The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-09-20

the premises, IN tne lUtu 'ulstflCbs fdiud-
Monday, September 20, by F. '. Duncan and A.
A. Piper, trustees, on the premises, farm
of T8X acres in the 18th district.
Tuesday, September 80, by Edward G. Wheeler,
administrator, on the premises near oregon,
18th district, stock, farm implements etc.
on fhe premises, valuable real estate be-
tween Catonsville and Della. LIST district.
Saturday, October IL by Elmer j. Cook, recely
err on the premises, mill and milling Dusl-
Tuesday. october II, by William H. Buck, COM
mittee, at the Court House, unimproYed
building lots at Arlington. & A.,
Wednesday. October IS, by @. Ross Mace, attor-
new. on the premises, steam flour mill about
z miles from Baltimore in the 18th district.
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-The new house of Mrs. Tolle, near
Putty Hill, 14th district, is nearing compile
ton. 1t win cost $500.
- There were a large number of strangers
in Towson on Tuesday, every section of the
county being represented.
Special revival services will commence
at Ebenezer NJ. 4. Church, 18th district. on
Sunday evening. September 2lst.
- Within the last week stable THIEF has
been operating in Green Spring Valley, Sew
eral persons have sustained losses.
st. Johns Lutheran Church at Park
vile, Hartford road, will celebrate its annual
harvest home festival next Sunday.
---> Nearly $1,000 children wended their
way to the public schools of this county last
Monday, when the fall term opened.
- Messrs. Harry Groom & Bro, ice dealers,
of Towsbn, lost another fine large horse this
week. Cause Of death unknown.
>Mr. George H. Whifsford. OF Baltimore
county. has been appointed principal of the
High School at Manchester Carroll county.
The new ten-ton roller bought by the
County Commissioners for use on the roads
in the 1st district has been put into service.
The Roland Park Volunteer Fire Comps-
nv has had installed in Tuxedo and Roland
1af ffrQQl h0xeq
49, There were sharp frosts in some sections
of Baltimore county several mornings early
this week. but no serious damage has been re-
ported. go
- The lovers of mushrooms have gathered
bushels of them in the fields about Towson
this week. They appear to be unusually
The Methodsts contemplate the cree
ton of snug church at Forest Park, North
Wabrook, section that has grown rapidly
Today is the Goth of September and the
almanac says autumn begins on the 23d. The
year 1902 is on the home stretch and its finish"
may almost now be SEEM
->The coIored Republicans of the I'd pre-
cinct of the 18th district have reorganized
their club under the name of the William
Tyler Page Republican Club. -
- Mrs, StOckman, wife of Mr.. John Stock
man, a retired farmer of Hamilton, Hartford
road. died suddenly on Monday last from a!
stroke Of paralysis. Several children survive
her. ,.s u5a -. E. 49, r'''
Some Baltimore people who spent the
summer in this county are already hurryingi
back to their city homes. The first "cold
snap" Of autumn appears to have frightened
them. 4 .,.. ..4.
gress this week at Epson M z. Church, Tow
son, conducted by the pastor, Rev. ]. h..
Straughn, assisted by. the Baltimore Praying
Band.
MIR. s. Howard Merryman, superinten-
dent, took the children OF Calvary Baptist
Sunday school, Towson on hayride to Druid
Hill Park, last Saturday, where they enjoyed
- Mr.. Edward A. Sparks, of Timonium,
Sth district, had IA acres in tomatoes this
season and the crop was fine. He exhibited
some in Towson this week that were OF UNI
usual size.
1.-The Towson High School opened on
Monday with nearly 200 pupils on roll, 40 Of
whom are in the high school department.
The Traspnnts for tho sehnai arc raost1 on
the fall trotting meeting of the Gentle
mems Driving Park will begin next Tuesday
and continue four days. This will end the
light harness season about Baltimore for the
present year. !, .a,-t4-. ..ss.
