The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-08-14

- Inc Highways COMMISSION on uuInuay
| granted franchise to the Aigburtn Wen
| Company to lay water pipes along certain
streets and avenues in Towson. The supply
/ Of this company will be secured FRONT he ar
tesian wells at Aigburlh Park.
- Inspector Mccormick few days ago
| visited the home of Mrs. Sarah X. CLARK, near
Reisterstown 4th district, and adjusted her
| fire loss with the Hartford Mutual Insurance
| Company. Mrs. Clark lost barrack and some
wheat stored in it, the loss being S525.50.
- Baltimore city's water supply is low. but
| there is no danger Of q serious shortage. The
present condition Of affairs is, however, q warn
ing to the city authorities to hurry along with
the proposed increased supply. They II surely
need it before very long.
- This week the County Commissioners
directed the remover Of garbage in Towson to
remove dead animals from the streets. Here
tofore this has not been part of that officials
| duties. The change was made at the sugges-
| ton of Sanitary Officer Massenburg.
- Whenever you see the automobile am
bulance out on rapid run you can bet that
| either some Joy rider has come to grief or else
| some other person has been tied up on the
road from one of thousand troubles that APP
pear TO beset the pathway of the motorist.
- While watching a circus performance
from high tree in Towson on Tuesday night,
Stirling Brown, aged II years, lost his balance
feet. About the only damage be sustained
/ was having all the breath knocked out Of him.
- Shawsville, Jarrettsville and Highland
Oranges, Patrons of Husbandry, will bold an
all-day meeting in the grove at Cooptown, on
Saturday, August 2lst. Prominent speakers
will address the meeting and Governor Crothers
! has been invited and is expected to be present.
1.-THE Md. and Pa. Railroad Company
is making a number of Improvements to
/ its line by eliminating several sharp curves.
One south of Baldwin, at Rutledge siding, and
one south of Woodbrook Station have just
been changed and make noticeable improve
ments.
"A well known farmer said this week that
| the yield OF corn in Baltimore county this year
/ would not amount to half crop. Some say
it will be considerably less than that. The
drought has also rendered the fodder almost
valueless Altogether it is a serious matter
with farmers.
- Baseball is now unquestionably the most
popular game in the United States and it APP
pears to be growing in favor all the time. The
old, the middle-aged and the young have gone
daffy over it, and even the babies are begin
ming to chuckle when it is talked about in
their presence.
THE well known Baltimore firm OF Becker
Bro. & Son, box manufacturers. have adopted
unique advertising scheme in the shape of
pretty little souvenir knife. Any subscriber
to TIE UNION can get one BY sending 10 cts. to
the firm, Lexington and Frederick streets, to
defray expense Of packing, postage, etc.
-pA Belair man took his first automobile
ride last Sunday. The machine only broke
down six times and the last time he was held
in one place seven hours. And the next day an
effort was made to have him arrested for ex-
ceeding the speed limit. He says he'll be
dingged If he don't walk the next time.
- The pulpit OF Hamilton Presbyterian
Church will be filled as follows during the abb
seDce of the pastor Rev. l.. s. Reichard who,
with his family, has gone to the mountains OF
Pennsylvania Rev. William Parks, Rev.
Joseph 8. Wilmington and Mr.. Earl Uhler,
student who is studying for the ministry.
- Mr.. Egbert Halstead, aged % years, who
for maay years conducted Halstead's road
house. on Park Heights avenue, died on Sun
day last from Brights disease, at his home in
Denmore Park. He was native of New York
State but had been engaged in the hotel BUSH
ness in the vicinity Of Baltimore about 30
years.
THE Home Interest Club held its last
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Charles H. Price,
near Philopolis, the attendance, including the
other guests of the hostess numbering about
fifty ladies. Mrs. Harry Amos Matthews pre-
sided and Miss Jennie Mitchell was secretary.
Many interesting and seasonable subjects were
discussed
- Over 1000 people-many of them from
Baltimore county-attended the horse show at
Highland, Howard county, on Tuesday and
the affair was q great success. Mr.. Sidney
Waters. Of Ny Lady's, Manor. on Morrellton
Chief, won the steeplechase Mr.. Frank Bon
sal, Of Green Spring Valley, was one of the
Judges at the show.
