The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-20

give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
- Easter Sunday will be one week earlier
this year than last April 18th.
- The grounding can look at his shadow
all he pleases now and nobody cares picayune.
- There was ice on standing water in Tow
son on Thursday morning and the mercury
was down to %.
-eOld st. Patrick did himself proud on
Wednesday. Beyond a small snow furry in
the morning the day was beautiful.
Marbles is the most popular game among
the boys Just now, and some Of the grownups
also seem to be much absorbed in it.
1t is said that one Hartford county town
of rather small dimensions owns $50, 600 worth
of automobiles. That's doing pretty we'll.
-~Towson N. E Sunday school will hold
its missionary anniversary entertainment on
Sunday next, March 2lst, at O'Clock P. M.
>Spring begins next Sunday at - minutes
after NJ. Nothing like being accurate as
to time when you talk about thing like this.
- Ben Franklin gave this advice and it is
timely just now: Pillow deep while sluggards
sleep and you shall have corn to sell and keep"
- Attention is invited to a correspondence
published in the advertising columns of The
UNION today relative to the Towson water
supply.
1.-THE roof of the feed store of Mr. r. B. L
Everding, in Govanstown, was damaged by
fire on Thursday to the extent OF about $500.
Insured.
- School Commissioner G. Herbert Rice
has been re elected president OF the Gainesville
Country Club. Mr.. Benjamin Whiteley is the
secretary.
- What do you think of the spring female
headgear2 Some of the pot-shaped specimens
well, we beg to be excused from expressing
an opinion.
- The grounding period is supposed to end
about st. Patrick's Day. That time having
naaaod the Uoafhor ahOnId ms oil
from now on.
- Some people are beginning to inquire if
there is to be distribution of Government
garden seeds this spring. Wehaven't seen any
signs OF them.
- Today-Saturday, March 2Oth-is one
hour longer than the first day of the month
The sun rises at IS minutes after 6 and sets II
minutes after g.
"a fine English coach stallion, valued at
$500, belonging to Mr.. j. W. Armacost, of
Hereford, died few days ago from injuries
sustained in the stable.
- TowsOn has several very attractive look
ing stores, but their proprietors don't seem to
care anything about letting the public know it
through the newspapers.
- Some of The UNION local letters came
too late this week, while others bad to be cur
tailed for the same reason. Can't some of our
correspondents mail earlier?
~ The 'spring openings" announced in
Baltimore are attracting many shoppers from
buC CUuulIy WIZ always hCcp up Will TUG pTO-
cession in the matter of dress
"a good many farmers have been haul
ing out their corn this week and great loads of
this wonderful cereal can be seen passing
through Towson almost any time.
THE City Council of Baltimore bad the
Gunpowder water question up again on Mon
day night. Looks like it's going to be like
Tennyson's brook-going on forever.
THE Elkrldge hounds will meet today
Saturday at Hampton gate, just north Of Tow
son, at l P. NJ. The club rarely fails to get up
a fox when it starts from this point.
- More of THE UNIONS ''canaries'' this
week found their way back to the starting
point, but we regret to say there are still good
many that have not been heard from.
THE Baltimore County Game and Fish
Protective Association. DR.. A. G. McCurdy,
president, will meet at Hotel Junker, Balti-
more, Thursday, March 25th, at s pm.
Livery Irishman who owns q garden
plants his cabbage seed on St. Patrick's day.
If the ground is covered with snow he just
shovels it off and goes on with the planting
THE Towson Volunteer Fire Company, at
its meeting on Tuesday night, decided to enter
tain all visiting firemen who come to Towson
on May 9Th to attend the county firemen's con-
vention.
ION Sunday morning next, at the regular
service in Hunts NJ. E Church, Sher wood,
class of forty probationers will be received into
full membership by the pastor, Rev. II. w.
Burgan.
lin writing to THE UNION and signing
himself Reliable" correspondent will confer
a great favor by doing what be suggests. We
have room for local correspondent in his
locality.
- The vacant room in the Lee Building,
Towson, formerly occupied by the Democrat
and Journal newspaper, will be fitted up for
the use of John Eager Howard Council, Jr.
o. u. A. NJ.
- Whitewash is very cheap article and it
costs very little to have it applied. And look
what fine improvement is made to outbuild
ings and fences by a couple of coats of it.
Nothing like it.
"A very pretty window has been placed
in Towson M. E. Church by Mr.. J. Howard
FIayh hart in memory of his mother Mrs. John
E. Flayhsrt, who was daughter of the late
Adam II. Krout.
- Roads Engineer Shirley says it would
make fine improvement to extend Charles
street avenue through to Lutherville. The
people directly interested should vigorously
push the movement
>Janer, the Brooklyn, N. Y, man, con-
victed in the Circuit Court here last week of a
criminal offense and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for 81 years, was set to work in the shirt
factory in that institution.
"a large percentage Of the pupils attend
ing the Towson High School come here by the
Maryland & Pennsylvania R. R. and by the
trolley line. A good many drive back and
forth to their homes daily.
Friday night, 18th inst, before the Young
Mems Debating Club of Timonium NJ. E.
Church. There was also an interesting debate
and other literary features.
1.-THE Wearing of the Green" was very
popular on Wednesday and green fourth. hands
were largely in evidence. Green SLOUGH hats
were also seen. but il is said this style of head
gear for men has gone out"
"a fire in a summer house on the prop
erty of Contractor Frank Augins, on Virginia
avenue Towson, on Wednesday morning was
promptly extinguished by the Volunteer Fire
Company and the chemical engine.
1.-The meeting of the Senior Gunpowder
Agricultural Club at Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacons
farm has been postponed until March 9th in
order to have the advantage Of moonlight
The Junior Club will also be present.
The time for taking out yearly liquor
licenses expires on Thursday, April lst. The
list of all the applicants will be published in
THE UNION of April Sd. The applicants for
these licenses last year numbered S57.
THE Young Mems Democratic CLUB OF
the 10th district held a smoker Cd Saturday
night last at Hilgartner's Hall, Sunnybrook:
Addresses were made by Messrs. ]. Howard
Fox and George Hartman, of the Towson bar:
-It was announced at Sparrow's Point last
Monday that beginning with April LIST the pres
ent wage scale will be cut 10 per cent, including
all classes of labor and salaries. Business de-
preston of the past year is said to be the cause.