The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-06-13

->In fight at negro picnic at Foote'S
Hill, near Cockeysville, on Monday night,
Gravis Glascoe was shot and seriously wound
ed by Robert Paine. A stray bullet also
struck Julia Jarrett in the leg. The wounded
man is in the employ of Mr.. Zephaniah Poteet.
- Mr.. Charles Fl. Isennock, the 10th dis
trict auctioneer, is driving year old stand
ardbred mare that is very promising animal
as well as q good locker. She has tTotted
mile on the Manor Glen track in 2:281 and
with work it is said she could easily reduce
this.
lowing to the prompt and active efforts
of the health officers the outbreak Of smallpox
in a colony of colored people in the south
eastern section Of this county has been checked
and practically stamped out. Scores OF people
were vaccinated after the disease made its
appearance.
- Next Sunday. June 14th, the annual all
day meeting will be held at Sater's Baptist
Church, on the Falls road, when Childrens
churches in Maryland and lis June meeting
has been an annual occurrence for perhaps a
century or more.
- An thinning game was the result Of the
contest between Govanstown and T0wson
teams of the Suburban League played on the
grounds here last Saturday afternoon. Score
5 to in favor of the home team. The game
was spirited one and was witnessed by large
crowd of people.
THE following Baltimore county volun-
teer fire companies were represented in the
parade of the Maryland Firemen's Association
at Frostburg this week Roland Park, Ham
iton, Vigilant Hose Company, Sparrow's
Point, Relay. Lauraville, Alert, Lansdowne
and Marble Hill.
eThe Ladies' Aid Society of Carroll M E.
Church. Chestnut Ridge, will hold an ice
cream and strawberry festival in Mr.. Shroyer's
woods, near Mr.. William Harris store. on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
June 10th. 18th and 18th, to which general
invitation is extended.
While at work on the new barn on the
Gerar Farm. near Cockeysvile, Benjamin
Perry, of Ashland, had his left hand very badly
cut by Ratchet being used by workman
some thirty feet above him flying off the handle
and falling with the sharp edge upon it. DIR.
B. F. Benson attended him.
THE Sunday liquor sellers in the districts
adjacent to Baltimore city did large business
last Sunday and paid very little if any atten-
court about these violations have evidently
fallen upon deaf ears. They go on selling just
as though the court did not exist.
- Five young women were graduated at
the second annual graduating exercises OF Shep-
pard and Enoch Pratt Hospital School for
Nurses on Wednesday. Only one of them is
from Maryland-Miss Ellen Doris Bryan. DR..
Henry M. Hurd, superintendent of Johns Hop
kins Hospital. delivered the address.
THE racing card for this years Timonium
fair has been issued BY the track committee
composed of Messrs Duane II. Rice, E. Git
tings Merryman and A. B. Gardiner yr. There
are trots, PAGES, fiat races and steeplechases-
enough to make plenty Of sport for each day.
Saturday, the last day, will be devoted to rum
ming races entirely.
Company, has put on an 'owl train" to &C.
commodate the patrons of the company at
Pikesvile and along the route. It will leave
the city terminus at 1890 and will pass the
corner Of Franklin and Howard streets at
IL 50. This car will leave Pikesville on its re.
turn trip at LBS A. NJ.
Three courts were in session at the same
time in the Court House at Towson last Satur
day. something never before heard OF here.
Chief Judge Burke sat in one, Judge Van Bib
Der in another and Judge Duncan in another.
Crier George w. Seipp. who has been connec-
ted with the court forty-two years, cannot re-
call similar instance In that time.
THE store of Mr.. @. E. Plowman, at
Parkton, N. G. r. R.. was robbed Of a lot OF
small articles some time during wednesday
young men from Baltimore were arrested near
Texas with the stolen articles in their pos
session. They were brought to Towson and
committed to Jail by Justice Herbert.
The program of the race meeting of the
Green Spring Valley Steeplechase Association,
to take place Saturday, July 4th, has been
completed. There will be five events on the
card including pony race for boys under Is
wears of age The COMMITTEES in charge of the
meeting is composed of Messrs. @. Morton
Stewart, l. M. Parr and George Brown.
- Flag'Day falls this year on Sunday, June
14th. Wilson Post g. A. R.. will hold
special service at IL A. NJ, at Abbott Memorial
Presbyterian Church, Highlandtown. when
the pastor, Rev. J. Wynne Jones, who is a
member of the Post, will preach to the veter-
ans. Other Posts will also participate. A gen.
eral invitation is extended to the public.
- Why is il that the average motorcar
driver. when he is out on the road, thinks he
is having no fun at all unless he is travelling
like the old boy was after him 1t does seem
strange that these people cannot enjoy the
sport in a moderate way. To travel through a
beautiful country so fast that you couldn't
of II to themselves ana other people. Il
THE members of the Automobile Club |
of Maryland on Wednesday gave nearly 1000 |
orphans of Baltimore city a delightful ride |
through the country, and an outing at Electric |
Park that they greatly enjoyed. Among those |
from Baltimore county who had cars in the |
procession were Major Frank W. Coale, DR.. ].
Royston Green, DR.. w. P. e. Wyse and Messrs.
Dixon G. Walker. q. Howard Isaac, VIM. 5.
Keech, A. A. Piper and Frank K. Hooper.
- At the sale of Dulany's Valley farm
lands at the Court House on Tuesday there was
a good deal of speculation about what por-
tons of the valley would be under water when
the big Gunpowder storage lake is completed;
One man said the water, he was told, would
be 10 feet deep at the valley blacksmith shop:
If this betrue it will cover at least 100 acres of
the farm of Col. D. M. Matthews 1t was
stated some time ago that there would be
depth of 35 feet of water where Morgan's mill
now stands