The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-04-11


Journal Building and made many expensiy
improvements.
- The sale of the sawmilI and logging on
fit of Mr. d. Stewart Jessop. of Ashland, whic
took place on Tuesday, was very successful an
realized over 5000. John V. Slade conducte
the sale and w. w. G. Stewart was clerk. M
Jessop has retired from business.
1.-THE total receipts of the United Railway
and Electric Company for the year ended d.
cember 3lst were about 81 000, 600, an increas
of something like $4,000 as compared wit
the year 1906. The earnings above the fixe
charges amounted to about 81. 600 co.,
- The criminal docket was taken up in th
Circuit Court on Monday and this always bring
motley crowd to Towson. The criminal bus
mess of the court is small considering th
very large population of the county and il
contiguity to big city like Baltimore.
- Towson will soon be looking its prettiee
and the residents can largely augment its natu
raj attractions by practicing neatness and clean
illness about their premises. Whitewash is
cheap and valuable article and it can be useC
| to advantage at this season of the year.
Mr.. Daniel 8. Rooms, who died at hi
home in Baltimore on the 4th instant, wal
the husband OF Miss Annie Burnett. daughte
Of the late James Burnett, of the 10th distric
of Baltimore county. Mr.. Rooms was for year.
connected with the Emerson Drug Company
- Drs. Todd and Bowen, of Mt Washing
ton, will entertain the Baltimore County Med
ical Association on Thursday, April 10Th
Luncheon will be served at the residence oil
DR. VIM. j. Todd at 2 P. NJ. Papers will be
read by DR.. H. L. Naylor and DR.. G. Hampson
Jones.
- Another attractive improvement will be
made on the Timonium fair grounds this year
and work on il will begin in few days. II
will be a building for the proper exhibition OF
vegetables, fruits and flowers the space hereto
fore devoted TO these having been entirely
inadequate.
->1rhe Passion Play. life motion pictures,
will be given in st. Johns Lutheran Church,
Psrkvlle, Hartford road, on Tuesday evening.
April 14th. The entire lite and Passion Of
Christ will be shown, with other pictures of
Oriental life. The lecture will be by the pastor,
Rev. A. G. Ernst.
IA committee from the Towson Volunteer
Fire Company called on Governor Crothers on
Monday last and invited him to be guest of
the association when the first annual fremen's
convention will be held in TowsOn, May 9Th.
The Governor said if he possibly could do so he
would be present.
Confirmation services will be held at St.
Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Park
vile, Hartford road, on Sunday morning. April
12th, when the largest class in the history of
the church will be confirmed. Communion
service will be conducted on Easter Sunday
both in English and German.
Mr.. Dixon c. Walker. on Tuesday, with
other members of the committee. selected the
route for the 6remen's parade in Towson on
engine house and the route is over the principal
streets of the town. Mr. Walker took the COM
mittee around in bis motorcar.
- Rev. William 81. Chapman, an aged
minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
who was once Presiding Elder of East Balti-
more district was killed in Washington a few
days ago by being run down by cab. His
tragic death was great shock to the Confer
ence then in session in that city.
The public sale of Mrs. r. M. Holland,
on the York road, near Rednor avenue, Govans-
town, announced to take place last Wednesday,
next, April 18th. Included in the sale is
large collection of antique furniture. See ad-
vertisement in The UNION today.
->Chester Jones and William Gordon, of
Whiteford, Hartford county, were killed by
illuminating gas in Desch's Hotel. near Union
supposed they blew out the gas on going to
bed. They were under 20 years of age and had
gone to Baltimore to seek employment.
ABE Collier, who bought Mr.. VIM D.
Bartleson's farm, near Pleasantville, Hartford
county, is in jail in Belair on the charge of
causing the death Of VIM. E. Haughey by
striking him on the head with shovel Col
liers brother is proprietor of Golfers Weekly,
in New York, and a reputed millionaire.
"a committee of ladies, of which Miss
Louisa Parks is chairman, is arranging for q
bazaar to be held in the Guild House. Towson,
a..
the new Methodist Protestant Church fund.
A free entertainment each evening will be
feature. Everybody will be expected to aid
the good cause.
IT Sweet Air Lyceum held its final
meeting for the season last Saturday night. 1t
was ladies night and the program was in
charge of Miss Carrie Conkling, who acquitted
herself very acceptably. The meetings were
much enjoyed during the past winter and re-
grets are expressed that il was necessary to
bring them to close.
THE Electric Development Company of
Hartford County, Mr.. ]. Alexis Shriver presi-
dent, gave demonstration at Ervin's Hotel,
Fork Baltimore county, on Friday afternoon,
p 81 ct Ehf 5 Dqdbsddf
on the farm. Lunch cooked by electricity
was served at 2.30 o'clock.
The members of the Towson bar held
memorial service last Saturday in honor of
J Judge james d. Waters, of Belair. Col. u.
G. Mcintosh offered series of resolutions that
were passed and ordered spread upon the
minutes of the court. Remarks were made by
Judge Burke and also by Messrs. Charles E.
Fendall and John Grason.
"A double row corn-planter. on exhibit
ton in Towson, attracts a good deal OF atten-
ton. With this machine one man and two
horses can do as much work in day as four
or five men and as many horses could do by
the old methods, and do it better. The labor
saving machine is little less than godsend to
the farmer of the present day.
Many of Baltimore county's Oldest resi-.
dents have died during the past winter and
early spring, showing that the severe and in
clement weather is hard upon them. 1t is evil
dent that the climate and pure air OF this sec
ton of Maryland are conducive to longevity
for it is not an uncommon thing to meet per-
sons who are far past the allotted time of life
1.-The oldest grocery house in Baltimore
went out of bushes this week when Mr. VIM.
d. Randall closed up his business. The old
building was destroyed in the great fire OF four
wears ago and Mr. Randall rebuilt and resumed
business. He has leased the property for q
term of ten years, upon most favorable terms
and it will now be used for show purposes
moving pictures or something of that sort.
->The Governor has plenty of Baltimore
county timber from which to select mem
Der of the Good Roads Commission. Here are
some of the men who are being mentioned in
connection with the place: Messrs. George
Jessop, Charles A. Councilman, Samuel NJ
Shoemaker. G Lyon Rogers. L. B: McCabe,
Columbus Old. Lee Robert II. Hopkins, Gus
tav W. Lurman and Gen Clinton L. Riggs.
"A reporter of Baltimore paper, writing
about the show places of Green Spring Valley,
brings in among them the Bonnie Blink estate,
situated on one of the highest hills about
Cockeysville and Mrs. Jacobs Upland estate,
on Edmondson avenue, not far from cations
ville-one at least seven and the other ten
miles from the valley. To people familiar
with the facts this makes the whole thing
look ridiculous.
Further improvements on the Maryland
and Pennsylvania R. R.-The work OF modi-
flying curves and reducing grades between
Remington and Merryman's lane of the Mary
land and Pennsylvania Railroad has recently
been begun. This will mean the saving Of
several minutes in the schedule time of the
trains, and the elimination of several of the
sharn curves IN Iris section of the line add
greatly to the comfort of the passengers. This
work is q continuance of the Improvements
which have been made since Mr.. j. s. Norris
has been general manager of the road.
The improvements now being made will re-
quire the removal of 30, 600 cubic yards OF earth
and rock This will be for the purpose of fill
ing two large holes and the cutting through
three banks or bills. One of these holes is the
historic old dog pond" which was used for
the purpose of drowning stray dogs for years