The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-04
). The wear 1910 will have So SATURDAYS

--$ The year lJlU Will nave 90 saturdays
- According to the almanac winter does
not begin this year until the 22d of December.
- The Elkridge Hounds will meet today
at 80 p. M. at Meredith's ford bridge for
hunt.
=. Steers sold on the hoof in Chicago on
Wednesday at 10 cents a pound-the highest
ever paid in that city.
- Tuesday, November 80, was St. Andrews
day, which is generally observed by the Pro-
testant Episcopal churches.
The December term of the Circuit Court
will begin next Monday-the 9th. Itis usual
ly the longest term of the year.
- Plows were running in every direction
in Baltimore county this week and the ground
appeared to be in fine condition for the work.
The Third National Bank of Baltimore
has been appointed reserve agent for the White
Hall National Bank of White Hall, Baltimore
county.
THE Board of Managers Of Timonium
Fair, at its last meeting, selected the dates for
the next exhibition-Septembsr- 6 to 10,
inclusive.
- Christmas shoppers are out in force in
Baltimore city now and the stores and shops
are filled with people either purchasing or
making selections.
- December is now with us and we haven't
seen any ice on the ponds yet. few years
ago one Baltimore county farmer filled his
ice-house on Thanksgiving day.
- And still the fine weather continues
Win 1Q9uIuclcQb rain 10 SdtuIdt6 tue edEbu.
The year 1903 is proving itself record
breaker in more ways than one.
- Farmers who have plenty of corn TO sell
may be counted among the lucky ones now.
Where the price will climb to before the first
of next April it would be useless to predict.
There were several cases of diptheria
among the pupils of the public school at West
Arlington, but the disease was not epidemic, as
was at first reported. There were no fatal
cases.
ION Sunday night last Rev. William j.
Meeks, senior pastor of Hereford Circuit,
preached special sermon at Epworth Church,
Cockeysville, to Multiply Council, Jr. 0. U.
A. M.
- Last weeks issue of The Uunion News
contained ten columns of local matter, all set
in small type. That would be enough to fill
to overhowing three or four ordinary country
newspapers.
The month of December came in with
beautiful weather and it looks like it will try
to treat us as well as its immediate predecessor
did. Some say all the indications point to a
mild winter.
- Ladies shopping in Baltimore just now
should keep a tight grip on their handbags
and close watch on their packages. Thieves
are numerous and THIS is the season when they
are most active.
-The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural
Society of Baltimore County will be held at
Der Is, at 10 A. NJ.
- George c. Wise, Jr., known as the
"Quaker preacher" will preach on Long Green
Circuit, next Sunday, December 5, as follows
Waugh, IL A. NJ; Wilson, 8 P. NJ; Fork,
7.30 P. NJ. Everybody invited.
- The ladies of West Liberty Methodist
Episcopal Church will give an oyster supper in
the hall at that place. on the evenings of De-
cember 8, 10 and IL. Fancy articles, ice-cream
and confectionery will be on SALE.
->The dogs of Messrs. Joseph F. Hindes
and Grason H. Gent of Baltimore county were
winners in the annual field trials of the Mary
land and District of Columbia Field Trials As
sociation held at Laurel, Nd. last week.
Nov here is Hartford road trucker who
claims to have grown turnip this season that
weighed ST pounds, while still another claims
one that weighed 10 pounds. 1t takes good
chalmers" to produce 8 and 10 pound tDrnips
- When the commissions for the newly
elected County Commissioners of this county
arrived at Towson it was found that they hao
been made out for four years instead of two
They had to be returned to Annapolis for cor
rection.
= Mr.. Arthur L. Bosley has given the con.
tract for erecting two cottages on West ALE
ganv avenue, Towson, to Boyd & Huff. They
are to cost $1,000 each and will have modern
conveniences, including gas, water heat anc
plumbing.
that the dredging of the bed Of the lake cost
80 cts a square yard, and one of the member:
declared that it could be done by contract fo
less than cents.
~ Mr.. Z. Macht, the Baltimore real estate
operator who bought 1123 acres of land on the
Warren road near Cockeysville, is arranging
to have 10 houses built on the property, upon
which be will also make other improvements
He paid So, 500 for the land.
- Marshall Farnan of Baltimore city ha:
issued an edict that has put an end to Christ
mas rafting in saloons. He says the scheme
worked to dispose of toys and fancy articles
constitute gambling pure and simple and viii
not be tolerated any longer.
81 Mr. G.. r. Weeks, formerly of Baltimorl
city, has secured the store at Carney, Harfor(
road, formerly conducted by the Messrs. Chen
oweth, and have had the buildings and ware
houses renovated and painted. This store
an old and well-known stand.
>Dr w. ]. Taylor will give his illustrates
travel talk, THE Land of Sunshine ant
Flowers" in Trinity Parish House, Towson
on Saturday, December 4, at P. M. He vii
talk on his visit to California, illustrated by 8
stereopticOn views. Admission 10 cents
Look out for the subscription bills il
this weeks issue of The Union-News. Th
mail lists of the paper are now so large that j
is impossible to send all of these bills out a
one time. The others will follow later and al
will be delivered during the present month.
- There were no fatal cunning accident
in Baltimore county on Thanksgiving day-il
fact we have not heard of single acciden
from the use of firearms. Considering th
humber of alleged sportsmen who trampe
the fields and woods all day long this is re
markable.
~ Miss A. Van Driscoll. the Towson mi
liner. who last week announced reduction {
prices on her trimmed hats, said on Wedne'
dav: 1.-THE one announcement in The UnioT
News sold all my trimmed hats" This is II
gratifying but usual result OF advertising
this paper.
Baltimore county will hold a meeting at Il
State Normal School Building. Baltimor
Saturday, December 4 at P. NJ, when u
H.P. Hynson of Roland Park, president
the Federated improvement Association ofth
county, will deliver an address.