The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-17

Baltimore County Roads to be Improv-
ed-Roads Engineer Shirley says the High
ways Commissioners will make application to
the State Highways Commission for the i'm
provement of the following roads under the
State Aid road law:
First District Edmondson avenue, two
miles.
Second-Old Court road, two miles.
Third-Park Heights avenue extended, three
miles.
Fourth-Park Heights avenue, four miles.
Fifth-Falls road, two miles.
Sxth-Freeland road, two miles.
Seventh-White Hall road, two miles.
Eight-Beaver Dam road to Oregon, two
and ne-haf miles.
Ninth-Falls road, from Jockeys old tavern
to Mount Washington, three and onehalf
miles.
Tenth-Manor road, from Sweet Air to
Jacksonville, one and one quarter miles.
Eleventh-Long Green branch of the Har-
ford turnpike, one mile.
Twelfth-ODonnells street and Trappe road,
two miles.
Thirteenth-Wilkins avenue. one mile,
Fourteenth-Franklin avenue, one mile
Fifteenth-Middle River road three miles.
The total mileage is 324 The roads to be
improved are surveyed and ready, but 1t is not
made obligatory upon the county to improve
all the roads selected or any part of them If
the Highways Commissioners do not wish to
do so.
Controlling interest in Bank Changes
Hands-A letter from Belair says: IAN I'M
usual demand for stock in the Second National
Bank of Belair several weeks ago resulted in
pushing its price beyond the value as indicated
bv the last statement of the officials. By
comparison of interests it was suddenly discov.
cred that majority of the stock had actually
passed into the hands of new parties, although
the books of the bank do not disclose any ma
terial change of ownership, only few new is
sues of stock having been made. However. it
is now conceded that between $50, 900 and $780,
900 of the paid-u 100000 belongs to parties
who can make any change in the management
that they see fit.
1.-THE present directors, Thomas b. Robinson,
John D. Worthington, DR.. Martin L. Jarrett,
W. Beatty Harlan George e. Silver DIR. Will
liam s. Archer and Joseph B. Hanway, were
re elected at the meeting OF the stockholders
early in January, and all of the newly acquir
ed stock was voted for them. This board will
hold office for one year, unless there be volun-
tary designations.
lit is understood that a syndicate made the
DEAL and the names given in connection with it
are Mr. Richard Dallam, president of the Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company John A. Evans
cashier of the Hartford National Bank, and Mr..
Wylie Hopkins, one of the book-keepers of the
same bank.
Maryland Colored Man Gets Long
Term-On Friday, 10Th instant, Mr.. VIM. p.
Cole, Clerk of the Circuit Court. received let
ter from Messrs. Shull IL Shull, attorneys at
law, Stroudsburg Pa, inclosing check to
pay for certain transcripts of records in two
cases of the State of Maryland vs.. George john
son. colored who was convicted in the Circuit
Court here, November I'd. 1895, of assault with
intent to kill and sentenced to the penitentiary
for five years. Concluding the letter District
Attorney Shull says
"You may be interested to know that john
son was tried and convicted here on Tuesday
of this week. on the charges of arson and
| burglary, and has now entered upon 24-years
sentence in the Eastern Penitentiary of this
| State"
Weather Service by Telephone - Mr..
| Willis L. Moore, chief of the U. B. Weather
| Bureau, at Washington, D. c., has made ar
engagements. through the cooperation of the
| C. 6 P. Telephone Company, so that the SUBJ
| scribers of the company and those OF Its cub
| license companies may obtain daily weather
| forecasts and special warnings by calling the
Exchange with which their telephone is con-
nected, at any hour during the day after 10
| A. NJ The daily forecast will cover period of
| So hours, ending at P. NJ. the following day:
unless otherwise specified. In this way it will
be possible for all G. q P. Telephone subscribers
| to obtain the atestst and most accurate weather
| forecasts. The Weather Bureau started this
| special service over the G. q p. lines on Feb
ruary 18th, 1906.
Rural Carriers to Meet at Towson.-The
! rural letter carriers of Baltimore county will
| hold meeting in the Piper Building, TOwson,
on Washinton's birthday, February 22d.
| Every carrier in the county is urged to attend.
Mr.. Frank B. Haviand, president of tina Mary.
land Rural Letter Carriers Association, will
| address the meeting Carriers will please go
direct to the Piper Building as near 10 O'Clock
| A. NJ. as possible.
THOMAS G. PEARcR, Glen-Arm,
CHARLES r. Brown, Towson,
| GLENN ScHARF, Baldwin,
DANIEL RErcHART, Hydes,
WIN. T. PEARcE, Loeb Raven,
JACOB GROSS, Rossville,
Committee.
What Quick Witted Conductor Did,
| The BeIair <f5qts of last week said Mr.. E. H.
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