The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-12-15

MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
THE Baltimore city tax rate for 1907 has
been fixed by the Board of Estimates at Sl.973
on the 500.
->And now they are coming up from Can
ton to be married in Towson. Couldn't do a
better thing. you know.
+ 1.-The Christmas eve carnival will not take
place in Baltimore this year, the police authori-
ties having put ban upon it.
THE UNIONS 1907 calendars have been
going off with rush this week. Don't delay
too long or you may fail to get one.
>Chrislmas falling this year on Tuesday
will give the public schools good long holt
day, commencing with Friday, 2lst instant. :.
According to the almanac winter will
begin one week from today-December I'D.
After that date the days will begin to lengthen.
- Cardinal Gibbons has purchased lot on
Park Heights avenue, at the corner of Wyhe
avenue, upon which fine Catholic Church
will be erected.
-DOne man who renewed his subscription
to THE UNION this week paid over eighteen
months in advance. This is rather too much
of good thing.
$Mr. D. n. Rice, proprietor Of Valley
View Stock Farm. near Towson, is distributing
a very artistic calendar for 1907 among his
patrons and friends.
- Rev. Peregrine Wroth, rector of the P.
e. Church ofthe Messiah, in Baltimore, preach
ed at the Confederate Soldiers Home Pixies
vile, last Sunday afternoon.
->Santa Claus is getting the hoofs of his
reindeer sharpened up in anticipation Of snow
and ice at Christmas. All woCld enjoy seeing
real old-time holiday season.
>Christmas will be here one week from
next Tuesday and people generally appear to
be getting ready for it. The stores have de-
cidedly holiday appearance.
Oh. tesafw nj and va a mil To "a
place at Madary's Valley View Hotel, DuIany' s
Valley turnpike, OF Thursday next, Decem-
Der 10th, commencing at IL NJ.
up to this time no ice has been cut in
Baltimore county, but there was skating last
week on some ponds about Baltimore. The
sport, however, was shortlived.
->Mr. Thomas G. Pearce, carrier on Rural
Route No. from Glen-Arm, handles nearly
5000 pieces of mail every month and the work
appears to be growing constantly.
THE dedication of the new Methodist
Episcopal Church on Park Heights avenue,
which was to have taken place next Sunday,
has been postponed until future date.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Baltimore County Agricultural Society
viii be held at the Court House. Towson, on
wednesday next, 10th instant, at 10 AM.
Work on the new race track for the
Maryland Jockey Club, at Halethorpe, 18th
district, will be commenced at once. Next
springs meeting of the club will be held there.
1.-The directors OF the Northern central
Railway Company, at meeting in Philadel-
phia on Tuesday, declared semiannual divi-
dend of per cent, or at the rate of per cent.
per annum.
- "Pinafore'' will be given at the Academy
of Music, Baltimore. on Wednesday night next,
for the benefit of the Home for Incurables.
Some of the boxes sold at auction as high as
500 apiece.
->The residence of DIR. W. P. E. Wyse. at
Pikesville, was slightly damaged by fire last
Saturday, sparks having set fire to the roof.
The volunteer fire company of the village put
the blaze out.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
League of Maryland will be held in Baltimore,
on thursday next, Goth instant. 1t is expected
that every farmers organization in the State
will be represented.
-The grand jury for the December term oil
court paid visit of inspection to the aims.
house on Thursday and found that institution
in good condition. The jury adjourned finally
on Friday 14th instant.
-Mr. Charles Hines, a truck farmer neal
Loeb Raven, was seriously hurt on Tuesday
by tree falling upon him in the woods. He
was sent to q hospital in Baltimore by direc
ton of DR.. H. T. Harrison.
REV. John R. Edwards, pastor of Cations
vile M. E. Church, is preaching series Of
Sunday evening sermons on Heroes of the
Cross" the subjects being taken from the
prophets of the Middle Ages
"a well known citizen who is now re
siding on bis farm in the I'd district, has had
IL children, and all of them except one has
four initials to his or her name. This seems
to be popularity of the family.
- December thus far has become somewhat
famous for its high understanding rather
uncommon for the month. When Old Borea'
sends his breath along at the rate OF 30 mile
an hour it's blowing some, sure. 80,
ION Sunday next, December 10th. Rev
Albert r. Walker will hold service and cele
brate holy communion at st. James Church
My Lady's Manor, at II A. NJ. Service tina
day at Trinity Church, Long Green, at 3.SOP ?. NJ
The business of the Towson postal sta
tion is growing so rapidly that it has become
necessary to enlarge the floor space in thu
front of the building This is, perhaps, til,
most important of Baltimore city's sub-sta
tons.
AT an ''old glory" sale at Madison Square
Garden, New York, a few days ago Mr.. Henry
A. Brehm, owner of Prospect Park track anC
fair grounds, bought several highly bred trot
ting and pacing horses and also brood mar
or two.
= Capt. Charles s. Miles, for many years
popular conductor on the Pennsylvania Rail
road, between Baltimore and Washington, die
of pneumonia at his home in Baltimore, OF
Thursday. He was 6S years of age and leave
family.
ALBERT B. Moore was llodged in Jail a
Towson on Tuesday on the charge of shooting
with intent to kill Thomas Murray, foreman
on works on the w. NJ. Railroad at Sudbrool
Park. Officer Kleeman, of Pikesyille, mad
/ the arrest.
- Electric lights have been placed in 81
Johns NJ. E. Church. Lutherville and also il
the P. E. Chapel of the Holy Comforter, in tn
same village. The current is furnished by til
Mt. Washington Electric Light and Powe
y Company.
-sMr. James H. Bruton has had plan
prepared for the erection of fine cottage o.
part of the Turnbull estate at the entrance T
the Sheppard Asylum, on the York road.
will be stucco, SO by A feet, and contain l
rooms, etc.
->Mr. G. Ross Mace headed delegation
that appeared before the Highways Commis
sioners on Thursday and asked that certain r.
pairs be made to the old Philadelphia road
and also other thoroughfares in that section
the county.
MIR. William g. Roberts, who is abou
to relinquish farming in lower Long Gree
Valley, will sell all his personal property, o
the premises, near Hartley, on Thursday
January Sd, 1907. See advertisement in tn
UNION today.
The annual report of the Mutual Fir
Insurance Company of Hartford county show
surplus of about $35, 900, which is the large:
in the history Of the company. The officer
deserve great credit for their broad and libers
>Surveys for the proposed electric lin
between ToWson and Cockeysville have agai
been in progress this week ana we nope 500
to see the real work Of construction begin.
will be an extension of the United Railway
York road line.
The Stony Point club house, on BAG
river was burned on Tuesday night, causing
loss Of about $500. The property on which II
house was located belongs to Mr.. Jacob
Taylor. The club house was owned by NJ
Benjamin Glenn.
THE yellow slips have been comm
back in droves this week. Many bearers
them have called at THE UNION office, an
scores of them have been received by mai
We look for many more before the beginnin
of the New Year.