The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-07-09

- Mr.. Noah Walker, deputy game war
den Of the Sd district, is making highly COM
mendable effort to enforce the game and dog
law passed at the last session Of the Legisla-
ture. This act makes the owners of dogs re-
sponsible for the depredations of their CANNES
during the closed season.
- Mrs. j. A. Carnes, of Cockeysville ac-
companied by her niece, Miss HUTCHINSON,
caused by the shaft dropping upon the heels Of
their horse: Mrs. Carnes sustained badly
sprained ankle and some painful bruises, while
her niece was only slightly burt.
~ project is on foot in Baltimore to con-
struct a Boulevard from the northern terminus
OF st. Paul street to Roland Park. It will run
through part of the Wyman property to Merry
mans lane and thence to Roland avenue. The
idea is meeting with much favor and the Ro-
land Park Company will urge 1t.
MIR. z. Householder, worshipfnI master,
broke ground on Monday for a new hall for
Howard Masonic Lodge, No. 101, at Elkridge.
The new building, which will be frame, will
be handsome structure and will be ready for
occupancy by the LIST of October next. How
ard Lodge was instituted in 1855.
Mr. Frederick Dietz, of o. Donnell street,
Canton, lost his hat while riding on an electric
car on Monday afternoon in company with bis
wife. He started to recover it, jumped off
before the car stopped and sustained injuries
that caused bis death few hours later. Mr..
Dietz was blacksmith and 30 years of age.
Zone of the most violent storms expert
euceu mere IN q long Title passed. over tue Town
between and 2-P. N. on Thursday The rain
fell in torrents, there was also some hail and
very high wind, while the thunder and light
i ming were almost terrifying. 1t is feared that
the wind and rain have done much damage.
Two or threeweeks ago THE UNION called
attention to an important public thorougbfare
that was in very bad condition and dangerous
to travel. That little item served the public
| good turn for since then the supervisor has
been doing some work on the road, much to
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travel it.
- Business men in some western cities have
notified their clerks that If they ''play the
races" they must consider themselves dis
charged. 1t would be good move if business
/ men generally would take this stand. This
| ''playing of the races" has been the ruin of
more young men than any other form of
gambling.
->The alumni Of the public school at
Cockeysville held their annual meeting in the
school building at that place on Friday night
stinst., about fifty persons being present. An
election for officers resulted as follows Presi-
dent, H. L. Caples; vice president, FORTS E.
Ensor secretary and treasurer, Miss Gertrude
Hubbard.
the School Board has purchased lot
100 feet square. located at the corner of Clinton
and Pratt streets, Highlandtown. upon which
to erect the school building provided for by
act of the last Legislature. The lot cost sc, 200.
The sum made available by the act for the pur-
chase Of the ground and the erection of the
->Towson is afflicted with a worthless class
of young negroes-boys and girls-that require |
some restraint. They are growing up to be |
gamblers and with other execrable habits they |
are coming to be menace to the community. |
Something should be done to improve the |
morals of this class. A lot of them should be
sent to reformatory institutions.
IA largely attended and very enjoyable |
dance was given in the hall at Monkton, N. G. |
r. R., on Monday night last, under the man.
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Ralph Hutchins, Charles Thornton, Allan |
Sparks and Edgar Hutchins. The chaperones |
were Mrs. T. Melville Pearce Mrs. William T. |
Hutchins and Mrs. Howard Houck.
-Ifthe weather of the Fourth had been |
made TO order it could not have been more |
charming. The sun was hot, to be sure but a |
fine breeze all day tempered the heat and made |
it pleasant to be out doors. Picnics and excur- |
seemed to be the leading sport everywhere. |
This great American game appears to be grow |
ing in popularity with each year.
~ Miss Potter, daughter of Rev. Sidney A. |
Potter, rector OF st. James Church, My Lady's |
Manor, and Miss Jennie Pindell, daughter of |
Rev. A. T. Pindell, rector of Sherwood Church, |
Cockeysville, met with an accident while |
driving near the home of the former last |
Monday night. Both were thrown out and |
Miss Pindell sustained some injuries, while her |
companion escaped. The accident was caused |
by the breaking of shaft.
