The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-09-14

on Wednesday upon the charge OF embezzlinf
the sum Of 81, 072. It is alleged that be collect
ed the money and kept it.
- Philip A. Dunnigan. police magistrate
at the Canton Station House, sent his resigna
ton to the Governor on Monday. He said i
was on account ofill health, but there are those
who think he did 1t to avoid an investigation
of some Of bis official acts.
THE corner. stone for the new Protestant
Episcopal Church to be erected on the Kelsters
town road at Kate avenue. will be laid on
Tuesday, September 18th. at P. N. The cere
mony will be conducted by Rev. g. Mosley
murray, general missionary.
1.-THE old stone building in Towson. used
| for years as publication Office by the Mary
land Journal, has been sold by Mrs. William
| H. Ruby for 81 600. The name of the purcha-
ser has not been disclosed, but 1t is believed to
be one of the telephone companies.
Zone hundred and thirty-seven new cases
of typhoid fever were reported in Baltimore
city last week. or nearly three times as many
as for the corresponding week OF 1906 The
! health authorities say the milk and water sup
plies are responsible for this state of affairs:
THE Baltimore Park Board has acquired
for park purposes the Hollywood estate OF the
late Henry Taylor on the north side OF Cor
such avenue, in Waverly. i contains u acres
| and the price paid was $37, 900. There are
beautiful trees and shrubbery on the property.
- Mr.. MCLEAN Weakley, farmer of the
10th district, who sent some large heads OF cab
ceeded in producing one head that weighed 164
pounds. He is still hauling cabbage to mar
ket and this week they brought 81 cents per
head.
heavy fall of hail visited some sections OF the
I'd and 4th districts west and north of Pixies
vile and did considerable damage to growing
crops and fruit. The roads were badly washed
in places by the downpour that accompanied
the hail.
n - Messrs. Richard Dallam and William s.
Forwood are named among the incorporators
of The Belair Carriage Works that has just
been organized in BeIair with a capital stock
of 1000. Mr.. Harry 8. Carver is president
of the company and Mr.. Dallam, secretary and
the combined meet Of the Manor Glen
Racing Association and the Green Spring Val
ley Steeplechase Association will take place at
Manor Glen track, Jarrettsville pike, next Satur-
day afternoon, commencing at l O'Clock. For
full particulars see advertising columns OF The
UNION TODAY.
The Pikesville National Bank will open
for business next Monday, September 10th,
with temporary quarters in the old Sudbrook
House. The officers are: President, Mr.. Paul
A. Seeger; vice president, Mr.. Harry M. Ben
Finger; cashier, Mr. Charles H. Ham coun-
sell Mr.. Randolph Barton. Jr.
I - Another meeting OF representatives OF
1.-THE volunteer fire companies of Baltimore
county will be held at Junker's Hotel, East
Fayette street, Baltimore, on Friday evening,
September 10th, at 8 o'clock when perma-
Dent organization will be effected and other
important business transacted.
} THE fall term of the public schools Oh
Baltimore county will begin next Monday,
September 18th. when several thousands OF
those who will soon be grown ups" will re,
sumo their studies. They should make good
use of their opportunities and remember that
there is no time like the present.
1.-THE establishing of a rural mail route at
Raspeburg, Belair road, has taken nearly all
THE UNIONS subscribers at Gardenville to the
Raspeburg postofice, which is now located
about mile further up the road than it was
when conducted by Mr.. ]. Charles Raspe, after
whose family the Office was named.
+ "a broken scaffold caused Mr.. Edward E.
Burns to fall 16 feet on Tuesday while engaged
in stating the house of Mr.. Julius Rudiger of
A., on the York road short distance north of
Towson. He was only slightly hurt. His
brother, Mr.. Frank Burns, who was working
with him at the time, escaped injury:
IAN event of much interest will be the
Pop concert which is to be given by the Paint
and Powder Club in the Armory of Troop A,
at Pikesville, Saturday evening, September 18th,
for the benefit of St. Marks P. z. Church. All
the details of the affair are being arranged by
committee of ladies of Green Spring Valley.
