The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-09

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i Judge Frank Duncan before the MEMBER %
Mcawber Circle, in the Parish House o. ~
Matthews 2. q. Church, Sparrcw's Point, on
@ The Union Ienten services at the Towson
Guild house next week will beras follows, be-
| ginning each evening at 8 o'clock Monday,
| Rev. w. w. Costin; Tuesday, Rev. J. McLane
Brown Thursday, Rev. Charles NJ /. Elderdice
"a Young Mems Christian Association
has been organized at Sparrow's Point. starting
with membership Of fifty. Mr.. T. *. Harrl
son is president Mr. Charles T. Woodruff
vice-president Mr.. Daniel Martz, secretary
and Mr. Scott Carter, treasurer.
! 1t is thought the contention over the
| postmastership at Westminster will be settled
| by the appointment of Col. Samuel K. Herr to
that position. He says if he accepts the place
he will take it entirely out Of politics. Col.
/ Herr is a veteran of the Civil War.
Mr.. Jacob L. Fowble's big sale on the
| Miss Mary B. Price farm, near C0ckeysvllle
| will take place on Tuesday next, March 18th
| This will be an out and out sale as Mr.. Fowble
intends to give up farming and devote his en-
tire attention to bis other business.
1.-THE Northern Central Railway was wrecked on
Il Monday morning last by broken rail short
distance south of Phoenix. Three passenger
coaches were derailed, but no one was injured.
4 Traffic was not much interfered with.
- Complaints of bad roads are heard on
nearly every hand, and this is always the case
when spring is approaching. Conditions will
Inot improve until the era of hard roads arrives,
\ and this can never be unless the people gener-
ally agree to have their taxes increased.
THE sale Of Mr.. William Pibber, near
Knoebel 10th district, which was Withdrawn
| last week, is readvertised in this issue OF The
UNION and will positively take place on Wed.
nesday next, March 18th. Mr.. Pibber has sold
his farm and will remove from the State.
- meeting was held by the Mems Guild.
of Mt. Washington, on Thursday night, in the
interest of the jamestown Exposition. Mr..
John s. Ensor, president of the Guild. presided,
and earnest addresses were made by Messrs. j.
Harry Trego and Henry L. Baker, OF Balti-
more.
AT the morning service Trinity Church,
Towson, last Sunday, previously announced
collection was taken for the famine sufferers
in China and ubstantial sum was contributed.
1t was stated that one dollar would sustain
family of five one week in that terribly stricken
country.
- Elisha T. Parks, who, on the LIST of April
next, was to succeed A. w. Ensor as superin-
tendent of the county ams-house. has declined
|fthat Office. Mr.. Ensor has resigned. The
l County Commissioners on Wednesday appoin-
ted John p Chilcoat, of the Sth district, as his
successor.
- Mr. Joseph Phipps. who lately removed
from Baltimore county to Springfield. Prince
Georges county, continues to breed chickens,
and an advertisement from him will be found
in THE UNION today. Mr.. Phipps is one of
the most thoroughly posted poultry fanciers
in Maryland.
> The UNION returns thanks to Mr.. Charles
H. Mann, of the Press Gallery. House of Rep
resentatives, Washington, for copy of the
Especial Message of the President of the United
States Concerning The Panama Canal" 1t is
handsomely printed book of SO pages ,profuse-
~ illustrated
Falls Circuit was held at Orem's Church last
Monday, With Presiding Elder Mcdowell in
the chair. The Ladies' Aid Society served din
ner after the morning service. The affairs OF
the circuit we're reported to be in very salts
factory condition.
.-Mr. John W. Fl Gerger. a former cashier,
who was charged with embezzling about "a, 900
from the Canton National Bank, waived
hearing before the U. s Commissioner and
was held for court in the sum of So 900. Some
of Mr. Geiger's friends say they do not think
he is guilty of any crime.
n "a mortgage for S2500000 has been left
for record in the County Clerks Office at Tow
Ison from the Baltimore Terminal Company to
| the Citizens Savings and Trust Company OF
Cleveland, D. The money will be used in the
construction of the Baltimore, Washington and
Annapolis Electric Railway.
