The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-05-13

IA little while ago IT was the church
oyster supper and now it's the strawberry les
tival. It does seem as though these busy
women don't intend TO let the young mans
pocket-book have one bit Of rest. But hell
have to get the cash from some source, or take
to the woods.
The first section of the Baltimore and
Beair Electric Railway did an immense busi-
ness last Sunday-in fact it could not begin to
accommodate the people who wished to ride
The company should push its line further
northward. It looks as If 1t will prove great
money getter.
man. of Corbetf, N. c. 4. R.. son of Mrs. Ida
Merryman, suddenly disappeared from his
home and since then nothing has been heard
from him. He is about % years of age and
grandson of the venerable Justice Thomas
Kaufman, Of MonktoD.
"A woods fire in the Deighborhood of
Hereford on Monday last burned over nearly
400 acres of land before il was checked. 1t
started on the place Of Mr.. WINNER and spread
to those Of John Collect William 4. Burns,
Henry McNeal, J. G. Miller, H. w. Roller,
Mrs. NJ. E. Keech and others.
IAN undertaken in Portland, Ore, wrote
this week to the Baltimore police informing
them of the death in that city Of William
Murray, aged q years, whose father is sup
posed to be a lime-burner living near Balti-
more. The writer wanted the parents of the
young man located. if possible.
THE new location Of the Young Mems
! Christian Association of Govanstown-which
is in the old Marrilatt building on HARDWOOD
avenue-will be ready for occupancy next
week. The total cost Of the repairs and i'm.
| provements of the property amount to $1,000.
Later bowling alleys will be erected.
THE Sunday school of Poplar M. P.
| Church will hold festival at Warren, on
Saturday evening, May 10th, for the purpose Of
starting fund to purchase an organ for the
| church. Members and friends of the church
are invited to lend their aid. Warren Cornet
| Band has kindly consented to furnish music.
- Mr.. Clarence @. Cole, who is now con-
Quoting the store at Verona, on the York turn
pike, has extended his business and now has
| a most complete establishment in several
branches of trade. He is an active young
business man who. until lately, was engaged
in farming on the Gorsuch Retirement Farm.
- The Postoffice Department has ordered
the discontinuance of Sweet Air and Knoebel
postoffices, in the 10th district of this county,
and the patrons Of those offices will hereafter
be supplied by rural delivery. Sweet Air was
| one of the oldest postoffices in the county and
many will be sorry to see it wiped off the map
| as such.
- After last Sundays business the United
| Railways Company must have had money to
burn. If it was not the largest days business
in the history of the company we are much
mistaken. The. suburban lines did an i'm
mense business, and it appeared to keep up
from early in the morning until late in the
evening.
- AT the annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society of Towson NJ. E. Church, held Tuesday
afternoon the following officers were elected
to serve the ensuing year President. Mrs.
VIM. B. Krout presidents, Mrs. j. E.
Flayhart and Mrs. Harry Phipps; secretary,
Mrs. Gerand Bowen treasurer, Mrs. John 7.
Hershner.
->An effort is being made to have the
County Commissioners increase the pay Of the
men employed on the public roads from $l.25
to at least 81 35 per day. 1t is stated as one of
the reasons for the raise that it is difficult to
secure good men at the first named figure;
also that the cost of living has increased very
SIN the death of MIR. Charles w. Slagle,
I Sr, THE UNION has lost another one of its
oldest subscribers, and we, in common with
hundreds of Baltimore county friends, lament
the death of so good and useful man. It
must be source of infinite satisfaction to his
family to know that there are so many who
share their sorrow.
->Herring were never more abundant in
the streams in the eastern section OF this county
than they have been this spring and immense
quantities of them have been taken. A few
| DAYS ago the Little Gunpowder, near Brad
shaw, was simply alive with these fish. They
are made good use of as an article of food for
| future consumption.
