The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-06-02
1.-The next legal holiday is the Fourth OF

1.-THE discount on county taxes paid this
month is II per cent. On State taxes 1t is per
cent.
Next Sunday, June Sd, is Whit Sunday,
the day following being observed BY many as
a holiday.
AN enthusiastic farmer said this week
that since Mondays rain you could ''see" the
- AT PikesviIle last Saturday afternoon the
baseball team Of that place defeated the Tow
son team to-.
- Plans have been prepared for a fine
Protestant Episcopal Church to be erected at
Relay. 18th district.
- Harry Groom. the Towson ice dealer,
had the misfortune to run nail through one
of his feet on Thursday.
THE change in temperature this week
sent the mercury below 60 and made fires and
heavy clothing necessary.
->Some Baltimore county farmers were
still planting corn this week, the work having
been delayed by the droutb
- Rev. Frederick /. Mumford will preach
at Dover M. e. Church on Sunday, June Sd. at
III A. NJ. Sunday school at $50 A. NJ.
IA Towson man thinks be has solved the
problem of trolley pole that won't jump. II
Z he has he ought to have fortune within his
grasp.
IA well known business man. writing to
have his advertisement in The UNION renewed,
says II have found it to be good invest
ment."
Architect James H. Nussear, Jr., is pre-
pairing plans for a house that Mr.. Charles w.
Hoff will erect for himself at Sherwood, N.
c. R. r.
--sTowson has developed an uncommonly
mean thief. A fellow who would steal eggs
from under setting" hen has about reached
the limit.
"a brass band composed entirely of wo-
men-and musical organization of much
>fnerit-will be feature Of the coming limo
MUM fair.
The typhoid fever epidemic at Wood
berry has been checked and there is said to be
no further alarm on account of the presence of
the disease.
The Highland Machine Shop of Messrs
Davis Bros. in Highlandtown, was burned on
Monday night. causing loss of $4,000. In
sured for 81, 400.
The last day of May was busy one in
the office of County Treasurer Rogers and the
clerks had all they could do to wait upon those
anxious to pay their taxes.
The ladies of Lakeview M. E. Church,
D1lany's Valley. will hold strawberry iesti-
val at the church. on Thursday and Friday
evenings, June 7th and 9Th.
->If blossoms count for anything there
promises to be an enormous crop OF blackber-
ries this year. Wherever the bushes are seen
they are white with blossoms.
>Mr. Isaac Smms of Providence, 9th dis
trict was the first Baltimore county grower to
= sell strawberries in Towson this year. He bad
very fine ones here on Tuesday.
- Mr.. George F. Wheeler, Jr., the County
Clerks Office, has commenced the erection of
a dwelling for himself on the north side of
West Pennsylvania avenue. Towson.
IA strawberry aud basket party will be
given at st. Johns Church, Parkville Hartford
road on Wednesday, June 9Th, afternoon and
evening. Carney cars pass the church.
- Baltimore county is to be disgraced by
another hanging, the second within three
months. This is an unpleasant record for
which lawless colored men are responsible.
- Bethany Lodge Of Odd Fellows will hold
a strawberry and ice.cream festival in their
hall at Glen-Arm, on Wednesday evening, June
9Th, to which the public is cordially invited.
What remains of the old High School
Building in Towson and the fee simple lot,
will be sold at public sale, on the premises. on
"Wednesday June 9th, by the School Board.
When the new rural free delivery route
goes into effect at Glen Arm, about the middle
Of the present month, THE UNION will be send
ing about one hundred papers to that postofice.
The Baltimore Water Board made visit
ofinspection to Loeb Raven on Tuesday. They
found everything in excellent order, and Super
intendent Dapprich was highly complimented.
->The "pink slips are still turning up and
il is astonishing to see how well they are pre-.
served, showing that they have had the best of
care until such time as the holders could get to
Towson.
>G wynn Oak Park was opened for the
season on Wednesday last-Decoration Day.
Many improvements have been made since
last season and the place is more attractive now
than ever.
IA fine black driving mare belonging to
the estate of the late Clarence w. Mem aster, of
Towson, has been sold to Mr.. James Briscoe,
of the Sheppard Pratt Hospital, for $3.50. She
is four years old.
The Towson Guild Juniors baseball team
has been organized for the season, with s. R.
Green. captain. and Wilson Watson. manager.
They will play game on the home grounds
today-Saturday.
There i, big entry list for the spring
meeting of the Prospect Park Racing and Fair
Association, which will begin June 4th and
continue the remainder of the week. Fine
sport is promised.
->The work of improving and identifying
the grounds about the new Elks Home in Tow
son was commenced this week under the super
vision of Mr. William Frazer, the we'll known
landscape gardener.
>Some say it was the blackberry rain
that brought US relief from nearly month of
drought People who notice such things say
we always have rain about the time blackber-
ries are blossoming
The race for the Junior Maryland Hunt
Cup will be run in Green Spring Valley this
ISaturday) afternoon, starting on the property
of Mrs. ]. s. Wilson at $3.50 O'clock. The dis
tance will be II miles.
summit Grove Camp. Meeting, on the
Northern Central Railway, will open on the
26th of July and close August 9Th. Mr.. W.
Brown Hammond, 215 st. Paul street. Balti-
more, is the secretary.
THE weather on Decoration Day WED
nesdayl was delightful and the custom of strew-
Is
general. Few graves of the heroes of the Civil
War were overlooked.
There is great building activity in Cam
ton this year and vacant ground is in much de-
mand. The Canton Company owns much
valuable property there. Transactions are of
almost daily occurrence.
IA large number of children dressed in
white took part in the May procession at the
Church of the Immaculate, Towson last Sun
day afternoon. The pastor, Rev. Philip II.
Sheridan, delivered an address.
THE copious rains of last Sunday and
Monday caused the farmers to wear smiling
faces. Vegetation of all kinds is now flourish
ing. The rain also put an end to the dust,
which bad become almost sitting.
THE monthly meeting of the Neighbor.
hood Improvement Club of Govanstown will
be held in the Y. M. G. A. Building Tuesday:
June 4th, at Ann. Mrs. Howard Downs will
give talk on the Yellowstone Park.
THE Governor has appointed Mr.. George
A. Davis, of Reisterstown, Election Supervisor
for Baltimore county to succeed William A.
Slade. deceased. Mr.. Davis was one of those
recommended by the Democratic organization.
->Since the recent rains the lawns that had
become badly scorched have freshened up and
again present beautiful appearance.
drought of over twenty days duration at this
season has blighting effect upon everything
Mr. II. E. Bartleson, of Cockeysville, is
advertising in TIE UNION today "the latest and
best signal mail box, which he keeps in stock.
In many communities now these are necessary
articles ana the demand IOr them Snoulu De
brisk.
AT the first annual shooting tournament
at Montreal last week of the Canadian Indians
Mr.. J. NOVEL; Hawkins, formerly of Baltimore
county. won the high average in the two-day
shoot. He broke 389 out of 400 targets from Is
yards. ,
in Manchester, Carroll county, on Sunday last,
at the age of 81 years, was brother OF MI.
Ephraim Strevig, of Baltimore county, who 10
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family.
colored, were lodged in Jail here on Tuesday
by Constable Charles ]. Beckley, OF Relsters,
town, on the charge of stealing $50 worth OF
copper wire that belonged to the G. q Z. Tele-
phone Company.
"a German named Louis Greller aged 76
Wears was found dead near Park Heights ave-
hue and Shafer's lane, on Monday evening
He had been employed by Mr.. Howard Frank
lin. on whose property the body was found. BE
died of natural causes.