The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-01


advertising to appear in THE BALTr.
MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
There has been some skating this week
on the ponds about Towson.
-E. G. Atkinson, of Sparrows Point, has
been appointed a clerk in the railway mail
- Wednesday, January 18th, was Mckinley
Day-the anniversary of the late Presidents
- The County Commissioners have reap
pointed August Peters and F. G. Raab coDsta-
bIes for the LIST district.
"a few DAYS ago Mr. Joseph M. Armacost,
of the 9th district, killed IA last summers shoats
that weighed S.028 pounds.
Sleighs were running about Towson for
the second time this winter on the oath OF
January, but the going was not very good
THE Sweet Air Lyceum will have
mock trial Of breach-ofp promise case as its
leading feature on Saturday evening, February
22d.
- Did you get your ice-house filled at the
last freezer Il is hoped that you did as the LIST
of February is here and the chances Will daily
be growing fewer.
"A thermometer at Loeb Raven on Thurs
day morning registered l degree below zero
This was the lowest reported in the county and
the coolest Of the winter.
The Nd. & Pa. Railroad Company has
erected an attractive and comfortable station
house at Woodbrook, an important station on
the line, especially in summer.
They have had mad dog scare at Warren
caused by the sudden appearance of strange
canine that bit several persons before il was
dispatched. The wounds were only slight.
->Cardinal Gibbons visited st. Josephs
Church, IrvingtOn, Frederick road. last Sunday
morning and confirmed class of nearly one
hundred persons, forty of whom were bows.
"A Baltimore policeman this week did
the hitherto unheard of act of arresting his own
mother-in-la And she's gone on a little two
months trip to thegHouse of Correction, too.
- While performing his duties as ticket
agent at the Md. q Pa. Railroad in York on
Friday night of last week Mr.. George W.
Rupp dropped dead. He was 81 years OF age
- Postmasters on r. F. d. routes are giving
notice to patrons about putting small coins in
the letter boxes to pay postage. 1t is said this
practice often causes the carriers much trouble.
- Next Sunday is grounding day and those
fasDns9 cdss Isl s 81 es g sy
it foreteIIs what We may expect in the next six
weeks.
- TOD Hall, the well known Baltimore
detective and evangelist. died at bis home in
the city last Saturday, after brief illness from
pneumonia. He was 7Oyears of age and leaves
q family.
- A fire among the tanks of the Standard
Oil Company at Canton on Monday last did
damage estimated at $780, 600. spark from
9 passing locomotive Is believed TO nave started
the blaze.
- There are two of the National banks of
Baltimore county that are repositories of the
u. 8. Government, each to the amount OF $780,
GOETHE Cockeysville National and the Cations
vile National.
"a young single man. advertised in THE
UNION last week for place on farm and re-
ceived a number of answers in few days.
Men who are willing to work on farms should
not be idle now.
Chemical Engine Company, will have hear
ing next Tuesday before the County Commits
sioners upon the charge of violating the rules
of the company.
John P. Herman, of Fullerton, Belair
road, died in hospital in Baltimore on Satur-
day last from burns received at the home of
bis sister in the city while attempting to light
q fire with gasoline.
>The call for the annual non partisan
convention of taxpayers and citizens appears
in the advertising columns of The UNION to-
day. 1t will be held at the Court House, Tues
day, February 18th. at 10 A. N.
Some Of THE UNIONS local cOrrespon-
dents are reporting visits from one nelghbor to
another. This is such common occurrence
that it cannot be called news" hence we hope
they will not do so in the future.
IAN oyster supper, under the auspices of
Bethany Lodge, /. o. o F., will be held in
Glenarm Hall, February 14th and 18th The
committee is composed Of Mr.. Harry G, Shear
man, Rev. NJ. L. Beall and Mr.. Max Price.
- meeting of tax PAYERS interested in the
improvement Of the Hartford turnpike will be
held at Shirley Hall, Fork, on Friday evening,
February 7th, when important matters rea
ting to this thoroughfare will be considered:
-The managers house on the farm of Mr..
G. BONN Slingluff, north of Green Spring Val
ley was burned last Sunday morning. caused
by defective fue. The loss was about $1,000
and it is only partially covered by insurance.
- Mr.. Matthias L. Daigar, manager of the
Carrollton Hotel, in Baltimore, has been APP
pointed manager of Chattolanee Springs Hotel,
Green Spring Valley. A number of improve
ments are contemplated at this popular resort
"A number of enterprisng citizens of The
Rocks, Md. & Pa. Railroad, have secured
charter for savings bank at that place. Some
81. g. Ramsay Edward E. Pyle and John G.
Ayres.
->The business of the Md. & Pa Railroad
formerly the Maryland CentraD is making a
very gratifying growth, as shown by this
years statement published elsewhere in these
columns today. It is q well managed cor
poration.
The new TOwson Exchange of the G &
P. Telephone Company is rapidly nearing COM
pletion and when finished will be a very com
plete establishment. including all the latest
Improvements for the expeditions handling of
the business.
THE 'canaries'' are keeping up their re-
turn fight, fact that is very gratifying to the
publishers who liberated them about two
months ago. There are still others to be heard
from, but they too will come along in their
own good time.
%An unusually large number of deaths
occurred in Baltimore county during the month
of January just ended. Most of these were
persons we'll advanced in years, but there were
also number of younger ones. Grip proved
fatal in some cases.
AT the meeting of the Grand Army Club
in Baltimore on Friday night Col B F. Taylor,
superintendent of the National Cemetery at
Loudon Park read a paper on The Second
Maryland Infantry in the Fredericksburg (Va)
Campaign of 1922
- Baltimore county has not yet cut much
of figure in the Legislature, which seems
slow in getting down to work. We do not
know that the county needs much legislation
and perhaps We will be better off if we are given
very few new laws.
- Carrier Charles R. Brown, of Route No.
6, going out from Towson, has provided him
self with handy little wagon built in Indiana
expressly for the carrier services. 1t can be en-
tirely closed in and looks like it would be very
comfortable for the driver.
- Nearly all the preachers in the county
had something to say last Sunday on the local
option question and about the bill now before
the Legislature. The people will know good
deal about this measure before the solons at
Annapolis act on 1t finally.
- Rev. Samuel N. Mover, pastor of Fulton
Avenue o. B. Church. Baltimore, died few
days ago from pneumonia and at the same
time three of his children were sick in the
house with typhoid fever. He was 81 years of
age and successful minister.
- Very high wind. accompanied by rain.
hail, thunder and lightning, was another of
the January vagaries that the weather man
treated US to on Sunday night. The month of
January, 1908, gave US a taste of about every
kind of weather kept in stock.