The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-15

White carnations were extensively worr
in Towson on Sunday last in honor of"Mothers
| Day." Each member of Towson NJ. e. Sun
day school and Junior Epworth League was
presented with one of these flowers upon ar
irving at the church.
IA man in Virginia was convicted and
fined for stealing growing apple tree from 9
neighbours orchard. We know of an instance
| in this county where an entire orchard Of young
fruit trees was dug up and carried off. Nobody
/ was arrested for this.
- Peter F. Collier, the millionaire publisher
of Golfers Weekly. who died suddenly at his
home in New York last week, bequeathed to
his brother Abram, who lives on the place, the
farm formerly owned by Mr.. VIM. ID. Bartle
son, near Upper X Roads.
- Wednesday was the last day of the spring
meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club. Dur
ing the sixteen days of its continuance many
thousands of people attended and the meeting
is said to have been one of the most success.
full ever held in this State.
ION Friday night of last week Hebron
Lodge K. of p. of Cockeysville, entertained a
large number of members from sister lodges
and also several of the officers of the Grand
Lodge, who made addresses. Refreshments
were served during the evening.
IA tract of land of about 20 acres, located
on the east side of Roland avenue, known as
the Hawkins property, is about being pur-
capitalists. The land is valued at about $50 600.
1t is to be known as North Roland Park.
- Preaching services on Hereford Circuit,
Sunday, May 10Th, as follows: Jessop, IL A.
NJ, Rev. William Justice; Bosley, II A. NJ,
Dover, P. NJ, Epworth, 8 P. NJ, Rev. w. J.
Meeks Mt. Carmel, IL A. NJ, Falls Road, 3 P.
M, Hereford, 8 P. NJ, Rev. ]. s. German.
THE grounds of the Towson Athletic
Association will be formally opened today
Saturday. There will be some special cere
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Cockeysville teams. Everybody should turn
out and give the association a rousing send off.
- Because Union Memorial day falls this
year on Sunday there is talk of prevailing
upon the Governor to proclaim the next day
(Monday) legal holiday. Why not make it
now half holiday that is observed by many.
%The sale of the personal effects on the
Alta Vista" estate, south of Towson, took
place on Wednesday and was conducted by
Pattison e. Gahan, the well known Baltimore
auctioneers who obtained tOpnotch prices for
everything put up. A fresh Jersey COW brought
$92.
Taxes under the new levy continue to
pour into the County Treasurer's Office. Treas
urer Merryman's Office in the Drovers and
Mechanics National Bank, Baltimore, is open
every Saturday from 8 A. NJ. to I'm. His Tow
son Office is open Saturdays between the same
hours.
THE Democratic Executive Committee of
Baltimore county held meeting in Baltimore
on Tuesday and decided to hold the coming
primary under the Crawford county system of
direct voting. The election will take place
Saturday, June Goth, between the hours of II
NJ and P. NJ.
>Col. Charles E. Trail, brother of Mrs.
John l. Yellott, of Towson, died at his home
in Frederick, Nd, on the 9Th instant, aged "a
years. He was one of the most prominent and
wealthy citizens of that county, and was con
nected with many business enterprises. He
leaves family.
~ The ladies of Trinity Church who served
a collation. in the Parish House on firemen's
day in Towson, realized very considerable
sum. Enough had been provided to amply
feed all the guests of the Towson Volunteer
Fire Company and there were a very large
number of these.
Perhaps the first monument to Adam
Brady, contractor and builder, at his home
near Gardenville. 1t is a substantial stone,
cost about $40 and bears this inscription
This the first shaft in America is dedicated to
Adam, the first man."
Mr. John B. Koerner, of Jacksonville,
who is a successful agent for the sale of farm
machinery and implements, will deliver two
carloads at Union Bridge one carload at Sykes
vile and one carload to farmers on My Lady's
Manor. He has had an excellent season and
the time for delivery is now at hand.
ut is expected that the new Maryland
School for Boys, near Loeb Raven, will be
ready for occupancy by November next. This
school, located in the LIST district was formerly
known as the House of Refuge. When the
new buildings are completed it will be one of
the finest institutions of its kind in the country
Several mysterious barn fires have &C.
