The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12

BALES Al E1AA66D IN LIE CANAO@ts
Thursday. May II, by Charles Herzog and Chas.
A. Mccarthy. trustees, on the premises, lee
simple property on calvert avenue, near the
old Pimlco road.
Thursday, May II, by Isaac Hendler at High,
landtown. IS fat and fresh cows, horses and
mule, wagons, farm Implements, dairy uten-
sils, etc.
Monday, May 81, by the Safe Deposit and Trust
Com pany, trustee. on the premises. several
lots of ground and one ground rent at Glyn-
don. w. NJ. r. r.
Texas, N C. K. r., a lot of household furni-
ture, piano, etc.
Tuesdsy June By George T. Burke trustee Us Ss
improvements at wetheredville.
- MARYLAND now has 1888 rural delivery
routes, three new ones having been established
Mr.. Charles schafer, of violetviIle, 18th
district, has obtained patent for an ironing
board support.
Subscriptions in Baltimore to the San
Francisco relief fund now amount to over
$I50OOO and the sum is still growing.
- The fair recently held by the ladies OF
EPSON NJ. P. Church, Towson, melted Szzo.
The money goes to the new church fund.
THE May term of the Baltimore county
Circuit Court begins on the third Monday OF
the month-the 2lst. 1t is usually a short
term.
- The directors of the Towson National
BANK, at LO6lT uectlub tuio WCChS AS~aAA ~
semi.annual dividend of per cent, clear OF
State and county taxes.
- An epidemic of TYPHOID fever prevails in
Woodbury. and over fifty cases have been re-
ported 1t is said to have been started by milk
sold from county diaries.
- The first Quarterly conference of Towson
M. E. Church. held Wednesday night, liked
the salary of the pastor, Rev. Thomas T.. Copes,
at 5000 for the present year.
- Some improvements in the way OF shower
Il. 49, t<rH srsId
Towson, in order to accommodate the men,
bers of the Guild baseball team.
- Arrangements for the Baltimore Horse
Show, to be held this month at the Kennels,
Charles street avenue, are rapidly nearing COM
pleton. Entries will close today.
Mr. William H. Todd, whose farm is on
the Pot Spring road, east of Timonium, lost
one of pair Of mules few days ago for which
he had lately refused an offer of 5000.
- Money is pouring into the County Treas
urers Office. 1t is being paid by those VINO
like to get the benefit of the per cent. dis
count, which continues until June LIST.
- There were frosts several mornings this
week in Baltimore county but not enough, 1t
is said. to do any serious damage The ground
was slightly frozen on Thursday morning.
- Messrs. McIver & Piel have secured the
contract to erect stable and carriage house on
the country place of MIR. Gustavus Ober, west
of Lutherville. The building will cost about
$1,000.
MANY balt1mOTe county IdTIucIS HulouCu
planting corn last week, despite the fact that
the ground had become very dry. But they hit
il Just right as the fine rain of Saturday amply
proved.
IA man up in Massachusetts, who has
"bntterhy farm" has just paid VI 600 for
butterfly. What's the use of raising horses.
cattle and sheep when you can do that kind OF
- The Young Peoples Society of Jerusalem
Evangelical Church. Gardenville, Beair road,
will give an entertainment IN the sunday
school rooms on Tuesday evening, May 10Th.
Admission Is cents.
THE Governor has appointed Charles A.
Silance, of Hartford county, weigher at Western
Hay Scales in Baltimore to succeed William
II. Miles, of the same county, who resigned on
account of i'll health.
MIR James G. Parkinson, who was super
intendent of Greenmount Cemetery for the
past five years, resigned on Tuesday to accept
a similar position with the Woodlawn Gene
I fary, near Gwynn Oak Park.
The G. q p. Telephone Company this
week obtained from the Highways Commits
sioner permission to construct two additional
telephone lines in the county-one near Phoenix
and the other near Mt. Carmel.
- DIR. r. G. Massenburg, sanitary officer of
the 9th district, says he is about to overhaul
and improve the sanitary condition OF Iowson
and the district generally. This is good news
just at the beginning of summer.
