The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-24

Tuesday, June 10, by Joshua Gll, InortBdseS.
on the premises. a farm with improvements
near Butler P. o., in the 9Th district
Next Friday, May 30th, is legal holt
day in Maryland and the banks and all the
public offices will be closed
- Ulysses S. Grant obtained license at
the County Clerks Office this week to marry
Carrie Eckes, of Highlandtown.
-,The pupils of the public school at Ash
land. n. G. R. r., raised $25 with which a
library for the school was purchased.
-sYou have one more week IN which TO
save per cent. by paying your taxes. After
May 3ist the discount win be II per cent.
There were some welcome showers this
week, but the earth continues very dry and
vegetation is badly in need of moisture.
The Overland Outing Club held its
second meeting at Mt. Washington last Sun
day. 1t was organized for sporting purposes
->Mr Charles e. Fendall. of Towson, who
has gained fame as grower of strawberries.
has fine crop ripeniDg and ne plcKeu some OF
them this week,
The County Commissioners this week
appointed Denis Cavey, constable for the LIST
district, and Frederick l.. Pfetter, constable
for the 18th district o..
mp-eround, to select tent sites, will be made
on Friday. Nav Both. The irregular camp this
year will begin August ith.
THE catalogue of the Timonium Fair for
1902 will be out about June LIST. Inc Mary
With the county fair this year:
- Harry Groom & Bro, Towson ice deal
era, lost fine horse on Wednesday, supposed
to have died from collie. The firm has lost
eight horses by death within year.
->The graduating class OF the Maryland
College, at Lutheryille, this year. consists OF
sixteen Young ladies, Miss Edith Wolf, OF
Lutherville, being among the NUMBER.
~ Old farmers tell us that when locust
blossoms are abundant it means good corn
.. Sc ko trno
Valuable cereal may be expected in 1907.
IAN ordinance has been introduced in the
CITY Council of Baltimore to condemn and lay
out as a street the York road from North ave-
nue. to the northern boundary OF the CITY
Mr. @. B. ZantZinger has made num-
Der Of improvements to the property lately
purchased by him at st. Georges, W. M. r. r.,
and it is now very attractive looking place.
MIR. James J. Lindsay, of the law tirm
of Boarman & Lindsay: has baen appointed
receiver in the matter of William Dlschlnsky
against John Olschinsky, 18th district farmers.
- The Sunday school of North Point NJ. E.
Church South will hold its Children's day SER
vice on Sunday, May 18th, commencing at
1870 A. NJ. There will also be special services
at night.
%Anotber runaway couple was married at
Towson on Wednesday by Rev. w. e. Robert
son, pastor of the Baptist Church. The groom
was from Hampton, Va, and the bride from
Baltimore.
ordinate appetite for loGusts and many hun
dreds have been eaten by them this week,
The birds also eat them when they FIRST make
their appearance.
- The u T. d. Mandolin Club of Towson
gave its first public entertainment in Grange
Hail. on Tuesday night assisted by talent
from Baltimore The attendance was good
and the affair q success.
- In the class for four-in- handroad teams
at the Horse Show last week Mr. Thomas De-
- loko lrv mid for
his four, got only second place, Mr. William
H. West getting third.
- The report Of the proceedings of the last
meeting ofthe Senior Gunpawder Agricultural
Club, held on the 18th instant at the farm of
Mr.. E..Gittings Merryman, will be published
in THE UNION next week:
-Tbe Sunday school of st. Johns Luth-
Gran Church, Parkville. Hartford road, will
hold its Children's Day service on Sunday.
May 18th. commencing at ~ A. N. cordial
invitation is extended to all.
> Memorial services, under the auspices OF
Spicer Post, g. A. r.. of Eklo, will be held at
Ruhrs Church, 9th district, Sunday, May 25th,
at2 NJ. The sermon will be preached by
minister from New Freedom, Pa.
IA six-horse load of corn from the farm
OF Mr. George H. Merryman, near Meredith's
ford. was sold at Towson on Wednesday at
$3.50 per barrel. The load went to gentle
mans country place near the town.
1.-The mercury again dropped below 60
degrees this week, although on Monday it al
most touched the 80 mark 1t was just trife
too cool to be comfortable and many people
were glad to get back into heavy clothing.
"a well known gentleman who is about
going away with his family for the summer
writes us as follows; u send my congratula-
tions on the fine quality of THE UNION. 1t
seems to me quite model county paper"
lit is said the prospects are good for fine
display of agricultural implements and ma
chinery at the Timonium Fair this year. The
obi of m owl Mt
last years fair was serious drawback to it.
- Many Sunday schools In this county are
now actively preparing for the yearly Chill
drens Day service. Elaborate programs are
often prepared for these affairs, requiring much
labor on the part of those who get them up.
IA pleasant theory is advanced to the eff
feet that house flies are disappearing through
the use of electric fans. Cleanliness In the
streets, alleys and back premises would go far
toward banishing flies if no fans were in use.
1.-The Baltimore County Liquor Dealers
Association had its annual outing at Middle
River on Wednesday There were various
amusements and refreshments in abundance.
Burgoyne's Military Band, of Towson, fur
nished music.
- Farmers are talking rather doleRully
about the prospects for hay crop. The grass
is very short on account of the lack of rain
and clover is already heading out without hav-
ing attained half its growth. The outlook is
not promising.
county, has secured a soldiers pension at the
rate of $12 per month. Michael King, of
White Hall, and Henry Bostick, of Franklin
vile, have each had their pensions increased
to So per month.
ION Saturday afternoon, May 31st, Eure-
ka Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, of Hereford, will
present an American flag to the public school
at Evna, 7th district, upon which occasion
there will be addresses and an interesting pro-
gram by the school.
Ill - O.l IT
P, Church, oolored, of Towson, will be cele-
brated next Sunday, at 8 p NJ, when an eff
fort will be made to raise 500 to pay the re-
manning debt on the church. Rev. A. Ham,
mond is the pastor.
county, who was married in Towson last week
to Miss Mary Ayres, of Kent county, has
since been arrested on the charge of bigamy
and the Baltimore county Grand Jury is now
investigating the case.
-A hail storm, accompanied by high
wind, visited some sections of the 9Th district
on Tuesday afternoon. The barn of Mr.
John T. Thompson at Mt. Carmel, was blown
from its foundation and some growing crops
were more or less damaged.
~ The festive strawberry is now rendering
good service at numerous church functions and
the many dollars that 1t helps to extract from
the pockets of the young men do service IN
good cause The young girl and the fresh
strawberry are easy winners.
road, an important thoroughfare in the Sth
district, was the cause of complaint lodged
this week with the County Commissioners by
Mr.. Richard Cromwell, whose farm and sum-
mer home are located upon it.
p Gold medals were awarded at the Charles
ton Exposition to the Maryland Steel Com.
hspy,, Sparrow's Roint, for steel rails and
Hallway switches, and to Messrs: VIM. J..
bickey g. Sons for all-wool kerseys and cassi-
Iners and also for cotton duck
~ Next Sunday Bishop Baret will conduct
confirmation services at st. Marys Church,
Franklintown, in the morning. and at the
Church of the Holy Comforter, West Airing
Webb is rector of both churches.
-->If the people of Gainesville can get
their streets sprinkled by using the fire engine
horses to draw the sprinkler. why can't Tow
son do the same thing? The dust on the
main streets here at times is almost sitting
and it would be great relief to be rid of it.
AT the horse sale at Electric Park this
week about 80 head of young horses and colts
lower Long Green Valley, were disposed OF.
The prices generally were low; II is sale that