The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-10-29

sion. The meeting is conducted by the pastor,
Rev. NJ. L. Beall.
- In the high jumping class at the Rich.
mond (Va.) horse show last Saturday night
Mr.. Robert n. Taylor's Gray Rock. ridden BY
his owner won the first prize. At the Nor
folk show on Wednesday night Gray Rock and
mate took first In pairs Of hunters.
The County Commissioners will not be
10 session next Tuesday as the members Of the
Board will be in Annapolis that day to confer
with the Anne Arundel County Commissioners
relative to building joint bridge over the Pa
tapsco on the Hammond's Ferry road.
"A dog poisoner has been operating in the
neighborhood of Hartley. 11th district, and the
impression prevails that some one is doing it
in order to put dangerous CANNES out Of the
way in order that they may hunt on their
owners lands without danger to themselves.
=. Manual training and domestic science
| departments have been established in Towsor
High School for the high school grades only.
Mr.. D. Fred Shamberger is in charge of the
manual training department and Miss BERTHE
Yeakel has charge of the domestic science de-
partment.
THE congregation of Canton Congrega-
tional Church, Rev. T. NJ. Beadenkopf pastor,
| celebrated its thirteenth anniversary last SUM-
day. The Sunday school held jubilee service
in the afternoon. The pastor preached at the
morning service on IA Look Backward and
| Forward"
- The Republicans held good meeting at
Phoenix. N. c. R. R., on Friday night Of last
week, at which addresses were made by Mr.
John c. Rose, U. s. District Attorney; Mr..
John 8. Ensor, of the Tows0n bar, and Mr..
Laban Sparks chairman of the County Execu-
tive Committee.
- The work of making up the yearly SUBJ
scription bills for THE UNION will soon be COM
menced again in order that they may be COM
pleted in time to 60 out with the issue dated
December Sd. Some of those who got bills last
year and failed to respond will thus receive
douhle reminder
- Deputy game wardens should keep
sharp lookout for nonresident gunners who
hunt in Baltimore county. without Q license
There will no doubt be plenty Of these next
week and, il possible, an example should be
made of some of them. A few arrests will soon
break up the practice.
MIR. E. Cuttings Merryman, of the 9Th
district, on Thursday called the attention of
the Highways Commissioners to the law au-
thorizing the erection of signboards on the
public roads. This is deemed an important
matter. and it is likely move will be made to
comply with the law.
- Travel on the new electric line on the
Hartford road appears to be growing daily and
those residing along the line are already begin
ming to see the advantages of such great con-
venience. Last Sunday the traffic was much
heavier than the previous Sunday when but
one car was in service.
IA successful musicale for the benefit of
the Baltimore Hospital for Crippled and De
formed Children was given in the new Guild
House, in TOwson, on Thursday night. The
affair was gotten up by Mrs. ID. 6. Mcintosh,
who is an active worker for the hospital, and
was financial success.
- copy of the official ballot to be used at
the coming election will be found on the fourth
page of THE UNION today. In voting it only
two marks will be necessary-one after the
names of the Presidential nominees and one
after the Eame Of the Congressional nominee
for whom you wish to vote.
MIR. and Mrs. James NICK. Merryman,
whose farm is located on the Falls road north
of Brooklandwood, are establishing herd Of
choice Guernsey cattle. They secured cows
from the Worlds Fair exhibit, one of them
having been q prize winner there She has a
record OF II lbs of butter in week.
"a string of driving and saddle horses
have arrived for the winter at the beautiful
farm of Mrs. Elisha Dyer, Jr., in Long Green
at Newport, R. l. Mrs. Dyer, who was formerly
Miss Turner, inherited this farm from her
bachelor uncle, Samuel Smith Patterson.
- Messrs. Cole q Mallonee, who have leased
the old Kilcbestein stand, on the Hartford road,
will have grand opening on Tuesday, No
Parkville House is the name the new proprie-
tors have given it. Mr.. Cole was at one time
superintendent of the county aims house.
