The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-02-20

MIR. Robert Garrett, of Baltimore county
has written letter in which he strongly es
pouses the cause of the assistant teachers In
their efforts to have their salaries increased
The letter was addressed to the County Com
missioners.
IA pair of runaway hack horses was the
cause of the death of Mrs. Isabella Fureschi
SO years of age, of Baltimore. at Druid Ridge
Cemetery, Pikesville, on Monday last. Three
other women who were in the carriage with
Der were injured.
IA fire at Seabreeze, Florida, few days
ago destroyed large hotel and q number OF
cottages, causing loss of over 500, 900. Major
and Mrs. Frank W. Coale, of Aigburth Park,
adjoining Towson. are occupying their winter
- The joint meet of the Elkridge, Green
Spring Valley and Patapsco Hunt Clubs will
take place at the s. Mile House, York road, on
/ Monday next, at 8 A. NJ. Ten hounds from
each club will be used and the event will no
doubt afford great sport.
The Rice Brothers Company, of Balti-
more, of which Mr.. ID. Fl. Rice, of Baltimore
| county, is an officer, is about to enlarge its
already extensive plant on North Gay street.
The addition will give the company 5000
| square feet more floor space.
- The people of Highandtown and Canton
do not take kindly to the proposition Of ex-
| Mayor Latrobe 10 annex those places to Balti-
more city. They very much prefer IS cent
| tax rate to two dollar one, with no cores
| pondng increase in benefits.
"a well known Baltimore county farmer
who lately advertised some stock in THE UNION
says he not only sold all that was advertised
but good many head in addition. He is a
firm believer in the merits of this paper as
medium through which to reach the people.
- The entertainment for the Church Club
and Athletic Association will take place in the
| Towson Guild House, Friday evening, Feb
ruary 18th, commencing at o'cock. 1t prom.
Uses to be an enjoyable affair and the attendance
should be large. Refreshments will also be on
sale.
THE Inauguration will take place in
Washington one week from next Thursday
March 4th. Baltimore county is always we'll
represented on these occasions. the time from
Baltimore to Washington being less than an
hour, and the fare for the round trip very
reasonable.
IA young man from Anne Arundel county
came to Towson on Monday in answer to an
advertisement in THE UNION for q farmer and
walked through the mud about miles to the
home Of the advertiser on the hunt of the job.
A fellow who will do that must have some
snap in him.
mir. James J. Lindsay. of the Towson
bar, delivered an address on Tuesday night ct
the fifth mask ball of the Ladies' Auxiliary of
Lauraville Volunteer Fire Company at Hamil-
ton Hall. He was entertained at supper by
Mr. and Mrs ]. H. Albrecht at their home on
Aisa avenue.
"a Baltimore dentist was sued for $1,000
damages because one of his assistants, in at
tempting to extract tooth, was alleged to
have broke the patients jaw. A Towson jury
gave the plaintiff verdict for $500. He was
represented by Messrs. q. Howard Isaac and
William H. Lawrence.
- farm horse belonging to Mr.. w. H.
Riddle, OF Fork 18th district, short time ago
broke one Of his bind legs while slowly walk
ing along drawing load. The fracture &C.
CURED between the knee and the body and
must have been caused by a sudden twist
The animal was killed.
The country place of Mr.. Leonard NJ
Bruton, located on the west side of the York
the Sheppard Asylum, has been greatly i'm
proved by grading off the front, thus affording
a fine view of the house from the road. Con-
tractor Augins is doing the work.
- The Sunday school class of Lakeview NJ
e: Church taught by Mrs. George N. Jessop
will give Martha Washington tea and play
at the Jr. 0. U. A. M. Hall, Long Green, Mon
day evening, February 22d, at O'Clock
Music will be furnished by Long Green cornet
band. Proceeds for benefit of the class.
- The sale of Mr.. Frank B. Jenkins, which
took place at Hydes, Long Green Valley, on
all respects successful. The attendance was
large, notwithstanding the threatning weather
in the early part of the day. John V. Slade
was the auctioneer and John T. Bishop. clerk.
