The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-02-22

What is an 'acule case of grip2" We
see some fellow has had an attack of that
Ash Wednesday falls this year on March
4th and the first Sunday in Lent four days
later.
-If you don't get your UNION until next
Monday charge it to Washington's birthday
and r. f. D.
- Some farmers who still have apples left
over from last years crop are getting dollar
q bushe for them now
THE grounding is doing pretty well up
to the present and the believers in him are hav-
ing their faith strengthened
THE oyster supper held last week by the
ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Chapel at
TimOnium Melted about 500
- Today, February 22d, the second month
of winter ends Spring-according TO the alma
nac-begins this year March Goth.
THE Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club will meet Saturday, February I'D, at the
farm of Mr.. Daniel s Pearce, Belfast.
- This Saturday is Wasbington's birth
day and legal holiday in Maryland all the
banks and public offices will be closed.
-Mr. Herman A. List, an experienced
hotel man, has leased and will next summer
run the Avalon Inn, in Green Spring Valley.
>The snow here on Wednesday appears to
have been the tail end of severe blizzard that
prevailed in the West. The temperature here
was rather mild.
"a young woman OF fowson IS struggling
through a case of uumps There is only one
good thing to be said of this painful malady
1t never hits you but once.
- Delegate Coughlan. of Baltimore county,
wants to get through the Legislature bill to
require trolley lines to construct overhead
crossings at public high ways.
- The County commissioners are now Sit
ting every day except Thursdays and Saturdays
as an appeal tax court. This is always done
before making of the annual levy.
1.-THE Governor got very new man for
State Game Warden this time. His name is
Harmonson and he comes from Worcester
county. Let us hope he'll fill the bill all right.
IA Baltimore negro got seven years i'll
the penitentiary Oh Wednesday for snatching
a lady's purse in Lexington Market Doses
like that ought to check this style of thieving
"A meathouse at the home of Mr.. 3 +.
Opdyke, on Cuttings avenue, with a lot OF
meat tools, ETC., was destroyed by hre last
Monday morning, causing loss OF about S5OO
The Governor has reappointed Mr.. Chas.
J. Fox, chief of the Bureau of Statistics for
Maryland. Mr.. Fox is chairman OF the Demo
cratic Executive Committee for Baltimore
county.
the United Railways Company is issu-
ing some more bulletins and the man who
is getting them up knows all about what be is
doing. His efforts ought to be productive Of
much good.
The subject of liquor license commits
sion for Baltimore county is now being ag-
tated. The taxpay ers convention. held here
on Tuesday. put itself on record in opposition
to such change.
- We hear of a Baltimore county family
every member of which sleeps on the porches
of their home in all kinds of weather. They
are not doing it because they are sick, butsimpy
because they like it.
- The Mems League, of Mt. Washington
Presbyterian Church, has iDaugurated move
ment to erect an addition to the church for the
use of the Sunday school, which has grown too
large for its present quarters.
- Some Baltimore county people got into
that local option phalaux that made 8 move on
Annapolis on Tuesday. 1t was big and lively
crowd and the members of the Legislature are
not likely to forget it very soon.
- Master Willie Seeger, WHO'S only years
of age, has been delivering over 90 gallons OF
milk and cream daily to nearly $50 customers.
He is son of Mr.. J. Henry Seeger, an Airing
ton dairyman. and drives pair of horses.
"A runaway couple from Washington
came to Towson last Saturday and, after pro-
curing license at the County Clerks office,
were married at the parsonage OF Calvary Bap-
fist Church by the pastor Rev. B. B. Aboitt:
Joseph Caution, a colored veteran of the
Civil War, died suddenly on Monday last while
returning from the office of Justice Duncan, at
Marble Hill, where he had gone to prove bis
pension papers. His home was at PhilOpolis.
- The very warm rain of last Saturday
morning caused sudden breaking up of the
ice and high water followed in many streams,
but no serious damage was reported In some
instances the roads suffered from the down.
pour.
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week for some hogs and by Sunday morning
two replies were received-one from Annapolis
and one from Belair. Other replies TO the lad
were received later and forwarded to the ad-
vertser.
- The sale of the personal property of Col.
d, M Matthews will take place next Tuesday,
on his Brookwood Farm, Dulany's Valley
The Colonel will then retire from active pur-
suits and spend the remainder of the winter in
Baltimore.
plant lie located at Loeb Raven, has been legally
proceeded against by Mr. John Gilmor, who
charges that it has been trespassing upon his
premises. An injunction was granted against
the company.
- Efforts are being made in the Legislature
to have bill passed to create two more legal
HOLIDAYS in Maryland. Some people think
there are already too many of these and assert
that they sometimes prove serious lnterfer'
ence to business.
- grand concert by the choir of Mt. Yer
non M. E. Church, Baltimore will be given
in the ball at Marble Hill, near Cockeysville,
on Thursday evening, March 9th, at O'Clock
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society
of Ashland Presbyterian Church.
Charles E. Wood, head of the real estate
concern of Wood, Harmon & Co., that at one
time secured several tracts OF land In Baltimore
county, died of Bright's disease at his home in
Washington, on Monday last. He was 46 years
of age and native of LebanonSO.
->The day was fine for the taxpayers con
vention, but it takes more than favorable
weather to bring out crowd at such a meeting
in Baltimore county. The attendance was not
so large as it should have been, although many
representative citizens were present.
IA delegation from the Towson Volunteer
Fire Company called on the County Commits
sioners on Wednesday and asked for an appro
priation to renovate and improve the fowson
engine house. 1t is likely the Board will TAKE
care of the matter in the coming levy.
- Former taxpayers. conventions held II
Baltimore county have been productive o
some good in the way of securing needed legs
lation. Let us hope that the one OF TINS WeeI
will prove equally as fortunate, but too many
new laws is Just what the people don't want
There will be lively times at the Swee
Air Lyceum this Saturday evening when
crowd will gather in the hall to listen to Learned
members of the bar in their discussion OF
highly important question II you want fuI
and nIentv of IL don't miss this opportunity.