The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-09-19


tors and other advertising is necessary.
are requested to leave positive orders
with the Court when they wish such
advertising to appear in THE BALTI-
MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
-The September term of the Circuit Court
will begin at TowsOn next Monday.
Squirrel hunters were out in force on
Tuesday, the first day of the open season.
- No more general holidays until Thanks
giving which falls this year on the 18th of
November
This is the last week of summer. Ac-
cording to the almanac autumn will begin
next Wednesday.
- Looks like the chestnut crop will be unu-
sualy large. The boys will soon be knocking
down the green burs.
MIR James w. Shea, of the Smile House,
Yord road, within the past ten days lost by
death two fine mules.
IA great many people are complaining Of
colds and some say they have summer grip"
whatever that may be.
- The UNIONS G. & P. telephone connec-
ton has been changed to one party line and
our call is now Towson 211.
The annual horse show of the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club will be held at the
kennels, on Saturday, October 3d.
= The list of judges and clerks to serve at
the coming election is published in the adver-
Using columns of THE UNION today.
>On Wednesday morning of this week the
mercury in Towson was down to So degrees
rather uncomfortable for the 10th of September.
- Several shares of the stock of the Second
National Bank of Towson changed hands this
week at $135 per share. This par value is 800.
H. mil ffu
tage on Wyndhurst avenue Emilia Park near
Charles street avenue, at an outlay of about
$4,000.
- Over $4,000 girls and boys entered the
public schools of Baltimore city last Monday
morning. That's splendid army of young
Americans.
- By the quarterly distribution of the State
public school tax, made by the Comptroller on
the 18th inst, Baltimore county schools will
receive S11, 1861.
- owson now has some of the finest and
smoothest avenues to be found in any town in
the country and it don't take Automobiles
long to find this out.
-Some Baltimore county farmers have
already sown wheat, but there are many who
do not approve of seeding until about the end
of the present month.
There were over 1000 paid admissions
~ As Prospect Park fair and races last week
and Secretary Elliott says the meeting was in
all respects successful.
The Baltimore county Sunday school
convention will meet in the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Govanstown, on Monday, Septem-
Der 18th, and continue two days.
The house of Mr.. james Mitchell, on
what is known as the Gore property, about
three miles from Reisterstown, was burned on
Monday. Cause of fire unknown.
This is about the time of the equinoc.
tial Storm as the sun will cross the equatorial
line on the 23d instant. AT that time the days
and nights will be of equal length.
- The autumn meeting of the Manor Glen
Racing Association will take place today
Saturday, September 10Th. There are six events
ON the card and fine sport is promised.
- Mr. Thomas .Ellicott,a highly esteemed
citizen, died at his home at Lake Roland, on
Thursday last, in the 10Th year of his age.
He was member of the Society of Friends.
Sunday tennis, baseball. etc., are now in
dulged in by some people, in marked contrast
to the more strict observance of the day only a
few years ago. This is deplorable, to say the
least.
- The Baltimore Eastern League team is
still leading in the race for the championship
and it looks like they have the pennant won.
The baseball season of the professionals is near
its close.
district of this county has produced is a six
legged calf and x.footed sheep. These freaks
are the property of Mr.. William H. Howard,
of Warren.
> The formal opening of the new house Of
the Gainesville Country Club took place last
Saturday under the most favorable auspices.
Several hundred persons were present during
- The business of the County Clerks office
at Towson is constantly growing and this week
has been an exceptionally busy one. On We'd
nesdav Ga papers were received and the fol-
lowing day At.
> Sparrow's Point public school opened on
Monday with $50 pupils. There are 10 teachers
in the school, Mr.. Joseph Blair being the prin-
cipal, he having held that position about
eighteen years.
and the Pikesville National Bank this week
became members of the Maryl land State Bank
ers' Association, 1.-The annual meeting of which
was held in Baltimore.
- The barn on the farm of Mr.. Walter o.
Ensor, near Butler, with its entire contents,
was totally destroyed by fire early on Thurs
day morning, causing loss of about 50, 900.
CaIlse of fire unknown.
- Mt. Washington and Owings' Mills Pres
bvterian churches were represented at the fall
meeting of the Presbytery of Maryland at
Rockville on Thursday. Rev. Mr.. Taylor, OF
MI. Washington, was moderator.
- The nickels that the United Railways
Company took in last Saturday would pretty
nearly fill one of the Canton elevators. II
must have been one of the biggest days in the
matter of receipts it ever enjoyed.
- The Williams Sanitary Company has
leased from the Pancoast estate about of an
acre of land at Orangeville, on the Philadelphia
road, upon which an enameling plant, to EN-
nlov $50 workmen, will be erected.
- The rumor given in the local columns o.
THE UNION last week about the big transaction
in real estate in Long Green Valley, was verified
before the ink on the paper was dry. Particu
lars in another column of today's issue.
- The Robert Garrett Republican Club wa!
oreanized in the Y. NJ. G. A. Building il
NJ Il Del
Iamy was chosen president; Mr.. @. f. Wilcox
secretary, and Mr.. S. G. Wood, treasurer.
"A few days ago Mr.. Albert W. Fuss
whose fine farm is located in Worthingtor
Valley, and who is a successful feeder OF cat
tie. received carload of Durham steers from
St. Louis that would average $50 lbs. each:
- The quarterly meeting of the Society o.
Friends was held last Saturday, Sunday anC
Monday at Gunpowder Meeting House, north
IF Cockeysville Members were present from
baltimore Hartford and Montgomery counties
- Every person who won premium a
the Timonium fair will be paid the same il
Jue time, if they have not already received
their checks. There is money to meet every
mitigation of the society and right good buncl
to spare.
, Farmers from every section of the county
sbould make it point to get to the Mt. Carme
T,;cnic today 1t is exclusively farmers affair
managed by farmers, and the other tillers o
the soil should encourage them with thei
presence.
30 While the team of Mr.. Charles Nash wa
crossing the tracks of the Western Maryland
p r. at Glen Morris, early Wednesday morn
mo it was struck by passing engine and thre
Of the horses instantly killed The dolores
teamster escaped.
THE Ladies' Aid Society of Timoniun
NE. Church, at its meeting on Tuesday
elected the following officers: President, Mrs
r Barrett; vice president. Mrs. Isaiah Guy
ton secretary, Miss Ethel Rogers treasurer
Mrs w. Howard.
- The Young Peoples Social OF Ashlan
PRESBYTERIAN Church held its monthly meet
;no at the manse on the evening of Septembe
10Th. Ice-cream and cake were furnished b
the society and music and games we're muc
S.<-..od hu those nrnSank