The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-06-02

kinssville. 18th District The last teacher.
institute for the present school year was he'll
at Fork, on Friday afternoon Of last week
These meetings have been well attended an
have been enjoyable as well as instructive +
those present. Mr.. Stephen Muller, the prin
cipal of Fork school, has efficiently conducts
the meetings and brought out the leading
points. This meeting was especially enjoye'
as Mr.. r. Brent Crane, principal of Uppe
Falls school, gave, by request, an essay OF
Education" which was pronounced by thos
present to be one of the most scholarly pro
auctions they had ever listened to. Mis-
Philena NJ. Hutton expressed the opinion tina
Mr.. Crane should feel it duty to his fellow
teachers of the State to give them the enjoy
ment and help that his able paper expressed
by contributing it to the Maryland Educa
tional Journal" Mr.. John Arthur, our Schoo
Commissioner, was the guest of honor on this
occasion. vote of thanks was rendered MIR
Crane and also Mr.. Muller. Those who attend
ed the meeting, beside the above named. wers
Misses EIinor Wright. of Baldwin; Nellie
Kidd, of Fork, and Emily Quinlin, of Upper
Falls.
The strong uniformed Kingsville Athletic
Club has been reorganized, with Harry Gilbert
captain, and William Green, manager. The
players are Harry Gilbert and Henry Erbe, C.
Frederick Sweitzer, p. William Green. b.
Frank Burke, b.; Ben Ray, 8 b.; Ambrose
Gilbert, s. s.; Austin Moore, !. f.: Robert
Dunty, C. f.; Murkell Wells, r. f.. Send chal-
lenges to William Green, KiDgsville, Md.
The first game of the season was played at
Upper Falls against the nine of that place.
The X. A. G. won. On Saturday afternoon,
| June I'd. thew will play the Convention team on
the grounds at Perry Hall.
The young people of st. Paul's Lutheran
| Church will hold strawberry festival on the
lawn at the church, on Saturday evening, June
9th. All will be welcome. Should the weather
be inclement it will be held the next fair night.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Melitza. of Upper Falls,
are very sick at this time. Mr.. Melitza is SO
years old. He was paralyzed short time ago.
Miss Fannie Shepperd, of Monkton, is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. H. E. Moore, at Brad
shaw.
Mrs. Bertha Turner, of Baltimore, has been
visiting the Misses Bell, of Bell Valley.
Miss Edna Randle, of Baltimore is spending
some time with Miss Amelia Rittenhouse.
Miss M. Stella Swift, of Baltimore, spent the
weeks end with Miss Emily V. Quinlin.
Misses Annie E. Chapman and Ella Bailey,
of Baltimore. were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Chapman last Sunday. e.
Parkton, N. c. r. R.-The long continued
drouth is over. The copious showers having
thoroughly wet the ground the farmers of the
Upper End" rejoice at the prospect of adding
more dollars to their bank accounts when the
crops are gathered and sold. This is the age
of dollars, and any object that does not have a
few hanging to it is not considered worth
pursuing.
The wheat crop will be considerably below
the normal. Hay will not average much, if
any, over half crop. 1t seems almost inn
possible to get good set of clover. The
continued use of so much 'sacid phosphate
has made the land SO sour that sheep sorrel"
is the most luxuriant crop it will produce.
Apples, pears, peaches and cherries will not
be very plentiful, but the blackberry and straw
berry crops promise to be enormous.
The county roads were in fair condition be-
fore the rain, but the man with the muck
rake,'' or road scraper, filled some of them
with dry dust before the rain and their condi-
ton is easier to imagine than it is to describe.
If the roads were repaired early in the season
they would soon become solid and would not
be torn into gullies so easily by the heavy rains
but the road-menders don't have time to work
on the roads until they have nothing else to do.
But the taxpayers foot the bills and if they
don't grumble don't suppose anybody else
need "kick."
All the milliners and dressmakers are
working overtime to get the young people
ready for the annual hat and garment show to
be held on Sunday, June Sd, at Pine Grove U.
b. Church, Rayville which will be interspersed
with dialogues, Rotations, &C., humorous and
otherwise.