Cured lately in Baltimore county: All such
should be carefully Investigated in order, if
possible, to fix the cause. Last year two or
three fires occurred that were said to be trace
able to spontaneous combustion. Precautions
should be taken to prevent such this summer.
- Mr.. John I. Hershner, assistant school
examiner, who owns several acres of land on
West JOppa road, TOwson, has splendid fruit
prospect this year, including apples, peaches
pears and all the small fruits. Mr.. Hershner
does much of the work on his small farm"
himself and no doubt his health is benefited
thereby.
->Texas, Cockeysville and Marble Hill had
the benefit for the first time of electric lights
on Thursday night. There are forty go candle
power lights, which are furnished by the Mt
Washington Electric Light and Power Com
pany. A number of business places and resi-
dences in those villages are being wired for
lighting
- Roland Park appeared in force before
the High ways Commission on Thursday morn
ing in the matter of the application for widen
ing Roland avenue from Beechdale avenue to
Lake avenue. Many of those interested came
up in automobiles. There was sharp contest
over the points at issue and much oratory was
expended.
THE congregation of Jerusalem Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, Gardenville, has de-
cided to erect new parsonage on the site of
the present one. The pastor Rev. w E. Hauff
will be chairman of the building committee
that will consist of three members of the
Ladies' Aid Society and three members of the
Church Council.
MIR. William Andrew Jackson Isaac who
died at his home in Ellicott City on the 18th
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the Oldest citizens of Howard county. He was
the father of Rev. Frank r. Isaac, formerly
pastor of Great Falls Circuit, and an uncle of
Mr.. William M. Isaac, of Towson, and had led
a very active life.
- Messrs. George Whitelock and Edward
G. Darlington, trustees, under a deed of trust
made by John A. Sheridan for the benefit of
creditors, filed petition in the Circuit Court
here asking that the court assume jurisdiction
of the trust, and to ratify the private sale of
property at Chase, 18th district, owned by Mr..
Sheridan, for $4,000.
John E. Kirby, of Westport, 18th dis
trict, by his attorney, Mr.. Edward H. Burke,
has sued the Northern Central Railway Com.
pany for $500 damages for lost chest con-
tanning racing outfit that was shipped from
Timonium fair grounds last year. 1t is claimed
that through the negligence of the company
the chest was never delivered.
> Falls Road Chapel, on the Falls road
north of Butler, is to be replaced with a new
church to cost about $500, nearly all the
money having been secured. The building
committee is composed of Rev. William J.
Meeks Miss Rebecca Cole, DR.. ] Edw. Benson
and Messrs. Lewis NJ Bacon, Thomas F. GRAY,
Gus Bruehl and Wesley Royston.
MIR. Thomas Deford's Floradale, with
Mr.. Tommy" Wright up, won the Grand
National Point-to-Point race that was run in
Green Spring Valley last Monday afternoon
Mr.. Redmond G. Stewart, with Landslide, a
three-time winner of this classic, was second,
and Tom Bone, ridden by Mr.. Robt. M. Taylor,
third. 1t was hot race in which there were
ten starters.
THE wind storm of Friday afternoon of
last week was very heavy in some sections of
this county. On the farm of Mr.. Walter o.
Ensor, near Butler, a barrack was blown down.
Three horses that were in it at the time escaped
by some of the timbers protecting them. A
bsrrack on the farm of Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacon, in
the same neighborhood, was moved two feet
from its foundation.
->The dog nuisance in Towson has reached
point where it has become almost unbeara-
BILE, and the chicken nuisance is about as bad.
People who keep no chickens have their gar.
dens and flower beds ruined by their neigh
bors' poultry, and their owners appear to think
it's all right. If people will keep chickens in
towns they should be compelled to confine
them to their own premises.
"a party of about fifteen veterans of the
First and Second Maryland Infantry will make
a pilgrimage to the graves of Col. John W.
Wilson and Capt. Malcolm Wilson, who are
buried in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, near
Cnoak " On Sunday lima 9Th o0d oopduot