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

the next six weeks. But we can look out for
it anyway, no matter what happens today, Tor
we are almost certain to have 1t, grounding or
no gr0undhog.
THE small truck farm of Mr.. J. A. Black
lock, near Cub Hill, Hartford road, which was
offered at public sale few days ago. was with
drawn on bid of 81 500. The personal prop
erty Of Mr.. Blackjack, sold the same day,
brought topnotch prices. Robert ]. White was
&C. W. E. Treadwell, son of Mr.. Charles
E. Treadwell, has established weather station
opposite Towson M. Z. Church and displays
weather and temperature flags for the weather
bureau of Baltimore. Anyone can get the cor
rect forecast from these much earlier than from
the daily papers.
The case of Road Supervisor Migan, Of
the LIST district. against whom certain charges
have been made, was again up before the
! Highways Commission on Thursday and was
not concluded. The hearing will be again
taken up next Monday. There are many
! witnesses in the case.
REV. W. H. II. Powers. rector of Trinity
| Church. Towson, who conducted service at
! Emanuel Church, Belair, last Sunday morn
! ing in the afternoon addressed the mems
meeting in the Masonic Hall in that town. his
theme being "What Think Ye of Christ
He had large audience
->There will be a rally of the Epworth
| League Chapters of East Baltimore District
held at North Avenue NJ. E. Church, corner
North avenue and Caroline street, Baltimore,
Thursday evening" February 9TH, at o'clock.
Rev. DR.. E. L. Hubbard, of Washington, ID.
c., will make the address.
THE household effects and other personal
property of the late Henry D. Perky, on Filston
Farm, Glencoe, N. c. r. R.. were sold at pub.
lie sale on Wednesday and everything disposed
of brought high prices. Slade & Risteau con-
Quoted the sale for Mr.. Laban Sparks, admin
istrator, and the receivers.
THE annual meeting of the Fullerton
Permanent Loan Association will be held at
Fullerton, BeIair road, on the evening of Feb
ruary 9TH. Mr.. Alexander Mccormick is presi-
dent of the association and Mr.. Charles Brock
meyer secretary, and they have held these po-
sitions since its organization.
n Architect James s. Nussear, Jr., is pre-.
pairing plan for the new church to be erected
in Towson by EPSON Methodist Protestant
congregation, on the corner of Bosley and Al
leghany avenues. 1t will be brick structure,
ornamented with Roman stone. 1t will have
seating capacity of about $50.
THE little yellow birds" continue to
find their way back to THE UNION Office. The
subscription list of this paper is something
that the publisher of any country newspaper
might we'll feel proud of. We doubt if there is
another anywhere like it in Maryland, and the
beauty Of it is it's growing better all the time.
- Contractor Charles Russell. of Glen-A Arm,
has been awarded the contract to build for
Mrs. Henry Fry, of Baltimore, fine house on
the property she purchased from the estate of
the late John Beale Watkins, in Long Green
Valley. Mr.. Russell has also the contract for
the erection of three houses on the York road.
-It is said that wild pigeons, once SO album
dant in this section of the country, are return
ing after an absence of more than thirty years.
The birds mysteriously disappeared and 10 one
was able to tell what became of them. They
came to this part Of Maryland in the early
autumn and were generally in countless
focks.
The annual horse show at the Kennels,
Charles street avenue, will be held this year
from the 23d to the 18th of May, inclusive
The board of directors is composed of Messrs.
Alex. Brown, E. A. Jackson, Sherlock Swami,
Thomas Deford, Spalding L. jenkins, w.
Plunkett Stewart, Samuel NJ. Shoemaker and
DR.. Chaplain Pennington.
-Contractor ]. William Phipps this week
removed the large old walnut tree from in
front of the EIks Hall in Towson, leaving only
the trunk, which it is proposed to beautify
with vines. The tree was killed by grading up
several feet around the trunk last summer. It
is believed to have been fully $50 years old and
was a landmark of the town.
