The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18

Y THAT looked like real old-time baseball
4 that was played between the Maryland Country
/ Club and the Lutherville team last Saturday
4 afternoon. The latter was beaten BY Q score Of
4 % to 20. Wonder If there is any other game
1 the Luthervillians can play.
foxes have lately been committing dep
relations upon farmers and other residents OF
the I'd district and the sly fellows have become
so bold that they 60 after their prey in broad
daylight. The foxhunting clubs should devote
some attention to that section.
1.-THE Junior Guild Of Roland Park Will
| give two plays in the T0wson High School
building. this Saturday. afternoon, commence
ing at 4 o'clock. Proceeds for the Toyson bed
dren. Admission 10 and % cts.
" - Miss Leclaire B0sley, daughter OF Health
Commissioner James Bosley, of Baltimore, had
leg fractured by being thrown from her rum
about on Charles street avenue few days ago.
Her horse frightened at an automobile and
ran away, upsetting the vehicle.
>People who roam about fields and woods
hunting wild flowers and spring blossoms don't
appear to have thought for the rights of others.
If they had they would not be 80 free to destroy
their property by the braking of fruit trees and
the preparation of other misdeeds.
->For more than week there has been no
lack of water in Towson, and we hear no COM
plants from Lutherville. The water problem
seems to have been happily solved. tits hoped
that all others who want supply may have
their troubles adjusted in like manner.
THE summer residence Of Mr.. A. @. Sny-
der on the Hillen road, near TOwson, which
draws its supply Of water from the Towson arte-
sian well plant, has been without water for more
than a week, causing much Inconvenience.
The cause of the trouble is not known.
John w. II. Geiger, formerly cashier of
the Canton National Bank, has been indicted
by the U. 8. grand jury for embezzling the
funds of the bank. The Indictment is the
largest on record. It contains 215 large type
written pages and weighs four pounds.
Tile Maryland State Firemen's Associa-
ton will hold its annual convention in An
napolis, June 18th, 18th and 18th. All the
volunteer companies of Baltimore county will
be well represented. A big parade will be one
of the leading features of the convention.
1.-The automobile fad appears to be growing
rapidly and motorcars are almost as common
now on the streets of Towson as other vehicles.
A horse that is afraid of these machines has no
business on the roads now. II be can't be
gotten used 10 them he'd better be left at home.
AT the annual spring tournament Of the
Wauwassett Gun Club of Wilmington. DEL,
this week ]. NOVEL; Hawkins. formerly of
Baltimore county, was the third high profess
sional gun. He broke 1853 targets out OF $50.
Lester German was first, with 1875 to bis credit.
>The safe in the postoffice at Rider, N. G.
r. R., was blown open by burglars on Thurs
day night of last week but all they got for their
trouble was "a in cash. The explosion was
not heard by the neighbors and is supposed to
have occurred while freight train was passing.
- During thunder storm last Saturday
flight lightning struck barn near Taylors-
willie. Carroll county, and while it did not set
the building on fire it killed q sheep and 2
cows and badly stunned q valuable horse and
left him stone deaf. One end of the barn was
demolished by the shock.
1.-THE Postmaster General this week issued
an order that after July LIST ordinary postage
stamps, aggregating 10 cents in value, may be
used instead of special delivery stamps, to in.
sure quick delivery Of mail matter, provided
the words special delivery" are written or
printed on the envelope or cover.
THE annual meeting of the Baltimore
Association of Primitive Baptists commenced
at Black Rock Baptist Church on Wednesday,
with Elder William Grafton, of Hartford county,
moderator, and Mr.. Milton Dance, of Balt;-
more county, secretary. The allday meeting
will be held on Sunday, 18th instant.
- Margaret Dutton, who died at her home
in Towson this week, had been q domestic in q
number of families and was reliable and res.
pectable woman. She was about IS years of
age and daughter of the late Nicholas Viii.
liams, who was for many years coachman for
the late Mr.. Henry B. Chew, of Epson.
