The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-06-16

were purchased with S11.31 realized from
festival recently held, together with $40 con
tributed by the School Boad.
- The court has appointed Mr.. John 0rasol
as attorney for Jere Jones, colored, who killet
Garfield Thomas, and Messrs. T.. Scott O6ut
I and w. Risteau Grasop, were appointed TO de
fend Cora johnson, colored, who Is charges
with numbering her husband.
THE children's day service at Catonsvill'
NJ. E. Church was postponed from Sunday L
Monday night, when 1t came of successfully
The program was composed Of the usual charac
ter Of such entertainments. Rev. John X
Edwards is pastor of the church.
- Governor Warfield delivered the address
to the graduating class at the annual commence
ment of Mt. st. Agnes College, Mt. Washing
ton, on Thursday afternoon and awarded tho
premiums and medals. He was introduced BY
Judge N. Charles Burke. of Towson.
>Some ministers are beginning to inveigh
against the elbow sleeve, the openwork shirt
waist and other female frivolities. Better LEI
'em alone. The more these things are de
Nothing like advertising to make thing 60.
IA tree OF white wax cherries on the prop
erty of Mrs. s. Parker Bosley, on East Pennsyl
vania avenue. Towson, yielded an unusually
large crop of fruit this season. Nearly bush
els were picked from 1t on Wednesday and il
could scarcely be seen where they came from.
1.-THE Patapsco Hunt Club is arranging fol
jumping contests and races to take place at the
Kennels, near Elk Ridge on Saturday after
noon, June 23d. The committee OF arrange
ments IS composed of Messrs. Felix Sullivan,
Jr., d. Sterett Cuttings and Frank Key Murray
- Another surveying corps was at work on
the turnpike in Towson early this week and
report said that the United Railways Company
was getting ready to extend its line to Jockeys.
vile. This company owns the pike and would
therefore have no difficulty about right of way.
"a gentleman who owns pretty country
place near Towson thinks of closing 1t and
abandoning housekeeping simply because be
cannot get reliable help to do the work in and
out of the house. He says he has about be-
come disguised with country life on this &C.
count. .
Jack" Anderson's boys circus again
paraded through the streets Of Towson few
days ago and caused no little excitement and
fun. David Sellers Stirling, mounted on his
pony, was chief marshal, and cut fine figure,
his ''steed'' being almost hidden by the national
colors.
-Towson's sneak thief is continuing to
ply his trade to the great annoyance of house
holders in the western section. Surely the
people are entitled to some protection from
such marauders. The ladies of some families
are becoming very nervous and excited over
the present condition of affairs.
during the progress OF storm few
evenings ago lightning struck the front porch
of the house of Mr.. John G. Lins, near Phoenix,
10th district but doing slight damage. MIR.
and Mrs. Lins, who were sitting in q room
Immediately adjoining the porch, were badly
shocked, but sustained no futher injury.
->It has been finally decided that the fine
old walnut tree that stands in front of the Elks'
Home in Towson is dead-killed by piling
about three feet of earth around the trunk when
the lot was graded. This tree (perhaps 200
years old) was one Of Towsons landmarks and
many people will regret to see it removed.
the Sunday school of Bosiey NJ. e.
Church, 9Th district will hold children's day
exercises Sunday, June 18th, at 2.30 P. NJ.
Addresses will be made by Rev. Thomas NJ.
West, senior pastor of Hereford Circuit, and
Rev. Elmer e. Pearce, of Hagerstown. Mr..
Lewis NJ. Bacon is superintendent of the school.
Files are one OF summers greatest pests
and good authorities say they are dangerous
pests at that. Any filth about a place will
breed flies, therefore it behooves people gener-
ally to keep their premises clean. 1t won't cost
much to do it, and what it may save in doc
tors bills and discomfort cannot be calculated.
"A successful strawberry festival was held
on the vacant LOT in front of THE UNION Office
last Monday and Tuesday nights, the proceeds
to be used in the purchase of new uniforms for
the Towson Guild baseball team. number
of young ladies assisted at the tables and Bur-
goyne's Military Band enlivened the affair with
music.
-sThe game of baseball last Saturday be-
tween the Cockeysville and Lutherville Coun-
try Clubs, which was played at the former
place, was stopped at the end of the 9th inning
on account of rain, and the score was then to
8 in Cockeysyille's favor. The rain coming
when it did apparently deprived the home team
of a sure victory.
- Police Marshal Street, pulled another
slot machine man last Sunday and he was fined
S25 and costs. He paid up with alacrity and
then, we suppose, went back to his place"
and started up the old thing again in order to
make up for loss time. The slot machine man
has lots of enterprise and Sunday is usually his
best day in the seven.
-If anything was needed to prove the skill
and good taste Of Mr.. William Frazer, of the
Ruxton Floral and Nursery Company, as a
landscape gardener it would be only necessary
to glance at the work done under bis supervi-
sion at the new Elks Home in Towson. Every
body who sees it is pleased with the job, so
nothing more remains to be said.
->The use of electricity instead of steam as
a motive power on the Maryland d Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will be an innovation IN Mary
land and that, if tried, 1t will prove success,
those familiar with the subject confidently as
sert To do away with the smoke and dirt of
the locomotives cannot help but increase the
popularity of the road with passengers.
- The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club met last Saturday at the farm of Mr.. w.
D. Curry, My Lady's Manor, with Mr.. Thos.
v. Richardson as foreman. Members of the
Senior Club who attended were Messrs. John
Crowther, Lewis M. Bacon, A. B. Gardiner.
Jr., J. s. Crowther and George Frame. A
delegation was also present from the Faliston
Farmers Club.
- Stories of the great hail storm that visited
some sections of this county on the afternoon
of Nav 31st continue to be told and we doubt
if anything like it was ever seen here before.
IF the storm had been general throughout the
county immense damage would have been
done Fortunately it was confined to rather
small area. Those who suffered have the SYM
patbv of their neighbors.
The individual amateur championship
of Maryland was won at the county shoot at
Prospect Park on Wednesday by STREET. Bow.
man, of Hartford county, who broke 80 out of
100 targets. The prize was silver pitcher.
Bowman is % years of age and has had little
experience as trap shooter. Besides winning
the championship be captured the amateur
high sweepstakes with total of 1873 out of 200
There appears to be growing indignation
in Dulany's Valley over the R. F. D. system
lately forced upon the people by the Postoffice
Department and they talk about putting up q
fight against what they call the present impo'
sition. It does not appear that the people are
any longer considered in this matter. They
have to put up with whatever the department
chooses to give them. This looks like gross in.
justice.
THE annual commencement of Hannah
More Academy, Reisterstown, took place on
Wednesday. Rev. Percy Hall, of st. limo.
thy's Church, Gainesville, was the orator. and
Bishop Paret made an address and distributed
the prizes and diplomas. The Maryland mem.
Rich, Margaret J.. Hart, Margaret Schroeder
Florence E. Hance, Sarah l.. Gray and Honora
8. Cronmiller.
- The regular June meeting at Sater's Bap
list Church, on the Falls road, last Sunday at
tracted a large crowd of people despite the fact
have been held every June for more than one
hundred wears and thew ALWAYS appear to EOS