The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-01-18


near Parkville. Hartford road, personal prop
erty and truck farm of 10 acres.
Monday, January %, by John W. Garrett, on the
German Hill road, near Mt. Carmel road, 18th
district. stock. wagons, farm utensils, etc.
Wednesday. January 20, by Charles, Reese. at
and truck farm of 24K acres.
Monday, February 3. by Wilson J. Carroll. attor-
ney. &C. on the premises, easehold property
on Wlbert avenue, Govanstown.
Mr. John Kelley, of Timonium, on We'd
nesday last lost an 8-year-old son from spinal
meningitis.
->The calendar is doing its best for an elias
tic currency. There will be five Saturday pay
days in February.
- Grip appears to be subsiding although
there are still plenty of cases and the physicians
have lots of work.
Mrs Joshua Horner, who had held the
office for some time, has resigned as postmas-
ter at Ashland, N. G. r. R.
- THE UrIUN'5 STOCK OF calendars for 1908
is running pretty low. If you don't call early
you may not be able to secure one.
IAN aged Baltimore couple died on Sun
day last within few hours of each other from
pneumonia resulting from an attack of grip.
THE next meeting of the Towson I'm.
provement Association will be held at the Guild
House, on Monday January Goth, at 8 P. NJ
- Within the past ten days some ice from
8 to inches thick, has been harvested in Bal
timore county, but the crop is still very short.
- John Wells has been committed to Jail
here upon the charge of stealing horse from
Mr.. John M. Wells, of Kingsville. 11th district
- This has been Proprietor Tracey's busy
week. Three of the secret order lodges OF Tow
son held their annual banquets at the Smedley
House.
>Al the national banks held their annual
elections last Tuesday. Those located in Balti
more county are prosperous and well managed
institutions.
-sThe death record in Baltimore last week
was the largest in the history of the city. The
number of fatalities was about 300, against I'll
for the preceding week.
- While playing with pet dog few days
ago Chesney Lise, of Reisterstown, had one of
his ears so badly lacerated by the animal that
part of it had to be amputated.
Some of THE UNIONS local correspon-
dents are rather tardy in mailing their letters
to us. Those coming in late always receive
scant attention for want of time.
- Miss Link, of Baltimore, has succeeded
Mr. Samuel r Fox as teacher of School No. B,
LIST district known as Johnnycake School. She
is said to be an experienced teacher.
- The present year promises to be even
more prosperous than the past one many estab-
lishments that were idle having resumed opera
lions, while others are preparing to do So
- The "canaries" continue their return
flight with gratifying celebrity 1t is wonder
full what these little yellow messengers can &C.
complish and without any disagreeable racket
- Contractor Henry Lintz has completed a
fine barn for w Irving chatham, farmer and
dairyman near Phoenix, 10th district. It was
, summer.
THE Gunpowder falls was very much
swollen by the heavy rain of last Sunday and
travel on the Dulany's Valley turnpike was
suspended because of the flood at Meredith's
Ford bridge.
MIR. James ]. Lindsay. president of the
Towson improvement Association, has accept
ed an invitation to deliver an address to the
Lansdowne Improvement Association at its
meeting January 31st.
->"Dick" HILL a somewhat noted colored
character about TOwsOn, was given Is months
in the House of Correction on Thursday by
Justice Herbert on the charge of assaulting
Arthur Rhodes. colored.
-Towson Lodge of Elks on Tuesday night
held memorial service to the late DR.. Henry
J. Hebb who was an highly esteemed mem
Der of the lodge. The eulOgy was pronounced
by Mr.. Charles e. Fendall
-The Baltimore County Medical Associa-
ton held its regular n0f5thIy meeting in the
Guild House at Towson. on Thursday after
noon. Papers were read by DR.. William j.
Todd and DR.. J. Fl Branham.
