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

farm on Chestnut Ridge. 9Th district.
Wednesday. February %: by e. N. Pearce ON the
district, mules, horses. COWS, wagons, farm
implements. harness, ETC..
Wednesday. February q. by George W. Ye d'
mules. horses, Jersey cattle. farm imple-
ment and machinery, harness. etc.
premises. miles east of Hereford, 7th dis
trict, a house and acres of land.
Tuesday, March g. by John Mays Little and Os-
door, a farm of 95 acres in the 10th district.
Wednesday, March Z. by George II. Merryman,
miles northeast of Towscn. near Bosley ?.
o., horses, mules, wagons harness, rarm I'M
PIGMENTS and machinery, etc.
-eSome cases of pinkeye are reported and
those afflicted are severe sufferers.
- More public sales of personal property
are advertised in THE UNION this week.
The second month of winter will end on
Wednesday next according to the almanac.
- Belair is forging to the front. 1t now
khas three banks and they are talking OF organ
izng a trust company.
>If we are 10 have coal strike this year
1t will not begin until the winter is over. That
will be one blessing, at least.
From noon on Wednesday of this week
until noon on Thursday the mercury in Tow
son dropped exactly 40 degrees.
THE spring meeting OF the Maryland
Jockey Club will begin at Pimlico on the 18th
of April and continue until the 18th.
- Baltimore county ice houses are now
pretty we'll filed and people have thus, in a
measure, fortified themselves against next sum-
mers heat
- Have you noticed how the Hicks FORE
casts are coming out during the present month ?
Some of those who follow him closely say he
rarely misses.
- We enjoyed touch of real spring weather
this week. in marked contrast to that expert.
enced last week, when pinching cold prevailed
most of the time
IA Hartford county farm of 152 acres sold
few days ago for 1886. II is said the inn
provements on the place are as good as new
and cost about $4,000.
@Mr Thomas NJ. McGinnis, 7th district
farmer has three brood sows that lately had
filters aggregating So pigs 81 of which are liv-
ing and thriving finely.
- Last weeks snow did the grain fields
good. Had it not been for the rain that fol-
lowed the earth would have been covered to
the depth of 6 or 7 inches.
THE UNION mail lists have shown very
gratifying increase this week. The Oldest news
paper in the county appears to have strong
hold with the people generally.
MIR. Joseph Miller. well-known farmer
near Hampstead. who died on Wednesday at
the age Of u years, was the father OF Mrs.
Charles Ruby, OF Baltimore county.
- There is talk in Annapolis of passing a
bill putting five-dollar yearly tax on auto,
mobiles, the money thus raised to be devoted
to the roads. This is not bad idea.
IA couple from York. Pa, came to Tow
son on Monday and were married by Rev. b.
B. Abbitt. of the Baptist Church. The groom
was 8 widower and the bride widow.
- Next Thursday, February 22d, will be a
legal holiday in Maryland and all the banks
and public Offices will be closed. 1t will be
the anniversary of Washington's birth.
farm in Worthington Valley, two miles east of
Glyndon, will sell all her stock and implements
thereon, on Wednesday, February 9th.
THE opinion rendered by Judge Burke in
the Carmine Bowen crop case is one OF much
interest especially so to farmers. Extracts
from it are published in THE UNION today.
The Farmers Institute made business
brisk for THE UNION this week. Many pink
slips'' found their way back to the office, and
other business enjoyed comfortable boost.
st Valentines day wednesday, caused
a decided increase IN the business OF the Tow
son postal station, showing that the old custom
of sending valentines is still kept up by many.
- The School Board of Washington county
has passed resolution that hereafter teachers
shall not receive any presents from pupils nor
make presents to their principals or supervising
officers.
its<first public entertainment in the Casino al
that place, this Saturday evening. Two plays
will be presented-"Eunset" and THE Veneer
ed Savage"
- The Baltimore Annual Conferences of ths
NJ e Church will meet in Madison Avenue
Church. Baltimore, on Wednesday, March
18th. Bishop G. II. Fowler, of Buffalo, N. Y,
will preside.
- Last week THE UNION contained eighteen
local letters, representing all but two OF the
fifteen districts of the county. This was a rec
ord breaker, the largest previous number hav-
ing been fifteen.
- The students of the Peabody Conserva
F, tory of Music, Baltimore, will give concert
I'm the Guild Hall. Towson, on Saturday even
ing, February Oath, commencing at O'Clock
Admission % cents.
- The rural letter carriers of Baltimore
county will hold meeting in the Piper Build
! ing at Towson, on Thursday, February I'D
commencing at 10 A. NJ. See notice elsewhere
in THE UNION today.
>Col. William A. Hanway, until lately a
resident Of Aigburth Park, adjoining Tows6n
has been informed of the sudden death of bis
son-in-law, DR.. G. A.. Tower leading physi'
clan of Watertown, Mass.
- The entire interior of Messiah English
Lutheran Church, Canton, has been newly
frescoed. The church was re.opened last Sun
day and special services have been held during
the week. Rev. E. FELTON, is the pastor.
- The first installment of Kansas partridges
for Baltimore county are to arrive in few
DAYS. They will be distributed from Towsor
and those only who contributed to the fund
will be entitled to receive any of the birds
on what the county would lose in taxes by thu
extension of the Gunpowder water supply il
cutting down the basis. He says it would
amount to the trifiing sum Of 60, 200 year.
-Gov. Warfeld on Thursday re-appointet
Mr.. Charles J. Fox, of Baltimore county, chic
OF the Bureau of Statistics and Information
There appears to have been some opposition t
Mr.. Fox, but it did not amount to anything.
D"Ye District Skule of Burberry Corners
will be given in Queenstown NJ. H. Cnurcn, OF
Monday evening, by the choir OF jefferson
Street M. e. Church, Baltimore. The affai
will be under the auspices of the Epwortl
League.
THE revival services which have been il
progress at Waverly NJ p Church since Janu
airy 7th, continue with undated interest. In
pastor, Rev VIM. S. Simms, was formeri,
stationed at Jones Memorial Church, Philadel
phia road
->The large ice-house at the Sheppard Pratt
Hospital, near Towson, has been filled. but tn
quantity secured is not sufficient to- see tina
Institution through the year. There IS alreao.
some talk Of erecting an ice manufacturing
plant there.
"a rumor was circulated this week that
company of real estate spectators was tryin
TO buy the Gentlemen's Driving Park propert
at Pimlico in order to develop it for buildin
purposes. Secretary Ellis says the property
not for sale.
A well informed gentleman says he doe
not think there will be any changes made il
the present Baltimore county road law at tn
present session of the Legislature. This eterns
tinkering at the road law has come to be a sol
of nuisance.
- Mr. William Hope, who died last wee
at his home near Madonna left $500 to be d
yided between st. James P. E. Church, NJ
Lady's Manor and Bethel Presbyterian Church
of which he had been member and elder fc
many years.
- Some of those who drove to Towson o
Wednesday had their vehicles despatched wit
mud to degree that was startling to behole
! They didn't need to complain about bad road
The evidence they carried with them was o
too palpable.
- Mr.. James E. Barrett has become mani
ger of Chattolanee Hotel. Green Spring VALLEY
which was conducted by the late Joseph y
. Gone up to the time of his death. The preser
owner of the property is Miss Selma B. Con-
niece of the late owner,