The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-01
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diverted into other channels.
- Mothers Day, Friday, May 9th Every
body is expected to wear white carnation.
->Snake stories have been lacking this
week hut cheer up The worst is yet to come.
Thirty umbrellas were among the lost
articles found in the cars of the United Rail
ways on Tuesday.
- Houses for summer homes have lately
been in great demand in TowsoD, showing that
the place is popular.
- Governor Crothers will be here next
Wednesday and it should be remembered that
he is still bachelor.
Zone of THE UNIONS new subscribers this
week is having bis paper sent to Bootjack,
Mariposa county, California.
- Eight bands of music ought to be enough
TO make things lively in the firemens parade
in Towson next Wednesday.
- Friday, April 30th, was the end of the
oyster season. The frolicsome bivalve will now
have rest until September LIST.
Nv. E. Shearer, of Goldsboro, Pa, has
succeeded T.. e. Croft as agent for the N. G.
Railroad Company at Ashland.
-Towson had horse in one of the races
at Pimlico on Tuesday, but he failed TO connect.
He finished 18th and that's hOOdOO
THE Governor on Wednesday appointed
Mr.. Ephraim Bacon, of Baltimore county, q
member Of the State Pharmacy Board
- Looks like the trolley line from Hamp-
stead to Reisterstown is sure thing That it
will be good one goes without saying.
>Time to get yourself in trim for straw
berry festivals and depleted pocketbOoks. The
present month is the time for this warfare.
-Mr. William H. STREET., of Fallston, had
bis right hand painfully injured few days
ago while assisting in loading some heavy
posts.
The Pimlco spring meeting is being we'll
patronized daily by Baltimore county people.
We have among us many devotees OF 1.-The sport
of kings"
- In some places they are failing the
chauffeurs for paying no attention to the speed
limit. A little of this kind of medicine might
be effective here.
- This is the first day of May and the day
following the woods and fields will be full of
"Maying" parties. although the wild flowers
are not yet abundant.
- We always experience some cold weather
in May and it is then the fruit buds have to
run the gauntlet of freeze. Let us hope we
may escape it this year.
- Whitewashers and fellows who can push
lawnmowers are in demand just now. In fact
It would seem that there is no good reason why
anybody should be idle
There were snow hurries in the north.
western section of this county on Thursday,
April Goth. Snow to the depth of a foot fell
the same day near Pittsburg.
- People who come to Towson on Fire.
mems Day need not go home hungry. Ample
provision will be made by the hotels and
others to feed all abundantly.
-Towson promises to have rafting good
ball team this season and the devotees Of the
game will have opportunities to enjoy plenty
of the sport during the summer.
THE UNIONS 'canaries" continue to find
their way back to the starting point. Hardly
ever day that one or more of them fails to-
show up. This is very gratifying.
THE war on the pesky mosquito will
begin in Baltimore today and Health Commits
rwsk hfo oil nj
ants, expects to make it hot for them.
%John Frederick Dittus, an inmate of the
Confederate Soldiers Home, Pikesville, died
on Tuesday, aged 66 years. He served in the
First Maryland Calvary during the Civil War.
Govanstown is to have first class equip
ment Gncluding plugs) to fight fires, and this
only shows what combined and persistent
effort will do. If you want to win get together.
-If the people at Partition and those at
White Hall succeed in organizing national
bank at each place, they will have two institu-
tons of this kind within q miles Of each
other.
ION and after Wednesday next, May 5th,
County Treasurer Merryman will be ready to
receive taxes under the levy of 1909. The dis
count until June LIST is per cent. on county
taxes.
The Ladies' Aid Society, of Govanstown
Presbyterian Church, is about to improve the
parsonage at an outlay of 81 900. The trustees
of the church will also rebuild the old carriage
sheds.
-Rev. H. Wilson Burgan, of Brookland-
vile, will address meeting in the interest of
temperance in Lakeview M. E. Church, on
Thursday, May 9Th, at P. NJ. Public cordially
invited.
mr.. Hugh w. Bolton, who died at his
home in Baltimore, April I'D, in the 10Th year
ofhis age, was well known in Baltimore county.
For years he had been engaged in the paint
business.
The professional baseball season is now
on and the Oriole team of the Eastern League
looks like it's on the toboggan. But it's too
early yet to judge. They strike their gait
later, no doubt.
IAN order was signed in the Superior
Court of Baltimore on Thursday FORGETTING the
charter of the Franklin Turnpike Road Com
pany. Proceedings against the company were
begun last August.
MIR. Jacob L. Fowble, of Timonium, has
the contract for erecting the grand stand and
bleachers on the grounds of the Towson Ath.
letic Association. The work will be pushed as
rapidly as possible
"a new water company is being organ
lied in TowsOn and there soon should be water
enough here to supply all demands. A need
of more water has been for some time serious
handicap to the town.
There is one legal holiday in this month
Monday, May 30th, which is Decoration Day.
The next legal holiday is July 4th, which will
fall this year on Sunday and which means
another two-day holiday.
Only one of the Is Baltimore county
people who passed away last week was under
20 years of age. Several of them were over 80,
two we're 81 and one was So. This is re-
markable mortuary record.
IA Protestant Episcopal Sunday school,
under the direction of Rev. w. II. II. Powers,
rector of Trinity Church, Towson, has been
established sat Sherwood, n. G. R. R, and
already has a good attendance.
THE vestry of Trinity Church, Towson,
has acquired the Towson Guild House prop
erty under foreclosure proceedings, the price
being 1900. Hereafter it will be known as
Trinity Church Parish House.
to the members and their friends on May 9th,
when the second annual convention and parade
of the volunteer firemen will be held here.
The building will be decorated.
-Capt. G. Lyon Rogers, commander OF
Troop A, appears to be on the griddle just now
and the higher officials of the State militia will
investigate charges that some Of his subordi-
mates have preferred against him.
GOOD for Baltimore county Racine II,
bred and owned by Mr.. w. Stewart Diffen-
derffer, of Green Spring Valley, won the
Brewers Purse at Pimlico on Thursday after
noon, beating field of good ones.
-The members of the Senior Gunpowder
Agricultural Club think the present condition
of the wheat market is abnormal and several
say they would be willing to sell their grow
ing crop at 81 10 per bushel delivered.
MIR. Clinton E. Bosley, deputy warden OF
the Towson Jail, went to the University Hos
pital in Baltimore on Monday to be treated for
blood poison in his right arm, the result OF
trifing injury to the hand few days before.
- Motorcycles are becoming more numer-
Gus and some horses brighten worse at them
be no law regulating the speed OF these ma
chimes, If there is no attention is paid to it.