The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-16

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beaten when it comes to spread Of this kind
- Llewellyn L. Parker, son Of Mr.. Malcolm
Parker, of Glencoe, N. G. r. R., had both bones
Elof his right arm broken and sustained other
\ injuries while coasting few days ago. Dr. a;
A r. Mitchell and DIR. Shermantine ATTENDED
A him.
"a tract of $50 acres of lard in the 18th
district belonging to Mr.. Walter r. Townsend
and the estate of the late Milton W. Ohutt mas
been conveyed to the Owners Realty Company
Of Baltimore, the consideration having been
| $16,75O.
1.-The Supreme Council of the Catholic
Benevolent Legion will hold its annual meet
| ing in Baltimore. commencing May 18th. ibis
| order has over 30, 900 members IN twenty-s1X
states and territories. Maryland has large
number.
The manual training department of the
public school at Sparrow's Point is now en-.
| gagged in making the chairs to be used in the
Maryland Building at the jamestown EXPOSE
'tion. They will be built of fine white oak in
Colonial style.
The Y. M. G. A. of Govanstown has
elected Mr.. II. D. Pullman, president; Mr.
| Thomas Hicks, vice president Mr.. q. +. a.
Heinecke, recording secretary Mr.. ID. y
| Wright, general secretary, and Mr. William D.
| Norris, treasurer.
- More new sales of personal property are
advertised in this weeks issue. There has
| been an uncommonly large run of these in the
last two weeks. The public generally fully
appreciates the merits of The UNION as an adj
vertising medium.
- There IS talk of Incorporating the Tow
son improvement Association and President
James J. Lindsay has appointed committee,
composed of Messrs T. Scott Ofutt, Dixon q.
Walker and Louis Hergerather, Jr., to consider
the feasibility Of doing SO.
->Sergt. Michael ]. Carney, of the Balti-
more police force, who died at bis home in the
city on Monday, aged AZ years. was native of
Texas, Baltimore county. He had been on the
force since he was 81 years of age. A widow
and six children survive him.
"a heavy thunder storm on Tuesday night,
with brilliant lightning, was another one of
the vagaries of the present March weather.
Thunder and lightning while the earth Is COW
B cred with heavy coating of snow is something
Sunusual, even for this climate.
THE j. G. Hollingsworth Wheel Com
pany, of Wheel, Hartford county, whose plant
is now being removed to Hagerstown, will
have an extensive public sale at the first named
place, on Wednesday, March 9th. See an
nouncement in TIE UNION today.
The union Lenten services at the Towson
Guild House next week will be as follows,
commencing each evening at 8 O'Clock: Mon
day, Rev. Fred. G Klein; Tuesday, Rev. Leon
ard B. Smith Thursday, Rev. Geo. w. Hada.
way Friday, Rev. John Fl. Holmes
Mrs Catharine NJ. Westrich. aged 81
wears, was found dead at the home of her son,
Mr.. Francis A. Westrich, in West Arlington,
in the 9Th district. A coroner's jury rendered
a verdict of death from paralytic stroke.
MIR. @. G Schuster, who some time ago
purchased several acres of land from Messrs.
BosIey and Peasants, in the western suburbs
of Towson, will erect house and other build
ings thereon this spring. The contract for the
work has been awarded to Mr.. VIM. K. Burns.
-Since the last issue of this paper Towson
has lost by death one of its most highly re.
spected residents-Miss Sarah Stevenson, aged
90 years. Her sister, Miss Susannah Steven
son, who is the last surviving member of the
family, is 80 years of age and still enjoys good
health.
- Towson's Volunteer Fire Company has
Ibeen reorganized and it is the intention of
those at its head to put it on better basis.
Another meeting will be held on Tuesday
evening" March Goth, and it is hoped the citi-
zens generally will show their interest by turn
ing out
- It's good time now to begin cleaning up
about your premises in order to get rid of the
rubbish accumulations of the winter. Neat
and Clearly surroundings are always condu-
Give to health and pleasure. Don't forget that
whitewash is an inexpensive article that can
do lots of good in many ways.
