The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-02-23

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| pleasures of sleighing, skating ano-. Varlou !.
| social functions that have been Thoroughly
enjoyed. X -.
La grippe has overwhelmed the communit.
with coughing, sneezing, aches and pains 10
Vulnerable, while the only relieI Is III "
thought of the coming of spring.
Never before in the history OF this iocalltl
was there such an outpouring OF sympatnet
relatives and friends that attended the Iunera
obseQuies of the late Charles II. Green, son g.
DR.. and Mrs. John s. Green, who, Dy nll
personal charm and intellectual characteristic
bad won the universal admiration and esteem
of all with whom he come in contact-caiiee
in the prime and promise of his youth, bowlpf
to the august will, and leaving behind tns
recollection of his well spent, happy life
fitting tribute to his sorrowing friends.
Farmers are planning for the coming season
of seedtime and harvest. Many changes are
contemplated and owing to the scarcity OF helI
garden trucking will, in measure De ols'
pensed with. Much blowing has been &C
complshed and an early season is anticipated
In the death of Frank Allison, which oc
CURED last week, this community loses an
industrious citizen and skilled mechanic and
one whose services will be missed. He is
survived by five children, who reside in this
locality.
School No. II, Miss F. Lochary, teacher,
reports hourishing condition and good ave-
rage attendance, which is unusual at this
season.
MIR. Vernon S. Ford, formerly of the Valley
Hotel, whose popularity is widespread through
out the county, has accepted position at Ady
Long Green Hotel and will prove valuable
acquisition to this we'll known hosiery.
Lenten services and sermons are being held
Friday evenings at st. Johns G. Church by
Rev. J. B. Hauck, pastor, who just completed
his fourteenth year at that church and is atfec-
tionately esteemed by his entire congregation.
A well known young man of this vicinity.
who attends the Baltimore market, was recent
ly com mssioned with two packages for oe-
livery in the city. One contained a pair OF
dressed chickens for a customers Sunday din
ner, and the other pair of old shoes for the
sheemaker to mend. By astrange coincidence
be got those bundles mixed-to the delight Of
the shoeman and dismay of the lady who de-
clares the young mans abstraction is suspicious.
Mr.. William B. Michael and family, who
have lived here for many years, are preparing
to remove to their new home at Aberdeen,
much to the regret of large circle of friends.
Mr.. Charles Fl. Russell, builder has been
awarded the contract for erecting the new
residence for Mrs. Fry. on the property recent
ly owned and occupied by the late John Beale
Watkins. HOWARD.
Monkton, N. G. R R. On February 18th
the w G. T. U. held its business meeting in
conjunction with a memorial service for Miss
Frances E. Willard, at the residence of Mrs.
Thomas Kaufman. A solo was sweetly rem
dered by Miss Jennie Rigney and a reading by
Miss Clara Talbot. An interesting paper was
read by Mrs. Solomon German on the temper.
ance pledge Abraham Lincoln signed in 1872
In the absence of Mrs Everhart president,
the vice president, Mrs. Thomas Kaufman,
presided. Miss Hanes distributed the State
and county minutes.
The ladies who compose the membership of
the Manor Book Club have decided to discon-
tinue the meetings during the penitential sea-
son of Lent. Every season carries its pleas
ures and to those weary of their arduous social
duties none is more welcome than restful Lent,
when the mandate of society is relaxation from
the whirl ofpleasure.
The Guild of ST.. James Parish will be en-
tertained by Mrs. Herbert Hutchins, on Thurs
day, February 28th..
Mrs. VIM. G. Shelley, who has been so i'll
with pneumonia the past ten days, is some
what better, but not yet out of danger. Her
mother, Mrs. Wesley A. Royston, of Phoenix,
is nursing her.
The Farmers Institute at Towson was not
attended as it should have been. Farmers are
so very conservative that they prefer to keep
in the same old rut to receiving new ideas
in matters upto date.
Guild and served dainty collation. with the
assistance of her mother, Mrs. Joshua Hutch.
iLs, and Mrs. 0. M. Hutchins.
Miss Arcadia Hutchins, of Oak Hill Farm,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. Walter Hutchins,
on the Manor. H.
