The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-11-02

Harrisonviile. I'd District The protracted
meeting that began in Wards Methodist Epls-
copal Chapel several weeks ago. is still in pro
gress and is well attended. In an interview
with one of the pastors of the church your
correspondent learned that unusually success
full revival services had been held in the varl-
GUS churches Of the circuit during the fall ana
at least forty persons have professed CONVEX
sion. Reys. William E. Curley and j. Edward
Snyder are pastors Of the circuit, which en-
braces six churches.
Residents of the I'd district were much per.
turbed on Saturday morning last by reports OF
the sudden death the night preceding of Mr. q.
Pierce Choate. we'll known farmer and gran
ger. Later in the day the appearance OF MI.
Choate on the Baltimore and Liberty pike set
tied the question to the satisfaction Of bis
friends The report had its origin in the an
nouncement Of the death of Mr.. George 4.
Pearce. of st. Georges.
Heartfelt regret is xpressed by people of this
district regardless of sect. at the resignation OF
Rev. Ralph w. Illingworth, pastor of Mt. Paran
Presbyterian Church. He accepted q call to
the passionate of a church in Camden, New
Jersey.
DR.. Henry J. Hebb former Register Of Wills
and Treasurer of Baltimore county, who was
seriously ill for long period early in the sum-
mer, is again confined to his bed. having been
taken i'll with severe attack of Indigestion last
week. He is attended by Drs. Heating. of
Owings' Mills. and Buppert, of Harrisonyllle
Most of the Baltimoreans who compose the
summer colony of Harrisonville and the ada
cent country from May till October, have re-
turned to their city homes.
Mrs. 8. Olivia Ware, principal Of the public
school at this place, is lying i'll with typhoid
at st. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, and Miss
Blanche Choate is serving as her substitute.
Mr.. Michael J. Hanley, one Of the Republi;,
can candidates for the House of Delegates, and
the apostle of pure politics. is earning a repu-
tation as live politician by his activity on
registration days. But while Mr.. Hanley was
displaying the zeal Of guardian angel IN the
interests of his party and his candidacy be me-
elected to watch his good steed's rations quite
as closely as usual with the result that he found
8 valuable horse dead in the stable on Saturday
morning last. Green corn il supposed to be
for the untimely demise.
The little boys of Harrisonville public school
gave very good reproduction of the pageantry
of Old Home Week on Saturday afternoon last
when procession of floats and flags preceded
by drum corps, moved up the Baltimore and
Liberty pike for distance of over mile.
Master Frank Kemp was chief marshal. The
floats were ''fearfully and wonderfully made
and reflected much credit on the inventive and
mechanical genius of the youthful originators.
God bless the boys! Those drums, horns and
bells made terrible noise, but we still survive
and admire the public spirit the urchins mani
Tested
Fall work is still greatly in arrears in this
district. Some of the corn is still standing un-
cut and very little seeding has been done.
Farmers are growing about the prospect OF
fingers nipped by Jack Frost in the process Of
husking. Despite the late spring and wet fall
and general backward condition people in gen.
eral declare the year to have been good one.
Crops are good, if late, and fair prices prevail.
But downpour of soup is little good if ones
dish is bottom up, and eggs at Is cts. per dozen
are only an aggravation if hens won't lay"
said lady lately. And that is true. M.
Perry Hall, llth District.-The funeral of
Mrs. Eva Kraft, who died on the 18th of Octo-
Der, at her home in Baltimore, took place on
Thursday. at st. Joseph's Church. Belair road.
Mrs. Kraft was at one time engaged in busi-
ness at Perry Hall, where her son. Joseph
Kraft, is now located. She had been widow
forty years. She was paraIyzed about six
years ago and never recovered from the stroke.
She is survived by three sons and one daughter,
the youngest being nearly so years of age.
