The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-09-10

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real estate Of said deceased. embracing 81
acres Of land.
Several OF the leading theatres Of Balti-
more opened for the fall season last Monday.
DT The public schools of this county will
open Tor the fall term on Tuesday next, Sep
.se he Swung FACTORY at Fnnnix. N. g. r.
r.. that shut down some time ago, will resume
operations shortly.
- On The Isl Of September County Treas
ureF Mays had on hand the comfortable bal
afice Of 1926. 903.5Z.
- Governor Wariield has appointed George
Quick and e. l.. Bland as additional game war
dens for Baltimore county.
- Mr.. Trueman Putney. Of Granite. ID dis
trict, raised this season acantaloupe that meas
ured 294 inches in circumference:
- The work Of putting up the feed wires
for the new electric railway on the Hartford
road was commenced on Monday last
- Timonium had its usual good luck this
week in the matter of weather. If It had been
made to order it could not well have been better.
- Fakirs we're conspicuous by their absence
the big fair at st. Louis has attracted most Of
them.
- MI. Robert M. Taylor's horse, Arrah-
goWan, won race at Highland Park, Detroit
on Tuesday afternoon last, having been heavily
played
- Steps have been taken by members Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South looking
to the erection Of church at Hamilton, on the
Hartford road.
- People who came to Towson on Monday
to transact business with the bank or in the
Court House went home disappointed. It was
Labor Day and both were closed.
- Mr.. William Stiltz OF Hereford, 9TH dis
tFict. raised this season potato that weighed
"a pounds, and he thinks be holds the record.
Il was Of the Mountain Green variety:
The Maryland q Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has made much-needed improve
ment at the Hillen road crossing in Towson,
BY having built neat little watch box at that
- Next Monday, September 18th, which is
known as Defenders Day, is municipal holt
day in Baltimore city, but not legal holiday
in Maryland unless SO proclaimed BY the Gov
efnor.
- Automobiles appear to be growing in
popularity, and their number is constantly in
creasiug. # 1t we're not for the high price Of
the machines no doubt many more Of them
would be used
- Cardinal Gibbons confirmed a class of
eeventy-five children and several adults on
Sunday morning last, at st. Lukes Catholic
Church, SpaFrow's Point, of which Rev. John
Gaynor Is pastor.
- A harvest home and Sunday school fes.
tival will be held at Sherwood Church, Jockeys
vile, on Monday, September12th, commencing
at 7.80 P. N. A band of music will be in at
tendance. All invited.
= The Roland Park Company has pur-
chased from the heirs Of the late John w.
Garrett, SO acres Of land lying north Of Merry
mans lane and west of Charles street avenue,
for the sum of $95, 900.
- The Glover Leaf football team of Towson
has organized for the coming season and would
like to arrange dates. The average weight of
the players Is 100 pounds. Send challenges to
SUBJ enueht E'iisor, OF tne. county
almshOlise, raised this season 507 bushels of
wheat, between five and six hundred bushels
Of potatoes and about so tons of hay. His fine
corn crop is now maturing,
- The Mt. Washington Athletic Club, a
prosperous organization, held its FIRST field and
track meet on Monday last. The events con-
sisted of putting the shot. running and jump
ing and hammer. throwing.
The five Baltimore county bands that
selves much credit. They furnished plenty Of
music and very good music at that, and they
received many compliments.
- Extensive Improvements are being made
to Govanstown Baptist Church, Rev. William
]. Nicoll pastor. The Sunday school room
present building, will shortly be completed.
- Bishop Paret will visit st. John Church.
KinRsville, on Sunday morning next. He
will also officiate in the afternoon at o'clock
atTrinity Church, Long Green. The public is
cordially invited to attend both these services.
THE management says the crowd at I'll
monium on Thursday was record breaker.
It was estimated all the way from twenty to
thirty thousand. It Is said that fully 10000
came out from Baltimore BY the Northern
Ec NJ. William P. Cole, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court, has received copies of the Laws Of Mary
land Of 1904, intended for distribution among
the State and county officials, including the
State Senator and members of the House OF
Delegates.
appears in the advertising columns of THE
UEIoE this week. Those who are not regis.
tered. or who need transfers from one district
or precinct to another should observe the dates
carefully.
- The commission for the appointment of
Thomas Alban as justice Of the peace for the
6kh district, by Governor Warfield. was received
at the Clerks Office at Towson this week. He
was appointedin place OFF. B. Hare, who failed
to qualify.
1.-The Fairbanks Morse gasoline engines
that were shown at TimOnium fair this week
by the s. L. Lamberd Company, attracted q
great deal of attention. They are little won
ders and must prove great help and conve-
nience to farmers.
.-sThe Baltimore County Teachers Insti.
tute. which was held in Baltimore three days
this week, was Of more than ordinary interest
and well attended Prof. A. s. Cook. who con-
Quoted the institute had the assistance OF sew
eral we'll known educators.
THE series of meetings conducted BY the
pastor, Rev. John R. Edwards, held in tent
on the lot adjoining Lakeview M. e. Church,
Dulany's Valley, were concluded on Wednes
dav night The meetings were well attended
and much interest manifested.
The ladies Of the Cockeysyille County
Club will hold tournament on Merose Farm
Saturday sPsn n 6Is 95 asV n Ss sSs
marshall and Miss Mary Ridgely. Miss Todt
and Miss Daisy sCockey, assistants.
- September was ushered in with some unu
sually warm weather, and Saturday last wa,
one Of the most oppressive days of the summer
The thunder storms that came late in the after
noon and at night served to mitigate matters
very much and proved great relief.
- Junior Order day will be celebrated oil
Gwynn Oak Park next Monday, and it is ex'
peeled that over 10000 people will attend
of the Baltimore county bar, and Mr.. Charlie.
w. Wisner, Jr., of the Baltimore bar.
- The Salvation Army camp at Glyndon
Park had large crowd last Sunday to witness
what was called shallelujah wedding" Mis-;
Grace Miller, of Baltimore, was the bride, and
Mr.. Frederick Mower, of New York, the groom
Both are active members of the army
Rev. G. w. Hobbs, pastor of Woodbury.
NJ K. Church, will deliver his amusing anS
highly entertaining lecture on THE Reminis
cences offs Circuit Rider at Fork n. E.Church
81 Thursday evening. September 22d, com
mencing at o'clock. Admission 10 cents
1.-The farmers in the vicinity Of Sparks
Station, N. G. r. R., have commenced to ma
cadamize the county road for half mile from
the York turnpike to the station, the count.
furnishing the stone. Mr.. John E. Ensor, roa'
supervisor Of the 9th district has had the roa'
we'll graded for the work.
- "A largely attended and enjoyable dane
was given on Thursday night of last week B.
Mrs. Florence Wilcox and Miss Bessie Hutch
ms at the home of the latter on Ny Lady
Manor. The large house was beautifully deco
rated with flowers and ferns, and the lawn wa
LIGHTED with Chinese lanterns.
- Henry Baer, aged IS years. who disap
peared from his home, North Patterson Parl
avenue. Baltimore, on the 18th Of August, wa
found dead in Helldorfer's woods, Middle rive
on Monday last. An empty laudanum bottl
was found by the side of the body and the core
ner's jury rendered verdict Of suicide.
over five hundred people attended to
Odd Fellows tournament held at Granite,
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