The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-25


livery stable horse to death. One Of them
was sent to the House of Correction for SIX
months while the other two gave bail for court.
One OF the brutes escaped and has not yet been
arrested.
the Democratic Executive Committee OF
Baltimore county will meet today Saturday
to fix the date for the primaries. etc. There
are a great many candidates for the several
offices to be filed and the primary contest prom
ises to be a spirited one. at least in some OF
the districts
IA meeting under the auspices of the
Georges Creek Farmers Club will be held in
the grove at Rayville 9Th district, on Saturday,
June LIST. commencing promptly at P; NJ 70
which general invitation is extended. For
particulars see advertising columns of The
UNION today.
-->Mr. MILFORD c. Downs. who died at bis
| home at Irvington. a few days ago, was brother
Of Rev. Howard F. Downs, pastor OF Govans-
town NJ. E. Church. Deceased was son OF
the late Rev. MILFORD Downs. For many
years he was engaged in the commission busi-
| ness in Baltimore.
THE sanitary committee of the Towson
Improvement Association, DIR. r. G. Massen-
burg, chairman, made tour of the town on
| Wednesday in Mr.. Dixon G. Walkers automo.
bile. They saw good many things that will
be brought to the attention of the association
| at its next meeting.
The following changes have been made
/ in the officers OF the First National Bank of
OHIOOSVlut, uuc " Tie uCubn VI III ". W. w
| Macgill, who was president since its organiZa-
! ton: President, Mr.. Victor g. Bloede; first
vice president. Mr.John F. Sippel; second vice
| president, Mr.. Jacob Ham,.
- The weather of Whit Sunday was not SO
pleasant as it might have been, but the country
was alive with people who were out to enjoy
| the beauties of nature. Automobiles were
| largely in evidence and could be met with at
almost every turn. The popularity of these
machines is evidently growing.
ffuor Clnh will Emory
Grove camp grounds on Tuesday, July 10th,
when a three-day meeting will be held, with
lectures by distinguished gentlemen. The regu-
lar camp meeting season will open August Sd
and continue until the 18th. Revivals will be
conducted by Evangelists Davis and Mills.
- Deputy State Game Warden Harry NAL
colin has on the first page of THE UNION today
an interesting article on the purple or house
martin, bird whose mysterious going and
coming in fall and spring usually excite much
| curiosity. The article is in answer to request
made by us for some information on the sub
| ject.
- The spring meeting of the Manor Glen
Racing Association will take place today
| Saturday May 25th-on the track on the JAR
rettsville pike. commencing at P. NJ. There
will be several running races and trial of fox
hounds. Good sport is promised. For par
ticulars see advertising columns of The UNION
today.
- The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club met last Saturday at the farm of Mr..
George E. Shelley, on Ny Lady's Manor, with
Mr. E E. Scott as foreman. 1t was reading
meeting and no set subject was discussed. Mr..
T. " Richardson exhibited a sample of alfalfa
from 9acre field that measured over two feet
in length.
THE rush to pay taxes at this season of
the year plainly shows the utter inadequacy of
the County Treasurer's Office to accommodate
the public. If it had twice its present floor
space it would not be too large. Many people
~Ios~, Of m 6afi0na and
think so rich a county as this should provide
much better ones.
- About 500 was realized by the entertain
ment given in the High School building. Tow
son. on Saturday afternoon last. by the Junior
Guild of Roland Park. The money goes to the
Towson bed in the Baltimore Hospital for Grip
pied Children. Mrs. D. G.. Mcintosh, of Tow
SOD, and Mrs. J. B. Goode. of Roland Park, had
charge of the affair.
THE Riding and Driving Club didn't
"bag" anybody when it held its first shooting
match at the club house, in the western
suburbs of Towson, on Thursday afternoon of
last week. Somebody said it was like the
policeman shooting at the dog. If one wanted
good safe place all he had to do was to get as
near as he could to the target.
ION Saturday night last thief entered
the house of Mr.. ]. Harry Craig, manager Of
| the Anneslie estate of Mrs. l.. Birckhead, on
the York road south of Towson, and stole a gold
watch and some other articles. Mr.. and Mrs.
