The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-07-14

It is likely that Messrs Hill and Sappington
Republican Supervisors, will also make thei
selections public next week.
- Jim Crow" owned and exhibited a
the Atlantic City horse show this week by
Mrs. w. Stewart Diffenderffer, of Green Sprint
Valley, won first prize in the hunter class or
Wednesday. He won several prizes in tht
jumping contests of the Overland Hunt Club
at Towson, few weeks ago.
THE quarterly statements of the Canton
National Bank and the Cockeysville National
Bank appear in the advertising columns o.
THE UNION this week, both making gratifying
exhibits. These are carefully managed and
excellent institutions and it is pleasing tc
know that they are successful.
I'VE still have two boards of Election Su
pervisors and it looks like we will continue to
have until the meeting of the September term
of the Circuit Court, which is not until the
third Monday of that month. 1t is unfortu'
nate that the matter could not have been dis
posed of at much earlier date.
THE powder manufacturing plant that is
being erected at Hofmanville, in the 9th dis.
trict Of this county, is being rapidly pushed
forward and it will be ready to start up in two
or three months. Other improvements are be-
ing made to the property by the syndicate Of
| York capitalists who lately purchased it.
ION Tuesday the United Railways and
Electric Company paid its park tax for quarter
| ended June 30th, amounting to $50, GEO Al, an
increase or nearly S., 500 as compared with the
corresponding quarter of 1899. The tax is
| per cent. on the gross earnings of the company
and amounts annually to very large sum.
| -Ex-County Treasurer William Parks,
! who is a well known farmer of the 9Th district,
cut 65 acres of wheat, driving the reaper him
self. In day and a. half he cut 1911 acres. He
harvesting and housing his wheat crop was 81
per acre. His hired men boarded themselves.
! 1.-The Methodist Episcopal churches of
Parkton Circuit will hold reunion of their
s SSdss ea4 nf Be sRSas shs Station e.
r., Wednesday, August 18TH in charge of the
pastors, Revs. P. G. Edwards and j. H. JEFF
fries. Further particulars will be given here
AFTER
- While out walking with several children
few days ago Miss Ida Leisenring saw and
dispatched an ugly looking snake that meas
ured four feet in length. The strange thing
about the affair is that she killed the reptile by
throwing stones at it. The generally accepted
opinion is that woman can't hit barn with
stone.
"A large number of people are already
encamped at Emory Grove and everything
there presents lively appearance. The camp
opens Monday, August 18th, and will continue
until the 23d. The committee in charge of
the camp this year is composed of Revs. q.
Herbert Richardson, Henry g. France and G.
w. Baldwin.
- Frederick Reinicker, who lives on the
Hartford road, near Monticello avenue, was ar.
rested last Sunday upon the charge of shoot
ing Richard Michael with gun, making Sc
rious wound. Reinicker admitted the shooting
and said that he fired on Michael because he
attempted to enter his house. The accused was
released for court
>In several Catholic churches in this
county the collection taken up for Pope Leo
were as follows: st. Marks, Gainesville, S29;
St. Mary's, Govanstown, s21; St. Charles,
Pikesville $50; st. Johns, Long Green Val.
ley, S11; st. Agnes, Catonsville, $40; st.
Luke's, Sparrow's Point, So; Sacred Heart,
Mt. Washington, SIS.
was temporarily closed some time ago by the
local health authorities because a member of
the congregation had smallpox. Now the
pastor, Rev. W. II. CASTOR, puts up claim
against the County Commissioners because
his church was closed by the authorities. To
say the least, this is unique.
This week number of THE UNIONS
subscribers at Lauraville postoffice. Hartford
road, had their addresses changed from that
Office to the new postal station, known as
Hamilton Station" which has been located
in the new hall building at the corner of the
Hartford road and Hamilton avenue about one
mile north of the present postoffice.
THE annual camp-meeting at Hebbville,
I'd district, will commence this year on the 18th
of August and continue until the 9th. 1t is
held under the auspices of the United Evan
gelical Church and q number of prominent
tinuance of the meeting. Rev. C. e. Redecker,
of Hebbville, will be in charge of the camp
Judge Fowler has decided that the Bal
timore county huckster license law, that was
passed at the last session of the Legislature, is
unconstitutional. Fifty EIGHT persons have
paid $50 each for these licenses since the law
went into effect and now they will make an
effort to secure the return of their money.
The law provided that it should be applied to
the public roads.
James O'Bryan died at the Soldiers
dhhffiAs sd IS private u Capt William b. Morr
sons company of the Seventh Maryland Vol
unteers, which was made up principally of
Baltimore county men. After the war he came
to Towson and remained here until he went
to the Soldiers Home.
- Road Supervisor Shepperd, of the 9th
district deserves the thanks of the people Of
Towson for cleaning up our avenues and
making them presentable. We have no "city
fathers Towson being still unincorporated,
hence we are obliged to look for such improve
ments from the source mentioned. The work
was done under the supervision of Mr.. Elisha
w. Parks, sub-supervisor.
1.-The tournament season is now at hand
and the young fellows are beginning to give
their fiery steeds an extra rubbing and to
FURNISH up their equipments. A sir Knight
with a big red sash and a buzzard's feather in
his hat presents a really awe-inspiring sight
The dance that follows the tournament is al
ways the best part of the fun. The two, i'll
late years, appear to have became almost in
sporadic.
Sheriff Kinhart, of Hartford county, has
asked of Sheriff Todd, of this county, the
loan of the scaffold now at the Towson Jail to
use for the execution of William Black, col
ored, who is now awaiting the extreme penalty
of the law. The last time this instrument of
death was used was when Sheriff Whittle exc
cuted Wesley Boyer, colored. The matter was
referred to the County Commissioners and they
1rapfod Chori IF Kinhart,s rpuuoef
1.-The large number of men who daily
search the records in the Clerks Office at Tow
son gives an outsider some idea of the impor-
lance of that Office. By far the larger num-
Der of these are young men-mostly law stu
| dents and clerks in lawyers offices in Balti-
more-while now and then an older and more
staid professional man may be seen porting
! over the huge record books. 1t will not be
many years before that Office is again toe
small to accommodate its rapidly growing
business.
A Most Remarkable Old Woman
| Travels Alone to Visit Relatives.-Mrs
Elizabeth Gemmill, aged 81 years, of Hanover
| Pa, is visiting her son, James Gemmill, 82e
Ensor street, says the Baltimore american
! About two months ago she started to visit heI
children and friends, first stopping at Stewards
| town, Pa. Arrangements had been made fol
lady who intended coming to Baltimore to
| accompany Mrs. Gemmill, but at the last min.
ute found that other matters made it impossi
ble Then it was that Mrs. Gemmill packed
her trunk and told her friends that if there
was no one to go with her she would go alone
| A letter was written to her son, Benz. Gemmill
aged 81 years, to meet her at Calvert Station.
Mrs. Gemmill, on July Sd, took the noon
train over the Northern Central Railroad fol
Baltimore. She arrived without mishap, the
conductor and train attendants having given
her all possible assistance, which, she declared
she did not need Mr.. Benz. Gemmill was in
waiting at the station and when the train ar
rived conducted his mother to the home of his
brother, Mr.. James Gemmill, where she is now
staying. Mrs. Gemmill declares she is on 8
vacation and has come to Baltimore to see the
sights Every dav one of her sons takes he1