/ THE members of the gas committee ap-
pointed by President Lindsay, of the Towson
Improvement Association, are much encour.
aged at the prospect of having the Consolidated
Gas Company extend its main from Govans-
town to Towson. The company is now seri-
Dusty considering the proposition.
ing discussed the question whether or not the
County Commissioners should levy an addi-
tional tax of 10 cents for road purposes. The
decision of the judges was in favor of the mega
tive side-and this is about the way it always
goes when you talk about more money for
roads.
1.-The dedication of the new Methodist
Protestant Church at Lauraville, Hartford road,
which was to have taken place last Sunday,
was postponed on account of the weather until
Sunday, April 18th. Services were held through
out the day, however. Rev. DR.. W. H. Ora
ham, of Easton preached an impressive SER
mon in the afternoon.
->Govanstown Y. NJ. c. A. few nights
ago debated the question: Resolved, that
whether Japanese children can attend the
public schools of California. Affirmative
Messrs. G. G. Foreman, Robert Hockaday and
Madison E. Lloyd; negative-Messrs. Arthur
Herzog and Michael p. Kehoe. The former
won.
- Baltimore county farmers who contem-
plate spraying their fruit trees this spring
should address Prof. Thomas B. Symons, State
Entomologist, College Park, Md, who will
gladly give all the information necessary free
Of charge. Don't fail to write 70 nIm NOW.
are dormant and the present is an excellent
time.
THE public sale of MIR. Jacob L. Fowble,
on the Miss Mary B. Price farm, near Jockeys
vile, on Tuesday last, was one of the most
successful ever seen in Baltimore county and
amounted to over $500. Corn brought 81
per barrel. Sade & Risteau we're the auction
GERS. Mr. Fowble has given up farming and
will hereafter devote his entire attention to his
other business
1.-THE damage case of Mrs. Mary E. Mace.
of Highlandtown, against the Highways Com
mission, which occupied the attention of the
Circuit Court several days this week, ended on
Thursday in disagreement OF the jury. Col.
D. G. Mcintosh and Mr.. David q. Mcintosh,
Jr were attorneys for Mrs Mace, and Messrs.
Osborne l. Yellott and Elmer R. Halle repre-
serted the Commission.
- Mr.. VIM. Stouffer manager of Halten
Farms, in the 9Th district, is now milking rs
cows that are averaging little over two gal.
Ions per day. He has over 100 Jerseys and
grade COWS in his herd and they are all care
fully groomed daily, while the stables are
scrupulously clean and we'll ventilated. To an
admirer- of such conditions a visit to Hate
Farms will prove genuine treat
"a man named Frederick Gunsel was
committed to Jail few days ago by Justice
Herbert upon the charge of disorderly conduct
on a York road car. Warden Price found on
the man a roll of notes that amounted to 1928.
On Monday Mr.. E. w. Herman, attorney for
Mr.. Joseph T. Robinson, put in claim for the
money, Mr.. Robinson asserting that Gunsel,
who had the cash concealed on him, owed
him 1925.
This Time the Women Score Big Vic
tory.-Nearly four hundred persons attended
the meeting of the Sweet Air Lyceum last
Saturday night, the hall being too small to &C
commodate the throng. The debate was that
women are intellectually superior to men, and
the geniler sex won-four to one. Messrs.
John T. Bishop and w. Harrison Curtis argued
for the affirmative, and Prof. j. Herbert Owens
and Mr.. Elmer w. Price for the negative.
The Judges were Mrs. ID. Clinton Marshall and
Messrs. James P. Carroll, Thomas ]. Jessop,
Eugene Pocock and George Treut
Mr.. Bishop, a bachelor, trained nurse, small
in stature, with dark mustache and perfect
diction, started the debate by saying it was
very embarrassing to be called on to take the
affirmative when his sympathies were with the
other side. He admitted women were two