The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-21
Inc, last Sunday afternoon
efature fell 80 degrees in a very shori

time.
- The new grand stand on the Timonium
fair grounds is now well under way and will be
completed in ample time for this years exhi-
bition. Mr.. George E. Howard is the con-
tractor.
->The Protestant Episcopal convention
of the Diocese of Maryland will be held We'd
nesday May 25th, at st. Michaels' and All
Angels Church, Baltimore. Bishop PaIet will
- More reports are heard of the presence
of mad dogs. Often there may be no founda-
ton for these, but it may be well to be CAREFUL
and watchful of the movements OF strange
CANNES. -,
MIR. Z. Cuttings Merryman and Mr..
Charles c. Denison have each several horses
in training at Timonium for the coming meet
ing of the Green Spring Valley Hunt Club at
Pimlico.
The spring meeting at Pimlico, under
the auspices of the Green Spring Valley Hunt
Club, will take place May 18th and Both. Al
ready there are more than 25 horses working
at the track.
Frederick, Nd, on Friday, 10th inst, to in
spect the Jail at that place, in view of the fact
that extensive improvements are contemplated
in the Jail here.
TUESDAY was distinctly Congressman
Talbott's day in Towson. Two Democratic
conventions were held here that day and, so
far as an outsider could discover, everything
was for Talbot.
"a lawn fete will be held on the public
school grounds at Phoenix, N. G.. K. r., on
Friday and Saturday afternoons and evenings,
May 9th and 18th. Miss Annie Cole IS prln-
. cipal of the school.
- On Friday night of last week the Airing
ton chemical engine company, in responding
to an alarm of fire, made a run Of nearly two
miles in six minutes. The driver of the en-
CINE is Harry Burgess.
- Mr.. Robert w. ]. Parlett, who is a
clerk in the Baltimore Postoffice, has COM
menced the erection of a cottage for himself
on the north side of May avenue, just east of
the York road in Towson:
- Lookout for the hucksters who sell pro-
duce from wagons an6 throw out the appar-
emily attractive bait that they are farmers and
raise all the stuff they SELL They are frauds
and will do you if they can.
"a number of people have been looking
for houses in Towson this week, some OF whom
wished to spend the summer here. A good
class of cottage, with modern conveniences,
could be rented very readily in Towson.
- Here is another of the rural free delivery
absurdities. People living at Baynesville, on
the Joppa road two miles east OF Towson,
must have their mail matter addressed to Sta
ton A, Baltimore. Station A is Towson.
- While assisting in raising barn near
balance and fell considerable distance to the
floor of the building, sustaining painful inju-
ries. DIR. Alex. R. Mitchell attended him.
- Over 8, 900 bushels of wheat were shipped
this week from Fairview Station on the Balti-
more Il Hanover Railroad. 1t is said that
some farmers lin that section of the county
have still much Of last years crop on hand.
- The Elkridge Hunt Club generously sent
out free tickets of admission to the horse show
this week to all farmers and others over whose
lands the club hunts. This is compliment
that is no doubt appreciated by the recipients.
"A string of saddle and driving horses be-
longing to Mrs. Elisha Dyer, Jr., of New
York, that were wintered at her farm in Long
Green Valley, were taken to Newport, r. l.,
on Tuesday, to be put in shape for the sum-
mer campaign.
- Mr.. G.. Albert Mays, County Treasurer,
drives q pair of horses that were sired by the
famous Col. Kuzer. They are about the color
of their sire, of good size and bg-gaited and
splendid roadsters. Mr.. Mays is naturally
very proud of the team
Three woods fires occurred on part of
the Hampton estate last Monday afternoon
and a large area was burned over before they
were gotten under control. it's believed these
fires were started by mirchievous boys who
should be punished if caught.
IA chimney fire in the house OF Mr..
Charles T. Matthews, on Cuttings avenue, near
the York, road called out both the Towson
and Govanstown chemical engines. The dam
age amounted to nothing. The property is
owned by Mr.. John NJ. Griffith.
According to the almanac it will be al
most month before the beginning of sum-
mer. We usually experience some hot wealth
er in May, but so far this month we have had
very little. In fact the month, like its prede-
cessor. has been uncommonly COOL
~ Mr.. P. ]. Dengler, proprietor of the g.
Mile House, Belair road, has erected a fine
dancing pavilion in the grove near his house
and it will be dedicated on Whit-Monday,
Nav 23d, when picnic will be held. A fine
orchestra has been engaged for the occasion.
IA service in memory of the late Rev.
DR.. J. B. Stitt, who died in Hagerstown last
month, will be held at 8 O'Clock next Sunday
afternoon in Fayette Street NJ. E. Church,
Baltimore. Rev. DR.. H. s. France, presiding
alder of East Baltimore district, will preside.