The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-01-02

- Many elaborate programs were rendered
at the Sunday school entertainments held dur
ing the holidays in Baltimore county. The
children received bountiful treats from santa
Claus, while some of the schools supplemented
these with acceptable presents. 1t was through
ont joyous season.
- Although the people had ample notice
that last Saturday was q legal holiday some
put themselves to much trouble by coming to
Towson expecting to find the banks open.
They were closed, of course, but they will be
open on Saturday, January I'd. because the
day is not legal holiday.
>Old weatherwise folks say the present
moon is "a warm, dry one" because it is so
far to the south. Others say the moon is ex-
actly in the same position that It always is at
this time of the year. The latter class don't
believe that the luminary has anything what
ever to do with the weather.
- Messrs. Charles e. Fendall & Son, Of
Towson. growers of strawberry plants, have
issued their catalogue for 1900 and more than
10, 600 of these will be distributed all over the
country. They have about twenty varieties,
nine of which are new, the "Fendalr' stand
ing at the head OF the list of the latter.
THE mystery surrounding the death OF
the five head of cattle of Mr.. Jacob +. Seidel,
of Aigburth Farm, adjoining Towson, remains
unsoIved. State Veterinarian Mackie says they
may have died from eating frozen grass, as there
were no indications of disease or poison. Mr..
Seidel's loss was several hundred dollars
THE scientists had Baltimore city in their
grip this week and the many "big things" they
talked about was entirely too much for the
average citizen. One thing these men found
out and that is, when they want to have real
royal time they must come to the Monumental
city. No other place like it on the globe.
-As stated in these columns last week the
County Commissioners made very few changes
in their appointments, the corrected list OF
which is published on the 4th page of THE
UNION today new office was created-that
of stenographer to the County Commissioner
and Mr.. John r. Haut was appointed to it.
I'VE had an opportunity this week to ex.
Rice is erecting on his Valley View Stock Farm,
east of Towson. II will be most attractive
and commodious building, being supplied with
every comfort and convenience, and will be
ready for occupancy about the LIST of May next.
home in Dulany's Valley, on the 18th of De.
cember, aged rs years. She was the widow OF
Albert Smith, and for many years faithful
servant in the family of the late James Car
roll, of Summerfeld. She leaves one son.
Her remains were inferred at Mt. Zion Church,
Unionvile.
AT one of the meetings of scientists in
Baltimore this week Prof. Felt, State entomolo-
gist of New York, spoke on the common house
fly and said it was one of the most potent fac.
tors in the transmission of typhoid fever and
which is the chief breeding place OF this
troublesome insect.
- Last Saturday was the day appointed by
Spanger for the world to come to an end, but
he missed it, as the old ball continues to roll,
and, of course, nothing unusual occurred to
stop it. One man said this week that he had
noticed some queer things about the sun lately
and he thought Spanglers prediction may have
had something to do with these.
Mr.. Charles E. Smith, of the CONNER.
cial and Farmers National Bank of Baltimore,
has been elected cashier of the Commercial
Mr.. ]. A. j. Medcalf. RESIGNED. He will enter
upon the duties next Monday. Mr.. Smith has
been connected with the Commercial and Far
mers' for a number of years as paying teller.
"a man at Perry Hall made strange dis
covery when he entered his stable on Christ
mas morning Rushing back to the house he
called his wife, when she soon ascertained that
there was no occasion for alarm. There had
simply been an increase in their bovine family
during the night. The calf is doing as well
as could be expected under the circumstances"
1.-The plans for the enlargement and i'm
provement of the Towson Court House have
been examined by a number Of Baltimore and
Towson LAWYERS and others and have met with
hearty approval. When the work is completed
it will be the finest Court House in Maryland
outside of Baltimore city. Messrs. Baldwin d
Pennington, architects of many years expert
ence, drew the plans.
- Christmas, 1908, was the most quiet we
ever experienced in TOwson. The use OF ex-
plosives seems to have gone out almost entirely
and only few gunshots were heard early in
the morning when, not many years ago, con-
slant fusilade was kept up throughout the day.
Nearly all the business places were closed and
there was no disorder of any kind. In this re-
spect the day was also remarkable.
>St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, having
lately purchased the Hopkins Hill property,
on the York road, from Mr.. William Lana
han, proposes to erect thereon structure that
will accommodate from 400 to 500 orphan boys.
The place contains % acres and Mr.. Lanahan
received 81, 900 per acre for it. Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Deupert have contributed SIC, 600 to-
wards the erection of the institution.
THE business done at the Towson postal
station during the present holiday season was
something enormous and the clerks and car
riers were worked to the limit. The money
order and registry department handled i'm
mense quantities of letters and packages, and
the carriers had to make several extra trips in
order to dispose of the latter. We have no
doubt they were all pleased when the rush was
over, for it was q strenuous time-no doubt
about that.
Mr.. Thomas T. Boswell, of Baltimore,
president of the Merchants Coal Company,
owns $50 acres of land in Long Green Valley
which he is converting into stock farm and
will go in for the raising of mules extensively.
Mr.. Boswell built the town of Boswell, in
Pennsylvania in the short space Of eight
months and had it inhabited with more than
5000 people. A man who can do things like
that is capable of facing almost any sort Of
proposition.
- By the giving away of the floor at Eas-
toms Hall, in Ellicott City, on Tuesday after
noon, during the preliminary hearing Of the
negro footpad charged with assaulting and
robbing Mr.. Hill, Howard county farmer,
about 100 persons were thrown in heap to
the floor below. Over 30 persons were in
iured some of them sustaining broken bones
and serious cuts and bruises. Col. William s.
Powell, editor of the Ellicott City Times. was
among the latter. There were no fatalities.
MIR. F. A. Gemmill, a prosperous young
farmer of Chestnut Ridge, is Just now furnish
ing some little amusement for his intimates.
Not long ago justice of the peace was much
needed in that section of the county and after
much persuasion Mr.. Gemmill accepted the
office. Since then he has been making num-
Der of improvements to his property, including
an addition to his house, and his friends are
crediting all these to the emoluments of his
Office, which, ordinarily, might reach $2.98
ayear.
TON Swamp" an Eccentric Character,
Dead.--An eccentric character who was known
in the eastern and southeastern section of this
county as tom Swamp" but whose real
name is said to have been John Thomas Peter
Baughman, or Bockerman, died few days ago
at st. Joseph's Hospital in Baltimore, aged
about IS years. ''Tom," whose past was
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