The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-07-28

from Phoenix to Carrolls MANOR.
-.some more .pink slips got back this
week and it is evident our friends are keeping
us in mind.
Next Wednesday will be the first day Of
August and the summer of 1906 is rapidly Slip
. On and after Tuesday next, July Slst, the
regular cattle market day at the Union Stock
Yards will be Tuesday.
THE mercury in Towson early on We'd
nesday morning registered 81 degrees Two
DAYS before il touched the 80 mark.
->The tournament for the beneht OF st.
Stephens Church, Bradshaw, will be held on
"wednesday afternoon, August 10th.
-The discount on county taxes paid next
month is one half of one per cent. The dis
count on State taxes is five per cent
The Patapsco Hunt Club has arranged
for a two-day race meeting to take place at
Pimlico track, September LIST and 3d..
The business of the Western Maryland
Railroad is growing rapidly. Its total earn
ings for May show an increase OF $lOo, l5Z.
MIR Peter Tull, of CatOnsvllle lost o.
year.old son last Monday, the fourth cnllo OF
his to die within q year. Paralysis was the
cause of bis death.
= Another couple from Baltimore came to
Towson on Wednesday and had the nuptlal
knot tied by Rev. B. B. Abbitt pastor OF Cal
vary Baptist Church.
county report that the crop has been injured
bv the FREQUENT rains, which, with the hot sun,
causes the fruit to blister.
"A few DAYS ago the barn on the farm OF
Mr.. Arthur W. Shanknn, at Locn raven, was
/sightIy damaged by hire. timely discovery
no doubt saved the building.
Drowning accidents are OF frequent &C.
currence at this season of the year and the
many warnings appear to have no enect
whatever upon the venturesome.
- Premium lists for the coming Ilmonlum
fair can be had by applying at IHE UNION
Office The fair begins September 4th and Will
continue the balance Of the week.
- Attention is invited to the proposals ior
roads published in the advertising columns OF
THE UNION today. Bios for this work must be
in by noon on Thursday. August "a. :,
+Mr David Little, By bis attorney, Mr..
VIM. Cotton. has sued the Reisterstown Turn
pike Company for 5000 for alleged damage to
bis property by drainage from the pike.
-There was glut in the Baltimore peach
market his week caused by the arrival of thirty
car loads of the fruit from Georgia. Gamers
bought them up at go and IS cts: crate -,
@Mr. Fl. g. Nortrup, OF dardenvllle,
while attempting to stop runaway horse IN
Baltimore on Wednesday, was knocked down
and run over, but escaped serious injury.
When the Riggs road case was finished
on Monday last the Circuit Court adjourned
until the beginning of the September term,
which is the third Monday of the month.
- Mr. William w. Boyce, of Lutherville,
has secured the contract for furnishing the
Court House, Jail and aims house with coal at
THE County Commissioners have at last
settled the contention over the position OF sta
/tiOn house magistrate at Arlington by naming
Justice Richard A. Bevan for that position.
ION Sunday morning last Rev: +. u.
Watson, pastor of Glyndon M. r. Church.
preached q special sermon on 1.-THE Dangers of
Mormonism." He had large congregation:
The will of the late Mr.. Charles ID.
Street, has been probated in the Orphans Court
at Belair. He bequeaths all his property to
NJ oh
- Reduced telephone rates should serve to
increase the company's business and thereby
= add toits income. The telephone has become
necessity and the people appreciate It's value.
- Contractor John Cowan is erecting in
Govanstown an attractive building for the use
of the Govanstown Land and improvement
Company. The structure will be ~ by AZ feet.
- Three tournaments were held IN baltl.
more county on Wednesday afternoon and II
the weather had been made to order IL coulo
not have been more suitable for outdoor sports.
- Many residents of HighlandtOwn are
troubled about the work of tirebug that has
been operating there. The incendiary is boy
who has thus far proven too slick to be caught.
