The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-09-11


hold property in Govanstown.
Tuesday, September 81, by George W. Yellott,
on the s. s. Patterson farm. in Long Green
Valley. extensive sale of stock, wagons,
carriages, harness, farm implements and
machinery, farm products. antique furni-
Tuesday, September 2s. by John H. Richardson.
attorney, on the White Marsh farm, Eleventh
district, about 10 miles from Baltimore,
horses, cows, farm implements, corn, toma-
Wednesday, September 20, by R. H. Bussey and
John s. Biddison, trustees. on the premises,
real estate at Fullerton, Belair road.
Monday, October 4, by Elmer r. Halle, trustee,
at the Court House door, desirable truck
farm of 40 acres, near Perry Hail. llth dis
Tuesday. October 5, by G. Ross Mace, attorney,
on the premises. leasehold property, known
Wednesday, October 8, by 7. Scott Offutt, Philip
H. Close and James ]. Archer, trustees, at
the Court House door, real estate near Blue
Mount, Northern Central Railroad.
The fall term of the public schools of
this county will begin on Monday, Septem-
Der 20.
-Towson was practically deserted on Thurs
day. Timonium Fair was the centre of at
traction.
- There was frost in the upper end Of Bal
timore county on Monday morning last, but
not enough to do any harm.
- The lOng-lOoked-fOr and most welcome
rain got here at last, and it was the real thing,
too, with plenty OF wet in it.
- The public schools of Baltimore city will
reopen for the fall term next Tuesday, Septem-
Der IA, Monday being legal holiday.
-SSome corn was cut OF in Baltimore
county this week, the fodder being very dry
on account of the long-continued drought.
1.-THE Messrs. FahnestOck, prOprietors of
Halten Farms, Eighth district, are erecting
carriage house on their home place to cost
about 81, 500
Another fellow has discovered the North
Pole and now we may look for trouble.
Strange that both should have found it about
the same Tina
- Timonium weather prevailed again the
major part of this week, and when it comes to
weather you can't lose this old and popular
place of resort.
Mr. William g. Parks, prosperous
young farmer of the Eighth district, raised
this season 1850 bushels of wheat and sold it
at 81 per bushel
THE scholastic season of Mount st. Agnes
College, Mt Washington will begin Septem-
Der Is. This school has students from all over
the United States,
THE notice for this years registration is
published by the Supervisors Of Elections in
the advertising columns of this weeks issue Of
The Union News
- Did You take in the Carnstatter Volks-
fest this week2 We don't know exactly what
it is, but we do know it wasn't at all like
prohibition picnic.
The Prospect Park fair and races will
der Of the week. All the indications point to
a successful meeting.
- Were there 10000 people on Timonium
Fair grounds on Thursday? That is the esti
mate of the Baltimore papers, but there are
some who think it too high.
- The Society of the War 1912 in Mary
land will celebrate the anniversary of the battle
of North Point on Monday, Septembe Ii, at the
Hotel Belvedere. Baltimore.
- Mr.. Paul R. Buchwald, proprietor of the
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has received letters patent on painting ma
chine for roofing tin in rolls.
- Looks like the Towson Suburban League
team is a sure pennant winner now. The
Highlanders occupy the head of the procession
and are going strong. Whoop la!
July and August of this year were the
dryest on record at the local branch of the Bal
timore Weather Bureau, which has been estab-
ished more than thirty-nine years
- Up in Wilkes Barre the pastor of one of
the churches is offering prizes to the young
women who bring young men to the church
and Sunday school. What next?
->The water the people of Towson have
been obliged to use this week is again of very
poor quality-about the color Of delicate"
looking coffee and otherwise inferior
- The date of the Odd Fellows picnic near
Hereford has been changed from the 25th to
Saturday. September IS. 1t will be an all-day
affair and large attendance is expected.
ION September County Treasurer Mer-
ryman had on hand the very comfortable bal
ance of 1881, $685. The receipts of his office
for the month of August were S456, ,124.94
The fall meeting of the Manor Glen
Racing Association will take place on Satur-
day, September Is. commencing at ?. M.
