The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-10


! -@Articles Of incorporation Of the 6ubul
ban improvement Association have been lei
for record at the County Clerks Office. Thos
named as incorporators are Messrs. Samuel
Pentz, Charles e. Keedy. e. r. BuckheimeT
e. H. Wiederhold and Edward II. Stewart.
- "Labor-Saving Devices was the subjec
discussed at the meeting of the Household I'm
Provement Club held Wednesday afternoon q
the home of Miss Clara Matthews, at Belfast
9th district. Miss Katharine France occupied
the chair, and Miss Ella 4. Scott was secretary
~ The ffty-second annual commencement
OF the Maryland College at Lutherville tool
place this week, the exercises of the graduating
class being held on Monday night, with larg'
attendance. The class numbered fifteen yOunf
ladies, two OF whom received special diplomas
in music.
THE Providence Permanent Building and
Loan Association is the name of a very pros
porous institution that has been in operation
about nine years at Providence, 9th district
Mr.. Ballard +. Torbit is president; Mr.. John
Q. Dorher, secretary, and Mr.. Harold c. Carter,
| treasurer.
~. Frank Smith. of CatousyiIle, and John
w. Loose, of Arlington, have been drawn to
serve as grand jurors at the June term of the
| u. 5. District Court. William T. Cooper, OF
Parkton, and Charles H. Hof. Of Sherwood,
have been drawn to serve as petit jurors at the
| same term.
- Mr.. Thomas Janney. Jr., of Margaret
Meadows" Green Spring Valley, was thrown
from his buggy on Sherwood bill, on Thurs
| day last. and had his left arm broken. His
coachman was also slightly hurt. The horse
became unmanageable and the buggy was
tipped over.
- Rev. Frank r. Isaac, of Parkville, gave
| his illustrated lecture on Japan and the Japa-
nese," at Towson M. K. Church, on Thursday
night. This was the second of a series of lee
lures under the auspices Of the Worlds Evan
gelism Department of Towson Chapter Ep-
worth League.
->In the family OF Mr.. Frank Nicholas, of
West Arlington, there are six cases of typhoid
fever-himself, his wife, three children and a
colored servant. Impure drinking water is
believed to be the cause. DR.. H. A. Nsylor.
sanitary officer for the Sd district, is making
an investigation.
ION Tuesday young man called at the
County Clerks Office for marriage license, at
the same time requesting that the publication
Of It be suppressed. When told that this latter
public record, he became indignant and left
the Office without the document.
THE Northern Central Railway Company
has erected a very cosy station and agents
dwelling at Rogers Station, on its Green Spring
Branch. and one will also be built at Brook
appreciated by the rapidly growing population
Of that charming section of the county.
THE board of managers of the Baltimore
County Agricultural Society held its regular
quarterly meeting in Baltimore last Saturday.
Active preparations for this years fair are
already in progress and the outlook is said to
be excellent. The improvements on the fair
grounds are going forward satisfactorily.
>The next meeting of the Junior Gun
powder Agricultural Club will be held ct the
farm Of Mr.. George 2. Shelley, Ny Lady's
for discussion is: what are the effects for
good or evil upon the Eastern farmer from the
vast corporations and trusts in the country ?''
THE light-harness race meeting at Pros
pect Park last week was the most satisfactory
Brehm was much pleased at results. The at
tendance was good throughout. This week
the meeting at Electric Park is in progress and
President Eenneman is having very busy
time.
-On Friday. I'd instant, Rev. DR.. John F.
Goucher, president of the lWoman's College,
entertained the faculty and resident students
at his beautiful country place alto Dale"
near Pikesville, as has been his annual custom
for some years. There were more than 400 in
the party and they spent delightful after
noon.
-sThere is a singular fact connected with
the Sunday school OF Towson M. e. Church.
1t has about $50 names upon its roll, with an
average attendance of something over 200, and
not in twenty-five years has the girl pupils ex-
ceeded in attendance the number of boys. That
is the boys have always exceeded the girls in
number.
