The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30

- Riverview Park, the popular resort OF
the United Railways Company, situated on the
Patapsco, opened for the season on last Satur-
day when the place was visited by an Immense
crowd of people. The place has been much
improved since last year.
- Mr.. George W. Bowen, Jr., of Towson,
who is employed in the Monument street
powerhouse of the United Railways and Eec-
trio Company, was painfully burned by cleo
tricity on the body and arm during the thun-
der storm of last Sunday night
1.-The old fashioned garden party held last
Saturday afternoon and evening at the Smed-
lev House, Towson, was successful and en-
ioyable affair and netted about $500. The
money goes to the Hospital for Crippled and
Deformed Children in Baltimore.
-Col. d. G. Mcintosh this week protested
to the County Commissioners against the i'm
provements now being made TO the Joppa road
extending east from Towson. He says the
changes were unnecessary and that the altera-
ton Of the grade has damaged his property.
The Phoenix Industrial Association has
asked the County Commissioners to improve
the public road extending from the Hoffman's
paper mill road past Poplar NJ. P. Church to
Warren, in the 9Th district. 1t is an impor-
tant thoroughfare, but very narrow and billy.
MIR. Harry Malcolm, of Towson, who is
an active deputy game warden, declares that
providing cats that are without either home or
habitation, are destroying many birds and
their nests. He has declared war on these
felines and it is likely their number will grow
less.
"a very large crowd of people attended
the allday meeting at Black Rock Church
last Sunday, notwithstanding the threatening
weather. Elder Keen, of Maine, preached
both morning and afternoon. Several poll
ticians were among the throng looking after
their fence.
"a Gamer and farmer near Fallston
bought 20 bushels of seed corn for himself and
his neighbors for which he was obliged to pay
a Baltimore concern $500. No such thing was
$3.50 to IS per bushel was thought to be high
for such seed.
IA. c. Spicer Post will today decorate the
graves of those soldiers who are buried in the
cemetery at Middetown, 9Th district. This
Post originally had upwards of 40 members
now the number is reduced to -. Two died
within the past year-George M. Fultz and
John s. Sauble.
Mrs. J. E. Shriver, mother of Mr.. J.
Alexis Shriver, of wilma, Hartford county,
met with O serious accident at Magnolia, on
Sunday evening last. In attempting to get out
of vehicle she fell and broke her collarbone
and injured her shoulder and back. She is an
aged lady and well known.
- The grand jury for the May term ad.
iourned finally on Friday, 10Th inst. Before
separating they presented their foreman, Capt.
Wilson G. Nicholas, with handsome Morris
chair The clerks were also remembered.
Mr.. J. Fred. Offutt received fountain pen,
and Mr.. John Regain gold mounted UNI
brella
THE Young Peoples Society of Forest
Baptist Church, 5th district. will hold rally
and picnic on Saturday, May Both, in the
grove of Mr.. VIM. Wheeler commencing at
II NJ. Rev. DR.. Madison G. Peters. of Balti-
more, will make an address on Where the
Money Goes" A band of music will be in at
tendance.
-. The animal N, oat;no of tha Gantlamanjs
Driving Park Association was held at the park
on Tuesday afternoon when board of direc-
tors was chosen for the ensuing year. Among
the number are Hon. Hart B. Holton and Mr..
Richard Hentschel, of Baltimore county. The
spring meeting of the club will be held June
9th to 18th.
There was not third of crop of hay
in Baltimore county last year and from the
present outlook it will be less than that this
year. Farmers should plant sorghum to make
up for deficiencies. Experienced men say it is
an excellent fodder crop, growing large guam
titles to the acre, and cattle and other stock
are fond of it.
- Col. NJ. w. Offutt, of Towson. with sew
eral Baltimoreans, has purchased the electric
light plant at Elizabeth City, N. c., and have
organized and control three other companies
for the establishment of street railway,
water and sewerage systems in that town.
Elizabeth City has population of over 10000
and is growing rapidly.
