The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-07-11


new Fairyiew Methodist Episcopal Church
South, at bunny brook, will take place Sunday,
afternoon. July 18th, at 2 o'clock. The ser
vice will Ds conducted by the pastor, Rev. J.
K. Jacobs assisted by several other ministers.
a general Invitation is extended and 1t is
hoped the attendance may be large.
Mrs. Elisabeth Connolly, of Walbrook, and
her daughwr-in-law, Mrs. Dixon Connolly, OF
Glencoe: N. G. r. R., have gone to Cumber-
land, Mo. 40 visit Mrs. NJ. H. Sloan. Mrs.
Dixon Connolly will spend some time with
friends in Washington before her return.
Mrs. john Schmidt, of Benheim, who died
on SUNDAY last, aged 68 years. was buried at
st. Johns Catholic Church, Long Green, on
Tuesday, turning. The funeral was largely
attended. deceased leaves no children.
Mr.. Au.aey Jackson, who is filling posi-
ton in West Virginia, has been spending q
few days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Jackson, OF this locality.
Mr.. and hrs. Harry Porter, of Philadelphia,
who were i4tely married, have been visiting
the formers brother, Mr.. w. Frank Porter, of
upper Long Green Valley.
Miss Caroline Coe, of Stewartstown, Pa, is
spending svne time with her grandmother,
Mrs. Joshua Price, near Jacksonville.
Several children will be baptized at Chestnut
Grove Presbyterian Church next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock.
DR.. John =. Green, president, led the Chris
tan EnosAyor meeting at Chestnut Grove
| Church last sunday night.
| MISSES l1AUTd duQ NOTd DTOWU,
by their cousin, Miss knight, have been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ensor Brown,
| of this neigh borhood.
The Misses Treadway, of Hartford county,
are visitin4 Mrs. McClung, who lives on the
Shields farm, near Sunnybrook. NJ.
Warreu, 9th District.--Fishers Cornet
Band, of Warren, and the Warren M E. Sun
day school united in holding very successful
picnic on July 4tb. The school assembled
n nw1A l.11 H. L-sI
over the Gunpowder to the grove back of the
church, LED by the band. During the day the
Declaration Of Independence was read by Mr..
ID, Clay joyce, principal of Warren public
school, and patriotic selections were sung by
the Sunday school. Revs. T. M. West and
Richard G. Koontz, of Hereford Circuit, were
present and made good addresses, and the older
inhabitants smiled their assent as Mr.. West
traced the finger of Providence in American
history and delivered his respects to the Rus
sian bear anu the "bloody Turk" Revs. ]. t.
Marsh and l.. w. Gosnell of Monkton Circuit,
were also pIssent. The band played often and
well. We Ieel very certain that we have the
best band ia this section of the country and it
is improving all the time. Refreshments sold
well and various amusements were provided,
including fireworks at night.
Do you KNOW Mr. Miller, of Hereford, the
man who owns some flying horses? You
should ha'a seen him. If some artist had
been looking Tor model from which to paint
a picture untitled Happiness" and had
caught signt of Mr.. Miller's pleasant counte-
nance, he would have cried "Eureka!" The
horses were certainly well patronized.
1t is estimated that seven hundred persons
were on ths grounds at night and altogether
this is considered the best picnic held at War
rem in many years.
The joint committee of arrangements con-
sisted of Mr.: T. A. Kidd chairman, Messrs. R.
n. Britton, Z. I. Burns, Frank FrantZ, James
Gordon, R. q. Fisher, Clifton Keys, w. H.
Hedrick, Tnos. Corbin, Wesley Cooper and 1.
Christy. Warren enjoyed the Fourth. l..
Herefol~, fth District.-The 4th of July
celebration vi Eureka Council, Jr. D. U. AM,
held here lsSt Saturday, was decided success
in every respect. Patriotic addresses were
made by Nj. John S. Ensor and Prof. E. G.
Chenoweth. In the afternoon Mr.. Alexan-
der Mitchell, son of DR.. A. R. Mitchell, de-
livered a SURFING address, and there were
Rotations py Misses Colby Howard, Jessie
the affair Was the playing of Bonnair Band
which charmed everybody. The band re.
ceived a NUMBER of encores and played for an
hour and MALT over their contract time.
