The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-09

era. hogs. farm implements ana machinery,
poultry, cider, household effects, etc.
O-
tile balance in the county treasury at
the beginning Of the present month was $l42,-
1909.
maxim but we fail to see any analogy between
fat and brains
THE largest casting ever made at Spar
rows Point was turned out few days ago. 1t
weighed nearly AZ tons.
>On Thanksgiving day Mr.. j. w. Cooley,
of DickeyviIle. killed two hogs. IL months old,
that weighed $50 pounds.
- Looks like new business enterprise is
about to be started in Towson. Plenty Of
room here for anything of this kind.
- The goOsebone man says it's going to be
a mild winter. He says he hit it both the pre-
vous winters. Well, we hope he'll do it again.
MIR. Jacob Dozen, farm manager for
Prof J. w. Chambers. near Pikesvllle. raised
this season 12l barrels of corn on acres of
land.
IA public sale now being advertised in
THE UNION mentions among other items ii
Jersey cows and 126 thoroughbred Berkshire
hogs.
crossing very slowly towards completion and
some time must elapse before il is ready for
occupancy.
@Mr. G. Lyon Rogers, Jr., the new County
Treasurer, found good balance on hand when
he took charge Of the office. On the LIST in
%Mr. j. D. Lndemon, an engineer at
Beaver Dam Marble Works. near Jockeys
VILE, was badly scalded on Monday by the
breaking of blow pipe.
THE Tuxedo and Enbla Parks Water
and Electric Company will extend its mains to
Govanstown and thus the water problem at
that place will be solved.
IA fine horse belonging to Mr.. Charles T.
Cockey, of Arlington, dropped dead few days
ago while drawing the truck OF the Volunteer
Fire Con1nanv of that nlacQ.
+All the new county officials are now in
office and everything is moving along as
smoothly as possible. There have been few
changes amongthe subordinates.
IA little son of Mr.. George Myerly, of
Govanstown. while playing in the road on
Thursday, was run over. by buggy and had
his left leg broken near the knee.
The Baltimore firm of Messrs. Brian d
Merritt dealers in agricultural implements,
fertilizers, etc., is about to be dissolved. Both
are well known in Baltimore county.
Superintendent Ensor, of the aims house,
reported to the County Commissioners this
week that there were SO inmates 10 that insti-
tuition on the first of the present month:
Mrs. William A. Fisher and her daugh.
ter, Mrs. w. Cabell Bruce, of Ruxton, have
presented Trinity Church. Towson, with
beautiful violet superb frontal for the altar.
>Plows were running in Baltimore county
last Monday and the ground was in fine condi
ton for the work. At the same time last year
the earth was frozen almost as hard as rock.
- The annual meeting of the stock holders
of The Baltimore county Agricultural Society
will be held in the Court House at Towson, on
Wednesday. December 10th. 1905, at 10 A. NJ.
The Elkridge hounds will have meet
this Saturday afternoon at Timonium. After
this the hounds will meet at the kennels,
Charles street avenue, Wednesdays and Satur-
days.
->The new bowling alleys at Bethany
Lodge, Glen Arm, will be completed and ready
for nc lqff +.
Robert s. Francis was the contractor and
builder
Seventy-two GERS of the 200 ordered by
the United Railways Company have arrived
and are now in service, but Towson has not
yet gotten in on the new deal. Don't overlook
us, please.
"a Baltimore man offers reward of $50
for the ''arrest and conviction of the party who
poisoned my dog"l If he is as mysterious as
the T0wson canine poisoner q reward of $50.-
600 wouldn't find him.
- William Phipps, aged years, son of Mr..
JWm. Phipps, of Towson, fell from an ice
wagon few days ago and broke bis nose /; also
cut asdeep cash under bis right eye. Or. H. =.
Massenburg attended him.
->The Towson branch of the City Savings
Bank, established here on the I'd instant, is
doing very satisfactory business for begin
ner. It is open daily from 10 A. NJ to P. NJ,
and on Saturdays until 0P.M
- Mr.. Michael Wallace, who owns farm
in the LIST district and also one in the I'd, claims
to have raised this year on the first mention
ed 284 barrels of corn on two acres, and on the
second 50 barrels on four acres.
- Within the last ten days deer has been
seen IN the upper end of this county and its
presence has occasioned no little excitement.
The deer is believed to be tame one that
escaped from Lancaster county.
christmas falls on Monday this year and
we are already beginning to feel it in the air.
The stores and shops are taking on holiday
appearance, and Santa Claus is actively pre-
pairing for the busiest of busy seasons.
THE pink slips have been coming
back in large numbers this week, and we are
always on hand at this end to attach the firms
autograph. Hundreds of these should reap
pear before the first of January, 1906.
->In his charge to the grand jury last
Monday Judge Duncan paid his respects to
certain violat0rs of the law in way that can
not be misunderstood. Persistent 10 W. breakers
should heed the warming before it is too late.
>"General Hints on Housekeeping was
the topic discussed by the Home Interest Club.
at the meeting held on Wednesday at the home
of Miss Clara Matthews, of Belfast. Miss Bes-
sic Scott presided and Ella F. Scott was Sec
rotary.
- Govanstown Improvement Club held its
regular monthly meeting on Monday night in
the Y. NJ. c. A. Building. Among the .attrac
tive features was instrumental and vocal music
by Miss Katharine Faethe and Mr.. Rex
Baugher.
= Messfs Grain & Hershey and Elmer J..
Cook attorneys for Mr.. William H Thayer,
have s0ed the c. &. P. Telephone Company for
$1,000 damages for alleged injury to shade
trees on plaintiffs property on the Windsor
Mill road.
- Game is said to be more scarce in Har.
ford county this year than was ever known
before. This appears to be the cry everywhere.
Unless farmers take some heroic measures to
protect cartridges another year or two will see
them entirely extinct.
--sOn Monday Mr.. John Grason, attorney
for Margaret Hoffman and others, filed bill
in the Circuit Court here for decree for the
sale of the Hoffman House property, on the
Liberty road, which belonged to the estate OF
the late Paul Hoffman.
--ssThere is a we'll authenticated case OF q
horse in Hartford county being frightened to
death by an automobile. The same thing
might occur anywhere at any time. why
can't the auto driver observe little more care
and thus do less harm2
The commission of Judge Frank |. Dun
can as Associate Judge of the Third Judicial
Circuit was received at the Clerks Office on
Thursday and he was sworn in for the full
term of fifteen years. Mr. VIM. Z. Cole, CLERK
of the Court, administered the oath.
"a Baltimore man has sued the County
Commissioners for 81 900 damages for injury
to his automobile by running into pile OF
stones on Park Heights avenue. We are glad
to know that there is something on the roads
that will occasionally stop automobiles.
AS an Intensive farmer we doubt ii
Mr.. Charles E Fendall of Towson, has bis
equal in Baltimore county. His garden, which
is quarter of an acre in extent, produced the
past season fruits and vegetables the aggregate
value of which, at ordinary market prices, was
$780,
There was persistent rumor in circula-
tion about Towson this week that Mr.. Jacob
3. wilhelm, of the 5th district, who was for
merly connected with Tracey's Hotel, Towson,
would get one of the bailiaships in the Circuit
Conrf 1roeumahlv succeeding Mr.. CHRISTOPHER
Kaline.
THE people about Woodbrook, Charles
street avenue, had a mad dog scare few days
ago A collie that belonged to Mr.. VIM =
Cochran showed signs of rabies and bit several
other dogs on the place and also small child
and then escaped. 1t is not known If it ha'
been killed.