The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-16
- According to the City Directory the popu-

- According to the City Directory the popu-
lation of Baltimore is 63l, 12S.
- Y.u can always reach The Union News
Office by telephone Call rowson 2l1.
- Some wheat sold at Baltimore county
mills this week at 81 Is 10 81 IL per bushel.
The Italians had everything their own
way on Tuesday-Colnmbu Day, you know.
"A little touch of winter this week re-
minded the housekeeper 10 take look at the
coal pile.
- The Elkridge Hounds will meet today
Saturday. at 2.30 p M., at Hillendale Gate,
fIillen road.
- Farmers are rushing their produce to
market this week and this is a suie sign that
prices are good
Ill is claimed that 175 900 people attended
the York fair last week Those York fellows
always were mighty good chalmers
"A well known business mau said on
Wednesday Money is tightening up-a sure
sign that business conditions are improving"
- The rowson and Barclay elevens will
clash on the Highland Park field at Towson,
on Saturday, October 16, at P. NJ. Don't
miss it.
- The election will take place two weeks
from next Tuesday-November g Political
matters are beginning to warm up little in
this county now.
- We don't hear many people complaining
these days about not having open trolley cars
to ride in. But they can easily find something
else to growl about.
"A class of thirty persons was confirmed
by Bishop Corrigan at Sacred Heart Church,
Gly ndon, on Thursday. Several priests as
sisted in the ceremonies.
Josh" Jones, who was slave to Dr..
st. Clair Street,. grandfather of Mr.. j. Rush
Street, of Pennington" died few days ago
at the age Of over 80 years.
- Tuesday nights frost did the business for
the gardens. 1t was the first one ofthe season
to do any serious damage. Ice formed at some
places in Baltimore county.
- Rev. DR.. G. Herbert Richardson, who
lately returned from his third trip to Europe,
is now delivering very interesting lecture en-
titled Over the Ocean Wave"
- We have managed to struggle through
another holiday anditis quite pleasant to know
that it will be little over month before there
is another such interruption to business.
- We have been requested to say that the
lad" of the Parkton Bank in the White Hall
Fair programme should read 8 per cent inter-
est On certificates of deposit instead of per cent
- Ex-Governor Warfield has conveyed 1S9
acres of The Caves property, north of Green
Spring Valley 10 Mr. Janon Fisher, a nomi-
nal consideration only being named in the
deed.
-SLast weeks issue Of The Union News
contained twenty local letters-upWard ofthree
columns of "solid'' type. No other country
newspaper in Maryland can make such a
showing.
MIR. William Fraser, head of the Ruxton
Floral and Nursery Company, said on Thurs
day that he never saw the water in Lake Ro-
land, at this season of the year, as low as it is
Just now.
- Now is the time to get out into the coun
try and enjoy the richly varigated foliage of
the trees. No artist can paint picture to COM
pare with this one that nature furnishes once
every year.
Dr. far DaIA Auir N
yield of 16 barrels of corn to the acre this
season. He has 20 acres of the pride of the
West variety.
The usual crowds attended the Hagers-
town fair this week, Baltimore county being
well represented in the throng. Frederick
fair-the last of the Maryland shows-will be
held next week.
- The l. o. o. f. Cornet Band of Cockeys-
Vile will give an oyster supper in the Odd Fell
lows Hall. on the evenings of Friday and
Saturday, October 20 and 90 Proceeds for the
benefit of the band.
THE fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club will begin at Pimlco track next Satur-
day and continue until Monday, November s.
A large number of horses are now in training
at the track and many more are to come.
"A number of the male members of Mt.
Paran Presbyterian Church. Second district.
have presented their popular pastor, Rev. DR..
II. II. Henry, with a fine new buggy, pres
- Bracing Breeze, owned and ridden by
Mr.. John Merryman Black Of Cockeysville,
won the special one-mie race for gentlemen
riders at the Cumberland (Md.) fair last Satur-
day. Time, 1:471 The prize was silver cup.
->Mr. Edward s. Peerce has rented his
Fertility and Edgehill farms, in Dulany's VAL
ley, to Messrs. w. S. and Howard Lloyd,
brothers, who will take possession March 1,
1910 The two places contain nearly 400 acres
THE residence of Mr. Walter H. Buck,
near Rogers Station, Green Spring Valley, is
being remodeled Mr.. and Mrs Buck have re-
turned from Buffalo Lithia Springs and are
now temporarily with the latter's mother,
Mrs G. Devries.
The fine rain of this week was much
needed by farmers and truckers. Complaints
are heard of a scarcity of water on account of
diminished supply in springs and wells. The
Susquehanna has been so low at Columbia that
teams have been crossing on its bed.
&c. w. E. Treadwell, cooperative weather
observer at Towson, reports as follows "The
first killing frost occurred October 1S, 1909,
with a minimum temperature of 80 degrees,
while the first killing frost of 1907 and 1908 oc-
CURED on the same date-October 13.
"A barrel filled to the cover with jellies,
preserves and canned fruit was shipped this
week to the Deaconess Home to be used by
those at that institution. The gift was made
by the members of Towson Chapter Epworth
League, held under the auspices of the mercy
and help department.
- The will of Dr. Felix Jenkins, who died
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas
W. Offutt, at Towson, was admitted to probate
in the Baltimore City Orphans Court on Thurs
day. The estimated Value of the perso nal
estate is about $4,000. Mrs. Offutt is named
as one of the executors.
1.-The autumn fly is about the worst nuis-
ance we know Of There is only one thing we
admire about him aud that is his determine
ton to get there. II a man-hls size consld-
cred had the same amount of energy as one
small autumn fy the possibilities of his achieve
ments would be imitless.
>The two large bells OF the old Sacred
Heart Church, Highlandtown, which have
been in position for the last 36 years. ringing
daily, failed to peal forth on Tuesday for the
first day since their installation. They have
been taken to the new Sacred Heart Church at
Foster avenue and Third street.
At the recent Vincent dahlia show at
White Marsh the lucky ones in the drawing
contests were Mr.. Lawrence Moore, who won
a fine Morris chair; Mr.. H. Myers. a silk
ouilt and Mr. John Long, large box of candy.
In the voting contest for the most popular lady
Miss Bertha Klein carried off the honors.
"A bad year for farmers has soured
Mr. Richard Swormstedt. Jr., of Baldwin. Long
Green Valley, and he will dispose of all his
personal property on Wednesday, October q
and retire from the business. The snug farm
on which he resides, and which belongs to hi:
father, will be offered for sale the same day.
Mr.. John Prentiss Poe, who died at th,
residence of his daughter at Ruxton, at al
early hour on Thursday morning, after few
davs' illness from stroke of apoplexy, was
regular attendant at Trinity Church, Towson
during the summer months He was "a year
of age and leading member OF the Maryland
bar.