The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-10-04

| ire some time ago. has been completed an
service will be held in it next Sunday morning
1t is one of the appointments of Monkto
| Circuit.
| -The citizens of Gainesville, who hav
! had several burglar scares within the past tel
days, are demanding better police protection
Marshal Street, says he is doing the very bes
he can with the small force of officers at hi
command.
"A movement has been started looking t.
the erection of a Presbyterian Church a
| Owings' Mills A mission has been in progress
there several months conducted by Rev. Byron
Clark. pastor of the Presbyterian Church a
Mt. Washington.
->Mr. Joseph Norris. of Madonna. Harforc
county, Will likely rent the farm OF Mrs. b
Kane, at Bosley postoffice. Dulany's Valley
turnpike. She has rented her hotel proper
ty at the same place to Mr.. Ferdinand Her
negger. of Cub Hill.
Ion Sunday morning last, at a Sunday
school rally held at the Church of the Prince
of Peace, Walbrook, Mr.. VIM. Tyler Page
Republican nominee for Congress in this dis
trct, made an address on 1.-The Christian Sol
dier in the Sunday School,"
- Mr. Henry Wildberger, the well known
blacksmith of Parkville, Hartford road, who
had his right ankle broken and dislocated sew.
eral weeks ago by the kick of horse, is now
going about on crutches. DR.. Lingard l.
Whiteford is attending him.
- Miss Annie Fuller, of Baynesville, won
the silver medal that was offered as the prize
in the oratorical contest that took place in
EPSON M. P. Church, Towson, on Monday
night. She is a daughter of Mr.. John Fuller
and pupil of Towson High School.
The next sitting of the registration Of
fcers will be on Tuesday next, October 7th.
This will be the last opportunity to register
this year. If you do not attend to it then you
cannot vote in November next 1t is the duty
of every good American citizen to vote.
A nj IF ho MokI h.
dist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant
churches at Warren, 8th district, will be COM
menced in the latter church next Sunday
afternoon with a general loyefeast. Rev. n.
s. Megipniss, of Baltimore, will preach at night
The certificate of incorporation of the
White Hall Grain, Building and Supply Com
pany, filed in the County Clerks Office this
week, shows that its capital stock is $4,000
Among the incorporators are Messrs. Benjamin
f. Jordan, Nelson Gilbert and Charles l.. AL
mOny.
"A "vagabond bal'' will be given at the
Gainesville Country Club, on Friday evening,
October 10th. Mrs. Charles Reid Spence is the
prime mover in the affair. All who attend,
both ladies and gentlemen, will be required to
appear in tramp toys, the worse looking the
better.
~ Mr.. Henry Zerhusen, who was lately APP
pointed postmaster at Fullerton, on the Belair
road is erecting store and dwelling there and
will occupy them as soon as completed. He
is an active business man and a member of
the we'll known Baltimore firm of Hummer &
Becker.
MIR. William Tyler Page, Republican
nominee for Congress in this district, has in
troduced novel feature of campaigning He
his picture with the words, "My Pick for
Congress" Page buttons are also largely in
evidence.
- Bills that were sent out with the first
issue of THE UNION in December last are still
finding their way back to the office and in
some instances subscribers who have been
tardy are adding on another year in order to
even up matters. All of which is very
thoughtful and kind
@The new United Brethren Church at
Hoshall's, 9Th district, was formally dedicated
last Sunday, "a large congregation being present
Rev. DR.. Charles I. Stearns, presiding elder,
preached the dedicatOry sermon, and the gen.
eral ceremonies were conducted by the pastor,
Rev. VIM. E. Daugherty.
- Many people are laying in supplies of
wood and that article is now in much demand,
with the price slowly but surely advancing.
The settlement of the strike is not yet within
sight and people should be prepared to use
other fuel if the hold up" and consequent
high price of coal continues
THE music in Trinity Church, TOwson,
last Sunday morning was exceptionally fine
and highly appreciated by a large audience.
