The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-03-17

Wednesday, March q, by George H. and Law
renee B. Meise, executors of Andrew Meise
on the premises, q truck farm of 24z acres
near Fullerton. Belair road also at the same
time and place, all the personal property OF
TburSdSv' March o. by Mrs. Fl. t. Pearce.1 mile
from Manor store. 10Th district. postponed
sale of horses, mules. fresh cows, wagons,
farm implements, ETC.; 40. -.
Falls road at the city boundry line, horses,
mules, cattle, hogs, farm implements. dairy
Monday. March 20. by William II. Carter, on the
Belair road, near Hamilton avenue, horses,
cows, wagons dairy fixtures, etc.
the Fellowship Farm, IL miles southeast of
Towson. on stevenson's lane, mules. cattle.
wednesdayi April Z. BY William Bryan,a at Rock
land, on the Falls road, mules. horses, COWS,
heavy wagons. light vehicles. freproof safes,
->Arbor and Bird Day in Maryland will
fall this year on Friday, April 9Th.
- Mrs. Mary A. Caples. of Timonium, Balti-
more county, has been granted her discharge
in bankruptcy.
There are in the United States 1920
Christian Endeavor societies, with an immense
army of members.
- Up to Wednesday Of this week 146 appli-
cations for liquor licenses bad been filed in
the County Clerks office.
- The Maryland Annual Conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church will meet in Bal
tmofe, on Tuesday, April Sd.
"a Baltimore county woman filed suit
for divorce this week because, as alleged. her
husband compelled her to chop WOOD.
- Branch may be real Hurricane" when
he's around Suffolk, Va, but he didn't prove
even mild zephyr in Baltimore county.
- Persons sending communications to The
UNION must give US their names. otherwise
their letters cannot appear in 1 these columns
land Day and there will be special observan-
ce of it at Annapolis as well as in the public
schools.
- Winder seems to have more sense than
some of the alleged funny fellows who are
making suggestions as to the best plan TO cap
ture him.
DSleighs were about the streets Of Towson
on Friday morning, March 18th, the sleet and
snow Of the day before having made fairly
good going
The Towson High School will reopen
+ next Monday morning-the 9th grade in the
/0ld Maryland Journal building and the other
4 grades in Grange Hall:
- The grand Jury this week indicted Gustav
johnson. a white man who is charged with
burning barrack on the Hampton estate, near
Towson, few weeks ago.
- The court has extended the term of the
March term grand jury from ten to twelve
days. The investigation into the Winder
escape made this necessary.
- The ladies of Mays Chapel NJ E. Church,
Chestnut Ridge, will give al oyster supper in
the church, April 9th, 9Th and 7th. Proceeds
for the benefit of the church.
- Today-Saturday March 17th-is st.
Patrick's day and generally thought to be the
winding up of winter. The groundhog's six
weeks ends about this period.
Il March brought US one of the heaviest
SHOWS of the winter, but the ground was not
frozen and the temperature was so mild that it
Vmelted almost as fast as it fell.
By the quarterly distribution of the
State public school fund, made by the Comp
troller on the 18th inst. Baltimore county
schools will receive S22,5l3 II.
- Mrs. Eleanor Gosnell, widow of Perry
Gosnell and one of the Oldest residents of the
I'd district, died on Thursday, aged 50 years.
She is survived by four children.
The directors of the Hartford County Fair
Association have not yet determined whether
or not they will hold an exhibition this year.
Last years fair was not success. -,
- According to the almanac spring will
begin next Wednesday March 2lst We have
had good deal of springike weather scattered
HIUuK through the winter months. u
IA fine COW belonging to L. j.. Parks
farmer near Texas, 9Th district, fell through. a
trap door in the barn last Sunday and broke
her back She was afterwards killed.
- The midday Lenten services in the Tow
son Guild House have been in charge of the
Methodists this week and ministers of that de-
nomination have been making the addresses.
