The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-04-14

day at the home of Mr.. John Cr0wther, Jr, IN
LuthervilIe A full report of the proceedings
will be published in THE UNION next week.
THE rolling stock of the Md. q Pa. Rail
4 road has been increased by the addition OF l
wheel locomotive. passenger coaches, 70
box cars gondolas and stock cars. Inc
business OF the road is growing wonderfully. :.
MIR. Joseph Phipps, farm manager al
Hampton. near Towson, was poisoned last
Saturday by eating something that looked Ike
wild carrot. DR.. ]. Royston Green responded
promptly to a call and soon afforded him
relief.
THE Sunday school of Providence M. E.
Church. northeast of TowsoD, will give an Eas.
ter entertainment on Sunday evening, April
18th, commencing at s o'clock. All invited.
Mr.. VIM. s. Treadwell is superintendent of the
school.
| -The Paint and Powder Club will give
four evening performances and a matinee at
AIbaugh's Theatre. N. Charles street. Balti-
more, next week commencing on Wednesday.
The proceeds will be devoted to Charitable
objects.
-Several promising young stations, sired
by the famous Col. Kuser, 2:114, are now in
servicein Baltimore county. Mr.. G. o. Wilson
brought Col. Kuser to Maryland and he proved
to be one of the greatest horses the State ever
| possessed
The building committee of the Towson
! High School has determined to erect a build
| ing here similar in design 10 the Franklin High
School in Reisterstown. The lot upon which
| II
| decided upon.
+ The annual Grand National Point to
Il Point race will take place over the 21-mile
4 course in Green Spring Valley, on Monday,
\ April 30th. Theannual Brooklandwood Hsndi-
cap Steeplechase will be run in the valley, on
Saturday, May 18th.
II - Towson's popularity as q Gretna Green
| appears to be spreading. Several couples from
distance have been married here within
week One of the couples came from the South
vvor orriod a lifflo off 0'alook
night. on Sunday night.
~ Mr.. e. P. Dennis, of the Dennis Stock
Farm, near Ellicott City, was badly injured in
runaway accident on Tuesday, having had
several ribs broken. Mr. Dennis has been a
frequent exhibitor at Timonium fair and is
well known in Baltimore county.
u Judge Duncan has signed an order affirm
ing the inquisition as returned by jury as to
jerusalem turnpike and prohibiting the collec-
ton of toll on that portion of the pike until it
is put in good condition and repair.
- - THE UNION acknowledges the receipt Of
an invitation from Hon. Charles j. Bonaparte
Secretary of the Navy, to attend the ceremonies
in commemoration of John Paul Jones, at the
armory of the U. s. Naval Academy in An
napolis, on Tuesday, April Oath, at 2P. NJ.
- Mrs. Elizabeth A. Semmes, widow of
Charles Semmes, of Worthington Valley, died
at the Church Home in Baltimore, on Sunday
last. aged 70 years. Her remains were inferred
in St. Johns Churcbyard on Wednesday, Rev.
r. Heber Murphy conducting the funeral SER
vices.
>On Tuesday Judge Duncan appointed
Col. ID. G. Mcintosh as trustee, vice Gehard
Butke, deceased, Of mortgage deed of trust
executed by Joseph Schrber to insure the pay
ment of bonds for 100000, to be used in the
development of the Schriber gas plant in the
18th district.
-sThe sale of Mr.. Upton s. Brady, an
nounced to take place last Monday on the
Hillen road, southeast of Towson, was post
poned on account of the rain until Monday
next, 10th instant when it will positively take
place, rain or shine. See advertisement in The
UNION today.
- The Christian Endeavor Society of the
new Presbyterian congregation at Belvidere
and Denmore avenues, Sd district, has elected
the following officers: President, Miss Kath.
arine Ashburner; vice-presideut, Miss Mary
Crooks: secretary, Miss Bertha Crist; treasurer,
Edwin Lane.
MIR. Henry G. Wilson. who sold his farm
near Phoenix, 10th district. to Mr.. Henry D.
Perky, will sell all bis personal property there
on Thursday. 18th inst. 1t it said that Mr.:
Wilson got $4,000 for this property. He did
not pay half that amount for it when he bought
two years ago.
