
1.-THE improvements now in progress at
Govanstown Presbyterian Church will practi-
cally transform it into new building and its
attractiveness will be greatly enhanced.
%Mr William Byerly, one of the judges
* the Orphans Court, who is q farmer near
Fowblesburg, 4th district, slaughtered six hogs
afew days ago that averaged 300 lbs each.
THE eighth annual meeting of the Mary
land State Horticultural Society will be held
in Mccoy Hall. Johns Hopkins University. on
Wednesday and Thursday next, December 9th
and It'll.
"A protracted meeting has been in prog
ress in the Union Chapel at Timonium the
past two weeks, conducted by Rev. L. W..
Gosnell, pastor of st. Johns M. E. Church,
Lutherville.
THE weather man says the month of
November just ended was the mildest expert
enced in some years. There were few very
cold days, but taken as whole the month was
pleasant one.
about year ago the american Agricul-
turist offered prizes for the best collections of
American nuts. Mr.. w. G. Strickland. tenant
on the Fellowship" farm, near Towson, made
collection and won second prize.
Several Towson coon hunters went up to
Blue Mount, on the Northern Central Railway
last Saturday night, but they came back empty
handed They found one coon, but he got
away from them after long chase.
"A glance at the list of persons who OBJ
tanned marriage licenses in November proves
conclusively that matrimony is growing in
popularity in Baltimore county. 1t is an unu-
sualy large showing for that month.
- Council No. SO, Jr. O. U. A. NJ, of Mt.
Washington, attended service in the Methodist
Episcopal Church at that place last Sunday
night and heard special sermon by Rev. ].
w. Smith, of the Baltimore Conference.
l. Messrs. Walter A. Mason and Henry h.
LHubner, of Baltimore county. are named
among the incOrporators OF the Garrison Park
Company that organized in Baltimore few
days ago with capital stock of $685. 900.
- Mr.. Mcfarland, an expert from Balti-
more, has succeeded Mr.. Nestor Edwards as
rtnfo of fha Child Hnuoo h0Ulif,O
alleys in Towson. He is paid fixed salary
and will provide the pin boys hereafter.
THE ladies of EPSON NJ. ?. Church, Tow
son. have presented their pastor, Rev. 7. Her.
bert Wright. with handsome carriage robe.
Mr. Wright has three appointments on Balti-
more Circuit and has much driving to do
"a man who gunned ten minutes near
Ellicott City on Monday had to pay $11. A
deputy game warden arrested him as a nom
resident hunting without q license. The fine
and costs followed. Know better next time.
William H. Green, ex-sherif of Balti-
more city, has had the plans prepared for q
handsome house that he is about to erect near
Ruxton. N. G. r. r. 1t is likely Mr.. Green
will become permanentresidento of the county.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Neighborhood improvement Club of Govans-
town will be held in the Y. NJ. G. A. Building,
on Monday night, December 4th, at O'Clock.
DR.. Lillian WEIGH will speak on "Tubercu-
losis."
luhuhChlNluk uoy was dlluOSt uhC gun
day in Towson. Many of the business places
were closed, which was something very unusual
here. Services were held in several OF the
churches in the morning and also in the
evening.
- Mr.. Simon l. Kemp, who some time ago
bought the Lewis Dawson farm, adjoining
Emory Grove camp ground, has also purchased
the adjoining farm of DR.. Kemp, containing
Y acres. His holdings there now amount to
2S1 acres.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gemmill, an account of
whose death at the age of So years appeared in
The UNION last week, had read the Bible
through sixty-three times. She had been a
member of the Methodist Church the greater
part of her life.
lit is said that in Carroll and Howard
counties, where, few years ago, IL barrels OF
corn was considered large crop to the acre,
many farmers are now raising from Is to 20
barrels due to improved methods of planting,
cultivation, etc.
"a novelty appears in the advertising
columns Of TIE UNION, coming from the Long
Green Laundry. A young man is wanted, but
"a cigarette smoker need not apply" That's
pretty tough on the smokers, but it teaches an
excellent lesson.
Another runaway couple from Baltimore
came to Towson on Monday and were mar
ried. Rev Hugh ". 3: Powers G the knot mot
groom gave his age as 81 and the bride H.
Both look younger.
l. While the ladies of Emmart's NJ. E.
Church. in the I'd district, were holding an
\ /oyster supper in Riddles Hall, on Tuesday
night, fire broke out in the hall. A bucket
brigade was formed and it was soon put ont
What caused it is not known.
THE will of Thomas Brown, late pro-
prietor of the Valley Hotel, Dulany's Valley
, turnpike, was admitted to probate on Wednes-
v day. He leaves his property to Col. David G,
Mcintosh, who was his counsel. Mr.. Urban
T. Linzey is named as executor.
THE new trolley cars that are RAINING on
the Towson- Gainesville line are affording much
satisfaction to the patrons of the road. They
ride smoothly and the means of ventilation i:
q great improvement over the old cars, fact
that most people will highly appreciate.
- Female Glass No. 2. of Pine Grove Sun
day school, of which Mr. John E. Stiff1er il
teacher, will hold an "Old Maids Tea auC
oyster supper in Rayville Hall, on Saturday
evening, December I'd. Proceeds will be ap
piled to improving the church cemetery.
- Some very fine specimens of corn grown
by Mr.. John G. Gent. of Shawan, 9Th district
were exhibited in Towson this week, but W
have not vet seen any to surpass that of Mr.
Charles NJ Chilcoat of Butler, mention o
which was made in THE UNION last week.
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