The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-25


- Baltimore county is big and populou
place it takes swad of money to run 1t 30
The retail business in Baltimore of thu
Filston Farm Dairy will be discontinued on thu
Both Of June.
--sAn excellent grade Of timOthy hay
slightly mixed with clover, SOLO In loWson OF
Monday at $12 per ton:
Joseph l.. Smith has been appointed
postmaster at Fork, Baltimore county, vice
-Stmslsu. 49, DSBson- Ssaigned-
-The Methodist Episcopal Church at Ko
land Park is having an addition built to It. II
will be used by the Sunday school.
IA heavy hail storm visited some sections
of MARYLAND last Sunday afternoon and did
great damage to growing crops and fruit.
- One hundred and thirty children received
their first communion at Sacred Heart Calhohc
Church. Highlandtown, last Sunday morning.
- M. Conrad SENT, an experienced tailor
from Baltimore has opened an establishment
in Towson and invites the patronage OF the
public.
close next Thursday, June 30th. for the sum-
mer holiday. The high schools closed on
Friday Of this week.
-eMr. Henry Smith, of the 10th district,
went to Baltimore few days ago with 800 lbs;
of cherries. He sold the lot at 8 cts. pound
and went home happy.
- There will be fiag-raising at the pub
lie school at Phoenix, N. Q. K; r., on THURS.
day, June Goth. at 30 P. N. Miss Anna Cole
is principal of the school.
-sHoldups on the Suburban trolley lines
appear to be common occurrences now, TWO
having occurred this week. Better get your
gun ready for emergencies.
- Bad cutters and rank growing grass have
produced lot of mosquitoes in some sections
Of Towson. This Is a nuisance that could be
rrovantod with a little care.
PROF. G. f. Wisner, principal OF Iowson
High School, has been limping badly TINS
week as the result of having run a nail into
his foot through his tennis shoe.
-SMr. c. Morton Stewart bought four
thoroughbred yearling colts at Sheepshead Bay
last week, and they have been safely landed at
his place in Green Spring Valley.
->At Towson last Saturday afternoon the
Towson baseball team defeated the Suburban
Club Reserves II to 8. Three of the regular
home team were not in the game.
->And still it keeps up. A couple from
Kent Island, Nd, came to Towson on Wednes-
day and were married by Rev. j. l.. StraughD,
pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church.
THE Highways Commissioners have de-
cided to 90 ahead with the improvements to
the Warren road, in the 9Th district and will
have it put in passable and safe condition.
NEARLY all the losses caused by the Balti-
more fire have been adjusted and paid by the
Insurance. companies. TIE total number was
2300, involving an aggregate loss of $27 600 600.
- Tuesday, June 21st, was the first day of
summer and the longest day of the year. The
sun rose at AL and set at 1886. The length of
the days continues about the same for some
time.
- The Church the Immaculate, at Tow
son, will be dedicated on Sunday, September
18th. Cardinal Gibbons will conduct the cere-
monies, assisted by Bishop Curtis and several
priests.
- The will of Washington Buchanan, a
farmer and blacksmith of the Sd district, was
admitted to probate this week. He gives all
his property to his widow and names her as
ekecpSl De ciositsY oAese.s-s summer 20
the Junior Epworth League of Towson M. r..
Church will be held in the church, Sunday
afternoon, 18th inst, at O'Clock, to which the
public is invited.
- The Board of Election Supervisors for
Baltimore county will meet at TOwson on
Wednesday, June 10Th. for the appointment
of registration officers who will also act as
judges of election.
= Mr.. William II. Lawrence, attorney for
Susan Scherber, has docketed a suit in the
Circuit Court here against Sebastian Schmidt
claiming $40, 900 damages for alleged breach of
promise to marry.
- Mr.. H. T. Campbell was the only bidder
this week for the opening of Glenmore and
Seton avenues. in the 14th district. His bid
assessed for the work.
- The dedication Of Grace Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Lauraville and Hamilton,
Hartford road, will take place on Sunday, June
18th, at $50 P. NJ. Rev. r. E. Golladay will
preach the dedicatory sermon.