Sixth District-A large-sized boiler has
been put in at Hebb's creamery, near Ruhl.
A fine supply of ice was harvested at Hoff-
manville last week. Some of it was ten inches
thick.
The two horse thieves were brought down
from York to Stewartstown last Saturday for a
hearing. A large crowd of people gathered at
the railroad station to see them. They were
taken back to York in the afternoon.
Mr.. Selling recovered bis horse at Pastoria,
Accomac county, Va, and Mr.. Bowser got one
of his at Wedgeon Wharf, Somerset county,
Md. The latter's animal cost him nearly its
value to recover it
If our district was not so far from Towson
and ii we bad better political pull we would
not feel that paying taxes was such burden.
The organization of farmers clubs seems to
be epidemic at this time. Besides those al
ready noticed it is reported that one will be
organized at Loganville, Pa, and another at
White Hall, Md. The improvement of the
roads will be one of the chief subjects of dis
cussion. D.
White Hall, N. G. R. RAT meeting
held on Saturday night last, at the home of
MIR. Richard H Wiley, the White Hall Farm
ers' Club and Improvement Association was
organized. Several committees were appointed
adjourned meeting to be held at the home of
Mr.. William P. Bosley, on Friday evening.
March LIST. Those who attended the first meet
ing were Messrs. VIM. P. Boslev, Samuel W.
Black, G. c. Slade. Henry G. Fowler, "a. M.
Foster, w. e Anderson. Charles H. Wise, R..
Thomas Elliott, E. A. Bernoudy and John p
Mays.
On Friday, 18th instant, Mr. and Mrs J..
Thomas Anderson gave dinner at their home
in honor of the SD birthday of Mr.. Anderson.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew l..
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Turner, Mrs.
Marion Anderson, Mrs. Rebecca Anderson,
Mrs. George Alder, Misses Elizabeth Anderson,
Lulu Anderson. Elizabeth Anderson and
Messrs. Frank STREET., Rush Anderson, Clar-
ence Anderson and Horatio Rutledge. s.
Hartley. 18th District.-Miss Estelle Pearce,
of this place. was rendered an enjoyable sur
prise party by her many young friends, Satur-
day, February 10th. The evening was most
pleasantly spent in games Miss Pearce gave
several selections on the organ and there was
also violin and mandolin music by Messrs
John Russell, John Snyder and George Ayers.
Later the guest were invited to the dining room
where refreshments were served in abundance.
Among those present, besides those already
mentioned. were Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Pearce,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pearce, Mr.. and Mrs
David Bond, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grover,
Mrs. Eleanor StOckett, Misses Laura and EN-
ma Snyder, Louise Henley, Minnie Snyder,
Jessie Grover and Messrs. Frank and Wade
Russell, Maurice Ward, William Snyder. Will
liam and Frank Pearce and Herman Snyder
Joseph Pearce, of Troop 3, 18th q. S. Cav
airy, stationed at Fort Myer, Virginia. was
thrown from his horse and had his arm badly
fractured. He is now in Fort Myer Hospital.
Mrs. Jesse Billingsley, of this place, who
has been very sick for some weeks, is much
better at this time. P.
Dulany's Valley, 10th District.-The new
library lately secured for Dulany's Valley
public school has So books. Miss Mabel
Gompf has been appointed librarian.
Rev. T. Z. Peters, pastor of Waverly M. E.
Church, lectured this week in two of the
churches of West Hartford Circuit, of which be
was the senior pastor six years ago.
Mr.. John Pocock, of this district, left on the
14th instant for California, going by way OF
New Orleans, where he will make short stop.
He will be away five or six weeks.
Mr.. William Wittkof, who had been very
sick for some days. is better.
Mr.. Robert Clark and family removed on
Monday to Lutherville, where Mr.. Clark will
engage in the laundry business with his son,
MIR. A. W. Clark. Mr.. Clark had rented the
Jenkins farm over twenty years. This place
has now been taken by his son, Mr.. Harry
Clark, who had been living on the adjoining
farm of the Misses Yellott. P.
Greenwood, 18th District-The Ladies