The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-30

dubon Park property, situated in the western
+ suburbs Of 'Towson. has sold three lots o
ground of an acre each, on Allegany avenue
to Mrs. Harry Phipps, Mr.. Harry d. Busicl
and Mr. Frank Fitzpatrick !:
- lfreports be true Baltimore county sports
men have fine prospect before them this fall
! Il is said that partridges did not suffer on &C
count of the wet summer, and that they ara
unusually abundant. The Western birds ap
pear to have done very well.
- Mr.. Townley r Wolfe. principal of The
school at Dillon and Fourth streets. Canton, Ii
raising fund to purchase piano for the
school, Early in November an oyster supper
will be held in Highland Academy. the pro-
ceeds to go to the piano fund.
>Fox, the well known jumper of Mr.. w.
Stewart Diffenderffer, Of Green Spring Valley,
| got in the charmed circle at Bryn Mawr
horse show last week. Although an enthusi.
astic automoblist Mr.. Diffenderffer is still de-
voting some attention to horses.
people who patronize the suburban troll
| ley lines find the open cars decidedly breezy
these mornings and evenings. The new winter
| cars that the company will put on-and which
are said to be up-to-date in every respect-will
be highly appreciated when they arrive.
"a man who. two years ago. bought two
house on il, now SAYS that an acre cannot be
bought in his immediate vicinity for less than
| $1,000. This shows what the trolley line has
done for property on that thoroughfare.
- The people in and about Gen-A Arm, 18th
district bad mad dog scare this week and as
a result the canine population of the neighbor-
hood has been materially reduced. while others
are tied up to await developments. No one
was bitten by the supposed rabid animal.
- Arrangements are now complete for the
seventeenth annual field trials of the National
Beagle Club of America, which will begin at
Stevenson, Green Spring Valley, Monday, Oc-
tober Goth. Many of the most prominent
breeders in the country will attend these trials.
>Mr. John Cowan, the well known builder,
has secured the contract for the erection of
managers house on the property lately pur-
chased by the Messrs. Fahnestock, in the 9Th
district, and embracing about 400 acres of land.
These gentlemen will also erect fine mansion
on this property.
-The laying of the cornerstone of the
new Methodist Episcopal Church at Stevenson
afternoon. October LIST. A general invitation
is extended This will be one of the new ap-
pointments of Hunts Circuit, of which Rev.
j. II. BruDges is pastor.
- Mr.. Jacob Nonemaker, father of Mrs.
James Lindemon, of Marble Hill, 9Th district
died at his home at Sycamore Spring, Kansas
few days ago. He was q native of the upper
end of Baltimore county and enlisted from
Maryland in the Civil War, going West after
the close of that conflict.
All the accounts have not been made up
but it is believed that the receipts of this years
Timonium fair will exceed by good many
hundreds of dollars those of any previous fair.
The railroad authorities say that on Thursday
they carried 5000 people more to the fair than
on any previous Thursday.
->The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of Reisterstown N. Z. Church has elected
the following officers: President, Mrs. J. e.
Amos; vice-president, Mrs. ]. r. Wheeler;
treasurer, Mrs. Philip r. Owings recording
secretary, Mrs. Robert Beckley corresponding
secretary. Mrs. G. A. Church.
Mr. AfoK IF
Farm, on the Falls road, will exhibit his herd
of Guernsey cattle and his Berkshire hogs at
the York fair next week. From there he will
60 to Hagerstown, and from thence to Fred
erick, The Grove Farm herd captured num-
Der of premiums at the Timonium fair.
THE Belair Road Permanent Protective
and Improvement Association has in contem-
plation the formationOf Joint stock company
to erect a commodious public hall either al
Gardenville or Raspeburg. Such building is
greatly needed. and it is confidently believed
that it would prove paying Investment.
THE Belair baseball team won the cham
pionship of Hartford county last Saturday by
defeating the Burns Bros. team of Havre de-
Grace, 4 to 2. Each club had won game of
the series and the Belarians captured the third
after hard fought battle. These are among
the strongest amateur teams of the State.
