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

->There has not yet been anything done
towards the rebuilding Of the Berger hotel and
bowling alleys, on the Belair road, that we're
| burned last month Mr.. D. Henry Seifert
bought the property just before the fire but had
not moved in.
the Maryland College at Lutherville will begin
| on Friday, June LIST. and continue until Mon
day night The address to the graduating class
will be delivered by Governor Warfeld at p.
N. on Monday.
->The Baltimore County Water and Elec-
trio Company has inaugurated movement to
increase its supply OF water and we see no
reason why it should not succeed. IL It does
it will prove good thing for Towson in more
ways than one.
->"Bud' Wilhelm, aged 81 years. son of
| Mr.. Peter Wilhelm, of the 9th district, was
seriously injured few days ago by being run
| over by heavily loaded wagon that he was
driving. His jawbone was broken and he was
painfully bruised.
->The annual Baltimore county Sunday
| school convention will be held in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, TowsOn, on Tuesday
next, May Goth, commencing at 9.45 A: NJ.
There will be three sessions-morning, after
noon and evening.
- The Volunteer Fire Company of Laura
vile has elected the following delegates to
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in Westminster Messrs. Charles II. Knox,
Vincent Hedeman, George Snyder, Carroll
Hall and John Snyder.
- Some citizens of Towson think the town
shouldb be provided with day officer. We are
supposed to have night officer. but he is
NEARLY alwaysaway on day duty and 1t is rather
more than can be expected of man to work
all day as we'll as all night.
THREE mahogany logs from British Hon
duras were received a few days ago by the
If HfnhIo
town. They are each about IA feet long. from
3 to feetin thickness and are valued at $40 600.
They will be cut up into veneers.
THE teachers of the public school at
Lutherville, Misses Emma l.. Wilson and j.
Grace Shamberger, accompanied by a number
of their pupils, spent last Saturday in Balti-
more and visited several places of interest in
Guiding Druid Hill Park and Fort McHenry
MIR. Robert II. Chapman has taken the
old Halstead road house, on Park Heights ave-
nue. and will hereafter conduct it. This is
popular resort and was successfully conducted
for years. Mr.. Chapman has had experience
in the business and will no doubt be popular
landlord.
The month of June is thought by many
to be the most beautiful in the year. but if we
don't get some good rains before its advent
vegetation will begin to present sorry sight.
Even now il is looking poorly and without the
rich green of the fields there is little to attract
in the landscape.
Ernest Lyles, colored, for the murder of his
sweetheart, Ardenia Derricks, at Der home in
Green Spring Valley, on the 9th of May. The
accused was arraigned the same day and plead
guilty to the charge. The case was set for trial
next Monday morning.
High School will be as follows: Baccalaureat
sermon by Rev. T. e. C0pes, in the NJ. Il.
Church, Sunday, June nth, at IL A. NJ; class
day exercises in the Guild Hall, Thursday,
June 21st, at P. M; commencement in the
Court House, Friday, I'D, at 8 p. M.
Many additions to the membership OF
the church in Belair have been made lately as
a result of the great religious awakening caus
ed by the evangelistic meetings that have been
in progress in that town. These have been
conducted by Rev. Arthur ]. Smith, d. D.,
one of the leading evangeists of the country.
"A few weeks ago the prospects for the
farmers in this section of Maryland were ex-
celent. but spring drought has broughtabout
a change and the outlook has shifted very
much. This shows how extremely uncertain
the business of the farmer is. One month his
prospect is most promising and the next his
hopes are blasted.
The Baltimore Horse Show Association
enjoyed unusually fine weather for its fourd day
show at The Kennels, Charles street avenue,
this week. II was decidedly the best exhibit
ton ever given by the association and the at
tendance was large each day Mr.. Robert NJ.
Taylor. of REGISTER avenue, was among the
blue ribbon winners.
The County Club of Baltimore County
was organized in Baltimore on Tuesday night
with Mr.. G. Warner Stork, president, and Mr..
r. J. Beer, secretary. It is understood that
the club has leased the large Numsen mansion,
at the intersection of Park Heights and Belvi-
dere avenues, known as ''Denmore," where it
will establish its home.
lit has been pretty thoroughly established
that the cause of the typhoid feveroutbreak in
Woodbury. is the wretched unsanitary condl-
ton of the town, and that the milk from Bal
timore county diaries had nothing to do with
it. Looks like the city authorities wanted to
put the blame for their Encouragement upon
the shoulders of other people.
- Messrs. Richard Vincent, Jr. d Son, of
White Marsh Baltimore county, who are
among the most extensive plant growers in the
United States, had over million tomato plants
killed by the frost of last week. But they were
not cleaned up entirely as the firm has since
packed and shipped nearly that many more.
One shipment of 5000 was sent off on Tues
day morning of this week.
THE avenues and alleys of Towson-in
fact the entire town-has been cleaned up and
put in good sanitary condition by DR.. r. G.
Massenburg health officer, and it is hoped that
nov every householder will lend helping
Hand to keep matters in good shape by not
throwing garbage or refuse of any kind into
the streets or alleys. Place it where the gar
bage man can reach it and thus assist him in
his work.
- Proprietor Wolters, of Wolters Carney
Hotel, Hartford road has prepared q program for
Decoration "Wednesday, May Both. A
feature will be grand family concert by Stein
wald's noted orchestra, and there will be nu..
merous other attractions. A large amount of
money has been expended on this resort and it
is now one of the most attractive places in the
county. Special attention is paid to furnish
ing choice meals.
"A delegation from the Park Heights,
Pimlico and Arlington improvement Associa-
tions appeared before the County Commits
sioners and suggested plans to stop the speed
ing of autos on the public roads in that sec
ton of the county. One suggestion was that
telephone line be established on Park Heights
avenue to aid in making arrests for violations
of the law. Fines of $40 and costs appear to be
triHes TO the gentlemen who run these cars.
THE track committee Of the Baltimore
county fair-Messrs. w. Stewart Diffenderffer,
D. H. Rice and E. Cuttings Merryman-has
issued its program for this years Timonium
races. There are q events on the card for the
five days including eight trots and PAGES and
the balance fiat races and steeplechases Eight
of the events are scheduled for the last day.
Mr.. John f. Anderson, who has for years so
successfully filled the position, is again speed
secretary this year.
Words of Appreciation.-At the last
meeting of the Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club Mr.. Upton H. Tarbert offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted:
"We tender Mr. and Mrs. James Nick. Mer-
ryman the thanks of the club for the pleasure
Of our visit to their most hospitable home on
April 28th and congratulate them on their
ideal country life, planned according to their
taste and convenience, proving they have the
right conception of rural existence, attrac-
lions and enjoyment. We could but admire
the pretty and very convenient dwelling, with
architectural beauty, surrounded with fine
lawn and meadows; also the we'll developed
Guernsey cattle, uniform in breed, making one
of the prettiest sights of dairy stock ever wit
messed by us, and the pure Berkshire hogs.
chickens, &C., with their desirable quarters.
We acknowledge the benefit to US through
what we saw. and commend our host and
hostess for their efforts in the line of the best
products of the farm, which can but be an adj
vantage to the country at large"
A Good Thing.-The Belair Democrat of
last week said: PROF. w. T. Taliaferro, of the
Maryland Agricultural College, was in Belair
on Monday on his way to the almshouse prop
erty, where he laid out five plots of ground for
object lesson purposes. The plots will be of
one acre each and he planted the corn. One
plot was planted with corn seed selected by the
Government test and the other with the Ordi-