The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-07-15
LOCAL ITEMS.
SALES ADvERTIsED IN 1.-THE UNION

DOubucLu oFCu1Ca ~ 49,
Mrs Rebecca B. Richards, deceased.
Wednesday, July 10. by John g schm 1dc a am
tricf. all the real estate and personal prop
erty of John Schmidt, deceased.
Wednesday, July 10, by John .. Biddison; as
signee. at the Court House door, rear esea'e
near Fullerton, 14th district.
Thursday, July 20, by John 3. Ensor. trusLee, On
the premises, valuable tract OF iano DeIwes ~
Mt washington and Pikesville, In tine %
Tuesday. July Is. by Robert p: Bussey, attorney
&C.. on the premises, real estate ana GROUND
rents at Texas, N. C. r. Il.
wednesday,. July 26, by Alfred L. Jackson, as
signee, at the Court House door, real estate
Tuesday, August ], by Charles Herzog. attorney;
on the premises. commodious dWei .ntd ano
lot Of ground at Tnxed0 parK M Meise ana L.
b. Meise, surviving executors, etc., on ene
premises, a truck farm OF 24% acres near
Tuesday. August s, by James J.. Lindsay: attor-
ney. at the Court House. farm OF ~ acres
on the Hartford road, near GREENWOOD.
Three political conventions in Towson
in one day is doing fairly well:
- With this weeks issue the publication Of
the county statement of expenses IS competed.
THE Towson baseball team will play q
game at Betterton, Kent county this Saturday
afternoon.
Some of the fields of corn and wheat in
the track of last weeks cloudburst in this
county were totally ruined.
A farm Of SO acres, with good improve
ments in the 9th district has been sold Dy MIS-.
Emma D. Armacost TO Mr.. James y. Koten ior
$1,000.
THE records of the Baltimore weather
bureau show that in the first ID days OF July
over inches of rain fell. This IS unprece-
dented.
lost fifteen bridges by the Hood OF last week.
These will be rebuilt as rapidly as circumstances
will permit.
- A colored man moving in Prospect Hill
Cemetery, Towson, a few days ago accidentally
uncovered the nest off partridge. 1t contained
but one egg. :,
is what the pessimists are now saying. They
base their prediction upon the large rainfall OF
June and July. ,
Golden Rule Council, Jr o. o. A. NJ of
Hampden, has no members, and it has IN cash
S26.S3 .98. 1t is the largest and richest council
in the country.
Mr.. james Kelley, of the Towson bar,
while fishing in the Patapsco off Fort Howard,
last Saturday, caught a rock that measured ~
inches in length.
- The Salvation Army entertained 600 poor
children at picnic at Gwynn OAK Park on
Wednesday, and that popular resort never saw
q happier crowd. ,
@The Western Run Cornet Band will hold
picnic and festival at Western Run postotiice.
9Th district, on Saturday, August 18th, COM
mencing at 6P NJ.
MIR. Walter R. Townsend, OF Baltlmore
county, has been appointed by Judge Wright,
of Baltimore city, receiver OF the Lorraine
-The popular belief is that dog days begin
about the middle of July, but as matter or
fact we have experienced dog day weather for
about two weeks past
81 During recent thunder storm lightning
struck the dwelling on the farm of Mr.. Thomas
C. Boslev. in Western Run Valley. Fortunately
no serious damage was done.
- Portions of the 9Th district experienced
another washing rain on Tuesday evening,
doing still further damage to the roads. A
high wind accompanied the rain.
- Mr.. John W. Wolfe, who rents the Fur
mace Farm of the Hampton estate, lost by the
flood of last week 5 acres of shocked wheat and
20 gallons of cream from his dairy
- Large quantities of wheat in Baltimore
county that was not gotten under cover before
the rains came sprouted in the shock and has
been badly damaged, If not entirely ruined.
AN old friend in writing to have The
UNION sent to him says: II want the county
news and will own up to it that yours is now,
and ever has been, the Towson paper for 1t"
THE incessant rains are no interference
to the work of Cupid, which goes on just the
same Twomore couples from Baltimore came
to Towson this week and had the nuptial knot
tied.