Miss Lula Miller, of Baltimore, is visiting |
Miss Jessie " Reehling, of this place.
Mr.. Clarence Wentworth, of Baltimore, is
guest of Mr.. Joshua Gill.
Mr.. William Birney, of Washington, D. c.,
is spending Lne summer with his uncle, DR.. |
A. K. Mitchell of this place.
Rev. William B. Whiteside, of Baltimore,
who recentlv preached here to the Odd Eel |
lows and American Mechanics, will preach in
Hereford Baptist Church, Sunday, July 18th, |
at 10 A. NJ. aud P. NJ.
Wheat hss all been cut and most farmers
have finishti hauling it in. Corn and oats
are looking we'll.
The coIoI=d camp-meeting held annually
near this village will begin about the first of
August. T.
Importance of School Gardens.--The
movement is one that should be |
Of general interest, says the Baltimore Herald,
probable that were the opportunity oHereu |
they would be developed more extensively:
Our suburpnu schools, especially, could avail
themselves vi the great value to be derived
from the noamal and more balanced training
that is a feature of the school that combines
garden stuoy with its course.
There seems to be a proneness in human
nature to get away from the main issue. The
equal development of all the faculties OF the
young pupil thereby laying foundation that
is solid in all its parts. is greatly to be desired
and yet it ~ an open fact that education, IN
the majority of instances, is mostimpractically
conducted, tine side of the educational struc-
ture is bul6ed with great pomp and elaborate
ness, while the another side is conspicuous
only for q vawning gap. The average CITY
child of say, u dozen years Will give aSurprlS- |
ing exhibition ofmental qualificationsin math-
ematics, geography, history and other studies |
COMMONLY laught in the public schools, but |
when it coues to even the slightest knowledge
of natural products the most amazing lgnor-
ance is manifest. To so utterly remove child
from the SOIL and its great maternal influences
is to MAIN 1t with artihcialitv. Doubtless
there are numerous cases in this city OF students
having graduated in the abstruseness OF books
without knowing the first thing about the
great fountain source OF all lie, OF the supply
and strength of the nation.
RneeiQ IL not country TO take example
from. but Russia recognizes the necessity of
training her children with view to fostering
agricultural pursuits, and makes the school
garden com puIsory. France, which has more
School garosus than any other country in the
world, maintains them without the compul
sory act Ia fact the school garden has been
generally known in most European countries
for the last fifty years. In this country the
growing RAPIDLY. Its advocates claim that 80
per cent. of the successful business men were
brought uu un the farm, and that the school
garden teaches correspondingly broad actlvi,
ty of the beau and heart and hand OF the child
of the city they claim that practical tests
have proved that the boy whose schooling has
included garden work is at least 80 per cent.
more rapid IN mental, moral and physical de-
velopment. There can be no doubt that the
school garoen brings out the best traits IN
useful and beautiful. From the school garden
it is only step to horticulture on broader
lines, and horticulture is only step to agri-
culture, the occupation and the only one that
makes nations survive.
In this country there are many institutions
known as Iarm schools, and we have yet to
hear of one rnat is not successful They may
not turn OUT their graduates with as much dis.
play as do sUlne of the great universities, but
somehow tnOar students manage to work their
way into tins responsible places of life, and as
a rule make remarkably good citizens. For
example, ous own McDonogh Farm School for
bows is known nationally by its own worth
and through chat of its sons, who have graced
nearly every vocation.
It is to I'D hoped that the school-garden
movement will receive widespread encourage
ment. 1ns young pupil should be taught
something ar Gods handiwork and its abso-
lutte indispennablity to the life of man.
Work O., Sne Orphans Court.--In the
Orphans Court this week letters were granted
on the following estates:
On the personal estate of Vernon W. Dor
sew to Dr. John E. Bolte, executor.
On the paInonal estate of Mary J. Chilcoat
to George b. Chilcoat administrator.
On the personal estate OF Herman Selmer 10
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