The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27

Sweet Air, 10th District.-On Saturday,
February 3D., at 8 o'clock p NJ, a lyceum will
be organized at this place, the meeting for that
purpose to be held in the Sweet Air Hall.
Officers will be elected, a constitution and by
laws adopted and members enrolled. After
the business meeting, which will probably con-
sumo half an hour, a short but interesting
program will be rendered, consisting OF solos.
recitations and the reading of paper entitled
knocks Witty, Wise and Otherwise" by Mr..
Elmer r. Halle, of the Towson bar. This pa
per will deal principally with local characters
and will be regular feature of the meetings to
be held in the future, new editors being elected
from time to time. Following the program
debate will be held upon the question: Re
solved, That capital punishment should be
abolished" Prominent speakers will be pres
ent to handle the subject, and in view of the
excitement prevailing throughout this COM
munity over the murder Of Mr.. Rinehart,
the toll-gate keeper, the theme selected is
timely one.
In wears gone by the Sweet Air Lyceum was
widely patronized. Some of the leading speak
ers of both Baltimore and Hartford counties
participated in the debates. As a regular
weekly event it was looked forward to with
pleasure and delight, for not only were the
more eloquent speakers heard but the inlet
tered as WE'LL and the feats of those intellec-
tual back neutrality-suspicious. OF old in the
arena on the old school grounds-are still fresh
among the cherished memories of those who
had the good fortune to hear and witness
them.
The people of this community have long felt
that the old lyceum should be revived and now
that definite time has been fixed for this
event. we can look forward to resurrection of
oratorical and literary display. P. s.
Parkton. 9TH District.-The mild weather
of the present month is affording the farmers
ample opportunity to advance their spring
work and most of them are taking advantage
oft. Complaints are common about the scarci.
ty of farm help, hands being hard to get at
Protracted meeting will begin in few days
at Parkton NJ. e. Church. conducted by the
pastor, Rev. George R. Sanner
Our man Friday, the wheelwright, has about
all he can do keeping in repair the heavy
wagons that are hauling the large poles to the
railroad station here. This winter hauling is
what does the business for the country roads.
Mr.. Horace Cooper, who lately provided
himself with gasoline engine, is kept busy
saving wood and cutting fodder for his neigh
bors The engine gives great satisfaction.
Mr.. G. B. Blick, of Baltimore, has had the
buildings on his farm, near this place, put in
thorough repair and reprinted. The carpen.
ter work was done by Mr.. John Stiffier and
the painting by Messrs. John M. Cooper and
Robert Linton. The place has been unoccu-
pied for two years.
Mr.. Joseph Hampshire has gone to York,
| Pa, with view to becoming an electrician.
Arrangements are being made for holding an
| oyster supper for the benefit of Partition N: f..
| Church, NJ.
Lauraville, Hartford Road.-The Laura
| Vile Volunteer Fire Company is steadily grow
| ing both in membership and financially. The
Lauraville Juniors, which organization is COM
posed of the younger men of the company,
| will hold an entertainment and hop at Laura
| vile Hall, on Tuesday evening, February 9th.
| 1t is hoped large number will be present to
| swell the Golfers of the volunteers as they
have Just placed contract with Mr.. A. B.
| Whitelock for combination hook and ladder
and chemical truck. 1t is to be completed by
April both, 1905.
The Lauravile Country Club held an enter
tainment and hop at Lauraville Hall, on We'd
| nesday, January Oath, which was enjoyed.by
| all who patronized it.
Mr.. B. H. Hall, who has been confined to
his house with an attack of grip. is out again.
The Lauraville Volunteer Fire Company
meets every Thursday evening at O'Clock.
The young men of this vicinity who have
sleighs are very much disappointed because
they cannot take their best girls out on the
snow as they did last year. We still have
about a month or so in which to get some oil
1.-THE beautiful and we might have plenty oil
it in that time. II.