The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

June ZLSI, Is the 0ISL udy VI cuuAucI.
Several changes will be noted in the sum-
mer schedule Of the Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
-sThe annual statement Of the expenses oil
Baltimore county will be published in The
UNION next week.
-sOn and after July 1st, 1904, letter carriers
in the rural free delivery service will receive In
salary q sum not exceeding $72O per annum;
- Some extracts from the new automobile
law are published in the local columns OF HE
UNION today. It would be well for all to read
-therlL I'M ne rormaT opening OF Pen-Maf. the
great excursion resort on the Western Mary
land Railroad, will take place on Wednesday,
June 22d.
- Rev. w. Pohzehl, of Jarrettsville, Nd,
will be installed as pastor of st. Johns Lutn-
eran Church, Sweet Air, on Sunday, June 18Th,
- strawberry festival for the benefit of
St. Peters Lutheran Church, Belair road. will
be held in the grove near the church, Wed
nesday, June I'D:
have been appointed carrier and substitute, re-
spectvely, on rural route No. 2, at Freeland,
Baltimore county. 80
->The public schools of the county will
close for the summer vacation on Thursday,
June Both. Most OF them Will have approprl-
ate closing exercises.
- Nv the first apportionment Of the State
school fund made this week by the Comp
troller under the new law, Baltimore county
will receive SIS, 237.5O
->As harvest time approaches the scarcity
of farm labor becomes more serious problem.
Some farmers are fearful that they will not be
able to save their crops.
-Mr. George G. German, who has been
conducting the provision business in Towson,
has abandoned sthe same. He is son OF
police officer A. ]. German.
The children from Egerton School, Bal
timore, are again occupying for the summer
the house on Mr.. Henry L. Brack's Glen Ellen
farm northeast of Towson.
THE hay crop in Baltimore county this
year promises to be unusually heavy, and there
Is also a fine crop of weeds, some fields being
literally overrun with them.
the inventory of the estate Of the late
George Brehm. the well known brewer, was
filed in the Orphans Court at Towsen on Tues
day. It foots up SAL. $40 "a.
-Surloin STEAK sold in Towson this week
at "a cents pound and the dealers say the
price will 90 still higher. Is it the beef trust
that is doing this, or what is it?
1.-The Epworth League of Towson M. E.
Church on Sunday afternoon last decorated
large number of graves in Prospect Hill and
other cemeteries in and near Towson.
- Mr. Frederick Wilkins, who bought the
Little farm, near Parkton, N. G. R. R., is max
ing number of improvements on the proper
ty including additions to the house, etc.
Cars Of the Emory Grove line, that had
been diverted since the fire, are now running
over their old route in Baltimore-Howard,
Fayette, North to Lexington, to Howard.
- Mr.. Alfred r. L. Dohme, vice president
of the Dime Savings Bank Of Baltimore, has
purchased from the Roland Park Company q
house lot in Roland Park for which he paid
AT the Michigan State shoot that took
place at Battle Creek on Thursday, j. NOVEL;
Hawkins, son of DR.. j. W. Hawkins, OF Tow
son, broke ITO targets out of 175 and won the
high average.
- Wheat in some fields is beginning to
show the yellow tinge, indicating that the ri
uur the neuus appear On asarif5 6ooer sizc
and well filled.
The regular camp-meeting at Emory
Grove will begin this year on Thursday even
ing, August 4th. ASunday- school convention
will be held on the grounds from the 9th to
the 9Th Of August.
- Complaints are made about dogs running
rabbits during the closed season. The owners
of these dogs are liable to arrest and line and
the deputy game wardens should be on the
look out for them.
- Mrs. w. Bernard Duke, of Sherwood,
who donated the main altar in the new Catho-
lie Church at Towson, has also given highly
polished Gothic crucihx@ In all there are hve
affairs in the church.
At a meeting of the Ladies Aid Society
OF Towson M. E. Church, held on Tuesday
afternoon, resolutions were adopted on the
death of Mrs. Maria johnson, who was first
vice-president of the society.