1 NIalS WcIC away At tuC tltucs out wv hACO uACh
were asleep in the house. They heard noise
| but thought II was made by rats.
- One of the most violent storms OF wind,
rain, thunder and lightning experienced here
| In a long time visited Towson between and
| 9 O'Clock on Sunday night last. The flashes Of
electricity were binding and the thunder terri
| flying. There was some hail also and the high
| wind blew down many trees and strewed the
ground with leaves and branches.
- Mr.. Benjamin Trotton. who died at bis
n n-lat - Nh r~aA
81 years, was the father OF Miss Clara e. Trot-
ton. teacher in the kindergarten at Sparrow's
Point. He was q cousin OF Mr.. Thomas b.
Todd president Of the Baltimore County School
Board, and also Of the late Washington Steven
son, Of .Fellowship." near Towson.
- An elaborate program has been prepared
for the Baltimore County Sunday School Con-
veniion that will begin its sessions In Towson
N. Il. Church, Tuesday, May 18th, at 1.3O P.
NJ and continue until 4 30 P. N. on Wednes-
day. Several well known Sunday school work.
ers will take part in the exercises. which prom
ise 20 be Of q most interesting character.
-SMr Foxhall Keene's Chorus. with Mr..
George 8. Nicholas up, won the Brooklandwood
Handicap steeplechase run in Green Spring
Valley last Saturday afternoon. Mr.. II. e.
Brown 8 Irish Girl was second and n ODono-
vans Garry Owen was third. A large crowd
Of people witnessed the race, which was pre-
ceded By a luncheon at Brooklandwood.
- The history class of the Junior Epworth
grimage last Sunday afternoon to the Straw
bridge tree, which stands on part Of the Kali
mia Park property, short distance west OF
this place. Mr.. J. Howard Flayhart. superin-
tendent of the League, made an address on the
life Of Robert Strawbridge, and there were
other exercises.
THE track committee of the Timonium
Fair-Messrs. w Stewart Diffenderffer, Duane
| H. Rice and e. Cuttings Merryman-has COM
| pleted the race program for the coming fair
and copies Of it may be had by addressing Mr..
John F. Anderson, speed secretary, Towson,
Md. The program is an usually attractive one
and has % races-trotting, pacing, fiat races
and steeplechases.
1.-The Young Mems Literary and Debating
| Society OF Towson will hold its annual memo
rial services on Sunday afternoon, May 18th,
at 8 o'clock, in Guild Hall. Rev. John X. Ed
wards, of Gainesville NJ. e. Church. former
member will deliver an address, at the con-
clusion of the services at the hall the members
will go to Prospect Hill Cemetery and strew
with flowers the graves of Rev. james K. keech,
| R. Lee Dunphy and Robert A. Tarbert, de-
ceased members. All cordially invited.
| 1.-THE city and suburban chapters of the
Epworth League of East Baltimore district
| will hold rally in Towson M. E. Church,
next Thurday evening" May Both, which prom
Uses to be large and enthusiastic gathering.
| The United Railways and Electric Company
will run through cars from the city every six
minutes during the evening to accommodate
/ tQOSo VINO Will aLLeUu. h6V. OuaTl6S ~. Outu-
rie, of Strawbridge Park Place M. E. Church,
| Baltimore, will make an address. Everybody
| invited.
Can Lay It's Mains Now.-On Tuesday the
| County Commissioners signed the franchise
| granting the Baltimore County Water and
Electric Company the right to lay its mains
along Belvidere avenue. The franchise was
brought up in the presence of representatives
of the company and residents of Lutherville,
| Towson and Mount Washington and, after a
few corrections, it was agreed on unanimously.
| BY this arrangement the residents of Tow
son and Lutherville will retain the artesian
we'll supply and the residents of Govanstown
and Hamilton will have the Patapsco river
| supply.
| It was brought out that the company wishes
| to use the present standpipe at Aigburth Park
| for the river water and erect smaller one for
| the artesian supply.
Mr. John s. Ensor, representing the Mount
| Washington residents, wanted clause inser-
ted in the franchise prohibiting the company
from making connection with any houses in
Mount Washington. The Commissioners said
they would entertain protest, il filed by Mr..
Ensor, in granting future franchises.
| Major John /. Yellott and Messrs. L. Scott