The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-03-04

that 500 dozen partridges will be hDerateo II
that county during the present month.
The Myers estate, just north and east
Govanstown, has lately been divided among
the heirs and is now in the market. Some Q
this ground is most eligibly located for build
ing sites and much Of It is well adapted fo
trucking or for the cultivation of flowers.
-Mr; Charles ". Ross, who died at hi
member of the bar and one Of the most promi
nent citizens of that place. He was frs
cousin of Mr. William r. Hoff, of Tows0n
and also of the Messrs. Hoff. of Sherwood.
- Towson is keeping up its reputation as
Gretna Green. Another couple came here from
Baltimore on Monday last and were promptly
made one by Rev. John L. Straughn, pastor Of
the Methodist Protestant Church. If there are
others similarly inclined let them step thin
way.
Immense quantities of hay, corn, corn
husk and other farm produce has been going
to market this week by way OF the York turn
pike some of the big teams coming all the way
from Hartford. We never remember to have
seen SO much produce being hauled to Balti-
more.
Wednesday to increase the assessment on the
WoodIawn Cemetery property to $37, $50.
Twenty acres that Is being used at present for
cemetery purposes was not assessed, while the
assessment on the improvement was placed at
$4,000.
-Thsre was nothing lionlike about the
advent of March, but it did bring with it a
small snow squall that was of short duration.
Perhaps we may confidently look for lamb
like departure of the month, the first day of
which was springlike so far as temperature
was concerned.
-The 81. L. Gilbert & Brother Lumber
Company" was incorporated in Baltimore on
Thursday with a capital stock of $3.50, 900.
Those named as incorporat0rs and directors
are Messrs. James L. Gilbert, A. Frank Gil
bert, j. Ross McComas, Charles E. Corkran
and ]. Henry Kraft.
- Mr.. Thomas Peerce of Dulany's Valley,
lost a fine driving horse few days ago from
lOckiaw. The animal became entangled in q
Barb wire fence and the injuries resulting
caused the disease. The animal was of the
Cabash strain and was raised at Springfield,
the home of Mr.. Peerce.
Superintendent Ensor, of the county
aims house, served 80 meals to tramps during
the month of February. Two inmates of that
institution have died within the past two
months-Maria Phillips, of Powhatan, who
died of old age, and Joseph Roop. of Chestnut
Ridge, who died of pneumonia.
IA gentleman who resides in the 18th dis
trict writes to THE UNION that the boys in his
neighborhood have been trapping redbirds and
he wishes to know how it can be stopped. His
letter has been turned over to the proper au-
thorities and some arrests may follow, as this
is clearly violation of the law.
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for William F. Forien, have entered suit
against the Northern Central Railway Company
for 5000. The plaintiff alleges that last June,
while he was passenger on train from Bal
timore to Timonium, large brass lamp fell
from the roof of the car and seriously injured
him.
An address will be delivered in the in
terest of missions in Towson NJ. e. Church,
on Thursday evening next, at O'Clock, by
Rev. John r. Sumwalt. pastor of Fayette Street
M. E. Church, Baltimore, under the auspices
Of the department of Worlds Evangelism OF
Towson Chapter Epworth League. The public
is invited.
THE old and wellknown Maryland
steeplechaser Tonkaway, owned by Mr.. Ed
ward A. Jackson, president of the Elkridge
Hunt Club, died at Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman's
farm, near Cockeysville, q few days ago. He
had won many races and had also followed the
Elkridge hounds. Tonkaway was 80 years old.
He was thoroughbred.
at would appear that after all the talk on
thesubiect, farm hands are not SO scarce. A
gentleman advertised in THE UNION last week
for "a married man on farm" and by Tues
day morning there were six applications for
the place. An article on The Farm Labor
Problem" published on the fourth page of
this issue, is well worth reading.
- Mrs. Bridget Bowen, widow of Fernandis
Bowen, who committed suicide at his home in
GOvanstown q few months ago, is now under
more, where two of her children are also sick.
Another child of hers is sick in the Maryland
General Hospital. The husband and father of
this family took his life without any apparent
cause.