- Republican primary meetings will be
held in all the districts of Baltimore county,
on Saturday, August 18th. The county con-
/vention will meet at Towson the following
Monday.
extent among OLD and young people at Chase
that the annual picnic of Ebenezer Sunday
school, announced for this week, had TO be
postponed.
course of erection at Windsor Hills West Wal
brook, was burned on Saturday night last
causing loss of 1885, 900. 1t is not known what
caused the fire.
IA feature of the coming Timonium Fair
! will be brass band composed entirely Of young
women. For the past few years the county
bands have furnished the music each being
allotted day.
THE pasture field still present green
and luxuriant appearance and are furnishing
fine pasturage for stock, thus saving the farmers
much cash that would otherwise have to be
spent for feed.
- Governor Warfeld has signified his in
tention to attend the Sunday school reunion TO
be held at Foreston, 9th district, on Saturday,
v August 25th Other prominent gentlemen will
also be present.
-Baltimore county has l, 119 miles of pub
lic< highways. Frederick has more miles OF
road than any other county in the State. Its
total mileage is l, 151. Calvert county has only
1856 miles of roads.
-The tournament held in Long Green
Valley on Wednesday afternoon, for the bene-
fit of st. Johns Catholic Church, was largely
attended and much enjoyed. 1t was also q
success financially.
-Oyer four inches of rain fell in Baltimore
last Sunday afternoon and caused something
of a flood. Considerable damage was done by
the high water and the steam and trolley lines
suffered to some extent.
IA very enjoyable and largely attended
masquerade party took place on Friday night,
10th instant, at the home of Prof. q. G. Ebaugh
in Reisterstown. Many of the costumes were
grotesque and amusing.
- Everybo who can do so is taking q
vacation now, but there are many whose bust
ness is of such q nature that they cannot leave
it. These should have the commiseration OF
the more fortunate ones. L
IAN unusually large number OF barns In
hoor, lfnhf nin n IA
this summer. Perhaps this may be accounted
for by the fact that electrical storms have been
more frequent than common.
IAN enjoyable trip is promised those VINO
go with the Ashland Presbyterian Sunday
school to COLCHESTER Beach on Thursday, Au'
gust 9th, The round trip from Cockeysville to
Baltimore will be only 81 cents.
Mr.Joseph A. McKellip, formerly cashier
of the Maryland National Bank, has been
appointed manager for the city of Baltimore
and Baltimore county by the Middlesex Bank
ing Company, of Middlesex, Ct.
A new lodge of Odd Fellows will be in
stituted at Sparrow's Point on Wednesday
nipht-August 10Th. At preliminary meet
ing, held few nights ago, forty men signiied
their Nillingness to become members.
"A tournament and running races will
take place Oh Manor Glen race track, on the
Jarrettsville turnpike on Saturday, August
18th, commencing at l P. M. For particulars
see advertisement in THE UNION today.
THE Sunday school of Providence NJ. 4.
Church, northeast of Towson. will hold its an
nual picnic in the grove at the church, on
Wednesday, August 9Th. A general invitation
is extended and everybody will be welcome
THE Improvement Association of Hamil-
ton, Baltimore county, has adopted resolu-
ton commencing the action of State Fire
Marshal McGill for recommending fire escapes
for Hamilton and Gardenville school buildings.
The Towson Guild baseball team went
to Walbrook last Saturday afternoon and de-
feated the second team of that place to 0.
This Saturday afternoon the Towsons will go
to Baltimore and play the Bartlett q Hayward
team.
- Miss Elizabeth Waters, aged 81 years,
died suddenly on Monday morning at the
home of her brother, ex-J Judge james u. wat,
county and spent her entire life in and neal
Beair.
THE attention of the 9th district health
officer is called to several vacant lots in Tow,
son that are showing a very rank growth Of
weeds. These are mosquito breeders and IN
time may cause sickness. They need attention