The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-11-14

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directors of the Towson National Bank, bel
in the bank building on Tuesday, seminar
nual dividend of 5 per cent. was declared. Th
bank has been on 10 per cent. basis for som
time
- The teacher and pupils of Philopoli
school will hold an oyster supper and social q
the school, Thursday evening, November 18th
Proceeds for the purpose of beginning schoc
library. If rainy the next fair day. Publ
invited.
IA Baltimore man named Sweeney wa
soaked" by Judge Stockbridge with fine O
$500 and six months in Jail for selling liquo
without license. The fellow carried 9Th
goods about with him and sold it from
bottle.
- Mr.. John H. Harris, who has been keep
ing provision store next to the Towson Ma
tional Bank building for several years, ha
purchased the Horne property, on the west sid
OF the York road, just south of Pennsylvania
avenue.
- Those people who drive their motorcar
over the public roads at breakneck speed, en-
dangering the lives of other people, are no
deserving of any sympathy when they come K
grief. An example should be made of goot
many of them.
"A sample of yellow corn mine ears
from the Marble Valley Farm of Mr.. Johr
Crowther, in the 9Th district, is about the fines
yet shown in the Massenburg display in Tow
son. The ears are very large, well filled and
uncommonly heavy.
-->Archie Zent, the driver of a delivery
wagon for Baltimore business house, was run
down by trolley car on the Hartford road, @
few days ago, and sustained serious injuries
DR.. L. ]. Whiteford attended him and had him
sent to st. Joseph's Hospital.
"A number of landowners, assisted by
the ladies of Chestnut Ridge. held an oyster
supper two evenings this week, near Grace M
p. Church, on the Ridge. The proceeds will
be applied to the fund for improving the Falls
road, work on which is now in progress.
IA young housekeeper in California writes
to Towson relatives that she is obliged to pay
65 cts. dozen for eggs there. Here people
think they see financial wreck ahead because
they pay IS and 81 cts. per dozen for hen fruit.
Just the difference in the point of view you see.
- As required by the Corrupt Practices act
on Wednesday Mr.. Charles 81. Knox, who is
treasurer of the Citizens Democratic League
of Baltimore county, filed a statement in the
County Clerks Office showing that the amount
expended by him in the late campaign was
$31S05.
->Some people in the neighborhood of
Providence, 9th district, had their young uinea
fowls shot and killed by prowling gunners on
the first day of the cunning season. And they
did on at least one place that was posted, J"
thus disregarding the notices that had been
put up.
- People are willing to concede that Mr..
Talbot is pretty good guesser, if you want to
put it that way. Before election he said he
would carry this county by 1000. His p1u-
rality was 1892. or within 68 of that number.
On Congressional vote of 19,705 that is re-
markable.
The R. Vincent & Sons Company, of
White Marsh, Baltimore county, received first
premium for its exhibit of chrysanthemums at
the National Flower Show in Chicago. The
firm had large chrysanthemum exhibit at
the American Institute Show in New York
this week.
> The Blode Memorial Hospital at the
Eudowood Sanitarium, near Towson, was dedi-
Gated with imposing ceremonies on Tuesday
afternoon, Bishop Paret delivering the invoca-
ton. Governor Crothers, Judge N. Charles
Burke and Mayor Mahool were among those
who spoke.
- Baltimore county still has a large con-
tingent of city people who do not close their
country home until after Thanksgiving. Many
have homes both in the city and county and
they keep the latter open almost the entire
year. The taste for country life has grown
very much in the last few years.
THE new hall of Long Green Council
No. Sc, Jr. o. O. A. M, which has Just been
completed at Long Green, will be formally
P NJ, the ceremonies being in charge of the
State officers. There will be a parade and
music followed by an oyster supper.
Estate Councillor George W. Ritter. &C.
companied by other State officers. visited John
Eager Howard Council No. IS, Jr. o. q. A..
NJ, of Towson, Wednesday evening" and at
the conclusion of the business session of the
council, during which candidate was initiated
very pleasant social hour was enjoyed.