Some one says that rain has fallen in
Baltimore county every day since the attn OF
July. To have rain on fourteen successiv
days in Maryland is something very extraordi-
nary. Ii
- Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman of the 9Th
district, raised this season 600 bushels of barley
on II acres of land. Mr.. ]. Griffith Gent, of
Shawan, raised So bushels of the same grain to
the acre.
THE contract for building the New Park
and Fawn Grove Electric railway has been
awarded and work must be completed by the
10Th of November next. The road will be nine
miles in length.
fair will meet on the grounds next Tuesday to
inspect the new buildings lately completed by
Bosley Bros, contractors and builders. These
cost about 5000.
MIR. Charles R. Brown, rural carrier,
whose route extends east from Towson, a few
Baynesville. 1t had five eggs in it and they
were not disturbed.
- Many Baltimore county teachers have
been enjoying themselves this week at the Blue
Mountain House, w. NJ. R. r., where the an.
nual meeting of the Maryland State Teachers
Association was held.
- The Glyndon Porch Club has elected the
following officers President Mrs. G. NJ. Hop
kins; vice president, Mrs. J. Smith Orrick
secretary, Mrs. Nellie Atkinson treasurer,
Mrs. Joseph Warfield.
postmaster al Bradshaw, Baltimore county,
vice Charles w. Proctor, resigned. The office
is located on the B. & o. Railroad, in the east
ern section of this county.
THE snug little farm of the late John
Schmidt, situated at Blenheim, 10th district,
will be sold on the premises. on Wednesday
next, 10Th inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. 1t contains
43 acres and is well located.
- Mr. Eli s. Rigdon, one of the Oldest citi.
zens of upper Hartford county, died on the 9Th
inst, aged So years. He is survived by
widow, 6 sons, 5 daughters, % grandchildren
and 20 great grandchildren.
%Governor Warfeld has promised to at
tend the big Sunday school rally to be held in
the 9th district of this county on Thursday,
August 10TH A number of schools of different
denominations will participate.
1--WE experienced temperature of 30 de.
grees last Sunday. while in New York and
Boston it was from 2 to degrees hotter. This
seems strange in view OF the fact that those
cities are so much further north.
- The deed for the Shawan Farm, in the
9Th district, from Mr.. Edward N. Rich, trus
left for record. The place contains 800 acres
and the consideration was ST., 500.
The annual picnic of T0wson M. Il
Sunday school will be held in Druid Hill ParE
on Tuesday, July 25th. The tent meeting t
be held under the auspices of this church will
not begin until Sunday, July 30th.
- Hon. J. Fred. G. Talbot ought to take
out a patent on his plan for running conven
lions. There may be better ones in existence
but we doubt it. Certainly none to do its wori
with more smoothness and celebrity.
- Mr.. John Hill, manager of the Friendly
Inn in Baltimore, and president of the Glyndor
PARK Camp Meeting Association, died very sud
denly in a cottage at Glyndon Park on Tuesday
morning in the 61st year of his age.
->The frequent rains have greatly inter
fered with the digging of the foundation TO
the Elks' He'll, on West Pennsylvania avenue
Towson. As soon as the weather permits worl
on the building will be pushed rapidly.
IA wind storm of unusual force swept t.
the east of Towson about O'Clock on Wednes
day evening and did some damage by blowing
down trees, corn, etc. 1t lasted but few
minutes and was only slightly felt here;
THE chautauqua meeting at GIynooi
Park will begin next Sunday morning at II
o'clock. The opening service will be led 6I
Miss Minnie Shay, of Ocean Grove, N. j., whit
has been successful in evangelistic work.
Tile convention of the Third Judicia
I Circuit that will nominate Hon. N. Charlie
Burke for Chief Judge and Mr.. Frank |. Dun
can for Associate Judge. will meet at Towson
on Thursday, August 10th, at II o'clock NJ
- That was genuine lovefeast the Demo
Crafts held at Towson on Tuesday: There wa
no quarreling and no kicking and everything
Z went along with smoothness that was mos
remarkable Great aret the advantages OF astut