The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-02-16
LOCAL ITEMS.
SALES ADVERTISED IN "THE UNION

at the Court House. a tract of timber land at
Glen Arm. 18th district.
Wednesday. February 20, by Mrs. Louise But
chsky. on the premises. fine business stand
corner of North Point road aud Weis ave-
nue., 18th district.
Monday, February Is, by ]. H. Cromwell. on Mr..
E. s. Peerce's farm, Dulany's Valley. horses,
mules, cows. farm Implements. etc
Hester Geist farm. mile from Shawan, hor-
ses mules, COWS, heifers. hogs, firm imple-
wednsass Snf FePssrV ~ etc George W. Yeot
at Ridgeyiew Farm, Long Green Valley, 30
head Of fine mules.
road leading from Upper x Roads TO Falls
ton. mules, Jersey and SborthoIn cattle, i'm
pleInents and machinery, harness, dairy FIX
wednesday. March 6, by Mrs. Rosa Doelfell, on
Sixteenth street. Canton, horses. cows. bogs.
poultry, farm implements. dairy fixtures, etc.
Thursday. March I, BY Chas. P. Barnett, on Mr..
H. l.. Riders farm at Sherwood. N. Q. X. R.,
horses, mules. COWS. hogs, wagons. farm i'm
PIGMENTS and machinery, etc.
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>"Spring styles are being advertised in
Baltimore That makes US feel better.
Next Sunday will be the first Sunday in
Lent and Easter will fall on the 3lst of March.
MIR. Eli Zahn, of Arlington, slipped and
fell on the ice last Sunday and broke his
-St. Valentines Day increased the mails
in the Towson postal station immensely on
Thursday.
- IOWSOD'S uDe new h1SD OcuOOl OullOlDB
will be formally dedicated on Friday, Feb
ruary 22d, at 2 P NJ.
- Arrangements are being made TO hold
costume ball at the TOwson Guild House, at
the close of the LeDten season.
THE ladies and the boys are especially in
vited to attend the Farmers Institute to be
held at TOwsOn next Monday and Tuesday.
- Baltimore county has 265 miles ofpublic
highways and the available fund to keep these
in repair last year amounted to $262, Dab 80.
I'VE experienced another ''cold snap" this
week that sent the mercury close to the zero
mark. The grounding didn't see his shadow,
but
THE divorce mill is running at a lively
rate in Baltimore city and new cases are being
instituted every day. This is bad state Of
affairs.
->An adding machine-a most ingenious
invention-was added to the equipment of the
Second National Bank of Towson this week.
1t cost 1915.
-If you didn't have pancakes on Shrove
Tuesday you failed to keep up the traditions of
the day. Many families never overlook this
old custom.
event that took place in Baltimore last week
for the benefit of the Junior Republic-netted
over $4,000
Next Friday, February 22d, is Washing
toms birthday and legal holiday in Mary
land The banks and all the public offices
will be closed.
There is movement on foot in Cations
Vile to raise fund for the erection of Y. M.
G. A building in that town. The estimated
cost is $4,000.
mo trouble about an ice crop in Balti
more county now. There is plenty and to
spare, and the quality was better than that
usually secured.
- Rev George s Filzhugh, of Anne Arun-
del county, preached an eloquent sermon last
Sunday afternoon at the Confederate Soldiers
Home, Pikesville
THE oyster supper held by the ladies
of Grace NJ. P. Church, at the home of Mr..
Harry Dawes. was successful affair, the net
proceeds being SS5.
- Mr. Charles e Heacock, who has been
living on the Birckhead farm, near Providence,
has rented the snug little farm of the Misses
Yellott, in Dulany's Valley.
>Those who have large farms for rent are
experiencing some troable in securing tenants
for them Some tenant farmers have not the
wherewitha to stock big places.
"a frame stable on the property of Mr.
Charles F. Fisher, on the Camp Chapel road,
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The house
on the place made narrow escape.
