The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-12-01

TUESDAY. december 4Jn, Dy MIS-. y. u. Lynch
near Grange. Patapsco Neck, horses. cows
poultry, vehicles, household and kitchen
wednesday. december 5th, by Isreal Field. in
Back River Neck, 4 miles from Walters z. o.,
on White House Farm, mules, horses, COWS,
weSn SsCnS pspcemSer & 81 VIM Carter
the Beiair road. near Gardenville. horses.
COWS, wagons, farm implements. etc.
on the Philadelphia road, near the 10-mile
gate, horses, mules, cows. hogs, wagons,
farm implements, etc.
->Get a UNION calendar for 1907 and be
ready for the New Year.
- Christmas will fall this year on Tuesday
and it's less than month of.
-eThursday having been a legal holiday
the Highways Commissioners did not hold a
meeting.
-sTowson's successful sneak thief roams
around at will and is no doubt fixing bis eagle
eye on his next victim.
will begin next Monday. 1t is usually the
longest term of the year.
Thanksgiving day is usually the windup
of the football season. although some scatter
ing games are played later:
THE oyster supper held two nights last
week by Marble Lodge, l. 0. 0. F., Of Jockeys
vile. netted upwards Of 500.
Ten marriage licenses were issued at the
County Clerks Office on Wednesday-an unu-
suaIly large days work in that particular line.
county almshouse, slaughtered this week 70
hogs that averaged fraction over 200 pounds
each.
- This is the season when petty thefts be-
come frequent. Tighten up your locks and
bolts and keep q lookout for the nocturnal
n IA good many Baltimore county sports
batronize the races at Benning's. And it's
safe to say they get their share of the good
Athings:"
the first mail from Baltimore reaches Tows0n
at 6.5l A. NJ, or about twenty minutes earlier
than formerly.
IA few days ago Mr.. VIM. j.. Bayne, of
Providence, northeast of Towson, slaughtered
last spring pigs the combined weight OF
which was /. $50 pounds.
The outlook for an electric line from
Towson to Cockeysville is good. We hope to
see trolley cars running between the two points
before this time next year.
Already the stores and shops are begin
ming to take on holiday air ard their annual
harvest is just about beginning. No doubt it
will be most prosperous one.
- The weather of Thanksgiving day was
beautiful, with bright sunshine and just enough
crispiness in the atmosphere to make it in
Migrating. It was ty 3ical fall day.
- Most of the tenants are now snugly
housed in the new Offutt Building and look
comfortable and happy. May they live long
to enjoy their pleasant surroundings.
- a lOWSOQ HAL WuO uuulcu bWO VI buIco
days in Howard county last week says he did
not see anything that looked like partridge
feather, much less bird of that species.
- At least one of the purchasers of a part
of the old Quick property, on Franklin avenue.
near the Belair road, that was disposed of at
auction last week, has sold out at an advance.
->THE UNIONS calendars for the year 1907
which will soon be with us-are now ready
and our friends and patrons are invited to call
at the office and get one. They will come in
handy.
-sThe new building for the Govanstown
Trust Company is rapidly nearing completion.
1t is a substantial stone structure, located on
the west side of the York road, near Homeland
avenue.
running along smoothly in its snug quarters,
the officers being the subject of many compli-
ments for the taste displayed in fitting up the
building.
week-alnost spring like in its balmyness.
And we can stand plenty more of It to make
up for the bad that October and November
treated us to.
IA fire in the woods at Carney, Hartford
road, on Friday morning. Both, burned over
an immense scope of country before it was
several were in danger.
- The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural
Society of Baltimore county will be held in the
cember 10TH at 10 A. NJ.
- 1t will be remembered that 800 Kansas
cartridges were turned loose in Baltimore
county last year. Some one suggests that per-
haps these birds have gone away and taken our
native birds with them.
The November meeting of the Senior
Gunpowder Agricultural Club was held last
Saturday at the farm of Mr.. Lewis M. Bacon.
A full report of the meeting will be published
in THE UNION next week.
n hooo 1or Far
of 1874 acres, at Providence, miles northeast
of Towson, to Mr.. Louis w. Held, of this place.
upon private terms. Mr.. and Mrs. Held will
take up their residence there.
An important election will be held IN
Baltimore county next year. Most OF the local
Offices will be filled and there will also be
State officers to elect. One already hears some
talk of prospective candidates.
- On field of IL acres Mr.. Upton II. Tar
bert, of Glencoe, raised this season an average
of between II and Is barrels of corn to the
acre. Mr.. Tarbert is an active member OF the
Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Climb.
Flew die and none resign" is saying
that does not apply to Baltimore county Off
Gals. Two of them passed away within few
days of each other-and there always are plenty
ready and anxious to take their places.
- The fine farm the late John R. Parks
situated on the York turnpike opposite Texas,
will be cold at public sale at the Court House,
next Monday, December Sd, at 1890 p. NJ, by
t.
- Multiply Council Jr. o. U. A. M, of
Cockeysville, on Sunday night last attended
service at Epworth NJ. e. Church and heard q
special sermon by the junior pastor, Rev. F. L.
Mumford. Mr.. Alex. ID. Brooks sang solo.
4 - People who own horses that are afraid
of trolley cars often bring them to Towson on
moonlight nights and chase the cars around
the loop to endeavor to get them used to them.
Comparatively few horses brighten at the cars
now.
- Thanksgiving day was almost like Sun;
day in Towson. Most of the stores were closed
and very little business was doing in any
branch. It seems that this holiday is becom-
ing more generally observed as the years
roll on.
- Grouped about the chancel of Trinity P
e. Church, Towson, at the Thanksgiving SER
vice on Thursday morning was fine collec-
ton of fruits, flowers, vegetables, etc., which
were afterwards sent to the Church Home in
Baltimore.
last Sunday and the horrid odor that follows
the machines pervaded the air in many places.
The man who can invent something except
gasoline to drive these cars has his fortune
made at once.
THE Towson law offices of Messrs. Boar
man d Lindsay we're removed this week from
their old location to one door further west.
Mr.. James Kelley, who formerly had his office
With the firm, can now be found in the new
Offutt Building.
- Inc METHODIST Episcopal Cnurcn In
Waverly is being finely improved by the erec-
ton of handsome and substantial gray stone
front, with other additions. etc. Rev. T. E.
Peters, who is an indefatigable worker, is pas
tor of the church.
- Mr.. Daniel Harding and sisters, who are
about completing a large addition to their
dwelling, opposite the east front of the Court
House, will shortly commence the erection of
adwelling on Pennsylvania avenue, just west
of the Guild House.
THE Sunday school convention at Fork
M. E. Church viii be held Saturday and Sun
day, December LIST and I'd, beginning on Satur-
day at $50 P. NJ. The program includes many
interesting subjects. A cordial invitation is
extended to everybody.
-pThe Elkridge Hunt Club met Thanks
giving morning at 8 O'Clock. at Hampton gate,
a mile north of Towson. Conditions permit
ting the hounds will meet Wednesdays and
Saturdays during the present month at the
Kennels. Mr.. E. A. jackson is master.
->The Ladies' Home Interest Club of the
9Th district held its last meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. ]. Griffith Gent, at Shawan.
The subject of sewing and mending was the
principal one discussed. Mrs. Annie Pearce
nregided. and Miss Ella +. Scott was secretary.
=. Rev. ]. r. Pardew, senior pastor of
Great Falls Cirocit, had the misfortune to lose