The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-09-07
The freoueDt sbovera This week made Il

The frequent showers this week made IL
rather disagreeable at Timonium. but did not
materially interfere with the fair, and We don't
think many persons were kept away on account mt
roads and this fact was duly appreciated by
drivers.
IA combined meet Of the Manor Glen
Racing Association and the Green Spring Val
ley Steeplechase Association will be held at
Manor Glen Race Track, on the JarretfsvIlle
pike, on Saturday, September 2lst. For full
particulars see advertising columns OF The
UNION today.
- DIR. Stuart Cassard superintendent of the
York turnpike, received many thanks this
Towson and Timonium. The loose stone were
removed from the surface and many OF the
worst places were dressed up making the road
really pleasant to drive over.
\ THE first picnic for the benefit OF st.
Dominics new church at Hamilton, Hartford
road. will be held at Belvidere Park, on Tues
day next, September 10th. Judge Crothers.
the Democratic nominee for Governor, has
promised to be present and many Of the local
candidates will also be present.
-Adolph Edwin Lauer, son Of Mr.. A. b.
Lauer, who was until lately resident OF Tow.
son, died at bis home in Hagerstown, on Mon
day last, in the 10th year Of his age. He was
a machinist by trade and had been employed
at the Sheppard Pratt Hospital, where his
father was chief electrician for some years.
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was q typical autumn day with bracing
breezes, glorious blue sky and just enough
warmth in the suns rays to make them pleas
ant. The country was full Of people driving
and automobiling-in fact we never before saw
so many motorcars in this section OF the county.
THE Evangelical Lutheran Church at the
second toll-gate, Hartford road, will hold its
harvest home festival on Sunday, September
9Th, commencing at ?. n. Several speakers
from Baltimore will be present. The church
will be decorated with products from the field
and garden. Supper will be served after the
service.
>The dates for the Vincent dahlia show
at White Marsh have been changed from those
first announced to September 18th, 18th, 10th
and Goth. Then you will have chance to see
40 acres of blooming dahlias. with plenty Of
good things to eat, and all the while you win
be aiding a worthy cause. You can't afford to
miss it.
- Mr.. John c. Del, Baynesville truck
farmer, raised this season on one acre of ground
10000 cucumber pickles. for which he received
an average price Of ~ cts. per 100, some ofthem
selling as high as 60 cts. The vines are still
bearing. The ground was plowed four times,
due to the unfavorable weather at the first part
of the season.
Among the letters received by the Old
Home committee in Baltimore asking for in
vitations was one from Mr.. Owen n Boone, Of
Blind River, Canada, asking for one himself
and another for Messrs. d. Sterett Pindell and
T. D. Pindell, sons of Rev. A. T. Pindell, Of
Cockeysville, Baltimore county, all Of whom
are residents Of that place.
1.-THE Northern Central Company played
q shabby trick on the Timonium fair manage
ment this year, but there were q good many
hundreds of people who beat the company at
its own game after all. They just took the troll
ley line to Mt. Washington and boarded the
steam cars there, thus materially cutting down
the cost of reaching the grounds.
Pff NH al lat u IL
home in Montourville, Pa, on Monday last,
was the father-in-law of Mr.. James NJ. Hen
dirk, superintendent of the Maryland School
for Boys, near Loeb Raven. Mr.. Griffith was
viving officer Of the 130th Pennsylvania Vol
unteers. He was born at Stewartstown.
/->Dr e. Stanley Gorsuch, of Greennlount
Avenue and Twenty second street, while on his
way to Timonium fair on Thursday, had his
right leg broken in the crush at Union Station.
This was the second time in three months that
he sustained similar accident. DR.. Gorsuch
is q native of the 9th district and has many
relatives and friends in Baltimore county.
1.-The impression prevails with many that
Timonium enjoyed its biggest week this year.
In point of attendance It must have been q
record-breaker and 1t Is plain that people will
go to Timoninm even If the conditions are un-
favorable. There must be sort OF magic in
the name. THE UNION extends its congratu-
lations to the managers. Their hard work
brought good results.
- Mrs. Alice E. Thorne, of the Hilen road,
was thrown from her carriage in Baltimore a
few days ago, caused by the vehicle being struck
by st. Paul street car. Two ladies who were
with her and the coachman were also thrown
out and all were more or less injured. The
carriage was demolished. Mrs. Thorne lost
her pOcketbook, containing considerable sum
lof money, and it was not recovered.
>The convention for the formation of
congress of the improvement associations OF
Baltimore county will be held at Junker's
Hotel. East Fayette street. Baltimore, on Mon
day. September 10Th, at P. M. Mr.. William
McCallister, president of the Hamilton Inn
provement Association, says that the outlook
for the success of this organization is most fat
tering, there having been hearty responses from
most of the county associations.