The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-20
diverted into other channels.

MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
Wheat is ripeniDg rapidly and will be
ready for the reaper in few days.
1t saved the potatoes. That is what
the farmers say of last Mondays rain.
- According to the almanac summer be-
gins next Sunday and ends September 23d.
- The public schools of the county closed
on Friday, 10Th instant, for the long summer
holiday.
->M Mr.. Isaac F. Nicholson has sold to Mr..
Walter r. Townsend 1924 acres of land in Back
River Neck for $780,
THE campmeeting season will soon be
with us and the grounds are being put in order
for these annual gatherings.
1.-The Evergreen Lawn team will come to
TOwson on Saturday afternoon, June 10th, and
try conclusions with the Towson team.
->R. E. Lee Bosley, of Towson, has been
granted his discharge in bankruptcy. He was
member of the firm of Bosley Bros. builders.
- Garden Lodge l. o. o. F., of Garden
vile, Belair road, will hold memorial services
on Sunday, June 21st, at P. NJ, at Gardeners
HALL
in Baltimore on Wednesday and sold at one
dollar bushel. 1t came from Merry Point.
Virginia.
- We experienced this week some of the
'rare'' June days the poets delight to write
about and we can stand plenty more of the
same kind.
The annual Corpus Christi procession
will take place at st. Joseph's Church, Belair
road, on Sunday, June 21st, after the high mass
at 1920 Am.
- The County Commissioners on Wednes-
day appointed August Hoerl, constable for the
LIST district to succeed August Peters, promoted
to patrolman.
- By the quarterly distribution of the State
public school tax, made by the Comptroller on
the 10Th instant, Baltimore county schools will
receive $25 993.51.
- They are now talking of Merry Widow
feet becoming popular Wedon't think they'll
take as the regulation width must be AZ
inches-same as the hats.
>Some farmers are complaining that the
wire worm has attacked and is seriously dam
aging their wheat. The outlook for large
wheat crop is generally good.
->Out of membership of $50 connected
with Baltimore county church-upwards of
80 of which are male menibers-there are 20
widows and not one WidoHer.
Hunts NJ. E. Church, sherwood. on Sunday
next, June 21st, commencing at lO.5O A. M. a
general invitation is extended.
- The Gainesville Volunteer Fire Company
is preparing for a gala day on Friday, June
9th when their new apparatus will be Tor
maliy received and christened. :,
- Catonsville boasts of LADY chauffeur
VoTY
have several of the sex here who drive their
cars with much grace and skill,
- Highlandtown had an alleged mad-dog
scare this week and ten dogs that were sup
nosed to have been bitten by rabid animal
were killed. No person was bitten.
- Last Sunday was great day for the troll
lev lines running into the suburbs. They car
ried many thousands of people who were anx-
ions TO get breath of fresh country air.
- With cat rife Joseph Kemp, aged IL
wears, of Granite, I'd district, on Sunday last
killed two black snakes that measured, respec-
tively. feet and feet inches in length.
- The regular camp-meeting at Summit
Grove. N. G. r. r., will begin July Both and
end August 11th Rev. E. L. Hubbard, OF
Baltimore, will be the preacher in charge.
- The late General Conference held IN Bal
more did away with the name or designation
nnresiding elder" This Office will hereafter
he known as superintendent of the district
- Major Frank w. Coale, of Towson, has
sold Al acres of land at Saverna Park. fronting
on the Severn river, in Anne Arundel county,
to Mr.. Arthur Boehm, upon private terms.
- Reisterstown has baseball team that
can play some. Last Saturday it defeated the
Norris A., O., of Baltimore IL to 0. Brown,
pitcher for the hayseeds, struck out 10 men.
The strawberry has taken its departure
for this year and has been superseded by the
raspberry and the blackberry. Very fine fruit
of the latter variety has been selling in Towson
- Arrangements are about complete for the
races to be held at Mr.. George W. Ewings, in
Green Spring Valley, on the afternoon of July
4th. There will be several events on the card
AT tournament shoot at Jacksonburg
w. Va, few days ago Lester German, the
crack shot of Hartford county, beat all com
petitors by breaking 592 targets out of a posi-
Bile 600.
Loeb Raven last Monday afternoon did grea
damage to the roads in some places. The Ions
hill from Cromwell's bridge was very badly
washed.
View Stock Farm, on Friday 18th inst, ship
ned to a customer at Oyster Bay, N. Y, an ex
ira fine pair of combination driving and sad
THE annual reunion of Maryland ODD
Fellows will be held at Hagerstown, on Wed
nesday, July 10Th. Mr.. Fred. A. Groom, for
merly of Towson, is chairman OF the executive
committee.
- Mr.. T. A. B. Dukehart, of the Towsol
Horse Company, sold fine roadster few day
ago to Baltimore customer for $3.50. He ais
sold to the county horse for the Towson en-
CINE for 1915.
more few days ago at the age OF 5S years, wa
the widow of Jonathan D. Reister, who was
member of the family that founded the tow
of Reisterstown.
A man in Baltimore sued for dog bit
and on Monday got verdict for $3.50 agains
the owner of the canine. Dogs that investi
gate the anatomy ofpeople are expensive thing
to have around.
> Mr.. Carroll w. Rasin, of Baltimore, hs
purchased the Craig property, on Woodbourn
is a brother of Mrs. W. Pinkney Craig, who's
country place is near by.
The annual military field day of Troo
will be held at the armory at Pikesville, o
Saturday afternoon, June 10th. Some me-
features will be added and the exhibition prom
Uses to be of unusual interest.
REV. Mr.. Earle, who had charge of Perry
mans and Rossville parishes, has withdraw
from the Rossville parish and the work ther
will be continued under the auspices of th
Layman's Missionary League.
AT the annual meeting of the CantO
Company the semi-annual dividend was il
creased from 1t to Il per cent Mr.. Walter
Brooks was reelected president and Mr.. Stual
Kearney, secretary and treasurer.
-Col. Charles T. Cockey, an aged and we
known resident near Pikesville made ma
row escape in driving accident few day
ago. He was thrown under the vehicle bT
Fortunately escaped without injury.
Mr.. Milton E. Smith, secretary of Il
Norrisville Farmers Club, talked on Earn
ing" at the White Hall Farmers Club and In
movement Association meeting last Saturda
night. Mr. Samuel w. Black presided.
- Residents of Green Spring Valley a
complaining about the high speed of autom
bilists on the roads of that section. 1t is like
some steps will be taken to check this grown
evil of speeding on the public highways. ).
- Real old-time baseball was played on IL
grounds at Towson last Saturday afternoC
when the home team was beaten by the Ell
A. c. IL to 10. 1t is said the errors were
many the scorer couldn't keep track of them
IA postcard received from Mr.. Marsht
n Wilson, of Towson, who is now in Wiscol
sin. contains the picture of a one-story fran
building in Ripon, in that State, which is sa
TO be the birthplace of the Republican party.