The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-10-12


! Company for the quarter ended September
Both were 81, 1885, 428 or 1885,. 446 greater than
for the corresponding quarter of last year. The
gross earnings for the nine months to Septem-
Der Both were S., 260, 059.
MIR. George H. Wesley, a truck farmer
on the Old Hartford road, exhibited at The
| UNION Office on Wednesday sundower that
measured 40 inches in circumference and IL
inches across. The stalk upon which it grew
was nearly ten feet high.
-The fine new Hotel st. Mary's, built at
Leonardtown. Nd, by Mr.. w. Bernard Duke.
of Baltimore county, was formally opened
with a grand ball on Wednesday night: 1t
was big society event and was attended by a
very large crowd of people.
- Hannah More Academy, near Reisters-
| town, opened for the fall term with more than
100 students. There are also large number
of day pupils. Since the school was closed
early the past summer about $40,0 900 has been
| expended in improvements.
"A few days ago Baltimore man was
sent to the penitentiary for fifteen months for
marrying woman when he already had an
other spouse living. He has one consolation.
no doubt There won't be any henpecking in
that family for at least year.
-Mrs. Thomas Peerce, of Springfield Farm,
Dulany's Valley, who is running dairy of 20
cows. lately purchased a flock of 100 fine sheep,
mostly Shropshires, and expects to 60 largely
into sheep-raising. Her farm is we'll adapted
for this branch of the business.
Baltimore county November LIST and closes De-
cember 25th. Shooting is prohibited on cleo
ton day and on holidays. The deputy game
wardens-and there are plenty of them to do
it-should see that the law is enforced.
1.-THE decorations in Baltimore for Old
Home Week are elaborate and beautiful and
will no doubt surprise many people who come
to the celebration. The electrical displays at
night will be especially fine and will transform
sections of the city into veritabe fairy land.
L. L. Al Ia - T.~kl,
vile are about to solve the water problem in
the most practical manner possible. They
have organized a company of their own and
supply of pure spring water will be furnish ed
to the residents of the village and surrounding
country.
"a man who drove over the Joppa road,
east of Towson, few days ago for the first
time in year or more, says the road has
simply gone to rack and ruin. This is unfor-
tunate, to say the least. 1t has not been SO
long ago that it was one of the best roads in
the county.
John J. Griffin. aged "a years, arrested
last month for embezzling 50, $50 from Cations
vile National Bank, in which he had been
employed, plead guilty and was sentenced to
fast living. Griffin has mother and sisters
whose only support he was.
-->Chaprnan Elliott, the young negro that
made such brutal assault last June on Mr..
levin Ensor. of the 4th district, by shooting
QlM VIII gun anu tucD uldu6 us cSCdp6, WAS
arrested at Butler on Monday by Constable
Hoffman and is now in Jail at Towson. He
has been indicted by the grand jury.
THE large meteor that passed over Tow
son little before 10 o'clock on Saturday night
last was seen by many people. 1t appeared to
be going in a northwesterly direction and it is
said to have fallen to the earth near Jockeys
vile. 1t made most peculiar and weird light,
different from any other illumination.
THE beauties of the autumn landscape
are unsurpassed by the artists BRUSH but un-
fortunately they are of short duration. The
icy hand of Jack Frost soon causes the rich and
varied hues to fade and become colorless and
then the glories of the autumnal season are q
thing of the past for another twelve-month.
- This should prove warning to other
John s. Hughes, of Roland Park, died on
Wednesday night from burns received few
hours before, her clothing having taken fire
from leaves that she and some companions
were burning while playing near her home.
There is one mighty good reason why
Judge Crothers should not be elected Governor
of Maryland. He's a bachelor and a man
without wife should be barred out of the
Executive Mansion in Annapolis. To let him
in would be setting bad example to others of
his class. 1t would look like putting pre-
MUM on them.
"A very considerable sum of money has
been raised-mostly through the efforts of the
ladies of the cOngregation-fOr the erection of q
new Methodist Protestant Church in the north
western section of Towson, to take the place of
old EPSON Church. An eligible lot has been
secured and paid for and it is proposed to erect
a church and parsonage on it.
THE coroners jury that sat in the case of
Mr.. John @. Hutchinson, of Philadelphia, who
was killedin the automobile accident on Merry
mans lane while riding with Mr.. Frank x.
Hooper, rendered verdict holding Baltimore
city responsible for his death because of the
dangerous condition of the road. A heavy
damage suit will no doubt be the result.
THE election will take place three weeks
from next Tuesday and the ticket to be voted
will be the largest ever seen in this county. 1t
will contain three full sets of candidates-Re-
publican, Democratic and Prohibition-each
one having % names, or in all &c. It would
not be surprising if large number of ballots
are improperly marked because of this great
array of names.
- MacHenry Jordon, who was for many
years resident of the old 18th district of Bal
timore county, near Rossville, now temporari-
ly living at Fallston, Hartford county, became
a subscriber to THE UNION on Tuesday. He is
still a taxpayer in this county, owning real
make his home here. He is widower and
has no children.
1.-THE young men of Hamilton Presby-
terrain Church have been organized into
league by the pastor, Rev. L. s. Reichard.
Sunday next will be "Home-C Coming" day at
bDc CuuICu anu Luo pdcbOl Will pIcdCu Ill dp-
propriate sermon. The Baltimore Suburban
Christian Endeavor Union will meet in this
church on Tuesday, October 10Th, when the
quarterly rally will be held.
-One of the biggest fake stories of the
season was published in the Baltimore San of
Tuesday relating to an alleged attack of three
negroes on a man named Walter s. Hull, on
the Hillen road, on Sunday night, and the
carrying off of white child by the negroes.
The whole story was a tissue of lies and why
any newspaper should have been so easily
gulled by It is incomprehensible.
- Library Hall at Gainesville, was crowded
on Thursday night with Republicans and
Democrats to listen to speeches by Attorney
General Bonaparte, Mr.. George r. Gather,
Mr.. Hammond Urner, Mr.. Thomas Parran and
Mr.. John G. Rose. 1t was lively meeting
and Mr.. Bonaparte devoted nearly his entire
speech to the present election law, as did also
Mr.. Urner. This was the first Republican
meeting held in this county during the pres
ent campaign.