The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-11-23

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"A number of new personal property
sales will be found in the advertising columns
of THE UNION today.
-sTHE UNION is indebted to Mr.. Christopher
Corcoran. of the l1th district, for quantity of
fine cider of bis own make.
1.-THE public schools will have two days
holiday next week. making four in succession
from Thursday until Monday.
- Mrs. Ruby has presented pair of fine
elk horns. that belonged to her late husband,
William H. Ruby, to Towson Lodge of Elks.
- Many upcountry farmers are asking for
the reappointment of Mr.. B Frank Benson as
weigher st the Eastern Hay Scales in Baltimore.
- Calendars for the year 1908 are beginning
to make their appearance. The UNION hopes
to supply its patrons and friends with useful
ones. 1'
The Elkridge Hounds will meet at Luth-
erville at 10 A. M. on Thanksgiving day. The
other hunt clubs will also have meets the
same day.
- Mount Zion Rebekah Lodge. branch
of the Odd Fellows, has been established at
Mount Zion Lodge in Pikesville by Grand
Master Mobray.
-Three men were fined $50 each for max
ing disturbance on trolley car in Baltimore
on Tuesday. Strong medicine, but good for
cases ofthat sort.
--~Twenty-five persons professed conversion
Baptist Church by Rev. VIM. L0ckhart Ball,
of Richmond, Va.
- Revival services will begin in the M. E.
Church at Stevenson. Green Spring Valley on
Sunday, November 24th and continue every
night for two weeks.
Two young men cunning in Green
Spring Valley bagged 10 rabbits in less than
three hours. They had but one dog and didn't
hunt over more than so acres of land.
Justice Whitley, of Gainesville, is salt
ing" some of the colored gentry of that town
who are found carrying concealed weapons.
Ten dollars is the usual size of the fine.
- Mr.. James F. Gemmill has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Freeland, Baltimore
county. vice his father, Mr.. James L. Gem
mill, who had conducted the office over fifty
years.
- Towson was alive with well dressed
strangers last Saturday evening. They came
here to attend the Brewer Butler wedding,
which took place in Trinity Church at 6
o'clock.
- Next Thursday will be Thanksgiving
day. one Of the most important holidays of
the year. Your turkey and '6xins" for that
days dinner will be likely to cost you more
than usual.
- Bishop Paret preached and confirmed
large class at st. Matthew's P. E. Church,
Sparrow's Point, on Sunday morning last.
/ Do to be Saved p,
Lewis E. Miller, aged 20 years, son of
Mr.. ]. Thomas Miller, of Parkton. who was
employed as a brakeman on the n @. Rail-
road, was killed while coupling cars at Har-
risburg on Tuesday.
- The oyster supper and fair held two
nights last week for the benefit of the public
school at Butler, netted q snug sum. Mr.. ].
Walter Turnbaugh and Miss Erlieu e. Eng
land are the teachers.
The annual subscription bills of THE
UNION now in course OF preparation, will 60
out with the issue dated December 7th. Some
subscribers are paying up now in order that
they shall not receive any.
-Mr. w. r. Bowers, of Owings' Mills,
Baltimore county, was among the winners of
prizes in the poultry department at the annual
show of the York Poultry, Pigeon and Pet
Stock Association held this week.
An elderly woman carried over So, 900 to
the City Hall in Baltimore on Tuesday to in
vest in city securities at 6 per cent. The
money was in Eve and ten-dollar notes and
was wrapped up in an old apron.
- On Thursday the High ways Commission
signed the franchise for the Mount Washing
ton Water Company to extend its mains to
Rogers Station, Green Spring Valley, where it
will get an additional water supply.
"A young runaway couple from Hartford
county was married in Towson on Tuesday by
Rev. W. n. H. Powers, rector of Trinity
Church. The groom was Harry E. Huber
and the bride Miss Brice H. Reynolds.
"a suitable house for the Glyndon Vol
unteer Fire Company is now in course of con-
struction and will be far enough advanced by
December 9th to use for the holding of fair
and supper for the benefit of the company.
-eSome sportsmen say they never before
knew partridges to be so scarce in Baltimore
county. Their opinion is that the Western
birds-hundreds of which had been liberated
here-do not stay with US but go elsewhere.
i. - Sam Henderson and Charles Luckett,
both colored, have been lodged in Jail at Tow
SOD on the charge ofstealing horse and buggy
from George W. Davage, farmer of the 18th
district. The men were arrested in Washington.
- William Haug, the young German who
was indicted for the murder of his brother,
Gothelf Hang, at Gardenville, last summer,
was acquitted in the Circuit Court here on
Thursday. The jury was out only short
time.
- Judging from the work the Marble Hill
Volunteer Fire Company is doing we should
say that the people of that community have an
organization of which they have reason to be
very proud. The company is credit to the
"A manual training department has been
established in franklin High School, Reisters-
town, under the direction Of Mr.. j. Fred.
Shamberger A cooking department has also
been established and is in charge of Miss w.
w. Weir.
"A colored man named Rhody Hall, who
lived at Philopolis. died suddenly from paraly-
sis on Monday. He was engaged as thresher
and the physician who examined him SAID bis
death was most likely caused by the dust in
his system.
-sMr. William R. Hoff, of the County
Clerks office, who had been enjoying his va
cation, returned to his duties on Monday. He
spent some time hunting with his son and the
two killed q rabbits, 8 partridges and
wookcock.
The people who ride in motorcars took q
full benefit last Sunday. We saw two ma.
chimes in a race on narrow thoroughfare
but nobody was killed. Whether this was
due to good luck or good management we are
unable to say.
49, Another meeting of those interested il
the improvement of the Belair road, from
Putty Hill to Kingsville, will be held at Deng
lers Hotel, Perry Hall, Thursday evening
November 18th. at 8 o'clock. A full attend
ance is requested.
THE regular monthly meeting of thu
Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club was helC
last Saturday at Mr.. John Bonds BellfielC
Farm, in Western Run Valley. A full repor
of the proceedings will be published in TIL
Union next week.
81 "a motorcar ownerin Baltimore has beer
sued for 5000 damages for running into
person on the street. Suits of this kind ar
likely to increase in number unless something
Is done to compel the drivers of these machine
to be more careful.
- Last Sunday was charming fall dal
and the suburban trolley lines did an immens
business carrying people into the country
The man and the girl with the camera wer
largely in evidence. This is fad that seem
to be growing 10 popularity :,
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