The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-09-03

prevails in certain localities but thus far little
Of this has been reported and the physicians
are not as busy as usual.
WearenoW we'll along In the last summer
month and everything is taking on decidedly
IallliEe appearance. II It is true, as some be-
lieve, that the first frOsts come six weeks after
the katydids are first heard, it cannot be long
before vegetation will be nipped.
THE household department promises TO
be big feature at the county fair this year.
The entries have been piling into the secretary's
office this week and the clerks have had their
/ hands full. This department always attracts
| q great deal Of attention at the fair.
- Mr.. William e. Stansbury, whose Union
Hall Farm, near the HilIen road, is one Of the
Oldest estates in Baltimore county, has . field
| Of 40 acres OF corn that It 10 claimed cannot be
/ beaten in the county. Good Judges say that il
| will average from 10 to 20 barrels to the acre.
/ THE camp-meeting season for 1904 is now
| about at an end in Baltimore county. These
meetings were largely attended and no doubt
they accomplished great deal of good and
| also afforded innocent pleasure for many who
| enjoyed the novelty Of camping in the woods.
49, Mr.. Thomas w. 0ffutt president Of the
Mt. Washington Electric Light and Power
Company, has been asked by the County Conn
missioners to furnish an estimate of the cost
| Of lighting Lutherville with electricity. At
| present that village is lighted with gasoline
! lamps.
= Mr. Frank /. Duncan, attorney for Car
Circuit Court against Annie Burton and others
to secure decree for the sale Of the real estate
/ Of the late Owen Burton and for distribution
| Of the proceeds among those entitled to receive
| the same.
III has been practically settled that Semi
nary avenue, from Lutherville to the Falls
road. will shortly be macadamized. Half the
expense ofthe work will be borne by the county
and the other half by Mr.. T. Edward HANDLE
ton and others owning property abutting on
| the avenue.
If man makes troublesome nuisance
of himself in a community is It not the bust
ness of the officers of the law to take him up
and PQs him sway until 1. be knows how to con-
common sense, and that ought to count for
something.
=. Maryland Day september 12th) prom
ises to be a big event at the Maryland Line
Devries, chairman Of the committee Of arrange
ments, Is kept busy answering inquiries, and
indications point to big list Of entries for the
tournament.
- We hear Of people who own hunting
every day ana By the time the hunting season
opens many of them-not now more than half
grown-Will be killed. This is violation Of
the law and those guilty Of 1t should be ar
rested and fined.
deputy game warden who works. A few days
ago be had another man arrested on the charge
of letting his dogs run at large. It cost him
$40. He photographed the dogs and the
rabbit they were running which Isl very slick
way to secure evidence.
9S Some fine spun grounding stories are
now being told in Baltimore county. Why
anyone wants to eat one of these ugly animals
when there are so many scores OF better things
to be had is rather difficult of explanation.
But everyone to his taste, as the old woman
said when she kissed the COW.
- George Kirwin Linton, who says his
home is ct Stevenson, Baltimore county, was
arrested at Bivalve, Wicomico county, on Tues.
day on suspicion Of being the man who shot
Mr.. Albert Constable at Elkton, about two
weeks ago. There seems to be little or no evil
dence against the young man.
Troop A, Maryland National Guard, left
the armory at Pikesville on Friday morning,
I'd instant, for the march to Manassas, Va,
where it will go into camp. The first days
march will be to the farm Of Governor War
field, near Lisbon, Howard county, where the
Troop will encamp for the night.
MIR. Charles Pielert, attorney for James
NJ. Gillespie and John R. Sauer, has instituted
suit here against Michael Abend and others to
property alleged to belong to the defendants
and taken in execution under an attachment
issued against them as ascending debtors.
- The Prospect Park fair and races follow
the week after Timonium, beginning on Mon
day, September 18th and continuing through
over $1,000, ard this large sum should serve to
attract plenty of competition. Prospect Park
is within easy reach Of Baltimore by electric
line.
about the new electric railway line now in
course of construction making connection with
Perry Hall. The idea is said to be to branch
off at Miller's Grove and go in northeasterly
direction until the Joppa road is reached, some
distance east Of Carney, and thencetothe Belair
road.
- Messrs George Dobbin Penniman and
John Grason, attorneys for Nisbet Turnbuli,
has instituted proceedings here against Thomas
N. Lee and others to procure decree appoint
|lis1s <.zs6e 61illn:
of her will.
In his address at the Sunday school re-
union at Forest Baptist Church last Saturday.
ex-Congressman Mckee, of Indiana, said
''statesmanship is to the man what scholar
the mixing of religion with politics, and the
more We have Of the mixture the better It will
be for our country
>Mr. James a. Hail, Of Vermont, who
some time ago bought two acres of land on the
south side n Of South avenue, 2 short distance
begin the erection of q residence on it for him
SELF Mr.. Hall, who has been in delicate health
for some time, is now improving. At present
he is living in Baltimore.
i
ment held near Forest Hill, Hartford county,
on Friday afternoon Of last week, between
Charles e. Howard, of Ny Lady's Manor, and
William g. Trout, of York county, the former
was successful and won the stake of $50. This
carries with it the title Of champion knight of
Baltimore and York counties.
THE public sale Of the farm, stock and
implements Of Mr.. Frank Cypull, which took
place near Cockeysville, On Thursday, August
25th. was attended BY an unusually large crowd
of people and top notch prices were the rule
throughout. Charles II. Isennock was the auc-
tioneer. Mr.. CypulI. who has rented the s.
Mile House, on the York road, removed to it
on Tuesday.
I'VE have thus far been unable to verify
the wild pigeon story that appeared in these
columns last week. We doubted 1t at the time
and We have seen no reason since to change our
mind. SoTue say they were doves and not
pigeons, but we doubt this also as no one ever
saw flock of doves as large as this one was re-
ported to have been. The whole thing was
doubtless fake.
- The fall meeting of the Shrewsbury Trot-
ting and Driving Association will take place at
Shrewsbury, York county, on Saturday, Sep
tember 7th, commencing at II NJ, and will at
tract many people from Baltimore county.
race Mr.. q. B. Smith is president of the asso-
citation and Mr.. w. G. Allen secretary.
MIR. John GraS0n, attorney for Thomas
Quinn, has entered suit for $4,000 damages
against William y. Dltman Tor alleged personal
injuries sustained in an explosion in the de-
PENDANTS limestone quarries at Texas, N. G.
r. R., in July, 1903. Quinn was laborer en-
ployed in the quarry at the time of the alleged
premature explosion of quantity of dynamite,
resulting in the plaintiff losing his sight
-Mr. William J. Peach, of the Register
of Wills Office, who lives at Granite I'd dis
trict, spent histwo weeks vacation at his home
and put in most of bis time driving through Sec
tions of Baltimore and Howard counties He
says he never saw such crops as those in the
western section of this county and in Howard,
the corn being especially heavy. He thinks
this year will be a record breaker so far as the
corn crop is concerned.
IA fellow who claims to be an inventor of
the Edison order has lately victimized number
of people along the Belair road. offering to let
them in ION the ground floor" with his patents
for small consideration in cash. It is said he
managed to "lift' about 81 900 before the people
got on to him. The saloons are said to have
been the principal sufferers through his opera
lions. The fellow is good looking, glib Of
tongue and about IS years of age.
ALFRED NJ. Pettus, the young negro in
Jail here on the charge of placing Instructions
on the track of the York road electric railway
in, Towvcou IN Thuradav NIGHT IF last vvooR