-Mr. Wesley Royston, farmer at Butler,
who was member of the September term
grand Jury, made horse shoe out OF silver and
presented it to Judge Duncan, who will cele-
brate his silver wedding anniversary on the
14th instant. The shoe is II by II inches and
is correct in every detail. Mr.. Royston was
formerly an expert blacksmith.
MIR. Greenbury Shepperd left at The
UNION office this week lemon that for size,
color and perfection of shape. easily beats any
thing we ever saw in that line. It was grown
on the Schwarz place, north of Govanstown,
measures 143 inches in circumference and
weighs 223 ounces. The tree from which it
was taken is now bearing profusely.
/ sin the Circuit Court here on Monday the
woman, Annie Bangert plead guilty to the
charge OF putting poison i, Si.is sprlH9g on Inc
Gainesville, last summer. Fortunately the
woman's husband discovered the poison before
anyone drank of the water. 1t is said she had
grndge against a member of Mr.. Gary's
family.
lit looks like the movement to secure
foreign farm labor for Maryland will prove
successful. The gentlemen who have the mat
ter in charge are putting in some fine work to
that end. We invite attention to an article in
You You Wan Want Heipa" Don't miss it. It relates
to matters of Importance to farmers and house
keepers generally.
THE Baltimore city grand jury dismissed
the charges against several gentlemen who had
been arrested for not blowing the horns OF their
automobiles at the intersection OF streets.
States Attorney Owens informed the jury that
1.-THE law requiring the sounding of the horn,
etc., applies to intersecting highways in the
open country and not to street crossings IN the
city of Baltimore"
There is talk of the Md. & Pa. Railroad
withdrawing its special train that runs from
BeIair to Baltimore every Wednesday and
Saturday evening, alleged lack of patronage
being the cause. The train leaves Belair at
35 and returning leaves the city at II 30. 1t
is hoped the train may be more literally
patronized and the company be encouraged TO
keep it on its schedule.
Church lane, a county road extending
from Pikesville Station, W. M. K. r., to the
village of Pikesville q much travelled road, is
almost in an impossible condition and great
complaint is being made by persons from the
I'd district and others who are compelled to
travel it. The road supervisor of that district
should give this matter his immediate atten-
ton and thus stop complaints.
"A special meeting of the Towson I'm:
provement Association will be held in the
Guild House, on Wednesday evening next,
February 9th, at o'clock. All citizens who
are not already members should attend and
sign the constitution and bylaws. The asso.
cations object is to advance the interests OF
the town in every way possible, and this should
surely meet the approval OF all.
I Two leather-lunged tramps came to Tow
son early on Tuesday evening and excited the
entire town with their unearthly yells in their
efforts to sell New York paper. They pro-
claimed that there had been panic in the
court house where the Thaw rial was in pro-
gress, and that thirty people had been killed.
Some people bought papers only to find that
the story was fake. These fellows should
have been arrested for disturbing the peace and
Aswindling the public.
AT the solicitation of Mr.. Harrison Rider
the High ways Commission on Thursday agreed
to give hearing next Wednesday, at 1870 A.
NJ, to a number of residents of Green Spring
Valley who want to discuss the improvement
of the Falls road, which has already been con-
demned. The estimated cost of putting the
road in shape, repairing bridges, etc., will be
about $4,000 This is an important thorough
fare and something should be done to make it
passable.
To Fight the Broad Tire Law.-The Bust
ness Mems Protective Association of the 18th
district held an enthusiastic meeting on Mon
day night at Muhl's Hall, Westport. The
association was organized several weeks ago,
its object being to test the validity of an act of
the last Legislature known as Chapter 149, and
entitled IAN act to preserve the county roads
of the 18th district The act is commonly
called "the broad tread-tire law" and requires
the use of four-inch tires on all carts, wagons
or other vehicles used in hauling swill for
cattle, bricks. clay, sand or gravel over the
county roads in the 18th district. 1t went into
effect on January LIST. The fine for violation
of the law is $40, half of which goes to the in
formant and the balance to the Highways
Commission.
+ Over 40 persons, the majority of whom are
residents of Westport and Mount Winans,