- 1uc 1OWSOU postal STATION Ol0 3 very
large business in valentines, and it is said that
about 100000 of them went through the Balti-
more postofice between Saturday and Monday
last. Apparently st. Valentine is becoming
more popular with each year and Uncle Sam
is not the only person who is reaping benefit.
= The Smith, Rouse & Webster Company,
of Belair Of which Mr.. Richard Dallam is
president, declared an 8 per cent. dividend on
last years business. Mr.. Elmer ]. Cook, of
the Towson bar, who was a director of the
company, declined re election because of lack
of time to devote attention to the company's
affairs.
= The burglars who robbed the home of
Mr.. Thomas V. Richardson, near Phoenix, 10th
district, several weeks ago and also at the same
time fired small outbuilding to cover up their
job, have not been apprehended and il is feared
they never will be. 1t seems very strange in.
deed that the detectives are powerless in the
premises.
- The next meeting of the Senior Gunpow-
der Agricultural Club will be held at the farm
of Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacon, on SATURDAY.. March
9th, and Mr.. Bacon has invited the members of
the Junior Club to be bis guests that day also.
The discussion will be on "Corn-the relation
it bears to other crops and the best we can get
out of the CROP"
REV. DR.. VIM. s. Edwards, one of the
most widely known ministers of the Baltimore
Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, died
at his home in Baltimore on Tuesday, aged
about 40 years. He was a native of Martins
burg, W. Va, and son of the late William B.
Edwards, who was also prominent minister
of the NJ E. Church.
MIR. Dixon G. Walker, of Towson, who is
spending the winter in Baltimore, has leased a
lot at 1917 and 1919 North Charles street and
will erect garage thereon. He has taken the
agency for well known manufacturer of auto
mobiles and will hereafter devote his attention
to that business. Mr.. Walker is a member of
the Automobile Club of Maryland.
- Mr.. James w. Shea, timber dealer of
Lutherville, cut from Dulany's Valley farm
few days ago, a yellow poplar tree that
was over feet across the stump and u feet to
the first limb. The Baltimore firm that pur-
chased it from Mr.. Shea said it was, perhaps,
the biggest poplar tree in Maryland and that
it wouldimake 5000 feet of lumber.
Mr.. Charles E. Fendall bought a lot of
straw from Mr. Thomas W. Offutt to cover his
strawberry plants in a field adjoining Mr..
Offutts place at Towson. A high wind of two
weeks ago didn't do thing to that straw but
carry almost every vestige of it back on to Mr..
Offutts property and for second time it had
to be transferred to the strawberry beds.
1.-THE County Commissioners and several
other persons were given a ride on Tuesday in
the fine automobile truck built by Mr.. Luhr-
man for the Hamilton Volunteer Fire Com
pany, and were much pleased with its opera
ton. The machine ran from Hamilton to
Towson in 80 minutes over very muddy roads,
carrying its usual equipment and Is men.
are raised it will be necessary to increase the
tax rate. OF course more money will be re-
quired, and if the the taxable basis does not
show an increase sufficient to provide for the
advance, then the rate must necessarily be in
creased. With one exception Baltimore coun-
ty's rate is now lower than that of any other
county in the State.
THE Gardiner Dairy Company will short
" begin the erection of a large icecream fac
tory at Hamilton and CORTLAND Streets Bal
timore. The improvements will include the
building of threeetory concrete structure on
the site of their present plant and the remodel
ing Of large stable in the rear. Mr.. Asa B.
Gardiner, Jr., head of the Gardiner Company,
is a we'll known resident of Baltimore county.
THE prospects for an ice crop in this Sec
ton of Maryland are growing small by degrees
and beautifully less. Some years ago we had
a winter like this and very little ice was se-
| cured. About the 10th of April a heavy snow
| fell and gentleman living at Sherwood set to
work and filled his ice-house with this, pack
ing it down good and tight. And he had cold
storage from this source until the following
| October.
- Mr.. John G. Kilian, of Gardenville, has
been doing some good wood saving in the
past two weeks with his 81 H. P. New Way air.
cooled engine. At one place he sawed cords
| of wood (stove lengthy in hours. He also
| uses the engine for cutting feed and can force
water to height of % feet, thus making this
little engine a good fire-fghter. Mr.. Kilian
| has had two years experience with it and
thinks highly oft.
"a correspondent of the Country Gentle