The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-17
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- That was hot game OF Dali played mere
on Wednesday afternoon between the Belail
and Towson teams, resulting in victory for
the formers to 2. 1t looked like the Tow
SONS had it up to the 9th inning, when the visi.
tors put on an extra amount OF steam and
scored runs.
1.-The Towson baseball team played an IL
inning game at Forest Park last Saturday and
won out, to 5. The relative positions of the
Suburban League teams remains the same.
Today-Saturday, July 17th-the Cockeysville
and Towson teams will clash at Highland
Park.
There has been another change in the
schedule of the Green Spring Branch OF the
Northern Central Railway, but it don't seem
to have improved matters much and the pa
irons are still dissatisfied. The trains do not
run to Calvert Station and this is objected to
by most people.
Two disreputable looking potato mer-
| chants" who claimed to be farmers from
Cockeysvile," have been hawking their wares
about Towson and those who do not choose to
patroniZe them are frequently treated to lot
of impertiDence. Such fellows do not deserve
! to be encouraged.
> 1t is not pleasant sight to see dead dogs
lying about the streets after the poisoner has
| got in his work and the worst of it is there is
no one in Towson whose duty it is to remove
them. It is said that this service is not part
| of the work of the garbage remover and that
he will therefore not do it.
"a colored farm hand was killed by light
ming in field near Laurel, Md, on Tuesday
| afternoon. There was no sign of storm at the
time and the bolt came from an apparently
clear sky. Other men and horses at work in
the same field were stunned and load of hay
was set on fire and burned.
MIR. William Stouffer, who manages the
Halten farms, in the 9Th district, for the Messrs
| Fahnestock raised splendid crops this season.
He harvested 140 acres of wheat in eleven days
and he expects yield of not less than 900
bushels He will harvest 300 tons of hay and
his corn crop now gives excellent promise.
IA very dissgreeable interruption to Tow
sons water service occurred on Monday even
ing and many families were without water
several hours, causing great deal of discom-
| fort. And when the water did come it was en-
| tirey unfit for use because of its muddiness.
1t does seem that such things might be avoided.
- Last year Mr.. Benjamin T. Ridgely, of
Barretts Delight Farm, near Warren, raised "a
bushels of wheat to the acre. This year his
crop fell off considerably, the average being
only "a bushels Mr.. Thomas V. Richardson,
of Stockton Farm, near Phoenix, raised this
season 1900 bushels of wheat on so acres of
land.
->For the quarter ended June 30th, 1909,
the United Railways Company paid to Balti-
more city as park tax the sum of $l13, 694.46,
which shows a considerable increase as COM
pared with the corresponding quarter of last
year. This tax is 8 per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts of all the trolley lines within the city
limits.
"a fine large dog that belonged to Master
Jack" Anderson. of Towson, was among the
victims of the canine poisoner this week. He
was perfectly gentle and harmless and well
broken to harness. It is a shame that such
dogs are killed when there are so many worth
less and dangerous ones that seem to be entirely
immune.
- Returns from 4th of July fires and acct
dents are coming in slowly, but it is said they
were more numerous this year than ever before,
and that the money losses were heavier and the
harvest of death greater, to say nothing of the
sufferings of the hundreds who were injuredin
various ways. No amount of expostulation
seems to do any good.
1.-The Towson mosquito is a most ener-
getic aud persistent pest. There is no reason
why there should be any of them here, but so
long as no effort is made to break up their
breeding places we may expect TO be harassed
by them. People should bear in mind the fact
that the mosquito is dangerous nuisance in
that he is a disease breeder.
THE Confederated Civic Improvement
and Protective Associations of Baltimore coun-
ty will hold its quarterly meeting in the Wo-
mans Club Building, Roland Park, Monday
evening next, July 10Th, commencing at
o'clock. A number of interesting subjects will
be discussed and reports of committees received.
Members should not fail to attend.
