The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-23

| the contract IOr palntlng Meredith f0rd bridge
and is now engaged in the work with force
| job, but he will likely lose money at the con-
| tract price, ($175) to put on two coats.
ut is estimated that nearly 1000 people
attended Emory Grove camp-meeting last Sun
day.. by far the larger number being from
Baltimore. The camp closed on Thursday,
but many people will continue to occupy their
tents on the grounds for some weeks.
1.-The impression prevails that an organ
lied band of horse thieves is operating in the
central and western sections of this county.
1t is also believed that the burning of barns is
part OF their scheme to cover their tracks.
There appears to be work for detectives here
- Some Baltimore county farmers are
talking about the corn they expect to raise
this year and estimates are running all the
way from IL to 20 barrels to the acre. The
latter quantity has been grown in this county,
but 1t is an achievement that few have attained.
The two men who escaped from Towson
Jail about ten days ago are still at large. And
that reminds us that the hole in the roof of
the Jail through which they made their exit
is still open. But it might as well be closed.
They are not going to come back that way.
THE Hartford fair will be held this year
September 30th and October LIST. I'd and 3D..
Messrs. William s. Forwood, Jr., and R.
Harry Webster have been elected members of
the board of directors, succeeding Messrs. Mar
tin E. Ridgely and J. Lawrence Mccormick,
resigned.
->The Baltimore county fair will open one
week from next NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 3D. All
the indication point to one of the best exhibit
tions the society has ever held Several of the
departments will surpass any previous year
and the space allotted will be taxed to its full
capacity.
- The dairy of Mr.. William Parks, a well
known farmer near Texas. 9Th district, was
robbed last Saturday night of quarter of lamb,
lbs. of butter and lot of milk and cream.
1t is presumed the thieves had good Sunday
dinner, and so did Mr.. Parks, but the menu
did not include lamb.
MIR. Lee Armacost, who lives near Pho-
nix, and who had a leg broken several weeks
ago by becoming entangled in rope by which
he was leading cow, has been obliged to SUBJ
NIT to the amputation of the limb. The OPP
Grafton was performed early this week at the
Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore.
- Mr. Charles e. Fepdall of the County
Clerks office, exhibited some fine second crop
strawberries taken from his garden few days
ago. Considering the size of his lot Mr.. Fendall
no doubt has as fine collection of fruit as can
be found in Maryland. He gives it careful at
tention and is we'll rewarded for his pains.
Another mysterious barn fire occurred
near Towson a few days ago and, apparently,
not the slightest effort is being made to ferret
out its origin. Is it not the business of the
State Fire Marshal to look into such matters
Surely something should be done to put stop
much complaint is made of the irregu-
larity in the delivery of mail on the route ex-
tending west from Cockeysville to Oregon,
Shawan, etc. This is matter that the de-
partment should look into at once. If this
state of affairs keeps up the rural free delivery
will be found to be a bad thing for the public.
1.-THE County Commissioners on Wednes-
day, on motion of Mr.. Slade, passed an order
that hereafter road commissioners will not be
permitted to bid for the construction of roads
in their own or in any other district Mr.. o.
I. Yellott, counsel to the Board, said this was
in accordance with strict enforcement of the
law.
Nearly everybody thinks a summer va
cation necessary now, the custom having be-
come so general among the people. And
still there is large percentage of men who
work that cannot spare either the time or the
means to enjoy respite from their labors. 1t
would be good if they also could ease up lit
tie from 1.-THE steady grind"
Judging from the crowds they draw it
may be said that the ladies' tournament is
about the most popular amusement of the
day. The one that took place at .'Melrose,"
Cockeysville, last Saturday afternoon proved
great drawing card and the ladies who had it
in charge were highly complimented upon
their successful management.
>On Sunday night last 23-year-old colt
belonging to Mr.. John James Cooking, of
Woodbrook, got on the track of the MARYLAND
Iona avenue, and was struck by passing en-
CINE and so badly injured that it had to be
killed. The colt was of the Orange Blossom
strain and was valued at 5000.
1.-THE Towson Athletic Clubs baseball
team can put up a mighty fine article of ball
here last Saturday afternoon with team from
Baltimore was an exceptionally good one and
did the boys much credit. We don't see why
they don't get up match with the Pikesvil-
lians. That ought to make game worth
seeing
%Mr. John N. Madary has rented the
blacksmith shop at Bosley postoffice. Dulanys
Valley turnpike, to Mr.. 7. W. Hinton, of
Brooklandville, who will conduct the business
there hereafter. Mr.. Madary also expects to
have the wheelwright shop occupied shortly.
The resuming of these branches at that place
will prove great convenience to the neigh
borhood.
- Rev. Edwin F. Kinks, rector of st.
James P. E. Church, Leesburg, Va, will
preach at Trinity Church, Towson, Sunday
morning, August oath, at II o'clock, and at the
Chapel of the Holy Comforter, Lutherville, in
Rev. George w. Peterkin, Bishop of West
Virginia, will officiate in these churches at the
same hours.
1.-THE garden seeds from the Agricultural
Department that were sent to THE UNION Office
last spring by Congressman Blakeney, and dis
who planted them. Heretofore this has not
been the case and complaints rather than
praise followed the distribution. Great credit
is due the department for what it has accom-
plished in this matter.
1.-Two largely attended tournaments were
held in the I'd district this week, one near Hol-
brook on Tuesday, and the other at Harrison
vile, on Wednesday. The first was for the
benefit of Holy Family Catholic Church. Mr.
Caleb s. Hobbs, who OBLIGATED as chief mar
shall at both. was also one of the orators at the
Jacksonville tournament, where he delivered
the coronation address.
- People driving to Towson from the
western and northwestern sections of the
county should remember that they cannot
cross the Northern Central Railway at Sher-
wood. The Joppa road is closed temporarily
to travel at that point. The nearest crossings
north and south of Sherwood are at Luther
vile and Ruxton and travellers must take
either one or the other.
MIR. George f. Miller, Parkville farmer
and trucker, has a curiosity on his place. 1t
consists of six pigs that are being raised on the
bottle. They are three weeks old and weigh
pounds each. Mr.. Miller also has something
else worth seeing. 1t is a field of 81 acres Of
corn at Carney that good Judges say will aver.
age II barrels to the acre. When the character
of the soil is considered this is thought to be
remarkable.
People who drive often take too many
risks with their horses when they are about
electric cars and accidents are sometimes bare
ly averted 1t is foolhardy thing for car
riage load of ladies or children to be left alone
near the track while the driver goes into a
business place. We saw a thing of this kind
done in Towson on Thursday and it was more
by good luck than good management that
there was not runaway.
IA lively fight is in progress in the Fiji
tenth and Sixteenth wards of Baltimore city
between the friends of Messrs. J. Fred. C.
Talbot and Charles e. Fink, both of whom
are aspirants for the Democratic Congressional
nomination in the Second district. Those
wards will have three votes in the Congression-
al convention and the primary next week will
determine who will get them. Mr.. Talbott's
friends say that he is sure of them.
Fire Company Elects o ia s-The
Good Work It Has Done.-The annual meet
ing of the Volunteer Fire Association of Ar
lington was held on Friday night, 10Th, when
the following officers were elected for the en-
suing year Griffith Feelemyer, president H.
w. Kramer vice.president; J. w. Loose, treas
urer; John Felter secretary Noah Walker,
captain. Captain Walker appointed as his as
sistants e. E. largest, first lieutenant E. s.
Fox, second lieutenant, and A. G. Eyler, third
lieutenant The entire staff of officers en-
ter Office for the third term, having served