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

Tuesday July 10, by John H. and H. M. Keeny
executors. on the premises In the 9Th dis
trict, near Middletown all the real estate ans
personal property OF J; 7. Keeny. deceased
Vile, Hartford road. horses, cows. wagons
farm and garden implements. harness. house
Tuesday S July Il, BY Miss Susan Hartman, at ow
ings' Mills, lot Of household and kitchen
->The growing corn presents a splendid
appearance and all indications now point to {
large crop.
THE festival recently held by the Ladies
Aid Society of Grace NJ. p. Church, Chestnut
Ridge, netted $50.
jackson Grove camp-meeting, on the B
& o. Railroad, will begin July 9th and CON
tinue to August 18th.
- Edward J. Luby has been appointed post
master at Bentley Springs, Baltimore county
vice r. w. Phillips, resigned.
1.-THE Gardeners Club of Baltimore will
hold its annual crysanthemum show next No
vember from the 18th to the 10Th.
-The Lutherville baseball team had pic
mic last Saturday on the home grounds with
the Mt. Washington team. Score II to 3.
ION the 4th of July Mr.. George Emmel,
of Lauravile, Hartford road, had enough toma.
toes of his own raising to supply his table.
THE Fourth possessed no special charm
for the farmer this year.. he was too busy
with his craps to even give it thought.
- The catalogues for the coming Timonium
Fair are now being delivered. Copies may be
bad by applying in person at The UNION
Office.
->Mr. Christian F. Rappanier, for many
years a successful builder and an esteemed resi-
dent of Ellicott City, died on Tuesday last, aged
81 years.
- By the annual distribution of the State
free school fund, made by the Comptroller on
the Sd instant, Baltimore county will receive
S3,042.7l.
- A couple all the way from MiddIesex
county, Va came to Towson ON Thursday and
were married by Rev. B. B. Abbitt, of the Bap-
list Church.
- Carrier John Tarbert. who has served
four years on the free delivery route from
Philopolis Baltimore county, has not missed
= Wheat harvest is oversee far as the cut
ting is concerned. Now for the threshing and
reports of the big yields. Let us have them as
soon as known, please.
- The central and northern sections of Bal
timore county have already experienced three
destructive hail storms this summer. This is
something very unusual.
mir. James NJ Hendrix, superintendent
of the House of Refuge. fell from trolley car
In Baltimore on Monday and was painfully
hurt. No bones were broken.
- Mr.. Clarence E. Baldwin, of Long Green
Valley successful dealer in stock. is handling
some fine fresh COWS that be is buying by the
car load in Western Maryland.
- MIR. B. John Black, of Edgewood Farm,
near Randalstown raised this season % bushels
of wheat to the acre on fallOw ground and 20
bushels to the acre on corn ground
- A frog, caught in Carroll county mill
dam few days ago, is said TO have weighed 81
pounds. Carroll holds the record for weight of
fat hogs. Now it's after the frog record also.
- David Sellers Stirling, aged IL years, son
of Mr.. G.. Howard Stirling, of Towson, had one
of his feet injured on Wednesday by running
a nail in it. DR.. H. S. Jarrett attended him.
1.-THE month of July has done very well so
far as summer heat is concerned. With tenn
perature above 81 the bore who always asks :
rs il hot enough for your" has his hands full
Several thousand people will attend the
annual Presbyterian reunion to be held at Pen.
Mar on Thursday next, July 18th. An i'm.
mense choir of trained voices will furnish the
music.
MIR. James Piper, of the Towson bar, is
named as one of the incorporators of the Con-
crete Development Company that has been
organized in Baltimore with capital stock of
$4,000.
- The new Presbyterian Church at Owings'
Mills is progressing and it will be ready Cor
dedication some time next month. 1t is a
frame structure. SO by AZ feet, and will cost
about 81. 900.
- Rev. Lewis B. Browne. rector of ST..
