The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-07-11

Several more suits growing out of til
defunct Milk Producers Association were in
stituted at Iowson on Wednesday by the Oh,
Town National Bank of Baltimore Messrs
N. Rufus Gill d Sons and o. i. Yellott are al
torneys for the bank.
- Capt. t. ]. Mullin, a respected citizen O
Towson, floated from a pole in front of hi
house on the Fourth of July the Stars ant
stripes an Irish flag and large streamer upoI
which was emblaZoned the words: "Democ
racy the hope of the country"
> The Fourth passed in Towson without
an accident, notwithstanding the fact tina
large quantities of fireworks were consumed
1t was GLORIOUS Fourth in everything ex
cept the weather and that might have beer
much better without half trying.
- Rev. s. G. Ferguson, pastor of the NJ. Z
Church South at Leesburg, Va, will preach
next Sunday morning and evening in Sud
brook M. E. Church, near Pikesville. Mr.
Ferguson served in Mosbys command of the
Confederate army during the Civil War.
- The public schools of this county will
reopen on Monday, September 18th. This is
to remind the thousands of girls and boys who
attend them that they still have just two
months of holiday before them and they
ought to have all kinds of fun in that time.
- The ladies of Lauraville will give liter.
airy and musical entertainment for the benefit
of the new Tabernacle, on the Hartford road,
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, July
e.
Mr.. J. Griffin Hall, of Baltimore, will assist
- Providence M. e. Church, northeast of
! Towson, was deliberately decorated for the
Children's day service that was held last Sun
day night. Mr.. John q. Dorher, Jr., is super
intendent of the school, assisted by Mr.. VIM.
S. Treadwell, who had charge for many years.
->After all the complaining harvest did
not turn out so bad. One of the principal
drawbacks with many was that of being short
handed and this appears TO be getting more
! serious every year. What has become of all
the farm labor? is a question that remains
unanswered.
- Joseph Z. Bowers convicted some time
ago OF shooting with intent to kill Philip e.
Soth. at the latter's saloon at Perry Hall. 18th
district, was on Monday sentenced by Judge
Burke to three years imprisonment in the
penitentiary. Bowers, who is farmer, lived
near Perry Hall.
= William Hedrick, aged Y years, son of
trying to board freight train at that place a
few days ago, had one of his feet badly man.
gled by falling beneath the wheels. He was
taken to hospital in Baltimore where the
foot was amputated.
- There were Twenty-Five entries in the
jumping contest at the kennels of the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club on the Fourth. The
prize, silver cup, was won by Mr.. W. Stewart
Diffenderffer's Fox, with Mr.. F. A. Bonsal's
Limerick second Rain interfered with the
other outdoor sports.
1.-THE coal barons are already advancing
the price of their product at the Mines the
idea being, no doubt, to squeeze the people
next winter like they helped to do last year.
It is pity that there is no way to get hold of
these robbers But they'll reach the end of
their tether one of these days.
- George Wilmington, colored, convicted
of manslaughter for the killing of Andrew
Barnes. also colored, was sentenced on Monday
by Judge Burke to the penitentiary for five
years. The affair occurred last March at
hnn on ho
Valley, where the men boarded.
MIR. W. Stewart Diffenderffer is about to
begin the erection of fine barn and stabling
on his farm in Green Spring Valley, to replace
the one that was burned some time ago. 1t
will be 70 by 100 feet and will have every
modern appliance for the stabling of horses.
Mr.. l. s. Owings has the contract.
- Samuel Green, son of Mr.. j. Alexander
Green, of Towson, got splinter in his arm
about year ago. but as it gave him no pain he
paid no attention to it; Lately it began to
hurt him and on Monday DIR. r. G. Massen-
burg cut it out. It was about an inch long
and well embedded under the skin.
->Much satisfaction was expressed at Tow
son on Wednesday when it was learned that
the County Commissioners had granted fran
chise to Mr.. Edward Schneider to lay gas maines
in the streets and roads of Highlandtown, Cam
ton, Orangeville, etc. The movement was op.
posed by the Consolidated Gas Company of
Baltimore.
"a rumor was circulated here early this
week that Mr.. Charles H. Knox who is can
didate for denomination to the office of County
Commissioner, would withdraw from the con-
test. Mr.. Knox emphatically denied the
story on Thursday. He not only says he is in
the fight to finish, but that he is certain of
denomination.
- Upon the payment of the nominal sum
OF 50 the County Commissioners on Tuesday
granted to Mr.. Dennis Carter the franchise to
erect telephone line for his own use as set
forth in an advertisement in THE UNION for
the past several weeks. Mr.. Carter, who lives
at Baynesville, east of Towson is a dealer in
lumber and wood.
> Mrs. X. X. Stewart, secretary of the
Neighborhood improvement Club of Govans-
town. wrote letter to the County Commits
inefficient service OF the GovanstoWn hre en-
CINE company. She says it took the engine
twenty minutes to reach fire that was not 5OO
yards from the engine house.
"a Baltimore newspaper says the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will build freight
line from Timonium to Canton in order to re-
lieve the Baltimore end of the Northern Cen
trail from its almost constant freight congen-
ton. This would also do away with the haul
ing of freight through the Union tunnel at
Baltimore, which must be very expensive
operation.
Foreign Missionary Society day at Summit
Grove came ground, when three services will
be held-morning, afternoon and evening:
Miss Della Sherman, secretary, has arranged
an interesting program. Rev. Y. L. House
will have charge of the morning and evening
services and Prof. Heaps, president OF Milton
Academy will make the address in the after
noon. Special music.
THE County Commissioners are about to
have the Court House i'm proved and renovated
at an outlay of several thousand dollars. The
plans for the work are now being prepared by
Architect Thomas G. Kennedy. The Court
House is an old-time building and has long
needed an overhauling. Now that it is about
to be done it should be done thoroughly in
order to fit the building for the proper trans
IN essrs. William ]. and Geo. A. Dickey,
of the firm of William ]. Dickey & Sons, have
become the purchasers of the Della Mills, To-
Gated on the Patapsco in the 1st district OF this
county, for the sum of 1928, 500. The death OF
the senior member of the firm made the sale
of the property necessary to close his estate:
Mr.. James NJ. Amber, of the law tlrm OF
Messrs. Barton, Wilmer, Amber q Stewart,
and Mr.. George Whitelock were the receivers.
Upon the invitation of Mr.. j. II. KEEP
linger gardener for Mr. William Lanahan, the
Gardeners Club spent Thursday afternoon at
"Blenheim" the beautiful country place OF
Mr.. Lanahan, on Charles street avenue. After
an inspection of the buildings and grounds
luncheon was served from tables spread under
the trees. Mr.. Lanahan was present and assis-
ted in entertaining the guests. Mr.. Kephn1ger
was highly complimented upon the condition
in which everything was found.
THE several showers of July 4th serious
ly interfered with outdoor sports of all kinds
and spoiled the pleasure of many persons who
had planned outings for that day. The Tow
son baseball team played game in the morn
ing with the Sovereigns, of Baltimore, the
score standing 3 to 4 in favor of the home
team at the end of the eighth inning, when
rain put stop to it. The team from Laura.
vile, Hartford road that had game scheduled
with the Towsons for the afternoon, failed to
show up.
Resignation of a Well Known Pastor
AS stated in THE UNION last week, Rev. Karl
Buff, pastor of Jerusalem German Lutheran
Church, Gardenville, Belair road, had resigned: