The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28

Pleasant Hill, 9Th District.-Mrs Sarah
Williams, an aged resident near Freeland Sta
ton, died en- Monday and was buried on
Thursday morning in Middletown Cemetery.
She had passed her four score mile-post. A
daughter and son survive her.
Rev. G. E. Henderson preached at GunpoW-
der Baptist Church last Sunday night. He
will organize a class for young men IN the
Sunday school next Sabbath.
Last Sunday night Rev. n. A. Karicofe, of
Rayvile Circuit, preached to very attentive
audience at Pine Grove Church. The Sunday
school at that place gave its annual entertain
ment on Christmas eve. 1t was very enjoy
able occasion as all connected Herewith &C.
Quilted themselves most creditably. santa
Claus was in attendance, much to the delight
of the little folks.
The Aid Society of Pine Grove Church will
hold an oyster supper and festival in Rayville
Hall, next Saturday night The committee
in charge intends to have some amusing fea-
lures connected with this affair so the public
is cordially invited to come and enjoy the last
Saturday night of the Old Year and thus
strengthen friendships and get ready for new
resolutions for 1908.
Christmas passed off with us much after the
old fashion. Misses Mania E. and Carrie
Kidd, of this place, spent the day with Mr.. J.
B. Kidd, at Round Top Farm Miss Elda
Gore has gone to Baltimore for week Col.
D. w. Wilhelm, of Baltimore spent the day
with friends near Freeland; Judge Hoshall
entertained some friends in most hospitable
manner, as also did our friend, Mr.. David
Kirk. Many others in the community enjoyed
roast turkey, duck or chicken under their own
vine and 6gtree
1t is reported that the dynamite and powder
works, near Aoffmanville, will either be
abandoned or removed to what is commonly
known as the Devils Backbone" place
generally supposed to be removed from habi-
tation far enough to be out of danger to all but
he oafI1 nf q o.
plosives.
In my last letter stated that Mr.. Thomas
Freeland had sold his house and lot to Mr..
Heise. 1t should have been Mr.. Wm. Bull.
Miss Blanche P. Baldwin, teacher at Belfast,
is spending the holidays with her parents, in
this village.
Now, Messrs. Editors, happy and prosper
Gus New Year is the wish OF your correspon-
dent to you and your numerous readers. b.
Jacksonville and Sunnybrook. 10th Dis
tricr.-Rev. VIM. L. Schmalhorst, pastor,
preached an interesting and forcible sermon
last Sunday morning at Chestnut Grove Church
to large congregation. Special services will
be held at this church on Sunday morning
next, at II o'clock. The music has been care.
fully prepared for the occasion and will add
much to the enjoyment of the service. The
Christmas morning services at this church
were we'll attended and afforded an opportunity
for the people to extend to each other the
greetings of the season.
A number of family dinners and suppers are
taking place during the holidays and these are
always much enjoyed by the participants.
The school children are also enjoying the re-
taxation afforded by this joyous holiday sea-
son that they always so anxiously look for
ward to.
Our physicians are wearing smiling faces
and no doubt some of their appreciative
patients have remembered them substantially
during this season Of good cheer.
The First Reformed Church of Jacksonville
will hold its annual Christmas entertainment
in the church, on Sunday, December 2Sth,
commencing at 7.30 P. M, the program being
in charge of Mr. Joseph Lins, and it promises
to be very interesting. Rev. Mr.. Eichelberg,
of Baltimore, will make an address and an
elaborate tree will be one of the features.
Miss Margaret e. Zinkhan, of Baltimore,
spent Christmas day with relatives in Harris
burg and will visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Zinkhan, and her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Lins for the balance of the holidays.
A large and interested audience attended the
meeting of Sweet Air Lyceum last Saturday
night, when the local option question was
ably discussed. At the meeting on Saturday
night, December 2Sth, the question will be the
taking of large section of Baltimore county's
farming lands to construct lake to increase
the water supply of Baltimore city. This is
an important matter to many and no doubt
large crowd will be attracted.
Some city folks are spending the holidays in
this section of the county and few of our
residents go to Baltimore for their recreation,
the many attractions of city in the holiday
season being most alluriDg to them.
A happy and prosperous New Year to the
editors and all the readers of THE UNION. M.