The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-02


Duncan and VIM. N. Isaac, trustees. on the
premises, near Rockland, farm OF l6O acres
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The public schools OF this county will re
open for the fall term on Monday, Septem
Der 18th.
->Twenty-eight thousand people will visit
Timonium fair next week and you want TO be
among the number.
INK UsToN's mail lists have bad mum.
Der of accessions this week, and this is always
pleasing 10 the publishers.
- We had another touch of summer heat
this week and il was not unwelcome after I'M
seasonably cool weather.
- Stoves are being blacked and put in
order THIS LOOKS IKE *, .ne Is aSH Oh Oiu 0O'
->"Summer grip is new malady we are
hearing of now. Wonder if there is any differ
euce between it and the other kind.
- The Salvation Army camp at Glyndon
Park will close next Monday. 1t is said the
meeting has been unusually successful
- II seems to be the general opinion that
the dog days ended on Thursday, August 3lst.
Hereafter the weather should be pleasanter.
- The Baltimore County Teachers Insti..
tute will be held in the State Normal School
building, Baltimore, September 4th to 9Th, in
elusive.
- The ladies of Trinity Church. Long
Green, will hold japanese bazaar and supper
in the hall at Glen Arm on Saturday evening,
September 10Th.
E>Mr.W. PIunkett Stewart ofGreen Spring
Valley, will have number of entries at the
horse show at Bryn MaWr, "a, september zV1n
to 23d, inclusive.
- The second son of Mr.. Joshua F. Cockey
Jr, of Cockeysylle, fell from the porch OF his
home a few days ago and broke his left arm
below the elbow.
sGov. Warfield has issued proclamation
making next Monday Labor Day. legal holi-
4 day in Maryland. ALI the banks and public
offices will be clOsed.
The machinery and implement men will
make fine display at Timonium next week.
This part Of the exhibition alone will be worth
the price Of admission.
= THE UNION Office is now supplied with
both the Chesapeake & Potomac and Maryland
telephones. Don't forget this when you wish
to communicate with us.
- Services will be held at Geist's meeting
house, near Shawan, on Sunday morning,
September Sd, conducted by Rev. Levi Shank,
of Pennsylvania ALI invited.
>Mr. John Moores, president of the Deer
Greek Farmers Club, reports yield OF 80
bushels Of wheat to the acre this season. This
is the largest we have heard Of.
- Secretary Nussear has received So many
entries for the Timonium Horse Show. next
week that he is afraid he will not be able to
provide room for all the exhibits.
- The great annual reunion OF the people
Of Baltimore county will begin at Tmonium
next Tuesday and continue the balance OF the
week. You can't afford to miss it.
->If the weather bureau IS not mistaken
Timonium fair will be blessed with good
weather next week and this will be all that the
show will need TO make it q success.
THE track at Electric Park, where the
races took place this week. was saturated with
crude petroleum. This did away with dust
and made good footing for the horses.
mir. Arthur G. Montell, cashier of the
Gainesville National Bank has had the plans
prepared for a handsome cottage to be erected
ON his property on Bloomsbury avenue.
>Dr. Henry j. Hebb, of Randallstown,
has built snug cottage on the properly ne
purchased several years ago from the Chapman
estate. Mr.. Jacob Hahn was the builder.
- Mr. H. Carroll Brown is about to begin
the erection of large tw0-stOry stable on bis
: Brooklandwood estate. The upper story will
contain living apartments for the coachman.
MIR. Harry Strayer, son OF Mr.. William
H. Strayer, blacksmith on the Pot Spring road
has established himselfin the Merryman Build
ing, Towson. as a carriage and wagon painter
- The Sunday school of Catch M. Et
Church, on the Belair road, held its annual
picnic at Clifton Park on Wednesday. Mr..
William ]. Biddison is superintendent of the
-.The annual fair at st. Johns Catholic
Church, Long Green Valley, will be held on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday of next week.
