The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-04-29

->Mr. A. A. Piper, Of the Towson bar, WHIT
owns snug property In lower Long Greer
Valley, has the thanks of THE UNION for |
quantity of extra fine asparagus.
- Another couple from Baltimore came Z
Towson on Monday and were married BY Rev
w. H. H. Powers, rector of Trinity. Z. e
Church. TOWsOn has q number OF minister
and they are always most accommodating. A
hint to the wise, etc.
transporting element of Baltimore county
was well represented at the spring meeting Q
the Marylan Jockey Club. III the manage
ment would advertise their meetings in Baiti
more county they would draw much larger
crowds than they have had. 40
The Lauraville Land Company has been
incorporated, with capital stock Of $4,000
Those named as incorporators are ex-County
Commissioner Charles n. Knox and Messrs
George Emmel Charles G. q. Sack, William
Enlmel and James M. Erdman.
THE Westminster Hardware Company
has just completed water supply for Mr.. ID.
+. Donaldson, on his Fairview Farm, near
Hereford. The water is pumped by a Dandy
Windmill to a cistern on hill, from which
the house and barn are supplied.
>Another case of diphtheria has developed
at Beaver Dam, 9Th district. DR.. B. F. Bussey
is the attending physician. Children from
that place who attend the public school at
Cockeysvile have been quarantined by the
teacher, Mr.. Arthur C. Cr0mmer. s..
George Calvert Gray, aged 10 years, son
of Rev. J. F. +. Gray, who is well-known in
Baltimore county, died in Pittsburg on the I'D
inst. Deceased was grandson of Mr.. Alfred
Crossmore of the 18th district, from whose
home the funeral will take place today.
THE sale of the personal effects of the
late Caleb A. Wilson, of lower Long Green
Valley, which was announced to take place on
Thursday, 9th instant, was stopped owing to
the fact that a caveat has been filed in the
Orphans Court to the will of Mr.. Wilson.
THE Towson baseball team was mp
aginst it, last Saturday, when the Govans-
to-. Manager Hoblitzell says his Towson boys
must pull themselves together and show that
they are capable of better work than that.
THE Union Telephone Company, which
was started in the upper end of this county by
the late Benjamin +. Jordan, has increased its
Charles l.. Almony is president OF the COM
pany, and Mr.. s. s. Van Trump, manager.
- The business and plant of the Maryland
Journal newspaper in Towson will be sold at
public auction, on the premises, on Tuesday,
May 10th. This paper was established about
forty years ago by the late William II. Ruby,
who conducted it up to the time OF his death in
March last.
- Mr.. George w. d. Wight, son of Mr..
John H. Wight, president of the Sherwood
Distilling Company, died suddenly at his home
in Baltimore, on Saturday night last. He was
a well-known young man and bis untimely
death was great shock to his family and wide
circle of friends.
- Easter Sunday was a most beautiful day
and the people turned out by the thousand to
enjoy the bright sunshine. 1t is rarely that we
experience such charming Easterday-just
the kind of weather to show off spring finery
to the best advantage. And there was lots OF
it on tap, don't you forget that.
- Perhaps there are some who may not
believe it, but there are over one hundred ply
scians in active practice in Baltimore county.
This is not surprising in view of the fact that
the population is about 100000. Nearly 70 per
cent. of these doctors are members Of the Bal
timore County Medical Society.
- Preparations are nearly complete for the
annual open-air horse show that will be held
at The Kennels. Charles street avenue, begin
ming May 18th and continuing the balance of
the week. A new grand stand will add to the
of the show, and the list of en-
tries will be larger this year than ever.
THE scent. trolley fare to Govanstown is
causing the population of that place to grow
rapidly. Those people who have to 60 to Bal
timore daily to attend to their business usually
stear clear of places with higher fare. The
rate from Baltimore to Towson is 10 cts: and
yet we are only seven miles from the City Hall.
- The trustees of the Sheppard Pratt Hos
pitaI and the medical superintendent DR.. e.
n Brush, entertained at luncheon on Wednes-
day one hundred and thirty-one physicians
from Baltimore city and county. The build
ings and premises were inspected and the visi-
tors were greatly pleased with what they saw.
