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

- No business of any importance wa
transacted in the Circuit Court this week.
- Tomorrow. June Sd, is Whit-Sunday an,
the day following is observed by many as
- And now we have the census enumera
tor among us. Be careful about the story yot
tell him.
- The Fourth Of July is the nextlegal holi
day in Maryland. 1t will fall this year OF
Wednesday.
IA new barn is in course of erection OF
Mrs. George A. Smiths Windsor Farm, in
Dulany's Valley.
ION Thursday Judge Burke dismissed thu
bill of Ellen A. Biggs. who sued her husband
William j. Biggs. for divorce.
- The discount on county taxes paid dur
ing the present month is II per cent Under
the old law it was 81 per cent.
- While oiling the chain of his bicycle on
Tuesday Lester Rullman, of Govanstown, had
the index finger of his left hand cut off.
- Strawberries have dropped very much in
price, but the quality of them is not first class
The best berries will come along a little later
Zone of the catch-penny stores in Balti
more is now selling ice-cream at cents plate
Those who patronize such people deserveto be
poisoned.
- The Sunday school of New Market NJ
e. Church will hold its Children's Day service,
Sunday. evening, June 10th, commencing at
7.30 O'Clock.
- Rev. Thomas Elgar, of New York, spoke
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afternoon, and preached in Calvary Baptist
Church at night.
THE regular annual all-day meeting at
Sater's Baptist Church, on the Falls road, gen.
orally called June meeting" will be held on
Sunday, June 10th.
The regular summer drills of Troop A.
Capt. ]. w. Shirley, commenced at Pikesville
last Saturday and will continue at stated in
ervals until October.
- Baltimore county will be well represen-
ted at the great Paris Exposition this summer.
number of cur people are already there and
others are to follow.
THE UNION cannot publish the lengthy
programs of Children's Day entertainments
and we hope our correspondents will refrain
from sending them in.
"A large party from the upper end of the
county, with number of friends from Balti-
more who came out in vehicles, spent Decora-
ton Day at Loeb Raven.
IA friend in Dublin, Ireland, has sent to
Mr.. James L. Burgoyne, of the County Clerk 8
office, genuine blackthorn cane, of which
the recipient is very proud.
= The first quarterly meeting of Hereford
Circuit will be held at Bosley Church, Satur-
day and Sunday, June I'd and Sd. Rev. H. S.
France, p. E., will be present.
- Decoration Day in Towson was like
Sunday All the business houses were open,
but scarcely anything was! doing. Many resi-
dents spent the day out of town.
- One tax bill of $4,000 was paid at the
County Treasurer's Office on Thursday. The
receipts of the Office for the last two DAYS of
May were considerably over 500, 0O0
- The. weekly stock sales of Mr.. Leo
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- Arrangements are being made to light
with electricity the drives and walks in the
Sheppard Asylum grounds. The current will
be supplied by the electric plant on the prem
Uses.
- Some of the little yellow slips that were
sent out with the first issue of THE UNION in
1899 are still finding their way back to the
office, and there are good many more that
should.
- The last day of May brought large
number of people to Towson to pay their taxes
in order to get the benefit of the per cent.
discount. A large sum was also received in
checks.
- The progressive Board of Estimates in
Baltimore continues to charge % cents for
every tree planted within the city limits.
When are they going to fence the old town in,
anyway?
- Harry c. Held, of Towson, son of Mr..
Lewis W. Held, one of the judges of the Or
phans' Court, was this week appointed con-
stable for the 9th district, vice Charles 81.
Whitaker.
The annual meeting of the farmers
clubs of this State will be held at the Mary
land Agricultural College, today--June I'd.
1t will be an all-day affair and pleasant time
- A gramaphone entertainment will be
given in Mays Chapel. Chestnut Ridge. Friday
evening, June Sth The proceeds will be APP
piled to the erection of fence around the
church yard.
-sMr. Zephaniah Poteet, well known
citizen of the Sth district has taken the Price
kiIns, near Texas, and has resumed the bust
ness of burning lime, in which he was en-
gagged many years ago.
- The grand jury this week filed present.
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Charles H. Drebing, for the murder of John
Neidhart, aged 16years, at Lauraville, Hartford
road, in November last.
MIR Henry A. Parr, whose country place
is near Sherwood, N. G. r. R., is engaging ex--
tensively in the raising of fancy chickens and
other fowls and has secured the services OF an
expert to look after them.
sit is said the eclipse was the cause of the
cool weather experienced the early part OF TINS
week, and some say the summer will not be
warm on account of it. But we'll tell you
later about this prediction.
Wheat harvest win be on before the end
of this month and at present the prospects
for a good crop is excellent. Grass is short
and the crop will be light, owing to the dry
weather in April and May.
- Although May 30th Decoration Day. is
a legal holiday in Maryland, little attention is
paid to it except in the way of strewing the
graves of dead soldiers with flowers. 1t is pre-
eminently Grand Army day.
Charges that slot machines are openly
run at many public houses in the southeastern
section of this county are still being made. If
this be so it is in defiance of law, but nobody
appears to be taking any notice of it.
1.-THE Sunday school of Andrew Chapel,
NJ. E. Church South, Gardenville, will hold its
Ghildren's Day service in the church, Sunday.
June Sd, commencing at 8 P. NJ. Mr.. John s.
Biddison is superintendent of the school.
- Mr.. Peter Kessler who carries on can
ming at Butler, Western Run turnpike, will
set out this season nearly 80 acres in tomato
plants and over 20 acres of sugar corn. About
10000 tomato plants have already been set out.
1.-THE ladies of the Sunday school of Prov
idence NJ. e. Church. northeast Of Towson.
will hold strawberry and ice-cream festival
on Thursday and Friday evenings, June 7th
and 8th Proceeds for the benefit of the school.
- Mr.. Daniel Harding, contractor and
builder of Towson, has secured contract
from the U. s. Government to make number
of improvements at Fort McHenry, Balti-
more. The work will involve an outlay Of
about $1,000.
Another Baltimorean, a painter named
John P. Brandau, committed suicide in Druid
Hill Park on Thursday morning by shooting
himself through the head. Since the park
was opened nearly forty persons have commit
ted suicide within its precincts.
Those who were last week appointed
trustees of the public schools are required to
qualify and organize by electing a president
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their selection. Should they fail to do so
others may be appointed in their stead.
- Mr.. Walter Geist, of the 9Th district, an
agent for agricultural implements and ma
chinery, was arrested few days ago by Con-
stable Green for not having license underline
new law. He was released on his own recog
nizance for the action of the grand jury.
THE semi-centennial of Govanstown N.
E. Church, as heretofore announced in The
UNION. will be celebrated on Sunday, June Sd:
An interesting history of the church. prepared
by the pastor, Rev. George W. Evans, will be
read on that occasion as part Of the ceremo-
MES.
->The man who makes his own garden
wastes big lot of energy and often concludes
in the end that sit don't pay" and that he
would have done better to have bought the
stuff than to have grown it. But it must be
admitted there is some satisfaction in seeing
it grow.
->The rededication of Chestnut Grove
Presbyterian Church, near Sweet Air, which
has been enlarged and much improved, will
take place on Friday, June 18th. The services
will continue throughout the day and evening
and several ministers from distance will par
ticipate.