The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-01-05

| Arcadia. 6th District. Pleasant HiiICoun
ell. No. 40. Jr O. q. A. NJ, elected the follow
| ing officers on Saturday night December Stn'
| George W. Belt; Vice Councillor, Rodney
| Jackson; Recording Secretary, Preston 4.
| Shaver: Assistant Recording Secretary, 7.
Haven Gill; Financial Secretary John :.
Hughes Treasurer. r. s. Gill Conductor,
George Harris Warden. Jesse Myers; Cnap.
P. Myers Outside Sentinel, Robert B. Fish
paw Jr. Past Councillor, Leroy Gill Represen-
tstiye to State Council, ri. Winfield Abbott;
Alternate. T. Haven Gill; Trustees, Leroy
GIL, F. d. Ensor and George W. Belt.
Mr.. Newton Algire held shooting match
on Christmas day, which was well attended.
It consisted Of live birds and clay. targets.
The Christmas entertainment given the Sun
dav school of st. Paul's Lutheran Church was
well attended and an excellent program was
Mr. Virgil Algire and wife. of Baltimore,
Mr. Iii Cullison. of Washington. D. c..
visited his brother, Mr.. Wesley Cullison. last
week.
boro. Carroll county, spent the Christmas holt
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John 3.
Hughes.
Miss Grace Deal, assistant teacher in the
high school at Gainesville, is visiting her
parents, near this place.
Miss Mamie Benson spent last week here
Mr.. James Gin and wife and Mr.. William
Gill and wife, of Baltimore visited their father,
Mr.. r. s. Gill, during the holidays.
Mr.. George Nash, OF Trenton, and MISS
Saturday night, at the Lutheran parsonage
here, by Rev. g. J. Derr. Miss Kurtz formerly
taught school in this section of the county.
They were given an old-fashioned serenade by
the young folks Of this neighborhood. at the
Misses Laura and Ella Riley spent the Christ
mas holiday with their father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Riley.
Mr.. Theodore Gill and family, of Baltimore,
visited relatives in this section last week.
trees in his woods last week, found a large
coon in the top Of one of the largest Of them.
The falling Of the tree did not disturb him
and he was shot in his den by Mr.. Frank
Fowble. He weighed l6 pounds.
Mr.. Lee 8. Hetrick, who conducts sale and
exchange stable at this place. had the misfor-
tune to lose four valuable mules last Sunday
morning. They broke out of the stable and
wandered to the railroad track where they
were struck by q train and instantly killed !.
Mr.. William g. Cooper, of Baltimore, whose
death was caused by lockjaw, was buried at
Trenton on Tuesday morning last. Rev. 8. J.
Derr OBLIGATED. George W. Belt was funeral
director. Interment in the cemetery adjoin-
ing the church. A.
Raspeburg, 18th District.-The entertain
ment and treat given BY the Sunday school of
Gatch's M. e. Church. on Friday evening Of
last week, proved very successful affair.
The Alert Band, Of the neighborhood, with
Prof. Madden, director, furnished music, and
rail T1r, a
the large audience very enjoyable time. At
the close Santa Claus, impersonated by Mr..
Bernard Seitz, made his appearance and dis
tributed boxes of candy and present to each
scholar. Every teacher was also presented
with a present from their respective classes.
having attended every Sunday during the
year. Mr.. VIM. J. Biddison, superintendent,
and Mr.. Bernard Seitz, assistant were each
presented with gold clock on behalf of the
school. Mr.. Roulette Seitz. secretary. was
presented with an Oxford Teachers Bible.
The school is in fiourishing condition not
withstanding the growing community and the
newly built churches in the neighborhOod.
