The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-23

Tuesday, June 10. by VIM. ]. Garrett. attorney
etc, on the premises. leasehold property
No. 9O2 N. Clinton street and No. 621 Eas
avenue, Highlandtown.
THE School Board will hold meeting in
Towson on Wednesday next, 9th inst
- You have one more week in which tC
pay your taxes in order to save the May dis
count.
- Mr.. Orville Thomas Gosnell has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Granite, Baltimore
county.
THE May drought" has done the bust
ness for the farmers again this year, making
two years in succession.
- Bishop Paret visited Trinity Church,
Towson, last Sunday afternoon and confirmed
q class of eight persons.
Next Saturday MAY 30th) is Decoration
Day and legal holiday in Maryland. ALI the
banks and public offices will be closed.
THE annuel commencement of Nc
Donogh School, near McDonogh Station. w.
NJ. r. R., will take place on Saturday, May Both.
- Four painters employed by Messrs.
Anon Sven & Son, of Lutherville, on We'd
nesday struck for an advance of % cents day.
THE Primitive Baptists will hold their
annual all-day meeting at Black Rock Church,
Butler, Baltimore county, next Sunday, May
oath.
- Thomas L. Beaumont, bachelor farm
er who spent his entire life in the neighoor-
hood of Fallston, died on Sunday last, aged
so years.
-sMr. Lewis Keser is arranging to build a
large carriage house on his Vaux Hall farm,
near Ashland, N. z. r. r. The estimated cost
is SO, 900.
- Towson is enjoying small building
boom this spring and several fine dwellings are
now in course of erection. There is room for
plenty more.
Some person was baptized last Sunday
night in Calvary Baptist Church, Towson. the
service being conducted by the pastor, Rev.
W. IL. Robertson.
> Mr.. John r. Parks, of Loeb Raven. and
Mr.. George Quick. of Gardenville, have been
appointed additional deputy game wardens for
Baltimore county.
- The ladies of EPSON NJ. P. Church, Tow
son, will hold strawberry festival in the hall
over the engine house, Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights May 26th and 9th.
- School Commissioner Rester Russell has
appointed Miss Greta Kemp, assistant teacher
of School No. 2, I'd district, of which Miss
Margaret E. Oursler is principal.
- The Western Maryland Railroads Pen
Mar season will open on Saturday, May Both.
Mr.. John L. Crout, of Reisterstown, will again
have charge of the dining room.
- Not much is being said lately about the
Towson and Cockeysville Electric Railway
We earnestly hope this important enterprise
will not be permitted to slumber.
- Mr.. Frank ]. McAleese, who was for
some years connected with the Baltimore coun-
ty fire-alarm system, died at his home in Balti-
THE Grand Jury on Tuesday presented
Joseph Bowers for alleged assault with intent
to kill Edward Soth at his saloon at Perry
Hall, 18th district, several weeks ago.
1.-THE public school at Phoenix, 10th dis
trict, of which Miss Anna Cole is teacher, will
hold lawn fete on Tuesday, May 10Th, to
which a general invitation is extended.
- The Sunday school of Grace NJ. P.
Church, Chestnut Ridge, of which Mr.. Charles
H. Long is superintendent will hold its Chill
dren's day service next Sunday afternoon.
1.-The cornerstone for the new Masonic
Hall at Arlington will be laid next Wednesday,
May 9th, upon which occasion large atten-
dance of members of the order is expected
- Mrs. Gerand Bowen, of Towson, while
RslIiPq lpRDR1 hhofr che Wedr sfdps, stftnr
ing her face and iniuring herself painfully.
LAS dry and hard as the ground was at
the time plows were running in some sections
of Baltimore county early this week. Many
farmers have not yet finished planting corn.
- Large numbers of steel kitchen ranges,
manufactured by concern in Ohio, are being
disposed of from wagons in this county. The
headquarters of the company is at Towson.
-SHas it become too dry to write" that
some of THE UNIONS local correspondents
have been so long silent2 The Tired feeling"
is an unfortunate malady for news gatherers.
- One case of scarlet fever was reported IN
Towson this week. The patient, who is boy
years of age is pupil of the High School.
