The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-05-13

GERS, at the Court House door. q farm of about
1888 acres, near Monkton, N. @. II. II.
Monday. May 20, by II. Oliver Thompson and
George WhitelOck, trustees, at the Court
House door, So acres Of land, with fine i'm
Monday. May %, by N. Z. Ofutts attorney, at the
Court House door, farm of 230 acres, with
good improvements; near Belfast. Sth district.
Tuesday, June 9, by Percy Q. Hennighausen.
assignee, on the premises, suburban prop
erty on the old Frederick road near the city
limits.
Wednesday, June 7, by John s. Biddison and
John G.. Rogers, trustees. at the Court House
door, real estate on the Frederick road.
Thursday, June 8, by John 8. Biddison and John
G. Rogers. administrators, on the premises,
the personal effects of Frederick William
Koenig, on the Frederick road near Ellicott
City.
IAN epidemic of measles is prevailing in
baltimore at this time. Is str. u =. -
- Decoration Day falls this year on Tues
day, May S0th. 1t is legal holiday in Mary
land.
->The May term Of the Circuit Court will
begin next Monday. 1t is usually a short
term.
- William H. Ruby is a member of the
May term grand jury of the Carroll county
Circuit Court.
- The Towson baseball team will play the
Woodbury. A. c., on the grounds here, on
Saturday afternoon, May 18th.
- The personal estate of the late Frederick
Heb, Sr., of York county, as shown by the
appraisement, aggregates $227, 426.
- The Harrisonville Hunt Club had fine
run few days ago and captured one brush and
seven young foxes which they dug from den.
- Bishop Paret will conduct confirmation
services at Pikesville. at IL A. 81. next Sunday.
and at Mt. Washington, at P. NJ. the same
day.
of the Society of Friends, has been granted
q Government pension at the rate of So per
month.
-Govane Council, Royal Arcanum, of
Govanstown, will hold its first reception to
ladies. in PARIS Hall, on Tuesday evening,
May 18th.
The money has been simply pouring into
the County Treasurer's office this week. Those
who pay this month get the benefit of the per
cent. discount.
THE Volunteer Fire Company of Marble
Hill, 8th district, is arranging to hold straw
berry festival in Caples' grove, on Friday and
Saturday, May 18th and 9th.
Mr.. Adam r. Smith, farm manager for
Mr.. w. SO. Williams, in Long Green Valley.
will accept the thanks of THE UNION for a
quantity of extra fine asparagus.
"A number of friends of Parkton M. E..
Church visited the parsonage few days ago
and left many substantial proofs of their kind
regard for the pastor and his family.
- There has been issued from the County
Clerks Office SS2 yearly liquor licenses, which
is one more than last year. The number of
applications filed for these licenses was 372.
- Mr.. William Grace, of Glen-Arm, has a
Pekin duck that laid an egg Of unusual size.
It weighs 81 ounces, measures 81 inches from
end to end, and is ~ inches in circumference.
- Bishop Paret visited st. Timothy's
Church, Catonsville, last Sunday morning and
confirmed class of eighteen persons The SER
mon of the Bishop was very highly spoken of.
"a Sunshine Society has been organized
at Queenstown, with Mrs. Isaac H. Moss, presi-
Io~rt. Gill vi0o.0rocidonfs Mrs
H. f. Downs. secretary, and Miss Lysle Hindes,
treasurer.
- Farmers are complaining of the dry
weather and a soaking rain is much needed.
Those who finished planting corn last week
were very fortunate as the ground was then in
fine condition.
- Wednesday June 14th, will be Flag Day
and the American Flag Association desires
that it be especially observed this year. The
public schools are particularly requested to OBJ
u =. Mr.. Wilton Greenway, of Wiltondale
Stock Farm, south of Towson, will build more
stable room in connection with one of his new
barns. The farm presents very attractive APP
pearance this spring.
- Mr.. Thomas D0xzen, the new farm
manager of the Dumbarton estate at Pixies
vile, finished planting SO acres of corn on
Thursday morning, all the ground for which
was plowed this spring.
