The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-06-22
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- The annual statement of the expenses Of
Baltimore county will be published in The
UNION on the Goth of June.
- Mr.. Dennis Carter, the well known lum-
Der dealer, lost fine horse on Wednesday
| from eating too freely of grass.
->Mr. Conrad link, of Cockeysville, is
nursing broken arm as the result of fall.
DR.. w. G. Ensor is attending him.
The prospects for heavy wheat crop in
Baltimore county were never better and expert
enced farmers predict an unusually large yield.
1.-The pesky fly, whose arrival was delayed
on account of the cold weather, has at last put
in an appearance and he's just as annoying as
ever.
->Are you preparing for your Fourth Of
July celebrationf 1t is one Of the greatest
holidays of the year and its observance is
growing.
40 the disappointed ones in Tuesday g
convention Lay low for two years and then
they may hit you in the same place they miss
ed you before.
>The Towson baseball team will go to Mt.
Washington today Saturday and play game
with the fast team of that place. lively con-
test may be expected.
public school fund.- made by the Comptroller
on the 18th instant Baltimore county schools
will receive 500, 984. 90.
-St. Ambrose's Catholic Church, on Park
Heights avenue now nearing completion. will
be formally dedicated on Sunday, June 10Th.
Cardinal Gibbons will otficiate.
The new barn on the farm of the Mary
land School for Boys, near Loeb Raven, is
about completed. 1t is a very fine building of
its kind and cost nearly $4,000.
1.-The keepers Of summer hotels and board
ing houses have been looking more cheerful
the past week. They have had little to en-
courage them so far the present season.
AN ox-roast and other amusements will
take place at Tremper's Hall, Putty Hill, Bel
air road, on Thursday, July 4th, commencing
at4P.M. Everybody will be welcome.
"a lawn fete for the benefit of the Ladies'
Aid and Missionary societies of Hunts NJ. E.
Church will be held on the church lawn, on
the evenings of June 25th, 18th and 9th.
THE graduating class of Towson High
School, accompanied by the teachers and about
fifty other pupils of the school, went on a
pleasure trip to COLCHESTER on Wednesday.
THE public schools of this county closed
on Friday, 2lst instant, for the long summer
holiday. The respite from labor will no doubt
be greatly enjoyed by teachers and pupils.
Strawberries have been plentiful this
week and the warm sun of few days greatly
improved their quality. Berries grown near
the town sold from wagons at 10 cts. box.
According to the almanac summer begins
today Saturday. at % minutes after A. NJ.
Usually we experience good deal OF hot
weather before the year is thus far advanced.
IAN 11.year. old girl died in Cumberland
on the 18th instant from the effects of swal-
lowing baby's beauty pin more than seven
years ago. The pin lodged in one of her lungs.
- Extra trolley cars, tallyhos and six-horse
omnibuses helped to bring the faithful to Tow.
son on Tuesday when the two Democratic con-
ventions met here. 1t was a great day for
Democracy.
- Lorraine Gill, aged II years, who died of
pneumonia at st. Paups School, Concord, N.
H., on Monday last, was brother of Mrs.
William F. Cochran. Jr., of Woodbrook, Balti.
more county.
1.-THE commandments are about over for
the year, the strawberry festival is on the wane,
and the camp-meetiDg and the tournament will
be the next things to engage the attention of
the country folk.
- Nearly six months Of the year 1907 have
already about slipped away and the remain
ing six will have fled almost before we can
realize it. The months chase each other with
astonishing rapidity.
>Towson Lodge of Elks gave reception
on Wednesday night to the lady friends of the
lodge which was largely attended. There was
music and dancing and refreshments were
served during the evening.
1.-THE few pleasant days of the past week
were highly appreciated by everybody, the
weather of the last three months having been
so largely made up of clouds, rain and gener-
ally unreasonable weather.
Some more of the ''canaries'' found their
way back to THE UNION Office this week and
they were just as clean and crisp as though not
a day old Over six months have elapsed since
they started on their fight.
