The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-18

"A competitive examination for the va
cant scholarship in the Maryland Agriculture
College will take place at the office of the SchoC
Board, in Towson, on Monday next. July 10th
at 10 M. It is open to residents of BaItimor
county only.
This section of Maryland has suffered
serious drought and some crops, especially pc
tatoes, have been practically ruined. Corn
very short and is coming out in tassle. TIL
crop may not be failure, but it will be seri
ously affected.
- The American Berkshire Association ha
offered a silver cup. valued at $50, for the bes
pen of Berkshires to be exhibited at the com
ing Timonium Fair. The society will ais,
offer second and third prizes of SIS and $40 eacl
in the same class.
THE number of automobiles seen on th,
roads appears to be constantly increasing anC
it is evident the machines are growing in pop
ularity, Notwithstanding their continued higf
price. That they will be cheaper soon doe,
not seem at all likely.
- Superintendent A. s. Cook, of the Balti
more county schools, spoke before the Cations
vile Civic League on Tuesday night on the
importance of the public school in a genera
way. His address was much enjoyed by ar
appreciative audience.
THE Northern Central Railway Company
is about to do away with the string teams that
for over fifty years have been drawing freight
cars across Monument street and down Central
avenue to the water front. Motors are to be
used in place of the horses.
THE ladies of Wiseburg M. E. Church
will give literary entertainment in the hall al
that place, Saturday evening, July 18th, COM
mencing at 7.30 o'clock. Admission 10 cents
lawn fete will follow at which ice cream and
confectionery will be on sale.
1.-The regular Saturday evening ice cream
festival will be held by the ladies of Towson
M. P. Church, on the vacant lot opposite the
Lee Building, in charge of Miss Louise Parks.
A IL pr00oodc
will go to the new church fund.
IAN active Towson lawyer, discussing on
Wednesday the possible outcome of the COM
ing Presidential contest, said it didn't make q
bit of difference to him who was elected as be
would have to continue to work like the
devil'' to make living anyway.
I'm the last two weeks rains have fallen
in other sections of the county, but at Towson
there has not been scarcely enough at any one
time to settle the dust. The lawns are practi-
cally burned up, and even artificial watering
has done little good to the gardens.
-The bells composing the chimes of Christ
P. E. Church, st. Paul and Chase streets, Bal
timore were taken down this week and will be
recast. They were cast in London in 1904 and
were hung in the tower Of First Christ Church,
Baltimore and Front streets, in 1905.
1.-THE fifth annual reunion of the Sunday
schools in the upper end of the county will be
held in Wiley's Grove, at White Hall, on
Thursday next, July 23d. Twenty schools
have been invited to participate. 1t is expected
that Governor Crothers will be present.
This issue of The UNION completes the
publication of the statement of county ex.
penses and hereafter we will be able to give the
usual amount of reading matter. Advertise
ments that have been omitted in the last three
weeks will have the insertions made good.
"A woman has been arrested in Baltimare
on the charge of sending through the mails q
postal card with an Obiectional message written
oh he rof1 II hok fhoxy
write on these cards, the rules of the P. o. De-
partment being very strict regarding them.
-Some 9Th district farmers are showing
big yields of wheat this year. Mr.. Frank q.
Scott, near Shawan, had an average of 43
bushels to the acre, while Mr.. Benjamin I.
Ridgely, near Warren, averaged 34.6 on 80
acres, with some of the best running up to 363
bushels.
ION Thursday the Highways Commission
received the bids for matchmaking the Falls
road from Seminary avenue south to the Old
Court road, distance of II miles. The bids
sion, as the work is to be done under the Shoe
maker law.
Joseph B. Galloway, son of Mr.. Thomas
Galloway. OF the 9Th district, has been APP
pointed runner and clerk in the Second Ma
tional Bank of Towson. He has heretofore
been employed by the Kingan Provision Com
pany in Baltimore and comes very highly
recommended.
