The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-08-18
Jacksonville and sunnybrook, 10th

visited this section last Sunday evening, tner
was no Christian Endeavor service at Chestnu
Grove Church.
Dr. King and family, of Baltimore, are th
guests of DR.. E. G. Nelson, near Jacksonville.
Rev. ]. w. Campbell, pastor of Chestnn
Grove Church, has gone to New York to spen'
his vacation. His pulpit will be filled mex
Sunday morning at the usual hour by Rev.
r. Kelley. of the NJ. E. Church.
Miss Silver Wilson is entertaining Mis-
Katharine Rippard and Miss Mckinley, o
Baltimore, at her home near Sweet Air.
A large fishing party was gotten up las
Saturday by the young folks of this neighbor
hood, and an enjoyable day was spent at tn
river.
Miss Ella Brown, of Baltimore, is visiting
friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. George Gorrell and son are the guests
of Mrs. Elisha Slade, of Long Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Price are entertaining
Mr.. Harry Ditch, of Virginia.
Mrs. Eugene POcock, who went to Niagara
Falls for the benefit of her health, has re
by her sister, Mrs. Samuel Moore, and Miss
Annie Smith.
Miss Pauline Wernig, of Baltimore, is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Thomas Owens, neal
Sunnyb brook.
PRAYER meeting was held in Chestnut Grove
Church on Wednesday evening, led by Mr.
| Samuel NJ. Rankin, of Baltimore. This meet
ing has been discontinued until the return OF
the pastor.
Mr.. Marian Wilson met with very painful
accident to one of his eyes last week and il
was feared at first the sight had been destroyed
but by careful treatment it is getting better
DR.. T. H. Emory is the attending physician
Mr.. Wilson is son of Mr.. Cuttings Wilson,
near Sweet Air.
Miss Florence Porter, of Hartford county, is
visiting Mrs. W. Frank Porter, of Long Green
Valley.
Mss Bessie Cursey, who had been sick for
some weeks at her home near Baldwin, is
much improved.
Mrs. William Wesley, of Sunny brook. has
returned from visit to her sister, near Stew
artstowD, York county.
The lawn fete held Friday evening of last
week by the ladies of st. Johns Lutheran
Church, proved to be social and financial
success. The grounds were beautifully illumi.
mated with japanese lanterns. The fancy and
confectionery tables were decorated with flow
ers and the young ladies who attended them
were prettily attired in white and each wore
her favorite flower. Long Green Cornet Band
was in attendance and rendered good music.
Miss Fannie Magness and Miss Marion Will
son have returned from pleasure trip to
Mountain Lake Park. NJ.
Maryland Line, 7th District.-Mrs. Irwin
Standiford, of Elizabeth, Pa. is visiting her
sister-in-law, Mrs. NJ. H. Barton, of this place.
Mr.. Richard Standiford and wife are also spend
ing several days with Mrs. Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Nelson, of Baltimore,
are visiting Mr.. James Nelson.
Mr.. Alfred Neal. of Baltimore, is the guest
of Mr.. Daniel Roller, of this place.
Mrs. Mary Leverly and children, of Balti-
more, are spending some time with Mrs.
Leverly's mother, Mrs. Josiah Lee.
Miss Lizzie Fulton, of Stewartstown, Pa, is
visiting her brother, Mr.. Lee Fulton, of this
place.
On Monday night some large dogs killed
spring calf belonging to Mr.. Harry Gemmill
A crowd of people attended the sale of the
property belonging, to the late Judge Thomas
G. Rutledge, which was held August 10TH
The household effects brought fairly good
prices. The house occupied by Mr.. Thomas
j. Meads-a two-story brick building with
barn and outhouses-was purchased by Mr.
John H. Leib for $3.50. The sale includes
the farm, which contains 40 acres. A frame
house adjoining was sold to Mr.. VIM. Hoffman
for $500. Slade & Risteau were the auctioneers.
The property of John Rutledge deceased
has been sold at private sale and was purchased
by Mr.. Jacob Lowe for 81 800 1t consists of
two-story brick dwelling barn, outhouses
and 30 acres of land located at this place. q.
