The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-07-04

Inc near approach OF harvest mas caused
some farmers to turn off the working of corn
three times instead of four times, having been
delayed by the wet weather.
Another rainy Sunday interfered with the
attendance at Childrens day services.
Miss Nora Price, teacher at No. public
school, beside giving a confectionery and ice
cream treat presented each scholar with q
pretty souvenir with their name and her own
printed upon it.
A new R. F. d. route from New Freedom to
Stiltz commenced on the 1st of July, with Mr.
Frank Zegler carrier.
Messrs. alexander and Michael Walker have
each purchased new binders for use this
season. o.
Orangeville, 18th District. Public school,
No. l, of this village, Miss Georgia Hall, prin-
cipal, had parents day last Wednesday. being
the closing exercises of the year. In the COM
position contest the first prize was awarded to
George Adams and the second to Miss Grace
Weiner. Masters Lyde Mason, George Adams,
David Hicks, Freddie Sheeler and Misses Edith
Mann, Helen Starkey, Alice Chester and Meta
Rosenberger were awarded premiums for at
tending every day, during the year. The fol-
Grace Weiner, Lyde Mason, George Adams
from 18th to 9Th grade; William Rever from
9th to 18th Helen Starkey, Edith Mann, Dora
Lenning, Alice Chester, Annie Ebaugh, Ed
ward Rosenberger, Harry Bond and James
4th grade, Leroy Hicks and Richard Hall |;
highest average, Sd grade, Margaret Henker !;
highest average I'd grade, Bankard Baer; high
est average, LIST grade, Harry Gaestner. Thurs
day and Friday evenings an ice-cream and
fruit festival was given for the benefit of the
library of the school,
Mrs. Ida Sparks, of Kent county, is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Jewels, of this place.
Miss Ethel Tyler, of Havre de- Grace, was a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Hopkins this week.
Chicken thieves are still looking after the
stock of Orangeville, the last place visited
being Mr.. MasOns, on 10th street.
The ladies of this town intend holding a
demonstration around the flag staff on Satur-
day, 4th, for the benefit of the church. They
will have ice cream, fruit and other nice things
on sale. A game of ball between the married
men and the single ones will be played on the
morning of the Fourth and great time is an
ticipated. Orangeville is determined not to
be behind in observing and celebrating the
GLORIOUS Fourth" OCCASIONALLY.
Kingsville, 18th District.-Mr. Lehman
l.. Dilworth whose store at this place was
was lately destroyed by fire, has erected a tenn
porary building in which he is conducting
business and running the postoffice. AS soon
as the insurance is adjusted he will rebuild the
store permanently.
Mr.. l. f. Tyson, who some time ago pur-
chased the Amos property, near this place, is
now occupying the same.
The Misses Dutton, who are teaching
school in Hartford county, are now staying
with their sister, Mrs. l.. L. Dilworth, of this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Steinmetz, of Baltimore,
are visiting Mr. G. Long, of Kingsville.
The stonc-crusher that had been stationed
here for some time, has been removed to the
old Beair road, where it is now in operation.
The public school at this place, Miss Emily
" Quinlin, principal, held its closing exercises
on Friday, June 26th. At the conclusion of an
interesting program the children were treated
to refreshments. M.
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Tree.-The bicentenary celebration of the
birth of John Wesley, the founder of Meth
odsm, took place on Tuesday afternoon last,
under the Strawbridge tree on the Boyce prop
erty, near Ruxton Station, N. G. r. R. Beau
tiful weather and large attendance contrlbu-
ted to making the celebration pleasant affair
Among those present were a number of min
listers, members of the Brotherhood of Baltl-
more district, of which Presiding Elder G.
Herbert Richardson is president. The Broth
erhood held its session in Hunts NJ. E. Church
at night.
The celebration in the afternoon was held
under the auspices of Towson and Hunts M.
E. Churches Rev. John R. Edwards and Rev.
w. w. Costin, pastors, the latter presiding
over the exercises. The program consisted OF
opening services conducted at P. NJ. by Rev.
Joel Brown, D. D., pastor of Lutherville M.
E. Church, followed by an address on Nv here
we are and why" by Rev. DR.. G. Herbert
Richardson. Addresses were then made on
John Wesley by Rev. John M. Holmes, Mt.
Lebanon NJ p. Church, and Rev. Don S. Colt,
D. D., Grace NJ. e. Church. Baltimore. A love
feast was conducted by Rev. J. l.. Straughn,
pastor of EPSON M. p, Church, Towson at
the conclusion of which the audience formed
in line and headed by Revs. Drs. @. H. Rich
ardson and L. T. Waterman, marched to the
old family graveyard located on the hillside
about two hundred yards south of the walnut
tree, singing the same hymn that was sung
when the body of Robert Strawbridge was
borne to the same place over century ago.
Arriving at the graveyard the spot where
Strawbridge was buried was surrounded and
after singing another hymn short prayers were
offered by Revs. j. Fred. Heisse, i. 7. Wider
man and John r. Edwards, the latter con-
GLIDING the exercises by pronouncing the bene-
diction.
The property where the celebration took
place originally belonged to one John Wheeler,
and it was in the year 1871 that Robert Straw
bridge, the founder of Methodism in America,
while travelling through this section of the
country was suddenly taken sick at the house
of Wheeler and died. The funeral services
were held under the large walnut tree which
stood near the dwelling house and the remains
were buried in the family graveyard as above
located, until about 1865, when they were re.
moved to the preachers Lott in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery, Frederick road. The property was
afterwards purchased from the Wheeler estate
by the late Daniel Lee, who built two-story
stone addition to the dwelling house. In later
years he sold the property to the late James
Boyce, to whose estate it still belongs. Some
years after it came into the possession OF Mr.
Boyce the house was destroyed by fire, leaving
nothing but the large walnut tree to mark
this historic spot and clump of bushes anc
underground to designate the location of the