The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-03

Blenheim, 10th District.-A class OF sevel
children-six boys and one girl-will be con
firmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church, o.
Sunday morning, June 4th. The services vii
begin at 10 o'clock and the preaching will b
in the English language.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the above church
will hold a strawberry festival on the church
lawn, on Wednesday, June 14th. Shonld tn
weather be unfavorable 1t will be held the mex
fair day.
Mr.. Keller, of Baltimore, is now occupying
his pretty country home at this place.
Miss Tillie Hanf has returned to her hom
here after spending several weeks with friend
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Amrein and Mr.. Car
Hanf, of Baltimore, spent last Sunday witt
relatives here.
Mr.. Conrad Shermer, a bachelor farmer o
Blenheim, is having his house painted ant
otherwise improved and his friends are grow
ing suspicious. They think something. is Iii
the wind" but they can't imagine who ths
lucky person can be.
The Faithful Workers of St. Johns Lutheran
Church will not hold meeting next Sunday
night.
Farmers are wearing smiling faces just now
all on account of the welcome rain of this
week. y. n.
Long Green, 18th District.-The rains Of
Tuesday evening and Wednesday were mosl
welcome to farmers and truckers as the ground
was very dry and after the rain q great many
plants were set out. The hay crop will DC
much benefited.
Strawberry festivals are the order of the day
now. School No. s, Miss Bernice Gorsuch and
Miss Maude Forrest, teachers, held one at the
school house this week Long Green Cornet
Band will hold one June 7th, and the ladies
of Wilson's M. e. Church will hold theirs on
Wednesday and Thursday, 18th and 18TH.
Some great fish stories have come from Loeb
Raven lately. Some time ago curious WILD
animal was sighted there several times and
now comes the story of two young men going
fishing there and finding white object and
upon casting it into the bushes out rolled
goose.
Mr.. Bernard Bowers spent few days in Bal
timore this week and participated in Decora-
ton day services with Dushane Post, G. A. r.
Misses Katharine and Mary Hinder spent
Sunday last with their mother, Mrs. Kate l..
Hinder, of this neighborhood. 3.
Rossville, 18th District.-Mr. Joseph III.
Schaeffer, of Eastern avenue, Highlandtown.
who recently graduated at Princeton Theologl-
cal Seminary, is spending few weeks at bis
home. Later he will go to Newark. N. j., to
serve as assistant pastor of South Park Presby-
terrain Church, of which Rev. Lyman w. Allen
is pastor.
MIR. Schaeffer, who is 26 years of age, is son
of Mrs. Catharine Schaeffer and a grandson OF
the late Frederick Selling, of ROssville. He
entered Deichman Preparatory School in Bal
timore, eight years ago and graduated at
Princeton University in 1902. Since then be
has taken acourse in theology at the Seminary.
Mr.. Schaeffer hopes to be ordained to the min
istry some time this month by the Baltimore
Presbytery. u.
New Market, 7th District.-A surprise
was rendered Mr. Abraham Anstine by his
children, at his home near Stewartstown, York
county. on the 23d of May, in honor of bis
S0th birthday. Those present were Rev. Mr..
Randall, pastor of the M. P. Church at Stew
artstown, and of which Mr.. Anstine has been
a member nearly all his life; Mr.. and Mrs. j..
H. Zeigler, of Stewartstown; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Krout, of New Market; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Anstine, of York; Mrs. Jemina Emer-
lex. of Belmont, Tenn, and Miss Ada Nc
Williams. The children presented Mr.. An
slime with a handsome reclining chair. Mrs.
Anstine is still living
Mr.. Anstine is farmer and fertilizer manu-.
facturer and still gives his personal attention
to his business. M.
May Term Grand Jury's Report.-The
grand jury for the May term of the Circnit
Court, of which Mr.. George s. Kieffer was fore
man. was finally discharge by the court on
Monday. In their report the jurors say they
docketed 20 cases, examined l88 witnesses,
made IS presentments, found 33 true bills,
ignored cases, dismissed 80 and released
prisoners from Jail.
In reference to the charge of gambling at
Westport they say they have tried to secure
evidence sufficient to substantiate the charges,
but were unable to find any indictments.
IF violations of the law" they say, 'as de-
picted by these anonymous letter writers, exist
in the locality specified we would suggest that
the law-abiding community select proper per-
sons to appear before the grand jury with sui.
fcient evidence to indict and then to court to
convict"
A special committee was appointed to in
vestigate the charges, and this committee made
the following report to the jury:
I'VE went to Westport on the afternoon of
May 18th aud visited place where it was
stated a poolroom is conducted, and found
everything quite and nothing to indicate that
gambling of any description was going on.
The place has bar-room and large pavilion,
where we were informed dancing took place in
the evenings. We then walked from this place
to another nearly mile away. We passed
several saloons, but everything was quiet.
We found the second place closed and nothing
to indicate that any transgression of the law
was taking place; in fact, everything in the
whole neighborhood indicated that it was
quiet place"
Special committees also visited the aims
house and Jail and reported favorably on the
condition of each.
A committee was appointed to examine the
County Treasurer's books, which reported that
the books ARE kept neatly, Complementary
and accurately and in businesslike manner"
Circuit Court.-Caleb V. D. Cherbonnier
vs.. Emanuel w. Herman; defendants appeal
from Justice A. w. Perrie; judgment below
for Cherbonnier for S62 so debt and S.. 66 costs
reversed and judgment for defendant Her
MANI for $3.50.
Augusta Winkler vs.. Robert M. Taylor de-
fendant's appeal from Justice Perrie; judg-
ment below for Winkler for $47.50 debt and
1878 costs; tried before the court and held
sub curia.
George L. Mowen and Edward L. Ward, re-