The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11

- Mr.. Joseph Dilworth, near Knoebel, 18th
district, had the thumb and first and second
fingers of bis right hand badly lacerated on the
Fourth by the premature explosion of can
non cracker. DIR. John s. Green attended him.
Two Baltimore county men each lost hand
from the same cause one year before.
- Peters pence collections in the Catholic
churches of Baltimore county resulted as fol-
lows: st. Marks, Gainesville, $137; Sacred
Heart, Highlandtown, $1,000: st. Joseph's,
Heart, Mt. Washington, 49, st. Joseph's,
Belair road, $14; St. Agnes. Gainesville, $40.
- Toy balloons came near causing q seri
GUS fire on Mr.. E. Glenn Perine's Homeland
estate, Charles street avenue, last Sunday.
Two of them fell in wheat field and set fire
to the dry stubble, one of them within thirty
yards of large barrack filled with wheat.
Fortunately they were seen and the fire put out
Two Towson ponies got first and second
place in the pony race in Green Spring Valley
last Saturday afternoon and, strange to say,
both are named "Topsy." Mr.. T. A. B. Duke
harris, ridden by young Tucker, of Philadel-
phia, was first, and Mr.. John T. Harris, rid
den by Master David Sellers Stirling, was
second.
Mr.. George Jessop, well known bust
ness man of COckeysville, has presented the
court at Towson with another gavel, made with
his own hands, to take the place of the one
smashed by DR.. j. F. II. Gorsuch on the day
of the good roads meeting in the Court House.
Mr.. Jessop thinks his gavel will even hold DR..
Gorsuch for a while
endure another water famine this week-at
least the supply was so short as to cause no
little anxiety. Why this state of affairs should
exist at all is difficult of explanation. If the
water company saw fit to give the reason it
could do SO, but mum appears TO be its
policy and the people must grin and bear it.
= AT the last meeting of the Junior Gun
powder Agricultural Club it was decided that
the club cooperate with the other farmers
clubs of the county for the holding of the all
day picnic at Mt. Carmel Messrs. William d.
Curry, Upton II. Tarbert and Granville Mat
thews were appointed committee to prepare
for the affair. A machinery, fruit and vegeta
BILE exhibit will take place at the same time.
- Many Baltimore county Odd Fellows
will attend the reunion of the order to be held
at Hagerstown, on Wednesday next, July 10Th.
Towson Lodge will be especially well repre-
sented Mr.. George w. Seipp will be chief
marshal and Messrs. George G: Tracey and
Fred. A. Groom will occupy prominent posi-
lions in connection with the reunion. Special
trains will be run over the B. q o. and w. NJ.
railroads.
About five years ago hive of bees took
up their quarters in the gable end of the roof
of st. Johns Catholic Church. Long Green
Valley, and when the church was lately being
renovated and reprinted they caused the work.
men no little trouble whenever they were dis
turbed. The busy little fellows go in and out
through very small hole and since they have
been there they have no doubt stored up an
immense quantity of honey.
- Mr.. bob" Taylor had four mounts in
the races of the Green Spring Valley Steeple-
chase Association last Saturday afternoon and
won with three of them, to the great delight of
his numerous friends. Mrs. J. Myers Pearce's
Captain Jack, splendidly ridden by Mr.. Lake
Hntchins surprised good many people by
winning steeplechase, while Mr.. T. A. b.
Dukehart's Topsy captured the pony race.
Several hundred people witnessed the sport.
- People coming to Towson on the York
road cars in the afternoons are obliged to I'M
dergo no end of discomforts on account of the
crowded condition of the cars. And this is
especially trying during such weather as we
have experienced lately. 1t does seem that the
management has no consideration whatever
for its Towson patrons. notwithstanding the
fact that they are taxed 10 cents for ride of z
miles. Surely our people are entitled to better
treatment than they are receiving at the hands
ofthis company.