Gatch's Sunday school has the banner for the
largest general attendance. Mrs. w. II. Pearce
is president of the primary department and
deserves great credit for the earnest work she
gives to the school. Recently the school pur-
chased fifty small chairs for the use Of the lit
tie folks and every effort is being put forth to
make the pupils as comfortable as possible
and their surroundings as attractive as they
can be made.
lied for the present year, with the following
officers: Superintendent, Mr.. VIM. ]. Bid
Olson; assistant, Mr.. Bernard Seitz secretary,
Mr.. Roulette Seitz; assistant. Mr.. Nelson Sey-
mour; treasurer, Mr.. VIM. Hardie; librarian,
Miss Elsie Lewis; organist, Mrs. Clifton Nc
Miss Ethel Seitz, who had been confined to
her home, is much improved and able to be
out again.
Miss Maggie Mccormick, of West Franklin
avenue, who has been quite sick for the past
two weeks, is in an improved condition.
Christmas and New Year were spent quietly
in this neighborhood. Very little firing Of
guns was done here on Christmas day and
every one seemed to spend the day at home.
New Years eve the bells and whistles in this
and welcome tie new one. We wish the
editors and readers of The UNION very happy
and prosperous New Year. g.
Jacksonvilie and Sunnybrook, 10th Dis
trict-The Sunday school of Chestnut Grove
Presbyterian Church held its annual entertain
ment in the hall at Sweet Air, on Thursday
night Of last week and the children had very
jolly time. A large tree was deliberately deco
tributed the various gifts. The pastor and his
wife received purse and snug sum of money.
1t was concealed in something representing
SNOWFALL. The faithful superintendent Of the
school, DR.. John s. Green, also received q very
acceptable gift. similarly concealed. He put
it in his pocket, supposing it to be joke, but
when be discovered that the makebelieve snow
ball contained a real present he was as much
pleased as anybody. Altogether the affair was
much enjoyed and Kris kingle's annual visit
will be long remembered by all concerned.
Rev. VIM. L. Schmalhorst. while on short
visit to Philadelphia last week, preached in
Brown Memorial Church, which has one of
the largest congregations IN that city.
Mr.. Miles Carroll, of Baltimore, is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Perry Carroll, Of
Jacksonville.
DR.. Thomas Hall Emory, who spent part of
the holidays with relatives and friends in Bal
timore has returned to his home, Manor Glen.
Miss Grace WEIGH is visiting her cousin,
Miss Mary B. Jackson, at her home near jack
The weekly meeting of the Sweet Air Lyceum
was largely attended last Saturday night and,
as usual, was much enjoyed. An especially
pleasant feature was the fine musical selections
rendered by Mr.. George Treut and his daugh-
ter. Miss Flora Treut. M.
Belfast. 9th District.-Interesting exer-
cises marked the close for the holidays of Bel
fast public school. The room was tastefully
decorated with evergreen and over each win
dow was rope OF crowfoot from which was
suspended OnflStLuaS DELL. III one cOruer
was large Christmas tree. There was also
an exhibition Of work done during the year by
the pupils. This included work in rafia, reed,
clay modelling. weaving. drawing. etc.
An elaborate program, that had been pre-
pared with much care was rendered in q
highly commendable manner. Those who
took part in the regular order of the program
were Miss Baldwin, Nellie Pearce, Mary
Ensor, Joannah Wiley, Ada Wheeler. Chester
Refer, Naomi Staufer, Mary Ensor, Sarah
Brooks. Charles Cole, Hazel Chilcoat, Dele
Hoover, Viola Pearce, Louise Cole, Nellie
Pearce, Beulah Ensor. Anna Wheeler, Eddie
Chilcoat, Frank Brooks, Sarah Brooks. Edgar
Ensor, Elwood Fuller, Richard Fuller, Thomas
Coffiel and John Wheeler.
Miss Ethel Hughes was organist and Santa
Claus was impersonated by Miss Fife Ensor.
The children received treat of good things
and the teacher was remembered with gift.
number Of the patrons enjoyed the enter
tainment. Miss Blanche P. Baldwin is teacher
of the school. K.
Glen-Arm, 18th District.--A pleasant sur
prise party was given to Louise Henley, of
Baltimore, by her friend. Miss Estelle Pearce,
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