Mr.. Max Oettel, of this place, who had an
operation performed on his hip at Baltimore
hospital last spring, is now obliged to go back
for another operation. There is not much
hope of his final recovery.
few days ago man went to our black.
smith shop and told the blacksmith he wanted
him to make a sign to keep gunners of his
He was told that the smith could
not turn out such things. SO he said he would
get one elsewhere. He took board that
neighbor had tackled on his gatepost and putt
on a tree on his place.. Later along came
squirrel hunter who noticed the sign, which
read: "Cow for Sale" He wanted q cow and
went in to see the one advertised. when the
man said 20, dat is not for cows; dat is to
make fellows stay off NIT de guns" A.
tenhouse is visiting her daughter Mrs. Guy e.
Snavely, at Meadville, Pa.
Miss Jennie M. Bell, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Kate f. Bell, OF Baltimore are guests of
the Misses Bell, of Bell Valley.
Rev. Edward Averill and family. of Fort
Wayne, Indiana, who had been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Edward J Bell, have returned to their
home.
Miss Mary Easter. of Washington county, is
q guest of Miss Harriet Reynolds, at "Sher-
wood"
The card party and dance held at the Casino
was financial success and most enjoyable
evening was spent by all who attended,
Miss Mary A. Gorsuch, of Baltimore, spent
The weeks end with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M.
Gorsuch.
Miss Mary Green, who had been visiting rela-
lives and friends in Baltimore has returned to
her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Taliferro have closed their
house and moved to Baltimore for the winter.
Mrs. Alfred A. Chapman, who had been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Charles B. Chapman, of
Towson, has returned to her home. E.
The Cardinal Confirms Large Glass;
On Sunday afternoon last Cardinal Gibbons
confirmed class of seventy-five persons.
mostly boys and girls, at st. Mary's Church,
Govanstown. He was assisted by Rev. NJ A.
Femme pastor of the church; Rev. G. r.
Thomas, pastor of st. AIMS Church, and Rev.
P. E. Chapius.
Before administering the sacrament the
Cardinal addressed the children, exhorting
them to be true and valiant soldiers of Jesus
Christ. He said "St. Paul in the epistle
read today bewals with great sorrow that some
of those who had professed Christ had belied
him by their acts. So it is today, many pro-
Tossing Christians by their sinful lives and
prove that they are not what
they profess to be. They are in reality enemies
of religion"
The Cardinal warned the boys against the
evils of intemperance. He said that the Cath
Ollie Church did not assume fanatical position
on the temperance question. The moderate
and proper use of refreshments was not in
itself necessarily sinful, but even the moderate
use of liquor was dangerous to some persons.
He secured pledge from the boys confirmed
to abstain from the use of liquor until they
are 81 years of age.
Volunteer Firemen Perfect Organize
tion.-The officers and executive committee of
the Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen's
Association met last Saturday at the office of
President James ]. Lindsay, in the Equitable
Building, Baltimore, and perfected the organ
ization.
The executive committee-Messrs Frank I.
Wheeler, T. Reese Arnold, j. H. Albrecht,
Jacob H. Kraft and Charles s. Banks-organ.
lied by electing Mr.. Wheeler, chairman, and
Mr.. s. p. Smith, secretary. Much routine
business was transacted and it was arranged to
hold the first general convention of all the
volunteer companies of the county at Hamil-
ton. on Tuesday evening, December 3d.. and
every effort will be made to have large
attendance. -
Addresses will be made by President J. J.
Lindsay, State Fire Marshal Lloyd I. MacGill,
Capt. Benjamin q. Stanton, president of the
State Firemen's Association Judge William
M. Dunn and others.
Mr. William McCallister, vice-president, and
Mr.. Henry E. Goodwin, treasurer, were pre-
sent, besides those named. After the meeting
those present were entertained at dinner at the
Hotel Junker by Mr.. Lindsay.
More Litigation Over an Estate.-The
Baltimore american of Saturday said: "Mr.
Charles s. .Wisner, administrator Of the estate
of the late Susanna Griffin. filed bill in Cir
cult Court No. yesterday asking for an ORDER
compelling Sarah G. Clark to give an account
of certain property Of the deceased, alleged to
he Il, har r,oaaoaai0u and IN dalivor II tn him