The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-04-10

- Capt. BENJAMIN Price, retired Balti
more city fireman who lived at Lauraville
Hartford road, died on the 9Th instant from 9
self.inhicted wound with suicidal intent. III
health is supposed to have been the cause de
was IS years of age and leaves family.
- The residents of Dixon Park, Mt. Wash
ington, had scare few days ago on account
of woods fire that for time threatened to
sweep the place Several hundred people and
two or three fire companies worked heroically
before the spread of the fire was checked.
- A 5-year old son of DR.. VIM Rush Dun
ton was struck by trolley car on the York
road at Evesham avenue, on Tuesday last and
was hurled % feet. His only injury was q
scalp wound. Constable Myerly carried the
boy to bis home near the scene of the accident.
- The appointments for Hereford Circuit
on Sunday, April 18th. will be as follows :
Hereford, 1890 A. NJ. Mt. Carmel P. NJ,
Falls road, 7.30 P. NJ, preaching by Rev. w. j.
Meeks Jessop, IL A. NJ, Bosey. 8 P. NJ, Ep-
worth, P. NJ. preaching by Rev. John 8.
German.
- Director VIM. L. Amoss was very much
pleased with the results of the corn speciap'
that was run over the B. & o. Railroad from
Baltimore to Hagerstown last week. The
meetings at the points designated were well at
tended and the farmers manifested great deal
ofinterest
-Mr. Samuel Brown, of Towson, a motor
man on the Hartford road trolley line, had
charge of the car that killed a4.year old boy on
Aisquith street few days ago. Although he
was arrested Mr.. Brown was in no way to
blame for the accident and he was promptly
exonerated.
- Ida Bowersox, aged 10 years, daughter
of Mr.. Edward Bowersox, of North Branch,
I'd district, was bitten on the leg by a copper
head snake while hunting arbutus in the woods
on Wednesday. An older sister who was with
her sucked the poison from the wound and
thus saved her life.
The fine young Belgian stallion owned
by Mr.. VIM. NJ link, of Linden Farm. Falls
road, made his appearance in Towson ON Mon
day. The size and beauty of this animal has
attracted much attention. Scarcely a day
passes without visitors calling at the owners
stable to see the horse.
The family of Mr.. Harmon Clagett of
the I'd district, has been sorely afflicted. Mrs.
Clagett died on the I'd instant and day or two
afterward diphtheria appeared in the home
and year old daughter died on Tuesday,
while an older child has the disease The
house has been quarantined.
III Last weeks issue of THE UNION contain
ed II local letters filling q columns of solid"
matter with no attempt at display for the sake
of "filling up" Some of our correspondents
mail their letters so that they do not reach us
until Friday morning and these often mar
rowly escape the waste basket.
MIR. William l.. Montague died at his
home in Baltimore, on Monday last, aged IS
wears. His first wife was Miss Sallie Howard
Love, daughter of Capt. Thomas Love, of
"Loveton, near Cockeysville, and one of the
four children by this marriage became the
wife of the late d. Buchanan Merryman.
There will be four divisions of the fire.
mems big parade in Towson on the 9Th of May,
with Mr.. j. w. Albrecht, of Hamilton, as chief
marshal His assistants will be Messrs. W.
Clarence Craumer, Daniel Null, ]. P. Hollar
and DR.. J. B. Webster. Gov. Crothers and
staff will head the parade, with Troop A as
escort. =
Thousands of people observed Palm
Sunday by wearing or carrying bits of palm.
The custom of distributing palm leaves and
branches on this day is Commemorative of
Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when
the multitude preceded him, strewing palms
in his way and shouting, "Hosanna to the
Son of David ~
There are ten entries for the point-to-
point race to take place on My Lady's Manor
next Monday. The course will be q miles
and both the start and finish will be on the
farm Of Mr.. ]. Myers Pearce. Admission to
the grounds will be free, and If the weather is
fine the attendance will be large. The start
will be at 4P.M.
MR. Edgar s. Bevans, chief examiner
and second vice president of the Title Guaran-
tee and Trust Company, and gentleman well
known to members of the Towson bar, died at
his home in Baltimore, on Wednesday, aged
SIS years. His wife, who survives him, is a
daughter of the late Charles ]. Moore, of Pixies
vile, Baltimore county.
=. County Treasurer N Bosley Merryman
had decidedly disagreeable experience while
driving to bis home in the violent wind storm
of Wednesday afternoon. Just as he turned
into the gate at Hayfelds an especially heavy
blast struck his light top buggy and over it
went, throwing him out upon the ground.
His only injury was slightly sprained ankle.
THE Sunday school of Mount Paran
Presbyterian Church, in the I'd district, on
Sunday last celebrated the 44th anniversary of
its organization by Mrs. James L. Ridgely, and
also the 18th anniversary of Mr.. William G..
Odell as superintendent of the school. An in
teresting program was rendered and there were
addresses by Mr.. ]. Isaac Holbrook, ST., and
Mrs. Fl. H. Henry.
~ Joseph Mueller, the young man &C.
cused of the murder of Regina Reed at Mt.
Washington, on the 9Th of March last, was
arraigned in the Circuit Court here on Monday
and plead not guilty. His trial was fixed for
April 9th, and, in accordance with his wish,
will be by jury. Mueller is plainly cold
blooded fellow for he did not manifest the
slightest concern in the proceedings.
- Governor Crothers has invited the County
Commissioners of Baltimore county, with all
the Commissioners of other counties OF the
State, to meet in Baltimore, Wednesday, April
2lst, in the Union Trust Building, at 10 A. NJ,
to consider certain reforms of administration
ing of the kind to be held in Maryland and the
outcome will be watched with much interest.
1.-The Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Club
held its April meeting last Saturday at the
Echo Farm of Mr.. Charles h. Price, near
Philopolis, 9Th district. This interesting old
estate has been in the Price family several
generations and has always been noted for it's
fertility. The present owners father-the late
Samuel M. Price-was an original member of
the Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club and
famous in his community as a grower OF
large crops.
s.O On last Sunday the pulpit of Towson NJ.
E. Church was filled by members of the Balti-
more Conference then in session at Broadway
M. E. Church, Baltimore. At the morning
service Rev. H. E. r. Reck preached and at
night Rev. Allen F. Poore. After the pastor
had introduced the minister at the night SER
vice he prefaced his remarks by saying: you
have had great day here today and if you can
survive it all you will be doing well. At the
morning service you had wreck" (Reck) for
a preacher and at night you have poor
(Poore) preacher"