Miss Mary A. Randall, of Annapolis, played
the violin and Miss Lucy Wickes presided at
the organ. Mr.. Frank J.. Taylor rendered a
baritone solo with fine effect.
THE Baltimore San of Monday contain
ed an excellent picture of the famous sire
'Orange Blossom" owned by Hon. Hart B.
Holton, of Baltimore county. The horse was
35 years old last April and is ENJOYING his adj
vanced age at the beautiful farm of Mr.. Holton,
on the Franklin road, near Powhatan.
- People are beginning to think that the
Baltimore detective force is standing in" with
the gang of burglars who are just now making
things so extremely lively for suburban resi-
dents. Something should be done to get at the
bottom of this business. Detectives who don't
detect are useless adjunct to police depart
ment.
- Charles e. Hartman was arrested on
and placed under $500 bail by JUS
tice Herbert, of Towson, upon the charge of
firing two shots from q revolver at John H.
Bowen, who lives near Brooklandville and
slightly wounding him. The shooting was
the result of some personal trouble between
the men.
20 Tuesday night the Lutherville Ath-
letic Club gave complimentary entertainment
to the friends of the members as a mark of ap-
which they supported the organization during
the past season. The affair took place in the
club house and was in all respects successful
and enjoyable.
- Mr. John W. H. Geiger, cashier of the
Canton National Bank, has been appointed
one of the receivers of the William Fait Com
pany and the Maryland Can and Manufacture
ing Company, both of which have made as
signments for the benefit of their creditors.
The bond of the receivers was for $780, 900 and
$50 600, respectively.
- A recent issue of the Baltimore american
contained an excellent picture of Mr.. Caleb s.
Hobbs a well known auctioneer and tourna-
nj Of ho IF h
Mr.. Hobbs has conducted more tournaments
than any man in Maryland, the last one being
that for the benefit of the Arlington Volunteer
Firemen's Association, held at Electric Park
last Wednesday.
=>All the reports thus far received by Sec
rotary Cook show that the attendance at the
public schools of the county has largely in
creased There is some sickness among the
children of several schools, reducing the at
tendance somewhat, and one school has been
temporarily closed on account of the prevalence
of diphtheria. Generally the health of the
children is good.
- A driving mare belonging to Rev. John
r. Edwards, pastor of Towson M. E. Church,
had one of her hind legs so seriously hurt in
that she has since been unfit for use. The in
jury was caused by the halter starp getting
loose from the manger and the iron ''snap" at
the end of it becoming, in some unexplainable
way, fastened in the flesh of the leg, cutting
an ugly cash.
- Mrs Elizabeth E. Benson, whose criti-
cal illness was announced in THE UNION last
week, died at the home of her daughter, in
Quaker City, Ohio, on the 2Sth of September.
The remains were brought on and inferred at
Friends Meeting House, Fallston, Hartford
county, on Wednesday. Deceased was the
mother of Mr.. Charles A. Benson, of Balti-
more, formerly well known business man of
Fork, Baltimore county.
>The Country Club at Cockeysville, which
is located in a house belonging to MIR. George
Jessop on top of the hill short distance north
of the village. was formally opened with
reception last Saturday afternoon and it proved
a very pleasant affair. An orchestra from Bal
timore furnished music The club has a mem
bership of about $50. The house committee is
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Wight,
Mrs. George Jessop and Miss Rose Jones.
"a young man named Spencer Isenock,
who lives near Perry Hall, 11th district, was
committed to Jail here few days ago upon
the charge of attempted felonious assault on
little girl named Emma Streitz. He positively
denies his guilt and says be was not in the
neighborhood when the alleged assault was
committed. He was released from Jail on Fri
day under habeas corpus proceedings. Messrs
Boarman e. Lindsay are attorneys for Isenock.
1.-THE United Railways Company is treat
ing its through passengers on the Towson line