The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-06

tion, 18th district, the personal effects of
James Brian. deceased.
w. Gill Smith, trustees. on the premises,
business stand on the Belair road near Gar
Tuesday, January %. by c. Ross Mace, attorney,
ON the premises, real estate on the Ridge
Thursday January rs, by M. C. Angelmier and
VIM. s. Keech, trustees, on the premises, a
truck farm near the Windsor Mill road. I'd
district
Mr. Philip George Cromwell, of Balti-
more has taken out three trademarks for
hams and bacon.
= "A few days ago Burton Watkins, Of Long
Green Valley. shot a black hawk that meas
ured SO inches from tip to tip ofits wings.
II AFTER the Goth Of January, 1906, the G..
q + Telephone call Of The UNION will be
changed from Luthervile 233 to Towson 23-F.
-%In the year 1905 M. Ira E. Shock, of
Towson, got 1,175 eggs from IL white Wyan-
dotte hens. He thinks that is record hard to
beat.
- The Wilson & Kenney Com pany of Tow
son this week distributed pretty calendar for
1905 among their numerous friends and Gus
toners.
"a one year.old daughter of Mr.. Clarence
Kemp, of Mt Washington, was choked to
death on nut with which she was playing on
Thursday.
MI. William s. Keech, of Towson, sold
this week to Mr. Herbert Cromwell, pup
sired by Judge Bobbins, his registered English
setter. for 80.
- The second snow fall ofthe present winter
put in its appearance on the last day of the Old
Year. but there was scarcely enough of it to
covertbe earth.
->The Neighborhood improvement Club
of Queenstown will not bold meeting this
month. The meetings will be resumed next
month as usual.
- People who hoped to get ice are now be-
ginning to despair of filling their houses,
although there is still two solid months of
winter before us.
- BY the quarterly distribution of the State
public school tax, made by the Comptroller on
the LIST instant, Baltimore county schools will
receive SIS, 761.46.
( The pretty chimes on the Church of the
Redeemer. Charles street avenue, were dis
| tinctly heard in Towson on Sunday night well
coming the new year.
=. Did You make a mistake and forget to
write 1906? No doubt many did and will con-
tinue to do so until the new order of things be-
comes fixed in the mind.
- burning Christmas tree in the home of
DR.. L. l. Turner. OF Roland Park. last Sunday
caused damage amounting to $500. child
accidentally set the tree on fire.
- New Year day passed very quietly in
Towson. There was some calling, but it was
not generally observed as q holiday. The
banks and public Offices were closed.
- A greenhouse on the property of Mr.. G.
w. F. Erdman, near Brehm's lane, on the
Belair road, was partially destroyed by fire on
- The Winder murder case is likely to be
q record breaker in Baltimore county. Its
prompt disposal should prove a warning to all
evil-doers, and should also be check to lynch
ings.
- Mr.. Marion Sherman, superintendent of
the Court House, and Mr.. John B. Miller,
walchmau of the building, were again sworn
in on Wednesday by the Clerk of the Circuit
Court.
- The monthly report of County Treasurer
I RoUoro oh fhnf 10 Re in. Ia
cember, 1905, were S97. 373.27, and that the
balance on hand January LIST, 1906, was $685.
1882
- Thenew raiIroad station house at Sparks,
~ q. Il. r., Igs D1e1 completed and now the
accommodations there are much better than
formerly. George A. Underwood is the station
master:
UNION office this week from Chicago, on the
back of which was a foaming glass of beer,
with these words below it: "The largest circu.
latiOn.''
- Director Amoss has arranged to hold a
Farmers Institute in the Court House. at
Towson, Wednesday and Thursday, February
l4th and 10th. The program will be announced
hereafter.
1.-The demand for THE UNIONS 1906 calen-
dars was so great this week as to exhaust the
supply. Those who failed to get one can at
tribute it to their hardness in calling at the
Office in time
- The New Year was welcomed in Towson
by the usual uncommon noises at that hour of
the night. The church bells changed forth their
lively tones, but not much powder was spent.