Rossville, 18th District.-The rural free
delivery, recently established from this Office.
is proving a decided success and a very great
benefit to the community. We were surprised
to see in last weeks UNION that some of the
1t is the intention of the Postoffice Department
to discontinue that office. There can be no
foundation for this, as the ROssville route does
not go within a mile of the Fullerton office
and only enters one small corner of the terri
tory supplied by that Office. 1t extends along
the Belair road for but one.quarter of mile.
and while the people in that vicinity hereto
fore have paid the ''star.route" carrier who
supplies the offices along that road to bring
their mail from the office to points along the
Belair road. those who live off from the road
ffsft tteif Mail hhf fs 10 tHeif IfIgs Tree
of all charges every morning. That it is
very great convenience and that 1t is appre-
ciated by the people is shown by the fact that
since it has been started the circulation of
daily newspapers is seven or eight times what
it was before. We are inclined to think that
some of the Belair road residents do not care
for their backwoods neighbors to have any of
the conveniences of life, or else they do not
know good thing when they have it.
The new school building here is well under
way. The builder, Henry PEPPER, expects to
have it completed before the LIST of October.
The new hall of Locust Grove Grange has
we'll as decided improvement to the neigh
borhood. The main hall, with permanent
stage, takes up the entire second floor, while
below is a large dining room and cook and
storage rooms. PROGRESS.
night last while Charles Popp, who lives near
Loeb Raven, was returning from market, he
accidently discharged a revolver which he
carried in his pocket, the ball taking effect in
his hip. where it was probed for.
On Sunday morning last while Miss Flor
ence Duncan, of Parkville Hartford road, was
using knife she accidentally severed an artery
in her right hand. She lost much blood and
suffered badly from shock.
On Sunday afternoon last an S-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Edward Krastel, of Putty
Hill. Belair road, fell from a tree and seriously
cut and bruised on the face and neck. Her
injuries are not thought 10 be fatal.
On Tuesday afternoon last John Greusee,
who lives near Necker postofce, Belair road,
met with a serious accident in Baltimore.
While he was putting some things in his
wagon on Forrest street his horse took fright
and started to run. In his efforts to stop him
Mr.. G. was dragged some distance and badly
cut and bruised on the body, head and legs,
besides sustaining a serious sprain of the back.
All of these cases received the surgical at
tention of DIR. Lingard l. Whtefor6 of Park
vile.
Sales of Mortgaged Premises.-Slade
& Risteau, auctioneers, sold at the Court
House on Monday, for Mr.. John L. G. Lee,
attorney, and assignee of a mortgage from
George NJ LitchfieId, 20 acres of land at Rose
dale on the B. q o. Railroad, valuable on &C.
count of its fine deposits of building sand !;
purchased by r. E. l.. Hartzell for 50, 425.
The same auctioneers sold at the same time
and place for Mr.. John L. G. Lee attorney
named in a mortgage from Frank NJ. Hide
brandt and wife to John K. Shaw, 8 CLOTHS
acres of sand land adjoining the above; also
purchased by Mr. Hartzell for 1925.
James L. Norwood, auctioneer. sold at the
Court House on Tuesday, for Mr.. James J.
Lindsay, assignee of mortgage from Charles
Wenige and wife to John w. Kemp, assigned
by Kemp to the Germantown Permanent
Building Association, No. 2, a truck farm of
1Ss acres, with fair improvements, near Perry
Hall, 18th district; purchased by the Build
ing Association for 81 900. t3.
Something Wrong About This.-Mr. w.
]. Blair received from Helena, Mont. this
morning, two Belgian hares, which he will
take to his farm in Baltimore county. The an
imals are rarity east of the Mississippi river.
although entire ranches in Southern California
and other Western States are devoted to breed
ing them. The animals resemble the Eastern
rabbit in color. They are about twice as large,
and their ears are much more prominent than
those of the familiar variety. The hares are
great deicacy, selling in the market for 81
apiece A pair for breeding purposes costs
from $50 to $3.50. Their flesh is perfectly