The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-10

conductor on the narI0ro ro1u eiectIlc ceie,
was slightly hurt few evenings ago when his
car came in collision with a heavily loaded
stone wagon crossing the tracks at Green lane.
Motorman Simmons was painfully hurt ABOUT
the side and back.
- Father Pagan, of Ireland, preached In
st. Joseph's Church. Texas, N. G. K. K, last
Sunday morning and made an appeal Tor
money to erect q church in County Galway.
HHe secured about $50. he spoke in Gaelic,
which language was perfectly understood Dy
many of his hearers.
- Believers in the grounding theory have
had their faith strengthened this year. Iney
rub>their hands gleefully and point to the fact
N that we have experienced the most severe
weather of the winter since the I'd OF February,
II when bis nibs. the grounding, is supposed to
have seen bis shadow.
>Seyeral of the Oldest building and loan
associations of Baltimore county are loaded
doyn with money, for which there is no de-
and we We know s,s OF o four OF ye ,na hs1 nave
unable to loan on mortgage. Some OF these
! are investing in bonds.
->The Dramatic Club. of Upper Falls,
lately organized, will give its first performance
in the Casino, on Saturday evening. February
18th. The plays presented will be Sunset" a
one-act comedy, and comedy in two acts, en-
titled The Veneered Savage" The proceeds
will be used by the club to defray expenses,
- Mr.. George II. Merryman has rented his
farm, near Bosley .postofice, 9Th district, to
William Owings, colored, and will sell all his
| stock and farm implements on Wednesday,
| March 7th. This farm has been in the Merry
man family many generations and is one OF the
Oldest under the same ownership in Baltimore
county.
Much sympathy is expressed for Col and
Mrs. Thomas Janney in the loss of their beauti-
fol old home at Margaret Meadows, Green
| Spring Valley, which was destroyed by fire on
Monday morning last. Many treasures were
consumed that no amount of money can ever
replace, and here is where the real misfortune
comes in.
AT the regular monthly meeting of the
Neighborhood improvement Club OF Govans-
town. held on Tuesday night, addresses were
made by Miss Harriet May Mills. of Syracuse,
N. Y, and Rev. Olympia Brown of Racine,
Wis, both of whom are delegates to the
Woman Suffrage convention now in session in
Baltimore.
IAN old conductor on the York road cleo
trio line says that if the cars had been equipped
with air brakes when he started in as an en-
ployee of the company he would not have been
conductor. He would, be says. with the i'm
proved brakes. much prefer to be on the front
end Of the car than to be the man to ring up
the nickles.
- Don't forget the Farmers Institute at
the Court House in Towson, on Wednesday
and Thursday of next week, February. l4th
and 18th. We hope to see large attendance
of farmers who will show by their presence
that they appreciate what is being done by the
State for their special benefit. Don't sail to
bear this in mind.
Next Wednesday is st. Valentines day.
1t is pleasant to know that the custom of send
ing the horrid alleged comic valentines, so
common many years ago, is now more h0nored
in the breach than in the observance. It's all
right to send the pretty cards and love missives
as membranes and reminders. No one can
take offense at them.
MIR. Fred. o. Smith, who is about to give
NJ the dairy business on the Monticello Farm,
Hillen road, will sell all bis personal property
thereon On Monday, February 10Th. He has
upwards Of 40 fine cows. besides other stock i
and equipments Mr. Smith lost his wife about j
three weeks ago aud this is the cause of his |
giving up the business. j
-sMr. E. E. Chilcoat, of Mantua Mills. 4th |
district has some White Wyandotte pullets of
1905 that are hard to beat as layers. Twenty /
in two pens of 10 each laid liz eggs in Deem 1
Der and 292 in January. He has three incuba- |
tors running, Of lOO-egg capacity each. Two
of these will hatch next Monday and the third i
one the following Monday.
1.-THE fourth quarterly meeting of Here
ford Circuit will take place Saturday morning,
10th inst, at Epworth NJ E. Church. Jockeys
vile. Rev. DR.. H. s. France will preach. after |
which lunch will be served and the business !
disposedof On Sunday morning. at II O'Clock,
Rev. T. M. West will preach. and at P. NJ.
