The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-15

I--=pS Should the weather prove favorable ar
immense crowd Of people will attend the farm
-ers picnic to be held at Mt. Carmel. Bslti
more county, Saturday, September 10Th. Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wilson will be one Of ths
star speakers.
->T The UNION is indebted to Mr.. Thoma:
Peerce, of Springfield, Dulany's Valley, for Q
basket of beautiful tomatoes of the "Greatel
Baltimore" variety. He raised large quaint.
ties of these this season and is canning them
for his own use.
"a Baltimore detective said there were
plenty of pick pockets at Timonium last week
but we have not heard of anything having
been done by them. But it often happens that
people who suffer at the hands of these fellows
keep it to themselves.
- Russell Clark, a carpenter while work
ing on building in Towson few days ago,
fell from q scaffold and broke leg. DIR. ]. II.
jarrett rendered the necessary surgical atten.
ton. His brother, Wilson Clark, was slightly
hurt at the same time.
MIR. John E. Phillips. who died at his
home in Baltimore few days ago at an ad-
vaEced age. owned farm in the 4th district
and was well known to many Baltimore coun-
ty people. He was manufacturer of chairs
and left large estate.
superintendent Alex. Y. Carr. of Pleas
ant Plains Dairy Farm, east of Towson. has
had some excellent pictures taken of his stables.
suOWluB the interior 10 DC We'll IButcu auu
ventilated-very important matters in the pro-
duction of pure milk.
THE Green Spring Hunt Club is making
preparations for its second annual one day
horse show. to be held early in October. There
are many fine private teams in the valley and
little trouble is experienced in getting up
highly creditable show.
1.-THE dust on the York road last week,
between Towson and Timonium, was simply
terrible and made driving and motoring ex-
>ffemely disagreeable. One motor car stirs up
as much dust as ten ordinary vehicles, to say
nothing of their beastly odor.
Proprietor Wolters has all the arrange
ments complete for his double tournament and
dance to be held at Hotel Carney next Wed
nesday afternoon. Those attending this affair
will have chance to test the fine suppers pro-
vided by the genial proprietor.
"a 15-year-old boy won the first prize
$500 and crowned the queen at the Pikesville
tournament on Wednesday afternoon. And
his name was Hobbs at that. When it comes
to tournaments it looks like the Hobbs family
had them all licked to FRAGILE.
- The Baltimore Jubilee attracted thous-
ands of strangers this week and the city was in
blaze of glory. The decorations and illumi-
nations were the finest ever seen there. The
Home coming was great success, and the pro-
jectors of it are worthy of all praise.
- Mr.. Edward Burnham, of the Sd district,
sent to THE UNION Office this week cucum-
Der that knocks them all ont. 1t was grown
by Mr.. Thomas Burnham, of Brooklandville,
and measured 123 inches in length. IL inches
in circumference and weighed 4 pounds.
- Timonium fair finished up on the 9Th
the grounds. The. attendance for the whole
week was larger than ever before and must
have been considerably over $4,000 The
management is entirely satisfied with results.
- Mr. Jacob l.. Shafer, who died at his
home in Westminster on Tuesday, in his 4Sth
voo hod O hor of in oil
county. He was well-to- do retired farmer and
the last survivor of his immediate family. He
leaves wife, to whom he was married in June,
1905.
- The Ladies' Aid Society of Relay Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. after long and hard
siege, succeeded in paying off the debt on their
church, and few days ago they burned the
mortgage that had given them so much trouble.
Special and unique services attended the
burning.
- Hundreds of people who used the York
road trolley line this week spoke in rather I'M
complimentary terms Of the service, which
was at times exceedingly bad. This was due
to numerous tieups in the city on account Of
the parades and the crowded condition of
the streets.
While at Timonium fair last week Con-
gresham Carter Glass. of Virginia, was so
wsn pleased with the Jersey exhibit OF Mr.;
John Ridgely, Of Hampton, that he purchased
three Of the COWS before leaving the grounds.
The price was not disclosed but it must have
been "lOng."
