The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-13

Tuesday, July Z, by X. II. Bnssey, attorney, at
the Court House door, a house ana acres of
land at the junction of Falls and Black Rock
roads, 9th district.
THE School Board will hold meeting at
Towson on Wednesday next, 18th instant
The annual Childrens service will take
place in Towson M. E. Church, Sunday, June
14th, at s P. NJ.
Napoleon Bonaparte an aged and eccen-
trio colored inmate of the county alms-house
died on Wednesday.
1.-The year 1868 is keeping up its record
for horrors of various kinds-foods, fires and
terrible accidents on land and sea.
"A Baltimore policeman has been ares
ted on the charge of stealing diamond ring
valued at $50, and be acknowledged the theft.
Sunday next, June 14th, is flag day
the anniversary of the adoption by Congress
of the Stars and Stripes as the National en-
blem.
MIR. William B. Cockey, of Garrison
Farm, Sd district, on Monday shot and killed
an eagle that measured six feet from tip to tip
of the wings.
June is making up for what May lacked
in the way of rain, but unfortunately the
moisture did not come soon enough to save
the grain and hay crops.
THE John A. Sheridan Company has
been awarded the contract for the erection of a
fine house for Mr.. Stuart R. Carr, on the Roll
ing road, near Gainesville.
1.-The frequent rains of this week have
again been a serious setback to farmers. The
ground is too wet to work and the grass and
weeds are making rapid growth.
>The Ladies' Aid Society of Pine Grove
U. B. Church will hold festival in the hall at
Rayville Saturday evening, June 18th, to
which general invitation is extended.
-Plans are now being drawn for on add-
tional building on the grounds of the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club. 1t will be frame
building in the form of a colonial cottage.
IA 6.year-old son of Mrs. Annie Kohl of
Rosedale, Philadelphia road, that was seriously
scalded on Tuesday of last week by falling
into vessel of boiling water, has since died.
1.-THE quarterly conference of Highland
Avenue NJ. E. Church, Philadelphia road, in
creased the salary of the pastor, Rev. L.
Emory Bennett, from 1925 to S775 per annum.
- Mr.. John j. Watson, attorney for Ben
jamin f. Miller, has entered suit against the
Mt. Washington Electric Light and Power
Company claiming $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries.
- DIR. j. Royston Green this week broke
ground for his new residence on the north
west corner of Allegany and Baltimore ave-
nueS, TOwson. Contractor William X. Burns
will be the builder.
1.-The wagon from Jerusalem Mill, Har-
ford county, made its appearance in Towson
this week. sign on the side says the mill
was established in 1772-one hundred and
thirty-one years ago.
-sThe graves of Henry c. Hick and SyI-
vester c. Tomay, in Monte Maria Cemetery,
Towson, were decorated last Sunday afternoon
which they were members.
I'm accordance with the action of the
Republican State Central Committee, at its
meeting held in Baltimore on Wednesday,
primary meetings will be held in all the coun-
ties on Saturday, August 10Th.
THE Grindon Building Association, of
Lauraville, declared dividend of u per cent.
for the past year. Mr.. Charles II. Knox, pres
ident of the Board of County Commissioners,
is president of the association.
-->Dr. A. Q. McCurdy, & Co., of Towson,
announce in THE UNION that they will receive
orders for Peach Bottom slate for all purposes.
This is the finest slate in the country and has
a wide reputation for its excellence.
- Messrs. Graham e. Ingram, attorneys for
Burns & Russell, have entered suit here for
81 900 damages against the Baltimore d Spar
rows Point Railroad Company for the killing
of three mules belonging to the firm.
THE Presbyterian Sunday school at Ash
land N G. r. r., will hold its annual Chill
drens day service on Sunday June 18th, COM
mencing at 2. 80 P. NJ. An interesting program
has been prepared. All will be welcome.
THE smoke that filled the atmosphere
here several days last week came from the
great forest fires in several of the Northern
states 1t is said that smoke from these fires
was encountered by vessels 600 miles at sea-
>At Ossining New York, on Monday last
Mr.. ]. NOVEL; Hawkins, the well known
Baltimore county marksman, broke SO targets
out of a possible hundred, scoring 81 without
amiss He made the best average of the shoot.
have leased the abandoned ore bank on the
Western Maryland r. R.. near Lineboro and
will prepare to work it. A recent test of the
ore from this bank yielded "a per cent. Of iron.
THE growing grain is already showing a
yellowish tinge and it will soon be ready for
the reaper. In this section of Maryland wheat
harvest usually begins from ten days to two
weeks earlier than it did fifteen or twenty
years ago.
- One hundred and sixty-nine persons
hav nad n q
liquor license from John M. Banz to Elizabeth
Cassidy to run a saloon on the Belair road at
Herring run. Saloons are already plentiful in
that section.
of the York road, in Waverly, was struck by
lightning during the storm of Monday after
noon. The damage was only slight. The
house is now used as an annex to Waverly
public school.
->The colored public school at Towson,
which was closed last week on account of the
presence of scarlet fever among the pupils,
was reopened on Monday the disease having
been stamped out by the prompt action of the
health authorities.
"a class of eighteen children received
their first communion in st. Marks Catholic
Church, Catonsvile last Sunday morning.
The pastor Rev. ]. E. Dunn, was celebrant of
the mass The floral decorations were elabo-
rate and beautiful.
eThe Baltimore County w. C. T. U. will
hold an all-day executive meeting in Towson
M Il Oh rtrclss .rlre5ay 18th i1st comm enc
ing at 10A NJ. An institute for temperance in
struction will be held in the afternoon and
public meeting at night.
- Last Sunday in accordance with an es-
tablished custom, the members of the mercy
and help department of Towson Epworth
League decorated the graves of deceased men,
bers in a number of cemeteries, committees
visiting each for the purpose.
- Mr.. George w. Jones, formerly OF Baltl-
more was instantly killed in an accident in
New York city last Saturday. A few years ago
Mr.. Jones farmed the DIR. Thorn property, on
the PotSpring road, and was well known here.
He leaves widow and children.
"a number of Towson storekeepers signed
an agreement binding themselves to close
their places of business every day at P. NJ,
except Saturday. 1t appears, however, that
the agreement was not thought much of and
nearly all of them are violating it.
- At the coming Timonium fair the man.
aeement proposes to have music furnished
daily by different county band and organi-
cations are requested to write to the secretary
of the society and inform him what compen-
sation they would require for such service.
The Postoffice Department announced
this week that July 4th next will be COM
plete holiday for all the rural freed delivery
carriers in the country. This will be bad for
the weekly newspapers that issue at the end OF
the week, the 4th this year falling on Saturday.
- Children's day service will be held next
Sunday afternoon, commencing st 2.5O o CLOCK,
at Poplar M. P Church, near Warren war
rem Council Jr. o. U. A. NJ, will attend IN
body and take part in the exercises. MI.