The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-06-30

-The annual reunion of Presbyterians o.
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Cum
berland Valley, will be held at Pen.Ma Thurs
day, July 18th. Extensive preparations arr
being made for the affair and no doubt an Inn
meDse crowd will be attracted.
- Another stranger was In Towson on Mon
day looking for house to rent or buy. h
seemed to be familiar with the fact that ths
town is short Of water. We are promised
however, that this defect will soon be RENE
died, and the sooner the better.
->The graduates at the public school a
Relay, 18th distant. were Misses Hazel M
Herold and Gertrude F. Sultan and Lawrence
e. Geddes. Mr.. Carville d. Benson, presented
the diplomas. Misses Hannah Scott and Alict
Wade are teachers of the school.
Mr.. Thomas J. Jessop, of the 10th dis
trict, who was bitten on the hand by dog
some days ago, has been under treatment al
the Pasteur department of the Baltimore City
Hospital. The wound had been previously
cauterized by DR.. John s. Green.
1.-THE coming TimOnium fair is only two
months off and it is time you were getting
ready for 1t if you intend to make exhibits in
some ofthe many departments. The track and
steeplechase course will be put in fine condi-
ton before the 4th of September.
THE house of Mrs. Sarah McGinnis, Of
Shane, 9Th district, was struck by lightning
A wardrobe was set on fire and some of its con.
tents damaged. The neighbors saved the house
from destruction. No one was injured.
- Scholarships were awarded as follows to
graduates of Franklin High School, Reisters-
town: Baltimore Business College-Samuel L.
Ensor. of Mt. Washington; st. Johns College
IF. Newell Cofell; Upperco Woman's Col
lege of Baltimore-Miss Sallie M. Cockey.
- Rev. DR.. w. g. Edwards, member of the
Baltimore Conference and former presiding
elder of East Baltimore district, was knocked
down by an automobile in Baltimore on We'd
nesday and had a leg broken. The unfortunate
affair is said to have been purely accidental,
-Proprietor Wolters is making extensive
preparations for big day on the Fourth at
his Carney Hotel, on the Hartford road. and
Proprietor Tremper, on the Belair road, will
also be prepared to feed the multitude on fresh
beef and furnish plenty of amusement with it.
1.-THE County Commissioners on Wednes-
day completed the hearing in the case Of PATROL
man james E. Kleeman, Of Pikesville, who
had been charged with inefficiency and also
With using profane language. He was entirely
'exonorated Of the first charge and fined $40 on
the second.
- Mrs. Sophia Cough Carroll Turnbull
died at her home in Baltimore on Sunday last,
after lingering illness. Deceased, who was
the widow of John o. Turnbull, was a native
of Baltimore county and daughter of the late
james Carroll, of Summerfield. -Four sisters
survive her.
- The County Commissioners have decided
not to make any changes in the plans for inn
proving Southern avenue, and the work will
be done in accordance with the specifications
submitted by Roads Engineer Shirley. The
Board has received some protests against the
original plans.
THE beautiful new residence of Mr.. VIM.
II. Green near Sherwood, N. G. r. R., is near
ing completion and is among the finest houses
in that section of attractive homes. The cost
Of Mr.. Green's house is said to have been about
$780, 600. He has also erected very fine stable
on the property.
This is the last day of June and next
Wednesday will be the Fourth of July-the
great national holiday. There will be num-
Der of celebrations in Baltimore county and all
the pleasure resorts have made special prepare
tons for big day. 1t is hoped the weather
may prove favorable.
>The Towson Guild baseball team, at
Acton's Park last Saturday afternoon. defeated
the B. 81 o. team to /. It was to have been
a double-header. but only two innings of the
second game had been played when rain inter-
fered. The Towson team is still the leaders of
the Suburban League
81 Mr.. Edward Burnham. an old and ex.
pert trout fisherman of the Sd district, fished
Jockeys and Dipping Pond branches on Tues
day and caught 36 trout varying in size from
64 to IL inches. A dozen of the finest of these
be brought to Towson on Wednesday and pre-
scented them to Judge Burke.
