The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-17
Next Sunday, June 18th. is Trinity Sun.

day, the next after Whitsuntide.
- Next Wednesday, June 21st. is, accord
@Only one more week of school from mex
Thursday. Then the long summer holiday
begins.
- Baltimore county had on hand at tbs
beginning OF the present month cash balance
of $4,000.
I'VE had real touch of summer weather
this week, with the mercury climbing well NJ
towards the 80 mark.
- Catalogues of poor quality are being
hawked about the streets of Towson but they
are of very poor quality.
SThe United Railways Company IS about
awarding contracts for several hundred new
cars that will cost over 81, 100000.
- Last Wednesday Flag Day. was the 18th
anniversary of the birth Of the American flag
1t should be more generally observed than 1t is
->Arrahgowan, a Baltimore county favorite,
won the one-mile dash at the Buffalo races on
Tuesday. The betting was to against the
",n1s Over an inch Of raI1leII in the down.
ponr OF last Monday morning. II was the
heaviest precipitation experienced here In q
long time.
- By the distribution Of the State public
school tax, made by the Comptroller on the
18th inst. Baltimore county schools Will re-
ceive $40. 002.67.
THE strawberry season has about seen
its finish" and the lovers Of this delightful fruit
be over for the season.
-.Grace M. p. Church, Chestnut Ridge.
which has been undergoing extensive improve
ments will be reopened on Sunday, June 18th.
services beginning at > p. N:
THE annual statement OF the expenses OF
Baltimore county-a publication that takes up
about ten columns Of space-wili be pub
lished In The UNION next week.
-~Mr. Charles Il. Fendall, Of the County
Clerks Office. has in his yard three cherry trees
that this season produced over Il bushels OF
fine cherries Of the wax variety.
The proceedings Of the last meeting OF
the Senior GunpoWder Club, held at the farm OF
Mr.. r. Cuttings Merryman, will be published
In full In The UEIoE next week.
- Mr.. jacob w. Hook, who lives on the
day night BY the explosion Of coal oil lamp
In an fncubstor and the fire that followed.
TheGunday school Of 81. Johns Luthokan
Church, ParkvilIe, Hartford road, will celebrate
Children's day on Sunday, June 18th, at the
church. the exercises commencing at 3 ?; N.
->The seductive strawberry festival has
taken q rest for another year. The young man
who guards bis pocketbook with anxious care
can again come out In the open and "be sassy"
THE concert given by the Warren Cornet
Band last Saturday evening. at Capt. Thomas
Browns Valley Hotel, on the Dulany's Valley
turnpike, was we'll attended and much enjoyed.
SA shooting match for amateurs will take
place at Browns Valley Hotel, Dulany's Val
ley pike, on Thursday, June 22d, commencing
promptly at - NJ. Live birds and targets VIII
be used.
for outdoor amusements but many people en-
joyed Il as a holiday. The colored folks were
especially lively and "booze" appeared to be
flowing very freely.
THE Sunday school of Falls Road NJ. Il.
Church, Hereford Circuit, has elected the fol-
lowing officers Superintendent, Gus Bruehl;
assistant Miss Rebecca Cole; secretary, Miss
Florence Merryman.
- Ripe tomatoes were picked from the
patch of Mr.. Harry A. Devries, of Pikesville,
ON the 9th instant and the prospects are fine
for an excellent crop. Mr.. A. +. COckey IS
manager for MIR. Devries.
- The growing corn is now making splendid
progress. Farmers are getting their binders In
order for the busy season that is now SO nearly
upon them. Some think the wheat prospect
is by no means promising.
1.-THE automobile stage on the Hartford
road between Carney and Belair is carrying
good many people, and the ride is delightful
one It is said the company will put on more
conveyances as the travel increases.
The candidates who expect to be con-
firmed by the Bishop of Maryland on Sunday,
July I'd, are asked to meet Rev. Joseph Baker at
the church at Rossville, on Friday afternoons
from to o'clock, for instructions.