There will be fancy and paddle table, but
no dancing.
Mr.. Charles NJ Wolf, truck farmer on
Hamilton avenue. 9th district, was thrown
from his wagon on Monday and bad both bis
ankles sprained. Or. William D. Corse at
tended him.
- Manv truck farmers in the southeastern
section of this county suffered severely from
the deuge of rain of Friday of last week. In
some instances entire fields of growing crops
were ruined.
THE Health Department says that milk
supplied in North and Northwest Baltimore Is
rvholaoouoo Tho Onini0n ia aia0
given that pure milk is being served in other
sections of the city.
MIR. Charles E. Quinlin, of the 18th dis.
trict, while unloading telegraph poles at Brad
shaw Station on Monday last. sustained :rac-
ture of the leg. He was sent to st. Joseph s
Hospital in Baltimore.
- There has been no date set for the meet
ing of the Republican convention of the Third
Judicial Circuit. The time and place will be
agreed upon by the delegates from Baltimore
and Hartford counties.
- Complaints are being made that dogs are
running and killing young rabbits. Ii the
owners of these CANNES can be found they are
liable to arrest and fine. Deputy game wardens
should be on the alert.
Mr.. James McNab, of Gainesville, has
/McNab is manager for the Davidson Chemical
F. Company, whose extensive works are located
at Canton and Hawkins Point.
- steeplechase is scheduled for limo
MUM every day during the week and among
the entries are some of the finest timber top
pers in the country. The racing events will pc
a great feature of next week s fair.
- The ground is being put in shape fer
tents courts on the east side of the Towson
Guild House. When the tenpin alleys and
courts are completed they will add very much
to the attractiveness of the property.
1.-THE northern approach to CromwelPs
bridge over the Gunpowder is in very bad con-
dition, and has been made worse by the freshets
of the present summer. Attention should be
paid to it before an accident occurs there.
- Architect Thomas G. Kennedy is prepar.
ing plans for three-story building to be erected
on the grounds of Mount st. Agnes College,
Mt Washington. 1t will be brick structure
and will be used mainly as gymnasium.
- The rain storm of Friday of last week was
one of the heaviest Baltimore county ever ex
perienced and the damage it wrought was very
great, the public roads again suffering seriously
The exhibition and carnival OF the Struc
tural Building Trades Alliance was formally
opened on Tuesday night at Eighth and Canton
avenues, Highlandtown. II will be continued
for two weeks. No admission fee is charged:
- Messrs. John, Arthur q Son. VINO 10, Iol
of various kinds at Timonium fair, will b'
there this year with an extra hne collecnoI
that will be sure to attract universal attention
son Wednesday last Edward Shepperd,
farm hand employed Dv Mr.. u. AlOSTt Way ,
in the 18th district, was kicked in the stomact
by a mule and seriously injured. He is at
tended by Drs Alex. R. Mitchell and I. hos
Payne. .,,
of Baltimore county last Sunday, while II
others it was off and business was running
wide OPEN" This may be expected to con
tinue Just so long as the police force is no large
than it is at present.
- Our people appear to have paid very iittl
attention to the total eclipse of the sun, which
occurred early on Wednesday morning. Som
noticed peculiar haze in the atmosphere, blu
having forgotten about the eclipse they though
II was caused by clouds.
The 'soldest inhabitant' in Ballimor
county does not remember a summer that 81
much rain has fallen as has deluged the eartl
durine the months of July and August, 1906
We d3ubt if the records will show anything
that will nearly equal II.
The household department at I!mon1un
promises. to make q fine showing this year
SneciaT efforts have been made to secure larg
Exhibits and these have proven successful
MANY regard this department as the most al
tractive feature of the fair.
The cadet corps of the Maryland Ayr
cultural College will encamp on the Iimoniun
fair grounds next week, and their drilling WI
he an attractive feature of the exhibition
Balloon ascensions will be among the numel
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