The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-02


strike you We hear of young minister Wit
drove IL miles through the snow and cold
last Sunday to fill one of his appointments ant
\ found nobody at the church but the sexton.
-SAt its meeting this Saturday evening
the Sweet Air Lyceum will discuss the follow
ing; Resolved, that old bachelors should D.
taxed for the support Of old maids" II Is ex
pected that the debate will be very amusing,
1.-THE Lenten services at Towson Guile
House will be as follows next week, common
cling at P: NJ: Monday, Rev. Edward Hayes
Tuesday, Rev. w. g. Mcneil; Thursday. Rev
George L. Jones; Friday. Rev. Jas. P. Wilson
THE regular monthly meeting Of the
Neigh borhoOd Improvement Club of Govans
town will be held in Golden Eagle Hall, on
Tuesday, March 5th, at 8 P. NJ. Mr.. James w
Harry will speak on the work OF the Juvenile
Court.
"a meeting will be held in the hall over
the Towson engine house, on Monday night
next, at O'Clock, for the purpose of reorganlz'
ing the Towson Volunteer Fire Company. II
is earnestly hoped the citizens generally will
attend
- Last week a young man advertised in
THE UNION for position on farm or country
place and by noon on Tuesday there were nc
less than eight inquiries about him by mail
and telephone. 1t is hoped his quest may be
successful.
THE sale of stock. &C.. of Mr.. Joseph B.
Twining will take place on his farm near Falls.
retire from the dairy business but was obliged
to reduce his stock because he has sold one Of
his farms.
->The Young Peoples c. E. Society OF
Eutaw NJ. p. Church will hold bazaar and
oyster supper in Hamilton Hall, Hareord road.
on Tuesday and Wednesday next. March 9Th
and 9Th. The proceeds will be devoted to q
worthy object.
- Much opposition has sprung up along
the Hartford road to the erection Of an abattoir
on that thoroughfare nearly opposite Clifton
Park. Property owners have engaged alawyer
and they propose to put up stiff fight against
the movement.
>The public sale of the stock. implements,
etc., or the farm of Mr.. John E. Stansbury,
near Shawan, 9Th district. will take place on
Tuesday next. March 9th. Mr.. Stansbury, who
has engaged in business in Baltimore, will re-
linquish farming
The Cecil Farmers Club has petitioned
the County Commissioners of that county to
employ competent men vested with authority
to mend the public roads in the spring and to
issue long term, low interest.bearing bonds to
make gravel roads.
Divers, died on the 21st ult., at her home at
Upper x Roads, aged IS years. She is survived
by one sister-Miss Lydia 8. Pyle. She was
daughter of Jesse Pyle, and her ancestors set
tied in Hartford in 1850.
- Last Saturday Mr.. John Ridgely, Of
Hampton, near Towson. liberated lot of
partridges that Deputy State Game Warden
Harry Malcolm had procured for him from
Kansas. The birds arrived in fine condition
and were as lively as crickets.
- Subscribers wishing q change in the adj
dress of their paper should give Us the name of
the old as well as the new postOftice, and par
ticularly the number, if they are on rural
free delivery route. 1t will save delay and the
publishers unnecessary trouble.
- Mr.. Frank B. Boarman, who will take
charge of the Hotel Towson on the LIST of May
next-having lately purchased the property
will have sale OF the personal effects at his
present residence on the Hartford turnpike, 18th
district, on Wednesday. March 10th.
- Mr.. J. Wallace Broumel, of Belair, while
driving on the Hartford road at Lauraville, late
on Friday night Of last week, was run down by
q trolley car and made narrow escape from
death. His runabout was demolished and both
his horses were injured, but he miraculously
escaped.
> The sale of mules of Mr.. George W. Vel
lott, on his Ridgeview Farm, Long Green VAL
ley, on Wednesday, was attended by large
crowd of people and nearly all the animals
sold brought high prices. One team of four
brought $1095. Slade & Risteau were the
auctioneers.
- Henry Clay Lodge, 1. o. o. F., of Refs
terstown. attended religious services at the NJ.
