The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-07-04
LOCAL ITEMS.
SALES ADVERTISER IN "THE UNION"

side avenue. Catonsville
Tuesday, July Z. by r. II. Bussey, attorney, at
the Court House door, house and acres of
land at the junction of Falls and Black Rock
roads, 9Th district.
Smith. attorneys. etc., at the Court House
door, farm of 36 acres near Hofmanville,
9th district.
Monday. July 20. by William ]. Garrett. attor-
ney, the premises, the leasehold property
and improvements. known as No. GIL East
avenue, Highlandtown.
Monday, July ~, by Edward L. Ward. assignee,
on the premises, a house and lot on the Fred
erick turnpike. near EllicOtt City.
Monday, July 81, by G. Ross Mace and John T..
Scheu, trustees, on the premises, real estate
tuesdays ave july IS by Noah e. ofatt. assignee, at
the Court House door, a farm of 80 acres near
Bosley's Church, 9Th district.
tee, at the hotel in Cockeysvlle tract of
99H acres of land formerly belonging to
Lewis Aud0un.
- Religious services were held in Towson
Jail last Sunday afternoon by Mr.. Chester
b. Turnbull.
spring and it was an old belief that this meant
poor corn year.
ut is now lawful to shoot woodcock in
Baltimore county, the open season havi ng
commenced on the 1st instant.
1.-THE TowsOn baseball team will play two
games on Saturday, July 4th, one in the fore
noon and one in the afternoon.
=>It is a violation of the law to fish for
brook trout in Baltimore county now. The
open season ended on Tuesday.
- There is no special celebration announc-
ed for the Fourth in Towson, but any quantity
of explosives will be used, no doubt.
1.-THE mercury in Towson on the last day
of June registered 81 degrees, which was high
er than it had been for over a month.
- Luther G. Smith was this week appointed
constable for the I'd district and Daniel NJ.
Hoffman, constable for the Sd district.
->Look out for fires on the Fourth The
free use of explosives on these occasions makes
the danger from this source imminent.
- Govane Castle, Knights of the Golden
Eagle has presented Mr.. y. Howard Isaac, of
the Towson bar, with handsome jewel.
- Hereafter the title of Chief of Police A.
r. Street, will be Marshal of Police. The
County Commissioners so decided this week.
- The country roads passed through Sc
riOus ordeal during the month of June and it
will take them some time to recover from It.
by the distribution of the State free
school fund.- made by the Comptroller, June
30ih, Baltimore county schools will receive
$2,949.27.
> Col. M. w. Offutt has an extra fine field
of timothy on his farm at Towson. We doubt
if there is another in Baltimore county that can
surpass it.
1.-The mite society of Fork M. E. Church
has elected Mrs. Solomon German, president;
Mrs. George M. Halle. vice. president, and
Mrs. D. A. Harlan, secretary.
THE annual picnic of the Sunday school
church, on the Hartford road, Saturday, July
4th, commencing at $50 P. NJ.
In the Orphans Court on Wednesday
letters testamentary on the estate of John
Koch were granted to Elizabeth Koch, who is
named as executrix of the will.
- More mad dog stories have been in cir
culation this week. 1t would be we'll to be
watchful of all strange ours and, if possible,
keep them at respectful distance.
1.-THE bright sunshine of the early part of
&c 1Ocf ryoN 10 fho forp
and they made good use of the fair weather,
having experienced so little of it during June.
1.-The Sunday school of Fork Christian
Church, of which Mr.. J. Lester Smith is SUI
perintendent, held its annual Children's day
service last Sunday, despite the inclement
weather.
- Miss Kate C. Rudiger and Miss L. Angus
ia German, teachers of the public school at
Providence, 9th district gave their pupils a
on Tuesday.
first communion in the new Church of the I'm
maculate, Towson, on Sunday morning last.
The procession marched from the old to the
new church.
Another couple from dstance-the
groom from Maine and the bride from Howard
county Md-was married in Towson on Tues
day by Rev. John r. Edwards, pastor of the
NJ. e. Church.
