The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-09-05


trict-Mrs. Dugdale and son, of Massachusetts,
who had been spending some time with friends
in this neighborhOod, have gone to Baltimore
and from thence will leave in few days for
their home. Mrs. Dugdale is the wife of DR..
Dugdale, who enjoys large practice in that
State.
Some snow fell in this section of the county
on Wednesday of last week-a most unusual
occurrence for the month of August. Our old
est residents do not recall similar condition
of the weather in August. Fires and heavy
clothing were necessary to comfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Pocock are now occu-
plying their new home which they recently
purchased from Mr.. Ensor Brown. They for
merly lived short distance east of Sweet Air.
Mrs. Sarah R. Green, who returned from
Ocean Grove, N. j., very SICK died at the resi-
dence of her SOD, DR.. John s. Green, near
Cuttings, on Sunday last, aged 76 years. She
was the widow of Joshua r. Green, who was
a successful farmer in his day, and was for
many years member OF Chestnut Grove
nesday morning. Mrs. Green was almost a
lifelong resident of this neighborhood and was
known to almost every body. She is survived
by three sons and two daughters.
Miss Neusinger and daughter, and her sister,
Miss Marie Kratz who had been visiting Mr..
John BuIk and sister, rear Sweet Air, have re-
turned to their home in Baltimore.
Mrs. Maier, who spent some time at Atlantic
City, has returned to her home, near Sweet Air.
Miss Hazel Wesley, who had been very i'll
with typhoid fever at her home at Sunnybrook
is steadily improving
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Yateman of Balti-
more, have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
L. Owens, of Sunnybrook and other relatives
in this neighborhood.
The scarcity of help among the farmers is
subject of much discussion and no little worry
on the part of some. They are obliged to pay
good wages and they expect proper return in
the way of faithful labor. Just now farmers
are very bnsy preparing their ground for seed
ing and getting out their potatoes. Many are
attending the county fair this week and enjoy
ing the annual reunion at Timonium.
Mr.. John Price is having his residence paint
ed thereby improving its appearance. Lewis
and John Burk are doing the work.
Rev. Mr.. Way preached at Chestnut Grove
Church last Sunday morning and will fill the
pulpit there on Sunday morning, September
9Th.
Miss Guthrie led the c. E. meeting at the
above church last Sunday evening. M.
Pleasant Hill, 9th District.-The cool
nights are a reminder of the melancholy
days." Farmers are busy gathering in their
fall crops, especially potatoes, which are not
| very profitable this year on account OF the
small yield. There is fair supply ofthe vari-
| Gus kinds of fruit, corn promises well and on
the whole the tiller of the soil has had very
encouraging year, both in the yield and the
prices realized for crops.
this week. 1t is pleasure, not only to view
the exhibits made there, but also to meet old
| acquaintance.
| The Sunday school connected with Pine
| Grove Church will hold its annual celebration
next Saturday, in the grove at the church.
Next Sunday morning Rev. N. A. Karicofe
will preach at 1915, after which there will be
| communion services at Pine Grove.
Rev. G. E. Henderson, having returned from
| his vacation which he spent at Northfield,
Mass. preached last Sunday nightin Gunpow-
der Baptist Church.
Mrs. Nina Cammell and two sons, of Balti-
more, are spending few weeks at g. Millers.
Misses Edith and Mildred Akers, of the Mon
umental City, are visiting j. Elmer Shaver, of
| Freeland.
Miss A. C. Shafer, who spent two weeks in
| this village with her cousin Mr.. Isaac Shaver,
started on her return trip for her home, Cedar
| Rapids, Iowa, last Saturday. She will visit
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Pittsburg, Chicago and
Milwaukee, arriving at her destination about
| October LIST. She expressed herself as being
very favorably impressed with what she saw
| of Maryland and thinks for scenery, pure
water and good living it is not surpassed by
any State she has seen.
The entertainment given by the young ladies
| of Pine Grove Sunday school last Saturday
night was very enjoyable and success fnanci
ally. The proceeds will 60 for the purchasing
of piano for the school.
Mr.. James Bell died of heart failure on Tues
day evening, at his sons home, near Rayville
aged 76 years. He was buried at Pine Grove
on Thursday morning. Rev. N. A. Karicoft
had charge of the funeral services. B.
Cockeysville, N. G. R. Rowing to the
fair week the Beaver Dam Quarries were idle
except two days, which means considerable
shortage in incomes of many men. Hundreds
of persons left this and other near stations fol
Timonium and one could judge that money il
not scarce. Much of it surely was put in circu
lation during the fair and could but benef
some one.
Our neighbor, Mr.. R. Noble Wilson, WHIT
died suddenly on Tuesday. will be very much
missed by his many friends. He was sympa
thetic and helpful in many ways. We tende
his wife our sincerest sympathy. Her brother
Mr. George Maggie. died as suddenly the first o
the year and now this added sorrow makes tn
greater trial.