The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-05-16


several tracts of land in the 4th district belon
ing to the late Benjamin s. Upperco. and for
| distribution Of the proceeds among the heirs.
THE race for the Maryland Hunt cup wi
take place in Green Spring Valley this (Satu
! day. afternoon and the Brook land wood hand
| cap will be run in the valley on Saturday, Ma
23d. Both these events always attract muc
| attention.
H. L. Mann, whose residence is given 9
Towson, Md, has been appointed messenge
in the Agricultural Department at Washington
He must be grandson of the late Col Charlie
Il. Mann. who for many years conducted th
Smedley House here.
->The Consolidated Gas Company is ez
tending its mains in TowsOn and the numbe
of those who will cook with gas this summe
will no doubt be largely increased. Those VIII
are already using It for that purpose canno
say too much in its praise.
- At the meeting of the board of director
ofthe Maryland House of Correction on Thurs
day Mr.. Lewis s. Cole, of Baltimore county
was re elected second assistant superintendent
Mr.. Cole is brother of Mr.. William P. Cole
Clerk Of the Circuit Court
- Democratic primary meetings will b.
held in Baltimore county on Saturday, MAJ
23d. between the hours of and P. NJ. Thi
is the preliminary step to sending delegates Il
the National Convention at Denver and also tt
the Congressional Convention.
- Enough food had been prepared in Tow
SUI ny t0c uOlclS duu OtucI6 10 lieu ten LQOuS
and people on the day of the firemen's parade
The strangers didn't come to eat it. because Of
the deluge of rain, end it had to be otherwise
disposed of-much of it at loss.
->It has been determined to hold one. day
horse show at the Kennels, Charles street ave
nue., on Saturday, May 30th. Only cups and
ribbons will be the prizes. 1t is said that PEG.
pie have become SO infatuated with automo-
biIes that they have lost interest in the horse
but we don't believe it.
- The body of Mr.. Isaac Tyson, who was
drowned from tug in Patapsco river, was re-
covered on Saturday last and the funeral took
place from the home of his sister, Mrs. G.
Old. Lee. at Melvale. The interment was in
Friends Cemetery, on the Hartford road. Mr.
Tyson's death was accidental
- Mr.. John Rush STREET., of Green Spring
Valley, has in training two fine hunters that
Kansas City, Mo. Both were entered in the
Grand National point-to-point race on Monday
last, but only one (Diomed) started. The
name of the other is Tom Bone.
- Mrs. Daisy Emerson Horner was on
Tuesday granted first verdict by jury in
the Superior Court of Atlanta, Ca, in her &C.
tion for divorce against Mitchell T.. Horner,
formerly of Baltimore county. The jury was
out only five minutes. The second or final
decree is to be granted in six months.
-)On q recent Sunday a resident of Tow
son counted 60 automobiles passing his house
and no doubt many others passed through the
town by different routes. Five years ago one
would not have seen that many in months.
Which shows that the popularity of these
machines has had wonderful growth.
->The district sanitary officers held meet
ing in Towson on Tuesday and discussed the
new local sanitary law. DR.. j. F. H. Gorsuch,
who was appointed chief health officer of the
county, has established an Office in the Masonic
Building in Towson, and appointed Mr.. George
F. G. Oyeman, of the 18th district, as his clerk.
open trolley cars are nice things to ride
in even on moderately warm days, but they
were just tri1e too breezy for comfort on
Saturday and Sunday last And the wearers
ing them on. Men should be devoutly thank
full that they are not called upon to wear such
- Rev DR.. Luccock, of St. Louis, who
preached in Towson NJ e Church last Sunday
said he never saw more beautiful
view than that afforded from Prospect Rill
Cemetery, Just north of the church He was
with its extent and variety of scenery
hills, valleys, fields and woods being abun-
dainty intermingled.
THE annual banquet of the Baltimore
County Medical Association was held Wednes-
day night at the Hotel Stafford, in Baltimore,
and was a delightful affair that was eDioved bv
The members and number of invited guests.
