The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-04-18

are requested to leave positive orders
with the Court when they wish such
advertising to appear in THE BALTI
MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels
Next Sunday is Easter and special servi-
ces will be held in all the churches.
->Some fine April showers this week made
vegetation Jump. One could almost see it grow.
-Secretary Nussear of the Timonium Fair,
is already actively at work on this years exhi-
btion.
1.-THE spring meeting of the Manor Glen
Racing Association will be held Saturday,
June 9Th.
->Over 400 horses are now in training at
Pimlico track Tor the spring meeting of the
MARYLAND Jockey Club.
Good Friday (Apri 17th) is legal holt
day in Maryland and all the banks, public
Offices and schools are closed.
THE EIkridge hounds will meet Satur-
day, April 18th at 80 P. NJ. at Rodgers Forge,
York road 1t will be hunt.
"a marriage license was issued at Ellicott
City on Tuesday to John P Dietz and Mary E.
Poe. both of Baltimore county
- The murder case that was tried at Tow
son this week was not q county case but was
removed here from Baltimore city for trial
- Forty three years ago on Tuesday night
President Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's
Theatre, Washington. by John Wilkes Booth.
- The next meeting of the Presbytery of
Baltimore will be held in Fulton Avenue
Church, Monday and Tuesday next, April Goth
and 21st.
- There were frosts several mornings early
this week. but not enough to do any harm.
The fruit prospects are all right up TO the pres
ent time.
- Tho fshi,o soaso,, Ia ,,,,rr, ~, l.; pait;roora
county waters and millions of herring will be
taken between now and May 10th, when the
season closes.
- THE UNION receives many pleasant notes
from persons remitting their subscriptions and
we highly appreciate the kindly expressions of
our well wishers.
"A supplement containing all the most
important laws passed at the last session of the
Legislature will be sent out with next weeks
issue of The UNION
- Ethelbert Stanton BosIey aged about IL
months. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Bos
ley, of Towson, died suddenly in commissions,
on Thursday night
- Corn il carload lots sold on the Balti''
rel-an unusually high figure. At the scales
it brought about 81 10.
-sA rbor Day was generally observed in
the public schools and some of them had elab-
crate programs. The weather was too unpleas-
ant for outdoor exercises.
- Miss Nellie Kidd, assistant teacher of the
public school at White Hall, was thrown from
a horse a few DAYS ago and painfully hurt. DR..
r. r Norris attended her.
- Mr. Edward E. Burns, senior member of
the Towson firm of John Burns Sons, has
been appointed by the Governor member Of
the State Board of Underwriters.
- The small frame school house on Bow
ley's lane, east of the Belair road was destroyed
by fire early on Wednesday morning, with its
contents. Origin of the fire mystery.
- Mr.. William Bryan, formerly the we'll
known miller of R0ckland Falls road has pur-
chased two building lots at Buxton, N. c. R.
R., from the Mary land Realty Company.
- Black martins made their appearance in
TowsOn for the first time this spring last Sun
day. These strange birds come and goso mys-
teriously that little is known about them.
- There was a very heavy frost and plenty
of ice in some sections of Baltimore county on
Friday morning, 18th instant. One farmer
said the ground was frozen TOO hard to harrow.
- Last Sunday was great day for motor
cars and the dust they did stir up on the coun-
try roads was something awful. Sometimes
during the day Towson was in cloud from
this cause
THE Odd Fellows are making prepare
tions to appropriately observe the eighty ninth
anniversary of the founding of the order in
the United States, which occurs on Sunday,
April 10Th.
THE hello" people are now snugly To-
Gated in their new quarters in TowsOn. The
G. & P Telephone Exchange is now in the
companys own building on East Pennsylva-
mia avenue
- Republican primary meetings will be
held in all the districts of this county today
Saturday between the hours of 2 and P NJ.
The county convention will be held at Towson
next Tuesday.
THE hotel property of Mr.. John NJ.
Christopher, near Carney, Hartford road, that
for the past three weeks had been advertised in
THE UNION to be sold on Tuesday, April 2lst,
has been Withdrawn.
- Eleven stations are now being adve
tised in THE UNIoN-somethiDg we never saw
in Baltimore county before. These include
standardbreds. thoroughbreds and light and
heavy draft animals.
- Active preparations are being made for
the convention and annual reunion of the vol
unteer fire panies of Baltimore county to
be held in Towson, Wednesday, May 9th. II
promises to be big affair
1.-THE county tax levy for the coming
fiscal year is published in the advertising
columns of THE UNION today. The rate is 20
cents on the 500, which is an increase of
cents as compared with 1907.
MIR. Harry e Mann. the well known at
torney, has been appointed by the Circuit Court
here receiver for the Carbonite Wheel and
Abrasive Tool Company of Baltimore county
He bonded in the sum Of $1,000.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cromwell Norris, who
died at her home, Olney, Howard county, on
Norris and a sister of Mr.. Richard Cromwell
She had been sick several months.
1.-THE list of applicants for yearly liquor
licenses in Baltimore county is published IN
THE UNION today. The number of applicants
is 357, or So fewer than last year. The increase
in the cost probably accounts for this.
- Raymond Wright, motorman on tht
Hartford road trolley line, had to have one oil
his feet amputated as the result of header
collision last Sunday night. Several passen
gers were slightly burt at the same time.
- Communion services both in the Englisf
and German language will be conducted at st
Johns Lutheran Church, Parkville, Harfort
road on Sunday morning next large elias
was confirmed in this church last Sunday.
- William E. Lindsay, a carpenter of Go
vanstown, was struck by York road trolle.
car in TOwson early last Sunday morning ant
badly injured about the head and face. h
was taken in a car to hospital in Baltimore.
- Mr.. William L. Bachelor who som
wears ago conducted business at Hereford, ha
purchased the Bosley store property at Monk
ton, N. c. R. R., and will begin business ther
next week. He will succeed Mr.. John Burk.
- The weather of the present spring is II
marked contrast to that of 1907 and the far
mers no doubt greatly appreciate the differ
ence. Thus far the weather has been favora
BILE to them, although at times little too colo
- Carrie Nation, the saloon smasher, pai
a visit on Tuesday to the Gundry Home a
Catonsville where niece of hers is patien
She carried with her number OF mlnlatur
hatchets which she handed out to those SD
met.
THE installation of the newly-eected of
GERS of Towson Lodge of Elks took place o
Tuesday night social session of the lodge 10
lowing the ceremonies. The names OF u
officers have already been published IN IH
UNION.
lit was Mr. Clinton Matthews, of Bait
more, and not Mr. Clinton Matthews
Corbett, who lately purchased the house an
lot in Western Run Valley. Mr. Matthew
formerly lived on the Rowe property, nee
Phoenix.