The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-02


scalp wound that required nine stitches to
close. She also sustained other injuries.
1.-The July meeting of the Junior Gun
powder Agricultural Club was held last Satur-
day at the farm Of Mr.. Upton H. TaTbert'
near Glencoe, N. c. r. R., with Mr.. E. Il.
Scott as foreman. The chief subject for dis
cussion was "Rejuvenating wornout soils"
~ Mr.. George B.. Coae, of Ruxton, says
that the Walter Ross, whose marriage to Miss
Crowther was announced in The UNION last
week, is not a member of the firm of Ross d
Co., of Newark. N. j., nor is he related in any
way to the late Samuel w. Coale, of Sherwood.
1.-The Woman's Auxiliary of Trinity Z.
E. Church, Long Green, of which Mrs. Thos.
Peerce of Dulany's Valley, is president, is ar.
ranging to hold chicken supper and bazaar at
the rectory, on Saturday. August 23d, from
to y p. NJ. Proceeds for the benefit OF the
church.
- From % 10 % bushels to the acre is re.
ported by many farmers who have threshed
their wheat crop, although we have heard
from some whose yield did not approximate 6
bushels. Such a result, when all the labor
and expense are considered, must have been
very discouraging.
- While Rev S. S. Greenwell was on his
way from his home in Baltimore county to
preach in the Presbyterian Church in Belair,
his automobile suddenly took start and ran
into a gutter at the roadside. throwing him
out with much force, but fortunately no seri-
Gus results followed.
THE ladies of My Lady's Manor, Balti
more county, who held q successful tourna-
ment last year, repeated it this week and il
anything, it was more successful than their
first effort. The cause for which it was held
is worthy one and it is pleasant to know of
its financial success.
MIR. Robert NJ. Taylor sold at public sale,
at Riders stables Towson, at P. NJ. on Tues
day, for livery and keep, the thoroughbred
chestnut stallion The Tory, years old, by i'm
ported Jacobite out of Victoria. Mr.. Taylor
became the purchaser at $500. Slade d Risteau
were the auctioneerS.
"A subscriber to THE UNION at Grange,
18th district writes as follows Our road boss
has filled up our roads with sod, near me- on
: the North Point road, 3 TO- D feet n1gn and we
can't get our stuff to market. Cannot some
thing be done to stop this2 The road is as bad
as it was last winter"
IAN "athletic tournament is announced
by poster to take place at Upper Falls, in the
18th district of this county Saturday night,
August I'd, by the colored sports of that COM
munity. Referring to the affair a correspon-
dent writes us Getting more and more like
New York every day."
ION Friday, LIST inst, Elmer G. Lytle sue
ceeded ]. Thomas Phipps as agent and telegra-
pher for the Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail-
road at Towson. MIR. Phipps, who has been
in the employ of the company for some years,
succeeds Samuel Watkins as night train dis
patcher at North Avenue Station.
Two slot machines that were taken by
the officers from Balls saloon in Govanstown
have been restored to their owners, they hav-
ing agreed to at once remove them from the
county and keep them out Justice Keller
fined Mr.. Balls $40 and costs for allowing the
machines to be used on his premises.
MIR. Ephraim Harris, well known cti-
zen and farmer of Chestnut Ridge this week
called the attention of the County Commits
sioners to the condition of the Chestnut Ridge
road, in the 9Th district, which has been badly
washed in places by the late heavy rains, rem
dering it almost impossible in places.
IA certificate of incorporation of the
Lauraville Pleasure Club, of Lauraville, Har-
ford road, has been filed for record in the
County Clerks Office. Those named as in
corporators are Michael and There's Willax,
Otto Mnller, Charles Kamm, Adam Leopold,
l.. Mosmiller, II. c. Klein and August Krebs.
MIR Pere Wilmer died some time ago at
the home of his sister, in Charles county, Nd,
at an advanced age. He was well known at
Towson and was for some time patient at the
Sheppard and Pratt Hospital, He was MEM
Der of one of the prominent families in South
ern Maryland and veteran OF the Mexican
War.
