The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-06-08

1rlinrtor ~, pcnhurat ovenua
Tuesday, July 2. by William Grason. assignee.
at the Court House door, limestone quarry
property at Texas, N. @. X. X.
- This is the 9Th of June and we haven't
seen anything springlike in the weather yet.
THE public schools will close for their
long summer vacation on Friday, June 2lst.
- Mary land expects to cut large figure at
the jamestown Exposition on Baltimore day
June 9th.
- Friday next. June 14th, will be Flag
Day. The people generally should display the
- Bishop Paret conducted confirmation SER
vices at Sherwood Church, Cockeysville, last
Sunday afternoon.
THE public school at Cockeysville is now
supplied with an upright piano that cost $500.
it also has an organ.
- Five hundred and thirty divorce cases
have been filed in the County Clerks Office at
Towson in the past twenty years.
I'D. }. Miller, of Freeland, and G. e..
Workland, of Gainesville, have been appointed
clerks in the railway mail service.
Summer don't begin until tine I'D of
June-that is the almanac says so. We will
hail it with delight when it does come.
- The ice man and the sodawater man have
been wearing long faces so far this spring, but
they'll have it on us later-no doubt about
that.
->It is said the Western Maryland peach
crop will be failure this year and the outlook
for the fruit in other sections is not encour-
- Mrs. R. A. Fishpaw is suffering from a
broken arm as the result of fall at her home
at Cockeysville. DR.. B. R. Benson is attend
ing her.
stables of Messrs. T. A. B. Dukehart & Co., in
Green Spring Valley, dropped dead one day
Mr.. J. A. Blackjack has sold farm Of
394 acres at Cub Hill, Hartford road, to Messrs.
Philip d. and Edward A.. Schmidt, upon pri.
vate terms.
High Temperatures are not necessary to
produce storms Of thunder and lightning. The
samples of weather experienced this week
fully prove this fact.
THE pair of Red Holz mares that Mr.. E.
Cuttings Merryman. of Gerar Stock Farm, sold
to Mr. Tiffany, of New York, were shipped to
that city on Wednesday.
THE summer schedule of the Western
Maryland Railroad will go into effect next
Sunday. The regular Pen-Mar excursion train
will be put on June Goth.
- The four blast furnaces of the Maryland
Steel Company at Sparrow's Point in May
broke all records for high tonnage by produc-
ing 40559 tons of pig iron.
- Baltimore county was well represented
at the great Confederate reunion at Richmond.
Some of those who attended it also went to
Jamestown before their return.
>Mr. Fred. J. Schneider, formerly of
Rosedale, Baltimore county, has purchased
the REGISTER residence, corner Caroline and
Chase streets, Baltimore, for Sc, $50.
- Mr.. Harry w. Hook, of Lees store, Tow
son, cut an ugly cash in one of his feet few
days ago by striking it against the blade of
new axe that was lying on the floor
->Towson presents rather dug up" ap-
pearance just now, but will come right when
the gaspipes are down. The trenches are very
deep and the work is necessarily slow.
The public spirited citizens of Cations
vile are expanding about $4,000 in the con-
struction of cement walks in that town. This
is an example that others should follow.
- Confederate memorial day was observed
on Thursday when the graves of the Confeder-
ate dead in Loudon Park and other cemeteries
about Baltimore were strewn with flowers.
- A bad freight wreck occurred at Bright
side, N. @. r. R., on Sunday morning last
caused by the breaking of an axle. The tracks
were blocked for some hours. No one was in
iured.
- Justice Bevan, of Arlington, a few days
ago sent white man named Jerry McNew to
Jail for sixty days for being drunk and dis
orderly on Mt. Washington trolley car.
Good.
Telephones are spreading through the
country and the people are wondering how in
the world they ever got along without them.
These things have now become almost me-
cessity.
SThe heavy storm of last Saturday night
deprived the people of Green Spring Valley of
their electric lights. Some trees were blown
down and shrubbery damaged by the force Of
the wind
and Wylie avenues, to be known as st. Am
broses, will be dedicated by Cardinal Gibbons
on Sunday, June 30th. Rev. Philip j. Walsh
is the pastor.
- Attention is invited to communication
from Mr.. d. Sterett Cuttings which appears on
the I'd page of THE UNION today. 1t is on
subject that is very near to the hearts of many
people Just now.
= Some immense loads of fine hay passed
down the York pike 10 Baltimore this week.
showing that some lucky farmers still have a
reserve supply. Some of these teams had on
from 5 to 81 tons.
- During thunder storm on Wednesday
lightning struck the house of Mr.. W. H. Flay-
hart, in East Towson, and did some damage to
the roof. The building was not set on fire and
no one was injured.
The local train over the B. d o. Rail-
road (Phila. Division) that formerly left Cam
den Station at S.15 A. NJ, now leaves at Z A. NJ.
This is said to be very satisfactory change to
many business men.
- Perhaps this is to be one of those ''years
without summer" that we have been reading
about But just wait little while. Pretty
soon you'll be hearing the funny man ask us
it hot enough for your"
THE Towson baseball team will play a
game on the home grounds on Saturday after
noon, June 9Th, with the strong Sparrow's
Point team and spirited contest is expected.
Game called at o'clock.
THE camp-meeting season will soon be
here, but these gatherings do not attract the
crowds they did quarter of century ago.
There are too many other things going on to
engage the attention of the people.
- Mr.. ]. NOVEL; Hawkins has completed
arrangements for the Maryland County Shoot
to take place at Prospect Park, June 18th to
residents of the counties of Maryland.
Several violent storms visited some Sec
tons of Baltimore county on Wednesday. The
wind was high and hail fell in quantities doing
considerable damage to fruit and garden vege-
tation in places. The rain was also heavy.
IAN inmate of the Confederate Soldiers
Home at Pikesville, named Maximillian A.
K. Tippett, died a few days ago at the age of
~ years He was q native of st. Mary's cOun-
ty and fought through the entire Civil War.
THE old Baltimore shot tower, one of the
landmarks of the city, was built in 1928, and
the cornerstone was laid by Charles Carroll,
of Carrollton. Tt is 234 feet high and is said to
be the last building of the kind in the world.
$Some ladies (?) have been "abstracting'
rhododendrons from Chestnut Hill, adjoining
them and mo questions asked" There are a
great many different kinds of ladies' in the
world.
ION Sunday last committees from Towson
Lodge of Elks decorated the graves of deceased
members in the cemeteries at Towson, Jockeys
vile, Belair and Baltimore. There were no
special ceremonies except the strewing of
flowers.
THE Jackson Democratic Club of the 18th
district at largely attended meeting on We'd
nesday night, unanimously endorsed Mr..
James Rittenhouse for County Commissioner
and Mr.. Carville d. Benson for the House of
Delegates.
= 1t has again been announced through the
Baltimore papers that the United Railways
Company will extend its line from Towson to
Lutherville this year; also the line from Lake.
side to Cockeysville, the latter over private
right of way.
ION Saturday, June 10Th, at SP. NJ, at
the Guild Hall, Towson, Mr.. Philip Sidersky,
converted Jew, will give talk on his work
in East Baltimore among his people, The
public is cordially invited to be present. No
admission fee.
The fall of hail was so heavy in some
sections of the I'd district on Wednesday last
that it had not disappeared from the ground
on Thursday morning, when, well known
gentleman said, it could have been gathered
up by the CARLOAD.
->Mr Jacob H. Plowman, who was ma
tive of the 7th district of Baltimore county
died suddenly at his home at Meredosia, Ill.
on the 18th Of last month, aged IS years. He