The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-12

Company, Mr.. Frank Fl. Galloway, president
has decided to turn its roadbed within the cit.
limits over to the Commissioners for Opening
Streets without compensation. The compan!
had been holding that section of the road
5000.
- Dedication services will be held by Grac
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Powellnaron
Raspe and Delaware avenues, Belair road, Sun
day, June 18th. The church will be dedicatet
at 10 A. NJ. and pipe organ, presented by Mr.
and Mrs. +. N. Powell. will be dedicated
BPM.
- Mr.. George Tise well known either
and postmaster at Hyattsville, Nd, died at hi
home in that place on Thursday, aged II years
He is survived by widow and two daughters
one Of them being the wife of Mr.. N. Howard
Gill, farmer near Mantua Mills, Baltimor'
county.
MANY of the small boys of Towson arr
baseball enthusiasts andthey can put up rat
ting good game. The money for the equip
ment of the team-includiDg the uniforms
was secured through the personal efforts of tho
boys, who deserve much credit for the energy
| displayed.
THE package of Cape Jassamine sem
by Capt. VIM. D. Morrison, of Angleton, Texas
arrived at Towson on Saturday evening last in
good condition and was forwarded to Chestnut
Grove Church, near Sweet Air. on Sunday
morning 1t was mailed at Angleton on the
1st instant.
Mr.. H. q. Mast. grower of the 10th
| district, sent to THE UNION Office this week Q
lot of strawberries that were as fine as any we
| have seen this year. Mr.. Mast has adopted 9
| unique style of advertising his berries in this
paper and says he has been flooded with orders
| because of it.
The number of banking institutions in
Baltimore county is growing rapidly. This
must mean that the wealth of the county is In
creasing steadily. Wenow have eight national
banks, beside others that are not national. to
say nothing of the savings banks and building
and loan associations.
- Mrs. Elizabeth Brawner Lyon, who died
at her residence in Baltimore on Wednesday as
the result of an injury to her hip, was the
widow of VIM. Henry Lyon and the mother
of Messrs. j. Crawford Lyon and William A.
Lyon, prominent merchants who are well
known in Baltimore county.
"a large contingent OF Towson's residents
spent the greater part of this week in Belair as
witnesses in the Circuit Court in the case of
DR.. r. G. Massenburg against the executor of
the estate of the late Mrs. Eudocia Stansbury
for medical attendance, board, etc. The mat
Ter was finally compromised.
THE cornerstone for the new Eutaw
Methodist Protestant Church, Hartford road
and Mayfeld avenue, was laid last Sunday
afternoon. the chief address being delivered by
Rev. ]. NJ. Gill, former pastor. The new
church will be of stone and will be built by
Contractors Reinicker Burton.
- On account of large contracts lately Sc
cured by the Maryland Steel Company the
wage scale of several hundred men at Spar
rows Point that was lately cut down, will
shortly be restored. When the pay was re-
duced, because of dull business, the rent Of
the company's houses was also reduced.
- State Auditor Ash has completed an ex-
animation of the books in the Office of Clerk
of the Circuit Court William P. Cole and COM
plimented that official on the system of trans
acting business there. Mr.. Ash says that while
the revenue of the office has increased during
the past year, the expenses have decreased.
-sCol. B. F. Taylor and his comrades who
went to Chestnut Grove Church last Sunday to
hold memorial services over the graves of the
Wilson brothers, met at the home of Mr..
George W. Seipp in Towson, at 8 A. M, and
went from here by stage to the place of their
destination. They carried many flowers with
them.
ford roads are to be widened by the State Roads
Commission to uniform width of 80 feet, with
sidewalks Is feet wide on each side of the roads.
The Hartford road will also be Strengthened at
Clifton Park. The money to do this work will
come out of the city's share of the $5,000,000
appropriation.
THE reception and entertainment given
on Friday night of last week, under the au-
spices of TowsOn Lodge of Odd Fellows proved
a very enjoyable affair. The weather was
unpropitious, but this did not prevent an at
tendance that comfortably filled the hall. Re-
the entertainment.
