The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-07-06

az heck0fo, on tne hdr1Oru turnpike, 70 acfe1
Monday, July 70, by VIM. N. McFaul and T. Til
den Kelbaugh. trustees, on the premises
corner Catoneyille and Bloomingdale ave-
nues. Catonsville, valuable real estate.
One Baltimore man has sued another for
SO 900 damages for dog bite.
-DThe new passenger station of the United
Railways ct Sparrow's Point is now in use.
-DA new voting precinct has been created
in the 14h election district, making four in all.
This week will about wind up the straw
berry season. Raspeberries are just now be-
ginning to ripen.
An important notice from the Supervi-
sors Of Election appears in the advertising
columns Of THE UNION today.
~ Cash must have been plentiful with the
boys about the Fourth. They used lot of It
10 supply themselves with explosives.
IAN elaborate program has been issued
for the Presbyterian reunion to be held at Pen
Mar, on Thursday. July 18th, commencing at
1l.30 A. NJ.
By the quarterly distribution Of the State
free school fund. made by the Comptroller on
the lst instant Baltimore county schools will
receive S3029.38.
>G George AIban and John Krebs. Of the
9th district of this county claim to have killed
% foxes within radius of q miles. Most of
them were young ones.
->It has been good many years since
wheat harvest In Baltimore county was so late
as the first week in July. The backward season
was responsible for this.
- According to the company's agents some
people in Towson will be using gas in q few
days. Many houses have already been con-
nected up with the mains.
MI Robert M. Taylor, of Baltimore
county, with Rock Storm won the Toronto
Steeplechase, at Kenilworth Park, Buffalo, N.
Y, on Tuesday. The purse was 81, 900.
- The hotel on Emory Grove camp grounds
opened last Saturday and number of Balti-
more people are already registered there. The
regular camp meeting begins August Sd.
"a self propelling suction dredge has just
been turned out at Sparrow's Point for use IN
digging the Panama Canal. 1t was christened
Cnlebfa, after the Culebra Cut. on the canal.
- The catalogues for the coming Timonium
Fair have been printed and copies may be had
by applying personally to THE UNION Office.
- Last Saturday was bad one for baseball
and no games were played. The Towson team
has game scheduled in Baltimore today (Satur-
day. with the Pennsylvania Railroad Y MICA.
- Contractor J. VIM. Phipps is pushing
the work on the Charles street avenue road
west OF Towson and il will be completed in
few days. The improvement will be fine
one.
IA large st. Bernard dog belonging to Mr..
Joshua f. Cockey, Jr., of Cockeysville, on
Tuesday bit its owner through his right hand.
Mr.. Cockey at once got his gun and killed the
brute.
I'VE are now well along in the second
month of summer and up to this time we have
experienced few oppressively hot days. But
there is still plenty of time for these to come
along.
"A 3-year-old daughter of Mr.. George e.
Walker, of the 9Th district, was SO badly scald-
ed few days ago by overturning bucket Of
hot water upon itself that it died soon after
wards.
- Vegetation of all kinds has made wonder
full progression the last ten days, due to the
frequent showers and other favorable condi-
tons. Nature is surely making up for lost
time now.
- The first tournament of the season will
take place &C BAuer's Park 8 Mile House, Har-
ford road, on Wednesday afternoon. July 18th.
For particulars see advertising columns Of THE
UNION today.
- Some mean thieves up in York county
tried to steal the cornerstone of church in
order, 1t is supposed to rifle the box 1t contained
Of the fen coins in it. A more wretched act
could hardly be conceived.
-DSome samples of green wheat, over four
feet in height, from the Notch Cliff Stock Farm,
lower Long Green Valley, was exhibited in
Towson on Tuesday. The heads were uncom-
monty long and we'll filed.
- Mrs. Louisa NJ Este, who died at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. William A. Fisher,
of Ruxton, left personal estate that was ap-.
praised at 1872 AL. She was over 100 years of
age at the time of her death.
