The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-01-18

afternoon last at the residence OF Mr.. Thomas
Kaufman. The president. Mrs. George Z.
Everhart was unable to be present on account
OF her old enemy, rheumatism, from which
she suffers at times. so the vice president, Mrs.
Kaufman, presided. Miss Jennie Rigney, SUI
perintendent of the Evangelistic work, was pres
ent and gave Bible reading and talk on
Faith" which was much enjoyed. The
Union had new member to report and ex-
poets another addition to its membership at
the next meeting.
1.-THE sun does his successive journeys run"
and truly it would seem that king Grippe"
is of like mind, as nearly every family in this
community has been terrorized by bis evil
presence in the last fortnight.
Mrs. Thomas Pearce has been confined to
her room, victim of the malady known as
grip.
Mr.. Howard Parker has been quite i'll from
the effects of visit from his majesty.
| The school attendance has materially de-
creased as a result of visitation of grip among
| the children.
Mr.. Joshua Nelson, who has had heavy
cold and rheumatism twinges occasionally,
last Saturday morning had superintended
loading the last load of ice from his pond and
was standing near the bank where the ice
was weak. when it broke and he suddenly came
| in contact with the icy cold water beneath.
| In his effort to prevent the plunge he grabbed
his little son Arthur, who was standing on the
bank beside the pond and together they took
the icy bath, which, unfortunately, did not
improve the state OF their health and DR.. L.
| Ross Payne was called on Sunday to relieve
their sufferings.
Mr. Joshua Hutchins is another victim of
grip and its twin COUSIN" neuralgia, but is
Somewhat better now.
| Many of the victims of the unfashionable
disease are not maidens fair, nor bachelors
either, so that the SUMS reporter and DR..
Bosley's (health commissioner of Baltimore,)
theory of Oscillation as the cause of the cpl
demic, cannot be borne out in this neighbor-
hood, as it has been no respector of either
yonng or old, married or single. We have rot
heard whether our respected physicians, who
! are kept so busy have theory" on the prev
alence of grippe or not; but we do know
they would be glad of a little rest for them
| selves and their tired steeds.
Mr.. George e. Shelley and son have harves-
ted IL loads of beautiful ice inches thick.
Mr.. T. M. Pearce harvested good quantity
of ice inches thick.
As sequel to the ice harvest came Saturday
nights terrific downpour of rain and Sunday
afternoon set the pace for freakish weather
with heavy thunder storm. The electrical
display in the heavens was vivid and the
thunder a crashing, rumbling explosion.
Ex-County Commissioners John V. Slade has
been sufferer from the effects of the prevail
ing complaint.
Mrs Elizabeth Gent, mother of Mrs T. Ross
Payne, does not improve as much as her
friends would like.
Mr.. VIM. Hutchins is in very weak condi-
ton as neither food nor stimulants seem to
agree with him.
Governor Crothers' suggestion that the State
should take hand in making good roads will,
if ever realized, be blessing to the farmers
and farm lands in this county. II.
Rossville, 18th District-A surprise and
pound party was given to Miss Ethel Gettman,
at her home, by Miss Mamye LantZ, on the 18th
instant. During the evening many games we're
played and at q late hour refreshments were
served. Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gettman, Mrs. Charles Lantz, Misses
May Solomon, Ada Kern, Helen Gross, BERTHE
Gross Nellie Gross, Maud Volz, Hazel Valen-
tine, Doris Milling Mamye LantZ, Aire Gett-
man, Emma Kern, Elsie Gross and Messrs.
Sidney Solomon, Willie Volz, Fred. Volz,
Henry Betz, Willie Betz, Joseph Kern, Edgar
Gross, Freddie Hermann, Walter Gross, Ray
mond Gross and Charley Norris, the latter of
Edgewood.