- Complaints are made that the rains the
first ten days of June caused the cherries to rot
and that the crop of that fruit will be small in
consequence. The strawberry crop was also
damaged from the same cause.
MIR. Walter Fresh, keeper OF the toll-gate
ON the York turnpike at Parkton, had seri-
Gus operation performed for stomach trouble
at the Maryland General Hospital few days
ago. II is said that ne is improving.
pall.bearers at the funeral of Mr.. John 7.
Marshall Of Glyndon, who died few days
ago. This is very unusual occurrence. The
interment was in Druid Ridge Cemetery.
I'VE regret to say that there seems to have
been little attention paid by the public schools
of this county to Flag Day, which occurred on
Tuesday Some of the schools held patriotic
celebrations, and these cannot be too highly
commended.
-Dr. r. Percy Smith and Mr.. Walter L.
King were among the winners at the West
River Colt Show held near Sudley, Anne
Arundel county, this week. the first named
in the saddle classes and Mr.. King in the
driving classes.
- In accordance with an order of the Post
master General, Powhatan Station and South
Towson Station, connected with the Baltimore
postoffice. will be changed to Woodlawn Sta.
ton and Rodgers Forge Station, respectively
on July 1st 1904
People living at Texas, N. G. R. R., say
thew must have experienced cloud burst
during the thunder storm of Thursday after
noon Of last week. The rain poured down in
torrents such as was not remembered since the
great food of 1868.
- The first ten days of June this year made
q remarkable record in this county for the
lightnings work. 1t struck in a number oil
places, but there was only one fatality and but
one or two fires that caused small loss. Several
animals were killed.
Mr.. Dixon G. Walker, formerly of Bal
timore county, has sold his fine farm of 200
acres, situated on the Urbana pike, near Fred
will no rounQrn hQFpd that Mr. Walk
er !. nc u.a IA "a DsiIIuiois a IeW eexs ago ..
the result of an operation.
THE baseball season is now in full swing
and Baltimore county has some of the best
teams in the Stakeholder, perhaps, than ever
before The great American game has LOST
none of its popularity and there are more base
ball enthusiasts today than ever before.
- Rev. E. d. Finney, a widely known
Presbyterian clergyman and for many years
pastor OF the church of that denomination in
Belair died at the Union Protestant Infirmary
in Baltimore on Monday night last, from the
effects Of an operation, il the 10Th year of hi:
age.
- The summer hotels and boarding house:
are now open for the season and Baltimore
county has a large contingent of them alone
its various lines of railroad and trolley
Thousands of Baltimore people find health anC
pleasure in this section of Maryland every sum
mer.
- Building operations are unusually brisk
in Towson Just now and mechanics are busy
The prospects for still further advancement in
this line are good. This section Of Baltimore
city's suburbs has advantages possessed by ne
other and people are gradually becoming aware
of these.
Thus far in June the matrimonial mar
ket has been brisk in Baltimore county. Sew
eral more couples from Baltimore have beer
married in Towson within the last ten days
Those matrimonially inclined can always fine
here the means to have their wishes promptly
gratifed.
- Mrs. George F. Kilchenstein, who con
Quoted business there fifteen years, has sold hel
hotel property in Gardenville, Belair road, t.
Mr.. John Kinlein, who will hereafter con
duct il. The place has two acres of land at
tached. Mrs. Kilchenstein has removed t.
Baltimore.
Several priests assisted Rev. M. o. eef'
at the reopening services Of the Church Of tht
Immaculate, Towson, last Sunday. Service:
were continued throughout the day and even
ing. The visiting priests were entertained BY
Mr.. and Mrs. James j. Lindsay at their home
in Towson.
1.-The all-day meeting at Sater's Baptis
Church, on the Falls road-hetter known a.
June meeting-was largely attended last Sun
day. These meetings have been held annually
CO.. rorhane a century and thew al uavs draw 5