THE lEpworth League Chapter of West
Liberty NJ. E. Church. Partition Circuit, will
celebrate its fifteenth anniversary of the organi-
zation on Sunday, May 18th. Services morn.
ing, afternoon and night.
-The diphtheria epidemic at Beaver Dam.
8th district, is over and there are no fears of a
further spread of the disease. The matter was
in charge Of DR.. T. Ross Payne, secretary of
the local board of health.
- Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman has exchanged
with Mr.. James B. Ensor in entertaining the
Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club on Satur-
day, May 18th. The club will hold its June
meeting at Mr.. Merryman's.
->Mr. Harry s. Cox. the new owner of
Locust Vale Stock Farm, Towson, will conduct
the same kind of business that Mr.. E. E. Nc
Cleary established there-that of dealing ex-
tensiVelv in horses and mules.
- Afternoon teas are now being held on
Saturdays by the ladies of the Cockeysville
Country Club. These are pleasant affairs and
serve to bring the members into closer touch
after the long and dreary winter.
- Several burglaries have lately been COM
mitted in and about Gainesville and it is be-
Heved regular gang of expert thieves have
been operating in that neighborhood. Up to
this time no arrests have been made.
- Bosley Bros, contractors, are pushing
the Improvements on the Timonium fair
grounds and they will be completed in time
for the show of 1905. These include an addi-
tional grand stand and poultry house.
MIR. William H. Wight. of Kinloch
Farm, near Cockeysville, is said to have the
finest field of wheat in that section of the
county. Kinloch is a beautiful place and its
land is of the most productive quality.
"a pessimistic individual says dry May
indicates wet June, and this means the spoil
ing of much hay by too much rain. Bnt don't
cross bridge before you come to 1t. We have
no doubt that June will turn out all right.
- Another couple from distance, came to
Towson on Tuesday and had the matrimonial
knof io3 hv Raw Horhork WRIGHT oftho M
P. Church. The bride, who was a widow gave
her age as %. She was from Waynesboro, Pa.
->The Sunday school of Calvary Baptist
Church, TOws0n, will observe Children's day
with appropriate exercises, on Sunday even
ing, May 2lst at 8 o'clock Talent from Balti-
more will participate Public cordially invited.
- Baynesville, small hamlet about two
miles east of TOwson, has gained something OF
q reputation for the number of its children.
This week we heard of a family that has IA
children. No danger of race suicide" there.
The annual exhibition of the Baltimore
Horse. Show Association will begin at The
Kennels. Charles street avenue, next Wednes-
day and continue the remainder of the week.
This years show will be bigger and better than
ever
IA gentleman from Louisiana, who is q
native of Baltimore city, came to Towson on
Monday with view to renting or buying a
home here. He was much pleased with what
he saw and may become permanent resident
of the town.
->Justice Neumayer, of Gardenville, had
his busy day sign out last Sunday. He dis.
posed of nine cases in a short time and 'put
the screws on" each of the accused. The
charges were shooting crap, disorderly conduct
and trespassing.
"A number of persons who came to Tow
son this week to pay their taxes took advantage
of the opportunity to renew their subscriptions
to The UNION. Some of them brought with
them the canary colored bills that were sent
out last December.
- Mr.. Edgar G. Mitchell, formerly teacher
in the public schools of this county, who some
time ago secured clerkship in the Baltimore
Custom House. under civil service rules, has
been promoted from an $500 place to one that
pays salary of 81, 900.
IA gentleman of Dulany's Valley has 9
very poor opinion of the rural free delivery
service. A note mailed to him from a neigh
boris house, that should have reached him the
next morning, did not come to hand until the
expiration of three days.
Walter L. Thorne, contractor on thu
Hillen road, had difficulty few days ago
with colored man when he was struck on thu
head with stone and received painful wounC
that required the attention of physician
The assailant was not arrested.
- Ridgely Harris, alias Gross, the coloret
man confined in Jail here under suspicion o