The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-07-29

ri Meise' Surviving executors. etc., on the
premises. truck farm Of 24x acres neal
Tuesday, August 8, By James J. Lind say. attor.
ney. at the Court House, a farm OF ~ acres
on the Hartford road. near Greenwood.
IA rainy season usually sets in about the
time the camp-meetings begin.
IAN OId.time gold dollar-a coin now rare
ly seen-was sold in Towson a few days ago FOL
N.75.
-~Next, Tuesday will be the first day o.
August and the summer of 1905 is on the down
- Henry Sinsz. ofSouthern avenue, Laura.
vile, has been appointed carrier in the Balti.
more Postoffice.
The strange music of the crickets is now
heard In the evenings, q sure indication that
autumn is not far distant.
- The MARYLAND and Delaware peach crop
is reported to be failure this year. This will
be heavy loss to the growers.
The POstoffice Department is about to
establish new rural free delivery route at
Loeb Raven, Baltimore county.
- During the month OF August the discount
on county taxes paid is one-half of one per
cent. There Is no discount In September.
IA resident of Towson who returned a
few days ago from Niagara Falls, says that up
there automobiles are las common as wheel
barrows."
-DThe annual reunion of Lutherans at
Pen-Mar on Thursday was attended by over
lE,OOV DcUpiC DdlbiA1OLC 0Cln6 ASPAC SCASSA ~
about f,OOO
"A few nights ago Mrs. q. N. Baker, of
Lauravile, was made very sick by accidentally
taking an overdose of quinine. Medical aid
soon relieved her.
have dollar gas. We have cheaper gas than
that out here, bat it is not of the illuminating
kind, unfortunately. -,
= The Jr. o. U: A. M. of Maryland will
hold q reunion and demonstration at Pen Mar,
ThUrQ0aU AnQUal I'd. A
large attendance is expected.
- What is known as the Orrick Ensor
farm, near Belfast, 9Th district. has been pur-
chased by Mr.. John E. Ensor for 5000. The
place contains about 100 acres.
- While working with moving machine
on the Deford place, west Of Towson, on Wed
nesday, Felix Owings had one of his feet caught
in the knife cutting the heel badly.
- The Sunday school of Lakeview NJ. f..
Church, Dulsny's Valley, Mr. Alfred G; Lee
superintendent held its annual picnic at Druid
Hill Park on Friday, 18th instant.
This week couple came all the way
from Virginia to Towson to get marriage
license Our fame in this line is spreading.
We always have ministers handy
- During the progress of q recent electrical
storm a building in an adjoining State was
struck by lightning seven times. We never
before heard Of similar instance.
- The United Railways and Electric COM
>pany is about to begin the erection Of large
~
be a thoroughly fre-proof building.
The turbulent element in Baltimore
county is on its good behavior now. There is
no jail at Towson for them to get in and ii
therefore would be useless to be bad.
- Parkville Band will give fishing party
at Liberty Park. on Wednesday, August 10th:
Mr. George A. Miller is president of the band
and Mr.. A. NJ. Wildberger, secretary.
This has been an unusually dull week
and it is accounted for from the fact that farm
L. ksrnw ~ orrAf for thof
reason keep away from the county seat.
- An English class has been organized in
the Sunday school of St. Johns German Evan
gelica Lutheran Church at Parkvlle, Hartford
road, BY the pastor, Rev. r. w. Jungfer.
- The County Commissioners will not be
in session next week. They are now enjoying
their summer holiday and the people must get
along without their presence at Towson.
sa--S The Sunday school of Bosley M. Il.
Church will hold its annual picnic on Satur-
day, August 9TH, afternoon and evening. Mr..
Lewis M Bacon is superintendent Ofthe school.
- John Paul Ady, the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel J. Ady, of Sharon, Hartford
county, died on the 21st instant. Mr.. Ady has
many relatives and friendsin Baltimore county.
THE annual tournament on My Lady's
Manor will be held on Wednesday. August
18th. 1t is likely the candidates and politicians
will cut large figure in these affairs this year.