THE annual dahlia show of the Messrs
Vincent, at White Marsh, Baltimore county,
will take place September 2Sth to October 1st,
inclusive. 1t is said at this time there is pros
pect of one of the finest displays of the kind
ever seen in this or any other country. This
annual treat of the Vincent establishment is
greatly appreciated by those privileged to en-
Joy it.
- During recent heavy thunder storm
five large trees on the farm of Mr.. G. Bohn
Slingluff north of Green Spring Valley were
struck by lightning. Four of them were chest
nuts and ali Of them were killed. The other
was a tulip poplar. One of the trees stood
within 20 feet of the house. Mr.. Slingluff says
he never knew lightning to strike on the place
before.
And now the tournament season is about
to open. 1t is strange what hold this form
of amusement has on many people, but when
il is remembered that country folks have not
the opportunities for outdoor sports that others
have, it is not so strange either. The tourna-
ment is place to meet their friends and hence
they go for this purpose as well as for little
relaxation.
>Atthe business meeting ofTowson Chap
ter Epworth League, held on Tuesday evening,
large collection of groceries, etc., was given
was sent to Glyndon Park on Wednesday. An
order was drawn on the treasurer for twenty
five dollars for this organization to help defray
the expense of entertaining these old people at
these outings.
- Early apples are scarce and of very poor
quality. Most of the crop has dropped off and
the few remaining don't amount to much. II
you expect to raise fruit these days you must
fight the pests that beset the trees. Professor
Symons says the only way to preserve the use
fulness of fruit trees is to spray them. This is
process that costs little and the only wonder
is that more people do not resort to it.
->It is said that more people lose their
lives by drowning accidents than in any other
manner. Every day in summer such occur
rences are reported, and in nine cases in ten
they are the result of carelessness The case of
the two youths who last week lost their lives
at Sunday school picnic near Baltimore is
fair sample. Neither of them could swim and
yet they went into water that they knew moth
ing about
speaking of Timonium fair the Belair
Eqis of last week said This fair, after suffer-
ing the ups and downs growing out of local
ambition, has for some years past had the
united support of all Baltimore county, espe-
cially the ladies, who have succeeded in max
ing this the greatest fair of the State. If Har-
ford county cannot support a fair her next
best step is to patronize that of her neighbor-
ing sister"
bile to start and had worked himself up to
pretty nearly fever heat when he besought
another man to look the - thing over and
see what was the matter anyhow. He did
look it over and pretty soon found out that
there was not drop Of gasoline about the
it worked beautifully. Now, what do you
know about that2
THE UNIONS pointer last winter about
filling ice houses with snow was availed OF by
a number of Baltimore county people and with
the most satisfactory results. A gentleman at
Sherwood was the first to try this several years
ago and the result. as told in this paper, was 80
| satisfactory that others were led to try the
same expedient. And they have been mighty
glad of 1t for the snow has proven a fine sub
| stitute for ice as long as it lasts
- Mrs. Robert M. Taylor, of REGISTER ave-
nue., was slightly injured in runaway acct
dent on Monday afternoon. She was driving
on the York road, in company with Mr.. L. B.
McCabe, Jr. and in descending the hill at
Wiltondale the shaft girth broke, causing the
horse to run. Mr.. McCabe jumped out to hold
the wagon back but before he could do SO the
horse was off. After running short distance
Mrs. Taylor was thrown out, but escaped
serious injury.
| Members of a Long Lived Family
Surrounded by her daughters, 8 grandchil
| dren l stepdaughter and l stepson and few
| intimate friends, Mrs. Susannah E. McComas
| celebrated the S5th anniversary of her birth
on Monday at her home, 1872 Gorsuch avenue,
| Waverly. The day was spent in thoroughly
enjoyable manner. There was singing by the
| younger people, while those of the older gener-
alton amused themselves mostly by discussing
"reminiscences.
Mrs. McComas is surprisingly well preserved
| for her age. She has retained all her faculties,
except that of hearing, and goes about as
though she were Is years younger. She was
! born in Baltimore county, near the Yord road,