The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-31
- Oats sold in carload lots this week at 60
cts q hnshel and the tendency is still inward

/ - Oats sold in carload lots this week at 60
I cts bushel and the tendency is still upward.
THE open season for squirrels in Balti-
more county begins on the 10Th of September.
AFTER a vacation of two weeks the Board
of County Commissioners resumed its regular
sessions on Tuesday.
Next Sunday will be the first day of Sep
TENDER and the season of 1.-THE sere and yellow
leaf'' Is near at hand.
They are improving the streets of Delta
with crushed stone from quarries in the neigh
borhood OF Baltimore.
The camp-meeting at Rockdale, on the
Liberty road, closed on Tuesday after very
successful season of ten days.
MIR. C. Do6d Mcfarland, a member of
the bar, died on the 23d instant at his home at
Parkville Baltimore county.
4 1.-The State Board of Education credits Bal
timore county with three high schools-Catons-
Vile, Reisterstown and Towson.
MIR. William Il. Royston has purchased
the Royston farm, in the 9Th district for $4,-
500 IS. The place contains 157 acres.
-THE UNIONS mailing lists have enjoyed
a very comfortable little boost this week-and
there is still room for more new names.
-Over fifty thousand people will be at
Timonium next week. 1t will be worth going
there to see the throngs if for nothing else.
"A catsup bottle exploded at Cumberland
the other day and fragment of the glass put
out the eye of the little girl who was trying to
/ open it.
- September 18th will be Maryland Day at
good time to see the show as well as the crowds
of people.
last week potatoes retailed at 80 to 40 cts. per
bushel. In Towson at the same time they sold
at rs cts. to 81.
MIR. Charles E. Fendall, of the County
Clerks Office grew sunfiower this season that
weighed ten pounds. 1t measured IL inches in
circumference.
I'VE have been obliged this week to cur
tai 0ur m q q m n0eeIhIp IT,
count of the crowded condition of THE UNIONS
advertising columns.
Two Maryland county fairs have been
running this week-Rockville and Colchester.
Next week Timonium will have everything to
itself in the fair line.
Howard Isaac, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward b. Passano, of Towson, died on
Monday last. The child was a grandson of
Mr.. William NJ. Isaac.
Next Monday is Labor Day and legal
holiday in Maryland, made so by proclama-
ton of the Governor. All the banks and pub
lie offices will be closed.
--Two-thirds of the year 1907 has vanished
and we can almost already see its successor
looming up They do seem to chase each other
with marvellous rapidity.
-It was no less parsonage than Martin
Luther who uttered this truism "a faithful
and good servant is real godsend; but truly
tits q rare bird in the land"
The Jones family held its annual reunion
at Knottsville, Taylor county, w. Va on
Wednesday. Hundreds OF them were present
and Maryland was well represented:
-Mr Thomas w. Offutt president of the
Second National Bank of Towson has fine
field of corn on the Highlands property that
he thinks will produce Is barrels to the acre.
1t is said that Pittsburg is the most ex-
pensive place in the United States to i've in;
And yet there are some people who think it
can't beat Towson when it comes to high
prices.
IA young Italian who was peddling lace
and other articles about Towson was arrested
on Wednesday on the charge OF selling with
out license. Justice Herbert fined him $25
and costs.
The Homestead Farm of Mr.. w. Armour
jenkins, in Long Green Valley, produced
splendid crop of Burbank potatoes this season
Many of them are uncommonly large and OF
fine shape.
- Prospect Park fair and races commence
on the 10th of September and continue the
balance of the week. The park is easily reach
ed by trolley car from Baltimore and the fare
is only cents.
"A Towson man who made purchase of
lamb in Baltimore market a few days ago
paid cts. pound less than he would have
been Obliged to pay at home. That looks like
big difference.
- Harry G.. Selling has been appointed
rural letter. carrier and Nelson Seymour, SUBJ
stitute on route No. at Raspeburg, Baltimore
county to begin service September Sd. The
office is on the Belair road.
MUM fair last year and the implement people
expect TO dispose of many more next week.
These machines have now become an almost
indispensable article on farms.
- supposed rabid canine from Towson
caused great commotion in Govanstown a
few days ago. Fortunately no person was
bitten, but it is said that number of dogs were
and some Of these have been killed.
THAT was ragged game OF baseball
played in Towson last Saturday between the
Sykesville team and the Towsons. 1t was a
succession of errors from first to last and re-
suited in victory for the visitors-9 to 2.
1.-The annual tournament, festival and ball
for the benefit of the Confederate Soldiers
Home, Pikesville will be held at the Home
on Thursday September 18th. These are al
ways popular affairs and attract large crowds.
>The race meeting of the United Hunt
Clubs of Maryland is now in progress at Pim-
leo and will continue until Monday next
The stables are filled with good horses. There
are seven races each day, commencing at
3.15 P. N.
Some people think the Northern Central
Railway Company is trying to run the Balti-
more county fair away from Timonium for q
reason that the general public has no idea of
at this time. Stranger things than this have
happened.
- The automobile slaughter has been going
on again this week. If the wreckless drivers
would kill only themselves it wouldn't make
so much difference. In fact it would be good
thing to rid the community of these dangerous
nuisances.
The old Home Week committee in Bal
timore has already registered the names of over
$1,000 people for whom requests have been
made to send invitations. Nearly every State
in the Union is represented and some are living
in foreign countries.
BY deed recorded this week Mr.. Frank
H. Zouck acquired from Mr.. Watson E. Sher-
wood, attorney, the mineral rights in the prop
erty formerly owned by the Tyson Mining
Company, at Minersville, 4th district, for a
consideration of SIS.
State Game Warden Dennis again en-
phaticalIy declared on Tuesday that it is unlaw-
full to kill f1ickers in Baltimore county and in
some other counties of the State. These birds
belong to the woodpecker family and hence are
protected by the law.
- The Sunday school reunion of Forest
Baptist Church, 9th district, which will take
place today Saturday is expected to attract a
very large crowd OF people. Among those an,
nounced as speakers are Judges Burke and
Duncan and Hon. J. Fred. c. Talbot.
.@D Don't fail 10 bear the Vincent dahlia
show in mind. Special trains on the B. & o,
road will carry visitors directly to the place
And there will be other attractions besides the
flowers There are said to be lot of mighty
pretty girls in that section of the county.
SThere is fine scramble now in progress
in Baltimore city over the offices at the dlspo
sal of Mayor Mahool. The number of appli
cants is very large and all have friends and
hackers The Mayor says be will not announce
the appointments until late in September.
-On account of the serious condition OIL
his health all the personal effects on the farm
of Mr.. Samuel Bosley, at Monkton, N. C. K. H..
will be sold at public sale, on the premises on
Monday next, September I'd. For particular:
see advertising columns of THE UNION today:
ION Saturday last the 4-mule team of Mr.
Charles L. Shanklin, near Loeb Raven, hauled
a load of building stone weighing 11,66O lbs
from field on the Hartford road to the new
school building at Parkville, distance OF ovel
two miles. Thomas Hines was the teamster.