The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-16

Eklo, 9Th District.-I am called upon to
| chronicle the death of Mr.. George w. Briggs,
| who was a great sufferer for the past six
| months from consumption. Mr.. Briggs taught
school in this district four years and was
very successful instructor. He gave up the
| profession of teaching nearly two years ago
| for a clerkship in the Baltimore postoffice.
| The confinement of this latter position soon
rendered him unable to attend to the labors
thereof, and he was compelled to remove to
| ter OF Prof. j. E. Balm, five years ago. and
| leaves wife and two children to mourn the
| loss of kind husband and an affectionate
father. The funeral took place on Wednes-
day afternoon, at Middletown, Rev. p. Q.
Edwards officiating. Mr.. Briggs was in his
18th year and had been connected with the M !.
e. Church for several years, always taking
very active part in the young peoples meet
ing of the church.
Rev. Ernest McCuen preached last Sunday
morning at Gunpowder Baptist Church.
The NJ. e. Church at this place will hold
Children's Day exercises on Sunday, oath inst.
Mr. J. Elmer Shaver, of Pleasant Hill, has
the finest patch of straw berries in this district.
He has picked several bushels and still the
prospect is good
The crop of cherries is abundant through
this section.
Wheat promises to yield heavier this season
than for many years, which will be somewhat
Of an encouragement to farmers.
The heavy thunder storm Wnlcn passed over
this section on Friday. 9Th inst, was accom-
panied by considerable rain, which was con-
fined to rather narrow limit. Lightning
struck in a number of places in the vicinity.
post on the porch of Mr.. ]. W. Cooper was
knocked from its foundation, thus shocking
the inmates somewhat. n.
Lutherville, 9Th Dietrict.-We have a
very worthy and plucky blacksmith in this
village in the person of Mr.. Edward Robinson.
Mr.. Frank Parks, of Timonium, brought to
him a very vicious young mule to be shod.
The smith knew what kind of an animal he
had to deal with and procuring piece OF
strong rope he made moose and spread 1t on
the ground. Then he walkedthe mule around
until be placed one of his front feet within the
moose. Then he gave the rope a sudden jerk
and had him on three legs in jify. Then
he proceeded to do the shoeing behind. Hav-
ing finished this Mr.. Robinson played the
same rope trick with hind leg and after the
mule found himself fast at that end he simply
made things lively until he was thrown. Then
a man sat on his head until the job was done.
The mule groaned and made great fuss, but
after he was permitted to get up, shod all
around, he was just as clipper as you please
and none the worse for his new experience
The long drought has had serious effect
upon vegetation of all kinds and fields and
gardens are showing the effects of it, Cherries
are fairly plentiful, but those who have trees
have to watch them to keep away the small
boys and the birds.
Some summer visitors have arrived in the
village and no doubt there will be many more
before the end of the present month. There
is no more quiet and orderly place in the
county than Lutherville and many persons
are attracted to it for this reason: We have
three hurches-Lutheran, Methodist and
Protestant Episcopal-and these are all well
attended, especially in the summer.
The two stage lines running daily between
this place and Towson make it very conven-
lent for people going to the county seat many
such coming here by the trains OF the North
ern Central v.