The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-07-15

4 - Bosley Bros, contractors and builders,
of Towson, have secured the contract for the
erection Of new grand stand at the Gentle.
mans Driving Park. 1t will cost about 80. 90.
This firm has just completed new stand on
the Timonium fair grounds.
7>Our friends Of the 9Th district expert
explosion at the Rockdale powder mill. Gener-
ally they have no objection to going skyward,
but they draw the line at making the journey
by the dynamite and powder route.
-Ca:snsville Presbyterian Church cele-
brated>its twenty-fifth anniversary on Thurs
day night, 18th inst, when reception was
I given in honor of the retiring pastor, Rev.
joseph F. Jennison. Gen. James A. Gary was
chairman Of the reception committee.
several business men of Mt. Washington
sustained heavy losses by the food of Wednes-
day night Of last week. The dam Of the Mt
Washington Water Company was washed away
| causing q loss of 81 800 and the Athletic Clubs
| grounds were damaged to the same extent.
| ->Commenting on the present extraordi-
| nary weather conditions an individual who
had accumulated large amount Of wet goods
| on the inside and who had been thoroughly
drenched on the outside, said: These July
rains are the dodgasted wettest rains l ever
saw"
- The camp. meeting season will open next
| week and continue until about the end of Au-
gust. These annual gatherings are much enr
| joyed by those who camp at them and serve as
pleasant summer outings, to say nothing OF
the spiritual benefits that are derived from
| them.
- Work of improving the Jail at Towson is
! now in progress. under the supervision of
Architect James s. Nussear. Jr. The county
must pay 80 cents q day for the board of each
prisoner at Baltimore city Jail while this work
| is going on. Fortunately there are very few
Of them.
- Mr.. Patrick Hanley, of LutherviIle, was
arrested on Tuesday on the charge of obstruct-
ing Seminary avenue, in that village. He
claims that the avenue encroached on his prop
erty and he planted posts to assert his rights.
He was held to bail by Justice Herbert in the
sum of $500.
- Arrangements are being made for the
improvement of Hunts NJ. e. Church, near
Sherwood, N. c. r. r., and work will be COM
menced as soon as the architect has the plans
prepared. A number of alterations will be
made in the building, adding to its appearance
and comfort.
The Sunday school of White Hall Pres
byterian Church, Mr.. John H. Seitz, superin-
tendent, will hold its annual reunion on Sun
day, July 10th. Mrs. Charles II. Wise, Miss
Clara Burns and Messrs. W. E. Anderson and
Charles H. Burns compose the committee Of
arrangements.
Farmers surely deserve the sympathy of
people of all other occupations because of their
trials and tribulations on account of the weather
since they began their harvesting 1t is rarely
LQat LQey StT1Ke SucQ TeIuarkdDly wet season
and it has cost them heavy losses in ruined
wheat and hay.
- steam road roller weighing abont 10
tons and belonging to the Hook d Ford Com
pany, broke through a small bridge on Hamil-
ton avenue last Tuesday, causing loss OF
about $50 to the county. A roller belonging
to the county passed over the same bridge only
few hours before.
->Some of THE UNIONS local correspon-
dents will persist in sending in their letters so
1ofo hot 70 INN INN
them. We have many times requested them
to mail earlier, but it seems to do no good. It
is always chance if letters reaching us as late
as Friday morning can get attention.
1.-The farm of the late DR.. Charles OF ono-
van, at Sunny brook. 10th district, was sold at
auction in Baltimore, few days ago, to Mr..
Harry O'Donovan for So, 725. The place con-
tains 221 acres and has fair Improvements.
Mr.. Alfred Jenkins Shriver conducted the sale
for the trustee, DR.: Charles ODonovan:
->Towson Lodge of Elks has invited the
ladies of the town to meet at the Guild House,
on Tuesday evening" July 18th, in social
session." at which the proposed fair to raise
money to furnish the new Elks' Hall will be
considered. There will also be an interesting
program and refreshments will be served.
