The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-03-10

head with a heavy club. It's wonder he
didn't kill him.
-Some very damaging reports were heard
this week regarding the behavior of some OF
the county police while out on the search for
Winder. The County Commissioners and Mar
shall STREET. owe IL to themselves to institute
searching Investigation.
- Winder is q most unappreciative person.
According to the Baltimore papers he was
eating four meals day and smoking all the
cigars he wanted. and yet he does not appear
to have been satisfied. It Is strange how hard
it is to please some people.
All the Governors appointments for Bal
timore county have been confirmed BY the
Senate except that Of Mr.. William H. Gundry,
who was nominated for election supervisor in
place of Mr.. Jarrett N. Zimmerman who had
acceptably filled the Office
Deputy Game Warden Harry Malcolm
says he will have money enough 10 buy three
or four dozen more partridges to be delivered
about April LIST. The cash came from Governor
| Warfield and it had been paid to the State for
! gunners' licenses in this county.
THE fourth quarterly meeting of Great
Fall Circuit will be held at Orem's Church,
Sunday and Monday, March 18th and 18th.
Presiding Elder France will preach on Monday,
at 1880 A. NJ, and the business meeting will
follow Immediately afterward. All are in
>yited.
Y IA months mind mass was celebrated in
the Church of the Immaculate, Towson, last
| Sunday morning for the repose of the soul of
| Rev. Matthew O'Keefe, the late pastor of the
| church. Several priests from distance took
part in the ceremonies and assisted the pastor
Rev. Philip H. Sheridan.
THE public sale of Mr.. John Rush Street.
which was announced to take place on the 18th
of February, was postponed on account of bad
weather until Monday next, March 18th. The
sale will include number of fine horses
drivers, saddlers and workers. See advertise
ment in THE UNION today.
THE late John Merryman, of Hay fields,
members of the board of directors of the Mary
land Agricultural College, which institution
this week celebrated its semi centennial. His
son, Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman, is now mem.
Der of the board Of trustees of the college.
- Mr.. Philip Barry manager Ofthe o. Dono-
van farm at Sunny brook, 10th district, was in
a runaway accident in Baltimore few days
ago and although thrown out of bis vehicle he
fortunately escaped without injury. The horse
ran about two miles before be was caught. He
was not hurt and the wagon was not broken.
THE Frederick county bill to repeal the
Shoemaker road law has been unfavorably re-
ported in the House of Delegates. This law
should be given fair test before anything is
done looking to its repeal or amendment.
has not been in operation long enough to bring
to light all the advantages to be gained by its
enforcement
81 there is q cause, institution or organi-
lzation in Baltimore county that needs boost
in the way of an evenings reading from his
own productions or his address on Francis
Scott Key, Mr. Edwin Higgins, of the Balti-
more bar, will be pleased to give his services
free Of charge. His address is 2O4 CORTLAND
street, Baltimore.
with other friends. paid their pastor. Rev.
George r. Sanner, a donation visit a few nights
ago, They left well stocked larder and also
plenty of feed for the pastors faithful horse.
Mrs. George Frederick is president of the Aid
Society of the church, and Mrs. Grandson
Aln0nv secrpfQrV
- Proprietor Bauer of the emile House,
Hartford road, gave complimentary oyster
roast on Monday night to the Hamilton and
Alert Volunteer Fire companies and the Park
willie Cornet Band, of which Mr.. George Miller
is the leader. The affair was much enjoyed,
and the band was highly compIimented upon
L the excellence of its music.
y - Baltimore county, within the past year,
\ spent $4,000 to make its Jail secure and yet the
prisoners appear to get out with as much ease
as though the place was constructed of card
board. But no sort of Jail will hold crimi.
nails who are guarded by incapable or inatten-
tive officials. The escape of a horse thief last
week and of condemned murderer this week
Mare serious reflections upon Baltimore county.
THE sale of the personal effects on the
farm of MIR. George H. Merryman, near Bosley
postoffice, on Wednesday drew large crowd
of people and satisfactory prices were generally
received. Mules sold especially well. Charles
H. Isennock was the auctioneer Mr.. Merry
man, who is president of the Baltimore County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. has retired
from farming the farm having been rented to
William Owings.
The many strangers who came to Tow
son on Tuesday expressed the greatest indigna-
ton at the rank bungling that permitted Isaac
Winder to escape from Jail the night before.
Some thought the officials in whose care the
murderer was should receive some punishment
for their gross negligence-to call it by very
mild name. (The Commissioners did highly
tcommendable act on Wednesday by firing the
warden and bis assistants.
The Board of Managers of the Baltimore
County Fair met in Baltimore last Saturday
and decided to further improve the grounds
this year by an outlay of $4,000 in buildings.
These will include offices and other accommo-
dations at the railroad gate and additional
stand room over the pool lawn. The board
has paid off 81 500 of the mortgage debt on the
property and given new mortgage for 5000
bearing per cent. interest. The society has
no floating debt.
MR. William B. Cockey. of the Sd dis
trict, and Mr.. Harry Malcolm, of Towson,
went on an independent Winder hunt on We'd
nesday and drove over 40 miles without obtain
ing the slightest clue to the escaped murderer.
Messrs. Cockey and Malcolm were in no way
connected with the search as prosecuted by the
county officers. They are satisfied that nearly
all, if not quite all, the reports about having
seen Winder are merely the outgrowth Of vivid
| imaginations.
- The Baltimore papers have had much
| fun at the expense OF LOWSOu anu balLlMOro
county generally this week about the Winder
matter. Some of the stories they printed about
Towson were especially ludicrous. Two of
| them said that the night of the escape the
women of the town locked and barred their
doors and windows, while the men went forth
with guns and pistols to hunt the murderer.
It is hardly necessary to say that there was not
a word of truth in this. Simply rot to fill up
| space.
- Last week the columns of THE UNION
contained q separate advertisements under the
| heading of new advertisements" This was
| a record breaker, the largest previous number
| having been "a. These advertisements en-
braced sales of real and personal property, legal
| notices of various kinds and general adver-
Using that covered wide scope of business.
| This is a remarkable showing for a country
newspaper and proves the popularity of THE
UNION as a medium through which to reach
the people.
Advantages to be Gained In Planting
| Corn Rtght.-Mr. A. G.. Legg, of Nicholson
| county, w. Va, writes as follows to the Country
Gentleman: THE proper preparation of the
soil for the corn crop is often sighted in the
rush to get in as many acres as can be cultivated
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