- The addresses at the Odd Fellows memo
rial exercises in Prospect Hill Cemetery next
Sunday afternoon will be by Rev. John r.
Edwards, pastor of Catonsville M. E. Church,
and Mr.. William Grason, of the Towson bar.
There will be vocal music and Burgoyne's
Military Band will play. A general invitation
to the, public is extended.
- Despite the very unfavorable weather
the 18th annual horse show at the kennels,
Charles street avenue, took place last Saturday
afternoon with fairly good attendance. Only
hibited, and Mr.. Thomas Deford won first
honors by carrying off four blue ribbons with
Keggy Conner and Monitor.
- Mr.. Charles E. Fendall, of Towson, who
last week had such q splendid prospect for his
strawberries, this week lost over thousand
quarts OF the finest fruit on account Of the rain
He made several shipments to Philadelphia
this week from which he had most encourag-
ing reports. These were all carefully selected
berries and brought high prices.
1.-THE congregation at st. Johns Church,
Worthington Valley, on Sunday, June 18th,
will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
ordination of their pastor, Rev. r. Heber
A. NJ, with the holy communion, at which II
is hoped that all of the communicates will be
\ present. All friends are invited and will be
welcome.
While walking through the strawberry
patch ofMr. William H. Emmart, ofRockdale,
I'd district, last Sunday gentleman found a
plant of the William Belt variety that had 95
berries on it, of them being ripe at the time.
Mr.. Emmart has about an acre in berries and
while all the plants are not so prolific as the
one mentioned, he has promise of an unusually
large crop.
There was some opposition to the grant
ing of charter to the Farmers and Merchants
National Bank of Belair, but the Comptroller
of the Currency decided to grant the charter az
advocated by Mr. John L. G. Lee, Mr.. VIM. E
Robinson and others. This will make the
sixth national bank in Hartford all those here
tofore established being well managed and
prosperous institutions.
1.-THE Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Club
met last Saturday at Stockton, the fine largt
farm of Mr.. Thomas V. Richardson, neal
Phoenix, 10th district, with Mr.. Laban Sparks
as foreman. Mr.. Richardson is extensively
engaged in the dairy business and he has &
first-class equipment The road question wa:
much discussed and the idea of bonding the
county to raise money for the work was moi
generally approved.
"a young negro named Jim" Matthews
who had only been few days out of the House
of Correction, and who had been hired by Mr.
John L. Clark, farmer living about miles
from Ellicott City, was arrested some days age
on the charge of burning barn and tenant
house on MIR. Clark's farm, causing loss oil
five or six thousand dollars. He finally ad
mitted the crime and said he did it because Mr.
Clark refused to give him holiday on Whit
Monday.
"a Washington chauffeur who smashed
| the toll-gate at Reckord. on the Hartford pike
| and damaged his machine almost beyond re-
| pair had to pay $40 fine for travelling withou
| lighted lamps, $25 for exceeding the speed
| limit, and was held to bail for the grand jury
| for malicious destruction of property. Tit
| fellows boss paid the fines also SIS to re
store the gate. That's the way to salt 'em. l
that sort of medicine don't cure the ioyrider
nothing will.
Valuable Find on a Second Distric
Farm.-Baltimore county has new claim Il
| precious stones, pronounced by experts to b.
| American amethysts. or Kuhnzite, the latte
being the more valuable. has been discovered
on farm belonging to Mr.. Dorsey w. Offutt
| at Granite. The farm, which is a part of
| former estate called Mount Pleasant, is abou
| mile from his home and has been productiv
| of other things besides jewels for many years
| Several months ago Mr.. Offutt hired negr,
| to clean the underbrush out of branch which
runs through the farm. He took to Mr.. Offut
piece of shiny glass; as the negro called it
and said he thought the children would like t.
| play with it.
The glass looked peculiar enough to meri
| an investigation. 1t was clear and of pecu
| liarly pretty shade of purple Mr.. Offut
brought the stone to Baltimore and jewele
pronounced it a precious stone OF some kind