The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-10-06

- One month from today the election will
take place Tuesday, November 9th.
- County Treasurer Rogers had q balance
on hand October LIST amounting to 1857 1888 81
- Are you registered II not attend to II
next Tuesday otherwise you cannot vote in
Novembe
- The first day of October was decidedly
fall like and fires and heavy clothing were
necessary for comfort.
- Thanksgiving Day will fall this year on
the Goth of November. We are beginning to
feel it in the air already.
- The charter of the Second National Bank
of Towson is published in the advertising col
umns of THE UNION today.
- George + Smith has been appointed post
master at Woodensburg, Baltimore county,
vice L. E. Fowble, resigned.
- Revival services are now in progress at
Gainesville NJ E. Church, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. John r. Edwards.
IA weatherwse individual said it was the
chestnut rain" we had this week. 1t was a
corker no matter what you call 1t.
- Several children of families living at
Oregon, 9Th district, have been sick with diph-
iberia, but there have been no fatal cases.
"a cooking class has been formed IN the
public school at Cockeysville and a number of
the girl pupils have become members of it..
- Mr. j. Alexander Green, of TOwsOn, has
been summoned to serve as member Of the
grand Jury of the United States District Court.
- The one day horse show of the Green
Saturday, October 18th, the judging to begin at
IL AM
- The early days of October brought us the
first rain of any account in month and broke
the "fal drought that had been so much
talked about.
- Plans are being prepared for fine large
barn to be erected on the farm of the Maryland
Hospital for Consumptives, on the Hilien road
near Towson.
- By the quarterly distribution of the State
public school tax made by the Comptroller on
the 1st instant, Baltimore county schools Will
receive Sic. 009.18.
John r. Scott, colored, of Hullville, 18th
district, was arrested in Baltimore few days
ago and fined SIS for working two mules that
had sore shoulders.
has been appointed reserve sgent for Second
National Bank of Towson, which will soon
begin business here.
Judge Bobbins," the fine setter of Mr..
William s. Keech, of the Towson bar, was
prize winner at the bench show held at the
York fair this week.
"A special race meeting will take place at
Prospect Park, on Thursday next, 18th inst,
and Speed Secretary John T. Cougar is now
arranging for the same.
->Clarence Myerly, aged IL years, son of
Mr.. George Myerly, of Govanstown, fell from
left arm near the wrist.
- MIR. Albert Weber has sold his granite
quarries at Ellicott City to Baltimore capitalists
for $50, 900. These quarries are said to produce
the best granite in the State.
Elm rush of fame from blast furnace
at Sparrows Point on Wednesday five colored
laborers were killed and seven others injured.
All the dead were from Virginia
- MIR Upton s. Brady has sold about
acres of land, being part of the old Matthews
estate, a short distance west of Towson, to Mr..
Harrison Rider upon private terms.
- Baltimore county was well represented
at the York fair this week. 1t is claimed that
Thursday Roosevelt day. broke all previous
records in the matter of attendance.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Stevenson, who owns
a beautiful farm al Sherwood, N. G. R R..
shot and killed fox which she saw prowling
about her premises on Tuesday last.
-sSome land along the Belair road that
sold at auction several weeks ago at price
above 5000 per acre, has since changed hands
at a figure considerably in excess of that.
- Monterey F. w. Weidemeyer, of Wood
lawn, Baltimore county, has filed petition in
bankruptcy. His liabilities are placed at So
S75S6. and his assets amount to 81, $3.50.
- Road Supervisor Parks, of the 9th dis
trict, is replacing the old wooden culverts on
the Hillen road near the residence of Mr.. Alex.
Y. Carr, with substantial concrete bridges.
- Mr.. A. ]. Tarbert, gardener at the Shep-
pard- Pratt Hospital, near Towson, raised this
season 700 bushels of potatoes on q acres of
ground-an average of $50 bushels to the acre.
