The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-15
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Jacksonville and Sunnybrook, 10th Dis
trict.-The recent showers have revived vege
tation and preparations are being made to PLAN
early tomatoes. Our farmers are also busy
! planting corn.
The Jacksonville debating society will close
| for the season by giving an entertainment in
| Sweet Air Hall, Saturday, May 10Th, at S.15 P
NJ. An interesting program has been prepared
including three plays.
On Friday night of last week preparatory
services were held at Chestnut Grove Presby-
terrain Church in charge of the pastor, Rev.
Frederick MacNeal, assisted by Rev. II. Medley
Price, of Ashland, and Rev. Mr.. Waygood, of
Baltimore. This was followed on Sunday
morning with Communion service, when Mr..
Price preached from the text, GOD is love"
Two persons united with the church. large
congregation was present. Rev. Mr.. Price was
entertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Pocock.
The choir connected with the church hold
weekly rehearsals on Friday evenings, at ~
o'clock in Sweet Air Hall. By this arrange.
ment the singing has been greatly improved
and the young people connected with the choir
enjoy its social features sumptuous lunch
prepared by the ladies is served at O'Clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Chestnut Grove
Church met at the home of Miss Ida Baldwin,
near Baldwin, on Tuesday, when large num-
Der of its members were present. After the
business session lunch was served and an en-
ioyabe time was spent.
Miss Edith Guthrie conducted the Christian
Endeavor service at Chestnut Grove Church on
Sunday evening last
Rev. Frederick MacNeal, the new pastor of
Chestnut Grove Church, is boarding at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jessop, at Sweet
Air
There is no improvement in the condition of
Mrs. Joshua Price, who has been confined to
her home for some time by sickness.
Miss Mamie Snitker of Baltimore, is visit
ing her cousins Misses Anna and Ollie Burk,
near Sweet Air.
Mr.. ]. c. Miller, of Reading, Pa, an expert
enced trainer and driver, is now in charge of
the Manor Glen race track. For five years he
was in the employ of Jones Bros, of Reading,
well known owners of fast horses. Nj.
Highlandtown,l 18th District.v~Mr. Adolph
Wager is about to move into his new drug
store which he built on the corner of Third
street and Eastern avenue, just across the street
from his former store. Mr.: Wager is among
the Oldest druggists in Highlandtown.
Mr.. Thomas B. Todd. president of the School
Board, paid a visit to the schools here a few
ago and was well pleased with the work that
is being done.
The young men of ABBOTT Memorial Presby-
terrain Church are about to organize band and
will give concerts on the lawn of the church in
the evenings during the summer. Mr.. Louis
Hense will be the band master.
At last Sunday evening service at the above
church note was handed to the pastor, Rev.
]. Wynne Jones. to be read to the congregation.
It was to this effect: "That the road super
visor is going to lay poison among the flow
ers and in the grass on Third and Banks streets,
Immediately in front of the church and public
school, and if the people valued their dogs they
had better keep them up" If the dogs can't
roam the streets and the children are to be put
to the risk of getting some of the poison 1
think the county had better sacrifice the flow
ers and not the children who attend the day
and Sunday schools. If the County Commits
sioners would instruct the supervisor to see to
the cleaning away of the mud and garbage,
he would have his hands full and would
not have time to engage in such questionable
enterprises.
Eastern avenue. below Third street, has not
been cleaned for two years, except when it
rains hard enough to wash the dirt down the
cutters and car tracks. The dirt and mud on
this avenue is about three inches thick d.