The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-26

Fork, 18th District.-The first quarterly
meeting of Long Green Circuit, NJ e. Church,
was held on Saturday and Sunday last at Fork.
The quarterly conference was held in the af-
ternoon, the new presiding elder Rev. W. L.
Mcdowell, presiding. He preached in the
morning. Lunch was served by the ladies in
Shirley Hall. On Sunday morning DR.. Nc
Dowell delivered fine sermon from the text
where Jesus fed the five thousand with five
loaves and two fishes. Both sermons were
very able and inspiring. That of Sunday
morning impressed upon the people the fact
that if we give to the Lord what we have.
whether it be money time or talent, He will
use it for His glory and return to us many
fold.
The boy had a basket with five loaves and
two fishes and the Lord, after feeding the null
titude, told the disciples to gather up the frag-
ments, which filled twelve baskets, which, DR..
Mcdowell said, is eleven hundred per cent.
the Lord paid the boy back for giving Him
bis all.
Rev. NJ. L. BeaIl took into full mem bership
q large number (more than twenty of those
who Joined on probation last fall. He also
presented the medals awarded for best attend
ance in the Sunday school from May, 1905, to
the last of April. 1906. Mr.. Clarence Clayton,
received the gold medal, he having been pres
emit AS DAYS out of As. His brother Harry's
record was A. Miss Grace Riddles was 43.
Mr. George Clayton, Miss Daisy Hoffmeister,
Miss Martha E. Bond and Mr.. Allen Goodwin
each were present more than two thirds of the
Sundays and each was awarded silver medal.
These are appropriately inscribed. This plan
secured better attendance at the school. The
same idea has been adopted for this year, with
the addition of Teachers Reference Bible to
the officer or teacher who makes the best at
tendance record during the year. X.
Gardenville, 18th District send you
herewith q sample of peas that Mrs. Middle
kamp is picking this week. She is about the
only one who has any at this time, the peas of
others having been attacked by the louise.
Mr.. Henry Frobase, the practical well-dig-
ger of this neighborhood, has been digging a
well on the property of Mr.. Lutz and at the
depth of 95 feet he came across quantity of
petrifed wood, a sample of which herewith
enclose Although at this great depth he has
not yet struck water. The sample of the
wood sent is almost as black as coal and quite
brittle.-EDs
A certain young man of this neghborhood.
who lives next door to game warden, makes
a practice of hunting rabbits on Sunday. l
would like to know what game warden is for,
anyway?
Vegetables of all kinds are suffering for
want of rain. The indications point to hot
and dry summer. This ought to make bCsl'
ness good for the saloons. G.
Loreley, 18th District.-The Ladies' Aid
Society of Loreley NJ. E. Church South will
hold strawberry festival at the church, on
| Saturday evening, June I'd. The committee
in charge is composed of Mrs. Walter c. Proc.
tor, Mrs L. w. Brown. Mrs. T. Baxter, Mrs.
B. Turner, Mrs. Harry s. Nichols, Mrs. John
Bachtel and Mrs. Kennedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Bouis and family spent
| last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Proctor
Mrs. Richard Bevans. accompanied by heI
daughter, has gone to Pennsylvania to spend
| the summer with her parents. Mr.. Bevans
| will join her there later.
| Mr.. John Bachtel is sick at his home here.
Mr.. George Chisholm, who spent some time
| in st. Louis, has returned to his. home here.
Mr.. Robert Carter, of Fountain Green, Har
ford county, paid short visit to friends here
] few days ago. H.