ION Monday morning last an oil lamp
exploded in Q bedroom in the home of Mr..
Calder Little. at Hereford. The room was &C.
eupied by Mr.. Littles mother, who is So years
Of age and an invalid. Her screams brought
assistance and the fire was extinguished with
ont doing any damage.
-sThe managers Of Prospect Park fair have
reason to be proud Of this years exhibition.
II was an excellent show in all departments
and some Of them were highly creditable.
The attendance was large-larger than ever
Misunderstanding that the fair Is growing
In favor with the people.
1.-The sale Of the personal effects Of the
late ~. +. Leonard. on Clover Hill Farm,
Dulany's Valley. which took place on Tuesday,
was well attended and satisfactory prices were
Obtained. The sale was made by Ellen and
Thomas +. Leonard, executors, and Slade &
Risteau were the auctioneers.
- Mr.. Ed. J. Hermann, the well known
auciioneer, Is having another great run OF
public eales just now. Several important ones
are being advertised in this weeks issue Of
The UNIoS. IL will be noticed that they are
cash sales, which means that the people in that
section Of the county are flush"
- Hereford Baptist Church will be rededi-
Gated on Sunday, September 10th, services be-
the day. At II A. NJ, history of the church by
Rev. William J. Nicoll; 3 p. NJ, dedication ser
mon by Rev. w. Z. Hatcher, d. D.. 1902.
sermon by Rev. Joshua Wills, ID. ID.
1.-THE quarterly meeting of Friends was
held last Sunday and Monday at Gunpowder
Meeting House, in the 9Th district. The
speakers were John ]. Cornell, ]. A. Starr,
Haviland Hull and Miss Mary Townsend.
Representatives were present from Baltimore
city and from several of the counties.
- Mr.. VIM. H. Wight, of Kinloch Farm,
near Cockeysville, who is judge of fine car
= hi. l.k frnrrn hn T. a. had
pany. at Timonium fair last week, a handsome
Stanhope that he presented to Mrs. Wight as
q birthday gift. The Lamberd Company made
a large number of sales during the week.
"A teacher who attended the Baltimore
county institute last week has written Super.
intendent Cook as follows: II have studied
at the College of Education, University of
Chicago. for three summers, but have never
received more valuable instruction than was
given in the Baltimore County Teachers In
stitute. without money and without price,
- Gismonda, e fine = so T trotting horse
was so seriously injured in q race at Timonium
the last day of the fair that il is feared he will
not be of any use again. Near the finish he
broke and struck tendon severing it. He
could trot in 2:20 or better, and had won q
heat when theaccident happened Mr.. Walker
priced the horse highly.
- DR.. George D. Strayer, who spoke at the
teachers institute in Baltimore last week, in
his closing remarks said that in his fifteen
years experience as a teacher or as an instruc-
tor in institutes he had never known body
of teachers who worked more earnestly than
did the teachers in Baltimore county. Super
intendent Cook was heartily congratulated on
the success of the work.
Before the close of the Timonium fair
last week the board of managers held meet
ing and decided not to hold the running meet
ing on the fair grounds that had been pro-
iected for October. The reason assigned for
declaring the meeting off was because the
Northern Central Railroad Company had in
creased the round trip fare from Baltimore to
the track from 80 to So cents.
- Mrs. Francis, wife of Mr.. George w.
Francis, we'll known farmer near Baldwin,
18th district, had her left arm broken in Balti-
more on Thursday. With many others she
was standing on temporary board footpath
on Lexington street when it gave way and
threw them all into the cellar. MIR. VIM. G.
Hoffman, who also lives near Baldwin, was in
the same accident and had both arms sprained
and leg injured.
~ When two negro prisoners escaped from
Towson Jail some time ago the Baltimore papers
had good deal of fun at the expense of the
county. The city Jail is supposed to be very
secure place, but negro prisoner walked out of
At on Monday with the greatest ease. He fixed
up dummy in bis cot and thus fooled his keep.
ers We notice that the papers are not having
any fun over this affair In fact, the laugh, if