A number of habitual topers still continue to
get booty at the temperance hotel.
By an arbitrary ruling of the Postoffice De-
partment, to take effect June 18th, the patrons
of the rural routes from this place will have
their mail discontinued unless, in the mean
time, they provide themselves with one of the
1873 different varieties of mail-boxes approved
by the P. M. General. 1t does not matter what
kind of box they have now, or how conve-
nient it may be for the patron and the carrier,
no mail will be allowed to be put in it by the
carrier and neither will he be allowed to hand
it to them if they meet him at the road it
must go in one of the select 1873 kinds of boxes
or it will be left at the postoffice. Are we be-
coming Russianized2 0.
Jacksonville and Sunnybrook, 10th Dis
trict.-Rev. Mr.. Goetz, of Baltimore, preached
at ST. Johns Lutheran Church, near Sweet
Air, last Sunday afternoon. Just after his
graduation he was pastor of this church and
the people were glad to welcome him back.
He will continue to fill the pulpit at st. Johns
until the arrival of the new pastor some time
this month.
The ladies of Fairview NJ. e. Church South,
Sunnybrook. will hold their annual strawberry
festival on Thursday and Friday evenings
June 9TH and 9Th. If the weather is favorable
it will be held on the church lawn; if not Mr..
Hilgartner's new hall will be used. These
affairs are always well attended and afford
much pleasure, besides resulting in financial
success. The new pastor, Rev. 81. G. Febrey,
will be present and this will afford good APP
portunity for the people to become better &C.
quainted with him.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, of York, preached very
acceptable sermon in Chestnut Grove Church
last Sunday morning. Just before the service
the infant of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jones, of Bal.
timore was baptised.
The Ladies' Aid Society of st. Johns Luth-
eran Oh urch held its last meeting at the home
of Mrs. John W. Wolfe. on the Dulany's Valley
turnpike. After disposing of the usual bust
ness several hours were pleasantly spent in
social intercourse.
Mrs. John Ensor and daughter, who had
been spending some time with relatives in
Baltimore, have returned to their home at
Sunny brook.
Miss Abbie Wesley led the Young Peoples
G. E. meeting at Chestnut Grove Church last
Sunday night. There was good attendance.
The clildren's day service at Chestnut Grove
Church will take place on Sunday, June 10th,
commencing at 1880 A. NJ. An interesting
dent, DR.. John S. Green. assisted by Mrs. W.
L. Schmalhorst, Miss Ida Baldwin and Miss
Mabrey Carroll. Mr.. Thomas Jessopis director
of music and Miss Bertha Cook, organist.
They will have the assistance of cornetist on
this occasion. There will no doubt be large
attendance and everybody will be welcome.
The fine rains of the early part of this week
were of vast benefit to the growing crops and
the entire face of nature has been freshened up
and beautifed by this timely visitation. M.
Long Green, 18th District.-Rev. NJ. L.
last Sunday morning and administered the
communion. He also installed the officers of
the Epworth League as follows: President,
Mrs. John E. Slade; 1st vice-president, Mr..
Emory Yoder I'd vice president, Mr.. S. s.
Smith; Sd vice president, Miss s. Barnhart !;
4th vice president, Mr.. Thomas Bowers; Sec
rotary, Mr.. Kelley Slade; treasurer, Miss Jennie
Myers.
Mrs. s. s. Smith. Mrs. John E. Slade and
Messrs. Bernard Bowers and Thomas Bowers,
all of this neighborhood attended the Sunday
school convention held in Towson this week.
Mr.. Clarence Neal, of Baltimore, paid short
visit to Mr.. John E. Sade this week. He
formerly lived here.
The Sunday school of Wilson's Nj. E. Church
will hold its children's day service on Sunday
evening, June 18th.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the above church
will hold strawberry festival on Friday and
Saturday evenings, June 9Th and 9th.
The rains of early this week helped field and
garden crops materially and since then farmers
have been kept busy setting out plants, etc.,
the work having been delayed on account of
the drouth.
The strawberry crop is failure in this part
of the county this year. Wv.