THE new expectorating ordinance is now
in force in Baltimore and the police have been
ordered to see that it is strictly observed. 1t
prohibits expectorating on sidewalks, in public
squares, public buildings, railway cars, depots,
theatres, hotels, etc. Baltimore county people
who are frequently in the city should bear this
matter in mind and thereby save themselves
expense and trouble.
l-St. James A. u. NJ. P. Church, Towson,
was the scene of colored wedding in high life
at Z. 80 O'Clock on Tuesday evening. Thegroom
was Rev. Samuel /. Mills. of Somerset county,
and the bride Annie L. Williams, of Towson.
Rev. Chas. Williams performed the ceremony.
1t is said the bride once told her mother that
she would never marry anybody but preach
er or a doctor, and she made her word good.
-Dr. Osler and his age limit idea has been
in almost every body's mouth for the past ten
days and the thing is growing decidedly tire
some. If every man should be put out of the
wav as soon as be reaches the age of go thous-
ands of our best and most energetic citizens
would have to be shunted off while they are
still earning good livings for themselves and
their families. The idea is simply ridiculous
ard unworthy a man like DR.. Osler.
THE public sale last Saturday of Mr.. j.
ardville, was in all respects successful. Nearly
all the animals sold went at top notch prices,
and the Tennessee jack brought $385-or more
than double what the owner thought he would
fetch. The attendance was very large. The
terms were cash on sums of 500 and under,
but this fact did not interfere with the bidding.
Slade & Rsteau were the auctiOneers.
Speaking this week of the rural free de-
livery system an intelligent citizen of the 10th
district said that, SO far as his section of the
county is concerned, it is the greatest imposi-
ton that was ever practiced upon the people.
He declares that their mail facilities are in
finitely worse now than they were twenty-five
years ago. and he fears that this retrograde
movement on the part of the P. 0. Depart
ment will ultimately prove serious injury to
many communities.
THE Ladies' Aid Society of Grace Evan
geical Lutheran Church of Lauraville, Aar-
ford road. gave surprise. party on Monday
night to Mr.. Frederick Schulz, who has been
aching as their pastor for about two months.
1t was in the nature of a reception and musi-
cal program was rendered by the choir. The
committee in charge of the affair was composed
of Mrs. Emma Wagner, Mrs. George L. Shore
and Miss Agnes Dreyer. Mr.. Schulz will leave
in day or two to resume bis studies at college.
THE following Baltimore county com.
mittee on Epworth League work in East Balti-
more district ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church
has been appointed by the board of control of
the district, TO serve with the chairman, j.
Howard Flayhart, of Towson Chapter: W.
w. G. Stewart, Epworth Chapter, Cockeysville;
Miss Addie M. Fisher, Patapsco Chapter,
Grange; Mrs. Joshua Hammond, Salem Chap.
ter, Upper Falls; Mrs. John E. Slade. Wilson
Chapter, Long Green; Miss Olive l.. Smith,
Monkton Chapter, Corbett.
1.-THE Hook & Ford Contracting Company,
who have extensive quarries at Dickeyville and
Woodbury., has issued very attractive cata-
logue in which a number of pictures of their
work are shown. Among these is the moving
of the frame church at Powhatan, Baltimore
county, which was drawn half mile down a
steep hill and then across Gwynn's falls on the
ice. Mr.. Joshua Frock, formerly of Chestnut
Ridge, who was once conductor on the York
road horse car line, is superintendent of this
company's quarry at Dickeyville.
Handsome New Church Dedicated.-St
Johns NJ. E. Church South, at Hamilton, Har-
ford road, was formally opened and dedicated
last Sunday. The services began at 10 o'clock
with a class meeting, and was followed at IL
O'Clock by an excellent sermon by Rev. John
T. Wightman, D. d.
A feature of the dedicatory exercises was the
sermon which was delivered at o'clock by
Right Rev. Alpheus w. Wilson, ID. D.. bishop
of the M. E. Church South. He spoke on "God
in the Church. and selected his text from the
fourth chapter of Corinthians.
The seating capacity of the church, which is
about 200 was taxed to its limit, and in order