The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-07-12

acres of land and improvements, on the Bel
air road.
1.-THE boy and the green apple are now on
friendly terms The boy is bigger than the
apple but o, my, o, my.
"A Baltimore county man whose wife
died on the 3ist of March last obtained IL
cense on Thursday to marry again;
1.-The annual institute for Baltimore coun-
ty teachers will be held in Mccoy Hall, Balti-
more, September 9Th, 9th, 10th and 18th.
THE great heat that prevailed this week
has kept people away from Towson and there
have been few visitors at the Court House.
- From 62 to SO degrees was the range of
the mercury in Towson this week. This
shows climate that ought to suit anybody.
"a soldiers pension of Sc per month has
been granted to Thomas Murray (dead,) Tow
son.
- The Long Green Steam Laundry has es-
tabIished its headquarters in Towson at Mas
senburg's drug store, with Mr. K. Lee Dunphy
as agent.
> Mr.. John lyric, the Cockeysville marble
worker, is doing some fine work in the lot OF
Mr. Herman H. Tile, in Prospect Hill Gene
terry, Towson.
III. E. Grace has been appointed station
agent and telegraph operator at Loeb Raven,
Maryland & Pennsylvania r. r., vice James
Atkins, transferred.
->The new cottage of Dr. Frank r. Rich.
on West Pennsylvania avenue. Towson, is al
most ready for occupancy. 1t will make q
very cosy little home.
james Bowman has been appointed
postmaster at Landsdowne, Baltimore county,
vice F. r. Ruhl. removed. The office is loca-
ted in the 18th district.
When the mercury marks 80 degrees at
IL o'clock at night that may be set down as
pretty oppressive weather: But that is what
1t did in Towson this week.
- Summit Grove camp-meeting, on the
Norfharu Confral Railway will hpQin on Fri
day, 25th instant. A number of people are al
ready encamped on the grounds.
The district sanitary officers, appointed
under the new law are directed by the Coun-
ty Commissioners to hold a meeting at Tow
son, on Wednesday, August 9th.
- Mrs. Huke, of Cockeysville, during the
storm Of Thursday afternoon of last week,
was struck by the limb of falling tree and
rendered unconscious by the blow.
1.-THE Sunday school of North Point NJ E.
Church South held its annual picnic at Pen
wood Park on Wednesday. Mr.. Charles Sny-
der is superintendent of the school.
>Old General Humidity got in some fine
work this week and made it extremely disa-
greeable for the people. But still it was not so
bad as it was about this time last year.
THE large dwelling on the farm of the
late Joshua Rutledge, near the Rocks of Deer
loss of about So 1000. Insured for $1,000.
1.-The home of Mr.. Charles Clendenin. in
Arlington, made a narrow escape from destruc-
ton by fire on Wednesday morning caused by
the explosion of coal oil stove in the kitchen.
IA lawn party will be held at the rectory
of st. Johns Church, Worthington Valley, on
Friday and Saturday evenings, July 18th and
10Th. Proceeds for the benefit of the Sunday
school,
Rev. ]. W. H. Beale, pastor Of Bennett
Memorial NJ. E. Church, Baltimore will ad-
dress missionary mass-meeting at Ebenezer
Church, Great Falls Circuit, Sunday, July 18th,
at SPIN.
- For the second time this year the trees
got bad shaking up on the Sd inst. Many
were seriously damaged but the injury was
not SO great as that inflicted by the sleet storm
of March.
while driving on the North Point road
short time ago Mr.. Alva r. Merritt of Pa
by colored man. who promptly restored it to
its owner.
>THE UNIONS mail lists continue to grow,
despite the hot weather. Some of those who
have heretofore been constant borrowers of
the paper are now becoming advance paying
subscribers.
Mrs. Emma Gibson, wife of Mr.. A.
Nevin Gibson, of Madonna, Hartford county,
dropped dead in corn field near her home, on
the I'd instant. A husband and two children
survive her.
