The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-17
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- The late George L. Muth. of Gainesville
left an estate estimated to be worth $4O0 600
He makes many church and charitable be
quests and the remainder goes to his family
Mr.. Muth was head of the Baltimore firm Of
Muth Bros & Co., wholesale druggists.
- Mrs. Henry Schwarz, who resides on
Bellona avenue, north OF Goyanstown; intend
ing to abandon housekeeping aud farming,
will dispose of all the personal property on her
country place on Wednesday, October 18th.
See advertisement in THE UNION today.
->In the last ten days the country has been
looking its prettiest and nature has painted
another picture that no living artist can rival.
The rich and varied colors of the forests is
something marvelous-beautiful beyond the
ability of words to adequately describe.
MIR. Duane H. Rice, of Valley View
Farm, east of Towson, has commenced the
erection of dwelling for himself to take the
place of the one destroyed by fire some time
ago 1t will be of stone and frame construc-
ton and will occupy the site of the old house.
The Chesterfield football team didn't
show up in Towson last Saturday afternoon,
but there was game between the regular team
and a team of scrubs" that failed to score.
The game scheduled for today will be between
the Visalia, of Baltimore, and the home team.
-->Hamilton Volunteer Fire Co. will hold
a bazar and supper in the hall at Hamilton, on
the evenings of October 18th, 9th and 28th, to
raise funds to help defray the expense of the
company's new equipment. 4 liberal patron.
age is hoped for as the object is a worthy one.
- Mr.. Daniel Chapman, of Ashland, Balti-
more county, who met with serious accident
in sawmill near Wilmington, N. c., a short
time ago, has had one of bis feet amputated
Mr.. Chapman, whose condition is improved, is
a member of Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge, of
Towson.
>If the tons of leaves that annually drop
from the hundreds of maple trees in Towson
were raked up and stored in stables they would
make excellent bedding for stock. Most Of
these are burned and the sitting smoke often
fills the houses to the great discomfort of the
residents
Thanksgiving day-one of the most i'm
portant holidays of the years. only little
over a month off. If the proud and strutting
gobbler knew anything about coming events
he would begin to see his finish. Lucky fell
low! He can't cross the bridge until he
comes to it.
THE Epworth League of Parkton NJ. e.
Church will give musical and literary enter
tainment in the church, Thursday, October
22d, commencing at 7.30 P. NJ. Admission
cents. Refreshments will be for sale in the
basement of the church at the close of the
entertainment.
- Last Monday was Columbus Day, legal
holiday made so by proclamation of the Gov
ernor. This was the third legal holiday in
Maryland in a little over a month and the
rather too thick-that it is too much of an in
terruption to business.
- The Suburban Savings Bank of Hamil-
ton, Hartford road, is making rapid progress
and the directors are considering proposition
to widen its scope. The erection of a bank
building is also being considered. The last re-
port of Mr.. Fred. W. Glantz, treasurer, made
very gratifying exhibit.
- The public school at Forest 9Th dstr let,
will have flag raising today Saturday. at 1
O'Clock P. NJ, the flag being the gift of Beck
leysville Council, Jr. o. U. A. M. Mr.. J. Wal
ter Turnbaugh will make the presentation adj
dress and the flag will be received by Mr.. ].
Howard Fox, of the Towson bar.
- The following lad" appeared under the
head of personal" in Baltimare daily this
week: "a quiet, sober, industrious farmer,
about 30 years of age, wants wife; one with
small farm preferred" Now he's a real modest
fellow, despite his years, and he may realize
his fondest hopes, but we doubt it.
- In few hours fishing in Bear Creek one
day last week Mr.. Samuel M. Rankin, formerly
of Baltimore county, and companion, caught
% dozen perch and rock the latter averaging
over two pounds each. Considering the fact
that Mr.. Rankin is SO years of age this may be
regarded as uncommonly good work.
- Early risers in Towson on Tuesday saw
a regular procession of teams loaded with farm
produce headed for Baltimore by way of the
York pike. The road was literally alive with
them for several hours and the scene about
the Eastern Scales in Baltimore was one cal
culated to make the farmers heart glad
- George Green, Joshua Thomas and VIM.