An exceedingly mean sneak t0leK Is
operating about Towson and newcomers APP
pear to be bis special delight. 1t does seem
that. with little effort, this fellow could be
caught.
81 Henley Waltemeyer will be called upon
to defend atwo-thousand-dOllar damage suit in
the court at Towson because, as alleged, ne
said, speaking of Mary Peterson "You are a
chicken thief"
THE apple crop in Baltimore county is q
failure this year. At least there are many
orchards that are almost entirely bare OF fruit.
Apples are the standard fruit and scarcity OF
them is real misfortune.
StanislaffJ .Shoomkof, a native of Mace
donia, will speak at Lakeyiew NJ. E. Church,
Dulany's Valley, on Sunday afternoon, Octo-
Der 7th, and at Towson NJ. E Church at night
His subject will be Bulgaria.
IA man who blew tobacco smoke in the
face of dog "for fun" is now under treatment
for hydrophobia at the Pasteur institute in
Baltimore. If he gets well he will look else
where for his fun" next time.
- The extensive Improvements that have
been made at the plant of the Sherwood DIS
tilling Company at Cockeysville have been
completed at a cost of about $40. 900. The new
warehouse has a capacity of 5000 barrels.
- Mr. John H Pielert. who has been agent
of the P, B. & w. Railroad at Bengies for the
past thirty odd years, will soon be placed on
The companys pension list. He will be sue
ceeded by bis daughter, Miss Hattie Pielert.
"a small frame house in the village OF
Warren, 9Th district. was burned on Wednes
day just as family was about to move into it,
causing lnss of about $500. The property be-
longed to Mr.. George Fowble,l of Woodberry.
- essrs DIETRICH Bros, of Baltimore,
whose bid was $3.50, have been awarded the
contract for erecting gallery in the annex to
the County Clerks Office. When finished this
will about double the capacity of the Office.
- Mr.. John NJ. Priegel, well known ten
ant farmer of the 18th district, purchased the
farm of Mr.. Charles Powell. near Long Green
Station, Md. & Pa. Railroad, for 5000 The
place contains 1854 acres and is well located.
- Mr.. Bascom Emory Peddicord. general
baggage agent of the B. & o. Railroad, who
died at his home in Baltimore few days ago
of heart disease, was a native of Baltimore
county. He vast years of age and unmarried
John H. Foss, of Gilmor lane, Govans-
town, has been lodged in Jail at Towson in de-
fault of SO, 900 ball. on the charge of forging
his mothers name to two notes upon which he
obtained s., 500 from the Canton National Bank
- Revival services will be held at GllPs M.
E. Church, Hunts Circuit, for two weeks be.
ginning Sunday night, October 7th. Special
meeting, in charge of Rev. Otis II. Draper.
junior pastor of the circuit, is being prepared
for each evening.
THE Maryland State Sunday School Con-
vention will be held next Thursday and Friday,
in the Seventh Baptist and st. Marks Lutheran
churches in Baltimore. 1t is expected that
Baltimore county Sunday schools will be
largely represented.
-The Messrs. Gilmor, sons of the late
William Gilmor, have found some fine speci.
mems of marble on Summerfield farm, near
Cromwells bridge. 1t is intended to open a
quarry there. Experts have declared the stone
to be of fine quality.
THE next quarterly conference of Towson
appointment will be held at Lakeview Church,
Dulanys Valley on Monday next. Preaching
atSP. M. by Rev. W. L. Mcdowell, D. d. pre-
siding elder, to be followed by the business
session of the conference.
THE registration officers will sit again in
this county on Tuesday next. October 9th, and
this will be the last opportunity to register this
year. The sitting of the registers on the 10th
inst. will be for revision only. No new names
will be registered on that date.
About O'Clock on Wednesday evening
large covy of full grown partridges flew into
the back yard of Towson residence and APP
peared to be perfectly at home. After peering
about for time the birds strolled off into the
high grass of an adjoining lot.