Matthews P. E. Church, Sparrow's Point
while riding bicycle near Loeb Raven on
Tuesday, was thrown on stone pile and sus-
tanned painful injuries.
- Baseball was the leading athletic game
of the Fourth, and it is evident it is losing none
of its old-time popularity. Wherever a game
was in progress there were plenty of interested
people there to witness it.
The barn and shedding on the property
of Mr.. Jacob Handler, dairyman, 18th ave-
nue. and Cough street, Highlandtown, were
burned on Wednesday night, causing loss Of
5000 Sixty cows were saved.
THE rain of early this week caught many
fo~ uvff fbofr NH ofil in 10
for this they had themselves to blame. the
weather for some days previously having been
favorable for getting it under cover.
1.-The Circus was the thing at Sheppard
Pratt Hospital. near Towson. on the Fourth.
Z The employees of the institution we're the per-
formers and they afforded much amusement
for the patients and few invited guests.
- The first tournament of the season will
take place at Capt. A II Coles Parkville House.
on the Hartford road, on Wednesday. July 18th,
commencing at $50 P. M For particulars see
advertising columns of THE UNION today.
mo serious accidents were reported in
Baltimore county on account of the free use of
explosives on the 4th of July. In view of the
fact that large sums of money were spent in
fireworks and such like this is remarkable.
->Some of the police justices of Baltimore
are filming drivers who are not treating their
horses properly during the bot weather. We
are glad to note this fact, and it would be well
for county justices to follow their example.
- The house of Mr.. A. 8. Marshall on the
Falls road, Hampden, was struck by lightning
during the storm on Tuesday afternoon. The
damage was small and no one was injured.
The lightning ran in on an electric light wire
Joseph Mccain and his wife have each
sued the Western Maryland Railroad Company
for $500 damages for an alleged unlawful
eiectment from one of the defendants cars
Mr.. John s. Ensor is attorney for the plaintiffs.
->It is fact that some girls actually
know something about baseball. But ii is
decidedly ludicrous to hear most of them talk
about the game. What they don't know about
the various points" would fill large-sized
book.
- The Towson Guild team went to Clifton
Park. Hartford road. last Saturday afternoon
and defeated the Bartlett Haywa team, to
g. The scorer for the Towsons said it was q
.'rottonh game on account of the errors on both
Sides
- The annual reunion ofthe Sunday schools
of Long Green Circuit, M. E. Church, will be
held at the usual place, on Wednesday, August
9Th. Active preparations are now being made
for the event, which always attracts large
crowd.
- Mr.. Dickson C. Walker, who lately be.
came resident of Towson keeps his automo
bile in building some distance from his home
A few nights ago some malicious person en-
tered the place and punctured the tires of the
machine.
Lutheran Church, Perry: Hall. will hold it:
annual picnic at the church, on Wednesday,
July 18th, commencing at 4 Pm. The affair
will be in charge of Mr.. Samuel NJ. Schroeder,
superintendent.
pit is quite safe to say that the various
lines the United Railways Company gathered
in nearly a million nickles from the immense
traffic of the Fourth of July. On several occa.
sons these lines have taken over 100000 fares
in days business.
- In less than forty-eight hours last week
Rev. ]. Wynne Jones, of Highlandtown, marri
ed four couples. A Towson minister can beat
that record. He married three couples within
six hours, and he can even do better than that
should occasion require.
- Edgar Hutchins of My Lady's Manor
was the successful knight in the tournament
held on the Fourth under the auspices of the
Shrewsbury Trotting Association. The Other
amusements consisted of races, baseball and 6
dance and fireworks at night.
Ernest Lyles, colored, will be hanged fol
murder in the Jail yard here on Friday, 18th
instant. The condemned man, who appear!
very devout, received the communion las
Sunday. Mr.. Chester B. Turnbull conducted
services in the Jail that day.
"a movement has been started for The
erection OF Catholic Church at Hamilton
Hartford road, section of the county that il
growing rapidly, and several pretty churches
Of other denominations have been built Their
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