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

valuable business and trucking property ad-
TUESDAY. september 2, by Thomas Chew wor-
fI,inRton Jr, at the Court House door, farm
of I43 acres near Owings' Mills
- Oats retailed in Towson this week at 20
cents bushel and they were poor article at
that.
four weeks from next Tuesday. Not much
time left to get ready for it.
- The lawn fete held lately for the benefit
of ST. Charles Catholic Church, PlkeSvllle,
Melted the handsome sum of 81, 824O8.
The County Commissioners did not
meet on Wednesday, all the members of the
Board having had engagements elsewhere
IA good many people paid their taxes
this week. The August discount of one-half
of one per cent. had little charm for them.
- The fine soaking rain we enjoyed this
week was of kind not experienced in many
weeks and did an incalculable amount OF good.
Mr.. William H. Wight, of "Kinloch,
near Cockeysville, has let the contract for some
extensive improvements to his already hand
some home.
Two handsome new coaches Of the
Eastlake pattern have been added to the pas
senger equipment of the Maryland and Penn
sylvania Railroad.
The premium lists for the coming limo
MUM fair have been printed and are now ready
for delivery. Copies may be had by applying
at The UNION office.
- George Clark will succeed VIM. Il. Grit
fifth as carrier on the new rural free delivery
route extending west from COckeysville, the
latter having resigned.
- The baseball team of the Towson Ath-
letic Club will go to Belair next Wednesday
and in the afternoon play game with the
strong team of that place.
THE Towson Gun Club again distinguish
ed itself last Saturday by outshooting the team
of the Maryland Country Club and winning
the trophy, handsome silver cup.
- While on q street car in Baltimore on
Thursday Mr. John J Jones, of Franklintown,
Baltimore county, lost his pocketbook contain
ing $780, 1t is likely he was robbed.
- Hamilton avenue, between the Hillen
road and Hamilton, on the Hartford road,
which had been in very bad shape for some
time, has lately been much improved.
THE North Branch Roller Mills of Mr..
Henry g. Luttgerding will not be in operation
for custom work for fifteen days, having shut
down to make further Improvements.
- George Price, employed in Ditman's
quarry at Texas, had leg broken in three
places last Saturday by heavy stone falling
upon him. DIR. B. F. Bussey attended him.
Western Maryland R. r. Company for $1,000
damages for the killing of horse belonging to
him at Arlington, on the 18th of last month
1.-THE camp.meetings are now in full blast
and are attracting many people to whom camp
ing in the woods is an ideal way of spending
two or three weeks during the heat of summer.
1.-The ladies of Andrew Chapel. NJ. q.
Church South, will hold lawn fete at the
residence of Rev. r. w. Brown, Gardenville,
on Wednesday next, August 9th, from to
10P. NJ.
MIR j. Edward Brown, well known
contractor and builder of Cockeysville, was
seriously hurt few days ago by being kicked
by colt that he was in the act of putting into
the stable.
> Rubber tires for pleasure vehicles are
growing in popularity They are thought by
some to be too high in price, yet it must be
considered that they are great comfort when
driving over stone roads.
- Rev. Lawrence B. Ridgely, of Phiadel-
phia, will conduct service in Trinity Church,
Towson, on Sunday morning, August Sd, at IL
O'Clock. and at the Chapel of the Holy Com
forter, Lutherville, at P. NJ.
- William L. Brooks, carpenter and
builder at Pikesville, has, through Mr.. Philip
B. Watts, attorney, applied for the benefit of
the bankruptcy law. His liabilities are 49,
247. SO and his assets 81, 204.71.
- Roland Park will have to make out as
best it can with its present chemical fire ap-
paratus the County Commissioners having de-
cided that steam engine cannot be supplied,
as requested by many of the citizens.
"a pouring rain and high wind along
Piney run, in the neighborhood of Dover, 4th
district, on Tuesday afternoon last did good
deal of damage in'way of leveling the grow
ing corn, washing fields and roads, etc.
- a DanQ OF OypSleS passed. L00 i DIX
road through Towson on Monday and are en-
camped in Ridgely's woods, opposite Luther
vile. There were eight teams and among
them some exceedingly sorry looking horses.
- The entertainment given last Saturday
night by the ladies of Mays Chapel, Chestnut
Ridge, was largely patronized, people being
present from many miles distant. The pro-
ceeds will be applied to the new church build
ing fund.
= Union services will be held in EPSON NJ.
P. Church. Towson, Sunday evening August
Sd, at 7.30 o'clock. Mr.. Walter U. Causey, of
Govanstown, will conduct the young peoples
service. Preaching at O'Clock by Rev. J. R.
Edwards
- Ex.Sheriff William H. Todd, whose
farm is on the Pot Spring road, raised an aver
age of 20 bushels of wheat on 30 acres of
ground. He sold it at 76 cents, the price being
affected on account of slight dampness of
the grain.
- The County Commissioners on Tuesday
signed an order directing Treasurer Cochran to
deposit SIS, 900 of the county's funds in the
Canton National Bank, which will pay q per
cent. on balances, the same as the other county
repositories.
- The public school building at Jockeys
vile will be enlarged at once at an outlay of
$1,000, the old building having become two
small for the rapidly growing enrolment of
pupils. Mr.. Arthur G. Crommer is principal
of the school.
rs. w. Spicer, of Woodbury., one of the
three men arrested upon the charge of robbng
the spring house of Mrs. Fisher, at Ruxton,
N. @. r. R., and who was confined in Jail here,
has been released on $500 bail for the action OF
the grand jury.
> Mr.. Jesse Tyson, of Baltimore county,
will sell his fine horses and cattle at "Cylburn,"
his handsome country place on Green Spring
avenue, about the Goth inst. The sale will in
clude valuable animals from Mr.. Tyson's stock
farm in Virginia.
- Again we have to request subscribers
to THE UNION when ordering their papers
changed from one postotfice to another, to
give the old as well as the new address. If they
observe this rule it will save us great deal OF
unnecessary trouble.
- A gentleman who owns a fine farm not
far from Towson said few days ago that he
never saw the outlook for corn crop better
than it is Just now. Surely if there is any
thing in appearances, the prospect could not
well be more promising.
- Mr.. Joshua l.. Bayne, of Towson, this
week commenced the erection of a snug cot
tage for himself on the south side of Susque-
hanna avenue, on lot purchased from Mr..
William P. Cole, being part of the estate of
the late DR.. G. NJ. Bosley.
1.-The encampment of the First Maryland
Regiment will begin at Belair today and con-
tinue until the 9th inst. special train will
be put on the Maryland and Pennsylvania R.
r. during the encampment to leave Belair
daily between 8 and 10 P. NJ.
> Inc great IaItlInOlo puoiuSss AnoMu as
Tvson's Chrome Works, that has been success
fully conducted for over fifty years. was sold
this week to Philadelphia company for 81,
100000. Mr.. Jesse Tyson was president and
principal owner of the works.
Baltimore county has several amateur
baseball teams this summer that are almost
invincible. Pikesville has one of these and it
won its seventeenth straight victory last Sat
urday by downing the Hampstead team that
had never been beaten before.
->Services at Ashland Presbyterian Church
have been suspended during the month of
August The church has no regular pastor
now. The Sunday school, of which Mr.. EN-
DRY G. Shipley is superintendent, went on an
excursion to COLCHESTER last Thursday.
- Several shares of stock of the First Ma
tional Bank of Westminster, par value 500,
sold at public sale few days ago at $201 per
share. AT the same sale shares of the Farm
ers' and Mechanics Bank of the same town,