The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-09
-IfYou SHOOT SQUIRRELS now you are liable

to be held at Prospect Park during the annual
fair next week.
Al times this week Towson was practi-
calIy deserted. The Timonium fair was the
great attraction.
the Timonium fair did not materialize this
week, and more's the pity.
- We have received q copy of the premium
list OF the Belair fair, which will begin TINS
year October 10th and continue four days:
- Maryland now has S6l rural free delivery
routes. and there are a number of applications
on file in the Postoffice Department Tor more;
- Mr. Edward Donovan. of Sweet Air, mad
a horse killed on Wednesday by ialllng over
an emban kment at Jessop's Crossing, n U Az.
- Towson was unusually lively this week
with the many hundreds people bound for the
county fair. Automobiles were largely IN evl-
dence.
-On the 1st of September the county
treasury had balance on hand OF S5Ol ,oOI 70.
The disbursements during August were soV'-
914 IA.
- George Frederick, aged years. offspring
dale Hartford road, was thrown from wagon
q few days ago and had his left leg and arm
broken.
Woodbourne avenue Govanstown, will shortly
begin the erection of six half stone cottages on
- The increase of the gross earnings Of the
Northern Central Railway for the month OF
July. 1910, were Sl4,fV as coinPa GU WIN ZIG
same month of 1904.
- There is no discount on county taxes
paid this month. On taxes remaining unpaid
after September interest is charged from the
date when they were due.
Cutting off the big corn crop is now en-
gaging the attention OF many farmers. some
are using the harvester for this purpose ana
find it great labor-saver.
-On account of the rain of last Saturday
the annual picnic of the Sunday school OF Pine
Grove u B. Church, Ray vile, was postponed
until Saturday, September 23d.
The public schools of the county will re-
open for the fall term next Monday. lHh in:
slant. In some of the counties OF Maryland
the schools resumed last Monday.
- Friends First day School Conference will
hold meeting at Gunpowder meeting house,
at $50 o'clock on First day, Sunday the lOth,
and public meeting at IL o'clock'A. NJ.
- Mrs. Edwards, wife of Rev. DR.. VIM. 5.
Edwards, who is well known in Baltimore
county, was painfully hurt few days ago by
falling while walking on street in Baltimore
MIR. Peter KessIer, the well known Gamer
OF Butler, usually packs from Jour to i've
thousand cases of tomatoes. This year, owing
TO the short crop, his pack was only 5oO cases.
THE Diggs property, near Howardville,
W. NJ R. R., was offered at public sale on
Tuesday by Mr.. John Hinkley, trustee. 1t
was Withdrawn on bid of $1,000 made by MI.
John G. Johnson.
- tournament and dance will be held at
Bauer's Mile House, on the Hartford road, on
Wednesday, September goth, commencing at
Pm. For particulars see advertising columns
of THE UNION to day.
Monday for several thousand Baltimore county
girls and boys, but they will soon get into the
harness again and be eager for the work OF &C
quiring an education.
- The month Of August, 1908, was record
breaker for rain and it looked like september
intended to follow suit. judging from last Satur-
DAYS experience, but since then there has been
a marked improvement.
- The registration of voters in Baltimore
county will begin this year on Tuesday, Octo-
Der Sd. The next sitting will be October 10th,
and the last October 18th. The final sitting
will be for revision only.
- Some of THE UNIONS local correspon-
dents send in their letters so late that they get
scant attention. Mailing day earlier would
be no hardship on them and would insure
better attention to their letters.
~ boy asked his pap what the figures
on the hind end of an automobile were for and
the old man said he didn't know, but he
thought they were to indicate the number OF
people the machine bad run over.
- The Junior Order United American Me-
chanics will have q big day at Gwynn Oak
Park next Tuesday and all sorts of amusements
will be provided Ii is expected that 10000
people will visit the park that day..
- The Home Building Association OF Tow
son has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year President, James Z. Dunphy ;
secretary, VIM. NJ. Isaac; treasurer, James E.
