The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-08

timore County Orphans Court where
In the publication of Notices to Credi-
tors and other advertising is necessary,
are requested to leave positive orders
with the Court when they wish such
advertising to appear in THE BALTI
MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
- NOn.paTtisan taxpayers convention Feb
ruary 18th. Don't overlook it.
- Easter Sunday falls this year on the 18th
of April-about three weeks later than last
eMr. g. w. t. Akehurst of White Marsh.
Baltimore county, has obtained patent for
vehicle wheels
- Washingtons Birthday, which falls this
year on Saturday. February 3d. is legal holt
day in Maryland.
- Don't forget the birds when the earth IS
covered with snow. They may suffer from
hunger II they are not fed
1.-The Towson Guild House has been tenn
porariy closed. Mr.. s Clark having retired
from the management OF 1t
- person who thinks be knows says to
keep the windows free from frost rub the glass
with sponge dipped in alcohol.
- Que year from last Tuesday new PTesi-
dent will be inaugurated at Washington. Can
you guess who he'll be? If you can your for
tunes made.
- Bad boy "Doggone it all / We gotter
20 to school an extry day this month"; Nit"
said bis companion. Five of them February
days is Saturdays"
->At meeting Of the county sanitary
board held in Towson on Wednesday, DR.. j
W. Harrison, of the 18th district, was chosen
temporary president
- While at play a few days ago Walter
Bayne son OF Mr.. Samuel ]. Bayne. of Provi-
dence, had his left arm broken. DR.. Harry s.
Jarrett attended him.
MT. Z. Scout Carswell ectured before the
Neghborhood Improvement Club OF Govans-
town Tuesday afternoon on bis travels through
India, Palestine and Egypt.
- We don't hear much just now from the
man who said all the ''signs" pointed to mild
winter The month of February has been Civ
ing it to us good and strong
- The troublesome grip seems to have sub
sided somewhat but the physicians continue
busy. They have been worked to the limit ID
the last two or three months.
Rs as fs 81 me 'ss ana
broke her left leg between the knee and ankle.
Or. II. M. Sade attended her.
EST. Valentines Day falls this year on
Friday, February 14th. A new post card.
suitable for the purpose, will largely supercede
the old time valentines this year.
- Only one motorcar was seen IN Iowson
dition of the roads made it neither safe nor
pleasant to travel in these machines.
- We think we have heen experiencing
pretty cold weather here lately, but up in
Northern New York State thermometers have
been registering from 80 to As below zero.
"a two year old child of Mr.. Daniel Fee
new. of Texas, N. G. r. R died few days ago
from scalds from pot OF boiling co1ee that
was upset upon it about two weeks before.
Whenever there is farmers gathering
- ind in nmeon bUsinQea Is good in HE
UNION Office We had many callers this week
and they were all of the substantial kind.
Those who enjoy ice skating have had
fine time of it in the last ten days. thousands
have INDUCED in the sport in Druid Hill Park
where the ice was in unusually fine condition.
- The members of Hereford Lodge of Odd
Fellows will hold their annual oy ster supper
and festival in their hail. on the evenings OF
February 14th and 10th. Everybody will be
welcome.
sTHE UEIoN's supply of calendars for 1908
has been exhausted. They have been widely
distributed throughout this county and not
few of them have wandered into other counties
and states.
The citizens of Mt Washington have de-
termined to organize parents league in order
to secure better school facilities for the town
The present accommodations are said to be en-
tirely inadequate.
- Next summers mint juIep is safe. Jack
Frost attended to that little matter early this
week. But then if the local option fellows
should win the man who likes his julep won't
know where he's at.
THE @. u P Telephone Company has
awallowed M the MARYLAND Telephone Com
pany, but each is still being run separately so
far as the service is concerned. Perhaps this
will be changed later.
-No complaint about an ice crop now.
Within the last ten days thousands OF tons
have been harvested in Baltimore county and
it was of excellent quality ranging in thick
ness from to inches.
-sThe snow that began falling here on
Wednesday afternoon proved to be the heaviest
OF the winter. 1t was fully inches deep and
in places drifted badly. There was decided
rise in temperature during the night.
- One man has asked us If we have heard
how thick the ice was the last freeze on that
Green Spring Valley pond. While we can
safely say il must have been very thick we
don't think it was frozen to the bottom.
Three farmers institutes will be held in
Baltimore county this week-Thursday and
Friday in the Court House at Towson, aud
Saturday at Grange, Patapsco Neck. Fhe SEES
sions will continue from 10 NJ. to P NJ.
-e.Roads Engineer Shirley has submitted
bis report to the Highways Commission for
the year ended December 31st 1907. An 40
stract of it. as required By law is published IN
the advertising columns of The UNION today.
Mr. NJ A. Shanahan is now advertising
an extensive sale of personal property in THE
UNION He is engaged in the timber business
and will hereafter have his hauling done by
contract For particulars see advertisement
"A recent want "ad' in IHE UNION
brought about twenty replies, while others we
hear Of bringing from five to dozen. Ii an
sad'' in the columns OF this paper fails to bring
an answer it would be something very unusual.
- An authority says that every week day
100000 copies OF newspapers are issued IN
this country. while the copies issued on each
Sunday number IL. 500, 600. This shows wheth.
er or not the Americans are reading people,.
"A thief got into the saloon of Mr. Frank
Fitzpatrick, on West Chesapeake avenue, Tow
son, on Sunday night last and got small
amount of cash and some other articles. No
arrests, of course. It's dead easy" to steal in
Towson.
- Don't fail to communicate with Prof.
Symons. State Entomologist. College Park,
Nd, if you have fruit trees with San Jose scale
and other pests. These can be gotten rid OF
very easily and at small cost if you go about it
the right way.
The ladies of the Church of the Immacu-
late, Towson, are arranging for an oyster sup
per to be held in the Parish Hall, February
18th, 18th and 10th. Luncheon will also be
served from IL to g. Proceeds for the benefit
The Ladies' Home Interest Club of the
9Th district held its regular meeting on wed
willie Matthews. with Mrs. Daniel s. Pearce IN
the chair Matters concerning domestic duties
were discussed.
- There is talk of increasing Baltimore
county's representation in the Legislature ron
Ito 1.-TWO Senators and twelve members Of
the House In view of the fact that the county
has population of nearly 10000 this increase
would seem no more than just
~ Some of Baltimore county's prosperou:
building and loan associations are ''loaded up
with money and can find no investments FOL
it. In order to pay dividends to the STOCK
holders the surplus cash must be kept moving
and sometimes this is difficult to DO.