The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-06-23

Reyvilie. 9th DISTRICT AVE are now havin
! fine growing season and the grass Is material.
improving, while corn can almost be see!
| stretching forth its green blades. This
some encouragement to the farmers. especial.
| to those who were unfortunate enough to b
! in the hail storm belt.
The attractive occasions for the most of tn
| folks on Sunday now Is children's day in tn
various Sunday schools. People seem o
much interested that they go for miles TO pc
| rather q mis-nomer to call 1t children's dal
! exercise when most of the exercises, especially
the singing, is done by the grown people. w,
| learn that this was not the case at Partition NJ
P. Church last Sunday night. The "littl,
folks had charge of all the exercises there.
Last Sunday morning Gunpowder Baptis
Sunday school celebrated its children's day an
niversary. The exercises were good and tn,
attendance quite large. 1t being an ideal day
the young folks came from nearly all sections
Mrs. Grace Miller, of Baltimore, is spending
few weeks with her father, Mr.. David Kirk
of Eklo.
Col. William Wiley. of the revenue depart
ment, Baltimore, was rusticating at Eklo las
Sunday as q guest of Mr.. n. n Norris.
Judge Hoshall and Mr.. N. N. Norris took in
the races at Shrewsbury last Saturday.
The taxpayers of this district. especially
those who use the road from Eklo to Freeland
Station. are very much worried by the outrage
III we NAV term it such) perpetrated upon them
by the person who has the contract for putting
in a concrete bridge at Miller's mill. About
two weeks ago it was torn out, with no material
to replace it. The contractor has gone away
and left our people to use fording which il
almost impossible. Now those who want to
60 to the station, especially our storekeepers,
must go by way of Cores mill. very billy
road, and about II miles further. The con
tractor says, 80 have been informed, that be
has no specified time in which to do the work
Will our people stand such an imposition? We
must pay our taxes and therefore should have
some benefit from the outlay.
Rev. F. B. Emenheiser will conduct COM
munion services next Sunday morning at Pine
Grove Church. b.
Jacksonville and Sunnybrook, 10th Dis
trict.-Many of the larger farmers are now
busy with their harvest, although the weather
of the early part of this week was everything
but the right sort for that class Of work. Those
who cut grass have experienced much difficult
ty in saving it. :,
A large congregation attended the children g
day service at Chestnut Grove Church and Ill
were much pleased at the way the children
acquitted themselves. The vocal numbers on
the program were especially good. The chuIch
was beautifully decorated with ferns, flowers,
The strawberry festival held lately by the
ladies of Fairview M. E. Church South proved
q very successful affair. The weather was fine
ing. The illumination with Japanese lanterns
and otherwise made the grounds look very at
tractive. A good sum was realized
The festival held by the ladies of Chestnut
Grove Church was also success financially
and otherwise.
DR.. Thomas H. Emory, of Manor Glen. has
purchased a very fine driving mare to use in
bis large practice. He travels over wide
scope of country and it requires good horses to
stand his drives He is great lover OF the
horse and knows and appreciates good one.
A holly contested game OF baseball was
played last Saturday afternoon between the
Jacksonville and Sunny brook teams, in field
on the property of Mr.. John Burk, near Sweet
Air. The people are manifesting much inter-
est in this game and it affords pleasant enter
tainment for many and materially aids in
livening up the neighborhood.
The Sunday school of Clynmalira Nj. E.
Church will hold its children's day service on
The program has been carefully arranged and
an interesting time is promised. All Will be
welcome.
No Christian Endeavor meetings have been
held at Chestnut Grove Church lately on ac-
count of rainy weather. M.
Perry Hall, 18th District.-On Friday
morning, 18th instant, a supposed mad dog
made its appearance in this village and for
short time caused much CONSERVATION. 1t at
tackled several dogs and cats and finally went
to the new hotel at Perry Hall, sometimes
called Hotel de Wagonshed), where it was shot
and killed by Mr.. John M. Luskorn. Those
who had dogs and cats bitten are at a loss to
know what to do with them as some are 10th
to dispose of their pets in this way.
The ground has become very soft by the fire.
quent rains of this week and farmers cannot
60 into their fields to cut wheat. With SO
much rain and cloudy weather it was found
very difficult to cure hay. 1t is also noticed
that in some fields the weeds are getting the
best of the corn.
A few days ago Mr.. George Kahl, of this
place, lost horse from an incurable disease.
attacked with hemorrhages last Sunday morn
ing and her condition has since been serious.
The truckers of this section would be glad to
see the strawberry and pea crops keep up much
longer for the prices they have been fetching
in market have been very encouraging. When
peas brig 81. 40 bushel and berries to II cts.
q quart the growers can afford to wear smiling
faces. B.
The Sunday school of Perry Hall M. E..
Church is rehearsing for the children's day
service to be held in the church, on Sunday,
are being trained by Mrs. Mary Moritz and
Miss Lettie Fox.
Miss Della DeGruchy has returned after
studying the past year at Washington College,
Chestertown, Md.
Mrs. William Dunty, Jr., has as her guests
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ransom and Mabel and
Hubert Ransom, of McCausland, Iowa, and
Catherine Cover, of Baltimore.
Miss Avis Halbert has returned home from
school. She was graduate of this years class
at St. Mary's Seminary in Virginia. F.
Monkton, N. G. R. R.-A gentleman of this
vicinity compared the recent hail storm to a
"chunk" storm, as he said the hail stones were
chunks of ice instead of ordinary hail.
1t now looks as though we get chunks of dry
and chunks of wet weather. We had twenty
days of continuous sunshine now we are
having our chunks of rain.
Children's day services are the order OF the
Sabbath now, but the rain of the past two Sum
day evenings materially interfered with them,
much to the disappointment of expectant
audiences.
Children's services will be held at Clynma.
Ira, on Sunday. June 24th, at IL A; M
Rev. MIR. Irwin, Of Virginia, who was the
guest of Rev. Sidney A. Potter, of st. James
parish. has returned to his home after recover.
ing from an attack of acute indigestion.
Mrs. Henry G. Hutchins, who had been SO.
journing at Hot Springs, Arkansas, for the past
TWO months IOr the OeucuL Oh ner uedltu, re-
turned to her home last week.
Mr.. Walter Hutchins, who had been con.
fined to his home by illness for the past two
weeks, is out again.
The wheat fields are beginning to assume
their golden robes. which denote that the
reaping season has arrived, and yet many
farmers are not ready for it. Lack of good
labor and the wet weather have put them back
with their other work. And yet such is life
hurry, grind and push and we are never ready
for the reaper-known as death-yet we step
out of our race, when the call comes and our
friends pass judgment on our life work, as
they lay us away. And God keeps the record
of our good and bad deeds. III.
Rossville, 18th District.-Mr. James T.
Milling's house was struck by lightning dur
ing the storm last Sunday evening. Mr.. ill
ing was stunned, but is able to get about again
A surprise party and reception was given
Miss Mary E. Selling, of Rossville, upon hel
graduation from the State Normal School
The affair was given by her parents. Refresh
ment were served. Miss Selling received many
beautiful presents. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Selling, Mrs. Loui'
Echaeffer, Misses. Maggie Schaeffer, Agnes
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