THE rain of last Sunday night and Mon
day was the heaviest experienced in this county
in long time and caused freshets in many
streams. No serious damage has been report
ed, however. The storm wound up with thun-
der and lightning, accompanied by perfect
deluge of water.
->The property known as "Pillbox" or
"Sunnyside" belonging to the estate of the
late William Devries and situated on Park
Heights avenue, Sd district. was offered at
public sale last Saturday and withdrawn on
bid of $4,000 The place contains 127 acres
and is divided into lots.
- Mr.. Frederick w. Feldner has sold the
tract of unimproved property located on the
west side of the Reisterstown road, opposite
Druid Hill Park, to the Park Fronts Building
Company. 1t fronts /. 795 feet on the pike. 1t
is said one hundred two-story dwellings will be
erected on the property.
-Mr. Richard St1mpf has sued the Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington R. r.
Company for s.. 600 for damage to his property
by woods fire alleged to have originated from
sparks from an engine. The plaintiff is repre-
sented by Messrs George r. Willis, Osborne l.
Yellott and Forrest Bramble.
THE very heavy rain of last Monday
night kept large number of people away from
the lecture of Mr. Henry D. Perky, in the
Guild House at Towson. His subject was
Education" and those who heard him were
much pleased. Mr.. Perky was accompanied
by several of his young lady pupils.
- The Highways Commissioners held
conference on Thursday with the road super
visors of the several districts relative to the
duties of those officials, the distribution of the
road fund, etc. Roads Engineer Shirley inn
parted to the supervisors some valuable infor-
nation as to the repairing of roads, &C.
"a young woman in Baltimore claims to
have lost, few days ago, package containing
$14,365 in bank notes. She has offered re-
ward of "a, 900 for its recovery, but it has not
turned up. Some believe the story fake.
The person, whose name is Schlegel, formerly
lived on the Belair road, in this county.
"A beautiful window in the new Govans-
town NJ. E. Church was placed there by Mrs.
Stitt in memory of her late husband, Rev. DIR.
Joseph B. Stitt, who was at one time pastor of
that church and who died later at Hagerstown,
having been obliged to give up the active
ministry on account of bis failing health.
- Mr.. William McAllister, president the
Hamilton Improvement Association of Hamil-
ton, Hartford road, gave banquet on Thurs
day night to the members of the association.
Mr.. B. X. Purdum was POSTMASTER. Those
who responded to toasts were Messrs. Thomas
Carter, VIM. McAllister and Samuel Burns:
1.-THE Governor signed on Monday the bill
which requires the Northern Central Railway
to erect and maintain station at the Falls
road crossing of its line, near Mt. Washington.
This bill was passed at the instance of Delegate
S. j. Roche. The new station will prove a
great convenience to the people of the neghbor-
->The gross earnings of the United Rail-
ways and Electric Company for the past year
were in excess of Sc, 000, 00C, an increase of
nearly $500, 900 as compared with any previous
year. The park tax paid by the company for
the last quarter amounted to SOL ,924.99. which
exceeds the corresponding quarter of last year
hby sS,325.SO;
r Next Thursday will be the anniversary
of the ever-memorable 10Th of April, 1861.
when Towson had its first experience of the
great Civil War that convused the country for
four years and cost the lives of hundreds of
thousands of men. There are many still liv-
ing here who wildly recall the stirring events
of that time.
->Messrs. Wade H. D. Warfield & Co., of
Sykesville, Md, have something in the adver-
Using columns of THE UNION this week that
will no doubt attract the attention of Balti-
more county farmers. The head of this firm
(Mr. War6eld), is president of the Sykesville
Bank and a member of the State Live Stock
| Sanitary Board.
- The Board of Managers of the Timonium
Fair held their regular monthly meeting in
Baltimore last Sunday and transacted a lot of
routine business. The contracts for this years
Improvements on the grounds have not yet
been let. The estimated cost of these is about
| $1,000 An automobile show may be feature
of the fair of 1906.
- With its last quarterly report the Ma
tional Bank of Cockeysville issued very taste
| fully engraved circular containing an excellent
| picture of the bank, the names of the officers,
etc. The report of the condition of the bank
r Ill kl ,sn1