The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-12

falr and race meeting, that at Prospect Park
near Baltimore. The next in order will b.
Hagerstown. which will begin October 18th, t,
be followed by Frederick. October goth. Thi.
will end the fairs for 1903
- Again we have to request that some o
our local correspondents send in their letter
carrier IN the week. Some have gotten so tar
dy that their favors do not reach us until Sat
urday morning, twelve hours after the pane
has been printed and mailed
- Perhaps for the first time in the history
OF Iimonium track a sprinkler was not neces
sary last week. For the first two days the track
was too heavy for fast time, but later it i'm
proved very much but did not become at al
dusty. This is rather remarkable.
- The Womans Christian Temperance
Union OF Baltimore county will hold its annual
convention in the Methodist Episcopal Church
Kelsterstown, on Thursday September 18th
An interesting program has been prepared and
the music will be leading feature.
> During the storm last Saturday after
noon lightning struck a locust tree at the store
of Messrs. Wight e. Hylaud, north of Cock.
eysVllle, and two trees on the farm of Mr.. viii.
liam b. Crowther, in the same ighborhood
were also struck. No one was injured.
- Every person who goes to Pen-Mar to.
day Saturday by the Western Maryland Rail
road will be presented by The company with a
! pretty souvenir box filled with FilstOn Farm
ice-cream The cream will be served on the
| regular express train en- route to Pen-Mar
1.-The man who had the soft drink privi-
| lege at the county fair last week must have
made barrel of money. The weather was
just hot enough to create constant demand
| and the quantities of stuff poured down the
thousands of thirsty throats was marvellous.
| > Some people put the attendance at tt
| monlum fair last week at So, 900, but those best
informed say it was not near so large as that
A conservative estimate fixes the humber at
$4,000 i'll the five days. 1t strikes us that these
figures are nearer correct than the larger ones.
The absence of the County Commits
sioners from Towson this week made things
exceedingly dull especially on Tuesday and
! Wednesday, hence the usual growls were not
| heard. Next week the Board will meet as
usual and two weeks troubles will come in
one.
- Mr.. Robert NJ. Taylor's Strike-a- Light
and Arrahgowan proved themselves real bread
winners at Ilmonlum last week and carried
off a large share of the purses. Mr.. Taylor
had spill or two, but came off without any
serious hurt and will show up in good form at
Pimlico today.
MIR. William B. Cockey, of Garrison
Farm, near Pikesville, won both the four and
the six-mule team contests at Timonium fair
on Saturday last. He undoubtedly owns the
finest team in the county. The mules are we'll
hammered, quick movers and they are pulers
from Pullersville.
MIR. E. W. Herman, of the Toyson bar.
was victim of some light-fngered gentry at
the county fair last week. He lost hand
some gold watch and has thus far been unable
to recover it. Doubtless there were other SIM
liar losses, but that of Mr. Herman was the
only one reported.
THE sixth annual Teachers Institute of
Baltimore county was held at Mccoy Hall,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, four
days this week, under the direction of Prof A.
s. Cook. 1t was throughout very successful
meeting and much valuable information was
impaired 10 the teachers.
->In the Orphans Court here on Wednes-
day cayeat was filed by Messrs. Siingluff &
Slinglutf, attorneys for Mrs. Marcella Zemans-
ky, to the will of the late Vernon w. Dorsey.
alleging testamentary incapacity on the part of
the testator. Mrs. Zemansky is the mother
of the deceased, who died unmarried.
THE Prospect Park Fair Association was
another that was up against streak of mean
weather this week and it was not until Thurs.
day that Old Sol had the goodness to let his
beams fall upon them. However, the associa-
ton fought it out bravely and there will be
no deficit. After all this is the main thing.
"a double tournament and races under
the auspices of the Deer Creek Driving Park
Association, will be held at Gorsuch Mills, 18th
district, on Saturday, September 10Th, COM
mencing at II NJ The tournament will be for
the championship of Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania and there will be several new features
> Several of the Democratic candidates at
tended the tournament held on Monday after
noon at Granite, I'd district, ard Mr.. John s.
