The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-09-04


And still no rain and the summer
drought of 1909 becomes more serious.
SThe oyster season opened on Wednes-
day, that being the first day OF September. -,
-eTbe public schools of the county will
reopen for the fall term on Monday, Septem-
Der 20.
The Union today. No doubt it will create
ErMr. Carroll H. Gorsuch, who had been
principal of the public school at Sweet Air for
some time, has resigned.
MIR. John Leo Muller, OF Overlea, Belair
road, raised some peaches this year that meas
ured 81 inches in diameter.
"a fellow who smokes cigarettes and
don't find time to do much else is now not In
aptly called "a match striker"
- Wednesday, September 1, was beauti-
fuI summer day. Except for the drought the
weather could not well be finer.
The County Commissioners paid visit OF
inspection to the almshouse on Tuesday and
found the place in excellent shape.
lit is announced that States Attorney
Robert II. Bussey will be candidate for re-
nomination by the Democrats IN 1911.
-Governor Crothers will make an ao-
dress at the White Hall fair, on Friday, Octo-
Der 18th, that being known as School Day:
The Baltimore Weather Bureau on Mon
day promised rain by the end of this week.
II hasn't much time in which to make good.
fever in Baltimore last week. In population
of over 600 900 this is remarkable showing.
"A garrulous person said on Thursday
that Cooks mOnkeying with the North Pole
is what caused this weeks cold wave. Perhaps
The Odd Fellows reunion at Hereford
will take place Saturday, September 70.
Extensive preparations are being made Tor the
affair.
IA few DAYS ago Mr.. Thomas ]. German
trod upon nail which pierced his shoe and
entered the sole of his foot causing severe
wound.
- It is expected that the new Agricultural
High School Building at Sparks station, N:
q. R. R., will be complete by the middle Of
October.
- A family reunion was held at the home
ofMrs. Emily Tyson Caples, at Dover, on Sat-
urday, when IS children and grandchildren
were entertained.
The man who made the prediction that
it would probably snow before we would have
rain seems to have hit the bulpseye as a
weather prognosticator.
- Next Monday will be Labor Day and q
legal holiday in Maryland, made SO by procla-
nation of Governor CrOthers. All the banks
and public Offices will be closed.
- A notice to the creditors of the Chase
Store Company, bankrupt, is published in the
advertising columns of The Union today by
Mr.. Emanuel w. Herman, referee.
- Mr.. Baldwin Drane, aged So years,
former well-known contractor Of Catonsviile,
but now residing at Washington, is spending
several days with friends at Catonsville.
- Another man suicided in Druid Hill
Park this week-shot himself when number
of persons we're within calling distance of him.
He was Sc years Of age and despondent.
1.-The fall meeting Of the Manor Glenn
Racing Association win take place on Satur-
day, September 49, For particulars see ad-
vertising columns of The Union today.
->The thirty-sixth annual GraDgers' pic
mic has been in progress at Williams Grove,
Cumberland county, Pa, this week was
successful affair and very largely attended.
- The Lutherville improvement Assocla-
tion has considerably improved the roads and
sidewalks in the village the past summer the
work being in charge of Mr.. Frank Skipper.
- The ''cold wave" of Wednesday after
noon sent the mercury down rapidly and on
Thursday morning at o'clock 1t registered 5z
degrees in Towson-cold enough for late Oc-
tober.
: -sT The Kings Heralds of Fork Methodist
Episcopal Church will hold an entertainment
at Shirley Hall next Friday evening, Septem-
Der 10. The proceeds will be devoted to
missions.
- The first man to renew his subscription
to The Union under the new rate of one dollar
year from the LIST of September was MI.
Casper Sipple of c., of the neighborhood of
Gardenville.
-All the pretty girls in Baltimore county
ana q large pCTC6uIdB6 Oh tuOot III DditlAuOiC
city will be at Timonium fair next week.
This alone will be show" worth travelling
miles to see.
- Wilbur h. Sindall has been appointed
captain of the Govanstown Engine Company,
vice Frank Ronnenberg. Thurston Goodwin
was appointed substitute fireman in place OF
Captain Sindall.
- The business of the County Clerk Office
is enjoying marvellous growth and Thursday
ofthis week proved record Eighty
three papers were received for record that day,
48 of which were deeds.
The authorities of Washington are going
to see if they can't put a stop to the rooster
Growing nuisance in that city. In Towson the
roOsters are bigger nuisance than the dogs,
and that's saying great deal.
f-~If Cook found the North Pole, as re-
ported, why didn't he bring piece OF it home
with him2 That's what the skeptical fellow
said when be heard the news, and he always
knows what he's talking about.
- Mr.. Samuel d. Owens, one of the best
known residents of Catonsville, was taken
suddenly i'll at his home on Sunday with an
attack of acute indigestion just after returning
from services at the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
- Mrs. Martha R. Talbot, who died at her
home in Baltimore on Saturday last, aged 63
years, was a sister of Mr.. Garrett d. Waters,
formerly a well-known resident OF Baltimore
county. She was the widow of Thomas ].
Talbot.
- Patrolman Owens arrested on Sunday
morning John Jefferson, colored, at his home
at Arcadia, on the charge of setting t1re to q
barn belonging to Louise Frey, also colored, oi
Fairview. The accused was brought to Tow
son Jail.
will begin next Monday and on Tuesday the
Timonium Fair gates will be thrown open
and more than $1,000 people will enter the
gates in the four days that follow. You can't
afford to miss it.
>The thanks of The Union are due to
Mr.. A. A. Mecaslin. of Warren, Sth district
for a basket of beautiful potatoes, but we are
unable to give the name. They don't look
like the drought had been making trouble IN
his Eeighborhood.
- William NJ Cuddy, who was struck BY
the engine of freight train near White Hall
early on Sunday morning last, died at hos.
pital in Baltimore, on Tuesday. DE was z
years of age and son of Mr.. George W. Cud-
dy, near Monkton.
Sunday morning while returning from
Mount Olive Methodist Protestant Church
Mr.. Marshall Klohr of Roslyn was thrown
from his runabout, which collided with an
other team on the Liberty road. Mr.. Klohl
sustained slight injuries.
THE executive board of the Neighbo
hood Improvement Club of Govanstown, at 9
meeting held at the residence of Mrs. George
Lamb on Tuesday, donated $40 to the lately
organized Volunteer Fire Company of tha
place. Early in October the club will hold
sale.
THE Department of State at Washington
has been informed that the British Board o
Agriculture has removed the embargo upoI
the landing of hay and straw in Great Britain
from the States of Maryland. Pennsylvania
New Jersey, New York and Delaware, as
July "a.
- Some persons claim that there was
shower of rain Monday night but it must hav
been a small quantity. The wonder is ex
pressed on every hand how vegetation has sur
vived thus far, which, of course, has only Deel
due to what moisture arises during the hour
between twilight and dawn.