The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-06-27

undergone repairs, was reopened last Sunday
when Rev. DR.. Madison G. Peters, of Bati
more. preached at P. NJ. A congregation viii
be organized there at once.
- Help of any kind male Of female, wa
never SO scarce about Towson as it just now
Families who usually keep servants are with
out them and are obliged to do their OWL
work. This servant problem appears to be
growing more complicated each year.
"a heavy hail storm last Saturday after
noon did great deal of damage in some sec
tions of Carroll county. Some farmers lost
their entire crops of wheat and corn, and al
the fruit was cut from the trees. In places the
hail covered the ground to the depth of or
inches.
Next Tuesday afternoon the Methodists
OF Baltimore county will celebrate the bicen-
tennial of the birth of John Wesley under the
ROBERT Strawbridge tree, about one and a-hali
miles west of Towson. Should the weather be
favorable there will no doubt be a large at
| tendance.
THE unusually high wind of last Sun.
day did some damage by blowing unripe fruit
from the trees. In some places many leaves
were actually blown from the trees, the ground
| being strewn with them. Such a high wind
in June, accompanied by bright sunshine, is
uncommon.
-Jarrettsville has firebug and he has
been getting in his work lately. The third
fire occurred there on Friday night, 10th inst,
when the large barn of Mr.. George A. Cairnes
was burned, causing a heavy loss. All of
these fires are believed to have been of incen-
diary origin.
@Another week of clouds and rain keeps
up the record of this remarkable June. There
have been very few days of sunshine, and
fires and heavy clothing have been necessities.
| When the record for rainfall is made up the
month of June, 1903, will no doubt be very
unusual one.
"a farmer who called at THE UNION Of
| flee this week spoke of the increase in the
number of birds to be seen this year and also
of their tameness. He says this is undoubted-
| ly due to the protection afforded by the game
| wardens, and he is warm advocate OF them
| and their work.
IAN Epworth League Chapter will be or
| ganized at Union NJ. e. Church, near Baldwin,
18th district, on Sunday, June 18th, at 8 P. NJ,
by Rev. John r. Edwards, of Towson, assisted
by Rev. Solomon German, of Long Green Cir
cult. There will bespecial music by the choir.
Public invited.
- The first half of the year 1908 is almost
| at an end and 80 far it has most unenviable
record in the way OF floods. fires and other
disasters. Those pessemistic people who pre-
dicted that it would be year of great calami-
ties have had some grounds for the strengthen
ing of their beliefs.
MIR Walter S. Shields has Just completed
at bis own expense fine driveway from
Woodbourne avenue to his beautiful home
some distance north of that thoroughfare
The improvement is noticeable one in that
attractive section. The name Mr.. Shields
place is "Donnellen."
MIR. Lewis Keyser, who owns the Vaux
Hall farm, near Ashland, n. G. r. R., this
week sold his dairy herd of fifty-two head of
cattle because his five milkmen struck for
higher pay, which he refused. Mr.. James w.
Shea, proprietor of the Smile House on the
York road was the purchaser.
"A movement is on foot at White Hall,
N. G. r. R., to establish national bank. A
preliminary meeting was held this week and
committee composed of NJ essrs. William Slade,
John Al. Wilson, Jr., A. l.. Anderson and w.
Evans Anderson, was appointed to solicit SUBJ
scriptions to the capital stock.
-Children's day services will be held at
Jones Memorial M. P. Church. Philadelphia
road, Sunday evening" June 2Sth, at o'clock.
An elaborate program has been prepared and
Rev. VIM. 8. Simms will speak on the Diamond
Jubilee of the M P. Church. Mr.. ]. Griffin
Hall will also make an address.
THE Northern Central Railway Company
is about making number of Improvements
on the road just north of Ashland. These in
clude the laying of third track for some dis
lance and the erection of bridge over what is
known as Jessop's crossing which is one of
the most dangerous on the road.
Mr. William K. Burns, of Towson, who
has the contract for the erection OF the house
for Mr.. Thomas ]. Meads, on the east side of
the York turnpike in Govanstown, is pushing
the work rapidly. 1t is located nearly oppo-
site the Presbyterian Church and will be
very snug cottage when completed.
