The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-29
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18th district.
They are already advertising fall open
ings' in Baltimore.
- Bear in mind that the Timonlum fair
will begin next Tuesday.
- Next Tuesday is the 1st day of Septem-
Der and the autumn of 1903 is near at hand.
THE fall term of the public schools of
Baltimore county will begin on Monday, Sep
ut will be lawful to shoot squirrels in
Baltimore county on and after Tuesday next
September 1st
= A small twig, about Is inches in length,
cut from on apple tree in Towson had IA per-
fectly formed apples on it.
IA War6eld campaign club was organized
at Govanstown on Tuesday night, with Mr..
Hugh ]. Gallagher as president.
- Greenbury p. Shepperd has been ap-
pointed rural carrier at Monkton, N. g. X. r.,
with Herbert Young as substitute.
"a defective flue was the cause OF the
burning of the house of Mr.. ]. Webster Lee,
near Gorsuch Mills, 18th district, last Saturday
afternoon.
"a tea will be given at Grace M. P.
Church, Chestnut Ridge, on Saturday evening,
August Goth, proceeds to go to the church re-
pair fund.-
- Mr.. VIM. d. Merryman exhibited the
Hayfields herd of Hereford cattle at the Belair
fair this week and captured the usual number
of premiums
held in Baltimore, on Thursday, September
Sd. The date for the State convention has not
yet been fixed.
- Prof. James l.. Burgoyne, of Towson,
has secured the contract for furnishing music
for the Prospect Park fair, which will begin
September 8th.
- The improvements to the Joppa road,
extending about half a mile east from Tow
son, has cost SO, ITO. The work is now practi-
cally completed.
@The country place of the late Howard
Munnikhuysen on the Rolling road, near Ca
louisville, has been purchased by Mr.. John r.
Bland, Of Baltimore
- The weeks of cool and pleasant weather
through which we had passed made the sud-
den rise in the temperature early this week es-
pecaly hard to bear.
1.-The regular monthly meeting of the
Neighborhood Improvement Club of Govans
will be held in Golden Eagle Hall, Tuesday
September LIST, at P. NJ.
- Farmers and truckers are to be congratu-
lated just now. The prices they are getting for
their produce in market is calculated to make
them wear smiling faces.
IA number of persons were overcome by
the heat in Baltimore on Tuesday. AT P. NJ.
the mercury at the office of the Weather Bu-
reau registered 81 degrees.
- The parade in Baltimore on Labor Day
monday, September 7th,) promises to be a
big affair. Ninety-four organization and sew
enteen bands will participate.
Judge Burke on Tuesday appointed Mr..
Thomas w. Brundige trustee of the trust es-
tate of Susan Worthington, to succeed his late
father. Mr.. Thomas V. Brundige.
- The Salvation Army campmeeting COM
menced at Summit Grove grounds, Northern
Central Railway, on Friday 28th instant, and
will close Sunday, September 9Th.
- Plans are being perfected by the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club for race meet to
take place at the opening of the hunting season.
DrOhablV the first week in October
fion declaring Monday, September 18th, (Labor
Day. legal holiday in Maryland. The banks
and all the public offices will be closed.
The Maryland Telephone and Telegraph
Company will shortly establish telephone
exchange in Forest Park, the building and the
necessary equipment to cost about $50, 600.
- The politicians were out in force at the
tournament held on the farm of Mr.. Jacob
Elliott, in the 9TH district, on Tuesday, and
much electioneering was done on the quiet
- Political matters were not very lively
this week. The heat appears to have been
even too much for the active politician and it
must be warm when anything can stop him.
In shooting tournament at Milford
Va, on Thursday Mr.. ]. NOVEL; Hawkins, of
Baltimore county, broke 240 targets out OF q
possible 245. He had one straight run of IS.
> A letter from Mr.. r. Grason George, one
of the Republican nominees for the House of
Delegates in Baltimore county, is published in
THE UNION today. 1t is well worth careful
perusal.
> Tuesday, August 25th was the hottest
day experienced in Towson this summer
During the afternoon thermometers within
doors registered 80 degrees, and it was much
hotter outside.