- The Jackson Grove Assembly, on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, between Baltimore
ana W8SQlDSlOU, Will Opcu Ou 1nutcuuyt 0u-
gust Sd, and continue in session until August
10th.
- While fishing in the Susquehanna, near
Port Deposit on Wednesday last, Mr.. Noah K.
Offutt, Of the Towson bar, caught rock that
measured So inches in length and weighed IA
pounds.
- Miss Lillian E. Brown, of Towson. has
been appointed a plate printers assistant in
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in
Washington. She is daughter of Mr.. Ezra
f. Brown.
J. Edward Plat, of Gainesville, to be of I'M
sound mind and he was committed to the
Springfield Hospital for the Insane by order of
Judge Burke.
county every Wednesday this month, begin
ming with the cloudburst and food of July
9th, with few thrown in on other days for
good measure.
- library has been opened by the Neigh
borhood Improvement Club in its rooms in the
Y. NJ G. A. building on Harwood avenue. Co.
vanstown. It contains 600 volumes of history,
science, fiction, etc.
Summit Grove camp. meeting, on the N.
G. R. R., commenced on Thursday. 1t is ex-
pected that this will be the largest gathering
ever held by the association, which was organ
lied thirty-three years ago.
Towson M. E. Sunday school had glori-
Gus weather on Tuesday for its annual picnic
in Druid Hill Park and the attendance was
very large as result. Nothing occurred to
mar the pleasures of the day.
- It is rarely in this county that the LIST of
August finds the pastures in as good condition
as will be this season. This year there has
been so much rain that the grass is growing as
luxuriantly as in the spring.
burg, Beair road, has lost q number of chickens
and at last be found the thief-an aged looking
Rroundhog that he succeeded in capturing in
peach basket on Wednesday.
- Baltimore county corn fields are looking
beautiful Just now and present most promising
appearance. The crop is 'out of the woods"
now-that is dry weather cannot affect 1t and
II ought to be record breaker.
-SThe baseball team Of the B. & o. Athletic
Club beat the team of the Gainesville Country
Club on their home grounds, on Wednesday
afternoon-5 to O. 1t was one Of the best
games ever seen at Catousville.
- We enioyed some beautiful summer
weather this week with temperature in mark
ed contrast to that OF last week. While we
we're sweltering under blazing sun they were
having frosts in northern Michigan.
Supposed mushrooms that were gathered
ON the Belair road came near causing the death
of six persons in Baltimore this week. The
doctors who attended the cases said the sick
ness was caused by toadstool poisoning.
1.-THE rough. riding cars on the York road
electric line are the cause of many complaints
on the part Of patrons of the road. General
Manager House should hurry along the new
equipment and give them something better.
- John Barnhart, of Gardenville, teamster
for Mr. Faulkner, had one of his feet badly
mashed few days ago by one of the wheels OF
q heavily loaded stone wagon passing over it.
The slipping of the brake caused the accident.
->The Hartford road has been also enjoying
q building boom and still there is much unde-
veIoped property along that thoroughfare.
There are good chances for investment about
Halls Spring, as well as further out the road.
- Mr.. Lawrence Parks of Towson, who is
q clerk in the railway postal service, raised
some unusually fine cucumbers this season.
One exhibited at THE UNION Office on Monday
was inches in length and weighed pounds.
THE Cheston Land Company has been
incorporated in Baltimore with a:capital stock
of $4,000. Those named as incorporators are
Messrs. Alfred s Miles, ]. Hurst Purnell, E. ].
Curry, Frank h. Phelps and John ]. Watson.
- The Towson National Bank and the Ca
louisville National Bank are among those des-
iQnated BY the Governor as repositories to re-
ceive money to purchase gift for the cruiser
MARYLAND. The sum of SIS. 900 will berequired.
-eThe Elks had beautiful weather for the
LAYING of the cornerstone for their new home
in Towson and the town was looking its pref
test. Let us hope that these suspicious cir
orrv,oka - noo ro;uk IN other aucceSseS to follow