The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-12-22

/ be long before such trees are entirely extinct
V 1t seems like a shame that this destruction
n should go on unmolested.
"a number of public school principal
4 held a meeting at Govanstown school house OF
Saturday last, conducted by Superintendent A
s. Cook. Among those who spoke were Mr.
Arthur G. Crommer. of Tows0n, and Mr..
Y H. Shamberger, of Parkton.
MIR. A. ]. STREET., of Sharon, Hartford
county, successful breeder of Buff Orping
tons. took a number Of prizes at the poultry
show held lately at Dallastown, Pa. Mr.. George
o. Brown, Of Baltimore county, was the judge
and the competition was very hot.
- There is now some talk of running an
apple specials over the Md. & Pa. Railroad,
and the idea is an excellent one. People should
know more than they do about the successful
growing of this valuable fruit, to which little
attention is now paid by most farmers.
William P. Cole, Clerk Of the Circuit Court,
was used by the clerks for the first time on
ltThursday. Its construction was made neces-
lsary in order to gain more room in the office,
the business Of which is constantly growing:
- Mr.. A. w. EnsOr, SUPERINTENDENT OF the
aims house, handed bis resignation to the
County Commissioners this week, to take effect
| on the LIST of April next. No reason is assigned
for Mr.. Ensor's action. He will be succeeded
by Mr.. Elisha +. Parks, an 9Th district farmer.
- Mary Of the yellow slips" have been
| finding their way back to headquarters this
week, and we expect to see troops more of them
| before the end of the present year. Please re-
member that these reminders only go oct
once year and they are not sent then "for
| fun"
- John Funge had his skull fractured last
Saturday by being struck on the head by q
| chain while assisting in the raising of a new
barn for Mr.. Nicholas Porter, of Chase, 18th
| district. He was removed to the Johns Hop
kins Hospital, his condition being thought
- County Surveyor Joshua G.. Bosley lost
two of his sisters within two days Of each other
Mrs. Frank g. Scott died on the 14th instant,
latter lived with her brother, Mr.. ID. Webster
Bosley, well known farmer of Western Run
Two rainy days such as last Sunday and
Monday are extremely disagreeable any time,
and just at this season they were especially SO.
the holiday shoppers. They were out in force
and money appeared TO be plentiful every
where.
->The sport of bowling appears to be in
creasing in popularity and the fine alleys at
the Towson Guild House are being more lib
orally patronized. The managers of the Guild
are making arrangements to heat the alleys
and thus contribute to the comfort OF the
bowlers.
NIL Charles A. Benson, who represents
the well known Baltimore firm OF Griffith
& Boyd, was in Tows0n on Tuesday and
distributed number of beautiful calendars
for 1907 among his friends. Mr.. Benson was
formerly well known business man of Fork.
Baltimore county.
- Among those who lately passed the civil
service examination for positions in the inter-
nal revenue service are Mr.. Robert d. Mosner,
principal of Govanstown public school, and
Mr.. Newton Cullison, of Upperco. Their names
will remain on the eligible list subject to ap-
pointment for one year.
Hartford county Orphans Court, died suddenly
from heart disease last Monday, aged 76 years.
He served one term as County Commissioner,
and also served nine years as clerk to the Board.
Mr.. Finney was trustee of Churchville Pres
byterian Church and highly esteemed citizen.
1.-The Job department of THE UNION Office
has turned out an unusually large lot of sale
posters this year, including real and personal
property-larger than since the administration
of President Cleveland, when foreclosure sales
were numerous. The number of such sales in
Baltimore county this year has been uncom-
monty small.
- Residents of Towson are liberal patrons
of the shops and stores in Baltimore as the
holiday season approaches, judging from the
carried from the city on the trolley cars daily.
And then scores of country people drive here
and leave their teams while they go to the city
to do their holiday shopping.
MIR. Samuel Thomas Bavne, who lives
at Baynesville, east of Towson, may lose one
he was boy. He has suffered intensely with
il for some time, and the surgeons at Balti-
more hospital have operated eight times in the
hope of affording him relief, but without effect.
They say amputation is the only thing that
will do any good.
- Those who are we'll provided with this
worlds goods should not forget their less fOrtu-
nate neighbors at this particular season. 1t is
we'll to be generous at all times but especially
so at this gladstone time. There are always
mil
of the enjoyments of Christmastide unless they
are remembered by others. 1.-THE poor We have
always with you"
@The order of masses on Christmas day at
St. Joseph's Church, Belair road. will be as
follows: Midnight, high mass and sermon In
German; low masses at Z, 1850, $50, 10 and
1870 A. NJ. at the last mass sermon in English
and benediction. At the 10 O'Clock mass the
children will sing carols in German, and at
1920 in English. Rev. Charles j. Trinkhaus
is pastor of the church.
Two men from Baltimore cut and carried
off number of cedar trees from the farm of
Mr. William H. Todd, on the Pot Spring road.
Officer A. ]. German arrested them as they
we're passing through Towson, and Justice
Herbert released them on paying the costs. as
Mr.. Todd did not wish to prosecute them. The
men, who offered to pay for the trees, thought
they were doing no harm in taking them.
-Suit has been brought against the United
Railways Company by lady who was elected
from 3 car, the CONDUCTOR TeluSI0B u dCCepL u
cent piece and three pennies for her fare.
The lady had no other change with her, and
after being put off, borrowed five cents to pay
her fare home on another car. The conductor
saws he never saw q 2-cent piece before and
thought an attempt was being made to pass
lbogus coin on him.
I - Quantities of farm produce have been
going to Baltimore by way of the York road
this week, although the general traffic on this
thoroughfare has been very light compared to
what it was few years ago. Then for week
or ten days before Christmas the road was lined
with market wagons day and night, returning
with ample supplies of holiday goods. Now
these people must make their Christmas pur.
chases in some other way.
The body of the late Mr.. Alexander M.
Morrison was brought here on the funeral car
of the United Railways Company on Tuesday
morning and was then conveyed by the usual
means to Chestnut Grove Church, near Sweet
Air where the interment took place in the
family lot. His daughter, Mrs. Thomas b.
Todd, Jr., and his brother, Capt. William De
Morrison, a farmer in the State of Texas, are
the last survivors of his immediate family.
The Grand Jury Report.-The December
term grand Jury, which adjourned finally on
the 14th inst, made its report to the court
through its foreman, MIR. G. B. arley Myers.
It shows that LOG Witnesses were examined in
an investigation of 43 cases, 35 of which were
dismissed. Eight true bills were found.
Complaint, it says was made by residents of
the 18th district, particularly from Mount
Winans, Morrell and Wilhelm Parks, regard
ing the alleged dangerous character of the
bridge over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
tracks on the Washington road, and the jury
recommend that the Highways Commission
investigate the matter and act in such way
as to give the public proper relief.
A witness fee OF 81 for county police officers
testifying before the grand jury should be
abolished. the report saws,
The Jury also recommends that railroad
companies operating in this county be required
to bury the bodies of unknown persons found
dead upon their tracks.
A comittee-Messrs. Stephen Kavanaugh,
Gregory NJ. Mullen and Henry 8. Thomas
made an examination of the books of the
County Treasurer and found everything to be
correct.
The Jury made an examination of the aims
house and makes special mention of the fine
order in which the house and grounds are
kept, and compliments Superintendent Ensor
for the condition of the inmates and premises.
The Jury also made an examination OF the
Jail and complimented Warden Price on the
condition of the prisoners and the cleanliness
of the Jail building.