THE Grand National Steeplechase will be
run in Green Spring Valley on Monday after
noon next, May LIST, starting on the property
of Mrs. George Harrison, at Stevenson. The
course is q miles in length, and there are
L. - 1okY kowN
land Hunt Cub race will be run one week later.
- Mr.. John Ridgely, owner of the large
Hampton estate, near Towson, was notified by
his farm hands last Monday that after the LIST
of May they would work but ten hours day.
Heretofore they have been working the usual
farm hours. It is said that on some other
farms in the neighborhood ten hours work is
the rule.
- Deputy Sheriff Noah Walker, Of the Sd
district made two more arrests last Sunday of
Baltimoreans who were charged with running
their automobiles beyond the speed limit as
fixed by law. Justice Bevan, of Arlington.
fined them each $40 and costs. This should
serve as another warning to those who may be
disposed to disregard the law.
IA daily traveller on the York road trolley
line says the accommodations are worse and the
fare higher on it than on any other line rum
ming out of Baltimore. Why this should be so
we fail to see. In the busy hours of the day
line-for which the conductors are mostly to
blame-are disgrace to the company.
MIR. Charles Harvey wasseriously burned
on the face and hands by an explosion of acety-
line gas at his home at Mt. Washington last
evening. He went into the gas house
at his home and lit match in order to exam
inc some part of the machine. The explosion
Mr.. Harvey is book-keeper in the
National Mechanics Bank of Baltimore.
~ Mr.. Alfred Ijams, who was for many
years engaged in the grocery business on North
Gay street, Baltimore, died at the Church Home
and Infrmary on Tuesday aged "a years. For
some years he had been q resident Of Anne
Arundel county and was judge fthe Orphans
Court of that county. Mr.. Ijams had many
friends and acquaintance in Baltimore county.
THE April meeting of the Junior Gun
nowder Agricultural Club was held last Satur-
dav at the farm of Mr.. Joshua g.. Bosley.
Forestry and alfalfa were the principal SUBJ
iects discussed. Mr.. Daniel 5. Pearce was
foreman, and Mr.. James B. EnsOr represented
the Senior Club, which will hold its nextmeet-
ing at Mr. E. Cuttings Merryman's Gerar farm.
- Some kind of a strange wild animal has
been seen in the hills about Loeb Raven
and all attempts thus far to capture 1t have
proved unsuccessful. A colored man who saw
the ''varmint' says it is as big as fox and has
eyes like balls Of fire. Perhaps it was some
particular brand of booze that this fellow had
been indulging in that made him see so much.
- One of pair of horses belonging to Mr..
Charles E. Corkran, of Lutherville, while being
driven on the turnpike near Towson last Satur-
dav. became so terrified at passing automo-
bile that he dropped to the ground and died in
a few minutes. This is the first time we ever
heard of horse being frightened to death.
That such a thing is possible we certainly
believe,
THE public sale of MIR. James Akehurst,
which took place near Oregon, 9th district, on
Monday last, was attended by large crowd of
people and was very successful. big prices hav-
ing been secured for almost everything that
was sold. Charles H. Isennock was the auc-
tioneer. Mr.. Akehurst, who sold his farm to
Mr.. Wesley K. Whitaker, will remove to
York, Pa.
Hundreds of acres of corn will be planted
in Baltimore county next week, the favorite
time of many experienced farmers being from
the LIST to the 10th of May. Much of the old
time drudgery of this work has been relieved
by the machinery now in use and one man and
a pair of horses can do as much in day now
as several horses and men could accomplish
under the old order of things.
1.-The Junior Epworth League of Towson
NJ. E. Church will hold its annual May festi-
val in the hall over the engine house, on
Thursday and Friday evenings next, May 4th
and 9th. A tempting supper will be served
each evening and all kinds of refreshments,
fancy articles, etc.. will be on sale. A floral
bower will also be an attraction. The money
raised will be devoted to q worthy cause.
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