The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-27

THE Hamilton improvement Association
is putting forth its best efforts to have the Har
ford road improved through State aid. 1t /
one of the most important thoroughfares lead
ing into the city and something should be dom
to improve its condition.
THE Md. & Pa. r. r. has awarded til,
contract for extensive improvements at Nortl
avenue, Baltimore, which will give create
facilities for handling the roads increasing
business. The improvements are to be com
pleted in one hundred days.
- 1t is said the Pennsylvania avenue trolley
| line IN Baltimore takes you around the WorlC
for cents. It traverses the northern, central
southeastern and eastern sections of the city
and will take you past the homes of thirty
four different races of people.
1.-THE weather man gave us taste of the
good old summer time" this week and sent
the mercury soaring in a most uncomfortable
way. But we may look for much more of the
same kind of weather in the next two months
So cheer up. The worst is yet to come.
THE new Methodist Protestant Church
in Towson will, when fully completed, be o
fine addition to the church buildings of the
town. 1t is a substantial stone structure and,
including the lot, will cost about 81, 900. II
will no doubt be dedicated in the early fall.
- The beautiful concrete residence of Mr..
Charles E. Ford, on the west side of Park
Heights avenue, just north Of the Maryland
Country Club, has been completed and is now
occupied. 1t is one of the most attractive
places on that fine thoroughfare of beautiful
homes.
1.-THE Govanstown burglars were again at
work this week and they made attempts to
rob two business places in the town. By the
way, did 1t ever occur to anybody that these
people ought to be arrested? At least the con-
SENATORS ofthe peace appear to have overlooked
this fact.
->Towson will have no special celebration
on the Fourth, although there will be some
baseball and the usual display of fireworks at
night. There is no law in the county against
the use of explosives and the boys and their
elders can have all the fun they want in the
way of noise.
->Some of the roads in Green Spring VAL
ley are as fine as any to be found in the country
and they have become very popular with dri-
ysrs OF m9t?rcsrs. II is NOTICED that section
dence of Mr.. ]. A. Ulman has been well oiled.
There is no dust there.
"A special service for members of the
Masonic order will be held at St. Johns Church,
Warrington Valley, on Sunday, June 18th, at
$50 P. NJ A sermon suitable to the occasion
will be preached by Rev. Edward W. Wroth,
of Baltimore. All Masons in the vicinity are
invited and all others will be welcome.
The memorial services of Garden Lodge,
l. o. 0. F., of Gardenville, held last Sunday
snd ssuda6 TPeg sn0
Rev. II. w. Burgan, pastor of Hunts Circuit,
and the principal address by Grand Master
Young. The music was a feature of the
service.
THE bathing season is now on and six
drowning accidents occurred in Baltimore
county waters within week, all of them, no
doubt, the result of carelessness or foolhardi-
ness. The drowning oftwo promising boys in
Jones' falls, near Mt. Washington, on Satur-
day last, was an especially sad affair and should
prove warning to others.
- Lauraville NJ. P. Church will hold an all
day rally and debt raising on Sunday, June
18th, as an observance of the fourth anniver-
sary of the organization of the church. Rev.
F. T. Tagg, D. D., will preach at IL A. NJ, and
platform meeting will be held at 2.30 ?. NJ,
when addresses will be made by Revs; J: s.
Bowers, d. D., D. W. Anstine and l.. B. Smith.
- The swindlers who operated among the
York county farmers-reference to which was
made in THE UNION last week-got away with
nearly $50, 900 worth of butter, eggs and other
farm produce. The sharpers operated under
the name of the United Butter and Egg Com
pany. Their scheme was to buy up stuff above
the market price and promise future settlement
in cash.
- The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural
Club held its June meeting last Saturday at
the home Of Mr.. Laban Sparks The club
favors the making of the York turnpike State
road as far as Parkton. A committee, consist
ing of Messrs. Laban Sparks, II. Arthur Mat
thews and T. P. w. France, was appointed to
meet the State Road Commission at Towson,
on thursday, une 10Th.
- The property of the Maryland Country
Club, on Park Heights avenue, was sold at
auction on Wednesday. Mr.. Campbell Car
ringtOn bought the club house and 13 acres of
land attached for S25, 000 Mr.. Morris A. Soper
bought 2acre lot adjoining for 81 400 sub
ject to amortgage for "a. 064.20, while Mr.. John
G. Rose bought the club equipment for "a 500.
The Indebtedness of the club is $87, 500.
1.-THE coroner's jury that investigated the
horrible accident on the Annapolis trolley
line found that the conductor and motorman
Of the Especial" and the operator who gave
them the defaced order, were responsible for
it. But no matter what punishment is melted
out to the men il cannot restore the nine lives
that were crushed out, nor recompense the
score of others for their great suffering and
anguish.
- Harry Eckers, of Sherwood who met
night of last week, is recovering at hospital
in Baltimore. Only one of bis arms was cut
off. while several of the fingers on the other
hand were severed. Young Eckers carried on
the blacksmith shop at Sherwood for his
father, Mr.: William j. Eckers, who is help
less invalid.
"a blackbird built its nest in tree in
front of the house of resident of Towson and
when the young were Matched and dropped to
the ground in their efforts to fly, the cats of
neighbors pounced on them in short order.
The pet cat of the family discovered what was
going on and he set himself to watch those
birds and he did it so well that the prowling
cats were apparently glad to let them alone.
We never heard of a case of this kind before.
>On Saturday morning last white male
infant supposed to be about three weeks old
and comfortably clad, was found in field near
the DuIany's Valley turnpike, about three
quarters of mile above Towson. A woman
with bundle was seen going in that direction
about 8 o'clock the night before and it is be-
lieved she carried the infant. The Mary
E. D. IS
notified and took charge of it. Justice Her
bert named the founding Towson Dulany.
Birds in the Woods-Too Many Spar
rows.-"Bird Lover" writes as follows to the
Baltimore american: Visitors to the suburbs
which prohibits the general slaughter of birds,
and the woods are now thickly populated with
feathered songsters.
"There is nothing that adds so much to the
charm of the country as do the birds, and with
the first flush of dawn the melody begins and
the day. Then, too, in the woods there are
many beautifully colored birds. The bluejay
and the robin both wear bright colors, while
the catbird and the thrush are more somber.
hued.
"There is, unfortunately, one note ofdiscord,
and that comes from the English sparrow, the
pugnacious, quarresome little cockspur that
seeks to rule the roost. The sparrows are far
more numerous than they have ever been and
they are always fighting with the other birds.
1t is a great pity that the number cannot be
reduced.
THAT there are as many birds of different
kinds as there are is largely due to the energy
of the various game wardens, all of whom have
done their duty faithfully and have inspired
even the country youth to forego the pleasure
of shooting birds Unfortunately.
Great Surgical Operation.--A serious OPP
Grafton resulting in the removal of one of the
largest tumors ever taken from person in the
history of Franklin Square Hospital, Balti-
more, was performed on Mrs. Robert Mooney,
of Govanstown, few days ago. Immediately