Cook, the two latter boys, have been committed
to Jail by Justice Neumayer, of Gardenviile
charged with committing numerous thefts in
the districts bordering on the city. The cap
lures were made through the efforts of Sergeant
Meise and he thinks there is no doubt of their
guilt.
- The State Sunday School Convention will
be held in Baltimore, on Thursday and Friday,
October 22d and 23d, and will be preceded by
a Workers Institute on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. An elaborate program has been prepared
and most interesting and profitable time is
promised those interested in Sunday school
work.
MIR. Allen o. Petit, who had been an
inmate of the Confederate Soldiers Home at
Pikesville only few days, died there last Sum-
day. His home was on the Philadelphia road,
from whence the funeral ne took place on Wed
part of the time in Major Harry Gilmor's
command.
->Among the Baltimore county exhibitors
in the poultry department at Hagerstown fair
this week were the following: Rev. Duncan
McCulloh, of Glencoe; Herbert Bull and A.
B. Hall, of Arlington Cedarmere Poultry
Farm, Owings' Mills A. NJ. Knapp, Cations
vile; Miss Mary Myer, Roslyn, and A. L.
Pisani, GovanstOwn.
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the American Agricultural Chemical Company
of Connecticut to the Columbia Trust Com
pany of New York, trustee to secure the issue
of S12,000,000 first mortgage gold bonds, was
filed for record in the County Clerks Office here
on Tuesday. The Chemical Company owns
property in this county.
MIR. D. Stewart Jessop, who was for
merly engaged in sawmilling, has purchased
complete saving equipment which he will in
stall at Ashland, N. c. r. R. He is an active
young business man and has a thorough
knowledge of the business, which he was
obliged to give up some time ago because of a
serious accident that befell him.
1.-The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Club
met last Saturday at the farm of Mr.. T. P. w.
France, in Western Run Valley, with Mr..
VIM. d. Curry as foreman. Messrs. L. NJ.
Bacon and A. b. Gardiner, Jr., represented the
Senior Club. The two clubs will hold joint
meeting at the home of Mr.. Gardiner, at Jockeys
ville the latter part of this month.
- The body of Richard T. Mcguire, son of
MIR. Patrick Mcguire, of Texas. who died in
Denver, Co.. on Tuesday of last week, arrived
at his late home on Saturday and the funeral
took place at st. Joseph's Catholic Church, of
which deceased had been member. Mr.. Ma
guire was % years of age and went to Denver
for the benefit ofhis health about two years ago.
- The trolley cars running over the St.
Paul Street Boulevard to Roland Park carried
several thousand people last Sunday. The
Ilue is y LlOSJ Interesting one anu Will DC muCQ
more attractive when the work still in pro-
gress on Merryman's lane is completed. By
this route the time between Roland Park and
the centre of the city is shortened nearly 10
minutes.
>Old man Joseph Hare, of the 9th district,
thought rotten stump on his farm was good
enough place for depository for 81, 500 of his
accumulated gold and he forgot to tell any body
about before going hence. The farm changed
hands and in the course of events-and by the
merest accident-another man found the gold
and now the lawyers are in hot contention over
it. IfMr. Hare had believed in banks the pres
ent trouble would have been avoided.
I'll first fair of the White Hall Farmers
Club and Improvement Association, held three
days this week at White Hall, N. G. r. R., was
perhaps the most successful affair of the kind
ever attempted in Maryland The number
and character of the exhibits was surprisingly
good, while the attendance far exceeded the
expectations of the managers, who were warm
ly congratulated upon the marked success of
their enterprise. 1t was not money making
affair, but was gotten up simply to show the
public the resources of that wonderfully
prosperous agricultural section of Baltimore
county.
The City's Water Supply is Low.-Water
Engineer Quick, of Baltimore city, says that
because of drouth Lake Roland, one of the inn
portant reservoirs, has receded over three feet