The Baltimore County union, the Towson news. (Towson, Md.) 1909-1912, 1909-10-23


except the goose race. in which each feminine
CONTESTANT had goose. duck or hen harnessed.
The drivers wore Mnther Hubbards and Moth
er Goose bats. Before the goal was reached
many of The contestants had freed themselves
from the harness and flown back TO their own
back yards.
The potato race for children was won by
Lewis Naylor. The pony driving class-pigs
End goats allowed, too-was won by Miss Mary
Duvall. dressed as gray mouse. The ladies
driving class" open for men and women, was
Wun by Mrs. Moncure Lyon In the dress-suit
case race each man had a suitcase in which
were dress, waist and hat Each raced 100
yards and delivered the contents to woman
at The other goal. who dressed in the bat. dress
and waist This was won by Miss Catherine
Jones and Mr. Pierce. The womaD's driving
class was won by Mrs. Arthur Nudge The
potato bag race was won by Mr.. Nathaniel
Brush. The duck race was won by Miss
Catherine Bentley, with an aged and staid goose;
The Judges were VI essrs. +. 7. Nudge and
Albert Myer. and the three clerks of the course
Messrs Boiling w. Barton, Eugene Blackford
and P. NJ. Duer The managers were Miss
Bessie Myer, Mrs. Boiling W. Barton, Mrs.
Robert Barton, Miss Catherine Barton, Miss
Marjorie Duer and Lawrence Miller
Boys Narrowly Escape Death-A re-
markable escape from instant death took place
last Saturday at the York road tollgate, Tow
son. ABOUT lZDU L. W. lOWSOu -OhIuuSNllio
electric car, while descending the grade at the
residence of Judge N. G. Burke and while cross-
ing Linden Terrace colided with a delivery
wagon of James E. Dunpby & Sons driven by
G. Harris Dunphy, aged IL years, son of Mr..
and Mrs James E. Dunphy, and Daniel Wits,
also aged IL years, son of Mr.. and Mrs q.
Wits. The horse had cleared the tracks when
the car crashed into the wagon, and before the
motorman could bring his car TO standslill
the vehicle was dragged about 60 feet. The
boys were thrown out and dragged over the
roadbed and ballast along with the splintertd
wreck Such was the force of the collision
that all the heavy glass 10 the forward part of
the car was smashed to splinters, including
that above the door transom DR.. Stuart Cas-
sard and other neighbors ran to the assistance
Of the boys. They were picked up and carried
to a nearby house and Drs. R. c. Massenburg
and Harry S Jarrett summoned Both boys
were severely cut about their faces and sus-
tanned severe scalp wounds. but no bones were
broken. They were taken tC their homes in
conveyances. They are improving and expect
to be about in a week or So. The horse was
not injured, but the vehicle was total wreck.
Church Services.-E ereford Circuit, Meth
odst Episcopal Church. Sunday. October "a
Jessop, IL A. M Bosley, 3 P NJ; Epworb,
P. NJ, Rev. William j. Meeks Hereford, IL
A. NJ Falls Road, M; Mount Carmel,
7 80 P. NJ. Rev. John s. German Services at
Hereford will be held in the Odd Fellows Hall
during the rebuilding of the church.
Hunts Methodist Episcopal Church-Re-
vival services still in progress at this church.
mems meeting was held on Sunday after
noon with about seventy five present. Rev.
Thomas e Copes of TOwson Methodist Epis-
copal Church will preach on Friday night,
October %. mems meeting will be held at
the church on Sunday, at 3 P. M.
A special campaign on evangeistic lines
will be conducted at Chestnut Grove Presby-
terrain Church by Rev. Fred McNeili the
pastor. beginning October a. and continuing
every evening. except Saturday, for the week.
A chorus of SO voices will sing 1t is alsJ ex-
pected that an orchestra will play some even
ings. The Fallston Quartette will assist
Eighty or more persons will do personal work
in distributing tracts visiting their neighb rs
and inviting them to the meeting during the
week All sister churches are invited to CO.
operate.
Ipherits a Large sum from Mother The
Baltimore Sun says Mr.. William F. Cochran
of Woodbrook, Baltimore county, will receive
ST. 81, 100 from the estate of bis mother, Mrs.
Eva Smith Cochran. daughter of Alexander
Smith. founder ofthe Alexander Smith u Sons
Carpet Company, of Yonkers, n. Y. Mrs.