E. Church South, in that town, last Sunday
and heard a special sermon by the pastor,
Rev. Harvey L. Bevans, who is q member of
the order. A delegation from Mt. Zion Lodge,
of Pikesville, was also present.
- Mr. Lawrence Parks, who had been q
resident of Towson some years, has bought
house from Mrs. Margaret A. Cunning, on
Evesham avenue, Govanstown, and removed
his family there. The price paid was $500.
The lot has ground rent of S75. Mr.. Parks
is in the railway postal service.
- A slick scamp has been operating in
nj a
to buy antique furniture, agree
ing to pay big prices Then he borrows arti-
Giles, for patterns, as he says, leaving small
deposits to guarantee their return. Afterwards
neither man nor furniture are seen.
THE Baltimore San of last Sunday con-
tanned picture of William Grason, who was
Governor of Maryland from 1889 to 1912. He
was the grandfather of Messrs. William and
John Grasou, well known members of the
Towson bar, and his resemblance to the first
named gentleman was noticed by many.
- Providence Lodge, /. 0. D. F., of Cations
on Tuesday by giving musical and literary
in Library Hall. The commit
tee in charge of the affair was composed of
Messrs. August Schotta, H. G. Andreae. VIM.
Priester, J G. Owens and Bradley o. Isaac.
->Joshua Howard, colored, who died at
wards of 80 years of age, and in slavery times
belonged to the Ridgely family of Hampton.
He was widower but left no children. One
brother survives and they were enough like to
pass for twins. Joshua was buried last Sunday.
- The truck now being built for the Ham,
ilton Volunteer Fire Company was designed by
Mr.. Joseph 81. Thurman. It's propelling pow
er will be gasoline, and it will have speed
of 6 to miles an hour. The same motor that
propels the truck will work the pump. 1t will
carry ladders, hose and other fixtures and also
ten men.
Govanstown M; 3. Church. which is
now entirely free of debt, held jubilee last
Sunday. Rev. DIR: Frank NJ Bristol, OF Wash
ington, preached at the morning service and
Rev. DIR. St. Clair Neal at night. The church
cost 81 900 and is a very substantial and at
tractive looking edifice. Rev. Howard F..
Downs is the present pastor.
- The United Railways Company has
mapped out the following extensions for the
present year: Orangeville to Highlandtown,
on Eighth street; from Towson to Timonium,
on the York road from Lakeside to Cockeys-
vile, over private right of way, and from the
terminus of the present Wilkens avenue line
to Halethorpe and Elkridge.
\ - We again wish to impress upon some of
our local correspondents the fact that if their
letters come as late as Friday morning it is
more likely than not that they will not see
them in that weeks issue of THE UNION. Since
the r. T. d. service went into effect in this
county it takes about twice as long for some
LETTERS 10 reach Us IS II QlO DeIOf6.
THE Chase Town Hall Association has
been incorporated with capital stock of SIS,
900, divided into 500 shares of the par value of
$40 each. Those named as incorporators are
Messrs. Nicholas Lay, VIM. G.. Earl, F. VIM.
Ullrich, E. j. Meeks. F. w. Asher, ]. Tyson
League and Charles Peilert. The association
will build town hall at Chase, p, B. & W.
Railroad.
Those living on the R. F. D. route from
Baldwin, Nd. & Pa. Railroad, are much pleas
ed with the service and speak in compliment
tary terms of their carrier. The route has over
100 boxes, all new and of the approved type,
the old homemade affairs having been dis
carded. THE UNION has very large number
of subscribers on that route and they get their
papers regularly every Saturday.
- Garden Lodge, 1. o. o. F., of Garden
vile, gave banquet few nights ago at the
hall that was enjoyed by q large number of the
members. Several of the grand officers re-
sponded to toasts as did also Mr.. Alex. Nc
Cormick, Mr.. Thomas G. Biddison and Mr..
Lewis Rath. The committee in charge was
composed of Messrs. w. II. Hofstetter, Jr.,
Thomas N. Barber and F. VIM. Ortman.
The Riding Club is Making Good Pro-
gress.-The riding club that has taken the
house and six acres of the land in the western
suburbs of Towson is now fully organized and
the membership is growing rapidly. The idea
of the originators is to make the place as much