The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-02-24

rond. 4 shot distance south Of Franklin ave
nue.. Stone Il being gotten out for building
purposes and also for concrete work. macada
mixing roads. etc.
~Mr. III. @. Luttgerdng. Of the ID district
Il q successful breeder Of Barred Rocks and Is
producing some fine birds. Last week be
shipped a choice consignment OF p pulleis and
I cOckeFel 20 Mr.. A. +. Dressed, who has large
game preserve at Num-, Va.
The coroner in Baltimore who examined
into the drowning Of Samuel L. Shepperd. oil
Monklon. said that he was satisfied the upfor'
tunate man committed suicide. The watch
man who saw him go into the water said be
made no attempt to save himself.
-Architect James s. Nussear, Jr.. is pre-
pairing plans for the new Methodist Protestant
/ Church t0be erected on West Ailegany avenue,
| Towson. The building will be started about
l~fhe LIST Of April. The church is intended TO
take the place Of old EPSON Church.
1.-The explosion OF the gas stove IN the
Guild House in Towson one night last week
was the result of carelessness on the part of a
colored boy who turned on burner and did
not light It. thus letting the gas escape. The
damage to the building was not over $50.
MIR. Charles Francis. of Providence,
northeast of Towson has had serious time
with one of his hands from blood poison. The
! trouble proceeded from a blister on the inside
| of the hand caused by chopping wood. DR.. j..
Royston Green, of Towson, attended him.
- Lenten services will be held in the
Church of the Holy Comforter, Rossville, on
| Wednesday morning of each week at 1880
/ O'Clock. beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb.
ruary 28th All will be welcome to these servi-
ces, consisting ofprayer. Scripture reading. etc.
- Next Thursday will be the first day of
March and farmers will then begin to face
their busiest season. The open weather of the
closing months of 1905 assisted them materially
and many ofthem completed their spring plow-
ing, while others got that work well advanced.
PROF. Loose will give one of his eDjoya-
bic entertainments in the Presbyterian Church
at Randallstown, on Wednesday, February
18th, commencing at 7.30 P. NJ. Among the
attractive features will be over $50 beautiful
views of California, including Yosemite Valley.
- The Schuylkill Stone Company having
completed its contract at Jessop's Crossing,
near Ashland, N. G. r. R.. has removed its
plant to Philadelphia. Mr.. James Blair super
intended the work of the company at Jessops,
which included the erection of an overhead
crossing.
- Daniel Reichert, who has been the rural
carrier on the route going out from Hydes,
Long Green Valley since it was established
four years ago. has never missed day. The
length of the route is q miles. During the
heavy snow drifts of last winter he travelled on
horseback.
- Aquila Scott, highly respected colored
man, died at his home at Bare Hill, Falls road.
on Thursday, aged 10 years. For many years
be carried on the business of blacksmithing.
Deceased was brother of Rev. E. w. Scott
/and was an active worker in the church the
greater part of his life.
AT Bakers quarry, near Phoenix, N. G.
r. r.. one day this week, $50 lbs. of dynamite
v6s accidentally exploded and the people of
he neighborhood thought there had been an
Earthquake. No one was hurt, but the build
ing in which the 'thawing OUT process was
going on was wrecked.
-sThe December term petit jury, which
adjo1rned finally on Friday, 23d inst, gave
supper at Hotel Towson on Tuesday evening
Among the guests were Judges Burke and Dun
/can, County Clerk Cole, Sheriff Elliott. County
Commissioners Mann, Yelott and Slade and
States Attorney Bussey.
- Baltimore county will have to foot the
billz<and pretty strong one it will be-for the
triM of Winder this week al Belair. This is
where crime makes the taxpayers vince.
These Winders were utterly worthless negroes,
vet il will cost the county large sum before
it gets through with them.
- The spring on the old Coale place. near
Sherwood, N. q. r. R., has not been dry-the
record shows-in Ito years. The water is de-
hghtful and Mr.. George b. Coale, who sold the
property few days ago, says one of his chief
regrets at leaving the old homestead is that of
being Obliged to give upthe spring.