-Mr. Isaac Sims, truck farmer and fruit
grower near Providence, 9th district, lost his
pocketbook on Tuesday last on the York road
between the Smile House and Towson. 1t
contained $23 of hard earned money and the
finder will do highly appreciated act of kind
ness by returning it.
-Towson Chapter Epworth League sent
this week to Glyndon Park barrel and large
box filled with groceries, ETC., to be used in en-
iertaining the guests of the Aged Peoples Out
ino ole nfrih Tod in
cash to assist in defrayiDg the expense of the
association this season.
MIR. Charles T. Cockey, Jr., of Arlington,
Tuesday by Mr. George w Carter for alleged
assault and battery, the sum of $15, 900 being
claimed as damages. The alleged assault &C.
CURED June 9th last at the corner of Park
Heights and Belvidere avenues.
- The Prohibition party nominated its
national ticket this week, making the fifth or
sixth one now in the field. And there will
still be another when Mr.. Hearsts convention
meets in New York. If all these get on the
'blanket ticket to handle this year.
contractor Frank K. Augins, with q
large force of men and teams, is doing the
grading for Mr.. A. Hilgartner, who is erecting
a fine bungalow on the land he recently pur.
chased from the Turnbull estate, near Rodgers
Forge. The building will be stone and frame
and will have every modern convenience:
- Wednesday, July 18th, was st. Swithin't
Day and, according to the ancient belief, il
there was no rain on that day there will bt
none during the following forty days. 1t
seems to have been dry" everywhere or
Wednesday, hence those who pin their faith to
st. Swithin have decidedly gloomy outlook.
- Wednesday, July 22d, commencing at 8
P. NJ, picnic will be held by the members
and Sunday school Of st. Johns Lutheran
Church, in Miller's Grove, at the second toll
gate, Hartford road. Everything suitable for 9
good oldtime church picnic is being prepared
and there will be attractions for every body
Don't miss it.
This is the time of year that everybody
who can do so is either taking vacation Of
planning to do so, but there are some who
never find time for such respites from theil
daily work and just plod along from years enc
to years end. This class represents by far the
larger part of the community and it is doubt
full if they suffer any on account of their rigid
adherence to their duties.
->Mr. John 7. Hershner who lives on the
Joppa road, Just west of TowsOn, captured {
negro chicken thief on Monday morning, bu
as 1.-THE goods" were not found on him he wal
released mir. Hershner had been missing his
young chickens for some time and thought thu
crows had been carrying them off. Other resi-
dents of the neighborhood have also suffered
from night providers lately.
THE building of the mansion on thu
Hampton estate. just above Towson, was com
mence0 In lT76 and hnlshe0 In 1858. Int
country people at that time called it Ridge
ly's Folly" because of its Ito them) enormous
size and lnagniicence of architecture. 1t wa
built by Capt. Charles Ridgely, from whom
the present family of that name descended
and in whose possession the estate still remains
Celebrated Their Fiftieth Anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Norris, of Govans
town, celebrated their golden wedding anniver
sary last Saturday night at their home, Lyman
avenue and the York road. Mr.. Norris, wit
is one of the leading business men ofthe town
is 70 years of age and is a member of an oil
Baltimore county family and native of Mid
dletown, Md. He has been engaged in tn
general merchandise business for thirty hre
years and is the senior member of the firm o
]. T. Norris & Son.
Mrs. Norris is native of Govanstown ant
was married to Mr.. Norris on July IL, 1858, b,
the late Rev. James Galbraith. who was thel
pastor of the Govanstown Presbyterian Church
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris had ten children, eight o
whom are living. They are William s. Norris
Mrs. Harry G. Cox. Miss Lulu Norris, ]. How
ard Norris, T. Ward Norris, Mrs. Jane
Rodgers, Jr., Miss Pearl Norris and Charles G
Norris. There are also ten grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris held q reception Will
standing under beautiful floral archway. 4
wedding feast followed and in the center ofth
table was a massive wedding cake. They wer
the recipients of many beautiful gifts Tn
gift of their children was fine silver servlc