The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-01

Tuesday. September IL. Dy william n. carter
trustee, on the premises, Belar road and
Hamilton avenue, tract OF SO acres OF nne-
ly located real estate.
say. on the premises, three tracts of land on
the Cromwell's Bridge road, within five min
Monday, September "a. by d @. Mcintosh. re-
ceiver and trustee, on the premises In the
eth district, water works plant
- This is the first day Of September and
the summer of 1906 is rapidly on the wane.
- The public schools of the county will re-
sumo their sessions on Monday September 10th.
ION and after today September lst the
insurance rates in Baltimore will be increased
10 per cent.
- If an abundance of burs can be taken as
criterion the chestnut crop ought to be large
the coming fall.
- Some people are trying to kill the Bati-
more jubilee by writing alleged poetry about
it. "Cut it out"
sTHE UNION continues to add more names
to its mail lists. and this is always gratifying
to the publishers.
- Cardinal Gibbons will conduct confrma-
| ton services at the Church Of the Immaculate,
Towson, on Sunday September 16th
~ The reign of the Dog Star Is supposed to
have ended on Friday, August 5lst, but the
rain of Jupiter Pluvius seems to have no end.
The Towson Guild baseball team will
play double header this Saturday afternoon
with the strong Sovereigns on their grounds at
Woodbury..
= The Sparrow's Point baseball team went
up to Belair on Wednesday aud gave the crack
aggregation of that place sound drubbing to
the tune of loo.
-Mr. E. Cuttings Merryman, of Gerar
Farm, near Cockeysville had this year an
average of % 81 bushels of wheat (machine
measure) to the acre.
Zone of the attractions at Prospect Park
Fair this year will be an airship This fair
follows Timonium and begins September 18th.
The outlook for it is excellent.
- Governor Warfield has issued his procla-
nation designating Labor Day (next Monday
as a legal holiday in Maryland. All the banks
and public offices will be closed.
"a fine pipe organ that cost 81, 900 has
been installed in the Presbyterian Church at
Arlington. 1t was used for the first time last
Sunday and gave much satisfaction.
THE School Board of Baltimore has post
poned the opening of the schools of the city
until Monday, September 18th, in order that
the children may enjoy jubilee week.
- John Axer, farmer OF FORK, llth as
trict, on Tuesday made application for the
benefit of the U. s. bankruptcy law. His liza
bilities are placed at 81, 500, with no assets.
1.-The open season for squirrels in Balti-
more county does not begin until the 10th OF
the present month. Deputy game wardens
should be on the alert for violators of the law.
1.-The entries for the Timonium Horse
Show are many this year and this always
proves a most attractive feature of the County
Fair. 1t is itself worth the price OF admission.
- II SCdTClly Vi lCc COutluuCo IN OdAlALOAC
| although Towson residents are being supplied
| by the Independent Company as usual. At
some places in the country ice is selling at $50
ton.
->The race meet of the Patapsco Hunt Club
will take place at Pimlic0 track, on Saturday
and Monday, September LIST and Sd. Many of
the horses entered there will run at Timonium
next week.
- Baltimore county teachers have been
busy this week with their annual institute in
Ralf This work will he concluded next
week and their schools will reopen on Monday,
September 10Th.
The meeting of the Senior Gunpowder
Agricultural Club, which was to have taken
place Saturday, September LIST, at the farm OF
Mr. j. s. Crowther, has been postponed until
the 10Th instant.
- The war against the mosquito pest is
going on everywhere but in Towson. Why
not start the crusade here? This town could
be made entirely free of the pest If the proper
steps were taken.
THE Towson High School building will
be massive and substantial building OF stone
and brick. and its cost will be over $4,000.
The contract calls for its completion by the LIST
of December, 1906.
1t seems that the earth is so thoroughly
soaked with water now that vegetation could
get along for months without any more rain.
The summer of 1906 has made remarkable
record in this respect.
THE picnic and flag. raising will take
place in the school grove at Hereford, Saturday,
September LIST, commencing at P. NJ, under
the auspices of Eureka Council, Jr. o. U. A. ID.
Every body is invited.
The head of the Baltimore weather
bureau says that the rainfall of June. July
and August of this year was the heaviest since
1870 The record for these months shows q
fraction over 10 inches.
-Mr. j. NJ. T. Fishpaw. whose farm is
near Woodlawn, I'd district, raised this season
1854 bushels of "Good as Gold" wheat, (machine
measure). on acres of ground. The grain is
of unusually fine quality.
ut is said the tomato crop is failure
because of so much rain, and that potatoes are
rottiDg in the ground from the same cause.
Farmers appear to have more to contend with
than any other class of men.
During the storm on Monday night last
lightning struck small frame house in Sandy
Bottom, Just north of Towson. and damaged it
to some extent. No one was hurt. The house
belongs to Mrs. Daniel Murphy.
-The Towson insurance offices OF Messrs.
Wheeler 81 Cole have been removed from the
Law Building to Smedley Row. The firm will
have a permanent location in the new Ohutt
Building as soon as it is completed.
-The Indictment weather of last Sunday
afternoon prevented the laying of the corner
stone for the new Presbyterian Church at the
corner of Canton avenue and Canton street. 1t
will be laid next Sunday afternoon.
The York Safe and Lock Company will
construct the vaults for the new bank in Tow
son. The cost will be about sc, 900. The con-
tract for remodeling the bank building has
been awarded to Mr.. Daniel Harding.
THE farmers picnic at Mt. Carmel, 9th
district, on Saturday. September 18th, promises
to be the biggest affair of the kind ever seen in
Baltimore county. Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson will be one of the star speakers.
THE United Railways Company has been
leveling up its tracks in Towson this week,
and the same work has been in progress at
other points on the line for some time. Parts
of the road have been pretty rough lately.
The caveat to the will of the late Alfred
Crossmore of the 18th district, has occupied
the attention of the Orphans Court here two
DAYS. Major John l. Yellott represents the
executors and Mr.. VIM. Cotton the caveators.
There can't be any doubt about the sue
cess Of the dog show at Timonium next week.
The committee has received large number OF
entries-arger than was expected-and this
means highly creditable and interesting show.
MIR. J. Nick. Merryman and others APP
piled to the County Commissioners on Tues
day for permission to close that section OF the
Falls road north of Jockeys tavern pending
repairs. The Board will give the necessary
notice.
THE frequency of storms of thunder and
lightning this summer has been the subject OF
much comment. Last summer storms OF this
kind were of such rare occurrence as to occa-
sion remarks, and rains were few, compare
lively.
- All the pretty girls in Baltimore county
and large percentage of those from Baltimore
city will be at the Timonium Fair next week,
and this of itself will be show worth travel
ing miles to see. In fact you cannot afford to
miss it.
- All that is necessary to make the limo
MUM Fair big success next week is good
weather, and this it is almost certain to enjoy.
"Timonium weather" is an axiom that people
have spoken of for years. 1t simply can't 60
eThe month of August. 1906, has been re.
markable for its heavy and frequent rains and
the precipitation BIAS been far above the nor
NAL In fact the Washington weather bureau
says it has been more than three times as heavy
as usual. @.
The tournament for the benefit of st
Marks Catholic Church, Falsston, will be helo
near the church, on Wednesday, September
18th Rev. J. B. Hauck, pastor OF st. johns
Church, Long Green Valley, is also pastor Of
st. Marks.
- Governor Warfield made mighty good
talk to farmers and their wives at Foreston
Nltimore county, last Saturday, and what he
Us well worth reading by everybody. The
lor is leyel-headed man, no mistake
that.