The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-09-26
= The all-day mass. meeting and barbecue


will be held by the Democrats at Mt. Carmel
! 9Th district. on Saturday next, October Sd
Mr.. Edwin WaTfield the Democratic nomine
for Governor, and other prominent gentlemen
will be present and make addresses.
1.-The Baltimore Sun, in an editorial il
Mondays edition, said the founder of Ode
Fellowship in America was Samuel Wildey
His name was Thomas Wildey and monu
ment to his memory stands in one of The
squares of North Broadway, Baltimore.
1.-THE Hartford Creamery Company, whose
establishment near White Hall, n. g. X. X.
was burned last week, will rebuild at once anG
the managers hope TO be able to resume bust
ness in thirty days. There was an insurance
of $500 on building and contents and ii il
said this does not cover the loss.
- Miss Ann NJ. ]. Jones died suddenly
from stroke of paralysis on Tuesday evening
last. at the home of her nephew, Mr.. jerome
n. Butler, of Sparrow's Point, where she was
visiting. Deceased was a daughter of the lat
Charles and Lucinda Jones and sister.Q
John ID. G. Duncan, of Marble Hill.
- Cutting corn is now in full blai
some farmers are finding out that theY
will be small-in some cases not half 81 "a
should be. This was due to SO much AVE
weather that prevented the working of the
crop after it came up. We have seen some
fields that did not get even one working.
- Mr.. David A. Kenney who is a mem bel
of the present grand jury, brought to THE
branches taken from pear tree on the proper.
ty of Mr.. John f. Suhre, of Putty Hill, BeIail
road, upon which there were new blossoms
fresh green leaves and well matured pears.
- The State veterinary officials have moi
yet determined what il was that caused the
death of the animals on the farm of Mr..
Charles 2. Powell. in Long Green Valley, sew
eral weeks ago. Mr.. Powell is of the opinion
that they were poisoned, but by whom, and
for what reason, be does not pretend to say.
10, why should the spirit of mortal be
proud" when the bands keep on playing
"Hiawatha" There appears to be no rest
from this infiction. People must endure GER
tain troubles on this earth and we might Just
as well accept this latest without repining.
Remember, there is rest in the great beyond.
->P Persons coming to Towson on Monday
to attend the September term of court were
much pleased to see the Improvements that
have been made in the interior of the Court
House. The building had grown dingy look
ing and badly needed renovating and painting.
1t is now more in keeping with the county's
importance.
- Petitions are being circulated in some of
the districts favoring the candidacy of Mr.
Charles II. Knox for County Commissioner.
1t is said he will have no difficulty in securing
the 200 signatures that are necessary to have
his name placed on the official ballot. An en-
thusiastic Knox meeting was held at Cowen-
ton, on Monday night last.
-Towson Lodge made a fine showing in
the big Odd Fellows parade in Baltimore OH
Wednesday. 1t was among the largest lodges
in the line and attracted much attention
Burgoyne's Military Band, largely augmented
headed the lodge. The members went to the
city in special electric cars and had a luncheon
at Riley's restaurant before the parade.
- Within the last ten days chicken thieves
have been operating in the Perry Hall neigh
borhood and several persons have sustained
losses from their nocturnal visits Strange
to say not the slightest effort is being made
by the officers of the law to capture the
thieves. They apparently go right along with
their work without fear of molestation
- In the Grand Circuit races at Columbus
o., on Monday last Belle Kuser, owned by Mr.
Richard Cromwell, Jr., of Baltimore county,
won the 81, 900 purse in the 2:12 trotting class
in straight heats. Time-2:124, 2:114, 2:093
This mare was sired by Col. Kuser, formerly
owned by Mr.. G. o. Wilson, of Baltimore
county. Her sires mark before he was sent
out of this country was 2:1l4.
duncan Almony won the championship
in the tournament held under the auspices Of
the Deer Creek Driving Association on Satur-
day afternoon last. The attendance was large
and the affair successful. Mr.. R. E. Lee Bos-
ley, of Towson, won first prize for single road
team and Mr.. Adam Trout, second. Mr.. John
S. Ensor delivered the charge to the knights
and Mr.. John Mays Little made the corona
ton address.