- No matter what it is that brings crowd
to Towson THE UNION is gamer by it: Even
the Democratic conventions of Tuesday brought
us number of callers whose visits were APP
preciated in more ways than one.
- THE UNION is indebted to Mr.. Henry u.
Mast, 10th district farmer, for a quantity of
beautiful strawberries, as fine as any we have
seen this season. His crop was greatly reduced
on account of unfavorable weather.
THE dedication of the new M. E. Church
at Stevenson, Green Spring Valley will take
place next Sunday, with services throughout
the day. Governor Warfield will be among
the speakers at the afternoon service.
Two daughters of Mr.. John Castle, of
Smithsburg, Washington county, aged IL and
Is years, respectively, died of measles within
twenty-four hours of each other. Another
sister is very sick with the same disease.
While watching game of baseball q
few days ago, Rev. Samuel M. Engle, pastor Of
White Hall Presbyterian Church, was struck
in the face by a thrown ball and had his nose
\ broken. The injury is not very serious.
THE annual examination for Baltimore
county teachers was held on Tuesday, Wednes.
day and Thursday of this week at the State
Normal School. The examinations for several
free scholarships were held at the same time.
Sunday last was another typical June
day and brought the people out in droves to
enjoy its genial sunshine and delightful breezes
1t was another great day for the trolley lines
and the automobilist was largely in evidence.
$It is understood that the Beulah estate,
on REGISTER avenue, purchased last week by
Mr.. d. T. REGISTER will be retained by the
|. family as home. 1t belonged to the estate OF
\the late Joshua REGISTER and contains 237 acres
I "A couple of ladies who returned a few
idays ago from the jamestown Exposition, said
1.-THE show was all right but that they couldn't
oot1 !. -
lpay 81 for one meal and then it wasn't it to eat
THE Maryland State Teachers Associa.
ton will hold its annual meeting at the James
town Exposition next week-June 18th, 18th
and 9th. Teachers from this section of Mary.
land will leave Baltimore by boat on Monday
night.
- Officials of the Consolidated Gas Com
pany say we'll have gas in Towson within
three weeks. Just put this down to the credi
of the Towson improvement Association. Thii
shows how quickly united action can produces
Next Thursday, June 9th, will be Bal
timore Day at the jamestown Exposition. A
Baltimore county man-Mr. T. A. Murphy, o
Relay-wrote one of the songs that will be
sung at the exercises on the Exposition grounds
that day.
the Westminster Savings Bank, committed
suicide on Wednesday morning by shooting
himself in the head. Ill health was undoubt
eddy the cause. Mr.. Reese was Al years of ag'
and leaves widow and one child.
"a Towson man who drove his automo
bileto Washington last Sunday had some rathe
unpleasant things to say about Howard county
roads. He thinks, with fairly good conditions
a motor run from Towson to Washington
should be made inside of three hours.
1.-THE Philadelphia Road improvement
Association has elected Charles H. Seward
president; Joseph H. Volz, secretary, anC
J George II. LangenfeIder, treasurer. The as
: ISOLATION is making strenuous efforts to hav'
the Philadelphia road repaired and lighted.
while driving horse over a small bridg
on the Beaver Dam road last Sunday, Mr.
George Barshingsr, of Cockeysville, had rathe
an exciting experience. The floor suddenly
gave way and the horse fell through, but wa
released without doing any serious damage.
James Durham, of the 10th district, wa
held in 81 900 bail on Wednesday by Justic
Herbert upon the charge of assaulting will
intent to kill Mr.. Henry 2. Mast neighbor
It is alleged he struck him on the head with
stone and also assaulted him with a shovel.
-The June meeting of the Junior Gun
| powder Agricultural Club was held last Satul
1 dav at Oakland" the fine farm of Mr.. Harr
| A. Matthews, near Philopolis, with Mr.. Upto
n. Tarbert as foreman. 1t was very interest
ling meeting and enjoyed alike BY members an
visitors.
Tho celebration of the semi-centennia