The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-05

1.-THE annual meeting of the Eastern Con-
ference of the Maryland Synod of the Lutheran
Church will be held in st. Paups Church,
Lutherville, on Monday, May 14th. Rev. P.
A. Heilman, of Baltimore is president OF the
conference.
->If you want to get the musical little wrens
about your garden put up boxes with holes so
small that no other bird can pass through them.
Then they will buil6 in them and find protec-
ton from such mean and lazy robbers as the
English sparrow.
- The three race horses sold at Pimlico
track last Saturday by Receiver Elmer J. Cook,
of the Towson bar. brought 500. The best
one of the bunch won a race the same day and
some of Mr.. Cooks friends pockeied snug
sums on the result.
- Complaints are beard about the poor class
of horses and jockeys and the bad starting at
the spring meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club at Pimlico. How can any association
expect to have a successful meeting when such
conditions prevail?
1.-THE centenary celebration of the Cathe-
dral in Baltimore last Sunday and Monday was
an event of much more than ordinary interest.
Hundreds of strangers were attracted to the
city to witness the imposing ceremonies, espe-
cially those of Sunday.
IAN entire Towson family was sick for
several days from what is believed to have been
ptomaine poison resulting from eating fish,
or other affected food. 1t would be well for
people to be exceedingly careful what they buy
| from strange hucksters.
! several cases of smallpox have been re-
| ported in the vicinity of Carroll, on the Fred
erick road. and the Baltimore city health au-
thorities have taken prompt steps to stamp it
| out Several well known white residents have
been sent to quarantine.
- At the annual meeting of the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion of the U. s., Com.
mandary of Maryland, held in Baltimore on
Thursday night, Col. Benjamin F. Taylor, of
Baltimore county, read paper on South
Mountain and Antietam."
- Some property owners in Towson are
highly indignant at the authorities of Balti-
more city because of their action toward them
in regard to the drainage from their premises
into Towson run. Some think they have been
uDjustly Disseminated against.
- There is a law regulating the speed OF
automobiles on the public highways but a
large percentage of those who drive these ugly
machines entirely ignore it. If other people
violate the laws they are arrested and punished
fo- it. Why not automobists?
Mr.. James Baily, we'll known Balti-
more drug merchant, died at his home in Bal
timore on Wednesday, in the 10th year of his
age. For several summers Mr.. Baily and
family rented and occupied the home of Mr..
Harrison Rider, near Brooklandville.
->Towson Lodge of Elks did generous act
in subscribing 500 to the fund for the relief of
the San Francisco sufferers. 1t is noteworthy
that all secret orders have given with lavish
mana 10 the people OF LlaL stricken CITY. Mary
land Masons contributed about $4,000.
- AT the annual meeting of the Board of
Managers of the Maryland House of Correc-
ton, held on Thursday, Mr.. Lewis s. Cole, of
Baltimore county, was reelected second assist
ant superintendent. Mr.. G. H.. Fowler. also
of this county, was elected one of the guards.
- few days ago Supervisor Parks, of the
9th district, at the suggestion of THE UNION,
made an inspection of the road south of Luther
vile leading to Sherwood. He admits that it
is in very bad condition and this no doubt
means that he will take prompt steps to put it
in shape.
- Work on the new Offutt Office Building
in Towson is going forward vigorously. 1t is
said the structure will be ready for tenants by
September, 1906. 1t will be the most imposing
Office building in the town and will have all
modern conveniences in the way of water,
heat, light, etc.
THE last service in the old Lutheran
Church in Reisterstown was held last Sunday
when the pastor, Rev. s. H. Cutler, gave an
interesting history of the building and the good
that had been accomplished within its walls
A fine new church will be erected on the site
of the old one
THE UNION has received a copy of the
beautiful catalogue issued by Dread Institute,
of Dread, Baltimore county. The book is a
fine specimen of the printers art, and it is pro-
fusely illustrated with scenes OH Mr.. H. D.
Perky's many farms, besides others that add to
its attractiveness.
ANY interruption to travel on the electric
line to TowsOn is soon felt by large number
of people. 1t is only then that we can fully
appreciate the comforts that are afforded by
rapid transit. If we were obliged to return to
the old horse car days life would be scarcely
worth the living.
IAN accident occurred a few days ago to
one of the forms containing THE UNIONS mail |
lists. In repairing the damage it may be pos
sible that some errors have occurred and sub |
scribers may not get their papers. Should |
such omissions occur we would thank them to
notify US at once.
AT the sale of the personal effects on the |
Slade farm, near Clynmalira Church. 10th dis |
trict on Monday, very old grandfathers |
clock was secured by County Commissioner |
Sade for $65. Mrs. William H. Wight, of |
Cockeysville, was warm competitor for the |
ancient time piece.
1.-The appointment of County Commits |
sioner for Baltimore county to succeed Mr.. l.
and the governor appears o be- taDe bs
time good and easy over it. The impression |
seems to grow that MIR. Charles E. Rieman |
will be named for the place.
-Some pessemistic people are predicting |
"hot and dry" summer for this year. What |
they have to base their predictions on we don't |
know. homely old saying is applicable in |
this case: Don't cross the bridge until you |
come to it, Which literally interpreted means
don't meet trouble half way.
several persons who overlooked the no.
tice in THE UNION came to Towson before the
Sd instant to pay their taxes and were disap-
pointed because they were not able to do so. |
Treasurer Rogers commenced receiving taxes
under the levy of 1906 on Thursday. There is
a discount of per cent. on all county taxes |
paid this month
THE celebrated herd OF Guernsey and
Jersey COWS of the late Gerard H. Watts, of
Gainesville, will be sold on the Schnepfe farm,
near Ellicott City. on Saturday, May. 12th.
These herds embrace % COWS and one registered
Guernsey bull. The sale which is advertised
in THE UNION today is worthy the attention of
breeders and others.
1.-The tie up on the electric lines in Balti-
more last Saturday night, caused by some mis-
hap to the power, caught number of Towson
people in the city and some of them were
obliged to walk home. The difficulty was not
adjusted for several days and the travelling
public was much Inconvenience because of
the reduced and inferior service
-The public sale of Mr.. Henry Schenning,
on Horner's lane near the Philadelphia road,
on Thursday of last week was one of the most
successful of the season. Horses and mules
brought S175 each, cows s62.5O and everything
else in proportion. The attendance was large
and the bidding spirited throughout. Mr. Ed.
]. Hermann was the auctioneer.
1.-The officers of the TowsOn and Jockeys
vile Electric Railway Company must under
stand that the people generally have faith in
their ability to build the line, but the only
thing is they want to see the work started as
speedily as possible. The enterprise is of too
much importance to permit it to slumber Get
a move on and let us hear from you.
Next Sunday will be the first Sunday in
May and the suburbs will be overrun with
Maying parties. Those who have fruit trees
in blossom should look out for them. Many
people who come out from Baltimore to get
spring flowers often think nothing of mutt
lating valuable tree in order to secure lot of
blossoms. Such vandals should be arrested.
->City people who havesummer homes in
Baltimore county are getting into them as
rapidly as possible. Our summer population
of these good folks is very large and it is in
creasing every year. The several steam rail-
roads that traverse the county and the numer-
Gus suburban trolley lines serve to make the
county very popular as place of summer resi-
dence.
>Our friends of the 9th district have had
another shaking up on account of an explosion
at the dynamite mill in their section. These
occurrences are getting to be uncomfortably
frequent, and while majority of the residents
don't object to going skyward they prefer to
do it in the more orthodox and generally APP
proved manner. And nobody can blame them
for that
The valuable nronerfv of the late Sam,I