The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-07-08


largely attended.
During an electrical storm OH Monday
afternoon lightning struck the barn OF Mr..
VIM. NJ. Miller, near Raspeburg. Belair road.
and set the building on fire. Mr.. Miller put
out the flames with fire extinguisher and
saved the building.
"a Belair paper says it is reported that
the Automobile Company will withdraw its
Wauto car from the Belair end of the route and
Hmake more frequent trips between Carney and
Fork. Experience shows the Belair end OF the
trip is not profitable.
-Mr. Philip Cromwell. of Baltimore, died
on Thursday from injuries sustained in the
trolley car wreck at Highlandtown about ten
days before. His wife, who was with him at
the time, sustained injuries that caused her
death in a few hours.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has issued
an order providing that hereafter service on all
rural free delivery routes shall be suspended
on New Years day, Washington's birthday,
Decoration day, Fourth Of July, Labor day
and Thanksgiving day.
1.-THE people of Randalstown were glad to
see Mr.. g. Howard Stirling around among the
farmers soliciting rights of way for the Balti-
more and Frederick Electric Railway, an enter
prize that will be of inculculable benefit to that
section of Baltimore county.
>Motorman Helldorfer, who had charge
| of one of the trolley cars that were in the rear
| end collision at Westport, Baltimore county,
on the 18th of May last, and who sustained
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company for $4,000 damages.
THE list of judges of election who will
act as registration officers is published in the
| advertising columns of THE UNION today. If
| anyone wishes to object to any of these ap-
pointees they must do 90 in writing on or
before the oath day of July next.
- Baltimore county was well represented
| in the big Christian Endeavor convention
which met in Baltimore this week. Over 8, 900
| delegates were present from almost every Sec
ton of the country. The singing by the inn
| mense choir was feature of the gathering.
- The weather bureau states that the
! weather of June, 1905, was about normal, the
average showing is to have been only degree
| day cooler than 1t had been for the past
thirty-three years. The total rainfall was 4.05
| inches, which was trihe above the normal.
IA tramp named James Roach, whose
home, companion said, was in Trenton, N.
| j., died in barrack near Cub Hill Hartford
road, on Sunday morning last. The man who
was with him refused to give his name. The
| body was buried at the expense of the county.
Jones falls gave the people of Baltimore
another scare on Wednesday night by spread
ing over its walls and flooding the streets in its
vicinity. Nothing like it had been seen since
the great food Of 1868, when that famous
stream made its greatest record for damage and
loss.
->Mr. James D. Cotter. of the Baltimore
bar, has purchased % acres of unimproved land
on the east side of Charles street avenue, south
of Merryman's lane. upon which he proposes
to develop q magnificent residence park such
as are found in the suburbs of some Northern
cities.
- Democratic primaries will be held in all
the districts of this county today-Saturday,
July 8th-and the conventions Judicial and
county, in Towson, on Tuesday next, July
18th. II looks as though most of the nominees
for the county offices had already been settled
upon.
1.-THE health department of New York
city, in one weeks work, found 1901 ,291
pounds of adulterated food. This furnishes
some idea how the people of the country are
being swindled and are having their health
injured by unprincipled manufacturers and
dealers.
mr.. Daniel W. Dryer, the well-known
Baltimore real estate broker, is about to begin
developing the Rogers estate, located on the
west side of the Falls road. just south of Cross
Keys. The tract contains 20 acres and is now
under rent to Mr.. A. E. McCann, a successful
dairy farmer.
>Mr. John J. Nelligan, who is now occu-
pying his handsome new residence at Towson,
gave splendid display of fireworks on the
night of the Fourth, and his neighbors enjoyed
it equally with his family and his guests. 1t
was the finest private display of pyrotechnics
ever seen here.
Farmers didn't have an opportunity to
enjoy the Fourth this year. Most ofthem were
in the midst of saving their wheat and this
kept them hustling. Next they will have the
timothy and oats to deal with. Many farmers
do not raise any of the latter as they do not
think it paying crop.
