The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-16


sandth time we repeat that writers must en-
trust US with their names if they expect their
letters to be published.
->Republican primary meetings will be
held in Baltimore county on Friday, August
18th, and the county convention the Monday
following. So far as is known at this time
there is no opposition to the denomination of
Representative Blakeney.
- Union services will be held in Calvary
Baptist Church, Towson, on Sunday evening
next. The young peoples service. beginning
at 7.15 o'clock, will be led by Mr.. H. L. Price.
of Baltimore. Rev. John R. Edwards, of the
NJ. E. Church, will preach at o'clock.
- 1t seems odd that complaints should be
heard about bad roads at this season of the
year, especially so as there have been no heavy
washing rains to render them worse than
usual. The road problem is about the knot
test one our people are called on to tackle.
- Most Baltimore county farmers are
promised an unusually large yield of corn this
| year. The crop is now practically ''out of the
woods" and can shift for ITSELF In some Sec
tons of the county, where there has been lit
tie rain since April, the crop will be short
- Mr.. A. G. Kolk. whose farm is in the
18th district, near Long Green postoffice. raised
| this season 361 bushels of Mountain Amber
wheat to the acre on stalk ground, machine
measure. A sample of this wheat which he
is offering for seed, can been seen at THE UNION
Office
>During the thunder storm on Monday
afternoon an Italian laborer named John Bar
tisto, while walking along the Philadelphia
road, near Orangeville. was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. Two companians
who were walking near him were badly
| stunned.
->In order to avoid the confusion often
caused by having two Hartford roads an effort
| is being made to have the name of the old
Hartford road, extending from Hamilton to
the Joppa road, changed to Glenmore avenue.
A petition with this end in view is now being
| circulated.
- Mr.. Edward H. Matthews, well known
farmer near Oregon, 9Th district, had his left
leg broken in two places near the thigh few
days ago by being run over by loaded wagon
His condition grew SO serious that on Tuesday
he was removed to hospital in Baltimore for
| treatment.
- Next Thursday. 2lst instant, will end
the second month of summer, according to
the almanac. Surely up to this time we have
had nothing to complain of in the way of
weather. We have experienced few very hot
days, but taken as q whole nothing could have
been better in the way of summer weather
THE surveying corps connected with the
county tax department has made $50 levies
this year, or about 80 less than in 1901, and
about 100 less than is generally made. This
would seem to indicate that the collection sys-
tenn is working better than formerly and that
our citizens are saving money by paying more
promptly.
-Dr. Lingard l. Whiteford, Henry Bash,
George A. Seidel, John Raab and others this
week complained to the County Commission
ers about the bad condition of the old Hartford
road and other roads in that section of the 9th
district. Road Commissioner Stevenson said
he had no more money to expend on the roads
complained OF.
IA runaway couple from Philadelphia
came to Towson on Monday, procured Ii
cense and were married by Rev. J. T.. Straughn,
of the M. P. Church. The bride is an only
daughter and her parents objected to her
leaving home. The grooms name is Ralph r.
Ritter and he has relatives living in the I'd dis
trict of this county.
- successful lawn fete was held by the
ladies of Ames' M. E. Church, Pikesville. on
Friday evening of last week. The proceeds
will be used to install electric lights in the
church. The committee in charge was COM
posed of Messrs. Charles Grafflin, Milton Watts,
John Clark, John Hines, Walter Beam and
Miss Bessie Edwards.
Coal is very scarce article in Towson
and some kinds cannot be had at any price.
The Wilson q Kenney Company, who are the
principal dealers here, have sold out and there
is no prospect of replenishing the supply until
creasing the demand for wood aud many fami-
lies are using it entirely for cooking.
Next year will be lively one among
Baltimore county politicians of both parties
and some of them are already getting them
selves in training for what is to come. There
will be several very desirable plums that the
voters will have at their disposal and as there
are large number of patriots" among our
people these jobs are never allowed to go beg
ging.
- The big dredging machine is now steadi-
ly at work removing the sand and mud from
the bottom of Loeb Raven. This will prove
an expensive affair for the Water Board but
it is a work that must be done in order to
maintain the storage capacity of the lake.
The dredging apparatus alone, which attracts
good deal of attention, cost the handsome
sum of $685. 900.
MIR. Harry Malcolm, of Towson, has a
number of beautiful pictures Of Mr.. VIM. B.
Jockeys sheep on Garrison Farm, near Pixies
vile, taken by him about three weeks ago.
Last Saturday morning Mr.. Malcolm again
visited the farm and took a number of snap
shots, including pictures of Mr.. Jockeys fine
six-mule team that accompanied Troop A to
Capon Springs that day.
THE music was feature of the service
in Trinity Church, Towson, last Sunday
morning. Mr.. Frank J: Taylor, baritone,
sang the Ave Maria,' with violin obligato by
Mrs. Marshall Winchester. At the occasional
Mr.. Raymond Lynn, Of Indianapolis, sang
Lead Kindly Light" Miss Lucie Wickes was
organist. Rev. Arthur s. Johns, OF Washing
ton, D. c.. conducted the service.
THE question is often asked, When do
the terms of Judges Fowler and Burke ex-
pire? They were elected November 9Th, 1889,
and their terms of fifteen years will expire
III 1871. Dub dS buo COuSLiJuLlOu requires LudC
judges shall be chosen only at such elections
as members of the Legislature are elected,
thew cannot be elected until 1905, and the
Governor must appoint until that time.
1.-THE Gardeners Club will give a free
dahlia show on the oath of September. At
the meeting of the club on Monday night Mr..
Richard Vincent, vice-president, who was q
member of the committee that visited the
Agricultural College and Experiment Station,
submitted resolutions commencing the work
being done at those institutions and advising
liberal support on the part of the State
"a short time ago Mr.. A. E. Duncan, a
storekeeper at Cockeysville, sent his 12-year
old colored boy to bank to deposit $50. Later
it was found that the deposit had not been
made and when the messenger was questioned
about it he said he had lost the money. The
boys name is Devine and he is a brother to
the man now awaiting execution in the Balti-
more city Jail for the murder of Patrolman
Donohue.
THE iron and wood work OF the bridge
over the Northern Central tracks at Sherwood
was completed this week and the grading of
the east and west approaches to the structure
will be commenced next Monday. This will
necessitate the entire closing of the Joppa road
at that point for several weeks, proving de-
cided inconvenience to travellers, who will be
unable to cross the railroad except at Luther
vile or Ruxton.
- Messrs. William H. Clagett & Bro, with
| their New Peerless machine, did big days
| work at Hampton, near Towson, on Tuesday
They got started at 715 A. NJ, moved thier ma
chine once, stopped an hour for dinner and
finished at ITO P. M, having in that time
threshed ], 706 bushels of wheat. Some of the
runs that were timed showed the machine to
be doing extraordinary work in the way Of
turning out grain.
1.-The county fair grounds at Timonium
are in very good shape having had the care Of
a Waterman and special officer during the past
year. Always heretofore the society sustained
heavy losses every year by breakage, theft &C.,
but the past year there has been none Of this.
What the society needs very badly is some
new buildings, especially for the household,
poultry and vegetable departments. If this
years fair proves financial success the man
agement may see its way clear to erect one or
more of these before the next annual fair.
Very Near a Wholesale Jail Delivery
Perhaps Somebody Needs a Shaking
Up.-After the plans had been carefully made
two men escaped from the Towson Jail on
Wednesday, apparently without the least
trouble. They were awaiting the action of the
| grand jury and their names are Thomas Will
liams and John Murphy, both charged with
| larceny.