The racket was soon over.
IAN unusually large congregation was
present at the watch night services in Towson
NJ. E. Church on Sunday night last The
pastor, Rev. Thomas e. Copes, preached an
able and interesting sermon.
>The Sunday school at Lakeview M. E.
Church, Dulany's Valley, will hold its enter
tainment and holiday treat in the church, on
Tuesday night, January 9th. Mr.. Alfred G.
Lee is superintendent of the school
THE New Year came in smilingly, with
bright sunshine and just enough crispiness in
the atmosphere to make it delightful to be out
doors. The weather man gave MS good send
of. Now. all together to do our best.
- The UNION had many callers this week,
and the pink slips" that found their way back
to the Office were numerous. There are many
more to come and the beginning ofthe New Year
is an excellent time to bear this in mind.
>Another man who will have big sale of
personal property on the 22d of March left his
copy for the same at THE UNION office on
Monday. 1t will be one of the most important
sales of the kind to take place this season.
"A Hartford county man came to The
UNION Office on Tuesday and renewed his sub
scription, telling us, at the same time, not to
discontinue his paper again until he ordered it
stopped. He said he could not get along with
out it,,
- The E. G. Pope property, on Park Heights
avenue near Belvidere avenue, has been sold
by Mr. J. Leland Hanna, agent, to Mr.. Clarence
M. Griffith, upon private terms. The place
contains 81 acres and the new owner will de-
velop it.
--sSuch day of steady rain as that of We'd
nesday had not been experienced here before
in a long while. At this time last year the
earth was covered with heavy coating of
snow and some of the public roads were closed
by drifts.
- Those engaged in the work to raise money
to buy Kansas partridges for restocking Balti-
more county hope to secure not less than $500.
The money must be in hand before the 18th
instant SO that the birds may be ordered by
that date.
>If you turned over new leaf at the be-
ginning of the New Year be sure that you keep
It turned. It will have a disposition to get
back in the old place, but keep stiff upper lip
and don't let it. You'll win if you put your
mind it.
IA Hartford county couple came to Tow
son on Wednesday afternoon and were married
by Rev. T. E. Copes, of the NJ. E. Church.
Thegroom was Mr.. R. NJ. Rampey, of Jarretts-
vile. and the bride Miss Isabel B. Bevard, OF
Cross Roads.
- Wesley Rigby, who lives in the 1st dis
trict. near Ellicott City, met stranger on the
road and invited him to his house. When the
visitor departed $3.50 Of Mr.. Rigbys cash went
with him and he has not heard of either man
or money since.
- Baltimore county's army of school chill
dren resumed their work at their desks on
Tuesday morning. refreshed and in good trim,
we hope, for active work and good results.
They should make good use of their time
There is only one present"
Superintendent Ensor this week reported
I to the County Commissioners that on the LIST
of January there were 90 inmates in the coun-
ty aims house. Sixteen died in 1905. During
the year 1,003 tramps were lodged and provi-
ded with supper and breakfast.
MR. George F. Jones' manager of Mrs.
Hoen's Ravenhurst Farm, at the head of Du-
lany's Valley, hauled to Baltimore last Satur-
day the largest load of ear corn ever weighed
at the Eastern Scales. II measured little over
% barrels and weighed 10025 lbs.
- Attention is invited to the annual state
ment of the German Savings Bank of Balti-
more, which appears in this weeks issue of
THE UNION. This is among the most prosper
Gus institutions of the kind in the city and its
rapid growth fully attests its stability.
The annual banquet of John Eager
Howard Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, took place
atTracey's Hotel Towson, ON Wednesday night,
3D. instant, with good attendance of mem
bers despite the very inclement weather Mr..
Fred d. Dolenberg, Jr., was POSTMASTER.
- Farmers of Howard county are moving