The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-29

Belair to be known as the Farmers aud Mer.
chants National Bank. 1t will have capital
stock of SIS, 900 and surplus OF s2,OVV. ln's
will he the third national bank in that town.
Spicer Post, G.. A. R., will attend reli-
eious services at Eklo Baptist Church, Sunday
morning, MAY 30th. Sermon by Kew: Y. h.
Henderson. A. G. Spicer, for whom this Post
was named was killed in the battle OF Antietam
- This week the Highways Commission
purchased steam road roller to take the place
of the 9th district roller. The Monarch Com,
panv's bid allowed 81 100 for the old roller and
made the actual cash cost of the new one u, 10y.
THE Queen Esther Circle of Towson M:
E. Church will give an entertainment ana 9TH
in the lecture room of the church. on Monday
evening, May 3lst, at s o'clock. Talent from
Washington, D. c., will assist. Admission 10
- Relief Council No. &c. Jr. o. U. A: NJ,
of Mount Washington, will attend preaching
service on Decoration Day SSundayi NAY Tb Sv nas
tor, Rev. H. W. Burgan, will preach the
The ladies of Lake View NJ. E. Church
will hold strawberry and ice cream festival
on the church lawn, on Wednesday and Inurs.
dav evenings, June I'd and Sd, for the 0enent
of the stewards fund. A general invitation is
A number of Democrats who will run in
the primaries in this county on the 26tn OF
June left their names at the party headquarters
being candidates must do the same on or before
June 10th.
Keeper Marion Sherman and his assist
ant, John P. Leland, have got the Court House
Park in spick and span order just now and It's
a delight to the eye. Strangers coming here in
summer never fail to ADMIRE tnls cnlei oeau'y
SPOT of Towscn.
- The first move towards improving the
York noad under the State aid law was noticed
ON Tuesday when the advanced guard OF sur
~od in n
down q lot of stakes. Now it begins to look
like something doing.
THE artesian well being bored by the
T. ushers;lle Water Company has reached q
da, IN at oSer 100 feet and very little water
has been secured. Boring is still going on a. q
cost Of $40 foot and the company has ALREADY
exner,d e,1 upwards OF $1,000:
enty.fve shares of the stock OF the
N.t;onnl Hank of Towson were advertised IN
TtIT ITrToN last week, the price being dxeo AZ
s3o5 ner share. Eeight shares OF the stock OF
This bank sold on the Baltimore Exchange ems
weak At S235. The par value is 500.
AN inceisdfary must be operating in the
vicinity of Mant1a Mills, 4th district. Two
fres occurred there last week within few
hours of each other and neither could be &C.
counted for. Looks like there ought to be
work there for the State Fire Marshal.
= Wiseacres say that last weeks rain was
the blackberry rain" But it don't make any
difference what it otherwise was it was good
and wet one and that's the reason the farmers
and truckers smile so beautifully. They can
actually "hear'' their crops growing now.
-MiIlard Beaumont, the tramp. who muir
dered his companion, Robert Rogers, near st.
Helena, 18th district last week, is now in jail
at Towson. He confessed the crime but claims
fte killing was done in self defense. Beaumont,
whose reputation is bad, lives in Baltimore.
The large new building for st. Vincent's
Orphan Asylum. located on the Hopkins Hill
Al. do ~ hn XnR IN
going forward rapidly and will be ready for
occupancy in a few months. Mr.. William
Lanahan sold the property to the asylum au-
thorities.
- Why is it that the average automobilist
will cut around every toll gate that he can in
these machines do the roads great damage,
hence It would seem only fair that they would
willingly pay such trifies in order to help keep
uprepairs.
- During the month of May, now near its
end, several persons have died in Baltimore
county who were well past 80 years Of age, while
a number who had passed their S0th milestone
also passed away. The mortality among aged
persons in the last five months has been unu.
sually large.
- Winding up Baltimore county's fiscal
year has made busy times in the Offices of the
County Commissioners and County Treasurer
this week. The rush in the latter office has
been especially heavy due to the fact that so
many taxpayers are taking advantage Of the
May discount.
