The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-23

Saturday, December ~. oy u. hoNaru otlrtIIng,
Spring Valley Hunt Club, horses, cows. wag-
ons, harness, farm implements, etc.
sicnee. on the premises, q farm and improve
ments on the old York road, near Shane, in
the 18th district.
merry Christmas to all the readers of
The UNION.
.The weather man has promised fair and
pleasant weather for Sunday and Monday.
Some of THE UNIoE's subscribers who
are renewing now are paying up into the year
- Some interesting and seasonable reading
matter will be found on the first page Of today s
issue.
- Christmas almost here and no ice yet fit
to cut. But there may be plenty OF it in the
THE public schools of the county will
close on Friday, December 18th, and reopen
Tuesday. January I'd, 1905.
"A gentleman advertised lost fur glove
in TIE UNION last week and its whereabouts
was learned by noon on Saturday
- Call at TIE UNION office and get a calendar
for 1906. You'll need one in week and you
want to be ready for the New Year
This is the season when petty thefts OF
all kinds are of frequent occurrence. 1t would
therefore be advisable to be more vigilant than
-3The taxable basis Of Baltimore county is
nearly 1858, 1900, and It is increasing WITH
->Woodcock were more plentiful this year
than for long time, and nearly nifty Of these
birds were killed in the immediate vicinity OF
Towson.
- County Treasurer G. Lyon Rogers. Jr,
has named Mr.. John Mays Little of the county
bar, as his attorney. MIR. Little is resident
of the 7th district.
- Proceedings have been commenced IN
Baltimore city for the condemnation OF the
Work road hofupan North avenue and the CITY
limits at the 81 Mile Hill.
- The weather has been very mild this
week and the man who runs this branch OF the
Government service says tits likely to continue
so until after Christmas.
- Christmas day (next Monday is legal
holiday in MARYLAND and all the public Ofnceo
and banks will be closed. Bear this in mind
nnd save yourself trouble. - :,
- Miss Edna CorkTan, daughter OF Mr.. NJ.
n Corkran, of Lutherville, who bad an opera
Hon performed at the City Hospital IN Baltl-
more, is rapidly recovering.
The residence of Mr.. T. w. Owings, at
Relay, 18th district, was destroyed by fire on
"Wednesday evening, causing loss OF about
$1,000. Partially insured.
- The first day of winter and the shortest
day of the year-Friday, December 22d-was
like spring day. the mercury in Towson at z
A. NJ. registering A degrees.
- Winter is here now. The almanac says
it commenced on Friday, 22d instant. An old
adage is: when the days begin to lengthen
the cold begins TO strengthen"
- Large quantities Of farm produce have
been going to market by way OF the York pike
this week Evidently the hard worked farmer
is storing up few extra 'rocks' for the holt
days.
- Mrs. Emily A. Buck, widow of Benjamin
g. Buck, who died at her home in Baltimore
few days ago, was an aunt of Mr.. William ID:
Buck, Jr., cashier of the Cockeysyille Nationai
Bank.
- Farmers are literally living on the fat of
the land lust now. Most OF them butcher
before Christmas and the many products OF
the fat porker contributes largely to.their daily
menu.
> The real and personal estate of the late
N. Rufus Gill; the we'll known Baltimore law
yer, foots up S104 1852. Mr.. Gill was native
of baltimore county and o son of prominent
farmer.
they will go still higher. Egg-nog Will be an
expensive beverage this Christmas, but it is
something that can be gotten along very well
without
->The congregation of Trinity Lutheran
Church, ReisteFstown, is arranging to build
new etlirch and plans for the same are now
being prepared. Rev. s. H. Cutler is pastor OF
the church.
-Mr. John N. Madary has rented the
Valley Hotel al Bosley postofice, on the Du-
Iapy's Valley turnpike, until recently Kept Dy
the late Thomas Brown. Mrs. B. Kane owns
= A mule belonging to Mr.. Frank P. Good
win, of Reisterstown, had leg broken few
DAYS ago by an Emory Grove trolley car. The
animal was being led along the pike when the
accident occurred.
= The open season in Baltimore county for
pheasants cartridges, wOOdcOck and rabbits
ends today. Il will be unlawful to shoot any
ofthese hereafter and the deputy game wardens
should be on the alert.
part of Christmas day-next Monday. If you
have any business with the paper or want
calendar for the New Year. you can call then
the same as on other days.
The 9th district is again heard from: A
few days ago Judge Hoshall slaughtered three
shoats, fifteen months old, that weighed, re-
spectively 457, 428 and 4l6 pounds. The three
produced $50 pounds of lard.
The first seighs of the winter were run
ming about the streets OF Towson on FRIDAY
poor and the sport was of short duration. The
snow was about four inches in depth.
-Mr. William NJ. Risteau, of the auction
eering firm of Slade & Rsteau, says they
already have eleven sales of personal property
booked to take place between the middle OF
January and the middle of February.
III the shopkeepers could have harvest
for year like they enjoyed this week they'd
all be rich. Everybody seemed to have money
and thew spent it freely. If this helps to
make people happy nobody should complain.
- Farmers say that good blanket OF snow
along about this time of the year always helps
the growing wheat. The fall of the 18th in
stant-the first of the winter-was therefore
opportune and will be productive OF good re-
suits. =,
THE improvements to Towson Jail will
he completed about the first of the New Year.
twill no doubt be more secure when finished,
hut its appearance will not be improved any.
1t will be just about as ugly as 1t always has
been.
THE new Presbyterian Church at Airing
ton will be dedicated on Sunday next, Decem-
. Der OATH at P. M. Several prominent minis
tiers will participate in the ceremonies. The
church cost $780, Rev. Claud 2. Terry is the
pastor.
>An automobile is all right when the
roads are good, but it is not in it when the cold
causes-t1e pipes to freeze or the snow covers
eearth to the depth of a few inches. Then
the faithful and always reliable horse proves
bis value.
- The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Climb held its December meeting last Saturday
at the farm of Mr.. Frank G.. Scott, in the 9Th
district, with Mr.. Laban Sparks as foreman.
The principal subject discussed was Farm
Fences"
The Salvation Army will feed many
thousands of Baltimore city's poor on Christ
mas day. Street collectors have been gather
ing up money for days for this purpose and 1t
is hoped they will have ample means for the
= Mrs. Bartlett. widow of Edward L. Bart.
lett, has purchased the fine residence Of Mr..
Arthur Stanley Zell, on Ridgewood avenue,
Roland Park. 1t is among the handsomest
places in the park. Mrs. Bartlett will make it
her home.
Those whistles on the new trolley cars
make funny sounds. but they are much better
than the noisy old gongs that were enough to
wake the dead Altogether the new cars are
great improvement as compared with the old
rattIetraps.
THE Towson Branch of the City Savings
Bank, which was established here on the I'd
instant. is doing very well. Treasurer Reese
says the list of depositors is growing quite as
fast as the officers expected, and that everything
is working satisfactorily.
- Rev. Andrew ]. Gill, pastor of First NJ.
E. Church, Martinsburg, w. Va, was pain
fully hurt in a trolley car collision at Cumber-
land. Md, last Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Gill is
a native of Baltimore county and has many
relatives and friends here.
lit is likely. that some of The UNIONS
subscribers will change their residences about
the tirst of the year. Those who do so are re-
ouested to notify us promptly, giving both the
old and the new address. This will insure the
"a lol;xvory off the nannr