The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-17

Saturday. August 81, by Harry 3. Parkhurst, at
torney, etc., at the Court House door, Zee
simple dwelling house property In Govans-
town. on st. Georges avenue.
Wednesday, September 4. by Benjamin Roscn-
helm and Charles McH. Howard, trustees,
the Hartford turnpike, betw cen Lauraville
and Hamilton.
1.-THE first Monday in September is known
as Labor Day. It is legal holiday BY act OF
THE Board of County Commissioners
will not resume its regular sessions until Tues
day, August 9th.
Tile second month of summer-accord-
ing to the almanac-will end next Thursday.
Autumn begins September oath.
1.-THE Sunday school of Hiss ID. e. Church
held its picnic on Wednesday at Bay Shore
Park. A large crowd attended.
- Baltimore county Republicans are well
pleased with the ticket nominated by the State
convention in Baltimore ON Wednesday.
-The Tmonium Fair will begin two
weeks from next Tuesday You can get q
catalogue of it by calling at THE UNION office.
-sSome more Of the .'canaries" got back
TO THE UNION Office this week. They had
been away ever since the first of last December.
THE reunion Of Sunday schools at Cedar
Grove Church. 9th district, will take place
today-Saturday. A very large attendance Is
expected.
->Towson is making good record in the
building line this year despite the fact that the
high prices for materials of all kinds are being
maintained.
- Mosquitoes are so thick in some sections
of Delaware that they are actually driving the
E. F. D. carriers off their routes. Nice coun-
try to live in.
are finding their way to the jamestown Expo
sition Just now, and others will follow as the
weather gets cooler.
Charles Uber, aged years, son of Mr..
William Uber, of Gainesville, had his right
hand badly crushed in the cogwheels OF ma
MIR. Edgar Powell, q young farmer near
Sweet Air, while on his way to market with
load of produce one night this week. lost new
raincoat from his wagon.
1.-THE perch fishing in some OF Baltimore
county's rivers is very fine Just now and num-
Der of large catches have been reported. Many
rock are also being taken.
The attendance at Emory Grove camp
meeting last Sunday is said to have been the
largest in more than fifteen years. The crowd
was estimated at over 5000.
%Send one dollar to the Baltimore Afnert-
can to help pay the expense OF Old Home
Week. If you can't send dollar send dime.
All contributions will be acceptable.
MIR. Albrecht Sander, who has dairy
route in Towson, lost his only horse on Tues
day night. Acute indigestion is said to have
been the cause of the animals death.
Troop A, Capt. G. Lyon Rogers, is hav-
ing a fine time on its practice march to
Charles Town, w. Va. Gov. Warfield accom-.
panied the command part Of the way.
People in Towson who are now cooking
with gas are delighted with the new plan.
They think it one of the greatest labor-savers
ever introduced in domestic economy.
Preparations for Old Home Week are alb
sorbing good deal of attention in Baltimore
Just now. The city will be alive with strangers
during the week beginning October 18th.
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wiched in with several hot days this week and
ing. The nights were decidedly fall like.
1.-The Ladies' Home Interest Club held its
last meeting at the residence Of Mrs. Charles
H. Price, of Philopolis. The guests numbered
about forty, including some from distance.
THE county fair season is now at hand
and the shows will continue until near the
middle of October. Frederick and Hagers-
town are the last two of the Maryland fairs.
"a Talbot county farmer reports yield
OF 424 bushels of wheat to an acre. That's
mighty big crop but we think Baltimore coun-
ty can match it, Let US hear from some Of you.
Judges Duncan and Van Bibber have re-
fused to grant nine-mOnth licenses to Elizabeth
Becker, Albert Ramia Samuel b. Gilbert and
John F. Deboy to sell liquor on the Shell road.
- Leroy Sparks, son OF MI. Ernest A.
Sparks, OF Towson, nearly severed one OF his
toes a few days ago by treading upon broken
bottle. DR.. Harry s. Jarrett dressed the wound.
1.-The barn on the farm of Col. Samuel K.
Herr, near Westminster, was destroyed by
lightning on the 9th inst, causing loss OF
about $1,000, which is nearly covered by in
surance.
Lightning killed part of the English ivy
that is growing on the south wall of the Court
House in Towson. The bolt that did the dam
age is supposed to have run in on the electric
light wire.
=. Baltimore county truck farmers have
been rushing their produce to the Baltimore
market this week. Potatoes have been bring
ing as high as IS cts. per bushel, and cabbage
q fair price.
his home in Baltimore, on Wednesday last,
aged II years, was an uncle of Mr.. John f.
Centrum, of Gardenville, a well known men,
Der of the bar.
IA wave of Christian science appears to
be sweepingover populous and wealthy sec
ton of Baltimore county and some families
have given up their former church connections
on account Off
THE Baltimore County Medical Associa-
ton held its monthly meeting Thursday after.
noon at DR.. Gundry's Relay Sanatorium. DR..
J. 3. Bowen, Of Mt. Washington, read paper
on "COnjunctivitis."
->It has been long time since Baltimore
county truck farmers got such prices as their
produce has been fetching lately. They are
distinctly Tin it, this summer and could
hardly kick If they wanted to.
Speed Secretary Anderson isnow actively
engaged distributing the entry blanks for the
races at the coming Timonium Fair. The
program of races is very attractive one and
should insure large entry list.
according to some authorities the dog
days ended last Sunday, but we have since
among them. The hot nights OF August are
about the worst of the summer.
1.-THE Towson baseball team has game
scheduled for today Saturday with the strong
Mt. Washington team. This should afford
the lovers of the sport an opportunity to see
some fine ball playing at Towson,.
Clerks office, exhibited some very fine toma-
toes in Towson early this week. They were
grown on his farm near Loeb Raven and are
known as the Cbalk's Jewel variety.
1.-THE second tournament at Bauer's Park,
on the Hartford road. is announced in the adj
vertising columns of The UNION this week.
It will possess some novel features, to which
especial attention of knights is invited.
1.-THE property in the 10th district, known
asClynmalira, formerly belonging to Mary A.
Merryman. has been purchased by MIR. George
Lintz for 81, go. 1t contains 223 acres and was
latterly owned by Mr.. Thomas Fl. Gather.
->Towson has turned out many broods OF
birds this year and they appear to be learning
that they have the protection Of the law.
Anyway they are not SO shy as they used to be
and some of them have become quite tame.
Wednesday was Rev. Herbert F. Wright's
busy day, matrimonially speaking. Two
couples came to Towson and had the nuptial
knot tied by him in short order. One was
from Sparrow's Point and one from Baltimore.
1.-THE tournament on Ny Lady's Manor
next Thursday afternoon will be for the benefit
of the Guild of st. James Church. The affair
will be in charge of Mrs. J. Myers Pearce and
several ladies will appear in the list of knights.
"a wife got divorce from her husband
at Towson on Monday and short time after
wards he obtained a license at the County
Clerks Office to marry another woman-a
Washington widow years older than himself.
IA man who votes full ticket at the
coming fall election in Baltimore county will
have to put twenty-five marks on the ballot.
That will be no small task for hundreds Of
men and they will be almost certain to make
mistakes.
->Charles Mark. employed by Mr.. Henry
Millhausen, of Putty Hill, Belair road, was
painfully burned by lightning during the storm
of Friday of last week. The house in which
he was sitting at the time was considerably
damaged.
IA young couple from Washington came
to Towson on Thursday and, after procuring
license at the County Clerks Office, were mar
ried in the office Of Justice Herbert, Rev. H.
f. Wright officiating The Justice was master
% NJ Tohr w HiIes. a native of Balti.