->The new Democratic Executive Com
mittee held q meeting at Towson on Tuesday
and organized by electing Charles j. Fox, pres
dent; James E. Dugan, secretary, and William
A. Slade, treasurer.
1.-The apple crop in Baltimore county will
be larger this year than it has been in long
time. All trees seem to be loaded with fruit
and some orchards present picture that is
we'll worth seeing.
- Revival services will begin at Wilson 8
M. E. Church, Long Green, on Sunday night,
August 30th. The pastor, Rev. Solomon Ger
man, will be assisted by Miss Jennie Rigney,
of White Hall, Md.
- Mr. Richard Cromwell complained to the
County Commissioners this week about the
bad condition of the Pot Spring road, an i'm
portant thoroughfare in the 9Th district upon
which his farm is located.
1.-Two of the Maryland county fairs were
held this week-Belair and COLCHESTER. The
weather was anything but agreeable for out
door pleasures. 1t is hoped Timonium may
be more fortunate next week
"A lot of wheat from the Hillendale farm,
in Long Green Valley, sold in Baltimore on
Wednesday at 80 cts. per bushel or IA cents
above the regular market price. 1t was oil
the fulCdSl6T NdTl6by anu very lDe
- Mr. T. A. Bayne Dukeharts thorough
bred stallion Benefactor ran away at Govans-
town on Tuesday night and was not caught
until he reached Towson. The runabout to
which he was attached was wrecked.
THE residence of Mr.. r. r. Boarman, in
Towson, has been rented by several physicians
and will be used hereafter as sanitarium for
inebrates. Mr.. Boarmau and his family are
at their farm in Prince Georges county.
- Some one sent a postal to THE UNION
this week with no message written upon it.
If this should meet the eye OF the sender per
haps he will know why his REPRESENTATIVES.
it may have been-was not complied with.
$The music in Trinity Church, Towson,
last Sunday morning was unusually fine and
much enjoyed by the large congregation. A
violin duet by Mrs. Marshall Winchester and
Mr.. T. g. Ahreus was especially pleasing.
>Be careful how you meander around
Towson at night. You are liable to be taken
for burglar and filled full of lead before you
have time to explain. If you are saved it will
only be on account of bad craftsmanship.
81 seems that all efforts to get Mr.. Chas
Fl. Knox to withdraw as an independent can
didate for County Commissioner have failed
He said on Tuesday that he was in the fight to
stay, reports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
1.-THE contract for the erection of the new
bank building in Cockeysville a description oil
which has already appeared in THE UNION
has been awarded to Mr.. Jacob l.. Fowble, the
well known builder 1t will cost about SIT 600
1.-Two more couples from distant points
were married in Towson last Monday Rev
John r. Edwards of the NJ. E. Church, offici
ating in one instance and Rev. w. H. H
Powers of Trinity P. E. Church, in the other
sit remained for the last part of Angus
to show us what it could do in the way of warn
weather Beginning with last Sunday it gave
ms taste of heat that was of no uncertain
brand and sent the mercury bounding above 80
- John B. Martin, son of Mr.. Patrick Mar
tin, one of the proprietors of the Gentlemen
Driving Park, was drowned last Sunday after
noon While bathing at Royal Oak, Md. HI
was 81 years of age and young man of higi
character.
the net receipts of the Maryland
Pennsylvania r. r. for July, 1903 were s.,
41154 greater than for the same month OF 1907
The gross earnings of the road for that montl
this year were S2s, $50, and the operating ex
penses SIS, 1880.
1.-THE ladies tournament at "Melrose, tn
farm of Mrs. P. f. Cockey at Cockeysvllle
will take place this Saturday. afternoon, com
mencing at o'clock The knights" will b
ladies and the affair will be entirely conducte
by the gentler sex.
THE unusually heavy rain of Thursda
night caused a sudden rise in many streams Il
this county and it is feared a great deal 9
damage has been done by the flooding of fields
washing of roads, etc. The downpour amour
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