Ensor, Republican nominee for States Attor-
ney, was also present. Mr.. William J. Peach,
of the Register of Wills office, who lives at
Granite, entertained these gentlemen at his
home
@The Jarrettsville frebug has resumed
operations and the fourth barn has gone up in
smoke as the result of his work This was the
large barn on the farm of Mr.. Luther ].
Gross, which was burned on Thursday morn
ing, with nearly all its contents except the
live stock. Partially insured in the Hartford
Company.
The oreat ranDio,, IF tbo T,,;o, Or1ou
United American Mechanics will take place at
Gwynn Oak Park today-Saturday, Septem-
Der 18th. 1t is expected that nearly 10000
people will be present during the day. Mr..
John Pc E9soEaR iqaRIn ipff fGg Stfte,r
the speakers.
THE Baltimore county fair proved a f.
nancial success and the society is to be con-
graduated upon the outcome. Timonium
weather is something that this society has Sc
cured patent on. 1t may rain occasionally
during the fair, but never at time to hurt the
gate receipts and hence the good luck that at
tends the society's efforts.
- Many of the horses that were in the
races at the Gentlemens Driving Park last
week were taken to Prospect Park in the ex-
press cars of the United Railways Company,
the cars being especially fitted for the purpose
1t is said the company was so much pleased
with the trial that it will build cars designed
especially for this class of traffic.
"a Baltimore merchant who leases a
small farm near Towson, has become an ex-
pert amateur farmer and has been very sue
cessful in the production of vegetables. Last
year he raised large crop of very fine celery
and this year he has gone into it still
larger scale. His crops are doing finely and
his prospects are excellent for good returns.
- Edward Christ, who formerly kept store
at Kingsville, where he was burned out several
months since, was arrested few days ago
upon a warrent sworn out by William A. Will
son, of Jerusalem, who charged him Christi
with obtaining 500 from him under false pre-
lenses. The accused was released on his own
recognizance for the action of the grand jury.
made to e Ina Of ERE
late VIM. H. Perot, near Woodbrook Station,
Charles street avenue, now owned by Mr..
William f. Cochran, of Baltimore, have been
completed and it is now among the finest
country places in that favored section. Mr..
John A. Sheridan was the contractor for the
work.
THE ladies of Andrew Chapel, M. E.
Church South, assisted by the ladies of other
appointments of Taylor Circuit, will give a
supper at Lauraville Hall, terminus of Har-
ford avenue car line,) Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, September 10Th and 10th. Proceeds
to be applied to the building fund of the new
church to be erected near Franklin avenue and
the Belair road.
THE shirt factory at Phoenix, n c. R. R.,
is now in operation and is giving employment
piecework some of these can make from So to
$40 per week. Messrs. Miller & Co., of Balti-
more, are proprietors of the new enterprise,
and Mr.. Philip r. Price, formerly of the
Mount Vernon Woodbury. Cotton Duck Com
pany, is their manager.
- The tournament of the Long Green
baseball club, postponed from last Saturday
on account of rain. took place on Wednesday
afternoon in Mr.. John V. Wilson's meadow.
The successful knights were Chas. E. Howard,
A. P. McComas, John Russell and G. p.
Isenock, in the order named. Before the
fitting game of baseball was played between
the Towson and Long Green teams. The
former won-6 to 4.
1.-THE new Republican Executive Com
mite of Baltimore county held meeting at
the Headquarters of the party in Baltimore,
on Wednesday last, and organized for the
campaign by electing Mr.. Laban Sparks, 10th
district, chairman, and Mr.. J. Wesley Loose,
Sd district, secretary. Every district was rep.
resented and all the party nominees were pres
ent. Reports of most encouraging nature
were given by those in attendance.
> Hereford, one of the Oldest postoffices in
Maryland, has been wiped off the face of the
postal map and the people heretofore served
from it are now supplied by rural carrier
going out from Monkton, n. G. r. R. One by
one the old fayorite landmarks are heino oh