"a stereopticon exhibition will be given
at Providence, northeast Of Towson, on Wed.
nesday evening, June 10Th. commencing at 8
O'Clock. Subiect-"Central and West China"
Admission free. All are invited.
- Mr.. Thomas Brown, proprietor, has en-
gagged the Warren Cornet Band to give con-
cert at the Valley Hotel, Bosley postofice
Dulany's Valley turnpike. on Saturday even
ing, July I'd, from to IL o'clock.
- Miss Clara B. Fishpaw, teacher of the
public school at Western Run, 9Th district, has
received from Governor Warfield an American
flag as present. 1t will be raised this (Satur-
day. afternoon with special ceremonies.
1.-THE season for brook trout fishing in
Baltimore county will end with next Thurs
day, June 3Oth: The open months are March,
April, May and June. The deputy game war
dens should see that the law is enforced.
THE class day exercises of TOwson High
School took place in Grange Hall on Thursday
night before large audience. The regular
commencement exercises Of the school took
place in the M. E. Church on Friday night.
THE new grand stand on the Timonium
fair grounds is about completed. Beneath it
are q number of good-sized and comfortable
apartments that will be used for various pur-
poses. The cost of the building was about
$500.
Accidents from the use of gasoline stoves
have become Of such frequent occurrence in
Baltimore city that the authorities have taken
steps to stop the sale of the dangerous fluid.
Several fatalities have recently occurred from
this cause.
-sSeveral musicians were arrested last SUM-
day for playing at resort on Back river. The
charge against them was working on SUM-
day. It is not said what was done with the
proprietor upon whose premises the arrests
were made.
I'VE hear of young couple living not
far from Towson, who, in a married life of
eight years hay have s.l moved twenty.two times;
a fire. what must have been the misfortunes
MIR. G. Bohn Slingluff, whose farm is
situated north of Green Spring Valley, exhib-
tied in Towson a few days ago some of the
largest cherries ever seen here They were of
the Queen Hortense variety and five of them
weighed two ounces.
In recognition ofthe excellent work done
by Rev. H. +. Downs in connection with the
pretty new M. E. Church at Govanstown, the
official board Of the church has voted him q
vacation, to be taken at his pleasure, and pay
ing all expenses thereof.
Two hay barracks in Clifton Park, on
tUc nhIlOIu IOdut WCIO OCot1Oycu Wy uIC Adct
Sunday afternoon. They contained upwards
of 40 tons of hay that had been stored in them
q few days before. The fire is believed to have
been ofincendiary origin.
1.-THE County Commissioners have award
ed the contract to the Baltimore County Water
and Electric Company for supplying electric
arc lights at Canton, Highlandtown and else.
where at $50 year for q term of five years and
incandescent lights at $3.50.
Thirty-five acres of the Bennett farm
near Stevenson, Green Spring Valley, has been
sold to Mr.. John Sawyer Wilson, of Baltimore
who will improve it. 1t is known as Benefits
Hill, the location being beautiful one. 1t i:
said the price was $3.50 an acre.
->The six-horse team of Mr.. B. f. Benson
of the 9Th district, went to Baltimore on Mon
day with the boss load of hay. 1t was fine
quality of timothy and the weight was 1879
lbs.-over six and a.half tons. We believe
this is the record for the county.
-Gatch's M. E. Church, on the Belail
road, will shortly be supplied with new anc
improved pews that are now being manufac
tured in Chicago. The Sunday school room
will have benches with reversible backs anC
will be otherwise made comfortable.
THE Sunday school of Towson III. Il
Church held its Children's day services OF
Sunday night last, under the direction OF thu
superintendent Mr.. James e. Dunphy. Tit
church was handsomely decorated for the oc
casion and the attendance was large.
Miss Elizabeth A. Shroyer teacher o.
School 8, 4th district, and her pupils will holC
an ice-cream festival in Grange Hail. Mantui
Mills. ON Friday and Saturday nights, July Is
- Oh hand of Ynusio IN / NJ ho in attendance