The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-08-18

| - William Shade, of Sherwood, N. @. X:
| R., was arrested on Monday on the charge Oh
cutting the wires Of the Mt. Washington Elec-
trio Light and Power Company: Justice ner.
bert held him in 81 900 bail. He claimed that
the wires had been placed on his premises
| without his consent.
THE bench show at this years Timonium
| Fair promises to prove an interesting feature:
| A large number of entries have been received
showing that much interest is being manifested.
| The committee in charge is composed OF Dr.
| Steuart Cassard, DIR. A. G. McCurdy, Mr.. NJ. B..
| Tyson and Mr.. George p. Wier.
- The TOwson baseball team, on the
grounds here last Saturday afternoon, played
double header with the B. & o. Suburbans
and won both games in fine style, the first 3
to 2 and the second IL to 1. large crowd wit
messed the games and the rooters for the home
team manifested much enthusiasm.
THE Rockdale camp meeting, in the I'd
district, is now in progress and will be con-
tinued over next Sunday. Anumber ofpromi-
nent ministers of the Evangelical churches OF
Baltimore, York, Harrisburg and elsewhere
are taking part in the services. About thirty
tents and cottages are now occupied.
- Miss Blanche Parks, daughter of Mr..
William Parks, of the 9Th district, was injured
in a runaway accident on Wednesday. She
was driving on the turnpike, near Jockeys
vile, when her horse took fright at an auto
mobile and she jumped to the ground to save
herself. She was not seriously hurt.
- good many people who attended the
automobile, races at Pimlico track last Satur-
day afternoon came away strongly impressed
witb>the idea that the whole thing was fake.
Bafney Oldheld the worlds speed champion,
L6lade his mile in fraction over one minute.
All the other contests were fiat and insipid.
THE open season for doves and plovers
in Baltimore county commenced last Wednes
day. Up to Monday last not single non-resi-
dent gunner's license had been taken out.
Game wardens should see to it that non-resi-
uhoh 0f rlfa6 nth the lQw RI
not permitted to shoot. The license fee is IS.
1.-THE Georges Creek Farmers Club met
last Saturday at the farm of Mr.. George Ho-
shall, in the 9Th district, with Mr.. g: W. Cor
such as foreman. Prof. HUT, State Horticnl-
turist, made an interesting address on the
growing and marketing of horticultural pro-
ducts. The members were much pleased with
Mr.. Hoshalls farm.
- The directors of the new Second National
Bank of Towson, at their meeting of the 10th
instant, elected Mr.. Thomas j. Meads, chief
clerk in the Office of the County Treasurer, to
the position of cashier. Mr.. Meads will give
up his present position on the LIST of Septem-
Der, about which time the new bank will be
ready to begin business.
Travel on the York road line trolley cars
has been extremely uncertain for week past
and tieups have been frequent. Last Saturday
night nearly all the lines in the city and SUBJ
urbs were tied up for several hours and thous-
ands of people were unable to reach their
system such things should not occur.
The tournament held at Harrisonville,
Baltimore county, on Wednesday. was very de-
cidedfy a Hobbs affair. Mr.. Caleb s. Hobbs
was chief marshal, Mr.. Lee ]. Hobbs was one
of the judges, five of ten knights are named
Hobbs, and Miss Sadie Hobbs was crowned
queen of love and beauty. This is very re-
markable showing for the Hobbs family.
- Baltimore is to have bank that will be
open at all hours day and night except on
l.11sl TRA II Nat al
Bank, located on the northwest corner of
Baltimore and North streets, will introduce
this plan on the LIST of September. Three sets
of clerks will be required to do the work.
Several other cities have banks that are run in
this way.
The committees appointed by the Senior
and Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Clubs and
the Georges Creek Farmers Club to arrange
for farmers picnic, have partially completed
arrangements for the same. 1t will be held at
Mt. Carmel, 9Th district, on Wednesday. Sep
temper 18th, and it is proposed to make it the
biggest thing of the kind ever seen in Balti-
more county.
1.-The work ofimprovipg Seminary avenue
west from the Northern Central Railway at
Lutheryille to the country place of Mr.. 7. Ed
ward Hambleton, has been about completed.
TWAS done under the supervision of the State
Geological Survey and cost about $4,000. The
improvement should be continued all the way
to the Falls road as the avenue is an important
thoroughfare.
-Dr. A. C. McCurdy, special committee
appointed for the purpose. has arranged with
the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad for
reduced rates for the Timonium Fair. The
rate from Delta to Baltimore and by the North
ern Central to Timonium, including admission
to the fair grounds, will be only S1.83, with
corresponding rates from all stations along the
road. DR.. McCurdy expects to make similar
arrangements with the Stewartstown Railroad.
THE notification committee appointed at
the convention that nominated Hon. J. Fred.
other friends. called at Mr.. Talbott's residence
in Lutherville on Thursday afternoon and
formally notified him of his nomination. Col.
J. Thomas G. Hopkins, of Belair, was spokes-
man for the committee and made a compi-
mentary address, to which Mr.. Talbot respon-
ded. The visitors were entertained at luncheon
by Mrs. Talbot.