The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-06-09


close for the summer holiday on Friday, jun
| 2od.
- Religious services were condnctedi 10 Tow
son Jail last Sunday afternoon by Mr.. Cheste
B. Turnbull
- Strawberry festivals are now in full
swing and they are earning lots of dollars fo
churches and other objects.
- Democratic primary meetings will b.
held in this county on Saturday, June 25d
between the hours of and P. NJ.
1.-The Joshua Benson farm, near Fallston
has been purchased by Mr. Benjamin Bradley
of Baltimore. who is now occupying it..
- Mr. James b. Ens0r. asuccessful 9Th dis
trct farmer, has cut acres OF alfalfa this
season that yielded two tons to the acre.
- Baltimore county's volunteer fire com
panies were well represented at the State fire
mems convention in Westminster this week.
- Baltimore city's Eastern League base
ball team is making rather poor showing thus
far. The birds appear to be playing in bad
Lluck.
- County Treasurer Rogers bad a cash
balance on hand June LIST of 1923. 0O3.15. The
disbursements during May amounted to SS2,-
S2965.
- Charles D. and William r. Henry, of
Baltimore county, trading as John b. Henry
& Sons, have obtained their discharge in bank
ruptcy.
The month of May continues unpopular
in matrimonial way. Few marriage licenses,
as the record shows, were issued during the
month.
sThe postoffice at North Point, Baltimore
county, now supplied by rural free delivery,
will be discontinued after June Both. Mail 10
Grange.
this has been an unusually dull week in
Towson and few strangers have been seem due
to the fact, no doubt, that farmers are very
busy at home.
- The summer holiday OF the publicschools
is near at hand and the children are busily en-
gagged winding up their work before their long
respite from labor.
->It was announced this week that the
Md & Pa. Railroad is about to adopt electricity
instead of steam as motive power, at least for
its passenger trains.
- Next Sunday, June 10th, is Trinity Sun.
day, the next Sunday after Whitsuntide, so
called from the feast held on that day in honor
Of the Holy Trinity.
- Roads Engineer Shirley says the Warren
road, in the 9Th district. upon which the county
has expended large sum of money, will be
completed in few days.
THE ladies of Calvary Baptist Church,
Towson, will hold a festival on the church
lawn, on Thursday evening, June 14th, to
which all will be welcome.
"A gentleman who has been O resident of
Towson only two or three months has already
been robbed twice. Naturally he has not a
very good opinion of the town.
- Sheriff Elliott on Tuesday received the
death warrant of Ernest Lyles, colOred, and
read it to the condemned man. He will be exc
cuted in the Jail yard on Friday. July 18th.
-An important sanitary notice from the
County Commissioners is published in the adj
vertising columns Of THE UNION. People
should read it carefully and be governed by it..
->The spring race meeting of the Shrews-
bury Driving and Trotting Association will
take place on the track at Shrewsbury, on Satur-
day next, June 10th, commencing promptly at
I'm.
Wheat fields are showing the yellow
tinge, which means that they will soon be
ready for the binder The straw is rather
short in most fields, but the heads appear to be
well filed.
the price of automobiles will soon be reduced,
but we don't see how this can be when they
continue to put them UP as extensively as
they do now.
- During the storm of Thursday Of last
week Mr.. A. Griffith Lee OF the 9Th district,
1 had COW killed by lightning. The animal,
with others, had just been driven into the barn
yard by Mr. Lee.
Mr.. Thomas Peerce, of Springfield Farm,
Dulany's Valley, had 40 acres of corn destroyed
by the wireworm and had to replant the whole
of it. Other farmers in the valley suffered
from the same pest.
- Mr. Henry Hurline, of Baltimore, who
recently an6 was badly hurt while engaged
Hiding barn on the property of his
er, Mr.. J. Daniel Hurine near Baldwin,
Wy recovering.
The Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club
asst Saturday at Mr.. E. Cuttings Merry
Gerar Farm, near COckeysville. A full
of the proceedings will be published in
UNION next week.
pMr. Thomas Dozen. manager on Dunn
On Farm, near Pikesville, sent a sample of
dine strawberries to THE UNION office but
q arrived in such bad condition that we
II d tell very little about them:
1.-The ladies of st. Lukes z. Il. Church
jacksonville, will hold festival and supper
Worthington's Hall, on Wednesday and
thursday evenings, June 9th and 18th. Pro-
EDS for the benefit of the church.
- Whit Monday is holiday much OBJ
erved by the Germans, and thousands OF them
Atronized the resorts about Baltimore last
'onday. barley Park, on the Hartford road,
ad an immense crowd of visitors.
"a gentleman who lives not far from
owson owns seven automobiles, one of which
racer) has a speed of IS miles an hour. The
same gentleman also owns a number of fine
horses and vehicles of different styles
~ THE Warren Cornet Band will give q
concert at the Valley Hotel, Dulanys Valley
turnpike, on Saturday evening, June 10th,
+, tends general invitation to the public.
THE Hartford County Poultry and Pet
Stock Association was permanently organized
at Belair on Thursday, with Mr.. P. Il. Nc
Cormick, PRESIDENT Mr.. M. E. Ridgely. secre-
tary, and Mr.. Richard Dallam, treasurer.
"a nice little railroad story concerning
the proposed electric line between Jockeys.
vile and Baltimore has been printed in some
of the Baltimore papers, but IT is quite SAFE 10
say that more than half Of it is mere specula-
ton.
Oay. Copies of poem written by Mr.. Edwin
higgins. member of the bar, entitled Our
lag," may be had free by applying at HE
tIoN office. 1t should be read in the pubic
.ools.
Judge Duncan has rendered an opinion
tanning the validity ofthe contract BY which
County Commissioners awarded to the
ut Washington Electric Light and Power
,any the right to light Roland Park ana
Some of THE UNIONS local correspon.
would oblige US very much if they would
heir letters to this office earlier. When
ach us on Thursday evening or Fricay
lg it is only by chance if they get in that
issue.
Nver fifty thousand people visited Druid
TX last Sunday, and all the other parks
hltimore were crowded during the day.
eathing spaces are Godsend to thous-
w. o get breath of fresh, pure air only
1904 9 week
There are many beautiful drives about
in summer and for the most part the
g very good. The presence of so many
biles on the thoroughfares makes the
of fractions horses a rather hazardous
IS, however.
gentleman, thinking to have some
Oh bright little boy whose family at.
trinity Church, Towson, asked him this
IN: "You are an lrishman, aren't you n
promptly replied the boy, I'VE are try.
be Episcopalians."
Lawless colored men are making an un
Die record FOR Baltimore county. Another
er occurred this week being the fourth
q six months. 1t would seem that the
tion of the death penalty for this crime
40 terrors for them.
%Acme Council, Jr. O.. U. A: NJ, OF
rsday presented flag to the public schoo
Woodlawn, I'd district. Judge Duncan
lie the presentation speech, and Judge Burk
sived the flag on behalf of the school, which
ID fete during the afternoon.
- Miss Emily H. Mitchell died at the hom
n her parents near La Plata, Charles county
d., on the Sd instant, in the 18th year OF ne
re, after lingering illness from TUBERCULOSIS
deceased was sister of Mrs. Thomas K. Jenl
fer of Loeb Raven. Baltimore county:
"a little bit of white or color wash COSTS
N-ile and Just see what an improvement
lakes in the appearance Of outhouses an
ences. The satisfaction of having plac
ook spick and span pays for the cost an
aber many times over. Try it and see.