The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-12-28
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one ss~ 1s4'' ~ '"s ounce anu 60
- The Governor on Tuesday appointed Mr.
Henry Lancaster, inspector of hay and straw
for Baltimore city.
- Young child of Mr.. and Mrs John F.
Wiley, of White Hall, died OF diphtheria on
Saturday evening last.
The UNIONS mail list at Raspeburg post
office continues to grow, new editions being
made nearly every week.
- This issue ends volume So Of THE UNION.
Volume SO will begin with the issue of the
paper dated January 4th, 1908
- Fine Florida strawberries were selling in
Baltimore this week at rs cents quart. They
were Of the Klondyke variety.
- The Second National Bank of Towson
has this week been distributing very pretty 1908
calendars among its patrons and friends.
- Ex-Sheriff Jacob Elliott who is sue
cessful 9Th district farmer, killed two hogs a
few days ago that weighed 900 pounds each.
- All the Towson churches held special
services on Christmas day, the Catholic Church
of the Immaculate haviDgits first mass at 5A.M.
- Roller skating is fad that appears to be
growing in popularity. Thousands OF young
people engage in the sport daily in Baltimore
- The Legislature of Maryland will meet.
next Wednesday, January 1st, 1908, and the
new Governor will be inaugurated one week
later.
- Too much sChristmas cheer was the
cause of some "bsd feelings" on Thursday
morning. That dark brown taste must be very
depressing.
his prisoners with a substantial Christmas din
ner that included turkey and quantities of other
good things.
- Wednesday next. January 1st-the first
day of the New YEARS. legal holiday in
Maryland The banks and all the public offices
will be closed
- The Ladies' Aid Society of Waugh NJ. E.
Church, Long Green Circuit. will hold its next
meeting at the home of Mrs. Isaac ]. Twining,
on New Years eve
IA man remarked on Tuesday that The
crows will have a fat Christmas this year.
They never before saw so much corn out in the
fields at this season.
- The open season for cartridges and rab-
bits in Baltimore county ended on Tuesday.
Decembe 14th. Deputy game wardens should
see that the law is enforced.
- The directors of the National Bank of
Cockeysville, at their last meeting, declared
semi annual dividend of q per cent, payable
on and after January 9th, 1908.
- The "canaries' continue to come back to
the starting point in fine style. There are still
q few days left to 'get in out of the wet" before
the beginning of the New Year.
- You can FURNISH up your New Year res
olution now. If you failed with it last time
try it again. 1t is trite but true saying that
lit is never too late to do good"
THE day before Christmas turkeys sold
in Towson at 20 to % cents pound. At the
latter figure the birds bad been dressed with
care and were especially fine.
- man advertised in The UNION for
,eanlstef oIotfsEs three Insertions. Alter the
first one he wrote: PLEASE stop my 'ad.' as l
have hired man" Same old story.
"a holiday dizziness has prevailed about
the Court House this week and matters won't
brisk up again until about January 9Th. Then
the wheels will begin to turn as usual.
THE Sunday school of Lakeview NJ e.
Church. Dulany's Valley, will give its Christ
mas entertainment on Thursday evening, jan
uary I'd. Everybody will be welcome.
THE Alert Band, of the Belair road, has
presented its teacher and leader, Prof. James
L. Burgoyne, of Towson, with fine silk UNI
brelIa as a mark of appreciation of his services.
- Lee ]. Spangler, the York man who does
all sorts of prophesying, now says the destruc-
ton of the world will occur in December, 1908,
but he don't fix the exact date. That's one
consolation.
THE most elaborate Christmas tree in
Towson was the one at the home of Mr.. J.
Maurice Watkins, Jr. It's electrical equip
ment and other attractions make 1t most in
teresting affair
- Some OF the best samples of corn now
being exhibited in the Towson drug store of
Massenburg Il Son will be sent to Europe later.
We doubt if finer ears were ever before seen in
Baltimore county.
- The Christmas rattle for driving horse,
announced to take place at VOTERS Hotel
Carney Hartford road, was indefinitely post
poned on account of serious sickness in the
family of the proprietor.
There has been big shaking up among
the Baltimore police force the past week and
much shifting around of some of the captains.
1t is said the city is again wide open" as re-
suit of political influence.
- The regular meeting of the Towson Vol
unteer Fire Company will be held in the hall
over the engine house, on Thursday night,
January I'd, at O'Clock, at which time an cleo
g. ofro mill taEo Mo
- Christmas day was an uncommonly quiet
one in Towson. Very few explosives were
used, and there was no Cnseemly behavior of
any kind. The day was celebrated and en-
ioyed in a most rational manner.
- The Springfield Farm of the late Thomas
Peerce, in Dulanys Valley, that was offered at
foreclosure sale at the Court House, on Mon
day last was, under an amicable arrangement,
Withdrawn on a bid of $4,000.
The month of December appears de.
termned to keep up It's record for bad weather
to the end. The greater part of the month has
been excessively dsagreeabe and we could APP
preciate something better now.
- And still we hear of plenty of corn stand
ing out in the shock in Baltimore county. We
don't remember that this has ever before &C.
CURED in Baltimore county at Christmas. The
case is surely an exceptional one.
%Dr. William H. Ward, of Harrisonville,
I'd district, raised turkey this year that weigh
ed % pounds. He presented it to his sister,
Mrs. Wallace Hooper, of Baltimore, whose
table ii graced on Christmas day.
- Mr. William Hops. of Notchcliff Stock
Farm, lower Long Green Valley, exhibited at
TIE UNION Office on Monday purple top tur
nip that weighed It lbs We never saw a
larger one of that particular kind.
THE UNION is indebted to Mr.. Robert
Hooper, of RuxtOn. for beautiful little calen-
dar. the picture representing Home, Sweet
Home" 1t is a sentiment that will appeal to
millions at this particular season.
- Five young ladies who are novces will
take their final vows as Sisters of Mercy at
Mount st. Agnes Convent, at Mount Washing
ton, on Monday, January 9Th. There will be
impressive services on that occasion.
- The downpour of rain last Monday &C.
complished good thing by doing much to-
ward settling the mud on the roads. 1t will
be some time, however, before they recover
from the December rains and SHOWS.
THE paving of the York road inside of
the city limits is still dragging along and sew
eral months must elapse before it is finished.
The very bad weather of the past two months
has greatly interfered with the work.
- All the Methodist congregations will have
watch night services on Tuesday night, Deem
Der 31st. This is an old custom that is still
widely misunderstanding the departure of
the Old Year and the advent of the New.
- Mr.. George P. Wier, through his attor-
new, Mr. Osborne ]. Yellott, has sued George
Brooks for $500 damages for alleged injury to
q horse of the plaintiff resulting in broken
leg, necessitating the killing of the animal.
- Santa Claus has had his busy day sign
out this week and the old fellow has been work
ing overtime We earnestly hope he didn't
overlook any of the good little boys and girls
and they're ali good at this particular season.
- The people of Towson didn't get all Their
sidewalks made before the county shut down
in the delivery of crushed stone. Some who
had been promised the material and didn't get
it think they have been treated rather shabby.
- Tho tnrk ev furnishes plentV of sport dur
ingthe holidays in the way ofshooting matches,
rallies, &c, to say nothing of the millions con-
sumed to satisfy the appetite of man. He is the
great American bird that the eagle cannot
down.
mr. Howard L. Rider, of Meadowvale
Stock Farm, near Lutherville, slaughtered
hog few days ago that dressed COZ lbs; It's
head alone weighed 81 lbs. Nearly $50 lbs; OF
lard was rendered from it. Look out for Car
roll county now.