- The election takes place this year on
Tuesday, November 9Th, and the ballot to be
voted will be one of the largest and most COM
pick seen in this county in long time. 1t
will contain A names-nOt counting the Pro-
hibition nominees-and the man who marks
it correctly will need to have his wits about
him.
The Hereford herd of Mr.. W. Bernard
Duke, of Sherwood. that attracted much atten-
ton al Timonium fair last week, was shown at
Prospect Park fair this week and will make
tour of the Maryland county fairs yet to be
held. They are splendid specimens of the beef
breed of cattle and always make good show
animals
Tile VIM H. Lawrence Republican Club
of Mt. Winans held Notification and smoker
on Monday night. There were addresses by
Mr.. A. g. Kelm, candidate for County Com
missioner; Attorney John HI. Richardson and
Mr.. w. H. Lawrence, nominee for States At
torney, who has strong following in that Sec
ton of the county.
1.-The managers say that the attendance at
Timonium fair was larger last week than ever
before in the history of the society. The fear
expressed by some that the action of the rail-
road company would largely reduce the num-
Der was not realized. Undoubtedly fewer Bal
timore people were there, but the country folks
turned out stronger.
"a number of the candidates of both par
ties attended the picnic held at Waldmann's
Park, Belair road, on Wednesday for the benefit
of st. Joseph's Church. Rev. Charles ]. Trim
Klaus pastor. Judge Crothers was present and
made short address, as did also Mr.. @. Ross
Mace, Republican nominee for State Senator,
and State Senator John s. Biddison.
THE unfavorable weather of the early
part of this week somewhat interfered with
Prospect Park fair, but the fine days that fol-
lowed later made up for all deficiencies and the
fair was declared to be success from every
point of view. The management is to be con-
graduated upon the successful handling of sew
veral difficult problems in the matter of the
races, etc. -
- Judge Crothers, Democratic nominee for
Governor, helped to draw crowd to the pic
mic for the benefit of the new St. Dominic's
Catholic Church at Hamilton, Hartford road,
on Tuesday. Nearly all the local Democratic
candidates were also present. The attendance
was large and the receipts must have been cor
respondingly so, much to the qualification of
the pastor, Rev. ]. B. Manley.
THE great Vincent dahlia show at Cow
enton will take place four days next week, be-
ginning on Tuesday. In connection with it
the ladies of Ebenezer M. E. Church will hold
q fair and festival in the large warehouse Of the
Messrs. Vincent. Persons wishing to enjoy
this double treat can reach Convention by wav
of the B. & o. Railroad from either Camden or
Mt Royal Station in Baltimore.
John Joseph Griffin, aged "a years, who
was an acting book-keeper and teller in the
Gainesville National Bank, has been arrested
on the charge of stealing several thousand dol
lars of the banks money. He confessed his
guilt and said he spent the money betting on
the races. Griffin, who went into the bank as
a runner, has mother snd several sisters liv.
ing in Baltimore. Until lately the officials of
the bank had unbounded confidence in him.
-%It is estimated that nearly 10000 people
attended the annual celebration of Maryland
Day at the Confederate Soldiers Home, Pixies
vile, on Thursday and the affair was thought
to be the most successful of the kind ever held
there. twenty-five knights contended for the
honors, the principal one going to w. L. Har-
ron, Knight of Washington Boy. The affair
was in charge of Capt. G. Lyon Rogers, Lieut.
William B. Cockey and Mr.. Thomas Cradock.
PA few years ago Mr.. T. Mitchell Homer,
son Of Mr.. Joshua Horner, of Ashland, Balti-
more county, married stepdaughter of DR..
Isaac E. Emerson, the bromo-seltzer million
are of Baltimore. Now the husband is suing
his wife's parents for 500 600 damages, alleging
that they have caused their daughter to sepa-
rate from him. The Horners have been living
in great style in Atlanta, Ga, where young
Horner was manager of branch of the Emer-
son Drug Company. They have no children.
A Divorced Couple Remarry.-After be-
ing divorced for nearly seven years. Mr.. Rob-
ert Berry Bull, of Baltimore, and his former
wife, Fannie Rosalie Zell. were married on
August 10Th in New York. After Mrs. Bull
had secured an absolute divorce in Wyoming
she assumed her maiden name and it was I'M
der that name that she was married to Mr..
n. - A. &c.