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

Jacksonville and Sunnybrook, 10th Dis
trict The storm that visited this section on
Thursday afternoon of last week was very
violent, although of short duration. and many
persons were terrified At some Of the towns
along the Northern Central Railroad scarcely
enough rain fell to moisten the earth. Some
very fine hail fell at Cockeysville and Phoenix.
Childrens day services will be held in Chest
nut Grove Church next Sunday morning, com
mencng at 1870 o'clock. An interesting pro-
gram has been carefully prepared and an en-
joyable time is promised. DR.. John 3. Green
is superintendent of the school.
The program advertised for last Saturday by
the Manor Glen Racing Association was fully
carried out and the affair was in all respects
successful rejecting credit upon those who had
for the large crowd that attended. Mr.. Robert
Burk, of Sweet Air. won the bicycle race and
Mr. Henry Koerner, of Jacksonville, won the
potato race.
at a hospital near Gainesville, is visiting her
parents, near Sweet Air.
Messrs Lewis Burk and Howard Jackson
were out driving when they were caught by
the storm of Thursday afternoon of last week.
Their horse became very badly frightened and
they made a narrow escape from what might
have proven q serious accident. As 1t was Mr.
Jackson hurt his leg in jumping from the
buggy. They took shelter at the homeo of Mrs.
Amos, near Jacksonville, until the fury of the
storm was over.
Some young people from this neighborhood
attended the children's day services at Phoenix
last Sunday night and were very much pleased
with the entertainment afforded. The church
was beautifully decorated for the occasion.
Mrs. James Jackson, of Jacksonville, who
has been sick for some days, is better at this
time.
Mrs. Samuel Wood ward, of Towson, is visit
ing relatives and friends in this locality.
Mr.. John Burk, who lives near Sweet Air,
has fine crop of Strawberries of very superior
quality.
Mr.. Thomas Jessop led the Christian En-
deavor meeting at Chestnut Grove Church last
Sunday evening.
There was q very large attendance at the
children day service at Fairview M. E. Church
South, Sunny brook, last Sunday and many of
those present were unable to get inside on ac-
count of the crowd and were Obliged to content
themselves standing outside at the windows.
The program was excellent and well rendered
throughout showing that those who trained
the children had done their work thoroughly.
The music by the choir was feature and the
decorations were elaborate and tasteful. Rev.
H. G. Febrey, the new pastor, made very en-
tertainiDg address.
The Epworth League of the above church
holds meetings every Thursday evening at 7.30
o'clock The attendance is usually good show
ing that much interest is manifested in the
work. All are welcome.
Those people who put up scarecrows in the
fields to protect their crops should either make
them more attractive or set them in the middle
of the fields away from the public highways.
Some highstrung young horses Brighten at these
ugly things almost as badly as they do at au-
tomobiles.
The ladies of Chestnut Grove Church will
hold q strawberry festival in the hall at Sweet
Air, on the evenings of J une 18th and 18th.
We are now enjoying beautiful weather
Just such as the month of June brings-and
the farmers are making the best use of it. M.