The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-22

in the publication of Notices to Credi-
tors and other advertising is necessary,
are requested to leave positive orders
With the Court when they wish such
advertising to appear in THE BALT1-
MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
- Straw berries were more plentiful this
week but the sour ones appear TO be the most
abundant.
The per cent. discount on county taxes
continues until May 3lst. During June it is
II per cent.
THE Governor has appointed Mr.. John
g. Schloffer an additional notary republic for
Baltimore county.
THE long looked for rain arrived on
Friday, 2lst instant. and will be of vast benefit
to vegetation OF all kinds
- According to the almanac we will still
have one month Of spring before us. Summer
does not begin until June 2lst.
THE commencement exercises OF the
Mary land College for Women, at Lutherville,
will begin Thursday, May 9th.
- Russell s.. Welty has been appointed
postmaster at Sudbrook Park, Baltimore coun-
ty, vice H W. McCubbin. resigned.
- Work on the improvement OF the Falls
road is going forward steadily. The section
already completed is highly creditable job
IA Baltimore county grower has adopted
novel idea in advertising his Strawberries in
THE UNION this week. Don't fail to read it..
- The public schools of the county will
close this year for the summer holiday on Fri
day, June 25th-A month from next Tuesday.
- The Towson National Bank has declared
a semiannuaI dividend Of 5 per cent. This
bank has been on 10 per cent. basis for sew
eral years.
- Baltimore man who owned a vicious
dog is now called upon to defend two suits for
1880 damages because the canine bit q
small boy.
AS Decoration Day falls this year on
Sunday it is said that Governor Crothers will
issue proclamation making Monday. May
3lst, legal holiday.
- If a man buys horse and finds it's all
right il makes him so suspicious he wants to
run right off and trade it for one whose defects
he can be certain about.
- The check forger who operated in Tow
son the other day was bungler, but two bus
mess men fell victims to his wiles. The amount
in each case was small.
- More Of last years "canaries' found
their way back to The UNION Office this week
looking clean and fresh. They had evidently
been we'll taken care of.
- The rush to pay taxes under the new
levy still keeps up in the office Of County
Treasurer Merryman and the clerks rarely
have time for breathing spell.
- Mr.. B. F. Jordan, 9TH district farmer,
was thrown from a load of straw on Saturday
and sustained injuries about the head that rem
dered him unconscious for several hours.
THE annual tournament for the benefit
of St. Stephens Church. Bradshaw, will be
held August 18th, the preliminary notice of
which appears in this weeks issue OF THE
UNION.
Hunfa Of MARYLAND will faka nlaco at Pimlic0.
May 9th, Doth and 31st. This promises 10 be
a real sporty event and will attract large
crowds.
- Rev. Fletcher G. Watson. pastor of Glyn-
don NJ. E. Church, will take the Boys Club OF
that church to Annapolis today on a sight
seeing expedition. They will wear their new
uniforms.
- People coming to Towson to pay their
taxes always makes business good in THE
UNION office. Again this week many renewed
their subscriptions who came here for the first
named purpose.
Mr.. Charles e. Fendall OF Towson, who
is a successful grower, has splendid prospect
for strawberries this season. He says he never
saw the vines so full. They will begin to ripen
in about week.
Thursday was Ascension Day, the day
that commentaries Christs ascension to
heaven. 1t is observed by many Of the Pro-
testant and Catholic churches and also by the
Knights Templar.
- The First National Bank of Parkton has
secured a temporary location over Plowman's
store and will open for business next week.
Mr.. John Mays Little, member OF the Towson
bar, is president of the bank.
"A curious condition of affairs exists just
now With regard to some kinds of farm pro-
duce Wheat straw is selling for more per ton
than hay, rye straw sold this week at $33 a
ton and corn brought IS per barrel.
THE members of the Junior GunpowdeI
Agricultural Cub will be entertained by MI
and Mrs. William Il. Wight, of Kinloch Farm,
near Cockeysville, on Saturday next, May 18th
Mr.. Wight is an honorary mem Der Of the club
All the stock for the proposed National
Bank at White Hall, N. G. R. R., has been sub
scribed and permanent organization is now
being effected This bank and the new bank
at Parkton will be less than three miles apart
1.-THE pesky summer fly is showing up in
constantly increasing numbers. Just bear in
mind the fact that the ordinary house fly is 9
menace to health-a real disease spreader-and
it is therefore the duty of everybody to fight
him.
->See announcement of the Manor Gler
Racing Association in this issue of THE UNION
The spring meeting will be held on Saturday,
June 9Th, and a fine program has been ar
ranged for it. No doubt large crowd will b'
attracted.
->The sixth Brooklandwood Annual Han
dcap Steeplechase will be run in Green Spfin(
Valley, Saturday, May 22d, at P. NJ The
start will be near DR.. N. r. Smiths and the
finish at Brooklandwood. There are Is entries
for this race.
Another clerk in the Baltimore City Hal
has gone wrong, but he is not the high rolle
of the Willie Downs type. He got on spree
and spent less than $500, but be was arrested
just the same. Living beyond his means mair
cause of trouble.
= Road Supervisor Parks of the 9th dis
tricl, is now engaged in grading and stoninl
Virginia avenue on the east side of TOwson
Mr.. Harry 7. Campbell is furnishing the ma
terial from his plant at Ridgely's quarries on
the Dulany's Valley pike.
THE snowy iron gray horse that attracted
so much attention in the firemen's and base
ball parades in Towson has been sold by Mr.
T. A. B. Dukehart to gentleman in Denver
COL, for $780, 1t is said it will cost nearly
5000 to get the horse to that city.
-Some of the fine Sd district roads are be
ginning to show the damage resulting from the
heavy motorcar travel. Chucks and ruts arr
beginning to appear in the formerly smooth
surface and unless repairs are soon made thu
damage will become serious matter.
->Some people who failed to get the Stat
roads where they wanted them now say theJ
are glad of it. They assert that as soon as |
road is made fit the automobiles monopoliz
it and then ii becomes unfit for pleasure driv
ing, There may be something in this.
1.-THE prize winning Hereford cettle of Mr.
w. B. Duke, of Sherwood, were sold at auction
on Tuesday, but only medium prices were re
ceived He also disposed Of some very fin
Berkshire and Yorkshire hogs. William M
Riseau, auctioneer, conducted the sale:
THE property known as "Ten Hills, OF
E6mondson avenue, near the western CIT.
limits, was sold at auction on Tuesday D.
Messrs. Pattison & Gahan, for $66, 400. 1t con
tains IA acres, is we'll located and will b
developed for country homes by the purchasers
-Some bids have been received for tn
erection of the school house near Sparks Sta
ton, N. G. r. R., but they are far in excess o
the appropriation for the building, which
$4,000 When this house is built it will tax
the place of several other schools that are to b
MR.. Thomas W. Offutt, president of tn
Second National Bank of Towson, presentet
the beautiful American flag to the Towso
Athletic Association, while Mr.. Dennis Carter
the well known timber dealer, gave the fin
pole from which it floated for the first time las
Saturday afternoon. -
Large quantities of old hay Of fine qualit
have been going TO market by way OF the Yor
road this week. Evidently the farmers al
making room for the new crop that will 500
be ready to cut. Someone said this week be
cause of the unfavorable season the hay GRO
will be light'this year.