THE weather predictions of Hicks are
now so hedged about with the national copy.
right, warning other publications not to repro
duce them under penalty, that it would be
violation of law to print them in the UNION
as heretofore, even though we gave his paper
proper credit for them, as we have always done.
mime knights contended for the honors
and prizes in the tournament held at Coles
Parkville House, on the Hartford road, We'd
nesday afternoon. The queen was crowned by
Samuel E. Shepperd of Monkton. Mr.. Ernest
G. Hatch delivered the charge to the knights
and Mr.. John NJ. Little made the coronation
address.
- The ladies who are interested in the Elks'
fair to be held in Towson the latter part of next
month are now actively preparing for the same.
Some of them attended a meeting in Baltimore
last Saturday at which some of the work was
mapped out. The proceeds of the fair will be
applied to the furnishing of the new hall in
Towson.
Judge Burke signed an order on Thurs
day extending the time of the sessions of the
present grand jury three days. making the
length of service thirteen instead of ten days.
The jury is investigating the gambling and
liquor cases brought up by the Civic League,
these matters entailing much extra work upon
the members
"A musical and literary entertainment
will be held in the public school house at Long
Green, Saturday evening, October 7th, at
o'clock. Talent from Baltimore and elsewhere
has been engaged and an enjoyable evening is
promised. At the conclusion of the entertain
ment ice cream and cake will be served. Pub
lie cordially invited.
- Mr.. William S. Keech's registered Eng.
lish setter Judge Bobbins," that took first
prize in all the classes in which he was entered
at Prospect Park fair, will be exhibited in the
bench show held in connection with the Fred
erick county fair. 1t is also likely that he will
be sent later to the Madison Square Garden
show in New York city.
- Attention is invited to the advertisement
of Grove Stock Farm, which appears in TIE
UNION today. The specialties of this farm are
Guernsey cattle, Berkshire hogs and Shrop.
shire sheep and the exhibits from all of these
captured prizes at the late Timonium fair.
Grove Farm also breeds colored Muscovy ducks
and White Wyandotte chickens.
lover thirteen thousand people saw the
concluding games of the Eastern Baseball
League at Baltimore last Saturday afternoon
when the Orioles proved the victor in double
header with Montreal It was hot finish for
the penant between Providence, Baltimore and
Jersey City, the first named team winning from
Baltimore on very narrow margin.
- Miss Pamela W. Chilcoat, of Western
Run Valley, has night blooming cereus that
has produced 10 blossoms this month and is
still blooming having at present several full
blown buds. 1t is very rare plant and one of
the most beautiful and fragrant flowers that
grows. The flower when in full bloom,
measures Oh inches in circumference.
- Over sixty young girls and eight Sisters
of Charity from st. Joseph's House of Indus
try in Baltimore, came to Towson last Sunday
morning to see Rev. Matthew O'Keefe, the
venerable pastor of the Church of the Immacu-
late They attended high mass in the fine new
church. Mr. James r. Wheeler provided the
special car that brought the party out.
- During the afternoon session on Sunday
of the Epworth League rally Mrs. Milburn
presented the Towson Chapter with large
framed portrait of her husband, Rev. Page
Milburn, pastor of Guilford Avenue NJ. E.
Church, Baltimore. Mr.. Milburn organized
the Epworth League in 1891 and the Junior
League in 1898 while he was pastor of Towson
M. E. Church.
>Only one-third of the year 1905 remains
and when we look back it does not seem posi-.
BILE that the preceding nine months have alrea-
dy slipped away. Soon we'll begin to count the
SHOWS of winter, but some wiseacres say there
will be none the coming winter because there
was so much last. But don't pin your faith to
any such predictions. We will no doubt get
our usual quota.
- The members of the Baltimore Stock Ex-
change, with some other gentlemen. spent sew
eral hours very pleasantly last Saturday after
noon as the guests of Mr.. T. Edward Handle
ton at his beautiful country place. HANDLE
Dune" west of Lutherville. The party went
out by train and were driven TO the house from
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