Rev. Watson Case will conduct services.
MIR. John Best Miller, 7th district
farmer, has sued the United Railways and Elec
trio Company for $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries sustained in collision be-
tween bis hay wagon and an electric car on the
8 Mile Hill. York road, about three months
ago. Mr. Harry e. Goodwin, member of the
House Of Delegates, is attorney for Mr.. Miller
"A owson gentleman who was intimately
connected with the late Rev. Matthew o. Keefe
says that nearly 1900 people viewed his re-
mains from the time of his death on Sunday
morning until the time of bis interment, about
noon on Wednesday. We have no means of
verifying these figures. but it is certain that an
IN for fbo fiv1no
upon the benevolent features of the venerable
priest.
THE free oyster roast at Bauer's emile
House on the Hartford road, on Thursday, Feb
ruary 22d, will attract large crowd. The
time race between the Alert and Hamilton
Volunteer Fire Companies will be an interest
ing feature and the people will be given an OPP
portunity to see how efficient these volunteer
Icompanies are and how mnch they deserve en-
enlargement. Read the announcement in THE
UNION today.
Neighbors Have Shooting Scrap
Messrs. James Howard and John Devese,
farmers near Garrison Forest Church, 4th dis
trict, became involved in a combat with fire.
arms on Thursday afternoon of last week, be-
cause of alleged trespassiDg and as result
Mr.. Howard has several loads of birdshot in
his body. According to Mr.. Devese, Mr.. How
ard, who owns the adjoining farm to bis place,
had previously complained to him that Mr..
Deveses boarders trespassed on his land as
they went to work at nearby distillery build
ing Mr.. Devese promised that it should not
occur again.
"Mr. Howard called to see me and said my
sons were still trespassing on bis land. We
talked the matter over pleasantly and as
sured him / would stop it, at the same time
telling him that thought that our relations
with each other had better cease.
with this turned and started toward my
house. Looking around, / say Mr.. Howard
pull q pistol out of his pocket and. while
only few feet away, he fired two shots, both of
which pierced my clothing, but did me no in
jury;
tack, l retreated to the house. l seized my
shotgun and came back to the door. Mr..
Howard, pistol in hand, was coming toward
the house and was not more than 40 feet away.
l fired both barrels, and both must have taken
effect. Mr.. Howard ran into my barn, firing
three more shots as he retreated. None Of
| these hit me.
meanwhile reloaded and fired twice, but
/ do not know whether the shots took effect or
not. then told my sons to take Mr.. Howard
| home in the carriage"
No legal action has been taken, and it is like
| ~ the case will be settled out OF court.
Work of the Orphans Court.-In the
| letters were granted on the following estates:
On the personal estate of Matthew O'Keefe
to Rev. George w. Devine, executor.
On the personal estate Of Annie W. Steven
son to Anna Belle Stevenson, Administrative.
On the personal estate of Emily Brown to
| Augustus Brown, executor.
The will of Rev. Matthew O'Keefe, pastor of
the Catholic Church of the Immaculate. Tow
son, was admitted to probate on Tuesday.
He bequeaths his estate for the purpose Of
| liquidating any debt which may be on the
church which he erected, and if there be no
debt on the church the estate is to be used
for the purpose of erecting parochial school
building at Towson. The estate consists of
three valuable lots at Norfolk Va and three
| lots in Towson. He directs that his edition of
| the works of the Latin Fathers be given to a
priest who is willing to celebrate 200 masses for
| the repose of the testator's soul. The remain
der OF the library is gwen to Father Devine,
who is named as executor.
| Another Church for Roland Park.-A
certificate of incorporation of the Episcopal
| Church Building Corporation of Baltimore
County has been left for record in the County
Clerks Office The incorporates are Messrs.
Alexander Payson Knapp, William W. Bald
win, Wallace P. Whitmore, Carter G. Osburn
and W. Calvin Chestnut, all of Baltimore coun.
ty. The corporation is formed to deal in land