The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-06-14
LOCAL ITEMS.
SALES ADVERTISER IN "THE UNION

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nee, at the Court House, country place
near Charles street evenue.
Tuesday. July !, by Il. Fl. Bussey, attorney, al
the Court House door, an unimproved lot In
the Sth district near Cockeysville.
Tuesday, July /, by w. H. H. Anderson, assignee
ETC., at the Court House door, an undivided
interestinproperty on Charles streetavenue
-Summer, according to the almanac, will
begin next Saturday, June 2lst.
- Baltimore union carpenters are demand
ing $50 day for eight hours work after July
Frank Adams, of Howardville, Balti-
more county, has secured soldier pension at
the rate of sA per month.
- Strawberries in Baltimore county were
a failure this season, due to the dry weather.
The berries were small and of poor flavor.
The Govanstown baseball team is keep
ing up its record of victories. Last Saturday
afternoon it defeated the Huntington team,
q to s.
1.-The Fourth of July will fall this year
on Friday. 1t is legal holiday in Mary land
and is one of the greatest general holidays of
the year.
The first heavy electrical storm of the
season, which came last Saturday, did good
deal of damage in this county and caused sew
-eFal deaths.
- William j. Tracey, son of Mr.. ]. Thos.
Tracey, of Cockeysville, fell from the porch Of
his home on Thursday night and fractured his
collar bone.
THE young Democrats of Schoorsville,
18th district, have organized a campaign club,
with Mr.. W. D. Boyle, president, and Mr.. P.
Gunnipp, secretary.
IA movement is on foot to establish
Lutheran Church at West Arlington. There
are a good many people of that denomination
living in that section.
- Mrs. Alex D. Brown has written to the
County Commissioners a complaint about the
condition of a bIidge near her property, west
of Timonium, N. G. r. r.
Mr.. Henry Reiblich, OF the I'd district OF
this county, had his right foot badly injured
in Baltimore last Saturday by one of the
wheels of his wagon passing over it.
- Wheat harvest will soon be on the far
mer as is comes now nearly two weeks earlier
than it did some years ago. The outlook for
the crop in this county is exceedingly poor.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday next
will be of exactly the same length and are the
longest days of the year. The sun will rise at
Al minutes after 4 and set 35 minutes after z.
@Pikesville, as well as some other towns
in this county, is feeling the effects of the
great coal strike. As one man put it, you
can't buy over TOP of coal for love nor
money"
"A fire at Fort Howard, North Point, in
this county, on Monday evening last, destroyed
Government stores valued at $4,000. The
fire brigade at the fort saved the surrounding
buildings.
The Roland Park board of school trus-
tees has organized by electing Mr.. John M.
Vincent, president, and Mr.. Harry A Leonard,
secretary. The other member of the board is
Mr.. John Mckenzie.
- Alexander Schaeffer who plead guilty in
the Circuit Court here to the charge of bigamy
both his wives having confronted him at the
trial, was sentenced to the penitentiary for six
years by Judge Fowler.
- There is a great deal Of pleasure driving
about Towson at this season of the year, espe-
cially in the evenings, and many good teams
are seen. The rubber-tired runabout contin-
ues to hold its popularity.
"A man in Baltimore was fined So and
costs few days ago for destroying shade
tree. In default of payment he was sent to
jail That is good work for the Justice and
more of it should be done.
- The unusually high wind that prevailed
all day last Sunday did no little damage by
blowing fruit from the trees. 1t is also said
that good many birds nests were destroyed
by the swaying of the limbs.
- The Baltimore Country Club has pur-
chased from the Roland Park Company the
club house and grounds at Roland Park, in
s'this county, for $50, 0Qo The sale includes the
large club house and 20 acres of land.
- Children's day service will be held at
Vernon NJ. E. Church, West Hartford Circuit,
Sunday evening, June 10Th, commencing at 8
O'Clock. DR.. Davis will be in charge. The
usual afternoon service will be omitted.
