The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-02-13
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diverted into other channels.
- No. Red Western wheat sold in Balti-
more on Wednesday at $1.15 per bushel.
- Friday, February 18th, is legal holt
day and all the banks and public offices are
closed.
- Baltimore city dogs paid over $4,000 in
taxes last year. That's doing pretty well for
the CANNES.
=. Next Sunday, February 14th, will be st.
Valentines day and the postofice employees
will be worked to the limit
THE diphtheria quarantine at Harrison
viIe I'd district, has been raised. There were
three cases and all recovered.
The old Five Mile House on the Liberty
road has been sold by Mr.. Charles E. T. Kolb
to Mr.. Joseph Brady for $1,000.
- Already the grass is beginning TO show
green and there is no frost in the ground.
Looks like spring will be with rs soon.
The summer kitchen at the home of Mr..
George Sack, on Ailsa avenue, Lauraville was
slightly damaged by fire on Monday last
This week has furnished about every
kind of weather ever heard of-snow, rain,
high wind, bright sunshine and cold wave.
- The snow storm of last Sunday covered
the ground to the depth of several inches, but
the warm sun of Monday caused it to disappear
rapidly.
MIR. W. George Marley, Of the Towson
bar, has been elected racing secretary of the
Timonium fair, to succeed John F. Anderson,
deceased.
THE new directory of the q. & P. Tele.
phone Company, dated January 10th, was de-
1ivered TO subscribers this week. 1t contains
342 pages.
Liberty road, near Gwynn's falls, has been
sold by the Moale estate to Mr.. ]. Glenn Cook
for $4,000.
1.-The fourth quarterly conference of Monk
ton Circuit has asked for the return of the
present pastor, Rev. William D. Beall, for
another year.
- Several important sales Of personal prop
erty will take place in Baltimore county next
week. For particulars see the advertising
columns of THE UNION.
- Looks like the grounding was making
good up to the present time. And we may
confidently look for unpleasant weather until
the middle OF next month.
>Mr. James B. Fendley, of Cockeysville,
who had an operation performed at st. Joseph's
Hospital. Baltimore, died there ON the 9Th in
slant He leaves family.
THE man with the musical automobile
was in Towson on Monday afternoon and at
tracted great deal of attention. II can play
any tune and makes very sweet music.
"a copperhead snake measuring IS inches
in length was killed in a field near Gainesville
a few days ago. Other snakes have also been
seen in the same neighborhood lately.
IA very interesting history of Patapsco
Neck-a rich and prosperous section of Balti-
more county-is published on the first page Of
THE UNION today. 1t is well worth reading.
-" Spring openings" have commenced
among the business houses of Baltimore Con-
sidering the fact that winter still has more than
a month to run this seems rather premature.
- Mr. Edward A. Grill, who died at his
home in Baltimore, on the 9th instant, was a
brother of Mr.. John H. Grill, of Towson. He
was in the 37th year Of his age and unmarried.
1.-The owners of the stock of the Resters-
town turnpike have offered to sell that road to
the State Good Roads Commission for $3.50, 900.
Thus far nothing has been done in the matter.
MIR. Joseph NJ. Crowther has sold the old
Shipley store building in Texas N. G. r. R.,
to Mr.. Isaac Berlin, postmaster at that place,
for 500. There is an annual ground rent Of
$22 on the property
"a plan may be devised by which the
Warren Mill property will be entirely left out
of the proposed increased water supply from
the Gunpowder. How this could be done has
not been made public.
- Contractor Jacob l.. Fowble has now a
force ofmechanics engaged in making improve
ments on the Bonnie Blink estate, near Jockeys
vile, lately purchased by Mr.. F. W. Wright
from the Wight estate.
"a stable on the property of Mr.. Frank
Marshall, on REGISTER avenue, east of the York
road, was destroyed by fire on Sunday night
last A horse was gotten out safely, but lot
of chickens were burned.
We learn that the Highland Savings and
Trust Company, of Highlandtown, will soon
ness The institution will be located some.
where on Eastern avenue.
mir. Frank 1. Wheeler, a prosperous
farmer of the 9Th district, who has first-class
farm equipment, has rented the large farm of
Mr. George H. Merryman, near Bosley, on the
Dulany's Valley turnpike.
->St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Garden
vile, contributed $35 to the fund for the earth
quake sufferers. The total amount contributed
by Maryland churches of that denomination
for this object was Sc, 262 %.
- Mrs. Eva Smith Cochran, of New York,
who died last week. left an estate of over So 0OO-
000 She was the mother of Mr.. William +.
Cochran, of Woodbrook Baltimore county,
who is one of the six legatees.
- The State Good Roads Commission will
hold meeting on Wednesday next, 18th inst,
when announcement will be made of the roads
that the Commission has agreed upon that are
to be improved with State aid.
THE oyster supper and fair held two
afternoons and evenings last week by the
Ladies' Aid Society of White Hall Presbyte-
rian Church, netted SIPS. The money will be
used to improve the church property.
>The receivers of the Wilson-Kenney Com
pany have entered suit in the Circuit Court
here against the trustees of st. James African
M. ?. Church, of Towson, claiming S994.z2 on
an open account for building materials.
"A Towson housekeeper who had fine
Rhode Island Red rooster stolen from her
chicken house few nights ago, has armed
herself with first.class pistol and is now
calmly awaiting return visit from the thief:
-%THE UNION is indebted to Mr.. John M.
Diehl, of the 18th district, for an excellent
photograph of the March term (19OS) petit jury,
taken in front of the Court House. A number
of court officials and Others also appear in the
picture.
- Don't forget the valentine party" at
Trinity Parish House, Towson, Saturday, Feb
ruary 18th, from to P. NJ. Some novelties
will be provided for the entertainment of visi-
tors, and candy, cake, ice.cream, etc., will be
for sale.
1.-THE new automobile built by Mr.. j. d..
Thurman for the Hamilton Volunteer Fire
Company will be given trial run from Hamll-
ton to Towson next Tuesday when the County
Commissioners will be given an opportunity
to test it.
-The public spirited residents of Jockeys
vile are still clamoring for some needed i'm
provements for that town, and their reasona-
BILE demands should meet with favorable con-
sideration at the hands of the County Com
missioners