There are plenty of people living in Tow
son today who remember Fourth Of July that
was so cold that people sat in their houses all
day with wraps and overcoats on. A heavy
rain fell throughout the day.
1.-The ToWson baseball team won both
games against the Luthervillians on the 4th.
In the morning, at Towson, the score was 8 to
4, and in the afternoon. at Lutherville, to 8.
Both games were well played.
MIR. Edmund g. Kurtz farmer near
Jarrettsville, has made deed of trust for the
benefit of his creditors to Messrs. Richard Dali
lam, J. A. Robinson and Harry A. Whitaker,
who bonded in the sum of IS, 900.
SSenator VIM. Pinkney Whyte delivered
q splendid Grafton at Govanstown on the
respects marked success and highly credta-
bic to those who had the affair in charge.
1.-THE tenth annual session Of the Balti-
more Conference Itinerants' Club will be held
in the Tabernacle on Emory Grove camp
ground, July 18th, 18th and 18th. An attrac-
tive program has been arranged for each day.
THE tournament season is now on in Bal
timore county, and there will be plenty Of
these affairs between now and the middle Of
September. And they still appear to attract
the people almost as much as they did years ago.
- Messrs. P. ]. Campbell and Charles F.
Harley, attorneys for DR.. Frank G. Meyer,
one of the owners, on Wednesday filed bill
il the Circuit Court here asking for decree
for the sale of Locust Vale Stock Farm, near
Towson.
up to Monday last Mr.. Charles e. Fem
dali, of Towson, had picked over 700 quarts of
strawberries from the vines Of his new berry,
1.-THE Fendall," and they are still bearing. He
says they are the most prolific producers he
ever saw.
"a Towson party made an automobile
trip to Frederick last Sunday and did not reach
home until early Monday morning. The ride
was greatly enjoyed, despite the fact that the
roads we're muddy from the heavy rain of the
previous day.
The county's new road roller that has
been at work around the Court House square
is massive machine and one that does good
work. It was built at Buffalo, N. Y, and cost
about s., 600. The county now owns several of
these machines.
THE new dwelling of Mr.. @. G. Schuester,
in the western suburbs of T0wson, is nearly
completed and he expects to be occupying 1t
In few days. The work has been done by
the day under the supervision Of Contractor
VIM. X. Burns.
>Mr. Stephen Clarke, who now has charge
of the Guild House in Towson, is introducing
some new features that are adding to the at
fractions of the place. One of these is an Eng
lish shooting gallery-something new and
novel hereabouts.
--eThe month of June 1907, was record
breaker in more ways than one. For example,
the matrimonial market in Baltimore county
was brisker than ever known before, 70 mar
riage licenses having been issued from the
County Clerks Office.
- Several of THE UNIoN's local correspon-
dents sent in their letters last week so that they
did not reach US until Friday morning. we
this Is too late to insure attention, but our
efforts seem all in vain.
->The trial Of John W. q. Geiger, former
cashier of the Canton National Bank, upon the
charge of fraudulent transactions. which has
been in progress ten days in the o. 8. District
Court in Baltimore, has not been concluded
and may last many days yet.
- Wesley NJ. Openshaw was lodged in jail
here on Thursday on the charge of shooting
William McFadden in the stomach with q
shotgun. Both men live at Parkton and the
shooting appears to have been the outgrowth
- About thirty poor children from Balti.
more are now at Sunny Spot Home, on the Pot
Spring road, enjoying the pure air and the de-
lights of country life This home is maintain.
ed BY Mrs. Francis T. Homer. Of Sherwood
who is daughter of the late George w Abel
The Towson Improvement Association
held its last meeting for the summer on Wed
nesday night. Ifitnever accomplishes another
thing It earned distinction in being the main
instrument in having gas brought to Towson
This should always be remembered to Its credit
- Mrs. Jane 81. Foote fell on rough side
wunIk oraC and broke arm