The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-01
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ment. It is to be q neat, frame structure
shingled sides and roof, with bay window mex
to track, which permits the agent and operate
from the Office to see both sections OF I'M
roadbed.
During a recent trip through the four lowe
counties of the Eastern Shore of Maryland
saw the effects of the continuous rains they
have had since June. Some were unable U
cut the wheat as the binders mired in the heids
Others have not threshed, and those who Die
have musty grain. Hundreds OF acres OF corr
have never been cultivated, many having NJ
corn and very short fodder. Some fields moth
ing. The peaches rotted. cantaloupes no flavor
watermelons no good one grower with NUN
hills not having enough for one carload
whereas twenty carloads would have been
fair yield. This is great tomato section
Dorchester county, tits said, cans ne-twentieth
of ali the tomatoes in the United States. q
do not know that this is correctly Maryland
cans more than any other State, yet these
tomato fields look like hay fields, the crab
grass taking possession. 1t is said the farmers
will have to sell their stock as they will mol
have corn for feed. The merchants are fear
ing hard time to meet their obligations as
they are affected directly by the success or fail
ure ofthe crops. they depending on the farmers
Mr. James wilkins, who was hurt on car
in Philadelphia by being struck by wagon
on the hip while acting as conductor is sum.
GENTLY recovered to resume his duties next
week. He graduated this year at Carlisle Semi
nary.
Miss Helen Gorsuch is now attending the
teachers institute at the Normal School IN
Baltimore.
Owing to the quarterly meeting at Waugh
Church. on Sunday, September I'd, there Will
be no preaching at Fork, as the pastor wishes all
to hear the Presiding Elder preach at II clock.
He is fine speaker and all should go to hear
him.
Mr.. Lawrence NJ. Riddle, who took q course
in French at the Harvard Summer School at
Cambridge, Mass, has returned.
Rights of way are being obtained for the
building of the electric line from Carney to
Belair. so that the project is not entirely dead
yet. Itwould be good thing to have six days
in the week, though detriment to good
neighborhood on the Sabbath, and all should
give the right of way like the good people from
Delta to York for the Peach Bottom, clause
prohibiting Sunday trains. K.
Freeland, 9Th District.-Mr. Lysander
Mccullough, the Oldest and among the most
highly respected citizens of Rayville, died on
Thursday morning at 3 o'clock. He had
reached nearly his 93d year and died Of the
infrmities of age. His wife, who was daugh-
ter of Mr.. Isaac Hoshall, died about fifteen
years ago. since which time he had been
living with his daughter, the widow of w. w.
Kessler. He els survived by two sons-William
l. and Vinton W. Northumberland four
daughters-Mrs. W. W. Kessler. Mrs. s. NJ.
Scott, Mrs. G. R. Hyland and Mrs. N. E..
Young The funeral will take place from bis
late home on Sunday, September I'd, at 10 A. M.
Mr.. Mccullough was a lifelong Democrat,
always taking an active interest IN the AFFAIRS
of his party, but never held an elective Office.
He was man of high character and In all res
poets an excellent citizen.
The long spell of wet weather is rotting
the fruit. Especially is this the case with
peaches, which are rather scarce with most
of us.
Our dairymen, on account of the rank
growth of grass, are shipping heavily. Walk
er's Station, where the railroad company does
not think enough of its patrons to erect a
station house and give them an agent. is send
ing off nearly 200 gallons of milk daily. This
point could be made q center OF extensive
travel for the northern portion of our district
if only some conveniences could be had.
Many of our people experienced dlsappoint.
ment last Saturday by not being able to visit
Foreston to meet the Governor. They thought
the weather was too inclement and therefore
did not turn out.
The Rev. F. B. Emenheiser will preach at
Pine Grove Church next Sunday night. Topic
THE World Upside Down." Public cordi-
ally invited.
The U. 3. Sunday school at Pine Grove will
bold its annual picnic next Saturday, COM
mencing at II NJ. Prominent Sunday school
workers will make addresses. b.
Greenwood, 18th District.-Rev. DR.. w. L
Mcdowell presiding elder of East Baltimore
District, will preach at Waugh Church, on
Sunday, September I'd. at IL A. NJ. Epworth
League service at P. NJ.
