The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-04-03
:, Messrs. Fred,k J. schIosstein and Horace


- Rev William J. Meeks, senior pastor o
Hereford Circuit. reports membership of so
| and the collections for benevolent purpose
ahead of last conference year. He and hi
colleague. Rev. John Slade German. expect Il
return next year.
- Did YOU pick up any neat little package
or kick an inofendng bundle that lay in you
way on Thursday? But of course you didn'
that is if nobody was looking. A practica
| joker is a monumental nuisance. especially
when it's on you.
- Messrs Charles e. Fendall & Son, O
Tows0n, have made many shipments of straw.
berry plants this week, one lot going to thu
State Of Idaho. They are carefully packed In
dampened moss and 60 through the mails al
second class matter.
>It was a singular coincidence that in tht
trial of damage suit against an automobile
owner in the Circuit Court here this week
three of the four lawyers engaged in the case
were also owners of motorcars. And the de
PENDANT got soaked too.
- The Towson Exchange of the Maryland
Telephone Company, that was located in the
drug store of Mr.. B. C. Marley, has been re-
practically been suspended, it having been alb
sorbed by the G. & P. Company.
- And still we are in state of expectancy
as to what the Good Roads Commission il
going to do in Baltimore county. Nothing
has yet been definitely settled, but conclusion
we hope every body will be satisfied.
- The first tuberculin test will take place
at the State Experiment Station, College Park,
on Thursday and Friday next, April Sth and
9th. This will afford an excellent opportunity
to obtain valuable information at tTihing cost
and dairy farmers especially should not miss it.
- The property known as Grange Hall,
located on West Allegany avenue, Towson,
will be sold at public sale, on the premises. on
Wednesday next, April 18th. by Mr. Elmer J.
Cook, attorney for the owners. The Grange
that erected the hall 'diSbanded some time ago.
Mrs Amelia NJ. Mann was struck by q
trolley car on the Hartford road near Erdman
avenue, on Monday night and sustained in.
juries that caused her death in short time.
She was 80 years of age and the wife of Lewis
]. Mann, who keeps saloon near the scene OF
the accident
IA one-legged bookbinder, who said be
was tramping from Baltimore to York, was
begging in Towson on Tuesday. By the way.
this must be q fav0rite place with beggars of
all kinds They fairly swarm here at times,
and no doubt those charitably inclined are
often imposed on.
- Lucy Meads, wife of James Meads and a
much respected colored woman, died at her
home at Sherwood, on the 18th of March, aged
60 years. Her funeral took place on Sunday
afternoon at st. Johns African NJ. p Church,
Ruxton. Deceased was member of the col
ored relief association.
lived with her family on the farm of Mr.. Ed.
ward s. Peerce, in Dulany's Valley, killed
herself a few nights ago by swallowing guam
tity of carbolic acid in mistake for medicine.
A physician was summoned but arrived too
late to be of any service.
- The Senior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club. at its meeting last Saturday. Endorsed Mr..
Daniel Shamberger of the 9Th district, for APP
pointment to the position of secretary and
treasurer of the Maryland Agricultural College.
Mr.Shamberger was at one time assistantschOol
examiner of this county.
- Governor Crothers don't want to be Chief
Executive of Maryland again. he says one
times enough and he's ready to step down and
out when his present term expires. We had
hoped the Governor would get wife during
his sojourn in Annapolis, but there's no sign
yet. Afraid he's impossible.
- They are now calling Gen. Ferdinand c.
Latrobe, the seven times mayor of Baltimore,
''the grand old man" of the city, and that is
what be undoubtedly is, but we've got one
thing against him. He wants to annex High.
landtOwn and he just can't have it. He don't
know Highlandtown, evidently.
- The farm of the late John X. Mumma,
at Wheel, Hartford county, was sold a few days
ago by Messrs. j. A. Doxon and John D.
WorthiDgton, trustees, to Mr.. Harry s. Pyle
for SO, $50. The place contains 100 acres Mr..
Mumma was resident of the 11th district of
this county before removing to Hartford.
