The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-11-14
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Those having business with the Bal
timore County Orphans Court where
in the publication of Notices to Credi-
tors and other advertising is necessary,
are requested to leave positive orders
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advertising to appear in THE BALTI-
MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
Thanksgiving day is less than two weeks
off and then-All aboard for Christmas.
->It is thought the 1909 tax rate in Balti
more city will be about Sl.95. This year il
was 50.
- The longest pole knocks the persimmons
and the biggest liar often gets the most rab.
bts-nit
Two persons died in Baltimore this week
from taking carbolic acid in mistake for some
other drug
The Towson National Bank has an at
tractive announcement in this weeks issue of
The UNION.
THE UNIONS "canaries'' are trying their
wings and they'll soon be ready to take their
annual flight.
Mr.. August Busch, of Orangevile, Phila-
uelp01d road, raised q raQ1S0 this year that
weighed 81 pounds.
- The Governor on Tuesday appointed Ed
ward Parker, of Sparrow's Point, an additional
deputy game warden for Baltimore county.
- Revival services have been in progress at
Towson M. E. Church the past week. The
meetings will be continued during the coming
week.
> The ladies of the new Methodist Protest
and Church in Towson have been holding a
successful oyster supper in The Casino this
week
- freight wreck occurred at Union Sta
ton, Baltimore, few days ago and % head of
hogs and steers, that were in the cars, were
killed.
- Mount Zion Lodge, 1. o. O.. F., is about
to make extensive Improvements to its lodge
building in Pikesville at an outlay of about
$4,000
- The Mt. Washington Electric Light and
Power Company is extending its lines from
Luthervile to Cockeysville, a distance of about
five miles.
-Towson sportsmen were out in force on
the first day of the open season and most of
them met with poor success. Few partridges
were shot.
- Water Engineer Quick says the big Gun
powder lake Will be built by contract and not
by day labor the latter plan being thought
= Mr.. George W. Sauter, of Woodlawn, I'd
district, raised this season "Glohe'' turnip
that weighed 4 lbs. and measured % inches in
circumference.
- Mr.. Hearst's Independence party polled
Just 3S votes in Baltimore county. That's a
nice little party. Don't have to sit up late of
nights to manage it.
"a frame stable on the property of Mr..
James Reaney, Jr., at Sherwood. N. G. R. R.,
was damaged by fire on Monday night to the
extent of about $3.50.
- Washington is already preparing for
Taft's Inauguration. Maryland will supply
many lambs that will submit to the Skin
ping'' process that day.
- Mr. Thomas j. Kane announces shoot
ing match for turkeys and other fowls at bis
Valley View Hotel, Dulany's Valley pike, on
Thanksgiving day November 18th.
- Members and friends of St. Johns NJ E
Church, Lutherville. have organized Mems
Club, with Mr.. John D. G. Duncan, president,
and Mr.. Alfred G. Hatch, secretary.
- Must have been several tons of shot and
powder used up in Baltimore county on Tues
day-the first day of the open season. The
hunting season closes December oath.
Cumming accidents are now being re-
ported and seeing the carelessness with which
many people handle their guns the only won.
der is that there are not more of them.
IA man said this week that the finely
macadamized roads in the vicinity of Towson
are already perceptibly showing the effects OF
the automobiles flying over them so rapidly.
- Bryans majority over Taft in Baltimore
county was an even 100, and the 10th district
+.
iority over Mr.. Talbot in the same district
was II.
> People should be careful about Their
driving blankets and lapcovers while leaving
their vehicles unattended in Towson at nights
Several persons have lately sustained losses in
this way.
- Last Sunday was another good one fol
the suburban trolley lines and they carried
thousands of people into the suburbs. Balti
more city's parks were alive with people in the
afternoon:
will soon be done away with. 1t is about as
much use as the letter p in pneumonia-just
have to put up with it because our fore
fathers did.
- The receipts of County Treasurer Merry
mans Office for the month of October were
S28 951 65 The disbursements for the month
were SSS 1854. Balance on hand November
LIST, $25l $50 4o.
- Edward Cooper, who was convicted al
Towson of the charge of selling liquor without
a license was fined $500 and costs by Judge
Duncan. He went to Jail because he did moi
have the money.
bob" Fisher colored was found guilty
of marslaughter in the Circuit Court here on
Tuesday for the killing of Travis Glascoe, col
ofed, near Cockeysville, last June. The case
occupied two days.
@ Mr. Benjamin T. Ridgely, well known
9Th district farmer, had some rye in head las
Monday. The seed was soon on the 18th OIL
August He also had some volunteer oats in
head at the same time.
The Maryland Steel Company at Spar
rows Point has Just received an order from thC
Atlantic Coast Line for 5000 tons of stee
rails at $24 per ton. Prospects are bright fol
the Mary land Company.
"A double entertainment will be giveI
in The Casino, Towson, on Friday, November
00tb. commencing at r. NJ, for the benefit oil
Calvary Baptist Church. Humor, pathos and
fha drama Don't miss it,
- The new dam on the Gunpowder, north
of the present Loeb Raven dam, will be IS feel
in height and one of the largest of its kind eve
constructed. Work on the new lake viii
nrobaby be begun IN 1910.
- There was such an unusual demand fol
extra copies of last week s issue of THE UNIor
that we were unable to supply it. II you wan
to be sure of getting the paper regularly better
subscribe for it-S1 so year.
- The corn exhibit in the TowSon drus
store of Massenburg & Son, continues to grow
and is most interesting. When the corn il
taken from here it will form part of the exhibit
at the State show in Baltimore.
= During the month of October the Health
Department of Baltimore city inspected $40,
us gallons of milk at the railroad stations anC
in wagons on the streets. The quantity con
demned and thrown out was 800 gallons.
- The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Clul
met last Saturday at the farm of Mr.. William
n Currv on NV Lady's Manor. The mem
hers of the Senior Club and representative
from several other clubs were also guests.
The congregation of Towson M.
Church expects to be occupying its pretty new
Church on West Allegheny avenue, befor,
Ghristmas The formal dedication will likely
take place about the beginning ofthe New Year
For the first time in many year
Hampton, near Towson, on account of tn
scarcity of birds, has been posted" against tres
easing gunners. This estate contains abou
noO acres and is one ofthe finest in Maryland
- Last year at this time farmers were sell
mo potatoes in Towson at 60 cts. a bushel
Now they are selling them at so cts, and the.
are of rather poor quality at that. The crol
was a failure in Baltimore county this season