THE first month of winter. according to
the almanac, will end next Wednesday. 1t
has been very mild one so far. but there is
no telling what the two succeeding ones of the
season may have in store for
lin the Maryland Senate on Thursday
Senator Biddison, Of Baltimore county. intro.
duced bill to appropriate SIS, 500 for the relief
of the Maryland Asylum and Training School
for the Feeble Minded, near Owings' Mills:
ard Council, Jr. o. u. A. NJ, of Towson. took
place at the Smedley House on Wednesday
night following the installation of the newly
elected officers. DR.. A. @. McCurdy was toast
master
Milk thieves are plying their trade in
Towson Just now. The milkman leaves bottle
OF his fluid early in the morning and before
the housekeeper gets up to secure the milk the
thief comes along and swipes it. This ought
to be stopped.
- While cutting marsh grass on Wednes-
day last Mr.. Stephen Wilkinson, of Bengies
was thrown from the machine, caused by his
mules running away and sustained number
of painful injuries, including broken bone in
one of his feet
-SS elby Jordan and Jake Madden. both
coored, have been lodged in Jail here upon the
charge of burning barrack on the property of
Mr.. R. s. Culbreth, at Reisterstown. The ar
rest was made at the instance OF state Fire
Marshal MacGill.
- Baltimore city is about to take steps to
acquire all the toll roads in the city in order to
put stop to the collection of tolls within the
city limits. This is a movement that will
meet the hearty approval of country people
who use the roads.
-Ex-Governor Warfield thinks the Treas
urer of Maryland should be elected by the
people instead of by the Legislature, and there
are thousands who will agree with him. Gen.
Murray Vandiver seems to have no opposition
for election to this office.
- Mr. Clarence W. Gore, of Glyndon, had
his collarbone broken and sustained other pain
full injuries by falling from high porch in
Ellicott City few days ago. The accident oc-
CURED in the dark and Mr. Gore was not
familiar with the premises.
The family of the late Joshua Gwynn,
who was a wealthy coored farmer of the 18th
district of this county, is looking for Edward
Gwynn. one of his sons, whose whereabouts is
unknown. The absent one is entitled to a
share in his fathers estate.
THE UNION is indebted to DIR. g. Allen
Jarman for copy of the eleventh annual re.
port ofthe MARYLAND Live Stock Sanitary Board
and State Veterinarian to November 3lst 1907.
Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman, of Baltimore coun-
ty. is president of the board.
There was some skating on the ponds in
the suburbs the end of last week, but the sport
was of short duration owing to a sudden change
of temperature. Ice skates have been drug in
the market this winter, but roller skating seems
to be growing in popularity.
THE annual report OF the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company in Hartford county, now
being published in THE UNION makes very
gratifying exhibit. This is now one of the best
managed companies in the country and has the
confidence of the people generally.
Another article on the Parcels Post ap-
pears in the current issue of THE UNION. This
is matter that comes very close to the people
and the law makers of the country will sooner
or later be required to do something that will
afford relief from present conditions.
"A woman who owns motorcar Is IN
peck of trouble just now. She would ike TO
sell the machine but can't find anyone to buy
it, and she don't want to keep it because OF the
expense. She thinks the only thing left to dc
is to take an axe and smash the thing.
MIR. John W. Mealy, of Mt. Washington
Mr.. VIM. H. Lawrence, of HighlandtowD, ano
Mr. William H Buck, Sr., of Arlington have
been drawn to serve as grand jurors in the
u S. District Court. Mr.. Lawrence is law
yer and of course will not serve as juror.
THE stitch in time idea is very well illus
trated by a washout on a Towson- avenue
caused by bursting water pipe. If it had beer
taken in time three or four dollars would have
repaired the damage Now S25 will not do it
This is very poor economy. to say the least.
Some automobile legislation will be pass
ed at the present session and the motorcal
drivers will endeavor to have matters "loosenec
up a little for their benefit. All that thu
On the roads and this should be accorded them
Young Frank Brown was in Towson OF
Tuesday afternoon in his motorcar and soms
who saw him wondered if the machine was thu
same one with which he killed colOred mar
in Baltimore few weeks ago. He got very