The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-09-13

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Chestnut Ridge. horses, mules, COWS, wagons
farm implements. etc.
Thursday, Sept. is. by Oscar j. Burton, admins
traitor, on the premises, farm and store prop
Tuesday september %. by Charles &. Weakley
on the premises, in the 10th district, valua-
Monday, September 20. by F. 7. Duncan and A,
A. Piper, trustees, on the premises, farm OF
78X acres in the 18th district:
on the premises, valuable real estate be-
tween Catonsyille and Della, lst district.
The September term of the Circuit Court
will begin next Monday.
- Mr. George E. Trabert has been appoin.
ted postmaster at Texas, N. G. r. r.
IAN all-day meeting was held last Sun
day at Pine Grove Church. near Loeb Raven.
-The fire department at st. Denis, 18th
district, win be furnished $50 feet of additional
hose.
Thomas Collett, of Randallstown, has
been granted q government pension OF 80 per
month.
sThere was AZ, 900 yards of earth removed
last month by the city's dredging boat at Loeb
Raven.
The public schools of Baltimore county
will reopen for the fall term next Monday,
18th inst.
- The contract for opening Willis avenue,
18th district, has been awarded to John Gorsucn
for S548.
Parish, Towson, opened on Monday last with
102 pupils.
- Thomas L. West has been appointed a
special officer for Della, LIST district at salary
Of $50 per month.
THE rain of this week. if it was general,
was worth many thousands OF dollars to the
farmers Of Maryland.
- Robert L. Walling, of Woodensburg,
Baltimore county, has had his soldiers pension
increased to So per month.
- Five hundred people witnessed the bap-
tism of three colored persons at Canton Hollow,
18th district, Sunday afternoon last.
- William Lake, driver in one OF the
races at Prospect Park on Thursday, had one
of his legs broken III smash-up on the track.
THE monthly meeting Of the Baltimore
county Medical Association will be held at
Halstead's, Park Heights avenue, next Thurs
day.
The Junior Epworth League of Towson
NJ E. Church resumed its weekly sessions on
Sunday afternoon last after the summer vaca-
ton.
->The congregation of Govanstown M. E.
Church offered their pastor Rev. ]. B. Stitt.
D. D., an increase of salary, but he declined
to accept it.
ry have offered to donate stone to the value OF
500 to the county to be used in repairing the
road at that point.
I'm one more week the summer of 1902
will have vanished. Autumn begins Septem-
Der 23d, and this is thought by many to be the
most beautiful season.
-The eighteenth annual convention of
the Baltimore County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at Monkton
Thursday next, September 18th.
- DR. Frank Ruhl, of Landsdowne, 18th dis
trict, fell and broke his right leg above the
knee while attempting to alight from street
car in Baltimore on Wednesday.
- Mr. Dorsey w Offutt is erecting q fine
residence on the road from Granite, I'd district,
to Hernwood Mr.. Offutt has also just COM
pleted large barn upon his place.
- Friday, September 18th, the anniversary
of the battle of North Point, being legal
holiday, through proclamation by Gov Smith,
the Offices at the Court House were closed.
- Mrs. Smith, wife of Mr.. John Smith, OF
Towson, met with painful accident this week.
While walking in her yard she tread on wire
nail, which penetrated the ball of her foot.
THE Catonsvile Country Club will begin
handicap tennis tournament on its grounds
at Catonsville next Monday, and it will con-
tinue on the following days until completed
- Work upon the new Mt Ararat Colored
Baptist Church, Canton, was commenced this
week The building will be frame 2Sx6O feet
and is expected to seat 500. Its cost Will be
$3.50.
- John Devine, the negro who was con-
victed in the Baltimore county Circuit Court
Of numbering Policeman Donohue, in Balti-
more, will be hanged at the city Jail next
Friday.
- Henry Haehn, a dairyman on Loney's
lane, Baltimore county, filed petition in
bankruptcy Thursday in the United States Dis
trict Court. His liabilities are So, 258.46, with
no assets.