= Plans are rapidly maturing for the fire.
mems convention in Towson, Wednesday,
May 9Th. Il is just about month to that time,
and when the GATE arrives everything will be
in shape to insure q big success. Several thOus-
and strangers will be in Towson that day and
there will be plenty here to feed and other wise
provide for them.
- There is only one McCallister and he
lives at Hamilton. And it looks like Hamil-
ton wouldn't be ON the map If it wasn't for
McCalllster The last thing they did to Nc
Callister was to write poetry about him. What
the man ever did to be treated like that we fail
to see. Evidently they took advantage of him
when he wasn't lookin'.
- While standing in front of the Piper
Building in Towson last Saturday one of the
tires of Mr. Frank x. Hooper's automobile ex-
ploded with loud report and caused some ex-
element for time. Fortunately nobody was
in the car and no one was injured. This seems
to be q new stunt for these refractory ma
chimes No telling what they are going to do
next.
- Mr.. William H. West, who had been in
failing health long time, died at the Union
Protestant In6rmary, in Baltimore, on Tues
day night, aged 35 years. Mr.. West, who was
a member of the leading clubs, was well
the late William 81. West and grandson oil
the late John M. Orem. He was q widower
without children.
- Bill HAYWOOD, the young negro who as
saulted and robbed Mr.. Charles E. Hill, a
Howard county farmer who had taken him up
in bis wagon to ride, was on Tuesday sentenced
to twelve years in the penitentiary, having
plead guilty before the court. 1t was at the
preliminary hearing of HAYWOOD that the floor
of hall in Ellicott City gave way and injured
many people, two of whom dying afterwards.
- Thieves have lately been making no end
Of trouble for farmers in the upper end of the
county. They carry off corn, poultry, harness
and other movable articles, and they appear
to enjoy entire immunity from arrest. Some
organized efforts should be made to land these
thieves in the penitentiary. Farmers and
others who pay taxes to help support the Local
government should have their property pro-
tected.
"A petition is in circulation among the
| friends and patrons of the public schools (says
| the Belair DEMOCRACY to release the small chill
dren below the fifth grade after the noon houl
| or morning session. This is so rational q re
quest that there should be no hesitation in
granting it. To overtax with study and con
| finement small children, especially during the
warm weather, is unsanitary, unwise and un
| necessary.
MIR. W. Gill Smith, executor of the estate
| of the late John I. B. Parlett sold on bis farm
| in lower Long Green Valley, on Wednesday
all the personal effects of the deceased, the salt
amounting to nearly $1,000. One pair of mule:
| brought $3.50 and corn sold from $40 to "a sc
per barrel. The farm was offered at the same
| time and was WITHDRAWN on BID OF Sl6,0UU
/ The sale was conducted by John V. Slade
| auctiOneer.
someone has made complaint becaus,
| THE UNION is not keeping up its fight agains
! the annex tuberculosis hospital in Towson i
| is still here and when the health authorities
say there is no way to drive it out-no law t.
| reach the person who runs it-what Is the us'
| of keeping up the fight? We will say this
that we do not believe there is another town il
Maryland, except TowsoD, that would tolerate
such a thing single day. Then why Tow
son? Let those answer who can.
| "A very remarkable case was disposed o.
| in Cecil County Circuit Court last Monday
| 1t was removed from Hartford county and thu
| title of the case was Street, vs.. Bradford. L
was tried first in Hartford and Street, obtained
q verdict in 1885 against Bradford, on an oper
account, for 81 $50, with interest. The Cour
of Appeals ordered a new trial and Street
again won. Again it went to the higher cour
and after slumbering thirteen years another
new trial was ordered and it went to Ceci
| county. In the last trial Street, got judgmen
for the full amount, with interest from 1862
| BY the last verdict STREET. got judgment TO
1889.
Will Form a Permanent Road Orgsni
zation.-Theschairme of all authorized com
mittees appointed during the recent road cam
paign, met at the Hotel Junker, Baltimore
last Saturday and decided to meet Saturday
April Sd, at the same place, when permanen
good roads commission for Baltimore count.
will be formed. The purpose of this organiza
ton will be to devise ways and means by whicl
the present road system can be made NOR
| oaao;ark svonoral invitation has been QY