The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-08-04


month is one-haf of one per cent
- James A. Smith, of Lutherville Balti-
more county, has obtained patent for corn
harvester
master at Upper Falls, Baltimore county, vice
Miss Chenowith, resigned.
THE frame barn on the property of Mr.
Henry Diehl, of Chestnut Ridge, was burned
on Friday night of last week.
- Road Supervisor Chilcoat, of the 9Th dis
trict, lost fine horse few days ago from the
effects of stroke of lightning.
THE ladies of Towson w. G. T. u. will
hold lawn fete on Tuesday evening next,
August 7th, on the Odd Fellows Hall lot
lover six thousand people attended Sum-
nit Grove camp-meeting last Sunday. An adj
mission fee of cents is charged at the gate.
IAN ounce of today is worth pound of
tomorrow. Franklin put the same fact in a
more homely way, but variety sometimes gives
force to an old idea.
Official position possesses no charm for
H. G. Moody, of the 18th district. One week
he was appointed to the office of constable
and the next week he resigned.
- Frank X. Hooper, who owns property at
Glen-Arm, lower Long Green Valley, has sued
the BALTIC. e. Lehigh Railroad Company for
5000 damages for alleged trespass.
- While working in well at RuxtOn, N.
G. r. r., on Friday of last week Joseph
Thomas colored, was overcome by foul air.
He died shortly after reaching the surface
byterian Church has contributed $50 to the
India famine fund and the Christian Endeavor
Society of the same church contributed $40.
THE Democrats of York county have
nominated a man named Fake for the House
of Delegates. II the other fellows can't beat
him they had better retire from the business
- Max Krug, convicted some time ago of
selling liquor without license, was on Tues
day sentenced by Judge Fowler to be confined
in Jail three months and to pay fine of $500.
Superintendent Tracey, of the county
ams-house, this week reported to the County
Commissioners that there were 20 inmates in
that institution. During the month of July
two left and two died.
THE late Mrs. Elizabeth E. Bose, who
owned a summer home in the 18th district of
this county, left personal estate of $138, 702 90,
nearly the whole of which was in stocks,
bonds and other securities.
->Towson is becoming a sort of Gretna
Green. Another runaway couple from Balti-
more was married here on Wednesday. This
time the knot was tied by Rev. J. X. Edwards
pastor of the NJ. E. Church.
- Catalogues for the coming Timonium
fair may be had by personally applying at
THE UNION Office. Those who desire to have
copies forwarded by mail should address Mr.
A. P. Shanklin, secretary, Towson, Md.
- Extensive improvements and repairs are
about to be made to the already large plant of
the ShsSEo9d QistillsFg Gqmpe9Y at Cock
81 Martin .Noppenberger, aged 10 years
VINO nad his right hand badly mashed on Fri
day of last week was obliged to submit to
amputation at the City Hospital on Wednes-
day.
MIR. William Isennock, of Knoebel, 10th
district, who had been supplying number of
customers in Towson with butter for some
time, has abandoned that branch of the dairy
business and will hereafter ship milk to Balti-
more.
THE ladies now tenting at Emory Grove
are arranging for lawn fete to be held on the
grounds, ON Tuesday, August 9TH. num-
Der of new and interesting features are to be
introduced and the affair promises to be big
success. :,
Towson has been blessed with copious show
ers of rain in the last two weeks, but there are
parts that have been less fortunate. Generally
the showers have been local, covering small
territories.
--The Baltimore Chrome Works, located
at Wagners Point Anne Arundel county, was
burned on Wednesday afternoon, causing
loss of between two and three hundred thous-
and dollars. Mr.. Jesse Tyson is president of
the company.
The rural free delivery system appears
to be working satisfactorily where it is being
tried in Baltimore county, but in some other
parts of the State there is much opposition to
It and the people want to return to the old
postal methods.
THE Sunday school of Cedar Grove u B.
Church, in the 9Th district, is making arrange
ments for grand celebration to be held Sat
urday afternoon, August 25th, in the grove
near the church. Several other schools are ex-
pected to participate
"a few nights ago some malicious person
or persons destroyed number of beautiful
maple trees that lined the avenue leading from
Reisterstown to Glyndon, in the 4th district
man who would do such an act deserves to
be severely punished.
-->If the claim set up by William White,
of the 9Th district, is correct he is no doubt en-
titled to the championship. He is the owner
of a threshing outfit and he moved it to nine
different farms and threshed over 8, 600 bushels
of wheat in five days.
MIR s. w. Upton, of Butler, sent US this
week curiosity which he found growing in
his garden. 1t is the stalk of an onion, about
twelve inches long, with one onion on the
ground end and a double one at the top. The
growth is a very odd one.
Another fire in Arlington was narrowly
averted few days ago by the explosion of
coal oil stove in the house of Mrs. Edward
Gardner. Prompt action on the part of Mrs.
Gardner and others who went to her assistance
was all that prevented it.
According to the forecasts of Hicks for
this month we can look for almost any old
kind of weather during August, including
plenty of storms. Hicks is little like the
Irish marksman. He frequently hits it in the
same place he missed it before.
- While bathing. -iFs- an ore hale On the
farm of Mr.. 2. Reddington, near Towson, last
from being drowned. He could not swim and
the prompt action of some friends who were
with him was what saved his life.
oh. B. Goodman, an inmate of the Con-
federate Soldiers Home, Pikesville. attempted
to commit suicide in Druid Hill Park few
days ago by drinking quantity OF laudanum.
He was discovered in time to save his life. Ill
health is said to have been the cause.
AT the meeting of the Junior Gunpow-
der Agricultural Club, held last Saturday,
Mocarc Go0rUa r. ShallnU and II III TQrDprf
were appointed a committee to confer with
other committees to consider the formation of
State organization of farmers clubs.
ION Saturday, August 18th. squad of
about twenty members of Troop A will leave
their headquarters at Pikesville for march to
Capon Springs, where they will spend several
days. The march to and from the point of
destination will consume about four days.
- The county fairs of Maryland will begin
this month and they will continue until nearly
the middle of October. The Southern Mary
land fairs are the first on the list and these
are followed by Timonium, which will COM
mence September 4th and continue five days.
> Police Marshal STREET. was in Towson
last Sunday and expressed surprise at finding
the place so quiet. He said that if every part
of the county was as orderly as Towson he
would be able to go to church every Sunday.
That is a compliment that is duly appreciated
Three of THE UNIONS old subscribers
died within ten days of each other. They
we're Mr.. Thomas Wright, Mr.. John J. Wight
and Mr. J. Morris Baldwin. Their names had
been on the mail lists ever since the present
proprietors have been connected with the
paper.
->The Standard Oil Company is about to
begin the erection of large tank and stables
on the Beaver Dam road, Cockeysville. When
this tank is completed the one at Timonium
will be abandoned and Cockeysville be made
the chief delivery station for that section OIL
country.
1.-The County Commissioners on Tuesday
decided to return the money paid by number
of persons for huckster licenses under the law
passed at the last session of the Legislature
Judge Fowler has declared the law under
which these licenses were issued to be uncon-
stitutional