MANY changes are being made in THE
UNIoN's mail lists now in order to conform to
the new order of things under the rural free
delivery system. Should any mistakes occur
we hope our subscribers will notify us at once
in order that corrections may be made. Scarcely
old postofices being wiped out.
THE remains of Rev. George II. Beckley.
the Lutheran minister who died at his homein
Reisterstown, on the LIST instant were inferred
- H. A. 4. &c. ~zI
taking place from the home of DR.. E. L. Beck.
ley, son of the deceased He was buried with
Masonic honors, two lodges and several minis
tiers taking part in the ceremonies.
MIR. Robert H. Blackburn, of Baltimore
county. has removed his real estate Office to
room 1014 American Building. Baltimore and
South streets, Baltimore, where those having
business in his line are requested to call. Mr..
Blackburn is an active and intelligent business
man and has wide circle of friends and &C.
quaintances in the city and county.
Public school patrons in that section of
the 18th district are very much opposed to con-
solidating the schools at Baldwin, Hyde's, etc.,
unless the School Board provides means to
convey the children to the consolidated school.
They declare that il the change is made many
children will be deprived of the advantages of
education because the distance will be too far
for them to walk.
"a deed of trust from Eleanore Cuttings
Williams to the Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany of Baltimore was filed for record in the
County Clerks office here. Just after making
the deed Miss Williams was married to young
Mr.. Hanson, of Baltimore. The bride is
daughter of Mr.. Ernault Williams and grand
daughter of the late Hon. George Hawkins
Williams. of Baltimore county.
>Messrs Kirby and Michael have pur-
chased from Mr.. G.. V. Cherbonnier five acres
of ground extending from the east side of the
Northern Central Railway to the York turn
pike, Immediately south of the Timonium fair
grounds, upon which they propose to erect a
hotel and other improvements. The house
will be built on the railroad side, with drive
way leading in from the turnpike.
THE annual custom of decorating with
flowers the graves Of deceased members of Tow
son M. E. Church and congregation was OBJ
served last Sunday afternoon by members of
the Epworth League. Delegations visited Pros
Towson Govanstown Presbyterian Cemetery
and Greenmount and Mt. Olivet Cemeteries,
Baltimore, and performed this beautiful SER
vice.
THE trustees of Providence NJ. E. Church.
northeast of Towson, are about to improve
new chimneys, etc. The board is composed OF
Messrs. VIM. s. Treadwell, Charles A. Parks
Daniel Grace, John Dorfer, Dennis Carter
Ballard f. Torbit and Charles E. Sims. The
Sunday school of this church will observe Chill
dren's day on Sunday, June 18th, commencing
r
THE jury of inquest that examined into
the cause of the rear end collision between
electric cars at Westport, 18th district, on the
26th of May last. found that the accident was
due to carelessness on the part of the crew of
the rear car. The motorman and conductor
were arrested. It will be remembered that one
passenger was killed and a number of others
injured, some of them seriously. The motor
man declared that his brake refused to work.
->Something over year ago Mr.. ]. VIM.
Merryman sold his Green Spring Valley
butcher route to Mr.. B. B. Bowen, who since
conducted it. Now Mr.. Merryman has re-
purchased the route and his old customers in
the valley gave him a warm welcome on his
return. The purchase was made through Mr..
F. P. Goodwin, of Reisterstown. Mr.. Merry
man. who lives at Pleasant Hill. north of
Owings' Mills, comes as far east through the
valley as the Falls road. He enjoys q large
patronage and handles nothing but the best of
everything in his line.
To Teach Agriculture in the Schools-A
Test to be Made of the Plan.-A letter from
Westminster says: sMr. William L. Amoss,
director of the department of farmers institutes
of the Maryland Agricultural College, accom-
panied by Mr.. Charles l.. Goodrich. was be-
fore the Board of School Commissioners on
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