The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-07-25

Tuesday, August 4, by John Grason, trustee, a
the Court House, valuable land near Frank
Wednesday, August 5, by Joseph Plumer, ad
ministrator, on the premises, on HazelwooC
avenue, Raspeburg. the personal effects o.
Herman Steiner. deceased.
Monday, August 10. by Henry Brown, Sr, on the
Jarrettsville pike, near Sunnybrook, stock
farm implements and machinery, household
effects, etc.
Wednesday, August 49, by Charles Brockmeyer
committee and trustee, on the premises, be-
ing part of Perry Hall farm. 18th district. the
real estate and personal property of +,
Joseph Bauer.
- Many Catholic churches are draped in
mourning in memory of Pope Leo.
These are the "dog days. and they will
continue until the early part of September
- Next Saturday will be the first day OF
August and the summer of 1903 is rapidly on
the wane.
-Mr. Robert NJ. Taylor's horse Arragho-
wan ran second in race at Toronto, Canada,
on Thursday.
- Albert ]. Woodwork, of Sparrow Pont,
Baltimore county, has secured a patent for an
electric hammer.
MIR. Joseph Jenkins Lee will accept the
thanks of THE UNION for copy of his verses
entitled Ropes of Sand"
- Benjamin KnetZer of the 4th district,
has been appointed an additional deputy game
warden for Baltimore county.
- Political matters were pretty lively about
Towson this week and many candidates were
around looking after their fences.
1.-The month of July has not been slow in
the matter of rain and yet the weather has
been favorable for harvesting most of the time.
@And now the camp. meeting season is on
and people generally believe this means rainy
weather, although that does not always follow.
The tomato crop in many places is
failure this year. 1t is said this was caused by
the incessant rains washing off the blossoms
- Money is being collected in Baltimore to
assist those unfortunates whose homes were
wrecked by the cyclone of Sunday, July 18th
1.-The property of the late John w. Green,
near Warren, 9Th district, containing acres,
has been purchased by Mr. Elijah Fishpaw for
$3.50.
- Baltimore county's proportion of the
$4,000 State appropriation for the purchase
of textbooks for the public schools is ST.
324.16.
The festival and bazaar held last week for
the benefit of the Lutherville Athletic Club
was a successful affair and a snug sum was re-
allied.
The School Board will hold a meeting at
Towson on Wednesday next, when the con-
tract for furnishing books for the ensuing year
will be awarded.
- Harry A. Matthews has been appointed
rural mail carrier at Glencoe, N. c. R. R., and
Edgar Price, substitute Service will begin on
the route August 1st
- The Elks reunion in Baltimore city this
week attracted large contingent of Baltimore
county people who enjoyed the sights and
many pleasures offered.
- Emory Grove camp-meeting commenced
Thursday night, Rev. James Paul Wright, of
Union Square M. e. Church, Baltimore, preach
ing the opening sermon.
- The thirty-second annual camp-meeting
of the Wesley Grove Association commenced
on Friday July 24thlt Ihe grounds are located
1.-The Lutherville Improvement Associa-
ton has asked the County Commissioners for
an appropriation of 5000 to assist in repairing
the avenues of that village.
- The Sunday school of Perry Hall NJ. e.
Church South will hold its annual picnic in
the grove at the church, on Wednesday, July
Goth, commencing at P. NJ.
The Elks salutation, Hello Bill" was
heard many times on the streets of Towson
this week. The town was well represented IN
the big parade of Wednesday.
"a few nights ago horse was stolen
from the premises of Mr.. Charles Matthews,
of Shamburg, 9th district and nothing has
since been heard of the animal.
- The carpenters of Gainesville have form-
ed a union and will demand the same wage
scale that prevails in Baltimore AT present
they get $3.50 for nne-hour day.
- You wonder why there are so many
house flies about. Just think of this and then
YOU won't wonder so much One female fly
will produce in one season OOSO, 80 eggs!
AN old-time ice-cream festival will be
held in ST. Johns M. e. Church, Lutheryllle,
on Thursday, July Both, beginning at b P. NJ,
for the benefit of the general church fund.-
-The wives and daughters of farmers in
York county have been rendering good service
in the harvest fields this summer, the scarcity
of help rendering their presence there neces-
sary.
The handsome new Presbyterian Church
at Roland Park will be opened for worship
early in September, but will not be dedicated
until later. Rev. ]. w. Douglass is pastor OF
the church.
Merchants National Bank of Baltimore, has
entered suit in the Circuit Court here against
Col. Levin Lake to enforce the payment of a
note for $1,000
-We notice that some corn fields look as
though they have not had cultivator in them
since they were planted. How their owners
expect to get crop under such circumstances
it is difficult to see.
- One of the cars of the Towson and Ca
louisville electric line in one day this week
carried 1865 passengers up to II P. NJ. On
ried 1904 600 passengers.
1.-THE hill on the avenue extending from
Towson to Charles street avenue is being i'm
proved by reducing the grade about three feet.
The hill is short and steep and has always been
an ugly barrier in the road.
- During the heavy electrical storm here
on Monday afternoon some hail fell, but not
enough to do any damage. The same after
noon some sections of Western Maryland were
visited by heavy hail storm.
Beaver Dam run at Cockeysville one day this
week Baggage Master Jesse Lentz, on the
Northern Central Railway, caught swapping
turtle that weighed 10 pounds.
>The stockholders of the Filston Farm
Company will hold meeting at the company s
office in Baltimore, on Monday, August 18th,
to consider a proposition to increase the capital
stock from s150, 900 to $3.50. 900.
- Mr.. William E. Upton, well known
business man and successful farmer of the e
district, raised splendid crop of timothy hay
this season. He says he has already declined
an offer of SIC a ton for 100 tons.
- 1t did not rain on st. Swithin's day 18th
instant) but no one will attempt to say 1t dldn'
rain on Saturday, 18th instant; it was Just
real old.time downpour that knocked the
spots off the 40-day "dry spelp' idea.
- Work on the improvement of the Joppi
road, Immediately east of Towson, progresse:
very slowly, but why it is so we are unable t.
say People who constantly use the road say
they think it time the job was finished.
-The annual picnic of the Sunday schoo
of St. Johns Lutheran Church, Parkvllle
Hartford road will be held in Miller's Grove
adjoining the church, Wednesday, August 9th
commencing at P. NJ. All will be welcome.
1.-The Democratic primaries will be hel(
in this county on Saturday, August Sth. anC
the Republican primaries the week following
August 18th. The list of candidates will be
larger this year than it has been for long time
"A movement is on foot to cut down tn
Slctp I'LL Ou OHdKlco ot1CCe oNOhNS SAtSoNSN
at the entrance to the farm of the late George
V. Bowen. This is work that should be done
without further delay, the hill being danger
Gus one.
= Mr.. Charles W. Street,, well known
Baltimore business man, has purchased thu
country place of Mrs. Alfred Poor, situated OF
the Reisterstown road, north of Pikesyille
The place contains about II acres and is wei
improved. :,
- Messrs. Amos P. McComas, John
Christopher and several other property owner
along the Hartford turnpike have granted right
of way to the Baltimore and Belair Electrl
Railway for nominal consideration OF on
dollar each.
Running races will be feature of tn
Timonium fair this year there being no les
than seventeen of them on the card. 1t
thought these will prove an extra drawing
card and will also be the means of saving niue
money to the society.
> Many Washington county farmers sper
last Sunday in the hay fields. Hundreds {
acres of grass had been cut and was spoilin
on the ground, so that the first day of sunshin
had to be awaited of to save it. Much of ii
haV was an Oilpd nv must