The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-08-25
LOCAL ITEMS.
SALES ADVERTISER IN 1.-THE UNION"

tHa White House 5th district
Thursday, August 80, by Anna NJ. T. D. Clay,
owner on the premises re farm Oh OS acres
Saturday, September /, by James II. Smith. trus-
tee, on the premises, a house and lot on Cold
Saturday. September l, by Slade & Risteau, auc-
tioneers. on the premises, house and lot on
Tuesday. Sept. 4, by w. Gill Smith, attorney, at
the Court House door, farm Of about SS
URper 6a bv 1tR Fedner
signee, at the Court House door, leasehold
property on Bloomsbury lane, Catonsyille
near Sharon Station, BALTIC. & Lehigh r. r.,
dairy stock. horses sheep, hogs, farm imple-
,n m September II, BY John W. Marshall, as
fsignee etc, on the premises; Opposite Sa l.s
dra tract Of 70 acres tSe WESTERN vi term
limits of baltimore city.
,ere was an upward tendency in the
wheat this week and the outlook in
3 is very good.
Joshua Gill, of Hereford, Baltimore
has had his Government pension in
S12 per month.
week was the first of the kind in a
over three months.
aches sold in Baltimore this week at
20 cents a peck. In Towson some fine ones
brought as high as one dollar peck
> An important notice to taxpayers is pub
lished bv County Treasurer Fowble in the ad-
yertising columns of THE UNION today.
- Farmers again started their plows as
soon as the rain of this week was over. The
ground was in fine condition for the work.
"A large number of pieces of property
are advertised for sale for taxes on Tuesday,
September 18th, by County Treasurer Fowbie.
- Gruber's Hagerstown almanac-thought
by many to be first-class authority-says the
dog DAYS begin July 18th and end August 22d.
- When you are disposed to feel gay, over
Al. lit Il l.ar A0uif
than two weeks ago the mercury was lOl IN the
shade.
THE Talbot county fair at Easton, and
Kent and Queen Anue's county fair at Toll
chester, both commence next Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 2Sth.
Mr.. Edward Mckay, of Chase, Balti-
more county, has been appointed assistant
chemist in the Agricultural Department at
Washington.
->The animal tournament, festival and
ball for the benefit of the Confederate Soldiers
Home, Pikesvile, will take place Wednesday,
MIR. John Schmidt, of Blenheim. former
ly road supervisor of the 10th district, raised
this season 27 bushels of wheat to the acre and
sold it at IS cents.
The Baltimore american says: "Some-
thing is wrong in Lincoln; That Towson
chicken coop doesn' seem to have created any
wild excitement"
IA reunion of the Stabler family was
nel0 on friday, Z4tu al ny lC D OutACA
county, Ohio. Some of the Stablers OF Balti-
more county attended.
-The horse-chestnut trees and the walnut
trees, which are the earliest to lose their foil
age, are already showing unmistakable signs
of the approach of autumn.
THE philosopher says "all things come
to those who wait" This applies in the case
of the rain. We waited long and anxiously
for it, but ii got here at last.
Next Saturday will be the first day of
September and then only four months OF the
year 1900 will remain Weare rapidly verglng
on the opening of the twentieth century.
- Burgoyne's Military Band, OF Towson,
has secured the contract for furnishing music
at the County Fair, which will begin one
week from next Tuesday-September 4th:
Lodge, l. D. o. F., Glen-Arm, will be held
Wednesday, August 29th on the farm OF Mr..
JOHNNY Wilson. near Long Green Station Ell ont IN
Monday night and rendered aSsererade TO Prof.
and Mrs. Bnrgoyne, who were lately married.
Refreshments were provided for the callers.
->Col. Charles b. McClean, county sur
yeyor, has been engaged in making the pre-
liminary survey for the proposed electric rail-
wav line between Belair and Havre-de-Grace.
- few days ago one of the electric cars
of the York road line jumped the track wnIie
crossing Hillen street bridge and shook up the
messengers very severely, but no one was hurt:
> The Democratic Executive Committee OF
this county will meet at Towson next Tuesday,
TO make preliminary arrangements for the
campaign. Mr.. William z. Cole is chairman.