- June kept up its record for clouds and
rain to the very end and 1t is doubtful II 1t
the weather was cool throughout and often
disagreeably so.
THE UNION is printed one day earlier
this week than usual in order that it may be
distributed by the free delivery carriers on
Friday instead of Saturday the last mentioned
S>Dr. R. Percy Smith, of Baltimore, has
presented Mr.. Robert M. Taylor, the we'll
known amateur jockey, with pair of spurs
and whip for riding his horse Ailanthus at the
Pimlico races Nav 30th.
1.-The Green Spring Valley Hunt Club mas
big program for the Fourth, the fun to begin
at o'clock A. NJ and continuing throughout
the day and evening. Luncheon will be
served from 1890 to 2 P. NJ
- With the advent of July came summer
in earnest and the brilliant fellow whose orig
inality always prompts him to ask, us it hot
enough for your had an opportunity to ex-
hibit his wit on Wednesday.
- Messrs. John Hiltz d Son have been
awarded the contract for the erection of the
new Salem Evangelical Church at Highland
town, with a Sunday school room attached,
the total cost of which will be about $1,000.
- AT North Branch N. j., on Tuesday last,
Baltimore county's crack shot, J. NOVEL;
Hawkins, broke 1873 targets out of possible
200. He made one straight run of SO and his
shooting was the best of any on the grounds
THE Supervisors of Elections met at
Towson on Tuesday and completed the list of
registration officers for 1908. There were few
changes made. The names are published in
the advertising columns of THE UNION TO-DAY.
- Driving for pleasure appears to be more
popular this summer than ever before and
many fine teams are seen on the roads when
the weather is favorable. If the automobile is
becoming popular we see no evidences of it
here.
- Gardenville Council, Catholic Benevo-
lent Legion, will hold its fourth annual pic
mic in Herrman's Park, on Tuesday, July 18th.
1t will be an allday affair and the families and
friends of the members are expected to par
ticipate.
IA Towson man says.the birds do the
fruit more harm than the ordinary pests do.
He declares that it is not good to have so many
birds. but perhaps he's rather behind the times
and is looking around for something to
''kick" at.
-->All branches of the Methodist Church
appropriately celebrated the two hundredth
anniversary of the birth of John Wesley last
Sunday. Sermons were preached on the foun-
der of Methodism and hymns that had been
written by him were sung.
1.-THE fair which was to have been held
this week at the residence of Mr.. w. s. g.
Williams, in Long Green Valley, for the bene-
fit of Trinity Church, was postponed on &C
count of the illness of Mr.. John Deford, a
brother of Mrs. Williams.
- Forty years ago on Wednesday, 1st inst,
the battle of Gettysburg commenced. The
cannonading could be heard in Baltimore
county and after the close of the engagement
many people from here went to Gettysburg to
view the field and the terrible carnage.
mir. William Stouffer, successful far
mer of the Sth district, has So acres in wheat
this season and says it will yield from 25 to 30
bushels to the acre. In one day this week he
cut 10 acres with a six-foot machine. Mr..
Stouffer says he never saw grass sets better.
Arrangements are being perfected for
the annual reunion of the Sunday schools of
Long Green Circuit, NJ. E. Church, which will
be held in Clayton's Grove, at Fork, on We'd
nesday, August 9Th. Several schools beside
the five on the circuit will be invited to par.
ticipate.
IA Baltimore county contractor says the
month of June, 1903. was hard one for him
His payroll should have been about 5000 8
week, but on account of so much rain it die
not amount to half that much. 1t was also
bad for the mechanics, whose time was much
shortened.
ION Trinity Sunday collections were made
for the Pope in several Catholic churches in
Baltimore county as follows Sacred Heart
Highlandtown. $3.50; st. Mary's. Govans
town, S25; st. Joseph's, Texas. $50; st: John g
Long Green, SIPS; Sacred Heart, Mt Wash
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