>Mr. Robert M. Taylor's Strike-a-Light
did not start in the steeplechase at Gravesend
n. Y, last Saturday, owing to the bad condi-
ton OF the course from rain. A number OF
Baltimore countians were on hand to see the
race and were disappointed because it was de-
cided best to scratch the home horse.
- Mr.. John Tyrie of Cockeysville, who
lately removed the bodies from the Talbot
family burial ground at Lutherville, to Sher-
wood Cemetery at Cockeysville, has secured
from Hon T Erod n Talbot the RI
erect fine monument and do other stone work
in the lot where the bodies were reinterred.
- Messrs. Boarman q Lindsay, attorneys
for Mrs. Eliza j. Smith and her husband, j.
Fred. Smith, has sued Messrs. Frederick Smith
sum sna of 81 saaged e 81 due
rendered to the deceased during her lifetime:
- Judge George Edwin Lynch, OF the "a
district, has been selected as member of the
Republican State Central Committee for Balti-
more county to succeed 9. Ellsworth Upton,
who is under Indictment for completely. IN the
Postofice Department frauds in Washington:
Judge Lynch is member OF the boaru Oh
Election Supervisors.
1.-The Volunteer Fire Department of Spar.
rows Point is preparing for big Fourth OF
July demonstration. The celebration Will De-
gin at A. NJ. with parade OF the department.;
which consists of seven companies. Tins Will
be followed by other amusements and diver
sions during the day, winding up with big
display of fireworks at night. .
>It is said that the electric railway on the
Hartford road will not touch Cub Hill, but d.
verge to the east a short distance south OF that
village, pass through the Good Hope property
and cross the Gunpowder below the old Cop
per Factory dam. This will be done to avoid
the long hill and heavy grade from the present
Gunpowder bridge to Cub Hill.
MIR. Maurice A. Atzrodt, OF Baltimore,
has rented the shops of Mr.. J. Alexander Par
lett, in Towson, and will establish here about
July LIST, first-class coach-making plant he
has had twelve years OF experience Win the
we'll known Madison avenue firm OF Nelly q
Ensor, and this should fully qualify him to
successfully conduct the business.
At meeting of the board OF directors
of the Cockeysville National Bank, held on
Wednesday, it was decided to proceed at once
with the erection of the new bank building,
the estimated cost of which is between ten and
twelve thousand dollars. Messrs Joshua II.
Cockev. ST., William H. Wight and A. Elzey
Waters we're appointed committee TO select
site.
1.-The big Methodist Sunday school cele-
bration in Druid Hill Park, on Saturday after
noon, June 9th, at O'Clock, promises to be
an affair of much interest. The children will
form in line at Madison avenue entrance and
march to Grove No. 8. where the exercises Will
take place The affair will be in honor OF the
two hundredth anniversary OF the birth OF
| John Wesley.
Mr.. Upton s. Brady won the first prize at
| the regular weekly shoot of the Towson Gun
| Club on Thursday afternoon. Other partici-
| pants were Messrs. Noah E. Ofutt, Charles 7.
| Bowen, VIM. S. Keech, James Kelley, q. Gin
ton Tracey. w. George Marley, Thomas W.
| Offutt, ]. E. Bowen, James P. Offutt, W. s.
| Gill and w. Il. Reese. Mr.. Bradys score was
| AZ out of possible 30.
"A number of citizens of the 14th dis
| trict have petitioned the County Commission
| ers to accept as public highway Seton and
| Glenmore avenues, on the east side OF the
| Hartford road, and running through the prop
critics of Messrs. Harry E. Mann, Charles A.
| Seton, ]. Thomas Carter, Christian Meyer, N.
| G. Canister, A. ]. Parr, Philip ]. Krach, John
| F. Neidhardt and others.
| - Edmund Stabler, superintendent OF the
Baltimore Manual Labor School, who gave
bail this week to answer the charge of cruelty
to boys in his charge. is a native OF the Ith
| district of Baltimore county and is member
| of the family after whom the village of Sta
blersville took its name. He has been in
charge of the school over twenty years and
much surprise is expressed at the seriousness
| of the charges against him.
->It is with feelings of deep regret that
THE UNION removes from its mail lists this
week the honored name of John d. Matthews,
| of the 8th district, who died few weeks ago.
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