- The Belair 4Egis of last week said: The
residents of Baltimore county ought to feel
= proud of themselves. They have liberated oOO
Kansas quail and two coons inside OF one week
- The BENCHES baseball team, that made
such good record last year, has been reorgan-
lied for the coming season with IL players.
Mr.. +. w. Asher has been reelected manager.
- Another couple from Baltimore came to
Towson on Wednesday and were married by
Rev. B. B. Abbitt, ofthe Baptist Church. The
bride. whose age was given as 10, was widow
%The need of more water in Towson Will
be the cause of checking building operations
this year. 1t is likely number OF houses
would be erected except for this serious draw
- A successful revival meeting, in charge
of the pastor, Rev. G M. Hesser, is in progress
at St. Johns NJ. E. Church South, Hamilton,
Hartford road. The congregation is growing
IA number of fox. hunters from the East
ern Shore were the guests two days last week
of the Green Spring Valley Hunt Club and en-.
loved several fine runs through that section OF
the county.
= Robert G. B. Burns, aged s years, only
son of Mr.. William X Burns, of Towson, died
+ on Wednesday after a short illness from blood
poison. His remains were inferred in Pros
pect Hill Cemetery.
- The congregation of the Lutheran Church
in Reisterstown will begin the erection of a
new and commOdious church as soon as spring
opens. Mr.. Reister Russell is chairman of the
building committee.
->The Hoffman House property, on the
Liberty road, near Gwynn Oak avenue, which
was owned and conducted by the late Paul
Hoffman, has been purchased by Mr.. f. j.
Wegant, of Baltimore.
> Govanstown Presbyterian Church. which
lie now undergoing extensive Improvements,
will have q fine new organ to cost 81 800
Most of the money for the instrument has al
ready been subscribed.
- 1t is said that the case of Winder is the
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more county to hunt criminal: And the first
experience having proved fruitless, 1t Will not
likely be tried soon again.
- Oscar johnson, a 10th district constable.
and who was formerly a clerk in the County
Treasurer's office, has sued his wife for divorce.
He charges desertion. Mr.. John +. Centrum
is attorney for the plaintiff.
- Messrs. Dukehart & Stevenson, of the
TOwsOn Horse Company, have taken the Eel
lowship Farm, near the Hillen road, and will
use il in connection with their business. They
will take possession about April LIST.
- MIR. Samuel j. Ady, of Sharon, Md d
a Pa: Railroad, has gone into poultry raising
on a large scale. He is breeding exclusively
Plymouth Rocks and White Wyandottes. His
idea is to produce broilers for market.
- The Consolidated Gas Company of Balti.
more is extending gas main out the Harforo
road to q point north of Hamilton and will
soon be in readiness to supply gas to that rap
idly growing section of Baltimore county.
- Howard Maddox, aged 30 years, OF Cnase,
18th district, was drowned in the GunpowdeI
on Thursday afternoon. Howard Manning,
of Baltimore, who was with him at the time,
met the same fate. Both men were married.
- Mr. T. Howard Embert has been chosen
trnstee of the insolvent estate OF Fred. b. Hal
stead. formerly proprietor of Halstead's Hotel
Park Heights avenue. The creditors will re-
ceiye a very small percentage Of their claims.
~ The York road north from North
avenue is to be paved with Belgian blocks
probably as far out as Gorsuch avenue thi:
year. Even this will be great help to the
constantly growing traffic on this thorough
fare.
-The Suburban Real Estate Company ha:
been organized by Mr.. Ed. ]. Hermann, The
we'll known auctioneer, and Messrs. Joseph II
Frank and Andrew c. Lawrence. The com
PAW has offices in the Law Building in Balti
-Mr. Harry Malcolm got several very
GOOD snap shots of Hurricane" Branch ant
6is son and bloodhounds that were brought
from Suffolk, Va, to hunt Winder. TIL
Union has one of these pictures among it
curios.
1.-The name of the Baltimore County Agri
cultural Society has been changed to the Mary
land State Fair and Baltimore County Agri
enltllfal Society. 1t was thought that thi
change would serve to extend the scope OF tn
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