The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-09

about the head. The accident was caused by
some unknown person running into his We
hicle.
= DR.. L. F. Barker will give talk on the
Philippines, with stereopticon pictures, al
Odd Fellows Hall, Glen-Arm. Saturday even.
ing. June 10Th, commencing at 8 o'clock. The
affair will be under the auspices Of the Wo-
mans Aid Society of Trinity Church, Long
Green.
- The public auction of pleasure vehicles
and harness, made few days ago by Mr..
G. W. Amoss, agent, at Ady's Hotel, Long
Green Valley, was in all respects satisfactory.
Everything advertised was sold except three
vehicles and these were afterwards disposed OF
at private sale.
=. One of the large new cars of the Tow
son electric line, while shifting from one track
to another at the toll-gate in Towson. ON Tues
day afternoon. jumped the rails and tied up
the line for more than an hour. These cars
are very heavy and awkward to handle once
they leave the rails.
=. The young people of Govanstown have
a serious attack of athletics and they propose
to make things lively during the summer. In
addition to an Athletic Club the young ladies
have organized tennis and basketball teams.
Arrangements are now in progress for big
day on the Fourth Of July.
- On Tuesday next, June 18th, from 5 to 10
O'Clock, fair will be held on the grounds adj
joining Trinity Church, Towson, under the
auspices of the Junior Auxiliary Society Of
the church. A number of useful articles will
| De on sale also IlgnC refreshments ana nome
made candy. Public invited.
Ion Decoration Day Mr.. Harry T. Quicker,
| Baltimore county amateur marksman, in
a shoot at the grounds of the Philadelphia Gun
Club, won the first prize-a beautiful sterling
| silver flask. There were fourteen entries, each
one shooting at 10 live birds. Mr.. Quicker was
the only one to make clean score.
- Young Exile, ridden by Mr.. Robert NJ.
| Taylor. OF Baltimore county, got second
! place in the steeplechase at Boston last Satur-
day. He had the race well in hand when he
tripped and fell going over the last hurdle,
near the finish Mr.. Taylor also rode fiat
race the same day and got second place.
->The May term grand jury gave one de-
severe dig, as follows Perhaps portion OF Of
the money now expended in maintaining
fire department, almost universally conceded
to be inefficient might afford more protection
if expended in maintaining peace and order"
- Last Sunday the county police made
raid on the resort of Joseph Goeller, at Back
River, Eastern avenue road. and arrested the
| proprietor upon the charge of selling liquor
on Sunday. On Monday thegrand jury indie
ted Goeller upon this charge and also upon the
! charge of allowing gam bling upon his premises.
THE business of the Towson Postal Sta
ton is growing wonderfully. During the
month of May, 1900, it received the largest
number of special delivery letters, sold the
largest amount of postal goods and paid the
largest sum out for money orders than in any
| in existence.
= The Board of Election Supervisors will
meet at Towson next Tuesday Mr.. William
A.Slade, of the 4th district, is president and
Mr.. w. w. q. Stewart, 9Th district secretary.
The other two members of the Board are Mr.
Charles II. Wise, 18th district and Mr.. Thomas
NJ. Hill, 9th district. The latter is the Repub-
lican member.
IAN all-day meeting of the Archdeaconry
of Towson, which embraces the Protestant
! Episcopal churches of Baltimore, Carroll and
Hartford counties, was held on Thursday at
st. Johns Church, Kingsville. Rev. w. H.
II. Powers, of Towson, dean. presided. The
ladies OF the congregation provided luncheon
for the visitors.
THE firm of McCleary & Mcclellan of
Norfolk, Va, who are the largest dealers in
the South, last year sold 1000 horses and
mules. Last February they sold over 1000
head. Mr.. E. E. McCleary, the head of this
firm. is the proprietor of Locust Vale Stock
Farm just north of Towson, and spends part
of the time here.
THE big new hotel known as Mount
Holly Inn, located at West Walbrook. IN the
north western suburbs of baltimore, was burned
shortly after II O'Clock on Sunday night last,
causing an estimated loss of $85,000 The
building was still unfinished. The insurance
amounts to $4,000. The cause of the fire is
shrouded in mystery.
