The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-06

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olic Church at Towson, which commenced
April 28th, will close on Saturday night, June
9th. So far the ladies in charge have me-
with great success, notwithstanding so much
unfavorable weather.
- Terrence Doyle, who has been member
of the county police force at Gainesville fol
the past fifteen years, has been retired under
the age limit. He has been appointed station
house keeper at Gainesville, a position he il
still capable of filling.
= Towson is now looking its best the late
| rains having freshened the lawns and bright
ened up matters generally. There are few
prettier towns in the country than Towson
| and this is generally conceded, especially by
| strangers coming here.
IA Towson man had an old mahogany
secretary that had been picked up somewhere
for So. He spent about twice that much to
have it put in thorough repair and has since
refused 5000 forit. This shows what demand
there is for antique furniture.
THE members of the condemnation Jury
that sat in the case of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company against the South Balti-
more Land Company have presented Sheriff
Oeigrath with seal ring and Deputy John F.
Anderson with a watch charm.
up to the 10Th of May Saturday, Both,
being legal holiday 326 liquor licenses were
issued from the County Clerks Office in Tow
son. The total receipts from this source was
| 500 163.45, of which sum the county will re-
! ceive SAG, 455 and the State 500, 708 45.
REV. John r. Edwards, pastor of Tow
son M. e. Church, preached very strong SER
mon last Sunday night applicable to Decora-
| ton day. He spoke very plainly and forcibly
upon a number of matters in which the peo-
pie of the country are now interested.
>Don't let Col. B. F. Taylor's suggestion
to erect Peace Monument in Towson go I'M
headed. A memorial to the Blue and the
Gray would be something in which all could
take an interest and that it could be carried
through there cannot be the least doubt.
THE Clericus an association of clergy
men of the Protestant Episcopal Church, held
Church, Towson, on Monday afternoon.
Luncheon was served on the church lawn by
a number of ladies of the congregation.
1.-The annual lawn fete at the Confederate
Soldiers Home, Pikesville, which was held on
Wednesday last, was largely attended and in
all respects successful. One of the features
was the presentation of cross of honor to
each member of the Home, regardless of rank.
1.-The Sunday school of st. Johns Luth-
eran Church, Parkville, Hartford road, will
hold its annual Childrens day exercises on
Sunday evening, June 9TH, commencing at 7.30
o'clock, to which general invitation is ex-
tended. Services in both English and German.
>At the annual sale of imported jersey
cattle at Coopersburg, Pa, on the Both of May,
Mr. G. A. Swartwout, manager of Fiston
Farm, Glencoe bought seven bead for total
sum of S3,480. Among the number was the
bull Forfarshire, for which the sum of 81 $50
was paid.
1.-The annual all-day June meeting at Sa-
ter's Baptist Church, on the Falls road, will be
held the second Sunday of the month-June
14th. This meeting has been held annually
for more than half century and, when the
weather is favorable, there is always large at
tendance.
AT the country club shoot on the Pimlico
road on Wednesday afternoon Mr.. w. George
Marley, of the Towson bar. broke 81 out of 100
farOofq mr. tied for third r1la0a Tho
county championship went to Mr.. Howard D.
Jackson, of Cecil county, who broke 100 tar
gets straight.
THE automobile does not appear to be
growing in popularity, but perhaps this is
owing to the high price of the ugly looking
thing. The figure at which they sell makes
them almost prohibitive. And they never
can come into general use while the price re.
mains so high.
There appears to be very little business
for the present term of the Circuit Court to dis
pose of. Indeed there seems to be less litiga-
ton in Baltimore county than there was some
years ago and it may be that our people are be-
ginning to see that they can get along very
well without so much law.
THE business of the Maryland and Penn.
sylvania Railroad, both in passengers and
freight, is growing rapidly and the service has
improved very much. This road has seen
many vicissitudes in the comparatively few
years it has been running, but it appears to be
on its feet now and its success is assured
THE June meeting of the Junior Gun
powder Agricultural Club will he held next
Saturday, 18th inst, at ''Rosedale, the home
of Mr. e. e. Scott, in Western Run Valley.
The principal subject will be: "What provi-
sion can be made to meet the shortage Of hay,
the grass already showing unfavorably?"
- Riding in an open electric car with the
mercury down to go or below, is not the most
pleasant pastime and must be the cause of
many colds if nothing worse. But many
women do this very thing with a shirtwaist as
the only protection to the body. How they
do this and live is a mystery to the average
man.
1.-THE electric railway on the Hartford
turnpike from Bear to Hamilton is a fixed
fact and it will be -pushed- to eamnlatian
the enterprise are not OF the class that allow
things to fail in their hands. Hence the line
is a certainty and the people are to be congrat-
ulated.
% City Councilman George Stewart Brown,
of Baltimore has again opened his annual
campaign against the mosquito pest His plan
is to have mosquito inspector" for each
ward. Mr.. Brown deserves to be encouraged
in this war. 1t has been well established that
as q breeder of disease the mosquito has few if
Political matters continue to warm up
and become more interesting. This year Bal
timore county will have the largest ticket it
has had for years. 1t will include all the local
offices except two, State Senator, members of
the House of Delegates, Governor, Comptroller
and Attorney General. The ballot will be a
blanket affair in reality this year.
- Harvest will soon be here and the prob
lem of farm help is one that engrosses the
mind of the thoughtful farmer. Where would
he be today were it not for the improved farm
machinery He would be in the same fix as
some Western farmers whose last years corn
crop it still standing in the fields because the
labor to save it could not be found.
THE annual conference of Baltimore and
Washington districts, Colored M. P. Church,
which was held this week at Melvale, made
the following appointments for Baltimore
county Melvale, b. ID. Knight ToWson, A.
Hammond Summerfeld, A. Baker; Luther
vile, ]. 7. Morelock Middle River, W. H.
Saunders Sparrow's Point, G. Sorrel
about year ago Mr.. A. Y. McElveen,
Pittsburg business man. bought 5-year,old
road horse from Mr.. d. II. Rice, of Valley
View Stock Farm, near Towson. A few days
ago, in a matinee race, the owner drove this
horse mile in 2:26, beating several competi-
tors with marks below 2:20. Naturally Mr..
McElveen is very proud of his purchase.
>The entertainment given in Shirley Hall,
on Saturday night last by the Fork Literary
and Debating Society, was in all respects
great success and those taking part acquitted
themselves in highly creditable manner.
The attendance was large and the audience
was enthusiastic. After the entertainment
those who took part were served with icecream
and cake.
"a young member of the Towson bar
was struck by an industrious fit few days ago
and went out into his garden to do some
spading. He had moved only few pounds
of earth when a sudden "crick" caught him
in the back and he sat right down on the
ground and was unable to reach the house
until assistance came. When there is more
spading to be done he will let the other fellow
do it.
- Hundreds of Baltimore city people are
now scattered through Baltimore county and
will remain with us during the summer
months. They compose highly important
part of our population and contribute largely
to the social pleasures incident to this particu-
lar season of the year. The money they ex-
pend with tradesmen and others is also an i'm
portant item and one that the residents no
doubt highly appreciate.
New Methodist Churches to be Built
AT the morning service in Govanstown M. E..
Church last Sunday the pastor, Rev. Howard
f. Downs, made the announcement that plans
had been completed for the erection of new
church to cost about $4,000. The plans call
for an edfice to be erected of stone, and to
contain a main auditorium, so by 40 feet, a
Sunday school room, 80 by 40 feet, with pas
tors study and infant department. The base
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