The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-01-14

r. Parks. on broadway road east OF tine
Tuesday. January 81, By Edward Crue, on the
Ephraim Harris farm. near the Dover road
horses, cows, heifers, farm implements, corn
THURSDAY, February 2, by W. P. wooIston. on
the Dover road, near Hoffman's old tavern
ments, hay. straw, corn. potatoes, poultry
ETC., etc.
lit will require over 81. OOO. 900 to run the
schools Of Baltimore city this year.
- marriage license was granted in Balti.
more on Tuesday last to Robert f. Miller, Of
Parkton, and Rachel Il. Naylor.
- This things getting dangerous. A young
woman in Baltimore has sued man for $780,
600 damages for kissing her against her will.
II digging s5F7ysa s 10 P5 'sR III Hill Gene s
found that the earth is not frozen three inches
= The annual Baltimore County Farmers
Institute will be held in the Court House at
Towson, Monday and Tuesday, January 3Oth
: and 3ist.
- Southern red wheat sold in Baltimore on
Monday last at el19l per bnshel. The same
day the price of flour was advanced from Is to
% cts. barrel.
- Nearly u inches Of rain fell in and near
Baltimore on Friday night Of last week and
swept away most Of the snow and ice that re-
manned on the ground.
- Frank McCrea, aged 10 years, son of Mr..
Jesse McCrea, who lives near Gainesville, was
kicked BY horse last Saturday and had his
rgh. ss broken above e. the ne knss so,. estate
Samuel B. Sexton. who died at bis summer
home at Mt. Washington q few weeks ago,
shows an aggregate Of S282, 1887
- The ice and ice-cream business is now
carried on in Towson under the name Of the
Groom Ice Company. Mr.. Harry Groom is
still connected with the business.
- Baltimore city was 175 years old on
Thursday, January 18th, 1905. Philip Jones
was the surveyor who laid out the town. He
was resident Of Baltimore county.
- The UNION has had the pleasure of add
ing g0odly number Of new subscribers to its
mailing lists ct the beginning Of the New Year.
And there Is always room for more.
- Mr. Samuel Wilderson, manager Of the
Clover Hill farm, near Finksburg, 4th district,
fell on the ice few days ago and brokeseveral
ribs. Dr.. II. M. Elade attended him.
- Another sleet storm this week covered
the trees and everything exposed with heavy
coating of ice. StoEms of this kind have been
much more frequent This winter than usual.
{ THE park tax Of the United Railways
1904 amounted to $50, 398.17. For the same
period last year this tax amounted to $87 1854 81.
- The ladies Of EPSON NJ. P. Church, Tow
son, will hold an oyster supper in the hall over
the engine house, on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, February l4th, 18th and
18th.
-Dr. George Y. Everhart, Of Baltimore
county, speaker of the last House Of Delegates
has been appointed to q clerkship In the Office
Of the State Treasurer by Gen. Murray Van
diver.
- All the National banks held their annual
elections on Tuesday, January 10th. The four
Baltimore county banks-Towson. Jockeys
vile, Canton and Catonsville-re-elected their
old officers.
The annual meeting of the Maryland
and Virginia Fairs and Racing Association will
be held at Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, Wednes-
is secretary.
two inmates of the Confederate Soldiers
Home, Pikesviile, died on Thursday within
five hours of each other. They were Benjamin
Franklin Pitts aged 70 years, and John D..
- The Cecil Farmers Club has established
telephone company in Cecil county and their
lines were opened for business this week. The
members of the club are the officers and direc-
tors of the company.
''signs" that indicate an early spring. Ac-
cording to the almanac we yet have fully two
months of winter ahead and no doubt we will
get all that is coming to rs.
people who watch the Hicks weather
forecasts. as published in TIE UNION, declare
that his predictions come true in nine cases in
ten. If this be true be beats Uncle Sans
weather forecaster shamefully.
- Two divorce cases Were heard in the Cir
suit Court here on Wednesday by Judge Burke
one case the husband secured judicial sepa-
ration and in the other the wife,
- The water was very high in the Gun
powder last Saturday morning caused by the
heavy rain of the night before and the break
ing up Of the ice. The fats around Meredith g
ford bridge were covered with water.
-sJudge Melchor Hoshall, who is farmer
In the 9th district, slaughtered number Of
hogs this week, among them two 8-months-old
shoats that weighed. respectively, 373 and 367
lbs. One hog IA months old weighed 429 lbs.
- The old foot-bridge at Orange Grove, on
ard counties, was carried away by the ice last
Saturday morning. A new one was in course
of construction when the old one succumbed.
4 - The people of Towson were shocked and
grieved to hear of the sudden death of ex-
Governor Lowndes last Sunday. He was per-
sonally known to many Of our citizens and
they had the highest respect and esteem for
Min.
- While engaged in splitting wood a few
days ago Mr.. Jesse Hollingsworth, of Glen
Falls, W. NJ. r. R., had one Of his cheeks
badly cut by q small piece Of wood flying up
w. B. Arbaugh Of Ypsilanti, Michigan,
has written to Mr.. William P. Cole, Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Baltimore county. max
ing inquiry about bis paternal ancestors who,
he says, removed West from Baltimore county
in 1918.
THE Junior Corps of the Alert Volunteer
Fire Company, Belair road, will give an enter
tainment and dance on February 14th in Ham,
ilton Hall. The program will include singing,
lively comedy sketches and some expert fancy
dancing.
Those energetic people who several
months ago organized union Sunday school
at Timonium now contemplate building q
chapel there, and no doubt their thoughts in
that direction will be put into execution early
next spring.
duplication has been made for q receiver
for the George w. Evans Dairy Company Of
Baltimore. Mr.. Thomas Tilden Kslbaugh,
attorney. filed the bill for the plaintiff. Mr..
Evans was for some years manager Of the
Pikesville Dairy.
-sThe Miller Fertilizer Company was in
.oorporated In Baltimore on Thursday with q
capital stock of $50, 600. Among the incOr-
porators are Messrs. Thomas HI. Roberts and
Joseph B. Hanway. Mr.. Roberts is president
the snow banks on the Loeb Raven
road, east of Towson, and the ice on some Of
the hills look like they might remain there for
three months to come. The road has north
ern exposure and there are parts of it that the
sun rarely strikes.
A Couple from Williamsport, Pa, came
all the way to Towson on Thursday to be mar
ried, Rev. ]. L. Straughn, of the Methodist
Protestant Church, tying the knot. The bride
was widow Of 30 summers and the groom
plead guilty to Is.
- One Of the urgent needs of Towson is q
new and larger High School building, and we
think, if the proper effort is put forth, this
could be accomplished. Reisterstown is hav-
ing its wants supplied in this direction. Why
not the county seat
- Messrs. John I. Yellott and T. Scott
Offutt, attorneys for Elizabeth Carter filed q
bill in the Circuit Court on Tuesday against
Jane Scott and others for the sale of the real
estate of the late Jane johnson and for a dis
tribution of the proceeds
Capt. Thomas Nelson Conrad, who died
at BIacksburg. Va, few days ago. was q
brother of the late Mrs. Perrie, wife of JUS
tice Alfred w. Perrie, of Towson. Captain
Conrad was at one time president of the Mary
land Agricultural College.
- The board of managers of the Timonium
fair contemplate number of improvements
on the grounds this year, among them a new
poultry house, which is very badly needed.
The board has at its disposal very comforts
BILE sum to use in this way.
- The new station of the Western Mary.