Among those who responded to toasts were
Judge Frank /. Duncan, DR.. ]. +. II. Gorsuch
and DR. Josiah s. Bowen.
THE valuable real estate of the late James
Boyce, situated west of Towson, will be sold by
The executors Messrs. VIM. W. Boyce and D.
be seen by advertisement in THE UNION today.
This sale will present a rare opportunity for
hose on the lookout for desirable locations in
The country as well as for investors.
THE subscriptions of four men of the
same name-three brothers and an uncle. and
al the papers going to the same postofdce-
were received at the same time on Tuesday.
This is a very unusual occurrence in THE
heir subscriptions at the same time.
%Towson is looking its prettiest just now
and there is no more attractive place in Mary
and. We have everything here to make it an
attractive place of residence-artesan water,
gas, electric light and trolley and steam rail
ways. We are within As minutes of the centre
Of Baltimore city and the country surrounding
is unsurpassed in its natural beauties
-John w. h. Geiger, former cashier OF
the Canton National Bank, who was under
five years sentence in Jail for misappropria-
ting the funds of the bank, committed suicide
at his home in Baltimore on Thursday by
shooting himself in the mouth. There are
many who do not believe that Mr.. Geiger in
tentionally made away with the banks funds.
- While Dunkard meeting was in pro-
gress at the home of Mr.. Joseph Southland. in
Long Green Valley, last Wednesday night,
horse that Mr.. Moses Nafznger had driven to
the meeting became frightened at the thunder
and lightning and breaking away from his
fastening ran all the way home. The dayton
was left on the road, but it was only slightly
damaged.
- Women are not allowed to wear their
hats in the theatres and thus obstruct the view
of others who have paid their money to see
what is going on in front of them, but are per.
mitted to wear them at baseball games and
~ 10 he hat seated
behind them don't know what is doing in
front. The merry Widow" is an unmitigated
nuisance.
1t need never be said again that Towson
cannot get up a parade. That of Wednesday
of last week proved the contrary and if the
weather had not been what it was it would
have been the most creditable display ever seen
in the county. But the firemen will try il
again next year and they must have been
pleased with Towson because they are coming
back to give the place another trial.
- President Benjamin q. Stanton, of Ro-
land Park, gave dinner few days ago at the
Club Hotel in Baltimore, to the executive COM
mittee ofthe State Firemen's Association, which
met to make final arrangements for the annual
convention to be held in Frostburg, June 10th
to 18th. Messrs. James J. Lindsay and John
q. Perkins, of the Towson company, were
among the invited guests at the dinner.
THE Grand National point to point race
in Green Spring Valley last Monday afternoon
was won by Irish Girl, owned by Mr.. II. Car
roll Brown and ridden by his brother Mr.
George Brown. Many hundreds of society
folks witnessed the event, which was followed
by a garden party at "Nacrema," the beauti
full residence of Gen. Felix Agnus. The judges
of the race were Messrs. Walter B. Brooks
James Mex Merry man and Robert II. Wright
Church Rededicated at Arlington.-Tht
new addition to the First Presbyterian Church
of Arlington, which has been built at q cost o.
about $780, was dedicated free of debt las
Sunday afternoon. The addition makes thu
entire church property worth $4,000.
The dedication sermon was delivered by Kew
1T. Stone, pastor of Brown Memorial Church
Baltimore, in which he highly c0mplimentet
the members and friends of the church for thu
rapid progress in the work, and paid tribute
to the building committee, composed of DIR
N. H. d. Cox and Messrs. Chas. II. Ashburner
George w. Squiggins, E. Dorsey franklin ant
w. W. Miller Rev. John W. Neel gave brie
history of the church and told how it had beef
started with but a mere handful of member
three wears ago in q small room and within
short time the church had been started, ant
the congregation grew so large that the nes
addition was built. The Sunday school nov
numbers 25O The church membership is liz
Rev. Mr.. Neel finds that the novel scheme
having a wagon to call at the homes OF tn
pupils every Sunday morning and take then
to and return them home after Sunday schoo
has wonderfully increased the attendance.