The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-11-27

Thomas f. Copes, will preach special ser
mon. Members are requested TO meet at the
Council Chamber in Towson at IO ~ A. M.
MIR. Charles E Thomas, contractor and
builder, who is about TO retire from business,
will dispose of his horses, vehicles and some
other personal effects on his Terracedale prop
erty, south of Towson, on Tuesday next, De-
cember T. as will be seen by reference to the
advertising columns OF The Union-News to-
day.
- The recent pool tournament participated
in By the men at the Sheppard and Enoch
Pratt Hospital having proven such success,
another one will be held, bottle pool govern
ing the contest. Drs. Cornell and Barnes, L
Jones, r. Walters and Charles Il. Gable were
appointed a committee to make the final ar
raDgemenis.
- Mr. Grason H. Gent of Cockeysville was
on Monday night reelected president Of the
Mary land and District of Columbia Field
Trials Association the annual meeting of which
was held at Laurel early this week. Mr.. Henry
A. Brebm was elected e-president and Mr..
Joseph +. Hindes of Relay a member of the
board of governors.
-OTing to the District Convention of the
Epworth League, which will be held in APP
pold Methodist Episcopal Church. Baltimore,
December 8 and 10, the moving picture show
which was TO have been held under the aus
pices of the trustees of TowsOn Methodist
Episcopal Church on the above mentioned
dates, has been advanced to December and
- Mr.. VIM. B. OwiDgs, who had been dep
uty in he office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Howard county 20 years died of Brighrs
disease at bis home, near Ellicott City, on
Monday morning, aged 40 years. He was a
son of the late John fl. Owings, who was for
sixteen years Clerk of the Court of that
county A widow and six children survive
him.
> Towson Lodge of Elks enjoyed liberal
patronage at the affair held Tuesday and We'd
nesday afternoons and evenings at their hall.
On Tuesday the petit Jury, with a large num-
Der of vited guests including county officials.
took dinner there. A good many members OF
the order from Baltimore-some of them ac-
companied by ladies-came out to enjoy the
good things provided.
- Oystermen who have had long expert
ence in dredging bivalves give it as their opin-
ion that oysters were never in better condition
than at present, which they allege is due to the
long g-continued drought. The absence OF rain
fall hes caused tine oysters to feed upon the salt
water, which has not been augmented by small
streams and other larger bodies flowing into
the dredging grounds.
- Opening services in Wilton Heights
Methodist Protestant Church, Arlington, be-
gan last Sunday and were continued until
Thursday, when a special Thanksgiving ser
vice was held. Rev. DR.. ]. Nj. Sheridan, presi-
dent of the Maryland Annual Conference,
preached the opening sermon Sunday morn
Ing ana Rally lay WAS ODSeTNSu ny tue Ouuudy
school in the afternoon.
- A large and apprecative audience, which
taxed every seat in the old parochial school
building Of the Church of the immaculate,
Towson, was present at the annual Thanks
giving entertain meDt given by the children OF
the parochial school in charge of the sisters.
The manner in which the children acquitted
themselves showed the careful training OF
those in charge ofthe affair.
The little shut-ins at the Hospital for
Crippled and Deformed Children, Baltimore,
were the recipients of the bounty of the pupils
of Towson High School on Wednesday, when
TWO boxes filled with canned goods, preserves,
ielies, vegetables and cereals were shipped to
that institution, which helped to make up the
little inmates bill of fare at their Thanksgiving
dinner The school has been following out
this custom for the past 15 years.
~ revision of the race season, as written
up in the New York Sun of last Sunday. Civ
ing the seasons winnings OF the various own
ers of racers, places Thomas Wright OF Tow
son, known locally as Tommy" Wright, just
midway of list of 120 starters. Mr.. Wright's
winnings are given as $3.50, won by Rio
Grande. James R. Keene picked up little
spending cash-a matter of S112,0O0
- The artesian well on the property OF
Messrs. Shea & Mcclure, at Ruxton, and which
is 2S5 feet deep, is now supplying number of
houses at that rapidly growing suburb with
water and another well is to be sunk and the
service extended. The firm lately had the
water analyzed and it is shown to be absolutely
pure A bottling plant is to be erected at the
first we'll and the water used for commercial
purposes.
