The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-11-30


charge of stealing horse from Mrs. J. NJ
Pearce, of the Manor, by whom be had been
employed.
- According to report made to the Nation
al Drainage Association. the annual meeting
| of which was held in Baltimore this week,
Baltimore county has 1914 acres of swamp
lands. The total area of these lands in the
State is 1913 1888 acres.
- Edward Miller, the 16-year-old boy who
escaped from the lookup in the court room at
Towson last week. has not yet been apprehend-
ed. Although evidently bad boy there was
no serious charge against him. 1t is said be
has skipped the State.
- The suit Of Miss Ella Cooper, of Mount
Washington. against the United Railways for
loss sustained by the death of her father. John
4 Cooper, ended on Tuesday in the Superior
Court of Baltimore when Judge Niles said Miss
Cooper could not recover.
- Emeline RYAN, colored, who died sud-
denly in Baltimore, last Sunday, aged So years.
belonged, when young, girl TO the family of
the late Elijah Taylor, of the Hillen road, who
1 also owned her parents Emeline was freed
| when she was Is years old.
- The first deaf mute to obtain marriage
license in the County Clerks office at Towson
took out one of those important papers for
himself few days ago. He was an intelligent
young man and experienced little difficulty in
| making himself understood.
- The regular monthly meeting of the
| neighborhood Improvement Club of Govans-
l town Will pc 0elQ IN OOIOeO Edgle ndfI, Tues
day. December Sd, at P. NJ. Miss Letitia
Wilson will speak on why should child
have kindergarten training?"
IA large load of hay from the farm of
Mr.. Upton H Tarbert, of Glencoe, was upset
while turning from the York pike on to Weis'
scale. in Towson. on Thursday evening and
the team was held up until Friday morning.
The load weighed about four tons.
- The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club held its November meeting last Saturday
H. - -~.slI Il
Matthews, near Oregon Mr.. I: Melville
Pearce was foreman. with Messrs Charles II.
Price and Calvin D. Price, assistants.
- Services commemoratiDg the twenty
fifth anniversary of the founding OF Abbott
Memorial Presbyterian Church, Highlandtown,
Rev. DR.. j. Wynne Jones, pastor. began last
Friday and were continued each evening
during the week. concluding next Sunday.
- The people of Towson owe vote OF
thanks to President House OF the United Rail
service DUNG the busy hours of the late after
noon and this will relieve the crowding and
the strap hangers may get a seat sometimes.
- The annual statement of the receipts and
disbursements of the Baltimore county public
schools is published in the advertising columns
branch of the county government is about
s36 900 larger than it was during the year
previous.
Governor Warfeld on Wednesday ap-
e,
peace for the 18th district of Baltimore county,
vice Philip A. Dunnigan. Mr.. Wolfe, who is
principal of No. IL School and lives in High
landtown, was formerly assistant school
examiner.
been engaged this week in establishing its new
Towson exchange in the old Journal Building
which it some time ago purchased for that
purpose 1t is said the service here will be
much improved when the new exchange is in
operation.
MIR. William D. Curry, of Manor, 10th
district, who lost his farm buildings and prov
ender by fire few weeks ago, having decided
to abandon dairying. will sell his fine herd of
cattle on Wednesday next, December 4tb.
For particulars see advertising columns of The
UNION today.
The second annual farmers carnival
will be held at Sykesville, December 10th, 11th
and 18th This affair started as corn and
pumpkin show. but it soon outgrew that and
now enjoys the distinction of being called car
nival Over $500 will be distributed in premi-
ums this year.
->At the meeting of the Towson Volun-
teer Fire Company this week a new constitu-
ton was adopted and the regular meeting
time changed to the first Thursday night of
chase gum coats, gum boots and helmets for
the active members.
IA very large crowd of people attended
the sale of Mrs Laura ]. Hoffman, at her
farm west of Timonium, on Friday of last
week, and the aggregate amount Of the sales
was over $1,000. Some articles sold low while
others brought fancy prices. Messrs. Slade d
Risteau were the auctiOneers.
->The Sweet Air Lyceum will resume its
regular meetings in the hall at Sweet Air, on
Saturday night November Both, and highly
entertaining program has been prepared for
the opening night. As usual, Mr.. Elmer r.
Halle of the Towson bar, with Mr.. E. ].
O'Donovan are the leading spirits.
- Miss Charlotte Price, OF Cockeysvile,
has an especially fine lot of bronze turkey
gobblers that she is now advertising in The
UNION. The stock came from Vanderbilt's
Biltmore Farm, in North Carolina. One of
these pretty fellows would be an attractive
adornment for the Christmas dinner table.
- Roselle G. Corner. farmer who lived
two miles north of Belair, committed suicide
on the 22d instant by shooting himself with
pistol. He was bachelor and So years of age.
The unfortunate man, who was in delicate
health, belonged to an old Baltimore family
and was brother of Mrs. ]. Edwin Myers, of
Govanstown.
MIR. James s. Munroe, who died at his
home at Franklintown, on the 9th instant,
in the SD year of his age, was native of Bal
timore county and brother of the late Robert
Munroe, of the 18th district. He was highly
esteemed citizen who had nearly all his life
been engaged in farming. He leaves several
sons and daughters.
- The annual meeting of the Maryla
Horticultural Society will be held at the Fifth
Regiment Armory in Baltimore, Tuesday and
Wednesday next. The Corn Breeders Asso-
citation will meet on the same days, and the
Maryland State Grange the two following days.
The lecturer of the National Grange will make
an address at the latter.
The volunteer fire companies of Balti-
more county will hold their first general meet
ing in the hall at Hamilton, Hartford road, on
Tuesday night next, December Sd, and good
time is promised by the fire laddies of that
section of the county. All the companies in
the county will be represented and there will
also be many invited guests.
- Nicholas M. Smith, Jr., who was shot
and killed by his wife in New York few days
ago, was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas M.
Smith, Sr., who have been for several years
spending their summers at Sherwood n G. r.
R. They are now in Europe. After shooting
him young Smiths wife, who is believed to
have been insane, killed herself.
MIR. John Ridgely of Hampton, raised
this season 9, $50 bushels of prime wheat (ma-
chine measure) on 107 acres of landau aver
age of little over 313 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. J. Henry Clagett completed the threshing
on Wednesday and is now engaged in baling
the straw The grain was hauled to TowsOn
and shipped from here to the Canton elevators
by the Md. & Pa Railroad.
At the last meeting of Hamilton I'm
provement Association the suggestion was
made that 10 cent additional tax rate be levied
| in the 14th district for the improvement of
the roads, and statements were made that
many persons were favorable to it. The sub
| iect will be brought up before all the associa-
lions in the district and the taxpayers generally.
| The association has decided to hold a social
session once each month during the winter.
Another Suburban Town Projected
Architect J. Edward Laferty has been chosen
to prepare plans for the building of the new
village by the Forestglen Land Company,
which few months ago purchased a tract Of
40 acres in the northwestern suburbs and will
| develop it, says the Baltimore San. The enter
prise is one of the biggest of its kind ever
| started in the suburbs of Baltimore and when
4 all of the Improvements proposed are carried
! out the expenditure is expected to represent an
outlay of about S5,0OO,OOO.
The property of the company, which has
been named Forestglen, is surrounded on all
sides by high-class development. 1t is boun-
ded on the east by Forest Park, on the north
bv West Forest Park, on the northwes by
| Howard Park and on the south by Windsor
| Hills.
It was decided at a meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the company, held a
few days ago, to build 900 twin dwellings,
| which means the erection of 1900 separate
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