-Govanstown Y. M. G. A., at its meeting
, last Saturday night, elected the following di.
rectors Fl. d. Pullman, G. A. Heinecke,
rett, Harry E. German, William s. Norris, ].
NJ. Bellany, o. T. Sewel, A. F. Black, G. G.
Foreman and Fl. B. Parsons.
"A public sale of all the valuable stock,
implements, ETC., on the Nordley Farm of Mr..
T. Dudley Riggs, in Green Spring Valley. VIII
conducted by Messrs Pattison d Gahan. The
farm has been sold and Mr. Riggs will vacate
it Immediately after the sale.
The Baltimore City Park Board at its
meeting on Tuesday night, by vote Of two to
one 1.-TWO members being absent) refused to
transfer Superintendent N. V Fitton from
Patterson Park back to Clifton Park. Thou
sands of people in Northeast Baltimore petit
toned the Board to make the transfer
NEARLY all the property owners in Mt.
Washington have petitioned the County Com
missioners for an extra levy of 20 cents on the
500 of assessable property in that village, the
money to be expended on the roads and side
walks of that place. The levy is provided by
IAN act of the Legislature passed in 1892.
1.-The property known as Guilford, located
on the York road, partly in the city and partly
in the county, and belonging to the estate OF
the late A. s. Abel, was sold this week to
syndicate for 81, 100000 1t contains 296 acres,
and the average per acre is about $500. 1t is
said the property will be developed at once.
MIR. J. Milton Frantz, who died in Los
Angeles, Cal, lately, was son of the late
Henry Frantz, who was once well known
resident of the I'd district of Baltimore county.
He was IS years of age and for many years had
been in the service ofthe U. s Weather Bureau.
Mr.. Frantz is survived by widow and one son.
AT the regular meeting of the Towson
improvement Association on Wednesday night
the water question again came up for discus
sion and the general sentiment was against
the introduction of Patapsco river water into
this section of Baltimore county. The COM
mittees on car service, gas, etc., made favora-
Bile reports.
THE Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Club
met last Saturday at the home of Mr.. Upton II.
Tarbert, at Glencoe, with Mr. VIM d. Curry
as foreman. The principal subject discussed
was: what have | learned from my expert
ence with the COW" Mr.. Tarbert and his
brother, Mr. John M. Tarbert are regarded as
excellent farmers.
> The Mems Club of Trinity p E. Church,
Towson and vicinity, will hold its next meet
ing in the chapel Friday, March 10Th. at P NJ.
The club will listen to an address by Mr.; Albert
s. J. Owens, States Attorney for Baltimore
city. All males over 16 years of age are cor
daily invited to be present. Light refresh
ments will be served.
The Highways Commission on Thurs
day appointed E N. Thomey, road supervisor
for the LIST district, to succeed James f. Migan,
resigned. Messrs. Mann and Slade voted for
Mr.. Thomey, while Mr.. Yellott voted for Louis
Rest There was some contention over the ap.
pointment Mr.. Yeilott saying that his wish
was to take the LIST district roads out of politics.
>Co1 D. &. Mcintosh, attorney for the
Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad. has filed
motion for a new trial in the case of George
A. Murray, of Towson, against that company.
He also announced that the case will be taken
to the Court of Appeals. 1t will be rem EN-
bered that last week Murray got verdict for
$500 against the company for personal in
juries.
Commissioner Yellott on the Water
Question.-County Commissioner Yellott ex-
pressed himself as being much pleased because
the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of
Judge Duncan in the matter of the Baltimore
County Water and Electric Company against
the Highways Commission. st is not because
am antagonistic to the company" be said,
"but because of its action in trying to over
ride the authority of the County Commission
ers over the public highways of the county.
The Board was perfectly willing to grant it the
right to lay its pipes along Belvidere avenue.
but it was the water company's arbitrary
manner in attempting to force themselves into
Mount Washington against the protest of SO
per cent. of the residents and taxpayers that
caused us to take the action we did,"
Asked as to his views on the policy of the
water company now, in. view of the decision.
Mr.. Yelott said he thought it would make
application to extend pipes along Belvidere
avenue, for which right it would have to pay.
II would not object to granting it the right
over this avenue he said, land would not