The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-08-31

Timonium Fair Notes.-Baltimore coun'
TVS big annual holiday begins next Tuesday
and continues five days. You can't afford to
miss it.
If you go to the fair by way of the Northern
Central Railway it will cost you little more
than in former years. but it will be well worth
the additional outlay to see your friends once
more and renew old acquaintance.
Mr.. Bob" Taylor, the well known gentle
man jockey who had his collarbone broken
in steeplechase at Buffalo last June, will be
seen in the saddle again at T1monlum next
week. He has been riding in races there ever
since be was wee bit of boy.
Charles II. Isennock, the we'll known Balti-
more county auctioneer, who is also sales
man for the s. L. Lamberd Company, will be
grounds next week. He says if you want to
buy an Ontario drill you'll have to come to
him.
The poultry show at Timonium next week
promises to be fine. Large entries have been
received and others will follow.
Articles for exhibit in the household depart
ment must be taken to the fair grounds next
Monday-the day before the opening. The
entry books were closed last Monday.
Mr.. W. George Marley, of Towson, will he
chief clerk of the household department this
year in place of Mr.. NJ. II. Wilson. who had
held that position many years. Mr.. Marley
has had experience in the work and can salts
factorily attend to the wants of exhibitors.
Everything about the grounds and track has
been put in spick and span order by Messrs.
Samuel A. Parks and Jacob f. Seidel and the
place never presented a more inviting appear
ance. The buildings are also in fine condition.
Col. Robert Hough, the veteran starter OF
races, will again officiate in the stand next
week. He has become fixture there and it
wouldn't look like Timoniuu without him.
1t will be well worth trip to Timonium
next week Just to see the agricultural nipple
H. III all hnk an
show of the kind ever seen on the grounds.
The supply of water on the Timonium fair
grounds is practically inexhsustible. The
chief source is from an artesian we'll several
hundred feet deep and the water is fine:
Mr.. Charles Brockmeyer, who has oficiated
main Office on the fair grounds and what
"Charlie" don't know about running that end
of the show isn't worth knowing. He is as
sisted by Mr.. Charles c. Dienstbach, of Tow
son, who is also well up in the work.
You can't keep pickpockets away from
county fair any more than you can flies from
a sugar barrel. So look out for your valuabes
in the crowds at Timonium next week. The
light-fngered will be there and they'll have
LADY" assistants in plenty.
Governor Warfield has promised to attend
the fair on Thursday and as he has large
number Of friends in Baltimore county they
will no doubt turn out in force to meet him.
The "See- Me First" tent on the fair grounds
will be located near the main entrance and as
usual, will be in charge of DR.. A. G: McCurdy.
This tent is for the guests of the society.
Speed Secretary Anderson was at COLCHESTER
fair on Tuesday, while Secretary Nussear went
to Rockville, both in the interest of the Ii
monium fair.
Acrobats and trick horse will be among
the diversions to be seen in front of the grand
stands this year. These will furnish plenty
of entertainment for those who do not care
especially for the racing.
The Northern Central will run the usual
excursion trains to the fair grounds but the
fare for the round trip from Baltimore will be
46 cents. The admission to the grounds will
be 25 cents extra, making II cents instead of
55 cents as last year.
Speed Secretary Anderson has the biggest
list of entries ever seen at Timonium and every
race has filled except one. Some of the trot-
ting and pacing events have as many as %
entries each while others have from 10 to II.