The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31


Fork, 18th District.-Rev. John H. Marsh
will be with Rev. F. A. Killmon next Sunday
and as former pastor he will be greeted by
his many friends who are always glad to see
him.
The festival held at Fork Christian Church
last Saturday was financial success, about 500
being realized towards clearing the debt Of
500 on the church.
Miss Nellie Wright of Fork is spending the
summer at Columbia University, on the Hud-
son, near New York CITY,.
The annual reunion of the Sunday schools
of Long Green Circuit will be held on Wednes-
day, August 18th, in the grove of Mr.. j. W.
will be chief marshal and the schools are to
form at 10 30 A. NJ, promptly. The Long
Green Band will be on hand. Plenty OF fine
ice-cream and confectionery will be for sale.
Prominent speakers, among whom will be
number of former pastors, will help make the
day enjoyable.
Miss Helen Gorsuch, who is taking the reg
ular training course at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital for professional nurses, is at home for
the summer vacation.
The drought in this section is quite severe.
cutting the cabbage and potato crop short and
also damaging the corn crop W.
Baldwin, 18th District REVIVAL services
will commence at Union NJ. e. Church, on
Sunday, August Sd. Song service at P. NJ
Rev. F. A. Killmon will conduct these SER
vices, aided by other we'll known speakers.
Mrs. George Allen, of Wilmington, Del, Is
sick at the home of Mr.. s. G. Allen, at this
time.
Mrs. William H. Day, of Oakland. Illinois.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Israel A. Scarf, OF
Baldwin. She is a daughter of the late J.
Glenn McComas of this district.
Miss Miller and Miss Walton are visiting
their cousin, Miss Edith l.. Isennock, of this
place. t.
To Improve the Hartford Turnpike.-An
adjourned meeting was held at Benson post
office on Monday night and the Benson Per,
manent improvement Association organized
with Mr.. William L. Amoss, president, and
Mr.. William G. Hoskins, secretary. Amotion
was made to file bill in the Circuit Court to
prevent the operation of the turnpike in its
present condition. Mr.. ]. Alexis Shriver made
an address in which be assured those present
that the road would be put in good condition
Immediately and that number of carloads OF
stone had already been ordered, together with
sufficient tar to bind the stone. A committee
was appointed looking to the immediate i'm
provement of the Hartford turnpike lying be-
tween Reckord and the 20-mile-stone. The
committee is composed of Messrs. j. Alexis
Shriver, David Lee and William G. Hoskins.
The matter of having lights placed at points
on the pixies between Belair and Reckord so as
to protect Hartford county teams from foreign
automobiles constantly passing over these
turnpikes at high speed, and often without
lights, was discussed and committee appoin-
ted to take up the matter and report at the
next meeting, August I'd.
In discussing the turnpike company the fact
was referred to that the majority OF the tolls
received was collected from outside automo-
biles that would not otherwise pay anything
toward helping to keep in shape the county
roads, and a sentiment was expressed of con-
tinuing the tollgate so that these machines
which do the greatest damage to the roads
should bear part of the burden Of keeping them
in repair.