Cochran left an estate valued at SS,577 ,238. not
Gardiner, Maine She bequeathed Sab 900
for religious and charitable purposes and to
servants. including 81 900 each to 300 employees
of the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Com
pany who have worked in the factory 20 years
or more Each of Mrs. Cochran six children
will receive 81, 3ll, 100 from the estate.
The executors deposited 100000 with the
Comptroler's Office to c)ver the tax
Mrs Cochran's brother. who died six years
ago, left $50 900 900, which paid 81, 900 600 to
the State of New York.
Epworth League OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of the Epworth League Chapters of East Bal.
timore district, Methodist Episcopal Church,
are hoping for pleasant weather today and to-
morrow to insure the success of their c0nven
ton, which will be held at Tows)n Church,
of which Rev. Thomas E. Copes is pastor
very interesting programme has been arranged,
and with clear skies a large attendance is ex-
pected The exercises will begin at 10 o'c eek
this afternoon with reception and registration
of delegates and devotional service tn be led
by Mr. Harry C Murray of Towson. Reports
from the various committees will be made at
the Saturday evening session. On Sunday
services will be held at 6, 8 80 and IL NJ.
and and P NJ. Special music will be a
feature of all the services.
Fine Mixup In Howard "A letter from
Ellicott CITY says: THE Supervisors of Elec-
tions for Howard county have, since deciding
in favor of the Day ticket at a special meeting
on Monday last. decided to place also the
Blakeney ticket on the official ballot, thus
making four tickets TO be voted for in this
couniy-one Democratic, two Republican and
one Prohibition II is claimed by the Repub-
lican leaders of this county that this is done to
confuse the negro and illiterate white voters,
who wish to vote against the amendment, but
il is said that they will be instructed TO vote
IL the hest
they can for the remainder of the ticket"
Ready for a Good Time-Belhany Lodge.
No. o. l. 0. o f of Glenarm, has complete ed
arrangements for entertaining Washington
Lodge, No. l. of Baltimore, October27, as men :
toned in the Union-News several weeks ago.
Among the speakers on this occasion will be
Grand Master w w. Varney, Secretary to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, John B. Goodwin,
| Deputy Grsnd Master DR.. John Green, Rev.
NJ. L. Beall, Dr. j. F. H Gorsuch and others
| Every body invited.
This lodge is arranging for an oyster supper
| to take place November 10 and 20. The mem
bers have also decided to beautify their lodge
room By painting and also purchase new carpet
which means quite an outlay OF money.
Big Smoke, Little Fire.-There was a
scurrying of Towson volunteers and the cbeml.
cal engine company Tuesday afternoon at AZ
| O'Clock when the big bell in the tower al the
engine house Changed out couple OF notes
/ and quick run was made to the notion store
kept by Mrs. Carrie NJ. Berry in the recon
| structed building which was destroyed by 1re
several months ago on the York pike, nea
chesapeake avenue. A brisk fire had beer
made in a woodstove the pipe OF which hat
slipped unnoticed from the flue-hole and va
pouring a dense volume of smoke into th
room The only damage done was to unnerV'
some of the lady clerks in the store
Mat With a Serious Accident. MRS. Heller
M THOMPSON. wife of Mr.. James ID. Thomp
son who occupies a tenant house on the Locus
Vale Stock Farm, just north OF Towson, me
with a very seriOns accident on Tuesday last
She was engaged in boiling applebutter wheI
she trpped and fell, punging her right arm I
the elbow in the boiling mass. Her arm an
breast were terribly burned and she suffered
intensely. Dr. r. c. Massenburg responder
promptly to a summons and did what ne coul'
for her relief.
Young Albert Tennis Winner Abroad
Mr.. Talbot ]. Albert, son of the American
consul at Brunswick, Germany, won in tn
tennis tournament concluded in that city o.
September 80 for the championship Of IN
| Duchv of Brunswick. Besides the champion
shin. Mr. Albert won three first prizes, consist
ING of three handsome silver cups foun
Albert ia son of Mr.. Talbot j. Albert, former
of baltimore county, and grandson OF ID
late Col. o. P. Macgill of Towson.
Accidentally KlIed.-Mrs V. J. Bower
If Hampdep. formerly of Chestnut Ridge, n
ca;ved news on Wednesday of the sudden deaf