The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-05-16

advertising to appear In IHE BALTI-
MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
- Many ladies are in the rush to pay their
taxes in order to secure the May discount.
"A meeting of the School Board will be
held at Towson on Monday next, May 18th.
The May term of the Circuit Court will
begin next Monday. tits usually ashort term.
THE annual all day meeting at Black
Rock Baptist Church will be held on Sunday,
May oath.
- The circulation of the Second National
Bank of Towson has been increased to fifty
thousand dollars.
The contract has been let for the rebuild
ing of the Gainesville Country Club. 1t will
be frame structure.
- According to the almanac summer does
not begin until the 2lst of June-one month
from next Thursday.
- Bishop Paret confirmed a class of about
thirty persons at st. David's Church, Roland
Park, on Wednesday, at 8 p NJ.
THE Towson National Bank has declared
semi annual dividend of 5 per cent, which is
equal to 10 per cent. per anDum.
- The 'canaries' are still coming in, scarce
y day passing without response from some
Of them. This is very encouraging.
"A young son of Mr.. Thomas E. Gill, a
farmer near Mantua Mills, was thrown from
colt few days ago aud painfully hurt.
- The tax rate in Hartford county this year
has been fixed at 100 cents on the 500 The
taxable basis of the county is $15, $40, 876.
- Mrs. Julia v. Shugars has sold 3l4 acres
o. land on the ReisterstOwn road, 4th district,
to Mr. George A. Henry, upon private terms.
- wealthy resident of Baltimore county
is said to be S1S, 0OU ahead of the game on
account of the spring race meeting at Pimlico.
IA couple from Washington came to Tow
son on Saturday last and were married by Rev.
Thomas E. Copes, pastor of the NJ 3. Church.
- There will be preaching at Pine Grove
Church, Old Hartford road, on Sunday, May
18th, at 8 30 P. M; Sunday school at 80 P. NJ.
- The sodawater man and the iceman
wore smiling faces this week. Their harvest
has begun and there's somethin' doin' every
minute.
->The Grand Army Posts are arranging
their program for Decoration Day, which oc-
ours Saturday, May Both. 1t is legal holiday
in Maryland.
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Mo0d1y was native of CatonsviHe, Balti-
more county.
IA Good Roads League has been organ.
lied at White Hail. N. G. r R., with Mr..
Samuel w. Black, president, and Mr. John F.
Wiley secretary.
THE May meeting of the Junior Gun
powder Agricultural Club will be held today
saturday at the farm of Mr.. George E. Shell
lev, on My Lady's Manor.
- The sdrys'' got black eye in the Prince
Georges county election on Tuesday. But
many white voters stayed away from the polls,
for what reason is not stated.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Epworth NJ.
E. Church will hold strawberry festival IN
the church grove at Cockeysville, on Friday
and Saturday, May I'D and 23d.
- Mrs. Abbitt, mother of Rev. b. b. Alb
bitt pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, TOwsOn,
died at here home at Oakville. Va, few days
ago. Her son was with her at the end.
- The Annual Conference Of A. U. Nj. +.
Church has been in session this week in st.
James Church, Towson. Several ministers
from distance have been in attendance.
- Pierce Butler, aged 10 years, son OF Mr..
William Butler, of Glencoe while playing in
CarrolPs mill last Sunday, fell and fractured
his skull. Dr. Shermentine attended him.
-"Moonlight," Mrs G. Snyders favorite
driving horse, died at her country home, near
Towson, last Sunday, despite the efforts of two
expert vets. Cholic was too much for him.
IA festival will be held on the evenings
of May 21st and 22d, at School No. A, 9Th dis
trict, on the Falls road, about two miles from
Shawan, for the benefit of the school library.
- Garden Lodge, l. o. o. F., of Garden.
Vile, on Wednesday night initiated ten new
members and for the first time used the new
paraphernals of the degree team. Its cost was
81, 400.
- Hackett's Cape Cure-said to be an in.
being advertised in THE UNION. 1t is for sale
by many of the leading business men of the
Messrs. Alfred ]. Carr and Charles R
Frankenberry are named among the incor
porators of the Menlo Park Land Company
that has just been started with capital stock
of $75, 600.
Work on the new Methodist Protestant
Church on West Allegany avenue, Towson, is
progressing rapidly and the building will soon
be under roof. Mr. Henry a. Maggie is the
contractor.
IA well known and popular bachelor was
seen carrying woman's hatbox of large
dimensions about Towson on Thursday morn
ing. Some thought it rather suspicious cir
cumstance.
The G. A. P. Sunday school of Rosedale
Philadelphia road, gave very enjoyable May
ball few nights ago in Heinbuck's Red White
and Blue Hall. which was attended by about
$50 persons.
- The Belair hardware firm of Hanway &
Barnes has made an assignment for the bene
fit of creditors. The receiver, Mr.. Jacob A
Dozen, who bonded in $4,000, will continu
the business. &E.sss.ii "A $3.50
MIR. William H. Emory, well known
young architect, was seriously injured In
runaway accident on Park Heights avenu
last Sunday: His horse became frightened a
an automobile.
->The annual association of the Primitive
Baptist Church will be held at the Bricl
Church, in Hartford county, May 10th, 2ls
and 22d. Mr.. Milton Dance, of Dulany's Val
ley, is secretary.
- Over 300 yearly liquor licenses have beef
issued at the County Clerks Office and they ar
still being taken out. Up to this time tn
receipts from this source have been in tn
neighborhood of S125,0OO.
"a number of strangers from other state
attended service at Towson NJ. E. Church las
Sunday They are in Baltimore at the Genera
Conference and some were attracted to agai
hear former pastors preach.
1.-THE BLACK Hand" got black eye il
Baltimore on Tuesday when Lanasa, the con
victed conspirator, got ten years in Jail. Ths
sentence will teach these men lesson tbs
they will be likely to remember.
->If Wednesday, May 9th, had been da.
like Wednesday, May 18th, Towson woul
have seen the biggest crowd of strangers
ever had the pleasure of entertaining. But
will have another chance next year.
The cornerstone for the Episcop'
Chapel at Belgravia, on the Belair road. wa
laid at O'Clock on Friday afternoon by Rev
Hobart Smith, archdeacon of Towson. Oth'
ministers participated in the service.
THE annual meeting of the Baltimol
County Medical Association will be held at tt
Guild House, Towson, on Thursday, May 2ls
when the president, Benjamin Whitley, M. ID
will deliver his annual address at P. NJ.
Judge Frank |. Duncan and Messr
Charles E. Fendall, Samuel Ceilings, VIM.
Cole and Frank 1. Wheeler have been name
as the visiting and relief committee of Towsc
Lodge of Elks by Exalted Ruler Perkins. a..
> Edward Miller, the boy who some tin
ago Jumped from the lookup in the Cou
House and escaped, was recaptured and I
turned to Jail here on Monday. He said
had been in New Orleans since his escape.
-The automobile committee of the To-
son Improvement Association has not y
caused an arrest for the fast driving OF ca
through the streets How they are to get Il
numbers of the speed violators we fail to see.