- Messrs. Boarman d Lindsay, attorneys
for Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mecaslin have sued
the Highways Commissioners for $1,000 for
alleged damage to their property located in
the village of Warren, 9Th district.
Several of the pink slips that went out
with the first issue of this paper last December
found their way back to the office this week.
There are still good many missing, but no
doubt they will come along in time
1T April meeting of the Senior Gun
powder Agricultural Club was held last Satur.
day at the farm of Mr.. James B. Ensor, near
Belfast. A full report of the proceedings will
be published in THE UNION next week.
- April of the present year was fraction
over degrees warmer than any previous April
in a period of thirty six years. This fact
strengthens the belief of those who say the
coming summer will be "hot and dry"
The big circus that is coming has got so
big that it can't give any more street parades.
This will prove disappointment to thousands
who will thus be deprived of their only oppor-
tunity to see 1.-THE greatest show on earth"
%"House cleaning" was the subject dis
cussed at the last meeting OF the Home Interest
Club, held at the residence of Mrs. Granville
Matthews near Oregon. Miss Sadie Price pre-
sided, and Miss Ella F. Scott was secretary.
- There is a scarcity of coal in Towson, due
to the strike. and this is anything but pleasant
considering the chilly weather we have expert
enced in the last week. 1t is said the strike is
over and it is likely conditions will improve.
- young lady who comes to Towson two
or three times a week, driving several miles
alone always goes armed with frstcass re-
volver and anyone who might attempt to hold
her up would no doubt encounter bot time.
THE cross country race for the Brook.
hardwood Cup will take place in Green Spring
Valley this Saturday afternoon. There are
III entries. The course will be four miles IN
length and the start will be at Brooklandwood.
The MAY festival of TOwsOn Chapter, Jr.
Epworth League, held last week, proved a
financial success, over 800 having been real
lied Several of those interested received pres
ents, including the pastor, Rev. Thomas E.
Copes.
four miles south of Ellicott City, has been sold
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Lee to Mr. John V.
L. Findlay, Jr, of Baltimore, for 81, 500. The
place contains $50 acres and has fine large
mansion.
IA three-year colt, belonging to Mr.. VIM.
n. Wight, of Knloch Farm, near Jockeys
vile while being handled a few days ago.
reared and fell back sustaining injuries
to its head that caused its death in few
minutes.
Lauraville Country Club has been filed in the
County Clerks office Those named as incor-
porators are Messrs. L. K Hirshberger, George
NJ Phipps, VS.. Lyle, ]. s. MacWilliams and
- w. C. Lamley.
was gathering polk under willow tree on the
Hampton estate, on Tuesday, he made mar
row escape from being bitten by large copper:
head snake that he afterwards shot and killed
with his pistol.
- DR.. Stuart Cassard, of Towson, has been
appointed superintendent of the Baltimore and
yorktown turnpike road, succeeding Mr.: j.
Alexis Shriver, who has charge of all the other
roads owned by the United Railways and Elec-
trio Company.
- Several Grand Army posts of Baltimore
city will attend divine service at Abbott Me-
mortal Church, Highlandtown, on Sunday,
May 9th, and hear a special sermon by the
pastor, Rev. ]. Wynne Jones, who is MEM
Der of Wilson Post.
-Epworth NJ. E. Church, Cockeysville,
celebrated its fourteenth anniversary last Sun
day night. The senior pastor, Rev. T. NJ. West,
preached and congratulated the congregation
on their fine church and the fact that it is en-
tirely free from debt.
The milk exhibition, under the direction
of the State Board of Health, is now in progress
at the Mccoy Hall. Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, and will continue until the 14th of
Nav. 1t is a most interesting affair and all
who can should visit it.
-Mr. r. W. ]. Parlett, who has been in
the postal service in Baltimore eight years, has
been appointed chiefclerk in the Towson postal
station to succeed Clarence w. McMaster, de-
ceased, Mr.. G. L. Rose, of Baltimore, is the
assistant clerk in the Office.