The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-24
diverted into other channels.

MORE COUNTY UNION. If they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
Judging from the blossoms on the trees
the chestnut crop ought TO be very large one
this year.
- Old Sol commenced getting back at Us
on Wednesday. The few days respite be gave
us we're most welcome. -
next Thursday and continue until August lOth.
1t is always largely attended.
>The County Commissioners have APP
pointed Joseph w. Shanklin, OF Loeb Raven,
a constable for the 9th district.
- DR.. W. F. Clayton has been appointed
sanitary officer for the 14th district, succeeding
DR.. Joseph B. Webster, resigned.
- Black berries are plentiful and OF fairly
good quality. Those who offer them for sale
find ready purchasers in Towson.
->Towson is great place for children.
We doubt if there is another town IN the coun-
try the size of this that has so many.
- The Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club
will meet next Saturday, July 31st, at the farm
of Mr.. James B. Ensor, near Belfast.
- An interesting letter, descriptive OF yell
n1oF Parf is wps Wort6 perusa
- Tuesday, July 10th, was the forty eighth
anniversary Of the first battle Of Manassas,
which was the first great battle of the Civil
War.
->Towson was like deserted village on
Wednesday. The picnic Of the big Methodist
Episcopal Sunday school nearly emptied the
town.
- Some farmers who have threshed their
wheat are somewhat disappointed at the result.
They thought the yield would be much heavier
than it is.
->The daily newspapers have about all
they can do now keeping up with the motor
car accidents. They appear to be constantly
increasing.
- The usual midsummer dullness is now
on in Towson and everything in the shape OF
business is pretty fiat. Those who can get
away just now are lucky.
THE Towson Suburban League team will
go to Dundalk today Saturday to play the
team of the Maryland Swimming Club. 1t
ought to be good game.
"A tournament will be held at Mt. Car
mel, 9Th district, on Thursday, July 10Th. Mr..
]. Myers Pearce will be chief marshal, with
Mr.. Elliott Mays, assistant.
"a dog catcher for Towson? Not bad
idea, but who will it be and who is going to
pay him for the work. These are questions to
be settled before you proceed.
->Mr. T. Ward Norris, agent of the Tow
son division Of the G. & P. Telephone Com
pauy. has resigned to accept position with
the Consolidated Gas Company.
Two small white boys in Towson have
been gathering apples from the yard OF an I'M
occupied house and selling them to the neigh
bOrs. There's enterprise for you.
- It is said the potato crop in this section
of Maryland will be almost an entire failure,
due to the dry weather. The crop was very
poor last year from the same cause.
THE annual tournament Of st. Johns
Church, Long Green Valley, will be held on
Tuesday, August Sd. For particulars see adver-
Using columns of THE UNION today.
THE camp-meeting season is now here
and the tenters in the woods are happy. And
this reminds US that usually as soon as these
meetings commence it begins to rain.
There have been a number of complaints
in Towson this week from people who are using
the water from the new supply. They declare
that it is brackish and has bad odor.
There is talk in Baltimore now of increas-
ing the city's supply by bringing water all the
way from Monocacy, near Frederick. That
would cut out the Gunpowder project entirely.
THE country roads were full of automo-
biles last Sunday and the dust they stirred up
was something terrible. The man who drives
horses has poor show on the roads these days.
THE Oriole team of the Eastern League
has been faring rather badly on its present
fight. 1t has again dropped to fourth place
and appears to have hard struggle to hold
that.
Several automobiles passed through Tow
son last Sunday evening that had neither head
nor tail lights. Machines run without these
necessary articles are positive danger on the
roads.
>The stay -at-homes said they had nc
kick when the weather man sent such charm
ing days as those OF early this week. There
was almost an autumn crispiness in the at
mosphere.
The fifth annual tournament and race oil
the Manor Glen Racing Association will be
held next Saturday, July 31st, commencing al
1P.M. For particulars see announcement in
THE UNION day.
IAN old barrack on the property of Mr.
William E. Read, at Dickeyville, with about
Is tons of old hay, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday afternoon. Cause OF fire unknown
Loss about $500.
The members OF the Lutherville Club
will render play entitled "Tommy's Wife, u
in the Parish House, Towson, Thursday even
ing, July Goth, commencing at o'clock. Ad-
mission 25 cents.
Joseph Kessler of Butler owner of Queen
Bess, has arranged race for his mare with
Wesley Royston's Dry Dock, Jr. The race will
take place next Monday afternoon on the
Timonium track.
>"Willie" Downs hasn't shown any body
yet where that sixty -seven thousand went.
Perhaps he's too busy trying to get back his
property that fell into the clutches of the law
about the time of his arrest.
Carroll county people have this week
been enjoying the camp Of the Maryland State
troops near Westminster. Governor Crothers
who visited the camp on Wednesday, was greet
ed DIV q crOWQ OF 1O,UUU people.
Mrs. Mary Hall, widow of William Hall
who was found dead in her bed at her home IN
Baltimore, on the 18th instant, was sister o.
Mrs. Ella Frazier Of Bradshaw, baltimore
county. She was IS years of age.
THE pastures have been destroyed by thu
long drought and that means extra feeding by
the dairyman. This also means shorter proht'
for him, which is serious matter when the
present price of milk is considered.
While fishing from launch OH Poole
Island on Tuesday Mr. Richard G. Francis anc
several friends caught sixteen dozen fine Whit
perch inside of three hours. They fished with
handlines in about 20 feet of water.
THE Salvation Army camp-meetiDg al
Glvndon Park commenced last Sunday morn
ing. Many people from the surrounding coun
try are attending, especially at night. Their
are many special features at the camp.
B. & o. Railroad, will begin on Friday, July
30th. A large number of tents on the ground!
are already occupied. This camp is conducted
by the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Several thousand Odd Fellows enjoyed
the outing at Gwynn Oak Park on Friday
10th instant. A number of towns tbroughou
the State were represented. Hundreds of chill
dren participated in the pleasures of the day.
%"Fusion" tickets are not new in Balt
more county and the only successful one We
recall was what was known as the "Potatobul
movement of 1875 Nearly every man OF
LQ6 luSlOu tlNhSe NhoS PNAASN ON6
THE Aigburth Well Company has de
cided to lay pipes in some of the streets o
Towson, and application will be made to tn
Highways Commission for franchise. Thi
company is now supplying water from wagon
Mr.. John Gerwig is building recess il
the rear of the pulpit of Gainesville M. Z
Church to receive new pipe organ that will b
installed in about two weeks. The organ
being built by the Estey Company OF Brattle
boro, Vt.
IA Baltimore county man has been sue
and seriously injured young woman. Thi
canine may prove an expensive adjunct to 81
establishment before he gets through wit
this suit.