The store and hotel of Mr. George W. Spind-
Ter, at Golden Ring, was broken into between
and O'Clock a few mornings ago and boots,
shoes, clothing, cigars, whisky and other goods
to the value of $40 stolen. The thieves secured
no money except what was in two cigar selling
slot machines, which were found in neigh
boring field broken and rified. Entrance was
effected by cutting Stats from shutter and
forcing window with jimmy. The robbers
locked the doors leading to the sleeping apart
ments and took the keys with them. All the
drawers in the store room were ransacked.
similar thing happened about year ago but
QOLQlDR was TAKEN. lQ0 DldCk5mltQ SDOp VI
MIR. John R. Saur was broken into and bolts
and tools were taken to use at the store.
The Golden Ring P. L. and l.. Association
held its annual meeting on the 18th instant
and elected the following directors Messrs.
John II. Gross, c. Ross Mace, Henry Volz, Jr.,
Joseph H. Volz, John R. Dodson, Christian
Evering, John Betz, Albert Hoffmeister George
Geiser and Charles Mohr. These men have
conducted the business of the association for
many years and should be praised for their
good service.
This association has about 300 members and
is the largest in this part of the county: 1t has
Been running for the last 10 years an d has been
successful in all its undertakings. The asso-
citation has put many men on a sure footing in
this part of the county and now many people
have homes that they started to get by paying
25 cents week. ID.
Jacksonville and Sunnybrook 10th Dis
| trict.-This section was visited by a severe
| thunder storm, accompanied by rain and hail,
| last Sunday afternoon. 1t was the most severe
| winter thunder storm experienced here in
| years.
The few days of cold weather encouraged
| farmers to hope that an ice supply was in
| sight. but their hopes were again blasted by
| sudden change to more moderate weather. l
| learn that Mr.. Nicholas Parker we'll known
| farmer some distance north of us, cut ice A
| inches in thickness. To be deprived of this
| luxury next summer would be serious mat
| ter for many.
would seem that grip is subsiding. No fatal
| cases have been reported.
| Mrs Linda Burk, who had been very i'll at
her home near Sweet Air, is better at this
| time
Miss Mamie Snitker, who had been visiting
relatives near Sweet Air, has returned to her
home in Baltimore.
The erection of some new houses in this
neighborhood is now being talk ed about and
| it is likely the coming spring will lind build
&c rod hat
of our young men think it a good plan to pro-
| vide the cage before capturing the bird, and no
doubt they are correct.
Miss Clara Price led the Y. P. Christian En-
deavor at Chestnut Grove Church last Sunday
night. The attendance was good. M.
Pleasant Hill, 9th District.--The weather
| bureau has been very accommodating of late,
giving us every sample OF weather while one
waits.
We are being served now in the daily papers
| with some very spicy reading in the second
Thaw trial. First it was "brainstorm," now
it is stuporous melancholia." This is an age
| of discovery and there is no telling to what ex
tent our English vocabulary may be stretched.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Freeland, of this village,
| moved on Tuesday to Parrishviile, one.half
mile west of Eklo. Mr.. William N. Bull, of
| Parkton, moved into the house vacated by Mr..
| Freeland on the same day.
| Our bean Farmer has sold his beautiful
residence, on the road from Eklo to Stelz to
Mr.. Sparks, of the 9th district. It having
been private sale we are not apprised OF the
price, There are several other persons in the
community about negotiating for the purchase
| of farms Real estate is booming in this Sec
ton. Many persons, who have saved little
money, think it safer to invest it in land than
| otherwise.
Mr.. John H. Keeny spent last Monday in
| Shrewsbury on business.
Many of our farmers are complaining of
musty corn and are compelled to do great
deal of stirring it about in the cribs. B.
Dulany's Valley, 10th District.-Miss A.
Lillian Henderson, of Black Horse, Hartford
county, is now in charge of Dulany's Valley
school, she having succeeded Miss Kate Num-
bers of Perry Hall, who is now the assistant
of Miss G. Bernice Gorsuch in the Unonville
school, The father and sisters of Miss Num-
bers, who had been very sick, are recovering.
Mr.. William Owens, of Bosley, is now able
to move about with the aid of crutches. He is
attended by Dr. ]. Royston Green, of Towson.
Mr.. John W. Wolf, who had been conduct
ing the Furnace Farm for some years, has
been removing some things to the farm at
Sunny brook that he lately purchased from
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