- MT. rTduk " OcOtG, we'll kuOW4
farmer near Shawan, 9Th district, had one OF
his best work horses badly injured few days
ago by falling on the teeth of a harrow He
is rounding to all right and will recover.
THE Mutual Fire Insurance Company in
Baltimore County has sent a check for S25 to
the Westminster Fire Department, with let
ter complimenting it on its good work in saw
ing property at a recent fire in that city.
- The postoffice at Bosley on the Dulany' g
Valley turnpike, miles from Towson, has not
yet been re-established and the people of that
neighborhood are growing rather anxious
about it. The Office very badly needed.
->The commencement season is now over
and the young folks who have been porting over
their books in pursuit of knowledge have re-
turned to their homes for rest and recreation,
which will prove most acceptable to them.
- Sanford Harvey Shaw, who disappeared
from his home in Gainesville on the 18th of
April last, has not since been heard from. His
wife, who removed to Baltimore this week,
thinks her husband has been foully dealt with.
- Lookout for the digger wasp. This is
the insect that comes with the 17-year locust.
IT'S said its sting is fatal. But we have heard
of no one who has seen digger" or who
can tell anything about the danger in its sting.
- few days ago q runaway horse upset
and smashed light wagon in Towson, but a
case of beer that was in the vehicle was not
harmed in the least. Can our temperance
friends explain this extraordinary immunity ?
- James A. Mccall, of Gardenville, who
had hearing few days ago before .. s. COM
missioner Rogers upon the charge of selling
oleomargarine at wholesale without license,
was released on bail for the action of the grand
jury.
- Ping pong fourishes in Towson but we
haven't heard of any broken matrimonial en-
gagements or suits for divorce on that account.
A man who can't stand little ping pong in
his'n must be rather a light weight sort of a
shoat.
- The fine showers of last Saturday after.
noon were of vast benefit TO vegetation in this
county, but the rain came too late for the hay
crop, which is being cut this week and, for the
most part, is so short as to be scarcely worth
saving.
"a lawn fete for the benefit of the Tow
son Athletic Club will be held on Major Vel
LOFTS lot, w. Pennsylvania avenue, on Wednes-
day evening, June 18th. The object is most
worthy one and the affair should be literally
patronized
MIR. Richard A. Graham, of Lauraville,
Hartford road, who is said 10 have eaten some
locust ''pie" lately, has, at the request of Mr..
G. H. Kingsbury, of Boston, sent him some
specimens of the locusts, as none have APP
peared in that city.
- Gasoline has been doing some horrible
work in Baltimore lately. When will people
learn that this is one of the most dangerous
and deadly explosives manufactured Per-
haps when they learn it they will handle the
stuff more carefully.
The crowded condition of the late after
noon through cars on the York road electric
line is matter of good deal of complaint
and many patrons of the line think the man.
agement is treating them very stability. And
it looks that way, too.
-Towson was we'll represented at the great
lacrosse game played Wednesday afternoon be-
tween the teams of the University of Toronto
and the Johns Hopkins University. Over
5000 persons witnessed the contest, which was
won by the visitors-6 to 2.
- Frank Shipley. teamster at the Shep-
pard and Pratt Hospital farm, near Towson,
had one of his arms badly crushed on Tues
day while assisting in putting heavy bed on
o wagon. DIR. Charles NJ. Franklin, of the
hospital corps, attended him.
- An unknown man was found dead in the
woods near Kalmia, Hartford county, on the 9th
inst. He was about 50 years of age and de-
Gently dressed. In his pocket was found q
piece of paper upon which was written, flames
Morris, Sparrow's Point Nd"
The United Evangelical churches of Bal
timore CITY will hold camp-meeting on the
Liberty road, near Hebbville, commencing Au.
gust 18th and continuing ten days. The asso-
citation has leased suitable grounds and they
are now being put in condition.
"A fire in the lime shed at the lumber
yard of Mr.. Charles 7. Cockey, Jr., at Airing
ton last Sunday morning is supposed to have
been caused by spontaneous combustion. II
was with much difficulty that the other build