The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-25

"a Towson man has the nerve to wear a
straw hat when thermometers are registering
IS degrees.
- Christmas day is a legal holiday in
Maryland. all the banks and. public offices
will be closed.
"a son of Mr. Howard Parks of Texas,
aged II years, was painfully hurt few days
ago by falling from tree.
Compliments Of the season to every
reader OF The Union-News. Merry Christmas
and a happy New Year to all.
Where is the man who said the present
winter would be mild one2 Perhaps be has
changed bis mind by this time.
SThe Union-News almanac for 1910 will
be out about the middle of January. copy
will be mailed to every subscriber.
-SSkates for boys and girls are popular
gifts this Christmas. 1t has been several years
since such fine skating was enjoyed
"a woman at Myersdale, ,Allegany county,
was stung on the lip by honey bee and died
two days later from bloodposoning
There are still those who say telephone
for telephone They are in the class who
invariably say ''those kind" for that kind.
- This is winter but it arrived some days
before the time the almanac set fOrlt. However,
it's the real thing and couldn't well be liner.
->The Union-News is indebted to Mr..
Leonard Trinkaus, the expert Towson horse
shoer, for copy Of his fine calendar for 1910.
- Amsterdam's going for Dr. Cook now at
lively rate. A good many others are doing
the same thing. only omitting the 'Amster."
- The big Baltimore poultry show opens
on the 4th of January and continues the re-
mainder of the week at the Fifth Regiment
Armory.
- Start the New Year right. Send dollar
to The Union-News and have it pay you fifty
three visits next year. No loss in an invest
ment like that.
- A farmer in Towson early on Thursday
morning asked only 33 cents pound for his
turkeys These tillers of the soil are such
modest fellows.
- The old belief was that when the days
begin to lengthen the cold begins to strengthen.
The coIdest days thus far this winter have been
the shortest days.
- The Mint JuIep Association will hold a
special meeting next week. extsummer's ice
supply is assured and all fears along that line
have been dispelled
- The next issue Of The Union-News will
be dated January l, 1910, and there will be So
SATURDAYS in the year, necessitating an addi-
tiona issue Of the paper.
- A horse belonging to Mr.. Clay T. joy
OF the Eighth district ran away on Tuesday
and smashed the buggy. Mr.. Joyce was
thrown out but escaped injury.
The Sunday school OF Towson Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, as has been its custom
for several years, sent a donation to the
KeIso Home in Baltimore few days ago
There were two hOIdups in this county
last Saturday night Of people returning from
market-one on the Hartford and the other on
the Bel Air road. Both the footpads escaped.
- Uncle Sans postofice is doing an inn
mense business just now and all his employ
ees are working overtime. As means of ex-
changing presents the service is incompatible.
- One more week and then the time for
good resolutions will be here. But why await
that day No time as good as the present
Make them now and see that you stick to
them.
4. Dctso ri ;c hnp sto
hands full investigating. If half that is said
be true. good shaking up will no doubt result
benefcially.
- The board of directors of the Second
National Bank of T0ws0n, at their meeting on
Wednesday, declared semi-annual dividend
of per cent, thus putting the bank on an
per cent. basis.
There were no exchanges of gifts or
''treats'' among the teachers and pupils of the
public schools of Baltimore county this year.
The School Board wisely put an end to all
that sort of thing.
- Baltimore county people harvested hun
dreds of tons of ice this week and it was gener-
ally of fine quality Last winter there was
none Of this summer necessity and some houses
were filed with snow.
- The "blne BIRDS have been hocking in
this week at lively rate. There are five more
days for the fight to continue before we begin
to write 1910 on the receipts. AS we said
before, let 'em flicker.
- The Baltimore County Game and Fish
Protective Association will hold meeting at
Junker's Hotel, Baltimore, on Monday, De-
cember q, at 8 P. NJ, when officers for the en-
suing year will be elected.
- Turkeys are literally soaring now, every
thing, apparently, tending to keep the price
up to the highest notch. The man who has
these fowls to sell just now has provokingly
comfortable look, drat him.
-sThe Old Town Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association will carry its fight against
the trading stamp nuisance to Annapolis this
winter and it is hoped their efforts to put an
end to it may prove successful
->Christmas shoppers have had full head
of steam on this week and the thousands of
empty or greatly depleted pocketbooks attest
the havoc that has been wrought. And thus
II will ever continue as time rolls on.
- Sergt James E. Mann of the county
police force fell on the ice in Highlandtown
early on Tuesday morning and fractured one
of his legs. The sergeant is a brother of
County Commissioner Henry P. Mann.
- Mr.. Dixon @. Walker, formerly of Tow
son, who is now engaged in the automobile
business in Baltimore, has purchased for
$4,000 lot at Charles and Twentieth streets,
upon which he will erect large garage.
->Pians are being prepared for the enlarge
ment of the Presbyterian Church in Cations
vile. The addition will contain classroom,
church-parlor and well equipped kitchen.
Rev. John A. Nesbitt is pastor of the church.
->Mr. Vernon s. Emmart of Baltimore
county is named as one of the incorporators
Of the G. q. Nelson Metal Company Just
organized in Baltimore with capital stock OF
$25, 900. Mr.. Emmart is also treasurer of the
company.
->The K. f. D. carriers go out on their
routes Christmas day just the same as any other
day and this is the only national holiday in
the year on which they make their rounds.
Next Saturday (New Year Day) they will not
90 out.
Mr.. A. J. Miller, a well-known resident
Of the Eleventh district, who sustained serious
internal injuries last week while assisting in
butchering. is improving under the care of DR.
Keyser. He had rib torn loose and several
badly bruised.
- Friday, December "a, was the last day of
the open season for birds and rabbits in Bslti-
more county. To shoot them now is viola
ton of the law and the game wardens should
be on the lookout for those who have no re-
spect for the law.
Nicholas Stumpf, formerly of Cations
Vile is supposed to have committed suicide al
his farm at Pi1e Orchard, Howard county, on
Friday of last week. No cause is assigned fol
the act. He was 65 years of age and in COM
Portable circumstances.
-Some new furnishing in the Office oi
County Clerk Cole include fine solid oak desk
and chair for the head of the Office. The busi'
ness of this department of the county govern.
ment has grown to immense proportions and
-Towson National Bank is sending out tC
its friends and customers as a New Year SOU
venir a very pretty and useful little book that
contains much valuable information and il
handy for memoranda of various kinds. You
can get one at the bank.
IA well-known Eighth district farmer
who called at The Union-News Office on
Wednesday, said be would not cut ice until
next Monday, when it will be inches thick
Should warm rain come before that time hi,
hopes will be shattered.
-The shaking of the plum tree this week
resulted in the previously fortunate ones agair
gathering nearly all the fruit No doubt the
County Commissioners are always glad wher
this Job is completed, as it surely must possess
some unpleasant features.
/ The FalIston Farmers Club held its reg
ular monthly meeting last Saturday at th'
home of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Harlan
with Mr.. Charles E. Wiggers presiding. Al
Inspection of the premises proved that Mr.
(arlan is an up-to-date farmer.
There were two more suicides in Balti
lore city's parks last Saturday. One was by
poison and the other by drowning. During
The year just closing II persons have takel
their own lives in these public pleasure grounds
or nine more than in 1908. This is an appalling
record.