- Mr.. P. E. Soth, or Perry Hall. 18th dis
trict, owns litter of six pigs, six weeks old,
that for some time have been drawing their
milk supply from his family cow They have
been leaving their mother to take nourish-
ment from the COW and she does not appear to
object. The sight is such novel one that
people stop to see the little fellows reared on
their hind legs and Juggling away at the cows
teats for all they are worth.
IAN enthusiastic Baltimore county Odd
Fellow was in the parade i'll Baltimore on
Wednesday and, when questioned about how
he liked the march, said "Well, it was pretty
hard on a countryman, but when Burgoynes
Band struck up my Maryland and "Dixie''
| just felt like | was walking on air and it was
no trouble to get over the cobble stones" Some
of his friends who saw this enthusiastic indi-
vidual said he stepped as high as blind horse
and looked though he. was having any
amount of fun with himself. q
- When a telephone suddenly starts and
rings violently for half an hour or more in
mans business office, and there is no such
thing as stopping the clatter, what is he to
think? Has the old boy gotten into the thing,
or has-well, what has happened to the dod-
gasted thing anyway To q man who likes
little peace and quiet this is most exasperating.
If the thing could be arrested ard fined for
disorderly conduct it wonld be all right. But
there's where phones got you. 1t seems to
be law unto itself-and so is its owner.
Mr.. Samuel M. Observation-Disclosures
ter, in the Baltimore Herald, has the following
to say of this gentleman IA real country
gentleman and frst-class citizen, said a
leading business man of Baltimore county at
Annapolis during the last session of the Gen.
eral Assembly, when speaking of Mr.. Shoe
maker, whom Governor Smith at that time Sc
lected as one of the School Commissioners of
Baltimore county, greatly to the chagrin of
several politicians who had their eyes on the
place for man of their own inferior calibre.
D,,k Sr,aff frr1l &c Aatar
nation to name Mr.. Shoemaker for the place.
'And the Governor, whose fad, if he has
one is devotion to the interests of the public
schools, was right. Mr.. Shoemaker has made
an ideal Commissioner, just as he is an ideal
citizen. He has devoted much of his time to
the duties of his position, and has greatly aided
in improving the efficiency of the public
schools of the county, so that they are now
second to none in the State. New school
houses have been built, old ones remodeled
and repaired, the teachers have been encour-
aged in their work, and altogether the whole
public school system OF the county has felt
the inspiring and invigorating hand of this
modest and unassuming gentleman, whose
only desire in taking the place was the per-
Torrance of public duty.
Personally Mr.. Shoemaker is one of the
most agreeable men in the State. He passes
his life on his large estate, which he inherited
from his father, in Green Spring Valley, where
he and his accomplished wife dispense gen.
erous hospitality to their large number of de-
voted friends. His farm is one of the models
of the country. and his life is as near ideal as
is possible in what pessimists call this vale of
misery and woe' But til not vale of misery
and woe to Mr.. Shoemaker, who looks on the
bright side of things does his duty as man
and citizen and has the esteem and good will
of all who know him"
Christian Endeavor Election Chris
tan Endeavor Society of EPSON NJ. P. Church,
Towson, held an election for officers on Tues
day evening, 22d inst, which resulted as fol-
lows President, Mrs. ]. Edward Bowen ,
vicepresident, Miss Lillian Brown; secretary;
Miss Mary E. Bayne; treasurer Mrs. Thomas
H. Stetzer.
The following committees were appointed {:
Prayer-meetng, Misses Matte L. Parks,
Blanche Straughn and Blanche Bayne;
social, Misses Addie Parks, Annie Fuller and
Clara Bayne lookout, John B. Fuller, Samuel
w. Bayne and j. Lee Straughn, Jr. mission
ary Miss Mary E. Bayne Mrs. G. w. McMas-
ter, Miss Lillian Brown; temperance, w. X.
Straughn, G. w. McMaster and N. Nestor
Edwards; flowers, Miss Ida Bayne; music,
Mrs. N. N. Edwards.
After the business meeting icecream and
cake were served and the young people enjoyed
themselves until late hour.
This society is busily engaged in assisting
the pastor, Rev. ]. l.. Straughn, to raise money
to improve EPSON Church, the Oldest place of