- Contractor William X. Burns will erect
Three uuulLlOHdl COJldS6S ICE MT w lllldu L
Cole, on the south side of Chesapeake avenue,
Towson. There is always demand for small
houses here.
There is great fishing just now in some
of Baltimore county's rivers and large quaint.
ties of perch are being taken with hook and
line. This is fine sport when the conditions
are favorable.
THE dog days commenced on Friday,
18th inst, and will continue until the end of
August. The popular belief is that during
this period the weather is mostly very warm
and "sticky."
IA small Office building owned by Messrs.
Kennard q Co., and located at Overlea, on the
Belair road, was burned on Thursday night.
1t was unoccupied and it is not known what
caused the fire.
"a fair will be held atSt. Marks Church,
Fallston, Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad,
July 10Th, 18th, 22d and 25th. Rev. Joseph B.
Hauck, of st. Johns Church, Long Green Val
ley, is the pastor.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Epworth NJ
E. Church, CockeysvilIe, at its last meeting.
obligated itself to pay 800 on the remaining
Indebtedness on the church property, thus re-
ducing it to $780,
- The lawn fete held last week at st.
Joseph's Church, Texas, N. G. r. R., was a
decided success and the receipts will go far to-
wards liquidating the debt of 5000 on the
church cemetery.
- DR.. r. G. Massenburg this week placed
an electric fan over the sodawater fountain in
his attractive Towson drug store and the cool
ing breezes from it are especially welcome
these sultry days.
- Arrangements are being made to install
a water motor in Trinity Church, Towson, to
operate the organ, which is now done by hand.
1t will cost about $500 and will be paid for by
voluntary subscriptions.
- 1t is an expensive thing to get drunk and
be dsorderly in Baltimore now. By an act of
the last Legislature man arrested upon these
charges is obliged to deposit S26.45 collateral
before he can secure his release.
>Govanstown did itself great credit on the
Fourth. 1t got up firstclass celebration,
with plenty to amuse and entertain, and wound
up the occasion with fine display of fire.
works at night. Govanstown is all right.
- A fine old walnut tree that stood on the
lawn of the Misses Stevenson, a short distance
south of Towson, was blown down by the
wind storm of the Sd inst. Another smaller
tree that stood near it was also leveled with the
ground.
MIR William S. Keech, who lately
bought q cottage from his mother situated on
the Joppa road, Just west of Towson, is hav-
ing number of alterations and improvements
made to the same and will occupy it as soon as
completed.
- Many complaints are coming in to the
County Commissioners about the condition of
certain roads in different sections of the coun-
ty. Is it not the business of the road commits
sioners of the respective districts to look after
such matters?
- For the quarter ended June S0th the
United Railways and Electric Company paid
Baltimore city as park tax the sum of $780,
T22.50. This shows an increase of nearly S6,-
600 as compared with the corresponding quar-
ter of last year.
~ Miss H. Elise Vogeler on Monday filed
deed of trust in the County Clerks office at
Towson 6Nwhich she conveys her property to
the Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Balti-
more. Miss Vogeler is daughter of Mrs.
Christian Devries
1.-THE second crop of locusts that the 'bug
men" told us about does not appear to have
materialized, although it is said some of the
small fellows have been seen. But the first
lot was "a plenty" We won't need any more
for seventeen years.
MIR. E. G. Prince, gardener at Hampton,
near TowsoD, who had his left hand caught in
the cogs of an engine last week, has since had
the thumb amputated and is now on the road
to recovery Prof. Latimer, of Baltimore, per-
formed the operation.
->Charles E. Farson, who, although only
16 years of age leads the orchestra at Lakeside
Park, accidently shot himself through the left
hand, while handling rife at the park, few
days ago. 1t was the second time he had been
shot accidentally in the same hand. Better
let firearms alone now.
Simon B. Johnson, colored, who had
been coachman for Mrs. Sarah Brown, OF