%Mr. Henry Burk of Ruxton, who pur-
chased lot of ground on Woodbine avenue,
Towson, has awarded the contract for hand
some cottage to ]. E. Brown of Cockeysville.
THE ladies of Waugh Epworth League
will hold peach and ice cream festival at
GLEN Arm Hall, on Saturday night, September
IL, to which general invitation is extended.
- It is said that Lake Roland is lower just
now than 1t was ever before known to be. A
large area of the bed of the lake. usually COW
cred by from to feet of water, is now ex-
posed.
- Walter Stiltz will be succeeded as agent
of the Northern Central Railway at Sparks
Station by Ray Crumling of Wrigbtsville, Pa.
Mr.. Stiltz has been appointed an extra passen-
ger agent.
-S"Money's tightening up" That's what
a we'll known Baltimore business man said in
Towson this week, and added: THAT is al
ways good sign. Business generally is i'm
proving"
->Towson was again without water for
about ten hours last Sunday and nobody seems
to think 1t necessary to make an explanation.
Suppose fire should occur here at such times,
what then?
mr. bob Taylor "put another feather
in his cap' by landing Bashan winner in the
Elkridge Handicap at Timonium on Wednes-
day. Tommy" Wright, with Glorious Betsy,
was second.
- Labor Day was very generally observed
as holiday and the suburban trolley lines did
an immense business hauling people to the
many resorts about Baltimore. The day was
an ideal one for an outing.
Mr.. Preston Fl. Shaver of Arcadia, an
experienced teacher, will succeed Mr.. j. H.
Shamberger as principal of the public school
~. Iokk1 - ~.oI
and removed to Baltimore.
->The dust on the York road this week was
something fearful, but it did not prevent the
people from driving to Timonium Fair by the
thousand. 1t would take more than dust to
stop them on such an occasion.
>The open season for squirrels will begin
next Wednesday. Judging from the many re-
ports of guns heard in the woods near Towson
in the early mornings of THE week, some per-
sons must have misread the law.
- Bolgiano, the ong-distance weather man
of Baltimore, says there will be no rain in
Maryland until between the 10th and 25th of
September. Old Bolgy missed it this time,
sure. Look at Fridays downpour.
- Mrs. Robert ]. w. Parlett OF Towson,
who exhibited three pretty hand-painted
broochesin the household department at limo
mum Fair this week, was the victim of sneak
thief who got away with the best one.
%Shiloh Lodge, l. o. o. F. of Granite, Sec
ond district, held largely attended picnic on
Labor Day. One or the features was DaSe-
ball game between Granite and North Branch
teams in which the former won-7 to l.
IA three-horned bull, exhibited at Timo
MUM Fair this week by Mr.. E. c. Staylor o
Belfast. Eighth district, attracted great deal
of attention. The animal seems to be sort Of
cross between the bovine family and sheep.
~ The reported sale of the Patterson farm
in Long Green Valley has been consummated.
The purchaser is Mr.. Thomas I. Boswell, who
now owns about 1000 acres of land in the
valley. the Patterson tract containing 1856 acres.
- Under late ruling of the Postoffice De-
partment it is unlawful to send through the
mails postcard that refers to assessments or
dues in arrears. Notice may be given of ac-
counts becoming due, but not of accounts
overdue.
The annual tournament for the benefit
of the Confederate Soldiers Home at Pixies
vile, usually held September II, will be held
this year on Saturday, September IL. These
are always largely attended affairs and much
enjoyed.
- Mr.. Calvin E. Richardson, a young truck
farmer. near Perry Hail. Eleventh district, had
his face and head badly cut few days ago by
being struck by the brake-handle OF his wagon.
The services of doctor were necessary to dress
the wound.
>The Roland Park Committee that has
charge of such matters is considering three
methods of treating the roads in that beautiful
suburb-gravel, macadam and rotten rock. IL
is said the latter material has been used with
much success.
Sol. Thaddeus C. Blair, formerly of the