The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-05
Long Green, 18th District. - Chickt

Long Green, 18th District. - Chicken
thieves are becoming an annoyance In this
community Mr.. Thomas Peerce and Mr. 5. 3.
Smith being among those who have lately suf-
fered losses from their visitations.
The protracted meeting that has been in
progress at Wilson's M. E. Church has been
only fairly well attended, owing to the inclem-
ent weather. The pastor Rev. Solomon Ger
man. is assisted by Miss Jennie Rigny.
Misses Lydia and Rachel Myers and Mr..
Joseph Myers, Jr., have returned from visit
to Pennsylvania.
Master Kelley SIade, son of Mr.. John E.
Slade. of this place, is very much indisposed
at this time.
Mrs. John Eicholtz who had been sick for
several weeks, is again able to be out.
Quarterly meeting will be held at Wilson's
ME-. Church, Sunday, September 9Th. Preach.
ing at IL A. NJ. by the Presiding Elder and at
night by Rev. Solomon German, who will also
administer the sacrament.
Miss Alice Connolly, of Baltimore, formerly
Of this place. is visiting friends here.
The Long Green baseball team will hold
tournament in Mr.. John V. Wilson's meadow,
Saturday afternoon, September 9th.
Mr.. Herman Mueller, Jr., who had been at
st. Joseph's Hospital, Baltimore, for an oper-
alton. is much improved and will shortly re-
turn to his home in Dulany's Valley:
Rev. e. K. Miller, rector of Trinity p. r.
Church, who had attended family reunion
at Plainfeld. N. j., returned home last Satur-
day and conducted services as usual on Sunday.
Great pleasure is anticipated from the lecture
of Prof Ford, at Sweet Air Hall, on Monday
evening, September 14th, for the benefit of the
Ladies' Mite Society of Trinity Church. The
Professor appeared sixty-seven Mighty in one
season at Pittsburg, and seventy-fve nights in
New York city. No one will be disappointed
who goes to hear him. K.
Cockeysville, 9Th District.-The Repub-
lcans of this district organized Monday night
Central Club with the following officers
! President, G. Harris Ceilings vice-president,
William Il. Griffith; secretary, Zedekiah G.
Cross; treasurer. Emanuel W. Herman board
of governors, @. Harris Ceilings John G. Leaf,
George w. Price John Grebb, VIM. w. Boyce,
John Bond and Walter d. Merryman.
The nominees of the Republican conven-
ton have the hearty endorsement of the club.
A meeting will be held next Monday night at
Odd Fellows Hall, when large attendance is
requested.
Mr.. Theopholis Minnich continues very i'll
with typhoid fever.
A worthy colored man of this community,
Samuel Wnder, aged about AZ years. died of
typhoid at the Maryland General Hospital.
He leaves wife and nine children. His par
ents also are living. He was a member of
Foote Hill Methodist Church and an Odd
Fellow.
A son of Mr.. Cavaley, of Beaver Dam, died
few days ago, after short illness from
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Crane, of New
Crane was Miss Lillian Brown and is repre-
sentative of the William Webster family.
Miss r. Ida Duker, of Baltimore, is visiting
Miss Jane M. Pindell at Sherwood rectory,
Cockeysville.
Mr.. w. Brandt Pindell, who has for about
year been engaged in the lumber business in
Michigan, has returned to his home here.
The large Enterprise Store in Cockeysville is
being reprinted
The Senior Gundowder Agricultural Club
mill Sopforo hor 10Th of forpo IF Nv
N. Howard Gill; Mantua Mills. The Junior
Club will meet on the 18th at the farm of Mr..
Granville Matthews, Philopois. =
Necker, 18th District.-The continued wet
weather has proven a serious drawback to
farmers, whose work has been retarded by
reason of the fact that the ground is in no
condition to work. What they need is several
weeks of sunshine. Tomatoes are about the
size of marbles and are making no growth.
Field corn makes poor appearance on account
of the scarcity of ears, but sugar corn is doing
finely.
