The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-02

Orangeville, 18th District.-On Wedne
day and Thursday evenings of last week
fair was conducted in the lectureroom /,
Highland avenue NJ. E. Church. under Ii
auspices Of the board of trustees. Those
+ charge of the different tables were as follows
Supper, Mrs. Bessie M. Smith, Misses Mar
Mann, Elizabeth Nicol, Lulu Storz and Isabel
Eiler: confectionery, Mrs. Louisa Nicol an
man ]. Storath, VIM. j. Hicks and Frederic
Smith fancy table, Misses Estella Richard
son and Celia Eiler.
The appointment of Mr.. Scott Amoss as
remover Of garbage for this place gives genera
satisfaction. OraDgeyille is one of the beauty
spots of the county and collector Of garbag
is almost indispensable.
Messrs. Henry p. Mann, T. L. Mason an,
McKendree p Ebaugh have been reappointet
trustees of the public school at this place.
The three appointments comprising High
land Circuit (Methodist EpiscopaD will observ
Children's Day in the following order: Orange
vile and Highland Chapel, Sunday, June 10Th
the exercises at the former place beginning a
10 A. NJ. and at the latter at 745 P. NJ; High
land Avenue, Sunday, June 18th, at 7.45 P. N
Scores of smoked-glass astronomers vieweC
the eclipse from this place last Wednesday.
At $50 o'clock on Wednesday morning firt
broke out in brick kiln in yard Of the Bal
timore Brick Company, on the Philadelphia
road. An alarm was turned in from box 227
bringing the fire companies of Canton and
Highlandtown to the scene. Owing to the in
fiammable nature of the structure little of il
was saved. 1t is thought the fire was caused
by the kiln becoming overheated.
The ladies' aid society of Orangeville M. E
Church will conduct berry festival in the
grove adjoining the church, on the evenings
of June 18Th and 14th. **x
Long Green, 18th District.-Mr. Peter
Nafzinger had runaway one day this week
which, fortunately, did not injure anyone
much, but which wrecked the top of his car
Miss Kate Numbers was taken sick at school
one day last week and was removed to the
home of Rev. G. M. Smith, where she was
confined to bed several days.
Mr.. George Hinder has had his house painted
and it now presents an attractive appearance.
Mr.; !. W; Phillips is engaged in painting
Miss Eliza Grau's house.
The Long Green Improvement Association,
which has charge of the repairs on the road
from Long Green Station to Dulany's Valley,
has put lot of crushed stone near the station
and is receiving two of three more carloads a
day. The road has been shaped nearly the en-
tire distance and the farmers have been haul
ing stone from their fields on other parts of it.
Mr.. George w. Yellott has returned from a
visit to his son George, who has cattle ranch
near Dallas, Texas. Mr.. Yellott also has sis
ter living in that State. He was much pleased
with the country.
Wilson's NJ. E. Sunday school will hold its
Children's Day service, Sunday, June Sd, at
P. NJ. A very interesting program has been
prepared and an enjoyable time is anticipated.
Long Green Cornet Band will hold straw
berry festival Saturday evening, June 9th. All
cordially invited.
Rev. Chester NJ. Smith and wife attended the
OF NH Of hok of ali
on Decoration Day. B.
Fork, 18th District.-Miss Lena Dilworth,
daughter of Mr.. George Dilworth, who lives
near Fork, will be married to Mr.. John Hof-
ferbert, Of Baltimore, at Fork Christian Church,
Wednesday evening, June 9Th.
Miss Emily Yellott, daughter of Mr.. George
W. Yellott. and Miss Florence Barrow. of
Va, students at Hannah More
Academy. Reisterstown, spent last Sunday at
Ridgeview Farm, the home of Miss Yellott.
Children's Day services will be held at Fork
M. E: Church, Sunday afternoon, June 10th,
at O'clock
Mrs. Temperance Wisnom, whose residence
was recently destroyed by fire. is making prep.
arations to rebuild upon the old site.
Mrs. Samuel Porter, of Baltimore, former
resident of this neighborhood, is visiting Mrs.
George M. Halle and other friends here.
DR.. ]. F. H. Gorsuch and Messrs. Levi
borhood accompanied the Baltimore delega-
lion to Antietam battlefield, May Both. Mr..
