The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-10-12

property on e. Pratt street. Highlandtown.
trustee, at the Court House door. a dwelling
and business standat Perry Hall, 18th dist.
Thursday, November Z, by John s. Ensor and E.
W. Herman. trustees. on the premises.
farm of rs acres, near Belfast, 9Th district.
->Plenty of frost this week and vegetation
is showing the effects of it.
BACK, back, back to Baltimore" will
be the tune next week and everybody wants to
THE true Maryland colors are gold and
sblack, not yellow and black. Don't forget this
next week.
"a good many people are suffering with
colds caused, no doubt, by the sudden changes
in temperature.
->Creamery butter is selling in Towson at
81 cts. q pound and dealer here says it will be
so cts. before Christmas.
THE big Hagerstown fair will be the
event for next week. 1t always attracts many
Baltimore county people.
THE York fair drew many Baltimore
county people this week. As usual it was at
tended by immense crowds.
Ion account of the Baltimore celebration
next week Baltimore county schools will have
two days holday-Thursday and Friday.
- Automobiles haven't killed anybody
this week-at least not here in Baltimore
county. 1t must be dull times with them.
~ Mr.. Robert M. Taylor, of REGISTER ave-
nue., grew an ear of corn this season that was
81 inches in circumference and contained l.
24S grains.
The registration officers will sit again
next Tuesday but for revision of the lists only.
The registration for the year was concluded
last Tuesday.
The fine Hereford herd of Mr.. w. Ber-
nard Duke, of Sherwood, attracted much at
tention at the Virginia State fair and captured
anumber of prizes.
- Baseball will cut large figure in Balti-
\. Inoro's home coming next week. Many thous-
ands of tickets have already been sold for the
games at OrioEe Park.
The big Masonic fair in Govanstown will
begin on Monday, October 21st and active
preparations for it are now being made 1t
will continue two weeks
- - Towson Chapter Epworth League this
week sent to the Deaconess' Home of the M.
+. Church, in Bal timore, large box ofjellies,
preserves, canned goods, etc.
- The piemakers announce that they will
advance the price of their output. Perhaps
this will prove blessing in disguise by dimin-
ishing the number of dyspeptics.
IA Towson dealer says that ten years ago
he could buy bran for S12 per ton. Now be is
Obliged to pay S26 for the same material. This
appears to be out of all proportion.
- The heavy storm of wind and rain early
tuesday morning did much damage to the Old
Home Week decorations in Baltimore. The
York fair also suffered from the same cause
- Howard " Neuts, steward of the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club, was this week COM
mitted to Jail here upon the charge of stealing
the pocketbook of one of the members of the
club.
- highly bred stallion belonging to Mr..
r. Emory Warfield, died at Pot Spring Farm,
north of Towson, a few days ago, from some
intestinal trouble. The animal was valued at
5000.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Fork Chris
tan Church will hold bazaar and oyster sup
per in Shirley Hail. on Saturday evening, Oc-
tober Goth, to which general invitation is ex-
tended.
- Judge Frank 1. Duncan delivered an adj
dress on Wednesday night to the Catonsville
: Civic League at its meeting held in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Mr. S. c. Pennington
presided.
Corn cutting was two or three weeks later
than usual in Baltimore county this year, but
now the crop is practically all in the shock.
The general belief is that the yield will be
large one.
st Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Parkville, Hartford road, will celebrate its
twentieth anniversary on Sunday, October Goth,
with services that will continue throughout the
day and evening.
- Bishop Paret's appointments for Novem-
Der and December include the following Balti-
more county churches: November 18th, Spar
rows Point; November 18th, HighlandtovEn;
December Sth, Canton.
II Both the bowling contests at the Guild
House last week, for the benefit ofthe firemen's
fair, were won by Mr.. James G. Anderson son
of Mr. and Mrs. John +. Anderson, of lows on.
The prize in each was IS in gold.
There will be six parades in Baltim ore
next week and they ought to be enough to
furnish entertainment and amusement for
everybody 1t will be high old time for the
Monumental City and no mistake.
"A contractors sale, which includes an
extra fine lot OF mules, will take place at the
Six-Mile House, Hartford road, on Tuesday
next, 18th instant. For particulars see adver-
Using columns of THE UNION today.
- Mr.. George P. Mordecai, of Green Spring
Valley, thinks he is entitled to the chrome
when beets are being considered. Pie raised
7Nne this season that measured 234 inches in
tcpmference and weighed pounds.
ION account OF previous engage ments in
hern Maryland Mr.. George r. 6 Aither was
,le to accept the invitation to attend the
hens fair in Towson, but he remembered
boys" by sending them chez for S.
>Mr. ]. w. Brandt, nurseryman and florist
PIPER Falls, Baltimore county, gave highly
table dahlia show in Belair one day last
/. He had IS varieties on exhibition and
how was much enjoyed by many people,
1.-The primary department of Towson M.
lunday school, Misses Bessie and Katie
X, instructors held festival Wednesday
Thursday evenings in the Iectur Groom of
church, for the benefit of the missionary
>Mr. Robert R. Baldwin, VIII had been
On master at Relay, B. & D. Railroad, for
" years was struck by the engine of an
ess train on the 4th instant and killed
vas So years of age and leaves widow and
Son.'
AWhat makes the autumn fly so much
ANNOYING than the average b reed of these
itigated nuisances The MAJ who made
brst sticky fly paper had N; isty job, but
pew how to rise to the require ments of the
ttion.
AThe fair held last week for the benefit of
Towson Vcs-S ,eer Fire Com pany cleared
= vlUo- a very good result, all things con-
sidered. To those who so willingly and ably
assisted, many thanks. To those who did
nothing
- Miss Harriet Norman Ridgtly, daughter
of the late David Ridgely, of White Marsh,
Baltimore county, and grand-daug liter of Gen.
Charles Ridgely, of Hampton died at her home
in Baltimore, on the 4th instant, at an adj
vanced age.
I'VE experienced the first autumn storm
this week, with rain, high wi nd and a marked
fall in temperature. The leaves are beginning
to shower down and soon Towson's beautiful
maple trees will be entirely Invested of their
rich foliage
Mr.. James L. Castle, IAN inmate of the
Confederate Soldiers Home at Pikesville, died
on the 4th instant, aged 81 years. He served
in the Confederate army with distinction as a
private and was wounded at the battle of
gettysburg.
Many Republicans will be on hand at
the big Democratic barbecue at Mt. Carmel to-
day Saturday and all the electioueering won t
be done by the Democrats If the weather is
good there will no doubt be large crowd in
attendance.
With the money it made at the late fair
the Towson Volunteer Fire Company will be
able to equip itself in manner that will fit it
to make good showing when called into SER
vice. A lack of funds has always hampered
the company.
- Madison Avenue M. E. Church. Balti-
more will celebrate its golden jubilee on Oc-
tober 10th and 9th. Rev. DR.. ] . st. Clair Neal,
the present pasDr of the church, will have the
assistance of Q number of other ministers in
the elaborate exercises.