If the moles keep on increasing the use of
the cultivator can be abandoned in this Sec
ton. These busy little things work the corn
rows right along and keep the ground broken.
One farmer says as soon as he catches the
leader of this small army he intends to make
an example of him by burying him alive.
MIR. and Mrs. Peter ]. Gerst, surrounded by
their family and large number of friends,
August and received congratulations and hear
ty wishes for continued health and prosperity.
They were the recipients of many pretty re-
membranes of the occasion.
Mr.. John L. Pfeiffer the well known store
keeper at Putty Hill, is making preparations
for barbecue to be held on Tuesday, Septem-
Der 9Th. A steer weighing about l, 100 lbs. will
| be dressed by an expert butcher and roasted
whole, the necessary appliances to do the thing
''up brown" having been erected. band of
music will enliven the occasion. The affair
| will no doubt attract crowd.
Mildew has struck the lima bean patches
severe blow and the crop presents sickly APP
.pearance..
| had been visiting in this section, have returned
| to their home in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Nicholas Smith has gone on visit to
Philadelphia. S.
Hartley, 18th District.-The proposed cleo
trio railway on the Hartford road between Bel
air and Lauraville is still being discussed with
much interest, but apparently nothing is being
done toward the building of it. 1t is most
important enterprise and it should not be per-
mitted to fail.
Farmers in this section who planted plenty
] of cabbage and corn this season surely ''struck
it rich" because the prices they have been re-
ceiving have been most satisfactory.
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Tarbert, of Stevenson,
Green Spring Valley, has been visiting her
mother Mrs. D. A. Hartley, of this place.
Messrs. P. Hartley's Sons, who lately erected
large cider mill and press, have been making
lots of cider for their neighbors. The apple
crop appears to be generally large this year.
Mr.. John G. Wilson, successful truck far
| mer near this place, has such large crop of
cabbage this year that he has been obliged to
hire extra teams from his neighborG to haul it
| to market.
The weather for nearly week past has been
such as to be unfit for outdoor work, the
ground being thoroughly saturated with water.
The very cool weather following the intense
heat of few days last week has been the SUBJ
ject of general comment. T.
Hereford, 7th District-Many strangers
have been visiting Hereford lately, enjoying
the pure air and pleasant society.
Miss Claudio Diven is visiting her grand
father, Mr.. N. G. Ensor.
Miss Daisy Foster, of this place, has been
appointed teacher of the public school at Glen
coe. She has as her guest just now Miss Ethel
B. War6eld, of Hampden.
Mrs. William 7. Diven is visiting the pa
rents of her husband, Mr.. and Mr.. John T.
Diven, of this place.
The Misses Hoffman, OF East Biddle street,
Baltimore who spent several weeks with their
uncle, Mr.. j. N. Turnbaugh, have returned to
their home.
Miss Coda Howard, of this place, is visiting
Miss Jessie Dilworth, of Fork.
The postoffice at this village has been discon-
tinued and rural free delivery has been estab-
lished. Two routes pass Through here, giving
us an afternoon mail, which convenience we
have never before enjoyed. Some are pleased
with the new arrangement while many are
not. One route, which supplies US in the
morning and brings most of the mail, is from
Monkton and is known as No. 2; the other is
from Partition and is No. 3. w.
Sixth District.-T sewing factory at New
Freedom has resumed operations upon line OF
finer goods.
Peter Zimmerman sustained loss by fire Of
his ryethresher and new gum belt near
Hereford, supposed to have been the work OF
an incendiary. A lot of rye was also de-
stroyed.
The rain of last Saturday caused postpone
ment of the Sunday school pic-nics at Stelze's
and also at Eklo. The former will be held on
Saturday, September 18th, if fair, if not on
the following Monday afternoon and night
Mrs. levin Heathcote has returned to her
home in Baltimore, after spending the sum
mer at the home of Prof. Balm, her father.
The short crop of wheat, the oats blight, the
potato rot and the apparent small yield Of
corn all point to this years return of the far
mers as an off one Black berries beans, cab
bage and hay are above the average yield.
The abundant apple crop will enable the