The Fourth at Mt. Washington-Flag |
Presentation.-The feature of the celebration |
of the Fourth at the Mt. Washington Club was |
the presentation of a handsome silk American |
flag to the club by the ladies of the village. |
The presentation took place in the spacious
club house at the end of what had been one of
the most successful field days in the history of |
the club.
Mrs. r. Ross Holloway, representing the
ladies, made the presentation, and the gift was
received for the club by Mr.. II. f. Baker, pres
ident of the organization.
The celebration was perhaps, one of the |
most enjoyable events in the history of the
club. It was family day" in every sense of
the word and from esEly .Worqjng until late
crowded with the wives, daughters and sons OF
the members.
The events consisted OF q tennis tournament, |
QUOT contest, baseball and beanbag contest. |
The last named event, which was participated
in by both sexes. afforded more real enjoyment |
than did any other contest during the day.
There were two games of ball, one in the
morning and the other in the afternoon. In
the morning game the fathers of the club were
arrayed against their sons, and in the nine |
innings played the youngsters amply demon
strated to those present that they knew more |
about the great national game than did their |
sires. The score was IL to in favor OF the |
sons.
The afternoon game was between teams made |
up of the married men of the club. One team |
was captained by Mr.. Mckee Barclay and the |
OlQeT T.
game victory perched on the banners of the |
Barclay hosts by score OF to z.
The tennis tournament proved an interesting |
feature of the days sports, the affair being in
charge of committee composed of Messrs. T.
Scott Offutt, G. RidgeIy White and J. w. Hill.
Remarked After Being Divorced Six |
Years.-Mrs. Mary Howard McKim and Mr..
s. Sterett McKim, who were divorced about
six years ago, were remarked at O'Clock last
Saturday afternoon at Memorial Protestant
Episcopal Church. Baltimore. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. DR.. William M. Dame,
rector of the church, and the witnesses were
Miss Mary Sterett Mckim, daughter OF the
couple; Mrs. Charles II. Latrobe, mother of
the groom, and Mr.. John Peasants, friend
of the groom. The members of the families
of both participants are away for the summer.
and on this account were not present. After
the ceremony the couple went South for short
Mr.. and Mrs. McKim separated about six
years ago. and most of their friends long since
came to the conclusion that it should not have
happened Both are popular and possess indi-
vid1alities that win friends in all directions.
| Mr.. McKim is q member of the Baltimore,
MARYLAND ard Country Clubs and the Balti-
more Yacht Club. He is member OF the
banking house of McKim & Co. and is vice
president of the Stock Exchange, where he is
recognized as man of capacity and enterprise.
Mrs. McKim has large circle OF friends,
| and is q woman of marked brilliancy. She is
| q daughter of Mrs. Wesley A. Tucker and
sister of Mrs. Howard Ridgely and Mrs G.
| Horton Glover, of New York. With her
daughter she resided during the past winter at
| the st. James Hotel.
| Among the friends of both there has been a
| quiet expectancy for some time past that their
reunion was thing of the near future. After
the ceremony the bridal party had luncheon
and then left on a trip Of few days.-Bali-
more Neaos.
Govanstown Makes Accident Record on
| the Fourth.-Herman Russell, son of Mr.. r.
L. RUSSELL nearly blew off his left hand by the
| explosion of blank cartridge in 32calibre
revolver. He had, as he thought, fired all the
cartridges in the chambers and was pulling out
the staypin to reload when an unexploded
cartridge was discharged into the middle of bis
| hand.
Ridgely Bowen, aged IA years, was severely
| burned about the head, hands and arms while
lighting some loose powder In a paper bag. He
had about two or three ounces of powder in the
bag and set it off by touching match to the
| paper. The powder burst out in big blaze
| and burned the hair off the front part of his