The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-08

arrangements are nearly perfected FOL
the double tournament and dance to take place
I at Wolters Carney Hotel, on Wednesday; Sep
TENDER 18th. This promises to be largely
attended and ENJOYABLE affair. For particulars
- September 12th-next Wednesday = Is
known as Defenders Day" in Maryland. II
is a municipal holiday in Baltimore city, in
memory of the successful resistance Of British
invasion in 1914. The Governor may declare
it legal or bank holiday by proclamation.
MANY Baltimore county farmers are now
busy with their corn-cutting and the work is
unusually heavy this year because of the strong
growth of fodder. The opinion is generally
expressed that the crop will prove the largest
that has been grown in this county in years.
- Three accidents occurred on the track at
TimoDium the first day of the fair, but with
out serious result. In the pacing race one OF
the horses fell while going at full speed and
horse, sulky, harness and driver were in a bad
mixup. the damage, however, being trihing.
THE cider barrels in the upper end of this
county are out of commission this year. Hail
storms destroyed the apple crop early in the
season. Hence scarcity of the farmers favorite
| tipple. Last year there was rather too much
| of the juice for the good of many. And so it
goes.
i THE Hartford county tomato corner
was more disastrous than was at first reported
and it is asserted that many persons who were
| paper said this week that prominent citizen
of Belair had been hit for something like
| $4,000.
>Mr. G.. Bohn Slingluff. of the Towson
bar, who is also something of farmer and
| fruitgrower on Chestnut Ridge, raised a Gu
cumber this summer that measured 16 inches
| in length, inches around and weighed q lbs
II was exhibited in Towson on Tuesday and
attracted much attention.
1.-THE exhibit of the s. L. Lamberd Com
Il AZ Tfnn0niuno fhio uooR mo ho
and finest ever seen on fair ground in Mary
| land and attracted universal attention. Mr..
Lamberd, who had personal charge of the ex-
hibit, received the congratulations of hundreds
| of Baltimore county friends.
The attendance at Timonium Fair on
Tuesday was not quite so large as that of Tues
day Of last year. while Wednesdays attendance
VAS trifie larger than the corresponding day
last year. The crowd on Thursday was
thought to have been o record breaker and was
estimated all the way from % 900 to 80, 900.
- The exhibit of Grove Stock Farm at
Timonium Fair this week was one of the finest
ever seen on those grounds and the genial pro-
prietor, Mr.. James NICK. Merryman, had good
reason to be proud of it. His Guernsey herd
was especially worthy of notice and the prizes
it won was sufficient guarantee OF its merits
THE Towson Guild baseball team de-
feated the Walbrook team on the grounds here
on Monday afternoon in two games. The first
resulted to o, and the second 6 to 2. A large
number of people witnessed the games. The
Towsons play the Bartlett & Hayward team
on the grounds here on Saturday afternoon,
September 8th.
1.-THE Baltimore county firebug has another
farm building fire to his creditor rather dis
credit. The fire that destroyed Mr.. George H.
Merryman's barrack last Sunday night he is
sure was of incendiary origin. Why don't the
State Fire Marshal take this matter up? People
are beginning to think he ought to do some
thing to earn his salary.
>Mr G. Frank Morgan, of Dnlany's VAL
ley. has reason to be proud of his achievements
at Timonium this week. His interesting equine
family was not only good to look at but they
were all right when the expert judges got their
eagle eyes on them. The blues and reds
that Mr.. Morgan carried home with him fairly
made bis pockets bulge.
- Mr.. John Ridgely of H., practically
swept the deck with his herd of Jerseys at
charge of Manager Joseph Phipps, and it
simply goes without saying that they were just
right for the show ring. They are beauties and
were greatly admired. The Hampton Barred
Rocks were not shown at the fair this year.
- Red Robert. 'the grand old horse and
the pride of Valley View Stock Farm, added
three more stars to his galaxy this week at
Timonium, and the blues that he has won
now number %. This is a remarkable record
in the show ring and one that stands without
rival in the classes in which he is shown. 1t
is not surprising that Mr.. D. H. Rice looked
happy. His pet is wonder.
- Messrs. r. Vincent, Jr 81 Son, of White
Marsh Baltimore county, will on Wednesday,
September 10Th, entertain number of florists
of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington, who will be treated to q sight
that cannot be seen elsewhere in this or any
other country-upwards of 40 acres of dahlias
in full bloom, embracing over 100000 plants.
THE UNION Acknowledges the receipt of an
invitation to enjoy this real treat.
MIR. William A. Lyon, whose summer
home is near Govanstown, had an exhibit at
Timonium Fair this week that attracted great
deal of attention. 1t consisted of a lot of grow
ing tobacco plants which Mr.. Lyon is raising
purely as an experiment. Speaking of the
plants be said 1T seems to me that we
farmers ~ might proftably give more atten-
ton to this crop in the hope of keeping the
sheriff from our homes"
1.-THE tournament held at Mt Airy last
Saturday was very much Hobbs affair and
they were all Baltimore county Hobbses at
that Mr.. G. s. Hobbs was chief marshal
Mr.. J Gordon Hobbs was the successful knight,
and Miss Sadie Hobbs was crowned queen.
Seven knights contended for the honors, four
Of whom were named Hobbs. In this conpec-
ton it will not be amiss to state that Mr. G. s.
Hobbs has served as marshal at more than 300
tournaments.
- The residents along the Belair road, be-
yond'the present terminus of the trolley line,
are earnestly at work to secure rapid transit for
that rapidly improving section of the county.
They have organized an association and have
arrived at that point where they propose to see
to the building of a line themselves should the
United Railways Company decline to consider
the proposition. This shows the right spirit
and is highly commendable. That they will
eventually succeed we have not the slightest
doubt.
IA man who died in Baltimore county
this week had an interesting Civil War record.
He wanted to enlist in defense of his country
and although he stretched matters in regard to
;s ho fv1rp ad hooa
too young. He had a brother who had seen
service in the army and who had been honor.
ably discharged. By some means the youth
secured the discharge papers of his older brother
and with these he went to the recruiting Office,
gave his brothers. first name instead of his own,
was accepted and served until honorably dis
charged
The Timonium Recommending edito-
rally on the Timonium Fair the Baltimore
american says: when it is said the Baltimore
County Fair is bigger and better this year than
ever BEFORE that is bestowing very high praise,
for every one of the twenty-eight exhibitions
held at Timonium has been a big one and
claims that this is the best yet, aud the man.
ayers seem to have the evidence of the accuracy
of their contention on exhibit.
"All the departments of the exhibition have
been filled to the limit of capacity. The live
stock exhibits at the Baltimore county fairs
have always been of high interest, because of
the fact that many animals of famous pedigree
are attracted, not from nearby points only,
but from crack breeding farms in other states.
Farmers travel far to get pointers on live stock
at Timonium.
1.-THE county fair possesses its chief value in
its inspirational effect upon the farming COM
munity in which it is held. The annual ex-
hibitions demonstrate what can be done-the
high-record results-both in culture of plants
and the breeding of animals. A farmer with