Green; attorney, q. Howard Isaac.
The members of St. Johns Lutheran
Church, Parkville. will bold picnic and sup
per in MiIler's Grove, adjoining the church. on
Tuesday September 10th, commencing at p.
M. Music by Parkville Cornet Band.
- The Govanstown football team is now in
active practice aud is ready to arrange games
with teams whose average weight is from lS5
to $50 pounds. Mr.. @. J. O'Connor is the
coach. and Mr.. H. E. Storck. manager.
- Preparations are being made for the fair
to be held for the benefit of the new Elks'
Home in Towson and number OF ladies OF
the town are interested. The fair will be held
in the new building now in course of erection.
- The proverbial Timonium weather pre-
vailed this week. Not in years has the exhi
billions of this society been interfered with by
too much rain, and in this respect it is much
more fortunate than some of its sister socie
ties.
- A respected colored woman named Eliza
beth .Quigley. who lived with her son, Henry
Quigley, in Lutherville, died suddenly few
days ago, aged 76 years. Before emancipation
she was a slave to the Kelley family of the 9Th
district.
- The crowd at Timonium fair on Thurs
day is believed to have been record breaker
and was estimated at from $4,000 to 30. 900. No
more beautiful day was ever seen at Timonium
in the twenty-seven years the fair has been
-. newspaper says that in some of the
Western States people are mortgaglng theiI
homes to buy automobiles. 1t is evident the
fad is spreading but we don't think it has yet
reached that acute stage in this part of the
country.
- Just think of it, Over q inches of rain
fell in this section of Maryland in the months
of June, July and August, or trif1e less than
a quarter of an inch day. This is said to
l. 10, han in ON ms ain0e
the year 1917.
- MARYLAND Day will be celebrated at the
Confederate Soldiers Home, Pikesville, on
Tuesday next, September 18th. An all-day
bazaar will be held by the ladies and the usua
tournament in the afternoon, followed by 9
dance at night.
- Mr.. Il. Lynne Painter by his attorney
Major John /. Yellott, has entered suit against
the Western Maryland r. R. Company claim
ing 81, 900 damages and the recovery of striI
of land which be claims that the defendant hal
taken unlawfully.
The distillery of Mr.. ]. c. Heb, a
Bentlev Springs, N G. r. r has. within thu
last few days, had delivered 5000 bushels o
apples from the lower end of York county
The apple crop of that county is said to b
enormous this year.
at meeting of the Hagerstown Auto
mobile Club on Thursday night it was decided
not to take an appeal from the decision o
Judge Keetly who ruled that the Boonsbort
Turnpike Company nau tn0 IlBnt W COhSC
tolls on automobiles.
The politicians were largely in evidenc
at Timonium fair this week. and it was evlden
that they were making hay while the SUI
shone Many button holes no doubt suffered
serious laceration because of the persisten
efforts of these gentlemen.
THE farm of the late Samuel Hotfacker
near New Freedom. York county, has beef
purchased by Mr.. E E. McCleary, formerl.
proprietor of Locust Vale Stock Farm, Tow
son, for $1,000. The place contains Isl acre
and is fairly we'll improved.
"A shock that was believed to have beei
an earthquake was felt by few people q
Ashland. N. G. z. R., beween 10 O'Clock an
midnight last Saturday: Rev. K. Lee Laws
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at that place
was one of those who felt it..
- Mrs. Sophia Steuart, of Carney, Harfor
road, by her attorney, Major John l. Yelloti
has fled suit for an absolute divorce iron
her husband Thomas r. Steuart, whom 81
charges with cruelty and interference with Tn
management of her property.
->An electric railway on the YORK roae
between Towson and Cockeysville, would hav
swelled the attendance at Timonlum this wee
by good many thousands. II you give 10
people quick and comfortable way to 90
the fair they won't fail to go.
1.-The 18th of September is "Old Defenoer