- While fishing in the Gunpowder river,
near Pooles Island, few days ago, Mr.. Madi.
son e. Lloyd, member of the bar, caught
nineteen dozen white perch in a comparative
ly short time.
- Bateman T. Temple Of Baltimore, and
Miss Katie Beares, of Timonium, came to
Towson on Wednesday, procured license and
were married by Rev. w. E. Robertson, of the
Baptist Church.
- Mr.. John Kelley, farmer living near
Fork, 11th district was thrown from his wagon
while hauling load of guano from Bradshaw
Station, Monday, and his leg was crushed just
below the knee.
THE members of the Gardeners Club
will spend Wednesday at White Marsh Bal
timore county, as the guests of Messrs. Rich
ard Vincent & Son. Mr.. Vincent is vice-pres-
ident of the club.
1.-The trustees of North Point M. E. Church
South will improve the church property by
building a large closed carriage shed and en-
larging the church lot. The Improvements
will cost about $780,
Mrs Carrie Nation, the Kansas Joint
smasher, lectured at Electric Park Sunday af-
ternoon and evening. A large audience greeted
her. She delivered TRADE against the liquor
traffic and the use of tobacco
~ Various estimates have been made of the
number of people who attended Timonium
fair last week, the figures running all the way
from $4,000 to AS 900. The latter estimate was
made by Secretary Shanklin.
1.-THE last of the pop concerts given on
the lawn of the Green Spring Valley Hunt
Club took place on Friday evening. These
concerts have always been exceedingly inter-
esting and have been largely attended.
MIR. John +. SHELTON, a carpenter at
Reckord, 18th district, was severely injured
this week in a runaway. His horse SHE'D at
an automobile and be was thrown on stone
pile, breaking his right arm at the elbow.
There were doubtless many thieves and
pickpockets at the county fair last week but
no losses from their operations have been re-
ported. The excellent order that prevailed
throughout the fair was matter Of congratu-
lation.
IAN autumn dance was given Thursday
evening at Townsend's Hall, Glyndon. The
patronesses were Mrs. Edwin G. Mister, Mrs
VIM. E. Wyatt, Mrs. @. E. Morfit Mrs. A. A.
Rich, Mrs. Magruder Wilson and Mrs. Alfred
j. Carr.
Two race meetings have been in full
blast in the suburbs of Baltimore this week
at Prospect Park and Pimlico-so that the peo-
pie of the city and county who like sport OF
this kind have had ample opportunity to en-
joy themselves.
zine hepuDlcan Executive committee
for Baltimore county will hold meeting at
the Union League Club, Baltimore, next We'd
nesday afternoon at which they will organize
in the interest of Mr.. VIM. Tyler Page, the
Congressional nominee
- Martin Vasold. an employee of the
Maryland Steel Company, Sparrow's Point,
was killed Thursday in the company's yard
by being struck by shifting engine. He was
46 years old, and leaves a widow and six chill.
dren, who live at Canton
Mr.. Thomas G. Biddison, auctioneer,
sold at Towson on Wednesday, for Mr. John
F. Centrum, attorney, eight acres of land on
the Red House road, near Rosedale, in the 14th
district, improved by dwelling house, etc., to
George Ehrmann, for 81 ,525.
-The only article lost or mislaid in the
household department of Timonium fair last
week was highly prized pen.and-ink drawing
of a little boy. Anyone who may know of its
whereabouts will confer a favor by informing
Col. d. G. Mcintosh, Towson.
AT the quarterly meeting of Reisters
town NJ. E. Church South. held on Wednesday
delegates were appointed for the district con
ference, which is to be held at Friendship NJ
e. Church South, near Harman's, Anne Arun
del county, on September 18th.
Nicholas ]. Rope, of Highlandtown
was fined $50 and costs Wednesday, by Justic'
Hevern, of the 18th district, on the charge o