THE Towson baseball team distinguished
itself on the Fourth. In the morning it de.
feated the Acme Athletic Club of Baltimore
to 2, and in the afternoon it did the trick for
the York Athletic Club of Baltimore. 81 to 3.
Large crowds witnessed the games and were en-
thusiastic over the result.
Mr. Thomas Ormiston, manager of the
transfer and dairy departments of the Spar
rows Point Store Co., lately returned from
Northern New York with carload of choice
dairy cattle. The company now has a fine
Ions of sanitary milk daily.
- The most remarkable game of baseball
ever played in Baltimore county was the one
that took place at Sparrow's Point on Tuesday
between the team of the Athletic Club of that
place and team from Steelton. Pa: It re-
quired twenty lone innings to decide it in favor
of the Pointers by z to runs.
"A Baltimore paper Of Thursday pub
lisbed sensational story about a serious in
jury to the little daughter of States Attorney
Robert II. Bussey by "a bookcase falling on
her head" A small bracket struck the child
on the head and inflicted such slight injury
that no attention was paid to it.
States Attorney r. II. Bussey says he
will not criminally prosecute the Philadelphia,
Baltimore q Washington r r. Company for
the trolley car accident at Highlandtown about
two weeks ago. in which two persons were
killed and a number injured. He is satisfied
the affair was purely accidental.
- Wheat threshing will begin in Baltimore
county at once. This work has been greatly
simplified by the big steam machines that
travel around the country and finish up the
job on farm in short order. We would like
to ascertain the yields on some of the larger
places, and would appreciate report of the
same.
MIR. Harry Fahnestock. of Baltimore
who lately bought several adjoining farms in
the 9Th district, including that of Mr.. George
w. Muth, has purchased the stock and crops
on Mr.. Muth's farm. Mr.. Fahnestock, who is
banker, will make fine Improvements on his
purchase, including a commodious residence
for himself.
There were many beautiful displays of
fireworks in the country surrounding Towson
on Tuesday night and they were much enjoyed
by most of our population. The miniature
Mount Pelee at Electric Park could be plainly
seen here and many who did not know better
thought the explosions incident to that display
was thunder.
Mr. Wilson K. lowering, well-known
gentleman, has sued Mr.. Lewis r. Palmer for
81 900 damages for causing his horse to brighten
and run away on Charles street avenue last
month by backing his automobile towards
him Mr., lie, i;esyyerlng Was 81 accompanied by his
from the vehicle.
- During the communion service at Tow
son M. E. Church last Sunday morning a To-
year-old boy approached the altar and asked to
Do pcEmIbtcu W JUN tuc CuuICus AAtcE uciuB
questioned by the pastor, Rev. T. E. Copes, he
decided to admit the boy on probation: An
informal reception was then held, nearly all
present shaking the hand of the new member
- Baltimore county experienced a deluge
on Wednesday last such as it has not seen since
1868. great deal of damage was done by the
unusual downpour of rain, the roads especially
in some sections having suffered seriously. 1t
is thought there was a cloud burst along the
Northern Central Railway that caused the great
flood in the streams. So far as known no lives
were lost.
1.-The salaries of Mr.. VIM. J. Blair, super
intendent of the U. s. bonded warehouse in
Baltimore, and that of Mr.. T. Reese Arnold,
chief clerk in the Appraisers office has each
been increased 5000 year by Collector Of the
Port Stone. Both Messrs. Blair and Arnold
were teachers in the public schools of this
vice. Mr.. Arnold resides at Glyndon.
- Rev. Peregrine Wroth. rector of the
P E. Church Of the Messiah in Baltimore,
preached in Trinity Church, Towson, last Sum
day morning, and took up collection for the
benefit of bis church, which was the only
church destroyed in the great fire of February,
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