- Messrs. List Il Sons, of Lauraville, Har-
ford road, who propose to engage in other BUSH
ness. will have large sale of their farm stock,
implements, etc., on Wednesday, July 18th.
The sale. which is now being advertised in
THE UNION, will be conducted by Mr.. Ed. ].
Hermann, the well known auctioneer.
- Thousands of acres of wheat have been
cut in Baltimore county this week and very
little of this years crop has been left standing.
foI6
When threshing begins we hope our friends
will let us know results. 1t is not possible to
say what the outcome will be until the thresher
gets to work.
- Charity Masonic Lodge of Parkton, N.
G. R. R., attended the Methodist Protestant
Church at that place last Sunday afternoon
and heard special sermon by Rev. J. A.
Jones, pastor of Hereford Baptist Church. Rev.
A. s. Beane, pastor of the church, also assisted
in the services and special musical program
was rendered.
- Is it not possible to make an execution
in Baltimore county entirely private? Why
Is it thought necessary to issue lot of tickets
Of admission to morbidly curious people to
witness these gruesome spectacles? Sheriff
Elliott can make the next execution private by
disposing of the business early in the morning.
Will he do it?
THE streets of Towson were alive with
automobiles last Sunday the run in this direc-
ton being very popular with owners of cars.
At times our avenues were filled with the
disagreeable odor of gasoline. Perhaps some
day they will get something else to furnish the
power and thus remove very disagreeable
feature of automobiling.
1.-THE work of improving the Falls road
from Seminary avenue northward is now under
way. Mr.. Michael Gartling has the contract
and Roads Engineer Shirley prepared the
plans The sum of $4,000 will be expended.
One-half of this was contributed by the county
and the other half was raised by the Falls Road
Association.
John e. Gardener, the young colored
man whom the grand jury failed to indict for
stealing horse from Mr.. Wheeler, of the 9Th
district, was sentenced to the House of Correc-
ton for six months for carrying a concealed
weapon at the time of his first arrest. Gardener
is the man who walked out of Jail just be-
fore Winder made his escape.
THE remains of the old high school build
ing in Towson, together with the lot upon
which they stand were offered at public sale
by the School Board on Wednesday and with
drawn on bid of 81 300. There were several
bidders, the highest being Mr.. Thomas w.
Offutt, president of the Mt Washington Elec-
trio Light and Power Company.
1.-THE teachers in the Cathedral Sunday
school in Baltimore were brought to Towson
last Sunday morning in special car chartered
by Col. James r. Wheeler, and attended mass
at the Church of the Immaculate and visited
the tomb OF Rev. Matthew O'keefe. The views
from the elevation where the church stands
were much enjoyed by the visitors.
The last issue of the Maryland Bulletin,
published at the Maryland School for the Deaf.
at Frederick, contains an excellent picture of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G. Benson and their two
bright looking children. Mr. and Mrs. Benson
are graduates of that school, and Mr.. Benson.
who is native of the 9th district of Baltimore
is foreman of the printing Office.
regular 17-year locusts will not be
in this vicinity till 1919. There are a few
swarms OF locusts to be seen, more or less nu-
merous, in different countries almost every sea-
son. their number depending upon the severity
Of the winter; for if there is much frost most
Of the eggs are destroyed. Few seasons pass
without some locusts being seen, but they are
not of the 17.year brood.
MIR. James Nick. Merryman. of Grove
Stock Farm, Falls road, exhibited in Towson
on Wednesday a number of pictures of his
beautiful Guernsey cattle that were much adj
mired. Mr.. Merryman is an enthusiastic
breeder of Guernseys, as well as of Berkshire
hogs and Shropshire sheep, and his farm is
gaining deservedly high reputation for the
excellence of its productions.
"a tournament under the auspices of the
Trotting and Driving Association,
will be held on the track at Shrewsbury, on
Wednesday, July 4th, commencing at 2 30 p NJ.
Matinee races al PM, and also baseball game.
Dancing and fireworks at night. Knights
should send their names at once to Mr.. B. W.
Baker, secretary. See particulars in adver.
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