MIR. Dennis Carter, who is an experienced
woodsman, says be does not think the walnut
tree on the lot of the Elks Home in Towson is
200 years old. He says he took down walnut
tree on the Hampton estate few years ago
that Judging by its rings, was over 800 years DID,
It was tree of immense proportions.
->Some Towson ladies say the seats in the
new cars on the Towson Gainesville line are so
narrow as to make them very uncomfortable
They also complain of other defects, but they
don't seem to notice the numerous advantages
over the old cars. Did they ever think any
thing s5out the ventilation of the new. ones?
@Mr. John E. Harris, of Baltimore, agent
for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, was in Towson on Tuesday solicit
ing signatures to petition asking the present
for iofi0 for ho au0
port of that excellent society. 1t is gratifying
TO know that few refused to sign the petition.
The dockets of the courts of Baltimore
city are becoming so loaded with damage suits
that it would seem almost impossible to dis
pose of them all. Every day new suits are
brought, some of them. no doubt, upon the
most fiimsy pretexts Even now there is talk
of adding another judge to the Supreme Bench.
- The recently organized Sweet Air Ly-
ceum now has 80 members on roll, IL having
Joined at the last meeting. The question for
debate on Saturday, February 24th, will be:
tFResolved, That electricity promotes civiliza-
ton more than steam." A delegation from
the old Fork Lyceum will assist in the enter
tainment
- Baltimore city and Baltimore county
should get together on the water question.
The city must get its water supply from the
county, and what would we be without the
city We are more dependent upon the city
than il is upon us. So get together on just
Oooto uhN OoA By NV - SHoAAs @A"e Wc@A0
MIR. a. NJ. Todd, a third.year student of
the Baltimore Medical College, died suddenly
on Monday last of tumor of the brain, very
rare disease. His remains were sent to his
home at Seneca, 3. @. About two years ago
Mr. Todd was employed in DR.. Massenburg's
drug store in Towson, and while here he made
many friends.
keep your eye on the dairy specials
That is the next thing that will give very i'm
D~le sx&fo
The good effects of the corn specials" of last
year will be felt for long time to come and
great results are sure to follow the new move
ment. Farmers should appreciate what's thus
being done for them.
- The time race on the Hartford road on
Thursday afternoon, between the Alert and
Hamilton Volunteer Fire companies, was won
by the Alert, which covered the distance of one
mile in 652l minutes, beating its opponent 42A
seconds. The race terminated at the 6 Mile
House, where Proprietor Bauer provided a
free oyster roast. The attendance was large
and the affair was much enjoyed.
- Messrs Miller Bros. advertise sale in
THE UNION this week, to take place on the Nc
Mahon farm, on the Falls road north of Mt.
Washington. They owned the woodleave on
the property, and having cut up all the poplar
timber on the place. to be manufactured into
cigar boxes they will sell their entire plant
with a view to going South. These active
young business men are sons of Mr. George f..
Miller, who is widely known timber Duyer
in the upper end of this county and also in
Pennsylvania.
> Hon. John Hubner headed delegation
of citizens of Gainesville that called on the
County Commissioners on Wednesday relative
to the differences of opinion between the city
and county in regard to the increased water
supply from the Gunpowder. Mr.. Hubner
expressed the hope that matters may be ami
caby settled and said the county could not
afford to throw any obstacles in the way of the
city's progress. President Mann assured the
delegation that it was not the wish of his board
to DO so, but only to look out for the county g
| interests.
|. A Wise Step.-Under this caption the Bel
| air 1Egis of last week said: 1.-The action of
the board of County Commissioners on Mon
day last, in accepting the proposition of Profess
sor Patterson, of the Maryland Experiment
Station, to demonstrate on the aims house farm
at the cost of the station, the various methods
of raising alfalfa, is deserving of favorable COM
mendation on all sides. The value of this for
| age crop to the farmer frequently represents