Twelve driving and saddle horses that
had been wintered at the farm of Mrs. Elisha
Dyer, Jr., in Long Green Valley, were shipped
North on Friday, 18th inst, for their owners
use during the summer. Mrs. Dyer, who is a
resident of New York, is niece of the late
Samuel Smith Patterson, from whom she in
herited the Long Green farm.
During the storm on Thursday afternoon
lightning struck tree on the farm of Mr.. E.
Cuttings Merryman, near Cockeysville, and an
ttor fhof orr1 of fh0 LOT nj m I
Just across the Oregon pike. A large oak tree
on Mr.. Merryman's farm was blown down.
The rain was very heavy in that section of the
county and streams were much swollen.
THE spring opening of the Cockeysville
Country Club which took place last Saturday
afternoon, was attended by large number of
we'll known people. An orchestra of strings
tG5nYy9nb TdcEey: moral NEGOTIATIONS OF the
club house were by Mrs. Dunlop Wight the
Misses Cockey and Mr.. Earl Wight.
Those residents of Towson who are in.
clined to be superstitious and look upon Fri
day as a "bad luck'' day have lately had some
thing to engage their thoughts. Three acct
dents occurred on Friday to residents of the
town-not all on successive Fridays, however
and all of them proved fatal. Some say
when two accidents happen third is sure to
follow, and they believe it implicitly.
agent Matthews, of the free postal de-
livery, is in York county investigating petit
tons for new rural free.delivery routes. He
finds that many of the petitions have been
padded, farmers having appended to them the
names Of persons who are dead or fictitious
names. In several of the sections whence
came these padded petitions he finds the popu-
lation is not sufficient to warrant free-delivery
service.
- The race meet of the Green Spring Hunt
Club, which will take place at Pimlico track,
Saturday afternoon, May 30th, promises to be
an event of much interest. There will be
ho Uh laro
number of entries have been made. Among
those who have entries are Messrs. w Stewart
Diffenderffer. George Brown, Jr., Redmond
G. Stewart, W. Plunkett Stewart and Robert
M. Taylor.
The third annual sale of Locust Vale
Stock Farm, Towson, will take place on We'd
nesday next, June Sd. Mr.. E. E. McCleary,
the proprietor, has secured from the North and
elsewhere an exceptionally fine lot of high
class horses suitable for all purposes and the
sale will no doubt attract a large crowd. You
can obtain catalogue by addressing the farm,
Towson. Mr.. o. A. Kirkland, the veteran
auctioneer, will conduct the sale.
1.-The fair for the benefit of the new Cath
ole Church at Towson opened in the old
church on Wednesday evening and will con-
tinue until June 9th. The ladies in charge are
Mrs. N Charles Burke, Mrs. James ]. Lind
say, Mrs. Annie M. Urban and Miss Lille
Roche. A feature of the fair will be a voting
contest for gold watch between the friends of
Messrs. John Grason and VIM. H. Lawrence,
who are candidates for States Attorney.
>The Imperial Cigar Company was incor-
porated in Baltimore on Monday, with capt.
tai stock of $4,000. Those named as incorpo-
rators are Hon A. A. Blakeney, of Howard
county, and Messrs. s. G. Sparks. Laban
Sparks MeIchor Hoshall and John H. Gross,
of Baltimore county. Mr. Blakeney was cho-
sea presidents Mr.. Hoshall, vice president, and
Mr.. 8. G. Sparks, secretary and treasurer. The
company will manufacture cigars, cigarettes,
tobacco, etc.
AT this season of the year, when the
county is in funds, is good time for the Coun-
ty Commissioners to consider the doing away
with the old chemical engine at Towson and
putting a new one in its place. The present
machine is twice as heavy as there is any need
for and is horse-killer of the worst kind. 1t
is as much as two horses can do to pull it on
a hard level road, to say nothing of what the
work is on hills and dirt roads, 1t would be
simply doing a humane act to get rid of the
machine.
Handsome Sunday School Building
handsome building for the use of the Sum
day school and for social purposes is about to
be erected by the congregation of Sparrow's
Point NJ. e. Church. 1t is the intention of
the official board to reorganze the Sunday
school, divide the scholars into six grades,
separate the several grades with adjustable par
titions during the teaching hour, and furnish