- Mr.. John Watson, Jr, member of the
bar, has presented the Gainesville Police Sta
ton with an American and English Encyclo
pedia of Law, embracing 35 volumes.
The vagaries of the weather this week
have been the cause of much comment. The
changes have been sudden and numerous-in
fact rather too numerous for comfort.
"a Towson Sunday school teacher asked
q very small boy in her class what would hap
pen to him if he told lies. His laconic and
somewhat startling reply was Hell .fttrp
-The five national banks of Hartford
county had on deposit at the close of business,
January 18th, S1,441 .09212. Of this sum the
Hartford National (the Oldest bank) had S457,-
555.37
- Don't forget the BIRDS The earth has
been covered with snow nearly two weeks and
most of their sources of food supply have been
cut off. They will surely starve if they are
not fed.
The weekly meetings of the board of
directors of the Second National Bank of Tow
son is held in the bank building, opposite the
east front of the Court House, on Wednesdays
at 8 A NJ.
The Sweet Air Lyceum. at its meeting
this Saturday. evening" will discuss the pub
lie road question. The meetings of the lyceum
are growing in interest and are attracting wide
attention.
1.-The new burglar-proof vault was got into
position il. the building of the Second National
Bank of Towson on Tuesday. 1t is massive
and beautiful piece of work and weighs about
seven tons.
- Astronomers tell us that the sun has
something of spot on it just now. 1t is 49,
600 miles long, $4,000 miles wide and covers
$500, 600 square miles. This is good sized
spot, isn't it?
Mrs. Martha E. Amoss, wife of Mr.. B.
Howard Amoss, died at her home at Benson,
Sheis survived by her husband, four daughters
and three sons.
The high temperature of last Sunday
put an end to the fine sleighing that had con-
tinued for several days The warm sun felt
very good after the intensely cold weather of
-Mr. Robert L Jones, president of the
First National Bank of Delta and the owner
of several slate quarries at that place. died last
Sunday of tuberculosis, aged 60 years. He
was native of Wales.
Mr.. John E. Geist, who has been renting
the farm of Miss Hester Geist, near Shawan,
9Th district. will dispose of all his personal
property thereon on Friday, February 10Th,
and give up the business.
- The Board of Awards of Baltimore city
on Wednesday awarded the contract for ma,
cadamizing Erdman avenue, between the
Hartford and Belair roads, to Mr.. Patrick Red
dington. His bid was S11,273 45.
General Manager Norris has announced
the following appointments for the Maryland
and Pennsylvania Railroad: Mr. Paul Cess
ford, general freight agent, and Mr.. S. r. Shinn,
superintendent of transportation.
"a lively sleighing carnival took place IN
Belair last Saturday afternoon that attracted
people from nearly every section of the county.
Many fine teams were in the parade, and prizes
were awarded in number of classes
Church to be erected at Hamilton, Hartford
road, will be laid by Cardinal Gibbons on Sun
day, March 18th. 1t will be known as st.
Dominic's Church and will cost about $50, 900.
- DR.. Charles Wesley Benson, who died in
Baltimore last SUNDAY at the age of 20 years,
was born at Black Rock. Baltimore county,
and was a son of Reuben and Margaret Benson.
He was specialist in skin and nervous diseases.
- And now it is said. upon high Govern
ment authority. that automobiles are seriously
iniuring the macadamized roads of The country.
If this should prove true the manufacturers oil
those machines will have new trouble to
face.
ION Sunday next. February 18th, at II A.
NJ. Rev. Albert r. Walker will conduct service
and administer the holy communion at St
James Church, My Ladv's Manor. Service al
Trinity Church, Long Green, the same day al
330P.M NJ.
- The investigation of the charges against
Road Supervisor Migan. of the LIST district, wai
continued by the Highways Commission this
week and was not concluded good deal o.
bitter feeling has been developed and the enc
is not yet. n
Baxter had to pay $35 in fines one day this
week for having registered bottles in his pos
session. The bottles belonged to three diner
ent concerns. among them the PikesVille Dairy