The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-07-14


MIR. Harry A. Heck, ofBaltimore county
has received his discharge in bankruptcy.
- Rev NJ l.. Beall will preach at Salem
MI Church, Upper Falls, on Sunday, July
18th. at P. NJ.
mer weather this week with temperature
above 80 degrees.
- Early Maryland peaches commenced tc
reach the Baltimore packing houses this week
1t is said the crop will be very large.
Work on the new Ohutt Building 10
Towson has been retarded because some OF the
structural iron has not arrived on time.
Mr. ]. L. Fowble, of Timonium, this
season raised 625 bushels Of wheat on 40 acres
He also raised Ash bushels of barley on IL acres
MI Charles H. Duncan, of Oil City, Pa,
has sold bis farm of Is acres, situated near
Butler, to Mr.. John T. Diven, of Hereford, for
->The Sunday school of Trinity Church,
Towson, held its annual picnic at Gwynn Oak
Park on Tuesday, going and returning by troll
ley car.
IAN immense crowd of people attended the
PRESBYTERIAN reunion at Pen Mar on Thursday.
The weather was fine and the day was much
enjoyed.
intendent of the House of Refuge for the past
six years, has resigned to engage in private
business.
THE camp-meeting season and the tourna.
ment season are now on, and the people Will
nave all Lle OutuOOT thCJ coH
manage until fall.
->DeWberries have been abundant and the
blackberry crop will be large. THESE small
fruits bring in many dollars to those who
pick them for market.
- Mr.. L. R. Tugwell, formerly of Wood
lawn. has removed to Baltimore and started a
parcel express on the Frederick road, between
the city and Gainesville.
= record shows that more than five hun
bred persons lost their lives from accidents that
occurred in the celebration of the 4th of July,
1906 This is simply APPALLING.
THE best authorities say that flies can
and do spread disease. Therefore it will be
well to fight them all the time. They ore the
greatest nuisance of summer.
THE Townsend Hall property in Glyn-
don. W.M.R.R r., has been purchased by Min
nehaha Tribe of Red Men for 81, 300. The
building alone cost over 81, 900.
IA Boys Brigade, a branch of the State
body, has been organized at Sparrow's Point.
Rieman Stewart is captain of the senior grade
and Robert Tippett of the Junior grade.
- COPIES of the Timonium Fair catalogue
may be had by personally applying at the office
of THE UNION, or by addressing the secretary,
Mr.. James s. Nussear, Lutherville, Md.
THE katydids commenced to sing two or
three days ago and this indicates that we are
well along in summer. These strange insects
are never heard until after wheat harvest.
THE Circuit Court this week wound up
its business for the summer. There will be
nothing doing until the September term,
which will begin on the 18th of that month.
"a surveying corps working about the
streets of Towson again this week has been ex-
citing no little curiosity. Many rumors are
afoat but nothing definite is known as to the
object.
"A man who runs a soda water fountain
saws he likes hot weather-can't make it too
hot for him, he says-the hotter the better.
An explanation of the reason IS, of course,
unnecessary.
>Towson and this section of the county
generally is promised an increased water sup
ply If the water to come is as good in quality
us that we already have there will be no cause
for complaint.
"A barr to cost between six and eight
thousand dollars will be erected at the Mary
land School for Boys, near Loeb Raven, where
the permanent headquarters OF The school VIII
soon be located.
- Rev. A. c. Ernst, the new pastor of St.
Johns Lutheran Church, second. tollgate.
Hartford road, will preach on Sunday, July
10Th, at 10 A. NJ, both IN English and German.
Public cordially invited.
- Baltimore county has some fine amateur
baseball teams this season and their work s
affording sport that is highly appreciated by
the people. The great American game appear s
to be growing in popularity.
>Some one circulated story on Thursday
that Mr.. William H. Green, former sheriff of
Baltimore city, was dead. Mr.. Green is in the
endowment of his usual health, his many
friends will be glad to learn.
REV. Edward Huber, for many years the
popular pastor of st. Matthew's German Lu
theran Church in Baltimore, died on Monday
last. He was well known in Baltimore coun-
tv and had many friends here.
= Chief Street, and his sleuths are again
after the Sunday law breakers and few more
slot machines have been taken into camp. If
the chief had force four times as large he
couldn't stop all the violations.
- Mr.. George S. Mann, of Orangeville, son
of County Commissioner Mann, was kicked in
the side by horse few days ago and painfully
hurt. The horse was new one having been
bought but day or two before.
- Reports show that the wheat crop of this
county this year is generally excellent-laTger
in most instances than was expected. The
price rules low, however, and of course this is
a disappointment to the growers.
Among the handsome horses now being
shown at Locust Vale Stock Farm, Towson, is
q well matched pair of beautiful cream colored
geldings with white names and tails. 1t is
not often that such pair is seen.
"a running race meeting, nder the au-
spices of the Agricultural Societ y will be held
at Timonium track next fall, just before the
meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club. Par
ticulars will be announced hereafter.
THE Belgravia property on the Belair
road comprising about 60 acres has been pur-
chased by the Overlea Land Company. The
tract has front on the Belair road of 1920
feet. The new owners will develop it.
- 1t is said that Mr.. M. H. Merryman, who
purchased from the School Board the old Tow
son high school building and lot, will convert
the property into sash factory. If this is so
it would be new industry in the town.
-The reunion of the Sunday schools of
Long Green Circuit will be held on Wednesday,
August Sth. One of the Baltimore papers said
that this reunion was held last Sunday, but
this was not so. August Sth is the date;
THE heavy storm three miles east OF Tow
son on Wednesday evening was very severe at
Mr.. ID. H Rice's Valley View Farm. A large
limb was blown from one of the ornamental
trees on the lawn and other damage done.
THE Canton Company on Thursday trans
ferred to the Presbyterian Church of Canton
the vacant lot at the northeast corner of Canton
street and Canton avenue. "A new church will
be erected on the site, which is 20 by so feet.
- On the LIST of August next the Towson
National Bank will open savings department
in connection with its regular business. This
matter has long been under consideration and
the directors finally decided upon the move.
IA fire in Highlandtown last Saturday
night burned IA dwellings and caused loss Of
about $4,000. Several persons were injured.
Complaints have since been made that the
county fire department rendered poor service.
->Last year an early apple tree in garden
in ToWson bore fine crop of golden fruit.
This year the same tree had ten apples on it
and nine of these were on single twig less
than a foot long. That was strange freak,
.
1.-THE first tournament of the season will
take place at Capt. Coles Parkville House, on
the Hartford road, on Wednesday afternoon
next. The place is conveniently reached by
electric cars, and this will no doubt insure a
large crowd.
->The annual statement of the expenses Of
Baltimore county will be published in THE
UNION next week. This will show the people
how their money is spent. Ours is large and
rich county and it takes a lot of cash to run it
for one year.
1.-The neighborhood of Lime Kiln Valley
and Loeb Raven was visited by tremendous
dOwnpour of rain between and 6 o'clock on
Wednesday evening Some people thought it
was cloudburst. The rain was moderately
heavy at Towson.
ION account of the establishing of rural
route No. 2, at Glen-Arm, many of The UNION S
subscribers in the eastern section of the county
are having their addresses changed to that
place. This means the abolition of more of
the old postoffices.
-Proprietor William Wolters, of Hotel
Carney, has announced grand family tourna.
ment for Wednesday, July 25th and is now
actively engaged making arrangements for the
affair. For particulars see advertising columns
of THE UNION today.