The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-01

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Mr. James o Hara, a we'll known business
man of Texas, N. e. r. R., is about to erect {
dwelling for himself on the lot adjoining st
Joseph's Church, in that place. He has already
bored an artesian well to the depth of $50 feet
- Mr.. George p. Everhart, of Glencoe, N
| Q. r. r., recently lost horse that was 81 year:
old and that had been in his possession 20 years
The faithful old animal sustained broken LEG
from the kick of another horse and had to be
killed
Two saloon keepers were convicted in
the Circuit Court here on Tuesday of selling
liquor on Sunday. They were fined $500 each
and their licenses were suppressed. This was
the second conviction of both men for the same
offense.
- Chicken thieves are again active in the
vicinity of Cockeysville and last Tuesday night
Miss Ann Colt Merryman's premises were in
vaded and about Is fine birds carried off. She
offers a reward Of 500 for the apprehension of
the thief.
NJ. E. Church. will deliver free lecture on
next Monday evening" in that church, under
the auspices of the Epworth League. His sub.
ject will be "Our Country" Everybody will
be welcome.
> Hereford Lodge, l. o. OF, on Sunday
morning last attended service at the Methodist
Episcopal Church at that place and heard a
sermon by the pastor, Rev: William J. Meeks,
on the theme, I'VE Are Brethren" The church
was crowded.
There are two Willow avenues and two
Gilmor lanes on the line of the York road
trolley cars also two Arlington avenues One
of the lanes (the one in Waverly) is spelled
Gilmore and the other Gilnaor, and both were
named for families.
Some people say the present moon is "a
cold, dry one, because it laysso far to the north
and the points of il are turned up." Others
say the moon has nothing whatever to do with
the weather, so you can take your choice and
it don't cost you cent.
->The Junior Epworth League of Towson
NJ. E. Church will hold its eighth annual May
festival and supper in the lecture room of the
church, on next Thursday and Friday even
iDgs, May 9th and 7th, to which the patronage
of the public is invited.
The Reformed Mennonites held their
semi-annual communion service-which in
cludes the feet. washing ceremony-in Balti.
more last Sunday. Rev. John Kohr, of Lam
caster. Pa preached. Most of those present
were from Baltimore county.
- The new Protestant Episcopal Chapel at
Fallston, to be known as the Prince of Peace,
was formally opened on Easter Sunday with
special services. Mr.. Thomas Hull, a member
of the Layman's League. OF Baltimore, con-
Quoted services there last Sunday.
- Messrs. Charles E. Fendall & Son con-
tinue to ship straw berry plants to almost every
part of the United States, orders being filled
this week from Texas, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
&c. The careful packing OF the plants for ship
meDC meets Win general approval.
AT an auction sale of bank stock at Cam
bridge, Md, on Tuesday number of shares of
stock of the Dorchester National Bank, of that
place, par value 500. brought from $305 to
1895 a share. The stock has been paying
semiannusl dividend of 5 per cent.
>All the officers of Towson NJ E. Sunday
school and missionary society were re elected
for the ensuingyear at the annual meeting held
Thursday night. This makes the thirty fourth
consecutive year Mr.. James e. Dunphy has
been elected superintendent of the school,
- Last Sunday there were fifteen young
men in Towson Jail all charged with stealing
copper wire from the telegraph and telephone
companies. The wires were badly broken by
the storm of March 4th and this gave the
thieves good chance to get in their work.
Next Wednesday, May 9Th, promises to
be great day in Towson. Several thousand
ments of the day, which will include fine
parade by the volunteer fire companies and
other diversions You can't afford 10 miss it,
-"Joe' Mueller the young Baltimorean
accused of numbering his sweetheart at Mt
Washington last month and whose case was to
have come up in court here this week, swore
that he could not get fair trial in Baltimore
county and the case was removed to Baltimore
1.-THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
agreed to erect new Union Station in Balti-
more Work is to be commenced within a
year and the understanding is that it must be
a long contention over this much needed i'm
provement.