ION Monday evening last Mr.. Joseph
Pokorny, proprietor of the 4-Mile House, Bel
air road. gave banquet in honor Of the Alert
Volunteer Fire Company. Among the invited
tor Biddison and Mr.. ]. Hartman Schone.
Choice music was feature of the evening.
THE York pike in the neighborhood of
Cockeysville was badly washed by the heavy
rain of last week, and the bridge short dis
away. Up to Wednesday evening of this week
nothing had been done towards replacing it
and the road was blocked for heavy teams.
->At the meeting of the Highways Com
missioners on Thursday it was decided to push
the work of repairing the roads and bridges
god nv last WE q a a n0
sble. 1t is estimated that the damage will cost
the county fully 1000. The 9Th district suf-
fered most, the loss there being over $4,000.
The damage by last weeks cloudburst
county will exceed 100000. The roads and
bridges suffered seriously and many thousands
of dollars worth of private property was de-
stroyed. These losses are serious because there
is no insurance against them as in case OF fire.
THE small roughcast house that stands
in the bed of st. Paul street, short distance
west of Waverly and south of Merryman's
lane, was erected by Charles Carroll of Carroll
ton, 112 years ago and has been one of heland-
marks of the neighborhood. The extension of
st. Paul street makes the removal of this house
necessary.
I'VE never knew so little interest to be
manifested in a Democratic convention as in
that'one of Tuesday. Many people who were
in the town that day didn't even take the
trouble to walk to the Court House to see what
was going on. Usually the conventions of this
party are about the liveliest things of the kind
imaginable.
The cottage at Glyndon Park, built for
the use Of the Aged Peoples Outing Associa-
ton, was opened with "house warming on
Friday night of last week. A musical program
was rendered and there were several speeches.
Mr.. George L. Bassford is president of the asso-
citation. The cottage will be in charge of Mrs.
Alice Fields this season.
ION Saturday last Capt Thomas Brown,
proprietor of the Valley Hotel, on the Dulany's
Valley turnpike was robbed of $186 in cash.
A colored man who had been employed about
the place suddenly disappeared about the same
the two went together. The suspect has not
been arrested, although Capt. Brown located
him.
- Many old-time Baltimore county Demo-
Gratis who for years came to Towson to conven-
tons are now conspicuous by their absence.
Most of these have been gathered to their
fathers, but few still survive although too
far advanced in years to longer actively partici.
pate in their party's affairs. We have in mind
several of these old wheel horses" who never
missed q county convention.
- Reports are already in circulation that
there are to be some changes in the Court
House if the ticket nominated here on Tuesday
is elected in November. Some uneasiness is
felt by the clerks because Of possible decapita-
tons. This is one of the disagreeable features
about holding public positions. A man never
knows when he's safe-that is so far as hold
ing his job down is concerned.
1.-THE personal property OF the late Mrs.
Rebecca B. Richards will be sold at public
sale, on the premises, Hartford road and South
ern avenue, on Wednesday, July 10th, by the
administrator, Mr.. Randolph j. Richards.
The Richards family has occupied that prop
erty for more than fifty years and for the past
twenty-five years Mrs. Richards had been en-
gagged in the dairy business there.
1.-THE work of developing the old Myers
property, located on the east side of the York
road at Govanstown, has been commenced.
This is fine body of land and lies opposite the
pretty country place of Mr.. George NJ: Lamb:
1t was formerly the home of the late Edward
s. Myers. The old mansion that the family
occupied was destroyed by fire some years ago,
| as were also, later, the tenant house and barn.
There were contests in but two of the
fifteen districts of Baltimore county in the
Democratic primaries last Saturday and in both
those who were in opposition to the "organi-
zation' lost. These were the Sd and 10th. In
the former the Rider faction lost by about lbs
and in the latter the Weakley- Piersol element
| was defeated by IS. In the Sd district the con.
test was very spirited and a large vote was