THE receipts Of the County Treasurer's
Office last month amounted to nearly $40O, 600.
The receipts on the levy of 1900 were heavier
than for any previous May, notwithstanding
the fact of reduction in discount from to
per cent. Many believed that this reduction
would put check on prompt payments The
discount for June is II per cent.
lit has been noticed that there are more
wild birds about Towson this year than for
long time. This is thought to be due to the
Heretofore. Children should be taught to love
the birds The small boy with his slingshot
is among his most dangerous enemies.
1.-The rededication of Chestnut Grove Pres
byterian Church, near Sweet Air, will take
place on Friday, 18th inst, services being held
at 10 A. NJ, 2.30 P. NJ. and P. N. At the even
ing service the dedicatory sermon will be
preached by Rev. Donald Guthrie, Of Balti-
more. At the morning service Mr.. Samuel
NJ. Rankin will read history of the church.
ION Thursday night the Sunday school of
Calvary Baptist Church, Towsou, held its
Children's Day service, conducted by the su-
perintendent Mrs.. Howard Merryman. The
interior of the church was prettily decorated,
and the large audience frequently applauded
those taking part. The ladies of this church
will hold a lawn fate at the church, Friday
evening" June 10Th.
THE vegetable crops in the southeastern
section of this county are about burned up and
the outlook for truckers is most discouraging.
Peas and potatoes will be almost an entire
failure and some say they will not get their
seed. The long continued drought has become
decidedly serious matter for many, and even
too late to do much good.
>At the meeting of the Board of Election
Supervisors next week number OF citizens OF
the 18th district will ask that the lines of the
third precinct of that district be changed in
order to transfer about 80 voters from the first
precinct to the third, thus making the voting
place more convenient for them. As they are
at present the first precinct has 6S3 registered
voters and the third but 322.
- The ladies' aid society of Towson M. e.
had no ond 0uth
in the Shealey graveyard, in the eastern part
of the town, cleared away and on Sunday
last the Epworth League decorated the graves
with flowers. Mrs. Mary A. Shealey was cleo
ted president of the aid society when it was
first organized, about sixty years ago, and con-
tinued in that position until her death.
- Mr.. Fred. Won KapH has added to the
"Stoneleigh" herd of Jerseys, which is located
on his farm on the Cromwells Bridge road,
| an imported 5-months-old bull calf for which
| be paid good round sum at the Coopersburg
| (Pa.) sale last week. About 100 imported ami
| mails were disposed of at that sale at an aver
age price of over $500 per head. 1t was one of
the greatest Jersey sales ever seen in this
| country.
- The Sunday school of Patapsco Neck NJ.
! E. Church South held its Childrens Day SER
| vice last Sunday morning and the affair proved
very successful, the attendance being large.
| The pastor. Rev. William Henry, was assisted
/ by his brother, Rev. John Henry of Taylors
|
tor of Patapsco Neck NJ. E. Church, whose
congregation joined with their neighbors that
morning.
ION Monday last, when the ceiling of one
of the rooms of Urban's restaurant, in this
town, was removed to replace it with VAIN
scoting, the body of cat was found in the
| space between it and the roof. No doubt the
! feline had gotten in there by some means and.
being unable to find its way out, had died of
starvation. 1t retained all the outlines of its
original shape, but was almost as thin as
/ shingle. How long it had been there of course
no one could tell.
- Joel H. Hayes, motorman on the Tow
son electric railway, got on the roof of his car
on Tuesday afternoon, at the toll gate in this
town, to adjust something about the trolley,
| when he was by some means thrown to the
ground. He was rendered unconscious by the
! fall and his injuries would no doubt have
been serious except for the fact that he struck
upon his shoulder. He was attended by DR..
| J. H. Jarrett and later was removed to his home
| at Irvington in a special car.
1.-The County Commissioners this week
temporarily wiped out the county's indebted
ness by paying the outstanding notes held by
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