>"Alta VISTA" the fine country place of
DR.. Wilmer Brinton, of Baltimore, situated on
the west side of the York road short distance
south of Towson, that was offered at auction on
Wednesday last by Messrs. Pattison & Gahan,
was withdrawn, the highest bid being deemed
insufficient.
Thousands of people went to Pimlico last
Saturday to enjoy the first days racing of the
spring meeting of the Mary land Jockey Club
and they were not disappointed. The meeting
The Towson Purse will be run on Wednes-
day, May 5th.
THE new lodge room of John Eager
Howard Council, Jr. 0. U. A. NJ, in the Lee
Building, Towson, is one of the most attractive
in the county, with its new brussels carpet
electric chandeliers and other new furnishings.
The Council has large membership and is
solid financially.
MIR. Harry G. Campbell, the we'll known
contractor, is now getting out large quantities
of limestone from the fine Hampton quarry on
the Dulany's Valley turnpike He has porta-
BILE crusher at work and is preparing some of
the stone for use on Towson streets that are in
need of attention.
Several of the fire companies that came
to Towson on Tuesday afternoon in response
to an alarm made very good time. This is
especially true of the automobile truck from
Lauraville The former claims to have made
the run in 28 minutes.
Rev. William G. Butts who died at the
home Of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Pilson, at
Sykesville, Nd, April oath. in the 31st year Of
his age was a son-in law of the late G. Fred.
Pilson, Of Towson. He was minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and had been
Stationed in Topeka. Kansas.
- Roads Engineer Shirley has prepared a
map showing 300 miles of Baltimore county
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Surely the people would rejoice if such thing
as this is even within the range of possibility
The county is so rich that the best is not too
good for those who live in it.
> Reisterstown had fire scare last Sunday
when a house occupied by a colored family
named Jones was entirely destroyed. 1t for
merly belonged to the late Jacob Forney and
was bequeathed by him to Ann Jones, who
had been a servant in his family. Reisters-
town has no fire fighting apparatus.
~ Mr.. Isaac Shaver, a we'll known school
teacher, who retired from that profession some
time since, has taken up the insurance bust
ness and is representing the Hartford County
Company in the upper end OF the county. Mr..
Shaver is also an experienced convey encer and
has for years been sort of "hreside lawyer" in
his community.
IA dispatch from Washington, dated April
23d, says: 1.-The Comptroller of the Currency
has approved an application TO organize the
First National Bank of Parkton, Md. The
capital of the new bank is S25, OOO Those in
terested in the enterprise are Milton Stffler, @.
e. Plowman, G. W. Carr, A. u Tracey and G..
Il. Mccullough.
The Towson Volunteer Fire Company
was highly complimented for the fine work it
did at the fire here on Tuesday afternoon. They
were able to confine the flames to one building
and thus save much valuable property. Some
property owners were so much pleased that
they said they were ready to contribute to the
company's treasury.
Many Baltimore county Democrats are
favorable to holding this years primary under
the Crawford county system, which means
voting directly for the candidates. 1t is said
that Hon. J. Fred. c. Talbot, the party leader
in the county, will not oppose this plan. Some
think it would be well to let the candidates
themselves decide how the primary shall be
held.
>In the Circuit Court here on Saturday
last Judge Burke refused to grant a new trial
in the matter of George K. Wright against
Frank X. Hooper, of Glenarm. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Wright obtained verdict
for S75S damages against Mr.. Hooper for per-
sonal injuries sustained in an accident on the
Loeb Raven road caused by the automobile OF
Hooper.
MIR. Leonard Miller, of the 18th district,
met with singular accident few days ago.
An axe he was handling while working about
a circular saw, was in some manner struck by
the saw and hurled towards him with great
force The blade struck him on top of the left
shoulder and cut a terrible cash. Had it struck
him in the face be would no doubt have been