Farmers complain very much about the
liberty that gunners take with them in rum
ming over their property. and they intend to
of them do not complain of their neighbors
and friends shooting on their premises, but
most OF them strenuously object to strangers
doing So
= Applications have been made for $40
stalls to accommodate the horses that will be
at Pimlico for the fall meeting of the Mary
land Jockey Club, which will begin Saturday,
November 9Th, and continue throughout the
following week. All the spare stable room in
the neighborhood has been secured by Secre-
tary Riggs.
Catharine A. Moore took place on Wednesday
at her late home, near Rockland, Falls road.
Tbs vas !HFgs b9ts Sm tbs &
throughout. The sale was made by direction
of Mr.. Robert L. Gill. administrator, Messrs.
Pattison q Gahan being the auctioneers.
THE Union congregation at Timonium,
N. G. r. R., has inaugurated movement to
raise funds to build church at that place.
there being no place of worship of any kind
there. An aid society has been organized with
Mrs. Samuel Crowther, Sr president Miss
Ethel Rogers, vice-president; Mrs. H. c. Getty,
secretary, and Mrs. B. During, treasurer.
West Towson-that is along the Joppa
road not far from the centre of the town-pre-
sents scene of activity in the way of building
that is pleasing to the eye. The fine residence
of Mr.. N. D. r. Allen is nearly completed,
while that of Mr.. John I. Hershner is making
good Roadway. The locations of these are fine
almost every direction.
-Mr. Harry Malcolm, of Towson, who
attended the annual meeting of the Maryland
State Game and Fish Protection Association
held in Baltimore few days ago, spoke of the
increase of cartridges, rabbits. squirrels and
small game generally as result of the enforce
ment of the present law. Without such pro-
lection game would soon become extinct in
some parts of Maryland.
>The ladies of the Cockeysville Country
- uEtnw~.
at the home of Mrs. H. E. Bartleson The
first prizes were won by Mrs. William II.
Wight and Miss Daisy Cockey seconds by Miss
kellogg and Mrs. Bartleson, and the consola-
ton prizes by Mrs. H. G. Matthews and Miss
s. Belle Cockey. Miss Mary T. Ridgely and
Miss Farquharson were awarded the BOBBY
- Everything political seems to be very fat
in Baltimore county. A few meetings are
being held by both parties, but apparently
there is very little, If any. enthusiasm: But
the voters always turn out in Presidential years
and no doubt large vote will be polled next
month At the last local election in this
county nearly 1000 registered voters failed to
show up at the polls. This is too many delin.
quents.
years business was always dull, but that has
not been the case this year. We never before
knew so much building to be going on in Bal
timore county in face of the fact that both
labor and material OF all kinds are uncommon.
" high. Other branches of business are also
brisk, and there is work for every body who
wants it. Surely this must be most satisfac-
tory state of affairs.
->Mr. George Neal, who died in California
few days ago, was for some time patient at
the Maryland Hospital for Consumptives, on
the Hillen road near Towson. When he left
there his health was much benefited and he
went to California in the hope of further inn
provement, but the climate appears to have
disagreed with him. He was q son of the late
George H. G. Neal. who was at one time one Of
the leading dry goods merchants of Baltimore.
Application has been made to the Gov.
ernor for the pardon of DR.. George G. Worthing
ton, who was convicted in Baltimore in May,
1899, of the crime of manslaughter or criminal
practice and sentenced to the penitentiary for
ten years. DR.. Worthington owns farm in
the I'd district of this county and spent part of
each year there. He has many warm friends
in that section who will be much pleased il the
Governor acts favorably upon his application.
Harvest Home Festival at Govanstown.
A harvest home festival was held on Sunday
night last by the Sunday school of Govans-
town NJ. E. Church, Mr.. Walter U. Causey,
eunorinfendent The entertainment included