1.-THE run Of herring in Baltimore county
streams this spring has been something beyond
precedent and some of the stories about them
are almost beyond belief. To say that there
of their countless numbers. The sight of these
fish in the water was one well worth seeing.
Jim Pratt, young colored man who
bears the unique distinction of having been
arrested more times than any other man in
Baltimore county, is again in Jail upon the
charge of attempting to sever the head of a
friend with razor. A good long term in the
House of Correction will fit "Jim's" case about
right.
THE Beulah estate of the late Joshua
REGISTER. on REGISTER avenue, southeast of Tow
son, was offered at public sale at the Court
House, on Tuesday last by the trustees. Messrs.
Armstrong Thomas, Samuel REGISTER and Chas.
e. Hill, and withdrawn on bid of $26, 200.
The place contains 2S7 acres and is eligibly
located.
! - Engineer Shirley is now making arrange
ments to improve Hamilton avenue, from the
Hartford road to Seton avenue, q distance of
about quarter of mile. The grade of the
hill will be reduced about feet and the road
will be stoned. A portion of the expense will
be borne by property holders in the immediate
vicinity.
I 1.-The sale of Guilford estate. on the York
road, has been ratified and the work of putting
the property on the market will at once be
begun. 1t is not the intention Of the new
dispose of it in small tracts under certain re.
lstrictions. The Abel estate received 81 ,OOOO 600
Nor Guilford.
MIR Owen H. Mercier, for several terms
mayor of Ellicott City, died at his home there
on Thursday, after protracted illness, aged "a
years. He was member of the Masonic order
and also of the Jr. 0. U. A. NJ. Deceased was
a brother of Miss Edith Mercier, the popular
principal of the public school at Glyndon, Bal
timore county.
The Maryland Hunt Cup Steeplechase,
that was run in Green Spring Valley last Sat-
urday afternoon, was won for the third time
by game old Garry Owen, owned by Mr.. J.
Harry O'Donovan and ridden by Mr.. Jervis
Spencer, Jr., who has piloted him to many
victories. Garry Owen is IL years old and ran
a splendid race this year.
@Mr. Eugene Jenkins and Mr.. John Sieber,
Baltimore county farmers, were among those
who got some of the foreign farm laborers that
were landed at Baltimore few days ago by the
State Bureau of immigration. There were 80
men and women in the lot and more than
double that number could have been placed.
They went to nearly every section of the State.
REV. Thomas E Copes, pastor, and Mr..
James E. Dunphy, president of Towson Chap
ter Epworth League, were chosen delegates to
represent the chapter at the Fourth General
District. EPworth League Convention now in
NJ. E. Church on Sunday morning and evening
will be filled by Rev. Page Milburn in the abb
sence of Mr.. Copes.
-Dr. R. G. Massenburg complained to the
County Commissioners on Tuesday about the
dog nuisance 10 Towson and suggested that
running about the streets. The best way to
check the dog nuisance is to enforce the law
taxing CANNES, or have new and more effec-
tive law passed. There are too many dogs no
doubt about that and the number should be
reduced.
The county officers deserve much credit
for their active efforts to put stop to viola
tlons of the law regarding the speeding Of au-
tomobiles on the county highways. Many
owners of motorcars are careful of the rights
of others and do not violate the Law as to speed,
but there are plenty of others who have no re-
spect for the law and constantly violate it with
impunity. 1t is this class that should be made
to suffer by arrest and fine.
To Fight the Mosquito to the Death
DR.. Bosley Health Commissioner of Balti-
more city, has commenced his crusade
against the mosquito pest under the ordinance
that Mr.. "Stovey" Brown had passed by the
City Council. Speaking upon this subject
Mr.. Brown said:
II think it is important at this time to re-
peat for the benefit of those who have not
given attention to the subject of mosquito de.
struction the main facts which, If appreciated