The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-14

near Carney, 9th district.
- John A. Lawrence, of Mt. Washington,
has been granted discharge in bankruptcy.
- Cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria are
being reported in some sections of the county.
81 Door of Virtue Masonic Lodge of West
minister celebrated its Goth anniversary on
Thursday night of last week.
The Maryland Telephone Company is in
the hands of new people and the c. & p Com
pany did not get control of it.
Cupid is getting busy in Towson Just
now and il looks as though the matrimonial
market is about to take rise.
The house of Mr.. George Ambrose, Jr.,
of Reisterstown, was entered by burglar few
nights ago and robbed of sos in cash.
- Christmas only one week from next Wed
nesday If you haven't started in to prepare
for it you had better begin right now.
- 1t is asserted that the R. f. d. mail SER
vice is causing property in some sections of
Baltimore county to depreciate in value.
- They had smallpox scare In Highland
town and now the Sentinel. of that place. is ad-
vising every body to get vaccinated at once.
- We hear of preacher who drinks cider
for a pain in his back. A new remedy that
will doubtless grow in popularity with 1.-THE
CLOTH
THE York turnpike has been in horrible
condition this week and those who are obliged
to pay toll to travel on it are doing some high
kicking.
- Inc OOuuty COmmlSSlODefS nave not YET
named a successor to Police Marshal STREET..
Policeman German, of Towson, is the acting
marshal.
THE UNIONS calendars for 1908 are going
out rapidly and our patrons and friends are
asked to call at the Office and get one before it
is too late
- Miss Alma T. Shroyer, of Butler is the
proud owner of flock of turkeys numbering
102. There will be some nice Christmas money
in that bunch.
- December appears to be making a record
for rain fully equal to that of its immediate
predecessor. We have struck the rainy season.
and no mistake.
The Towson Insurance firm of Messrs.
Wheeler & Cole have been this week distribu-
ting among their patrons some very pretty
calendars for 1908.
MIR John c. Halbert has been elected
president, and Mr.. William P Beall, secretary,
of the newly organized Perry Hall Improve
ment Association.
-Mr Frank P Bosom, of the 9th dis
trict, few days ago slaughtered two hogs,
each one year old, that weighed, respectively,
418 and 1896 pounds.
from Friday, December Goth, until Monday
January 9Th, 1908, covering the period of the
Christmas holidays.
The Church of the Sacred Heart at Mt.
Washington gave S125 toward the orphans
fund. collections for which were lately made in
all the Catholic churches.
Mrs. Copes, wife of Rev Thomas E.
Copes, entertained the member of the Ladies'
Aid Society of Towson M. E Church at supper
at the parsonage on Thursday.
-Some persons appear to be possessed with
the idea that the Eudowood Sanatarium is
located at Towson. This is a mistake. 1t is
more than mile from the town.
>Towson mud has an adhesiveness that is
CALCULATED to rile the most eventempered of
Look at the bootblack for example.
->The public school holiday will begin this
year on the Goth of December and continue
until the reconvening January 9th, making it
an unusually long Christmas holiday.
Lots of the "canaries'' are finding their
way back to THE UNION office in nearly every
mail and we expect to see hundreds more of
them before the advent of the New Year
People who have ornamental evergreen
trees about their premises need to guard them
at this season. The Christmas tree thief is
always around as the holidays approach.
@Some of THE UNIONS subscribers are
having no little fun about the "canaries."
They appear to think the idea good one and
they fall in with it without the least kick.
>Its long lane that has no turn and it's
a deep one that has no bottom. That's the case
with good many Baltimore county lanes just
now. If they have bottoms they can't be found.
lit has been long, long time since some
of THE UNIONS local correspondents have been
heard from. What has come over them? If
they have 'pen paralysis they have our
sympathies.
+Mr. A. G. Kolk. successful farmer and
dsiryman of Long Green Valley, took prizes
on both exhibits of white and yellow corn that
he had in the Maryland corn show in Balti
more last week.
- The Hartford County Poultry Association
will hold its third annual exhibition at Belair,
January 18th and 10th. Mr.. G. o. Brown will
be the judge. 1t is expected that there will be
over 1000 entries.
THE snug little property of the late VIM.
Dampman, near Baldwin, 18th district, that
was lately offered at public sale by Mr. John
Arthur, acting for the heirs, was withdrawn
on a bid of $1,000.
1.-THE cost of producing gallon of milk"
will be the subject for consideration at the next
meeting of the Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club, to be held at the farm of Mr.. Calvin D.
Price, Saturday, December 21st.
- It's against the law to permit animals to
run at large in the streets of Towson. To have
loose horses straying upon the lawns of resi-
dents and tramping them up when wet is an
exasperating condition of affairs.
- The plant of the Baltimore Vitriied Clay
Company, located near Westport 18th district.
was damaged by fire to the extent of $4,000
few nights ago Mr. John w. Hall, of Tow
son, is a member of the company.
->If reports be true there are some deputy
game wardens in Baltimore county that are
not fit for the places they hold II they don't
forcing the law why don't they resign?
> The Lutherville firm of W. w. Boyce &
Co.. John A Boyce and William w. Boyce),
dealers in coal, wood, lumber, &C., has been
dissolved by mutual consent. The business
will be continued by Mr.. William W Boyce.
->Looks like q shame for a sweet girl to
make beautiful slumber robe for man who
hardly stays in the house long enough to eat
his meals. But then he might take day off
sometimes just to slumber in it, you know.
- More rain this week has been a serious
matter with many farmers who still have acres
of corn standing in the shock in the fields.
This has come to be very trying with some
and they can't see their way out of the trouble.
-->As the holidays approach sneak thieves
begin their operations and it would be the part
of good policy to take extra precautions against
visitations from them. A we'll loaded pistol is
q handy thing to have around the house just
now.
@The financial statements of the Balti
more county banks show that these institu-
tons are in a highly prosperous condition.
They are all carefully conducted and managed
by men who have the entire confidence of the
public.
Last Sunday barrack filled with hay,
on the Guilford estate, west of the York road
took fire from some unknown cause and was
destroyed. The hay belonged to Mr.. Duncan
Faulkner, of Govanstown. The loss was about
$1,000
1.-THE oyster supper and bazaar held last
week for the benefit of the Marble Hill Volun-
teer Fire Company netted $274 As. Miss Helen
Griffith, who collected the most money, won q