The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-15

MORE COUNTY UNION. Ii tney Idll 10
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
>"Spring openings are already being an
nounced in Baltimore. Don't that jar you?
MIR George Besdenkof, of Gyndon, fell
on the ice few days ago and fractured wrist.
- Matilda White. of Baltimore county, has
applied for the benefit of the o. S. bankruptcy
Ash Wednesday falls this year on the
4th of March and the first Sunday in Lent
March 9Th.
Rev. Thomas G. Pearce will preach at
Fork Christian Church, on Sunday, February
- February 22d-next SATURDAYS legal
holiday in Maryland All the banks and pub
lie offices will be closed.
THE coming Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in Wash
!. ington d. O., on Wednesday, April LIST.
- The spring meeting OF the Maryland
Jockey Club will begin at Pimlico, Wednes
day, April 22d, and continue until May 9th
The Ladies' Aid Society of Waugh M. E.
Church will meet at the home of Mrs Wilbur
Hartley on Tuesday afternoon, February 18TH
- Florida strawberries have been selling
in Baltimore at 30 cts. quart and there was
not much demand for them even at those
figures.
) - Some more ''canaries'' have shown up
. this week and they looked just as fresh as the
day they started. They show remarkable
vitality.
- Those fond of ice skating have had an
opportunity to enjoy plenty of the sport lately.
1t is most exhilerating exercise and fascin-
Se VIZ n s5ssysS i as sod Ter d ssfFs
and store property at White Hall, N G R. R.,
to Mr.. j. T. Gather of Montgomery county,
Md, for 5000.
pany at Sparrow's Point have just received an
order for IL $50 tons of steel rails for the Penn
sylvania Railroad
- After March LIST special clerical orders
will be restored on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
which means that ministers will again be able
to travel on halt fare.
The fine property of Mr.. Henry A Parr,
near Sherwood, N. G. R R, is now being ad.
vertsed for sale in The UNION. 1t has splendid
improvements upon it.
The Farmers Institute that was an
nounced to be held at Grange Patapsco Neck,
last Saturday was postponed until Monday,
March 9th. Don't forget the date.
The Maryland Colt Show Association
is 90 and its first exhibition will be held this
year The men at the head of the affair is a
sufficient guarantee that it is all right.
- Greenwood and Hartley postoffices have
been abandoned and the mail intended for
them now goes to Glenarm. Mr. Samuel E.
Hartley is the carrier on the r. f. d. route.
The second month of understanding
tO.the amanac-will end next Saturday, Feb
III
come sound of the spring songbirds is heard.
"a colored woman was immersed in the
pool in the Baptist Church in Sandy Bottom,
north of Towson, last Sunday, when the mer-
curry was considerably below the freezing point.
1.-THE Bilups Hotel property, on Park
Heights avenue which was advertised in THE
UNION by Mr.. Frederick J. Schlosstein, attor-
sney, to be sold next Monday, has been with
drawn
- The Mason and Dixon Agricultural Club,
loct SATIN dow olC afoA
Shaul secretary George w Rouston, cores
bonding secretary, and j. Adam Shuppert,
treasurer.
IA musical and literary entertainment
will be given in the Casino at Upper Falls, l1th
district. on Saturday evening, February 10th.
For particulars see advertising columns of The
UNION today.
The Belair Road improvement Associa-
ton, at its last meeting, Endorsed the PROPOSE
ton to increase the assessment 10 cts. in the
18th district, the money to be spent in road
Improvement.
- If VOC didn't get an ice supply for next
summer it must have been your own fault if
you had place to store it. There was plenty
and to spare before the thaw started on the
10th of February.
=, - There seems to be no end to the litiga-
ton over the property known as Electric Park,
at Arlington. 1t has been popular pleasure
8 resort in the past, but somehow difficulties
have overtaken it.
- The Mite Society of Fork NJ. E. Church
will meet at the parsonage of Long Green Cir.
cult on Tuesday next. February 18th, at 8 P.
NJ All members and friends are cordially in
vited to be present
- Within the past week plenty of ice has
been cut in Baltimore county that was from
inches to foot thick and solidly frozen. 1t is
rarely that such fine ice is harvested in this
section of Maryland
- There promises to be something doing"
at the meeting of the Sweet Air Lyceum, on
Saturday night, February 22d. For particu
lars see a letter from Sweet Air published in
this issue of THE UNION.
- Last Sunday morning was the coolest OF
. the winter up to that time. Thermometers in
Towson registered degrees above zero and the
mercury kept we'll below the freezing point
throughout the entire day.
MIR. William H. Todd, having rented bis
farm on the Pot Spring road, will sell all his
personal property thereon on Tuesday, March
Sd. His new tenant will be Thos. H. Sterrett
a successful coored farmer.
- Henry, the 13-year- old son of Mr.. John
Killing, of Glen Ellen Farm, northeast of Tow
son, had his left arm broken at the elbow a
few days ago by being run over by wagon
DR.. n. s jarrett attended him.
- "A highly valued horse belonging to Prof.
J. w. Chambers, of Baltimore, died at his
country place at Pikesville few days ago He
was 35 years old, his age being vouched for by
Mr.. Jacob Doxzen, the manager.
- There has been big business in hand
ling valentines at the Towson postoffice this
week, entailing much extra work upon the
clerks. The post card has largely taken the
place of the old-fashioned valentine.
- Thomas g. Shipley, of Randallstown
Baltimore county, was arrested in Baltimore 6
few DAYS ago on the charge of running over 6
small boy with his sleigh and seriously injur
ing him. The boy was sent to hospital.
- Raymond Shafer. aged 10 years. has beer
committed to Jail at rowson upon the charge
of setting fire to bis fathers house at Windsor
Mills on the 10th instant. He acknowledge
the act. He is thoughtto be of unsound mind
-T leaning on the roads was risky bust
ness for some days, due to their icy condition
ard some farmers were afraid to send thei
teams out, especially if they were hauling hay
Blacksmiths enjoyed harvest in ''roughing'
horses.
They had mad dog scare at ROLAND
Park few DAYS ago and the canine population
of that place has been much reduced in conse
uuence. A little son of Mrs. Charles q. Bald
win was bitten, but no serious results are ap
pretended.