The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-03-14

- soon the festive strawberry will begin to
do its part towards helping up church funds of
various kinds
- More new sales of personal property are
being advertised in TIE UNION today. Don't
fail to scan them.
- A daughter Of Mr. Harry c. Brown, of
Catonsvile died on Tuesday from diphtheria.
She was IL years Of age
- Wednesday, March 25th, will be Mary
land Day and there will be a general obser-
vance OF it by the public schools.
- Thermometers in Towson at P NJ. on
Thursday registered 20 degrees, which was do
ing pretty we'll for the 18th of March.
- The grand jury paid visit of inspection
to the county aims house on Thursday and
found the Institution in excellent condition.
- Mr.. N. 9osley Merryman, County Treas
urer, has appointed Mr. Sherman l.. Kurtz, of
the 9Th district an additional clerk in his office
- The graduating class of the public school
at Hamilton Hartford road went to Annapolis
on Thursday and paid its respects to the Gov
enor.
- Delegate Little introduced in the Legis
lature on Tuesday bill appropriating 625, 600
for the Maryland School for Boys, near Loeb
Raven.
dephia road, this week exhibited goose egg
that weighed little over a pound 1t was At
inches long.
- Mr.. Ernest NJ. Pooleand Mr.. John Myers
gave an interesting illustrated lecture on Africa
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C0ekeysville. r-s~--s.s- So -at..
I'VE enjoyed some real spring weather
this week, with the birds singing merrily-an
ever welcome sound and an unfailing harbin-
ger Of spring.
- Messrs John Arthur & Son. the widely
known Fork firm. has spring announcement
on the fourth page of THE UNION today Don't
fail to read it.
>In the Maryland Senate on Thursday
H. n or
vides for the codifcation of all the local laws of
Baltimore county.
- Mr.. J. A. Morrison. of Long Green Val
lev, had haIfbred stallion colt in Towson on
Tuesday that attracted good deal OF attention.
He calls him Admiral Togo.
-$T THE UNIONS 'canaries" got back at
lively rate on Tuesday, due to the fact that
many of those driving to Mr.. K. w. Riders
sale stopped here to square up.
"a gentleman advertised bull for sale in
last weeks issue of THE UNION and be sold the
animal before the paper was issued. He thinks
that beats all advertising records
- Horace Gould has been appointed BY the
County Commissioners member of the Airing
ton fire department to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Capt. John Criswell.
Mr.. Paul R. Buchwald, well known
business man of Lauravllle, has something
valuable to show in the way of fire protection
and it must be seen to be appreciated.
->Several robberies have lately been com
mltte0 IN the QelBQDOIuOOu VI OdtOuoNh1c auO
the residents are not very comfortable because
of them. No arrests have been made
Zone r. + d. route in Hartford county
has been abandoned and the Star route re-
established because the people were much bet
ter satisfied with the service of the latter
- Mrs. Arabella Campbell, who was native
Of Baltimore county, died at Wrightsville, Pa,
on Monday last, at the age OF Ill years. She
had been resident of that place sixty years.
- Mr.. Frank Jackson, who for years con-
Quoted grocery store on the Shell road, near
Sixteenth street, died very suddenly on the 9th
instant He leaves widow and five children.
THE busy season for farmers is now at
hand and all they ask is that the weather man
treat them right. Any other drawbacks they
are always able to surmount, and all depends
on the weather.
If idle men about Baltimore really want
work they can find plenty of it to do in the
country just now on the farms A man who
would rather loaf than work on farm is no
good any where.
Dir. E. Hall Richardson, a prominent
physician of Belair died on the 7th instant
after ten days illness from pneumonia, aged
40 years He was unmarried and is survived
by one brother and sister.
We wish the Solons at Annapolis could
be hauled over some Baltimore county roads
Just now. When they got back to the Ancient
City they'd be ready to pass almost any kind
OF an old bill and do it quick
>How is the bill providing for the enlarge
ment of the Towson Court House coming
along? Wehaven't heard anything ofitlately.
This is a matter of too much Importance TO
permit it to sleep indefinitely.
>Mr. George E. Loos Of Hehbville, I'd
district, who was run over by wagon in Bal
timore, on Monday last died the next day at
the Homeopathic Hospital. He is survived
by q widow and three children.
->At the meeting of the Methodist Protes-
tant preachers in Baltimore on Monday Rev.
Herbert F Wright of Towson, announced
that his congregation would soon build stone
church here to cost about $1,000.
>Mr Lee Disharoon, an attendant at the
Maryland Hospital for the Insane, died on
Saturday last from fractured skull, the result
Of fall down the stairway at his home two
days before. He leaves family.
->Mr. Thomas " Richardson has let the
contract for the erection OF large barn on his
dairy farm near Phoenix to replace the one de-
stroyed by fire last summer. Messrs. EDsor
Brown & Sons will be the builders.
THE spring meeting of the Maryland
Jockey Club will begin at Pimlico track, We'd
nesday, April 22d and continue sixteen days.
ending Saturday, May 9th. This will be the
longest meeting ever held at Pimlico.
@St. Johns Lutheran Church. Parkville,
having been thoroughly renovated and much
improved, will be reopened for service Sunday,
March 18th. A general invitation is extended.
Rev A. Ernst is pastor of the church.
Now is good time to clean up about
YOUR premises and get rid of the accumulated
rubbish of the winter-if there be any. A
clean town attracts the eye of the passerby
and is conducive to health and comfort.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Perry Hal
ME-. Church will hold an oyster supper in the
vacant house of Mr.. Benjamin Huber, on
Thursday, March 10Th. If stormy the mex
clear night. Every body will be welcome.
- The Ladies Aid Society of Wiseburg NJ
E. Church is arranging to hold leap veal
social and oyster supper in the hall at Wiseburg
on evenings of March 10TH Goth and 2lst. Ice
cream and confectionery will also be served.
- Fritz Sandowsky, farmer of the I'd dis
trict, had horse instantly killed few day
ago bv being struck by an electric car on NORTH
avenue, Walbrook The wagon was demol
ished and the driver hurt, but not seriously.
Mr. Ernest G. Hatch, Of the Towson bar
has let the contract to Mr.. L ]. Brown for tn
erection of q story frame cottage on Seminary
avenue Luthervile, to be completed by Angus
Ist. Mr.. Thomas @. Kennedy is the architect