Letters testamentary on the personal es-
tate of the late John +. Conrey, of the Towson
par. were LQlS WEEK SEduIcQ W ulo WiuOWs 0AA
Augusta Conrey. By the will OF Mr.. Conrey
his entire estate is left to his widow.
"A number of ice-hOuses about Lake
Roland were filled with ice last winter that was
from % to "a inches in thickness. The man
who cut it from the lake says he never before
saw such ice harvested in Maryland.
The Commissioners of Anne Arundel
county, at their meeting on Tuesday, were
notified that the new Sweetzer bridge over the
Patapsco connecting Baltimore and Anne
Arundel counties, has been completed.
- The Election Supervisors held meeting
ment of registers of voters who will also serve
as Judges Of election. A number OF selections
were made but the list was not completed.
THE ladies of Lakeview NJ. Il. Church,
Dulanys Valley, will hold a strawberry festi-
val on the church lawn, ON Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings. June 10th and 2lst. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit Of the stewards fund.
-eThe officers Of Troop A, Maryland Ma.
tionai Guard entertained large number Ut
their friends at a dance given at the armory at
Pikesviile, on Monday night last. The affair
was greatly enjoyed By those 10 attendance.
written by Mr.. Edwin Higgins and published
In The UNION last week, may be had free upon
application at this Office. The song would be
appropriate for Fourth Of July celebrations.
IA furniture factory is about to be erected
at Turnpike Station, on the Stewartstown Rail
get the enterprise under way, and 1t is said that
most Of this sum has already been subscribed.
-SBicycles appear to be coming into more
general use again. Some machines that cost
new $50 or 500 are now selling midland
from s. to $40. II would not be at all sur.
prising IL this sport again grows in popularity
1.-THE Lutherville exchange of the G. d z.
Telephone Company has been removed to Tow
son and the company will also establish an ex-
change at Cockeysville the rapid extension OF
the company's lines making the latter neces-
sary.
Church will meet Wednesday evening, June
2lst, at the home of the treasurer, Miss Ida
Roberts. Children's day services will be held
at Waugh, Sunday, June 18th, commencing at
SP.M
- Ex-senator D. Hopper Emory has greatly
improved the appearance of his summer resi-
dence in Towson by painting and otherwise.
Mr.. Emory's health, so long source of anxiety
to his family and friends, has been entirely re-
stored
The public school at Glen-Arm, 18th dis
trict, is raising fund to place bell on the
school building. The net result of the festival
held last week will be used for this purpose
MISS NJ. L. Dougherty is principal OF the
school.
-->The spring meeting of the Shrewsbury
Trotting and Driving Association will take place
today = Saturday, June 18th commencing
at II NJ. Ivanhoe, driven by. Mrs. VIM. j.
Adams, of Quarryville, Pa, will give an exhi-
bition trot.
lon Saturday afternoon last. on the
grounds here, the Towson team defeated the
Dickeyville A. C. team, IL TO 4. On Saturday,
June 18th, the Towsons will play the team OF
the Gainesville Country Club on the grounds
of the latter.
AN unknown white man, about 80 years
OF age, was killed by 'pusher" engine on the
Northern Central Railway north Of Parkton,
on Monday night last. A jury Of inquest sum.
moned by Justice Sparks rendered verdict oil
accidental death.
Contractor Stiffler. who lately completed
the fine residence on the corner Of York road
and Cuttings avenue, on Tuesday laid off the
foundation for a large summer house at Rux.
ton, N. G. r. r., for Mr.. William Green, sheriff
of Baltimore city.
THE Consolidated Gas Company is laying
main along the York road and it has reached
Goyanstown. The man from whom informa
ton was asked said the company proposed to
extend the line to Towson, although we have
not been able to verify this.
Prof. q. G. Ebaugh, principal, has SEN
out handsomely engraved invitations for thu
annual commencement of Franklin Higl
School, which will take place in the larg
tabernacle on Emory Grove camp ground
Monday June 26th at P. NJ.