>The Roland Park authorities have taken
a decided stand against roaming chickens that
are q troublesome nuisance in most towns.
An edict has gone forth that hereafter resi-
dents of that place who wish to raise chickens
must keep them confined on their own prem
l.. 80 kIoo h I'D
be done in Towson and then those who don't
keep fowls could manage to preserve their
lawns and flowers.
- There's one Baltimore county official,
who holds job down in the Court House, who
will have big turkey to grace his table at his
home in the Fifth district at Christmas, not
withstanding the supposed ruling price will be
80 cents pound or more. The man who owns
the bird says that its present weight is 45
pounds, and that when the time arrives for 1t
to render up it's life as sacrifice to the gastro-
nomic prowess of himself and family it will
tip the scales at so pounds.
> By special arrangement with the archi-
tect full plans and specifications of the dwell
ings pictured and described in The Union
News from week to week may be procured
from this paper at the prices named in con-
nection with each article. Many of these plans
are beautiful and some persons have already
used them as far as possible, getting builders
q
at this office and accompanied by the cash
will be forwarded promptly to the architect.
-%Application having been made by the
Maryland Steel Company to the Secretary OF
War for an extension of harbor lines already
approved and the establishment of new ones
on the north side of the Company's property at
Sparrows Point, Maryland, fronting on Hum
phrey's Creek Major W. E. Craighill will
give public hearing on December 1, at 10 A.
NJ, at his Office, room 300 Custom House, Gay
and Lombard streets, Baltimore. AS the pa
pers will be laid before the Secretary of War
briefs should be submitted in writing.
- Alexander Williams, respectable COL
ored man, aged IA years, who had been resi-
dent of Towson nearly all his life, died at the
home of his son, Alexander Williams, Jr., at
this place, Tuesday evening after an illness
extending over a period of nearly two years,
which was caused it is alleged, by being thrown
by the premature starting of trolley car at
the Five-Mile House, York road, for which
the company compensated him. He was q
bound boy to the late John I. b. Parlett OF
lower Long Green Valley. He is survived
by several children.
-The large pile of wornout horse shoes
that so many travellers on the Towson- Cations
vile cars have noticed piled against the end ol
a stable at Rodgers Forge, near Towson, was
hauled to the city last week by teams of the
Chesapeake Metal and Iron Company. The
pile was the accumulation of five years work
at the shop and II tons were hauled away
leaving nest-egg for another similar monu-
ment to the industry of the smith. One of the
loads, drawn easily by two magnificent white
horses. weighed 8 ,S45 pounds at Mr.. H. B. l.
Everding's scales at Govans.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting of the Baltimore County Game and
Fish Protective Association held at the Hote
Junker, Baltimore, last Monday night, several
game wardens being among the number. The
president, DR.. A. G. McCurdy, presided. Much
interest is being manifested in the work and Q
number of new names were added to the
membership list. 1t was reported that The
owners of about $500 acres in the neighbor-
hood of Bradshaw, Eleventh district, haC
agreed to have their lands included in the gen
eral game preserve for the county.
Maryland Theatre.-The Maryland viii
present double headliners next week, togethe
seen in Baltimore. The headliners will b.
Frank Fogarty, the famous Irish entertsiner
with monologues and stories. High Life il
Jail' will be the other headliner. 1t presents
a scene in a new style Jail designed for persons
with wealth, where society ideas prevail anC
where everything is first class and up to date
'The Eagle and the Girl" the Partisan Hip
podrome Feature" wherein a beautiful cir
sings pleasingly on the stage and upon tn
house being darkened is borne from the stag
out over the heads of the audience by grea
white eagle, is mysterious The other featur
act is -Four Adanias," European female aero
bats Among the other notabes are "Coun
tess Rossi, and Mons. Paula, in an amusing
vocal feature act; the Four Keatons, coined.
artists and entertainers; Keno and Morris, il
q singing and dancing comedy act and tn
Musical McLaurens, with musical number
Trustees Sale of Snug Little Farm