III. S. Marshal VIM. f, Aiey has sold 4 ms
farm and fishing shore on Back river, IN THIS
county. to Mr.. G. Levenson, of Baltimore.
The place contains ITO acres and is well I'M
proved ~. r
Highlandtown, held a smoker on Monday
night. Mr. A. A. Blakeney, Republican NOM
inee for Congress, was present and mace an
address
Mr.. E. NJ. Gilet, proprietor of Bacon
Hall Stock Farm, Verona, 18th district, Will
make tour of the Maryland county fairs, IN,
GLIDING Timonium, with his Herefords, Dorset
sheep and Berkshires.
- Entries for the Timonium races will
close on Tuesday next, September 18th, at IL
pm. There are twenty-five races on the card
this year and should they all NIL some goou
sport may be expected.
Another couple from Baltimore had the
matrimonial knot securely tied in Towson on
Monday. The bride was coy widow, whose
age, the license revealed, is q. And so oe'y
young for widow, too
compliant was made TO the County
Commissioners on Tuesday that the sanitary
work in Towson is not being done. properly.
Failure to promptly remove garbage was
especially complained of.
AT the Prince Georges county ialr TINS
week Mr.. e. NJ. Gillet, proprietor OF Bacon
Hall Stock Farm, Baltimore county, captured
all the premiums offered for Hereford cattle,
Dorset sheep and Berkshire hogs.
- Forty-three persons died IN Baltimore
last week from the effects of the heat. NOT q
pleasing record, but valuable as matter OF
reference marking period OF intensity OF heat
rarely experienced in this latitude.
SHERIFF Kinhart, of Hartford county has
notified Sheriff Todd that he will not need the
Baltimore county gallows upon which to hang
Black on the 31st inst. He will provide new
instrument of death to do that work:
MIR. John McRae, truck farmer OF
GAINESVILLE, near Towson, sold at wholesale In
Baltimore a few days ago, twelve quarts Of
lima beans for $40. Owing to the drought
vegetables of all kinds have been high;
IA Baltimore county farmer and cattle
feeder a short time ago bought at the ball
more wards an extra fine bunch of cattle at an
average price of $45 per head. He fed them
three weeks and sold them at $65 per head.
ID A. Hynson, of Hampstead, one Of
the Puraf mail carriers on the borders of Balti
more and Carroll counties, and SIX OF MS chill ca,
dren have been sick with diphtheria. The
father and several of the children are getting
well.
AN Italian trackman named GardinC
was instantly killed at Convention, b. q D
Railroad, on Friday of last week, by thought
lessly stepping in front offs swift passing train
He had S209.67 and a watch and chain on hi
person.
commence until the third Monday of thu
month and the Election Supervisor tangle can
not be unraveled until the next day-the 18th
That will be but two weeks before registration
begins.
>M MIR. VIM. Pinkney Craig, ofGovanstown
met with a singular accident at Atlantic City
a few DAYS ago. While bathing quantity o
sand was forced by wave into his ear. H
suffered greatly before he could be relieved BY
a specialist.
Some sections of Hartford county wer
visited by a very destructive storm on Satur
day evening last Barns, fences and trees wer
blown down and the hail that accompanies
the wind and rain did great damage to tn
growing crop.
-Charles A. Wartman has entered suit a
Towson against Conrad A. Frank, claiming
S25 600 damages for alleged alternating the al
fections of his wife and enticing her to abandon
her husband. Mr.. Ferd. c. Dugan is counse
for the plaintiff.
IA new steepechase course has been iai!
out on the Timonium Fair grounds and 1t /
likely this class of races will be the best at tn
coming fair ever seen at the track. All tn
main Jumps will be in the infield, in plan
sight of the stands.
This week the County Commissioner
paid to J. Frank Myer. of Pennsylvania, S!O
in settlement of his claim for personal inJu
ries sustained by reason of a defective sid
walk in Mt. Washington. Mr.. Elmer J. Cool
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