@Mr. John NJ. Prigel who rents the farm
of Mr.. Samuel M. Rankin, in Long Green
Valley raised this season 476 bushels of wheat
on IA acres of land, or an average of "a bushels
to the acre. The seed was bought in Hartford
county last fall. The heads of the wheat were
short and unusually thick and the grains
perfect.
- Mrs. Mary H. Jessop, widow of Edward
Jessop, died on the 18th ult, at the home of
her daughter in York, in the S7th year of her
age. She was prominent member of the So
ciety of Friends and spent nearly the whole
of her life on the farm on the Baltimore turn
pike short distance south of York. Eight
children survive her.
AN elecutionary contest for a silver
medal will take place at Towson M. e. Church,
on Monday night, August 4th, between the fol-
IL mi, horc IF ba o0inr1 Miococ
Lillian Hunter, Florence Phipps, Lille Hunt,
Mary Traband and Alice Wilson, and Lee
Straughn and Walter Flayhart. DISTINGUISHED
judges will be chosen.
- Baltimore county will be largely repre-
sented at the State convention of the Ancient \
Order of Hibernians which will be held in
Baltimore, Tuesday, August 9Th. There are
eleven Divisions of the order in this county
and each will send five delegates. Mr.. John
j. Cavanaugh is president of the local Division,
and Mr.. Thomas ]. Welsh secretary.
->It required two open trolley cars, both of
which were we'll packed, to carry the Sunday
school of Towson NJ. E. Church to Druid Hill
Park on Tuesday. The day was little warm,
but otherwise the outing proved very enjoy
able one. The affair was in charge of Mr..
james E. Dunphy, superintendent of the
school, who had number of assistants.
- 1t is said there has been no rain worth
mentioning in the western end of Worthing-
ton Valley, in the 4th district of this county,
since April, anu as d result NeScldtlOu Vi all
kinds is in very bad way. Other sections of
the county have been more favored and have
had an abundance of rain, as the fine condi-
ton of the corn and other growing crops attest
- 1T is said all the big automobile manu-
featuring establishments are far behind with
their orders, indicating the growing popularity
of these machines This seems to be mostly
confined to the North and West. The high
figures at which these ugly things sell has
served to make them well nigh prohibitive.
The prices must come down very much if they
ever become generally popular.
> Our Cockeysville neighbors are getting
to the front in great shape. They have a
flourishing bank, many prosperous business
concerns, and now they have projected coun-
try club whose success, judging from the
names connected with it, is already assured.
But they have made one grave mistake, They
have spiked their only cannon Suppose
Texas should get gay and break loose.
- Mr.. John Goodwin, of Towson, has had
his pension increased to $40 per month. He
formerly received $12 and then. by change
of the law, it was reduced to So. Mr. Good
win, who is native of Baltimore county,
served during the Civil War in Col. John W.
Wilson's First Maryland Regiment, COM
mand that saw much hard service and partici-
pated in many desperate engagements.
THE annual Sunday school reunion of
West Hartford Circuit, M. E. Church, will be
held in the grove adjoining the William Wat
tiers Memorial Church, Cooptown, Thursday,
August 18th. An invitation has been extended
to Governor John Walter Smith and it is ex
pected that he will be present. Should the
weather prove unfavorable on the 9TH, the re-
union will be held the day following.
John Wesley Devine, the colored man
convicted of murder in the first degree at Tow
son for the killing of Patrolman Donohue, of
Baltimore, and who will be executed on the
10Th of September, will be married on that day
to the woman with whom he had the trouble
that led to the shooting of the officer. The
ceremony will take place in the Baltimore Jail
Just before Devine is led to the galIows.
"a special meeting of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Hartford county was
held in Belair on Monday to elect successor
to John Stirling, deceased, who was for many
years one of the Baltimore county directors of
the company. The son of Mr.. Stirling DR..
Willard Stirling, was chosen as his successor,
he having been endorsed by large number
of citizens of the upper end of this county.
"a gentleman who was in Towson one
day this week sported thirty.dollar Panama
hat and it was "a darlin"-if you like that
style of hat Appropos of this it is said a
young Baltimore county business man saw
few days ago in the store of leading Baltimore
halter fine Panama hat for which 500 was