>Mr. Edward G. Wheeler administrator;
will sell the farm stock and implements of
Edward H. Matthews, deceased, at his late
home near Oregon, 9Th district, on Tuesday,
September 5Oth .l,..s...,-.. :.
the main office Of the Baltimore county fair.
early this week commenced sending out
checks 10 those who were awarded premiums
at the late fair.
+The transfer of the Baltimore Chrome
Works from Mr.. Jesse Tyson to the Kalion
Company of Philadelphia, took place on
Tuesday. The purchase price is said to have
been 81, 100000.
THE full moon, which occurred on the
Itch instant, is the harvest moon, which has
been often described by the newspapers. The
POPULAR belief is that it is the most brilliant
moon of the year. ..-fs
-->The September meeting of the Junior
Gunpowder Agricultural Club was held last
Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr.. Joshua
G.. BosIey near Priceville, Sth district. 1t was
reading nesting" -i...s Is -i.,..it ~ a..
- Mrs. Beatrice MeRoberts, widow of Will
liam McRoberts, Jr. of Govanstown, has de-
cided to continue the florist business in that
place that was established by the late Archi-
bald Breckenridge in 1870.
lit costs Baltimore county about $40, 900
year to run its public schools, but consider
ing its population and wealth that is not exL
cessive. 1.-THE biggest item of this amount is
teachers salaries 1S0, 35049.
1.-The political campaign has not yet
opened in Baltimore county, but pretty soon
matters in that line will begin to warm up.
There are plenty of ISSUES to discuss with
oat descending to personalities.
-,JohnS Wesley Devine, the colored man
who was convicted in the Baltimore. county
Circuit Court of numbering police officer Chas:
j. Don0hue; of Baltimore, was hanged in the
city jaii yard Friday morning.
- The football team of McDonogh School
has been organized for the coming season and
is now, in active practice. The average of the
team is 100 poundsand they hope to meet teams
weighing over 40 pounds each.
Those people who predicted cool sum-
mer this year surely, bit the mark. 1t has
been remarkable in that respect, but that the
appearance Of the locusts had anything to. do
with it we are not ready to admit. "
- Messrs. John f. Centrum and John 5.
Biddson, attorneys for Caleb Rigdon, have
filed suit at Towson for damages against the
County Commissioners. The purport of the
suit: has not yet been made public.
- County Treasurer Cochran sold at the
Court House door on Tuesday, for delinquent
taxes of the'year 1901, twelve pieces of proper
ty located in the 1st 3d. 10Th and 18th districts.
Caleb S. Hobbs was the auctioneer.
- Recent rains have freshened up the
lawns and they now present an appearance in
marked contrast to what it did two weeks ago.
Pasture fields have also been benefited by the
much needed and long delayed moisture.
Paul Garris, who was arrested in Wash
ington, has been lodged in Jail here upon the
charge of having negotiated bogus check for
$25during the late county fair with Mr.. H. b.
McGlone, proprietor of Timonium Hotel.
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citation of North America, of Gainesville, was
incorporated at Towson, Wednesday The in
corporators are John g. Miller. Joseph Kozallo,
John Ochs, Adam Martin and Louis Fischbach.
THE Baltimore County Medical Associa-
top met on Thursday, at Halsteads HOTEL
Pimlico. An interesting paper on the treat
.ment of typhoid fever was read by DIR. j. e..
Monmonier; and was followed by general dis
cussion.
1.-The hunting season of the Green Spring
Valley Club opened on Friday morning of last
week, when about sixty hunters were in the
field. After the hunt there was breakfast at
the home of Mr. George Blackstone, near
Lutherville,
- President Brehm of the Prospect Park
Association, is to be congratulated upon the
great success of his fair and race meeting last
week. The attendance was large every day
and it is estimated that 40, 900 people attended
during the week.
THE. Joppa road, west of Towson, is
again open to travel, the iron bridge and its
approaches at Sherwood having been COM
pleted. The improvement is most important
one as it does away with dangerous grade
railroad crossing. =.
THE long continued coal strike IS causing
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