The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-12-29

Kingsville, 18th District.-Messrs GeoIg
| r and Lesher B. Rittenhouse spent the CnnsL
| mas holiday with their parents, Mr.. ana MIs
Van Brant Rittenhouse.
Misses Kate F. Bell and Emma Dutton arr
guests of the Misses Bell Of Bell Valley. -,
Mr.. j. Marion Quinlin, of New YORK, spen
the holidays with his relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Gorsuch ana SOL
and Miss L. Virginia Quinlin have been guests
of Miss Emily Quinlin.
Mr.. Ralph Sheridan, of New York. has been
visiting Mrs. William G. Vogts, OF FranKnn'
vile.
Mrs R. Howard Chapman and son and Miss
Anne E. Chapman, of Baltimore, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ]. Chapman.
Miss Rose Gilbert, principal OF the scnool
near Stablersville. is spending the nonaays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert:
Miss Gilbert, while en- route to her home, nau
the misfortune to have her purse stolen. !,
Misses Mary E. Holland and Jessie Dilwortn,
teachers at Hereford, are spending the noll-
day here with their parents.
John Schefte, who is employed Dy MI. u.
G. Quinlin. met with an accident on Christ
mas eve While on the road to Convention ne
was locking the wagon and his foot slipped ana
his leg was caught in the wheel and broken.
Surgical attention was given by DR.. J. +. d.
Gorsuch, of Fork, and on Christmas day ne
was taken by Mr.. Charles Quinlin to 81.
Josephs Hospital, Baltimore.
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Miss Eugenia Moore spent the holidays with
their mother. Mrs. S. P. Moore, OF BRADSHAW.
The so pounds of sugar, ratified by the ladies
of St. Stephens Church, Bradshaw, was won
by Miss Annie French. y.
Rossville, 18th District.-The public school
at this place held its holiday entertainment on
the Goth inst, when a most excellent program
was rendered. Mr. Henry Betz impersonated
Santa Claus and distributed the gifts and gooo
things TO the children. Miss Jessie M. Hood
is principal of the school and Miss Stella a.
Selling, vice-principal. sSsssssS
NE. Henry Mohr, Jr., of Coafesville, Pa,
who 1apent Christmas with his parents here,
left for his home on Wednesday night.
Mr.. Milton Gross, who is successful civil
engineer in Pennsylvania. spent Christmas
day at his home here. u.
The Dogs Enjoyed Their Christmas
of Fairlee, Miss Mamie Sloan's beautiful
country home, near Lutherville, says the Bal
timore american is one of those men to whom
children and dogs instinctively turn when they
want to find big heart, with lots of room for
all applicants claiming its affectionate hos
pitality. So it was only natural that the dogs
on the place should be perfectly sure that they
would get visit from Santa Claus, and that
they watched with a really human intelligence
in their bright, eager eyes the Christmas tree
which he put up and trimmed for them. 1t
was gay little tree, just high enough for the
doggie to jump to the topmost boughs, and it
was fairly loaded down, with all sorts OF
canine deicacies-great, fat, fragrant links of
sausages, juicy chicken and ham bones and
other things for which no sensible dog would
have exchanged RATS of more tasteless candy
and foolish toys.
When the tree was finished the dogs were
called, and they came-Lady, the beautiful,
graceful GREYHOUND, with dignity and reticence
befitting her high social station; Billy, the
foxterrier, scampering ahead OF her, with
joyous little barks and yelps of delight, and
red haired Tramp, working his shiny black
'spebble MOROCCO nose with frantic enthusi.
asm, not caring two straws that he was not
in Lady's thoroughbred class, and that bis
lineage was of such nature as to stamp him
proIetariate pup on sight.
For what is family?" said Tramp very
plainly in dog language, compared to grand,
big sausages, and what are empty satisfactions
of birth to the substantial joys of real crack
ly bone?"
Soshe stood on his hind feet, and in perfect
ecstaey of delight walked around and around
the tree, with Billy barking and bobbing
beside him, and Lady trying hard to conceal.
her quivers of Joy under a mask of lady
like composure. But the enticiDg allurements
of the tree prevailed over all other considera-
tions, and in few moments all three were
jumping at the tree, bringing away at every
dash a succulent mouthful, and three hap
pier dogs it would be hard to find in Baltimore
county.
And those three eloquent tails nearly wagged
themselves Off saying in appreciative dog
speeches to Mr. Magruder what no human
vocabulary could possibly contain. AS merry
little Tramp remarked in canine language:
little tale of its own" And not one of the
three. from Lady of high degree to proletariat
pup could be persuaded that this was anything
but happy world that held such good people,
such beautiful dog Christmas trees and such
lovely fat sausages.
Showed Nerve in a Runaway.-A double
team owned by Mr.. Gustav w. Lurman, of
Catonsville, became frightened at Pennsyl-
vania and Lafayette aves., Baltimore, few
DAYS ago, and demolished the carriage. Miss
Fannie Lurman, daughter of the owner, who
was in the carriage, proved heroine, and after
pursuing the fleeing animals for two squares
clamly led one of them back to the scene of
the accident. As the team was crossing Penn
sylvania avenue one of the horses slipped and
fell. In regaining its feet the pole of the vehi-
Gle was broken and the horses started to run.
Miss Lurman jumped to the street and ran
toward the heads Of the frightened animals
but they broke away from the carriage before
she could stop them. The driver was thrown
to the street and slightly bruised. Miss Lur-
man followed the horses several squares until
they collided with another horse and one of
them fell, iDjuring its back. Miss Lurman
led the other to the wrecked carriage, refusing
assistance from several men, who volunteered
their services.
Sherwood School.-Christmas exercises at
Sherwood public school were held Friday,
December Dist, consisting of the following :
Lords Prayer, school; Scriptural reading ;
babe Jesus" school; Get Ready the Stock
ings" Alese Chalk; Father Christmas"