The first annual memorial service of the
Grand Army of the Republic will take place at
| Hull Memorial Christian Church. Lansd0wne,
| Baltimore county, on Sunday, May 14th, COM
mencing at 10 A. M. and continuing throughout
the day and evening. Capt. John r. King,
Senior Vice-National Commander, will have
charge of the ceremonies.
1.-The crowds that went to and from the
| Locust Vale Stock Farm sale on Monday made
| things lively in Towson. By far the larger
| part of the attendance came from Baltimore
by the trolley line and were taken from Tow
| son to the farm in wagons. The day was an
| ideal spring one and this fact helped to swell
the attendance at the sale.
THE following want appeared in the
personal column Of Baltimore daily this
week: Information as to the address of the
heirs of Mary Price. She was the widow of
| Thomas Price, and the address was Baltimore
County about 1856. Small recovery can proba-
bly, be made. Address Harvey Spalding &
! Sons Washington, D. c."
- The Baltimore Conference of the African
NJ. E. Church, which met this year in Cumber-
| land, made the following appointments for
Baltimore county: Gainesville, George w.
Nicholson; Long Green, Columbus Wheatley;
! Quaker Bottom, A. A.. Henderson, Jockeys
vile and Sparrow's Point missions, L. H.
Stevens; Randallstown, s. H. Cooper.
About forty persons enjoyed the eighth
annual banquet Of the Baltimore County Medi-
cal Society that took place at the Hotel Stafford,
Baltimore on Wednesday night. DIR. George
H. Hooking, president of the society, presided
and was POSTMASTER. DIR. ]. f. II. Gorsuch
responded to "Our County Society" and DR..
Charles O'Donovan to 1.-THE Alumni"
| Ion Sunday afternoon last delegation of
| the Volunteer Fire Company of Hamilton,
Hartford road went to the home of their chief
Mr.. Samuel M. Imwold who lives on the
| Hilen road, and presented him with hand
some Morris chair. Mr.. John H. Tames was
the spokesman, and Mr.. Imwold responded in
fitting terms. Several hours were spent very
pleasantly.
- Mr.. James s. Nussear, Jr., architect. &C
companied the County Commissioners in an
| inspection of the Jail on Wednesday with
view to making the contemplated changes and
| improvements in the building. The interior
| of the Jail will be entirely removed and a steel
cage to contain three tiers, will be substituted.
The Commissioners levied $4,000 for these i'm
provements.
- Mr.. d. H. Rice, proprietor of Valley
| View Stock Farm, closed out his horses at the
sale of Mr.. f. e. McCleary, on Monday last
and will abandon the business entirely to de-
| vote his entire time to his large interests in
Baltimore Red Robert, the Wilkes stallion
that Mr. Rice priced so highly, and that had
won many blue ribbons, went to Mr.. Harry 8.
| Cox for $3.50.
- 1t is said that some carp that were nearly
| feet in length and weighed Is pounds each
were taken out of the big storage lake in Druid
| Hill Park. Several tons of fish of various
! kinds have been taken from the lake. There
were many black bass of fine size. 1t had be-
| come necessary to take the fish from the lake
| because the water had become impure on &C
count of their presence in such immense guam
| titles.
->Col. Harry H. Brogden, who was ma
tive of Anne Arundel county and member of
one of Maryland's most prominent families,
died in Washington on the 9th inst aged SO
years. He served in the Confederate army
during the Civil War, and for some years past
was connected with the Navy Department.
| Col Brogden was brother of the late James
Brogden, of Long Green Valley, Baltimore
county.
Under the recent decision of the board of
visitors and governors of st. Johns College,
Annapolis, Franklin High School. Reisters-
town, and the Towson High School will each
be entitled to free tuition scholarship in that
| institution. The selection must be made by
the principal ofthe school and must be awarded
to the boy who stands highest in the graduating
class, or if he should be unwilling to accept it,
| to the next highest.
- Messrs. Richard Vincent & Son, of Cow
enton B. &. o. Railroad, are now shipping
many thousands of vegetable plants daily,
most of them Northward the Southern trade
having been served earlier. The business of
this firm-whicts is always targets growing
| to immense proportions. Last winter their