There is no fear of the spread of the disease.
THE caterpillar plague has made its ap-
pearance in York county and is doing much
damage to fruit and shade trees. Vigorous
measures are being taken to check its spread.
- At Philadelphia on Monday last Mr. ].
NOVEL; Hawkins, the local trap expert, broke
las targets out of $50. He shot 81 straight
twice and easily led the large field of shooters.
->The little pink slips sent out with the
first issue of THE UNION last December con-
tnue to find their way back to this office, but
ofsll mo hail ovo n0f hoon hoo nd
from.
MIR. n B. Crenshaw, of Philadelphia,
has purchased from Mr.. Benjamin w. Cork
ran, Jr., his country place called Normanton,
situated at Lake and Bellona avenues, near Co.
vanstown.
- Baltimore county will gain 50, 1871
up6n-, hhe new plan of distributing the State
public school tax, that is upon the basis of
school population. counting the colored popu-
lation but once.
20 attend tine meetings at the MARYLAND Agri.
cultural College, May 2Sth and 10Th, will take
M. IS express train from Camden Station, Bal
timore. at A. NJ.
- Government pensions Were granted to
Baltimore county people this week as follows
John Badger, Cuttings 80 per month Martha
e. Akehurst and Eugenia Carvel, both of Mt.
Washington, So each.
enGrey Rock Mr.. Robert M. Taylor's
heavyweight hunter will be exhibited at the
coming Philadelphia horse Show. The horse
won one first and oResecond at the Baltimore
horse show last week.
THE Pediatric Club is new organization
formed in Baltimore city for the purpose of Sc
curing pure milk from country diaries for con.
sumers. The club is a section of the Medical
and Chirurgical Faculty.
While helping to raise barn for Mr.. II
G. McElwain, of White Hall, N. G. R. r., a
few days ago, Mr.. B. F. Morris of Fawn
Grove, York county, had leg broken in two
places and an arm fractured.
The Hazelwood Club, strong Demo-
cratic organization of the 14th district, has en-
dorsed Mr.. Charles H. Knox for County Com
missioner and Mr. George Langenfelder fol
Judge of the Orphans Court.
THE festival held three evenings this
week in the Cooper Building, for the benefit Of
the Towson baseball team, Melted about $50
The money will be applied to the purchase Of
new equipment for the club.
-At a meeting held in Towson on Monday
night Messrs. Albert S. Cook, Osborne l. Vel
lott and David G. Mcintosh, Jr., were appoin
ted committee to arrange plans for the cree
ton of guild house in Towson.
THE spring rally of the Baltimore Dis
trict Epworth League will be held at Pleasant
Hill NJ. E. Church. on the Reisterstown road
on Saturday, May Both, commencing at $50
NJ. Emory Grove cars pass the church.
~ Mrs. Anne II. Gambrill, niece of Mrs
John /. Yellott, of Towson died in Redland
CAL. on Tuesday last after long illness. Sh'
was native of Frederick, Nd, and went to
California for the benefit of her health.
- On Saturday afternoon last the Towsor
baseball team played game here with the
Newarks, of Baltimore. 1t was called at the
end of the eighth inning by reason of mis-
understanding, when the score stood to 2.
THE house in Mt. Washington that wa
burned few months ago just as Mr.. and Mrs
John Rush STREET. were moving intoit, will b
rebuilt at cost of about $780, Mr.. d.
Shanahan, the Fallston builder, has the con
tract.
->The closing exercises of Mt. st. Agne
College, Mt. Washington, will take place OF
Tuesday, May 26th, which will begin with tn
Junior class exercises at 4.30 P. NJ. Miss M
Glare Thomas, the only graduate, will receiv
THE spring meeting of the Prospec
Park Racing and Fair Association will begil
Tuesday, June I'd, and continue four days
Entries close next Tuesday. Mr.. Grant Stock
ham, 10 P. o. avenue, Baltimore, is tn
secretary.
-The Towson Gun Club had clay large
shoot on Thursday afternoon as preliminar
to the Maryland county shoot on the "a Q
June. The members did good work consider
ing the fact that they have had little praetlc
this year. y