The Baltimore County union, the Towson news. (Towson, Md.) 1909-1912, 1909-10-23

sides of woodland ave., near Park Heights
ave., Sd district.
Wednesday, November g. by Mrs. Thomas NJ.
Hutchins, near Troyer's store, Tenth district,
horses, cows. heifers, hogs. farm imple-
Wednesday, November 9. by w. Gill Smith, at
torney and assignee, at Court House door,
house and lot in Lu therville.
Thursday, November 4. by H. Q. Gilbert. on the
Joppa road. ~ miles west of Towson, horses,
cows, hogs, farm implements, household
THURSDAY. November ii, by Harry Z. Mann, at
tOrney, ETC., on the premises. business and
dwelling property, on South Fifth street,
Highlandtown.
The election will take place one week
from next Tuesday-Novembe 2.
There was about an inch of snow on the
ground in parts of Western Maryland last
Saturday.
- Automobiles keep right on killing people,
but this fact does not appear to injure their
popularity.
- The total registered vote in Carroll coun-
ty is s 673. There are only 45l colored voters
in the county.
AT Loeb Raven early on Wednesday
morning Thermometers registered 30 degrees.
There was plenty Of ice.
- The Republican committee has arranged
for number of mass-meetings to be held in
this county between now and election.
- The gross receipts of the York fair this
year were $31, 900. This will clear off all debts
and leave balance of SO, 900 to the good,
The Elkridge Hounds will meet Satur
day. October %, at 8 A. NJ, at the farm of Mr..
w. s. g. Williams, in Long Green Valley.
->The ticket to be voted at the November
election forms part of the supplement that
goes out with this issue of The Union-News.
"A marriage license was issued at the
County Clerks Office on Tuesday, the mans
age being given as "a and that Of the woman 81.
- Can you realize it that Christmas will be
here two months from next Monday? The
year 1909 is on the toboggan now, sure enough.
- The demand for trespass notices is grow
lug and il is evident farmers intend to protect
themselves against the raids of prowling
gunners.
The UniOn-News at GOvanstown continue.
Isn't it about time the postal authorities took
this matter up?
The UatonsviIle and Towson football
elevens will meet on Highland field, Towson,
Saturday afternoon, October %. A good game
may be expected.
= The gas fight in Baltimore city seems to
be overshadowing politics. But the newspa-
pers don't care. They are reaping harvest in
the way of advertising.
- The "fall drought appears to be on in
earnest. In fact, this has been year of dry
spells" and low water in streams, springs and
wells has been the rule.
- The Maryland county fairs have ended
for the present year. They were all successful
and will wind up the year with comfortable
balances IN tnelr treasures.
- The fall meeting OF the Maryland Jockey
Club begins at Pimlico today and will con-
tinue until Monday, November 8. There are
several hundred horses at the track.
%SOme TowsOn people had large coon
for their supper one day this week and those
who ate of it said it was fine. No accounting
for tastes, as the old woman said, etc.
IA specimen of the ballot to be voted at
the coming election is published in The Union
News today It would be well to study it care
fully before going to the polls to vote.
The woods were literally alive with chest
nuts appeared to be small. Small nut crop,
mild winter sure to follow. was the old-time
belief.
The Old Town Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association has commenced war on
the trading stamp nuisance and will raise a
fund to carry the fight to Annapolis next
> Messrs. Caleb s. Hobbs, Charles Brock
meyer and ]. p. Cochran served as judges at
the fair held this week at the Gentlemen g
Driving Park, where many farm products were
shown.
MIR. C. E. Thomas, contractor and builder,
is erecting for his son, Mr.. B. Marvin Thomas,
pretty frame cottage on lot recently pur-
chased from the Turnbull estate, west of the
York Road
-sSeventy millions of the Lincoln pennies
have been coined at the Philadelphia Mint.
It is thought they will entirely supersede the
old-fashioned Indian head coin of the same
denomination.
ION account of the crowded condition of
our advertising columns several advertisements
of sales of real estate and personal property are
published on the first page OF this issue of The
Union-News
Special evangelistic meetings, conducted
by the pastor, Rev. Frederick Mcneil, will
begin at Chestnut Grove Presbyterian Church,
near Sweet Air, Sunday, October a. and con-
tinuing one week.
IA new style horn on some motorcars
makes an earsplitting noise that is extremely
irritating to some people. The old honk ma
chine does not make pretty sound, but it's
preferable to the new one.
1.-THE oiled roads appear to be standing
the wear very well, and the banishing of the
dust is undoubtedly great comfort to travellers.
The use of this material on the highways will
likely come into general use.
THE sale of the valuable real estate of
Mrs. Alice E. Thorne, on the Hillen road, will
take place on the premises next Monday. COM
mencing at P. NJ. For full particulars see
first page of The Union-News today
- Mrs. McCrackner, wife of Mr.. David
McCrackner, died at her home in Philadelphia
on Thursday; She was 26 years of age. and
leaves one child. Deceased was sister of Mr.
John Fox of Phoenix, Baltimore county.
&c. w. E. Treadwell, cooperative weather
observer at T0wson, reports as follows: 1.-THE
frost on Wednesday morning was totally de-
structive, it being the first of its kind this year
with q minimum temperature OF % degrees"
->In an editorial article on this years
county fairs in Maryland the Baltimore Ameri-
can says: 1.-THE gasoline farm engine, which
is something in the way of an innovation, hai
been one of the 1909 attractions at the county
fairs"
The Christian Endeavor Society of tn,
Towson Methodist Protestant Church will
meet Sunday at 715 P NJ. and will be led BY
Miss Susie V. Howard. The topic will be-
why Some Men and Women Do Not Succeed
in Life"
.s->A pair of horses attached to one o.
Gathers express wagons was killed by q
charged electric wire that had fallen across thu
Old Pimlco road near Pimlico last Saturday
morning. John Ford, the driver, made mar
row escape.
THE Falls Road improvement Associa-
ton is about being organized by property
owners along that thoroughfare in and neal
Mt. Washington. Better fire protection, i'm
proved roads, etc., are among the things badly
needed there.
"Carlo," the handsome collie dog be-
longing to the late G. w. McMaster, which
her ather, Rev. Thomas 81. Wright, ct Ste
vensville, after Mr.. McMasters death, died thi
week from old age.
- Over 1000 people attended the Harfort
County Horse, Colt and Racing Exhibition
held on the old fair grounds at Belalr OF
THURSDAY. The exhibition of horses and colt
was a highly creditable one and number
prizes were awarded.
- Because of the reckless running of SOM
of the motormen on the York road trolley lin
several accidents have occurred lately ant
numerous narrow escapes have been reported
The way some of the cars descend the hill
is at times terrifying.
Mrs. Mary Pilkey, widow of John. P
Pilkev, who for many years conducted I
Wholesale liquor business on Ensor street, Bal
timore, and who had an extensive acquaint
ance in Baltimore county, died at her home il
the city on Wednesday.
- Frank s. r. Brown, better known a
"Youpg" Frank Brown, was fined 80 an!
costs by CITY Justice on Wednesday for speed
ing his motorcar on Park Heights avenue
The officer who arrested him said ne wa
travelling at rate of speed exceeding TO mile
an hour.
- MANY residents of Arlington have signe'