The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-19

/ Jacksonville and suunybrook, 10th Dis
trict.-The s.peach social'' held on Tuesday
night in Sweet AIR Hall. by the ladies OF Chest
nut Grove Church, was marked success anc
much enjoyed. The hall was tastefully decor
ated and the word Welcome" in large letters
appeared over the main door. At the tables
| pink predominated and they looked very pretty
and inviting. Ferns and other greenery were
also used to advantage. A large artihcia
| peach. artistically constructed by the pastors
wife, served as grab bag for the children and
afforded them much pleasure and amusement
The young ladies who had charge of the table:
were becomingly attired in white and looked
las sweet as peaches" The attendance was
large, the hall being filled to its capacity.
Rev. Mr.. Smallhurst, the new pastor. preach
ed to large congregation at Chestnut Grove
Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning,
| his sermon being based on the influence OF
| Christianity in the home and abroad and the
| good that is accomplished for all who come IN
| contact with it. 1t was an able discourse and
no doubt caused deep thought among the con-
gregation.
Mr.. George Cook led the Christian Endeavor
meeting at the above church on Sunday night,
his subject being Character Building" he
handled it intelligently and to the interest and
pleasure of those in attendance.
The roads in this section that were damaged
by the heavy rains of the past two months are
0elDR III SOOQ repair dUU Ii 10 SIdtiiyl u6 W
know that we have supervisor who carefully
looks after the interests of the public. There
are some bridges that need attention and these
should be looked after for if an accident occurs
a damage suit is sure to follow and this wOuio
mean heavy expense to the county Gnaro
rails at bridges are a necessity that should be
especially looked after.
Mr.. Roscoe c. Curtis, son of Mr.. W. II. Cur
it's of Baltimore, has been visiting his sister,
Mrs. c. Howard Marshall, near Sweet Air.
Mr. Curtis, who is an electrician in the employ
of the B. & O. Railroad Company. has gone to
Cincinnati.
Col Louis Rollins and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith and daughter, all of Balti-
more, have been visiting Mrs. Adam Maier, at
her home near Sweet Air.
Mrs. James Jackson has as her guests Mr..
and Mrs.. Aubrey jackson, of Annapolis. and
Misses Bertha and Luella Hall, of Baltimore.
Miss Mamie Snitker, of Baltimore, is visit
ing Miss Anna Burk, near Sweet Air.
Messrs. Burk and Jackson have secured the
contract for painting st. Johns Lutheran
Church. near Sweet Air, both inside and out.
Services there will be suspended short time
while this work is in progress. M.
Sixth District-The grounds around Ruhl's
public school house are being graded and other
wise improved
The farmers trim their fence. corners so close
that they curtail the blackberry crop, which
was soon gathered this year.
Because of the excessive rains some fields of
corn show several shoots upon each stalk,
which will make a smaller ear and poorer
yield.
The laundry business was failure last week.
billed shirts'' were as limp as rag, after hang.
ing on the clothes line several days. General
humidity" was to blame.
The rain at Summit Grove camp fell upon
the just as well as the unjust, even to the time
of breaking up, on the 9Th instant.
Tho animal Sunday anh00I Y1ianicq have hppn
poorly attended on account of unfavorable
weather.
1t will require some work to get out the full
Democratic vote of this district this year. We
were told when the present Board of County
Commissioners was nominated. that the mil
lenium was nigh at hand, which has not been
verified but evidently there is still "a God in
Israel yet who will manifest Himself on elec-
ton day.
Several widowers around here, judging by
their actions, are firm believers In Holy Writ,
especially where it reads; ut is not good for
man to be alone"
Mr.. George F. Miller, the timber king" has
bought the Keeling farm, situated between
New Freedom and StitZ containing 100 acres,
on private terms Y.
Interesting Facts About This Years
Rainfall-The Baltimore San of 18th instant
says: up to this date the rainfall at Balti-
more during the year 1905 has been 80 -5inch-
es. This is within 2.89 inches of the rainfall
of the entire year 1904, which was $685. The
precipitation during July of this year was SO
inches and was greater than that of any month
for Is years. 1t is natures scheme to maintain
the average. If it does SO as to the rainfall the
remaining months of this year must be excep-
tionally dry. We have had already one month
of drought that is May last, when the rainfall
was 1872 inches. In point of fact the weather
records show that the rainfall in this locality
is exceedingly variable. There is no month of
the year which can be termed a uniformly dry
month, nor is there one which is ordinarily
wetter than the rest. More rain fell in Septem-
Der, 1904, than in any other month OF that
year, namely, $50 inches, while in September
of 1908 there was only inch, and it was the
driest month"; with one or two EXCEPTIONS since
1891. This latter year was exceptionally wet,
theprecipitation being 81. 81 inches. The driest
year since then was 1900. when the precipita-
ton was 3157 inches. Between these two fig
ures the rainfall has huctuated and the range
is wide one. The common belief that wet
season is followed by dry one does not seem
to hold good, and we have wet years and dry
years. The rainfall by months in Baltimore
February, 2.40; March, 1928; April, 8 OF; May,
1872; June, 405; July, 1855; August to the
18th, 3.29. The year has not been more than
usually favorable to crops, except to corn,
which requires great deal of rain, and If the
weather is hot as well as wet there will be q
large crop. w neat grows DeSL III WeaIueT Judt
is unsuitable for corn, but the wheat crop is
out of the way almost before corn weather be.
gins. There is a homely rhyme which tells
the kind of weather the Maryland farmer
wants, namely:
For wheat and rye;
Wet and warm
For oats and corn.'
1.-The last two lines do not rhyme as well as
we could wish. But they make up in reason
what they lack in rhyme. The dry May
throughout this State stunted the grass, and
the hav crop was small and pasturage short
until later, when the rains came.
"If the rainfall for the remainder of the year
equals that OF the same months OF l9o4, the
total precipitation for the year will be 40 inches
greater than any year in 10 years. except
1891 and 1907"
Day cloudy, But the Tournament Was
a Success.-The annual tournament on My
Lady's Manor took place Wednesday afternoon
on the farm of Mr.. William Hutchins. There
were two sets of knights, professionals and
amateurs Eight entered the contest for the
professionals and six succeeded taking all
of the nine rings.
The first tits were at one and ne.quarter
inch rings When the riding for the ties took
place three-quarter inch rings were used.
The result was as follows: Charles Howard
won first place and a prize of So. F. A. Street,
won second place and Sc. Duncan Almony
TOOK tllrQ place anu p4 EuRdT autCuluS WAS
entitled to fourth place and 81.
The amateurs were privileged to contest for
the honor of naming the queen and her three
maids.
A feature of the contest was that the matter
of browning was dispensed with, and instead
the fair ladies named as queen and maids were
each presented with box of candy.
In the amateur contest but four knights out
of the thirteen took nine rings After riding
off the ties the result was as follows: e. r.
Hay wood won first place, and crowned Miss
Ethel Patterson, queen.
E. Nelson won second place, but gave the
privilege of browning to Charles Thornton,
who crowned Miss Emily Hutchins, first maid.
John Bosley named Miss Brine, second
maid.
Wilbur Richardson named Miss Ethel Toll
ley, third maid.
The charge to the knights was delivered by
Mr.. T. Scott Offutt and the coronation address
by Mr.. John Mays Little.
The Judges were Messrs. Jacob Elliott, John
Howard and William Hutchins. Mr.. John
Rush Street, was chief marshall and DR.. Alex.
R Mitchell Jr., was assistant.
After the coronation address the royal dance
took place upon floor under large tree in
the field. Sunny brook Band furnished music
for the occasion.