The quarterly meeting of Long Green Cir
cult will be held in Waugh Church, on Satur-
day, September LIST, at 230 P. NJ.
Miss Julia Burton, who had been visiting in
Baltimore and elsewhere, has returned to her
home here.
Miss Cora Burton has returned after a
months visit to friends on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland.
Miss Annie Burton, of Baltimore, is visiting
her cousin, Miss Lillian Burton of this place.
Mr.. Marion Sherman is confined to his
home with an attack of rheumatism.
Talk is again heard of extending the electric
railway from Carney to Belair. It is now said
that when the extension is made it will be on
the pike and not on other lines that have been
surveyed. 1t certainly would be great thing
for this section of the county if the road is
built. ].
Annual Reunion of the Belt-Parrish
Family Despite the very disagreeable wealth
or of Tuesday large number Representatives
of the Belt Parrish family assem- bled on Emory
Grove camp ground to participate in the an
nual reunion. The morning was devoted to
literary and religious exercises. Mr.. F. Asbury
Belt. of Washington, D. c., presided. The
opening prayer by Rev. w. E. Bird. was fol-
lowed by brief address by the president,
after which there followed q brief memorial
service for the members of the family who
have died since the last reunion.
Among the literary features of the program
were Rotations by Miss Mamie Phelps, Miss
Warren Cole and Miss Bessie Belt; solos by
Misses Lillian Middleton and Warren Cole; a
duet by Misses Dulcie and Bessie Belt, piano
solo by Mr.. Julian Clark and piano duet by
Miss Lillian Middleton and Mr.. Julian Clark.
The program was concluded with addresses in
a humorous vein by Rev. J. FOLLY Marsh. of
Sykesville and Mr.. ]. H. Arthur.
Mr.. George w. Belt. of Arcadia, was chosen
president for the ensuing year.
At the conclusion of the meeting dinner was
served at the Emory Grove Hotel. The after
noon was devoted to social diversions. At q
meeting of the executive committee it was
decided to set on foot plans relative to the
publication of an extensive history and gen.
ealogy of the Belt family.
Baltimore, Washington, Chambersburg,
Manchester, Sparrow's Point, Arlington, Park.
ton, Reisterstown, Hampstead, Boring, Sykes
vile Upperco, Westminster, Port Even, n. Y,
and Owings' Mills were among the places rep
resented by thosein attendance. Among them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Leight, Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Belt, Mr.. and Mrs. D. o. Belt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Belt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eli S. Belt, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Belt, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Asbury Belt, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Belt,
Mrs. r. w. Buckingham, Mrs. Thomas Crab
son, Mrs. l.. Cole, Mrs. Mary Berry, man, Mrs.
Robert Marshall, Mrs. Ella Shamberger, Mrs.
Sarah E. Osborne, Mrs. Lucy Kemp. Mrs.
George Merryman, Mrs. George r. Cullison,
Misses Bessie V. Belt, Ethel V. Belt. Zenobia
Marshall, Lydia Marshall, Irene Safer, Nellie
Belt Dora Belt, Minnie Gorsuch, Naomi
Ziegler, Pearl Ziegler, May Armacost. Ann E..
Belt Anna Buckingham, NJ N. Marshall,
Tilie Belt, Nellie E. Kemp, Hattie Kemp,
Cora G. Belt, Dorothy Belt, Evelyn Belt,
Blanche Belt, Wiley Belt, Goldie G. Belt,
Messrs. H. II. Kemp, G. o. Kemp, Warren
Cole, A. B. Cole, Walter Belt, A. P. Belt, Ira
Belt C. A. Kemp, Hugh N. Belt, Polk Belt,
A. Parker Belt, J. G. Armacost, Amos w. Belt,
John D. Belt aud John Belt.
No Mosquito Pest at Sparrow's Point
Remarkably Good Health Prevails There.
Among the many strides of progress that
have been made in that thriving town on the
Patapsco, Sparrow's Point, where the plant of
the Maryland Steel Company is situated, none
has been greater nor deserves commentator
more than the measures taken by the officials
of the steel company to insure healthful con-
ditions, says the Baltimore SIN.
Not only is there a water supply from deep
artesian wells and sewerage system, but the
crusade which has been waged increasingly
for years against the mosquito has achieved
remarkable results. The marshes and pools
which were in the locality when the town site
was laid out have been filled in with cinder