The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-01-23


give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
FEBRUARY 22d is the next legal holiday in
Maryland. 1t falls this year on Monday.
1.-The first month of understanding to
the almanac-ended on Friday, 22d instant
- There is some talk of erecting Sunday
school room in the rear of Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church, Towson.
- The fine sleighing and coasting afforded
BY the last sleet storm have been much enjoyed
by the devotees of winter sports.
They are talking of celebrating the ami
versary of the big fire that occurred in Balti'
more, February 7th and 9Th, 1904.
The extremes of temperature in T0wsOn
were from above zero on Tuesday morning
to 81 above at 2 P. NJ on Friday;
THE clay pigeon shoot at Bauer's T. Mile
House, Hartford road will take place Saturday,
January 3d. Postponed from last Saturday.
-SSome thermometers in Towson early on
Tuesday morning registered degrees above
zero-the coolest of the winter up to that time
Mrs. Laura Painter, of Warren. was &C
cidentaly shot in the knee last Sunday by her
daughter who was carelessly handling pistol
Cockeysville appears to have been the
coolest place in Baltimore county last Tuesday
morning. Thermometers there registered
below zero.
- Cheer up The bIuebirds will be sing.
ing very soon and then you will forget all
about the pinching cold and its accompanying
snow and ice.
The Farmers Institute on wheels will
20 over the Maryland and Pennsylvania K. K.
early in February, starting at Long Green Sta
ton on the LIST.
- Large quantities of ice were harvested in
Baltimore county this week, but for the most
part it was of poor quality. Too much snow
to be solidly frozen.
- Mrs. Rebecca Kidd has filed bill in the
Circuit Court here for the sale Of the real estate
in the 9th district belonging to her late hus-
band, John B. Kidd
- The County Commissioners of Washing
ton county on Tuesday sold at auction the road
known as the Gapland turnpike, for sos. 1t
is one mile in length.
The Fallston Farmers Club will meet
Saturday, February 9th, at Pleasant Prospect.
the farm of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Burton,
in Long Green Valley.
"a good many cases of what is called
grip are reported, in some instances entire
families being affected. This makes busy
times for the physicians.
There is now talk of Baltimore city chang
ing its reservoir plan-that is if it can't get
better terms from the Warren people-but we
don't believe there is anything in it.
->San Tung is Chinese for New Year and
and those of that nationality celebrated the day
on Thursday. According to their calendar it
was the beginning of the year 49lO.
Automobiles don't count for much with
the roads in the condition they have been in
the past week. Thick ice on top of heavy coat
ing of snow is rather trying on the tires.
ANYONE fond of blOOd-curdling stories OF
almost every sort need only read the daily
papers fthe present day. Their ample columns
can hardly furnish space to print them all.
s - Baltimore county now has number of
Improvement associations and they all seem to
be doing good in the communities in which
they are located. Let US have more of them.
Commencing with Friday, January 18th,
confirmation lectures will be delivered in the
Chapel of Trinity Church, Towson, each week
at P. NJ until the visit of the Bishop in March.
-Only few more left OF The UNIONS
calendars for 1909. They have been widely
distributed throughout the county and many
have found their way to other sections of the
State.
Through the active work of Rev. John
L. Jackson, assistant rector, the Sunday school
of Trinity Church, Towson, has grown to a
membership of 81, and further accessions are
promised.
THE barn of Mr.. Daniel L. Bowen, at
Poplar Heights, together with lot of hay,
corn, etc., was burned last Sunday morning.
causing loss of about 81 500. Partly covered
by insurance.
roll county ESQ it is claimed) was killed few
days ago by Mr.. Charles Black near Pleasant
Valley. It weighed SO2 lbs. One OF the hams
weighed So lbs.
MIR. ]. Wesley Holmes, for many years
keeper of the tollgate on the Baltimore and
Reisterstown turnpike, near Westminster, died
suddenly from heart disease on Wednesday
morning, aged 20 years.
The question of incorporating the town
of Gainesville is again being agitated. Hereto
fore it has met with overwhelming opposition.
Let us hope the movement will meet with
better success this time.
1.-The sheriff of Carroll county was pulled
up for using on his own table supplies that had
been purchased to feed the prisoners. When
confronted with the charge he paid $121. 40 and
the matter was dropped.
IA gentleman who called at THE UNION
Office few days ago for one of our large calen-
dars for 1909, said he liked the picture of the
mill by the dam site better than any calendar
illustration he had seen this year.
Don't forget the birds when the earth is
covered with snow and ice Their natural
food supplies are cut off under such conditions
and they will suffer and perhaps starve unless
thoughtful people provide for them.
- William H. Bell, the negro convicted in
the Circuit Court here of brutality cutting q
horse belonging to Mr.. E. T. Nudge, of the Sd
district, was sentenced by Judge Duncan to
three years in thep enitentiary, Good.
- Notwithstanding the driving snow and
hailstorm of last Saturday afternoon number
of members of the Green Spring Valley Hunt
Club chased lively fox several hours and only
called off the dogs on account of darkness.
IA tract of about acres of land on Merry
mans lane, near Roland avenue, has been sold
by the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, trus-
tee, to Mrs. Kate Greenway, of Hartford county,
for $31, $50. The property will be developed.
Judge Duncan on Thursday soaked
several persons convicted of selling liquor with.
out license and on Sunday. Three and four
hundred-dollar fines, with the costs added. was
the rule. That ought to teach them lesson.
- Good roads meetings will be held Satur.
day, January 23d, at Butler and Partition, an d
general attendance of farmers and others is
requested. The Butler meeting was postponed
from last Saturday owing to the heavy snow
storm.
-If the sale of the Warren Mills property
long time before anything is done toward;
securing the increased water supply from the
Gunpowder. But it must ultimately come, nc
doubt about that
ITO commemorate the one hundredth an
niversary of the birth Of Abraham Lincoln
Postmaster General Meyer on Wednesday an.
noUnced that one hundred million new two
cent postage stamps will be issued on or before
February 18th next.
An unusually large number of deaths
have occurred in Baltimore county in the last
few weeks and still the death rate here-con'
sidering the very large population-is small
No more healthful section can be found in tht
United States than this.
- Nothing more has been heard of thu
18th district night riders. If the arrest of the
three colored men puts an end to the thefts in
that section of the county it would seem to b
pretty well established that the officers wert
correct in their suspicious.
THE assistant teachers of Baltimore coun
ty appear to have made excellent progress II
their efforts to create sympathy in their move
ment for an increase of pay. The universe
verdict seems to be that they should get more
money for the work they do.
-Attention is invited to the financia
statement of the Hartford County Mutual Firt
Insurance Company, published in the adver
Using columns of The UNION today. Tit
showing must be very gratifying to those wbC
conduct the company's affairs.
THE farm of the late James 7. Heath
cote, near New Market, 9TH district, containing
about 100 acres, was sold at public sale on thu
9th instant to Miss Inez Atkinson, OF Dallas
town. Pa, for 1905. Messrs. John Mays Littl
and N. d. r. Allen were the trustees.
Those weatherwise folks who predicted
amid winter because of certain signs haven
much to say about this time. With heav.
SHOWS and sleet storms and the mercury clos
to the zero mark they are awaiting further de
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