"A freight wreck on the N. G. Railway at
Pleasant Valley, short distance above Monk
ton, at 8 O'Clock on Wednesday night, Is cars
were thrown down an embankment and their
contents-consisting of coal, wire and window
glass-strewn over the ground. Travel was
blocked for several hours.
The heavy snow storm in March furnish.
ed nearly all the business there was for the May
ND inv fret ole
understand it, but it's so. 1t broke down the
telegraph and telephone wires and large num-
Der of men and boys were arrested for stealing
the wires that lay on the ground.
->Dr. George Q. Worthington, who is over
go years of age was released from the Mary
land penitentiary last Saturday after having
served years for performing criminal opera
ton. He went to his farm near AlbertOn
Baltimore county, at once and will hereafter
devote his attention to it exclusively.
-After two days of almost steady rain the
suburban trolley lines did large business last
Sunday. When the SUP shone, as it did part
of the day, the country never looked more
beautiful, and it made one feel that he was
really glad be was living to enjoy such a scene
as Dame Nature so lavishly presented.
Mr.. Charles A. Councilman, of Worth
ington Valley, is known to many as 1.-The alfalfa
king" of Maryland. And he can also lay some
claim to being 1.-THE corn king" as he is just
now advertising in THE UNION 500 barrels of a
prime article of that cereal. And that'll fetch
pretty bunch of cash at present prices.
IA lady and gentleman, strangers in the
town, who saw for the first time the views from
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Towson last Sunday,
said they never before knew there were such
extended and beautiful views in the county.
The atmosphere was clear and the country
never presented a more charming picture.
Zone OF the handiest things about farm
is q canvas large enough to cover a load or
stack of hay. Those who still stack all hay
outside need one most. But there are many
other uses for one, such as covering loads OF
grain that cannot be unloaded before shower,
q protection for the binder on dewy nights, etc.
- Mount Zion Lodge, l. o. o. F., Of Pixies
vile, will observe memorial day on Sunday,
May Both, in Druid Ridge Cemetery. The
members will meet at the hall at 80 P. NJ.
The officers of the Grand Lodge and Grand
Encampment of Maryland will be present and
several other lodges will participate in the
parade.
The Junior Maryland Hunt Cup race,
which was run in Green Spring Valley on Mon
day afternoon, was won by Bill Bailey, owned
by Master Clark Greenley and ridden by Master
George Blackiston. Master Samuel Murray,
with Apprentice Girl, was very close second.
There were five starters and the distance was
about II miles.
Marble Hill improvement Association is
making arrangements to appropriately cele-
brate the introduction of electric lights at
COCKeySV1ue anu surrounding VlllhReS. ne
affair will take place on Tuesday evening,
June LIST. The patronesses are Mrs. VIM. II.
Wight, Mrs. H. e. Bartleson and Mrs. N.
Bosley Merryman.
->Mr. Stansburv Brian, well known bust
ness man of Convention, died on Saturday last.
aged SO years. He was born in that section of
the county and was a SOD of the late Captain
Nicholas NJ. Brian, who was a we'll known
auctioneer in his day. Mr.. Brian leaves q
family, his wife being a daughter of Mrs.
Sarah A. Candles, of Baltimore
People along the lower end of the York
road resent-and not without good cause.-the
idea of having that thoroughfare from North
avenue to the new Boundary called Green.
mount avenue. They think that name should
apply only to the avenue south of North ave.
nue. and prefer that the good old name York
road be continued for the section of the road
above North avenue.
1.-THE eleventh annual exhibition of the
Baltimore Horse Show Association will be
held on the grounds of the Elkridge Hunt
Club Saturday. June 9Th, commencing at ?.
NJ. The classes will be exclusively for saddle
horses and hunters and jumpers, and the en-
trance fee will be SO in all classes. No admis-
sion will be charged to the show but admis-
sion to the clubhouse will be by badge only.
MIR. ]. ]. George, of Long Green Valley.
is head of the new Baltimore produce commits
sion firm of ]. ]. George & Co., 100 Market
Space, where he will be glad to see his Balti-
more county friends. Mr.. Georges well known
in business circles and being farmer himself
is well qualified to handle all products of the
farm to the best possible advantage. See an.