The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-07-20

line tournament IOf the D6lclC OF SAINT
Stephens Church at Bradshaw will be held on
Tuesday, August, 18th. These annual affairs
are great source of pleasure to the people of
the neighborhood, as well as to many from
Baltimore city and Hartford county.
Mr.. Ashbridge, of Philadelphia, is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin A. Gorsuch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Herndon have re-
turned from visit to relatives in Lynchburg,
Va. They were accompanied by Mrs. Hern-
don's mother, Mrs. Lloyd E.
Putty Hin, Belair Road.-Mr Benjamin
Wilson, Jr, who erected snug cottage on
Putty Hill road is now occupying it.
Mr.. George Fitch of this place, whose horse
became frightened at an object by the road
side, had his buggy upset and made narrow
Mr.. Benjamin +. Parlett, who had been con-
fined to his home under the care of DIR. VIM.
D. Corse, is again able to be out.
| Mr.. Benjamin f. Wilson, ST., who had an
Maryland University Hospital, as reported in
The UNION at the time, is improving. He is
attended by Dr. III. T. Harrison.
Mr.. William Tremper, of this place, is pre-
pairing himself for the profession of veterinary
surgeon.
The wheat crop in this section of the county
promises to be fairly good, but the prospects
for corn are not encouraging. M.
Long Green, 18th District.-Farmers are.
| III bu0 luldSb "a udEVcSbs Auc WECdt cTOD IL
said to be fairly good
| Miss G. Bernice Gorsuch, of this place has
returned from visit to Niagara Falls.
| Mrs. Richardson, of Baltimore, is spending
several weeks with her brother, Mr.. William
| Gorsuch, of Uni0nville.
| Mrs. E. Miller and Miss May, ofSouth Bend,
| Indiana, are spending some time with Mrs.
| Joseph Miller, of this place.
| Master Max Kelley, who was spending some
| weeks with his aunt, Mrs. John e. Slade, has
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| Mr.. Thomas Peerce, of Dnlany's Valley,
continues very i'll. M.
| President Lindsay and improvements
| in Towson.-The Baltimore San of Monday
| said ssIf all the residents of Towson follow
| the example SET by President James ]. Lind
| say of the Towson Improvement Association,
the villages reputation for beauty will be in
| creased.
Gas it stands today there is not county in
the United States, SO visitors say, that has as
| beautiful Court House and grounds as Tow
| son. The thoroughfares of the village are well
laid off and there are number of handsome
| homes.
"When the improvement association was
organized the most important question before
| it, outside of the water question, was to beau
| tify the town. Committees were appointed on
sidewalks, sanitation, gas, lighting and other
needs, and they went to work with will.
| zone point after another was gained in the
| water question, until it was finally settled
satisfactorily. A late car and an early car
| were obtained from the United Railways and
| Electric Company. The Consolidated Gas Com
pany agreed to supply gas at Towson, and the
County Commissioners promised to build side
| walks to the Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail-
road station and to the Jail from the Court
| House.
sThey said stone would be brought to Tow
son for the building Of sidewalks by the resi-
dents Recently Roads Engineer Shirley COM
| pleted an improved road in front of the Court
| House, and other roads about the town have
received attention. Now it is up to- the prop
erty-owners to do the rest, and Mr.. Lindsay
| has gone into it with will"
Suits Instituted On Tuesday Ludwig A.
| Schroeder and wife filed bill in the Circuit
| Court here against Annie A. Schroeder and
| Others asking that receiver be appointed for
eight lots. the ownership of which is in dis.
pute among the parties to the suit. Judge
| Duncan signed an order appointing Mr.. John
| Fl. Richardson receiver for the property.
Jacob Winkler, by his attorneys Messrs.
| Fred. J. Schlosstein and Horace T.. Smith,
| filed suit against the Baltimore and Jerusalem
Turnpike Company and the United Railways
Company. claiming $4,000 damages for injuries
| alleged to have been sustained by his horses
becoming frightened at an electric car on the
Belair road and falling into ditch.
Upon bill filed by Charles w. Latchaw,
| Judge Duncan signed an order that receiver
would be appointed for the Peoples Brick Cor
| poration, unless cause to the contrary is shown
by August 1st The bill was filed by Attorney
| Elmer j. Cook, representing Latchaw. 1t Is
stated that the company owes Mr.. Latchaw
$1356S for work and labor, that there are other
creditors which the company is unable to pay
and that the corporation is, in fact, insolvent.
Meeting of the School Board.-The
School Board held meeting at Towson on
Tuesday, with the president. Mr.. Thomas b.
Todd, in the chair, and Mr.. John T. Hersh-
| ner, secretary.
The Board awarded the following contracts
for additions to school buildings: Gardenville
school, to John f. Neidhart for 1900; CO.
vanstown school, to John Cowan for S., $50 !;
st. Helena school, to w. w. Foulke for 81, $50,
The Board approved the motion OF Com
missioner Arthur to put cellar under Laura
vile school building and the contracts for this
and an addition to the school was referred to
the building committee, with power to act.
The Board purchased lot at Gardenville
from Mr.. John f. Centrum for 81, 600, and
took an option on two additional lots for Gar
denville school, to be paid for within one year.
Mr.. Frank Williams was appointed trustee
of School A. district 6, in place of Mr.. Frank
Shauck. Mr.. George s. Forwood was ap-
pointed trustee of School 6, district 8, in place
of Mr.. George G. Atkinson.
The contract of Miss Grace Carr was ratified.
Mr.. Kreamer Has Close Call.-During
the heavy electric storm on Thursday evening
lightning struck the fagpole on the Canton
Police Station and splintered it. After de-
molishing the staff the bolt ran down into the
station house itself and lit on the head of Mr..
Joseph Kreamer, brother of Patrolman Krea-
| mer. Not hair of his head was scorched, but
Mr. Kreamer's hat was badly burned. One OF
the men said that the bolt went on back
through the station house and knocked down