The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-10-28

"A perfectly ripe wild strawberry was
picked in field near Towson one day this
week.
By the late registration the vote of Balti-
/more county fell off 1926 white and 1873
colored.
Christmas will be here two months from
last Wednesday 1t will fall this year on
Monday.
- Watch out for your gates and all nova
bic articles next Tuesday night. October 31st.
II will be Halloween.
The Thanksgiving turkey is now COM
sdering the prOprety OF elevatiDg his roos1
several degrees higher.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Towson M.
E. Church Melted nearly $75 by the oyster sup
per held two nights last week.
The Second National Bank of Belair has
increased its circulation from S15 600 to $50 900,
the full amount of its paid up stock.
--Another runaway couple from Baltimore
was married here few days ago by Rev.
Thomas e. Copes, of the NJ. E. Church.
>Non-resident gunners must pay five
dollar license fee in Baltimore county. 1t
would be well for all to bear this in mind.
"a Baltimore boy had bis leg broken in
two places while playing football i'll Druid Hill
Park on Tuesday. 1t is such nice, gentle
game
in the appearance of the foliage of forest trees
and not much green remains among the varied
shades.
THE bazaar held recently by the Sunday
school of Gainesville M. E. Church netted over
$500. The money will 60 to the repair fund of
the church.
THE election is only one week from next
Tuesday Tuesday. November 7th. Bear this
in mind and also the fact that it is the duty of
every good citizen to vote.
There is no more life in the campaign In
Baltimore county than there was month ago.
v Whether this portends good or evil for anyone
it is difficult to conjecture.
I'VE have experienced nearly week of
extremely unpleasant weather, accompanied
with much rain, which is rather unusual for
the closing days of October.
At the last meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society of Jessop M. E. Church it was decided
to give the trustees 500 to be applied to the
Indebtedness on the church.
the most chances in fair rattle is the most likely
to win. On the contrary the fellow with but
one usually comes out ahead
- William d. Nicoll has been appointed
substitute clerk in the Baltimore post0ffice.
He is a son of Rev. William ]. Nicoll, pastor
of Govanstown Baptist Church.
- Last Saturday night the TowsOn coon
hunters caught coon near Loeb Raven that
I weighed Is pounds. So far this season they
have caught coons and Is possums.
- John Chase, colOred. convicted OF steal
ing mule from Mr.. Joseph Frank, of Ross
vile. was on Thursday sentenced to three
years confinement in the penitentiary.
On Thursday the Highways Commits
bridge on the Stringtown road, in the 9th dis
trict, to Mr.. Joseph M. Armacost for S425.
- Messrs Harry Imwold and Harry I'M
void, Jr., who live near Towson, have been
granted discharges in bankruptcy. They are
Baltimore business men trading as lmwOld
& Co.
-Some farmers are already hauling new
corn and other produce to market. Take it all
in all this has been an exceptionally good year
for the tiler of the soil and he has no cause for
complaint
Judge Hoshall, of the Orphans Court,
who is a farmer in the 9th district, claims to
/bave raised this season an average OF between
10 and 20 barrels of corn to the acre on field
of 13 acres.
up to Cockeysville last Saturday afternoon and
was defeated by the Country Club team 10
to 0. The game was lively and interesting
throughout
-George P. Zouck has been appointed post
master at Glen Norris Baltimore county, vice
Leonard r. Winters, resigned. The office is
on the Western Maryland Railroad just west OF
THE fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club will begin at the Pimlico track on Satur-
day, November 4th, and continue until the
14th. A large number of horses are in train
ing at the track.
-As q result of recent evangelistic services
eight persons were admitted to membership in
the Presbyterian Church at Hamilton, Hartford
is pastor of the church.
-The Merchants and Manufacturers ASSOC
citation of Highlandt0wn has selected permai
nent headquarters at Fifth avenue and Pratt
street, where meetings will be held the hrsr'
Thursday in every month.
Circuit M +. Church, fell down a stairway at
his home in Pikesville, on Monday night last
and was cut about the head and face and
also sprained his right hand.
-The hunting season will open in Baltl-
more county next Wednesday and continue
until December oath. 1t is unlawful to shoot
any kind of game on election day, or when the
ground is covered with snow.
THE new trolley car that was given trial
on the York road line this week is decided
success as compared with the old ones. They
are larger and have many Improvements that
add to their safety and comfort.
~ Last week THE UNION broke all previous
records in the number of ads" appearing
under the head OF OF New Advertisements.
There were twenty-seven of these, the best pre-
vious record having been twenty-five.
"A pony circus with q number OF wagons
and lots of ponies, some not larger than dogs,
passed through Towson on Monday afternoon,
bound northward by the York pike to go into
winter quarters somewhere no doubt.
1.-Two violent explosions, about half an
hour apart were heard in Towson a little before
IL o'clock on Thursday night. Houses were
Jared and windows shook violently Wnat
The open season for pheasants cartridges,
woodcock rabbits and squirrels III Baltimore,
will begin on Wednesday next, November ISL,
and end December oath. Nonresident gun
ners are required to take out license: rec 90.
There were heavy frosts in this county
last Sunday and Monday mornings and they
were the first of the season to seriously damage
vegetation. The days have been decidedly
chilly, making fires and heavy clothing neces-
sary.
with gun while at the home of his father at
Bentley Springs N. G. R. r., on Wednesday.
The wound is not serious. The young man is
telegraph operator on the P, b. d W. Kali
road.
THE way the Poe amendment appears on
the official ballot makes it dead easy for litter
ates to vote against it if they wish to. Allthey
= will have to do is to place cross mark in the
very last square on the ballot and the trick is
done.
- The Highways Commission is now adver-
Using for proposals to improve a number OF
roads in this county and attention is invited to
these proposals now appearing in THE UNION.
To do all this work will require large outlay
of money.
THE bridge over the run at Jockeys
tavern. Falls road that was washed away by
the flood of last July, and which was rebuilt
by the people of the neighborhood, was COM
pleted on Thursday and is now being USED oy
the public
y Pleasant Hill Grange, P. of H., of Area
dia~ 4th district, has been incorporated oy
>Messrs George w. Belt, George w. Glll, John
= Bosom, R. Hooker Gill and Jesse J. Upperco
The incorporators are named as trustees iol
the first year.
"A young Japanese named Kanda, charged
with stealing ring worth $3.50 from his EN-
ployer at CatonsvilIe plead guilty in the Clr,
cult Court here on Tuesday and was sentenced
\ to six months in the House OF Correction by
Judge Duncan.