5navely was formerly resident of that section
Of the State. In the party was also COL Ben
jamin F. Taylor, our genial County Commits
sioner. Col. Taylor is president of the Ante
am Battlefield Commission, and had charge
Of affairs at the unwilling of the Maryland
Monument. which was erected in honor of the
boys in both the Blue and the Gray who sac
-ifced their lives for their country at Antietam,
September 18th, 1862. INCoGNITo.
Monkton, 10th District.-Mr. and Mrs.
lanes A. Kay, of Freeland, spent several days
asst week with the formers sister, Miss Mary
R. Kay, near Monkton.
Rev. Solomon Foster, of Woodbury.,
preached very acceptably in Monkton M. E.
5tg7rsha lsst 1seslavs4jrs s,elefe sof thA iPnjae
S reported as being somewhat better.
Mr.. Beale r. Howard, who owns very fine
state near here, shipped another lot of Is fat
teers to the Washington market last Tuesday.
Miss May Emory, who spent the winter in
Baltimore, moved to her home on My Lady's
Manor, recently.
The nearly entire obstruction of the sun by
he moons shadow onlthe 28th was closely
watched here by the people. The phenomenon
appeared and ended on time, as predicted. 1t
vas very remarkable. The weather has since
,een cold and cloudy.
Many graves in Monkton Cemetery were
decorated with flowers on Decoration Day,
md great many flowers were shipped to
Baltimore to help decorate soldiers graves
The ladies of 81. James P. E. Church, My
Lady's Manor, will hold fair and festival in
Manor Hall, June 9Th and 9th. the proceeds to
20 toward the building of parish house. The
of the public is solicited. A pleas
int and profitable time is anticipated. H.
Owings' Mills, 4th District.--Miss Bessie
Nelson, of Delight, near this place, met with a
serious accident few days ago. While driv-
ng carpet tacks the head of one of them flew
off and entered her eye. She did not suffer
any pain at the time, but in day or two in
lammation set in and her physician had her
removed to city hospital, where an operation
will be performed.
The country residence of Mr.. Richard s.
Culbreth, at Chatsworth Farm, Reisterstown,
formerly owned by Mr.. Andrew Banks. was
damaged by fire on Saturday
last. The neighbors formed bucket
brigade and extinguished the flames. The fire
was caused by a defective fiue. The loss, which
is estimated at 81 900, is covered by insurance.
Mr.. Wright, of Delight, has rented his beau
.iful country home for the summer months
and has moved his family to Glyndon.
A fair was held at Pleasant Hill. near this
place, last week by the Sunday school scholars
Of Miss Alice Fox, and a snug little sum was
realized.
Mr.. Garner, of the firm of Garner & Brother,
IF this place, spent Decoration Day at Antie-
am.
Miss Fannie Dickson, who has been spend
ing several weeks in Washington, the guest of
he Misses Thomas, has returned to her home
IN Reisterstown.
Hereford, 7th District.-Mrs. Mitchell,
wife ofDr. Alex. r. Mitchell, with her mother,
Mrs. Jennie s Conway are attending the an
1ual meeting of the Mothers Congress- which
IS being held in Des Moines, Iowa. Both Mrs.
Mitchell and Mrs. Conway are members of
his body. This Congress held its first meet
ng in Washington, d. c., and now it is their
plan to hold regular meetings in the capitals
IF all the states in the Union.
The Baptist parsonage property in this viii
age has recently been improved by new
picket fence
Mrs. Melvina Turnbaugh and her mother.
Mrs. S. Jane Peregoy, have returned after
visit to relatives in York, Pa.
A strawberry festival was held Saturday
night last by Hereford Cornet Band in the Odd
Fellows Hall in this place.
Hereford Baptist Church will hold its Chill
lren's Day services on Sunday evening, June
18th, and the NJ. e. Church on Sunday even
ng June 10th, each at p NJ.
Mrs. Eliza Webb, of Black Horse, Hartford
county, is visiting her son, Mr.. Samuel NJ.
Webb, of this place.
All crops in this locality are looking well.
Eureka Council, Jr. o. U. A. M, of this
place. will, on Saturday next, present flag
md x,ola ~ Hooparsc cnbool NJ which Mr.