)Tbe chauffeur who was running the
Bond automobile that met with an accident
last Sunday afternoon, said he was going 20
miles an hour. A man who saw the accident
said he was running at least 45 miles. Ex-
0orto now ho aOul1 mot mo cr1efo;p bo
damage it did if the driver is telling the truth.
->Mr. W. Bernard Duke, of Sherwood,
bought 16 head of carefully selected Hereford
cattle in Indiana and shipped them east by
rail. The train was in wreck and of them
were killed and the others escaped and have
not been found. Mr.. Duke, who is we'll
known business man. is breeder of Herefords.
1.-THE property owners of Dulany's Val
ley and others owning land on the Gunpow-
der that will be covered with water, will hold
q meeting at Kane's Valley View Hotsl, on
Tuesday, November 24tn, to consider matters
relative to the construction of the great lake in
the valley to increase Baltimore city's water
supply.
.%All the excitement incident to a Presi-
Dental election has disappeared and everything
is moving along serenely and quietly-just as
though nothing of the kind had ever taken
place. Signs of returning prosperity are ap.
parent on every hand and it looks like the year
1909 will prove record breaker from bust.
ness point of view.
- A competitive examination of the United
Boys Brigade of Towson, a few days ago. re.
suited as follows: John Marley, 923 per cent,
LIST lieutenant; Conrad Sohn, 80, I'd lieutenant
Wharton Leland, 80. LIST sergeant; Irving Cole,
20, I'd sergeant; VIM. Hook, go, LIST corporal
VIM. Bowen, So I'd corporal; G. W. E. Tread
well, 80, sergeant buglar.
IAN oyster supper and bazaar will be held
at Kelly's Hall. Belair road, on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, November 18th and 18th
The proceeds will be applied to the extinguish-
teer Fire Co. A liberal patronage is request
ed Governor Crothers will be present and
make an address on the first night
- Block 4, of the Baltimore County Volun-
teer Firemen's Association, will hold its con.
vention at the headquarters of the Alert Fire
Company, on the Belair road, on Thursday
evening, December Sd. The executive com.
mittee will meet at the Hotel Junker, in Balti-
more, on the evening of November 27th to
complete arrangements for the same.
1.-THE name of the postoffice at Raspeburg,
on the Belair road, has been changed to Over
lea which is hourishing section at the termi-
nus of the trolley line on that thorough fare.
Some of THE UNIONS subscribers at the post
Office are complaining because they do not re-
ceive their papers regularly and the attention
of the postal authorities has been called to it.
NEARLY twenty members of the Green
Spring Hunt Club went to Pennington, Har-
ford county on Tuesday for a ten days hunt
A fine lot of horses from Philadelphia whose
owners will participate in the hunt passed
through Towson on Tuesday on their way to
Pennington. They and their grooms, with q
large lot of trappings, came to Baltimore by
boat.
In the last three weeks THE UNION office
has supplied hundreds of trespass notices to
the landowners of this county. The 'post-
ing" of farms has never before been so general
and it is the plain intention of farmers to keep
off prowling hunters and others who invade
their premises without permission. This is q
wise course and will serve as a needed protec-
ton to game.
Mr.. William ]. Kelley, who closed out
his dairy business having sold his farm al
Hyde's, Long Green Valley, sold his cattle on
the 9Th instant at auction. Sixteen COWS
averaged little over $50 per head. It was
noticed that some of the purchasers had trav.
eled more than 20 miles to the sale. which was
advertised in THE UNION. James L. Norwood
was the auctioneer
-Phannel Wentz, a lifelong miller and
farmer, of Manchester district Carroll county
was accidentally killed in his mill few DAYS
ago. He was SO years of age and for sixty years
had been active in Jerusalem Church and Sun.
day school. Mr.. Wentz was one of the origi-
majors of the Farmers Mutual Fire Company
of Dug Hill, and was for many years a mem
Der of its board of directors.
1.-THE eighteenth annual convention OF
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