The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-08-25


| Fair. Attention is invited to an ''ad'' OF this
| firm that appears in The UNION today.
- Dixon Connolly has been appointed post
master at Della, Baltimore county, vice J. ID.
Holmes, resigned. The Office is located in the
1st district, near Ellicott City, where Mr.. Con-
molly conducts the store for the manufacturing
firm Of Messrs. VIM. J. Dickey q Sons.
"a number of stockholders of the North
ern Central Railway Company have started 9
movement looking to the securing Of larger
dividends on their stock. They claim that the
strong financial condition of the company war
rants the payment of higher dividends.
- Ethel May Amos. aged IL years, who
was found drowned in the Patapsco river, near
River View Park, a few days ago. once lived
with her parents in Towson. It is thought she
was either accidentally drowned or committed
suicide. Her mother is in an insane asylum.
"A correspondence between Mr.. Philip
8. Cross, a well known citizen of Baltimore
county. and the Postofice Department, which
light on the subject of the rural mail box,
which has been perplexing the people for some
time.
->A sly fox has lately been playing tricks
with some of Hampton's finest Plymouth
Rocks and Mr.. Joseph Phipps is now watching
for the thief with we'll LOADED shotgun. Near
fair time is not good time to be losing these
valuable birds because they are always prize
winners.
Farmers in the neighborhood of Sweet
Air have been rushing their trucking crops to
market and 1t is hoped they have been getting
fair prices. 1t is long haul to Baltimore,
taking night and part of day to make the
round trip. This, too, always means heavy
toll charges.
- Corn cutting will soon be in order and it
will be an uncommonly heavy job this year
because of the strong growth of fodder. Much
of the hard labor of this work is done away
with by the use of machines, but there are still
many farmers who prefer the old way of cut
ting by hand.
S>On the first page of THE UNION today
will be found an excellent picture of Mr..
Richard Dallam, of Belair, president of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Hartford
county, q we'll managed concern in which
many hundreds Of Baltimore county people
are interested.
-The United Railways Company appears
to be badly in need of more power on its York
road line. The Hartford and Belair road lines
seem to be better off in this respect than we
are. At least their cars make better time, and
the hills and curves do not seem to interfere
with their speed.
THE summer meeting of the Shrewsbury
TrottiDg and Driving Association will take
place at the track at Shrewsbury today-Satur-
day, August 18th. There are four races on the
card and the purses for these aggregate $3.50:
Many entries have been received and good
sport is promised.
Zone week from next Tuesday the limo
mum Fair begins. Arrangements for 1t are
now about complete and entries are pouring in
to such an extent as to insure great exhibit
ton in all departments. Secretary. Nussear's
Office is now at the grounds and he can be
found there daily.
AFTER another week city people who spent
the summer in the country will begin return
ing to their brick walls and hot pavements.
They will thus be missing the most beautiful
season of the year with us. as autumn is re-
garded by many as unsurpassed in its many
natural aftracfi0na
1.-THE finest display of agricultural imple-
ments, machinery, vehicles, poultry supplies,
etc., ever exhibited by single firm will be
shown at Timonium Fair next month by the
s. l.. Lamberd Company of Baltimore. Toseee
it will alone be worth more then'the price OF
admission to the grounds.
1.-THE extensive Improvements being made
to Govanstown Presbyterian Church are rap
idly nearing completion and formal reopening
ceremonies will be held on Sunday, September
3d. The improvements were made by Mr..
Lawrence Turnbull at his own expense and
cost a large sum of money.
- Much ground has been prepared for
wheat, and seeding time is almost at hand.
One crop is scarcely off the ground before 1t is
ready to have another planted. The farmer
has to wait good long time for his profit. but
it has been above the average lately and IL it
continues so he is content.
Mrs. Marion J. Jones, formerly of Tow
son, who died at her home in Baltimore few
days ago. by her will left $50 to Govanstown
Presbyterian Church to keep her burial lot in
order. The remainder of the estate is left to
VIM. g. Baum, who is named as executor.
Mrs. Jones was the widow of William Jones.
>Col. Philip M. Snowden, who had his
left shoulder dislocated in runaway accident
on Friday afternoon of last week, is rapidly
improving. His daughter, Mrs. Frank Ehlen,
who was with him at the time. was only
slightly hurt. The accident occurred on the
steep hill at Stansbury's Gap, mile east OF
Towson.
ut will be good news to thousands of
people to know that the United Railways and
Electric Company has matured plans for the
improvement of the York road, as far north as
Towson, and also Charles street avenue The
contract for the latter has been awarded to the
Hook & Ford Company and work will be
begun at once.
made for the bench show at Timonium Fair
and this promises to be most interesting part
of the exhibition. The committee in charge
of the affair have been exerting themselves in
the matter and their good work will show for
itself. The First Annual Bench Show will be
big feature of the fair.
- People strolling over Emory Grove camp
ground have been attracted by a white marble
stone inscribed Faithful Joe, August l4th,
1884," A Baltimore man who was camping
there lost dog to which he was greatly at:
tached and he buried him in the woods and
be news to most people who see the stone.
Today-Saturday August 25th-the big
annual reunion of Baptist Sunday schools will
be held at Foreston, Baltimore county, and it
is,expected that fully 5000 people will be there
TO greet Governor Warfield. who has positively
promised to be present. The train over the
Western Maryland Railroad for Hampstead
will leave Union Station, Baltimore, at9. 40 AM.
1.-THE great fair and race meeting of the
Prospect Park Association will begin Tuesday.
September 18th, and continue the balance OF
the week. 1t will be the biggest show ever held
by the association and the racing will be one of
the greatest attractions. Mr.. Henry A. Brehm
is president; Mr.. W. w. Elliott, secretary
treasurer, and Mr.. John T. Cougar, speed Sec
rotary.
-SThe wheel of fortune and other games
will not be seen on the Timonium Fair grounds
this year. The feeling against gambling in any
form has grown very strong and the manage
ment decided to do away with the games in
Difference to very general demand in that
direction. Those people who approve this idea
shouS show their hd in an
1.-THE Carter property of thirty acres, loca-
ted on the west side of the Belair road south
of Hamilton avenue is now being adver.
tised in THE UNION at public sale. This land
is eligibly located for development in rapidly
growing section of the county and the sale Will
no doubt attract much attention. Messrs.J ohm
f. Centrum, John s. Biddison. Louis L: Clark
and James J. Carmody are attorneys in the
matter.
- Rev. John B. Amis, the colored preacher
who was the spiritual adviser of the murderer
Ike Winder, preached at the colored camp.
meeting on the York road, just north of
Govanstown, last Sunday night, and sold
Winder's old shoes to his audience by piece
meal, cutting them up as he talked Such
things should not be tolerated in an enlight-
ened community. Itlooks like making mock
cry of religion.
Lawyer Knows How to Say Nice Things.
"A writer in the Baltimore NeWs says: "The
tournament season in the counties of Maryland
is at its height, and nearly every day some fair
one is crowned queen of love and beauty. while
other fair ones are chosen her maids of honor.
The days of chivalry are recalled by the
speakers who deliver the Charge tot the Knights
or the Coronation Address observe that
Mr.. T. Scott Offutt of the Towson bar. has
developed into full fedged tournament orator,
and at Bradshaw on Wednesday he delivered
himself of few words of wisdom to the young
gentlemen who contested at the rings Scott
Offutt is now thoroughly established among
the lawyers of Baltimore county, and every
once in q while his name is mentioned in con-
nection with this or that elective Office. Should
he run for the House of Delegates, the State
nofa ofhor mia in tho fufI1rQ his