- Grace p e. Church at Elkridge Land
ing. and the adjacent Sunday school building,
were entirely destroyed by fire.early on We'd
hesday morning, causing loss of several
thousand dollars. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by passing locomotive. Rev. r.
A. Castleman, formerly of Hartford county is
rector of the church.
"A large crowd assembled at Highland
Park, TowsOn, last Saturday afternoon to wit
ness the double-header between the home
team and the Waverlys. It proved to be
fine exhibition of amateur pall-playing, the
first game being taken by the Visitors-6 to 81
the second one being carried to the credit of
the Highlanders-2 to 1.
- Mr.. Elisha w. Parks, road supervisor
for the 9th district, on Thursday received the
first consignment of oil which he will use on
some of his roads. He aaysethat automobiles
are running the macadam and he must use
the oil as topdressing to preserve them.
About 10000 gallons has been ordered, at a
cost OF cents per gallon.
Those on the lookout for suburban prop
| erty either for investment or for homes should
not overlook the sale of Mr.. W. Gill Smith, at
torney, now being advertised in THE UNION to
take place at the Court House next Tuesday at
II NJ. The property is located in one of the
most rapidly developing sections of the county
and cannot help growing in value.
->The Junior Gunpowder Agricul tural
Club held its August meeting last Saturday at
Rosedale Farm, the home of Mr.. e. E. Scott,
in Western Run Valley, with Mr.. Upton 81.
Tarbert as foreman. Upon the invitation of
Mr.. VIM. 81. Bosley, Jr., the club members,
| with their ladies, will enjoy sail to Chesa-
peake Beach on Tuesday, August 18th.
- Drowning accidents more or less
frequent in summer-appear to be more nu
merOus this year than ever and the daily pa
pers are simply teeming with them. A strange
thing about these affairs is that most of those
who drown are good swimmers. 1t may be
that these people take more chances than
1 nj hare md hnr aff nrro or1ff. kha~o
- Seven new members were initiated in
| Towson Lodge of Elks on Tueaday night.
| Following this ceremony social session was
held and Judge Frank /. Duncan and DR..
Harry s. Jarrett related their experiences on
their recent trip to the Elks reunion at Los
Angeles. Mr.. John G. Perkins, special repre-
sentative to the reunion, made bis report to
the lodge.
- Messrs. j. Fred G. Talbot, Walter R.
Townsend and Charles H. Dickey were again
chosen members of the State Central Com
mittee for Baltimore county by the Demo-
| cratic State convention in Baltimore on Wed
nesday. Mr.. Dickey succeeded Mr.. James
Rittenhouse, Democratic nominee for sheriff,
who had been a member of the committee
| long time.
- The Fallston Farmers Club held its Au-
| gust meeting last Saturday at the home farm
Of Mr.. Joseph B. Twining, one of Harford's
most successful tillers of the soil. Among the
/ guests were Messrs. Thomas " Richardson
Gunpowder Agricultural Club. A full report
of the meeting will be published in THE UNION
| next week.
->Mr. James E. Dunphy and his sons,
Messrs. ]. Edward and Page Dunphy, have
leased the German store property, opposite THE
UNION Office, Towson, and this week embarked
| in the grocery and provision business. The
Messrs. Dunphy are favorably known and it
! is hoped they may succeed in their new enter
prise. Their place of business has been thor
| oughly renovated.
->Five persons who last week attended the
annual picnic of the Waverly Baptist Sunday
| school at Dundalk lost their lives by the sink
| ing of the launch. The coroner's jury has
been making searching investigation in order
to fix the blame for the distressing affair, but
even when this is done it will not restore the
lives that were sacrificed nor aid in assuaging
the grief of the bereaved families.
Sixteen maids and twenty six knights
| have entered for the fifth annual tournament
to take place on My Lady's Manor, Saturday
afternoon. August 14th, under the manage
ment of Mrs. j. Myers Pearce. These have
always proven very enjoyable and successful
affairs, and as the receipts are applied to most
worthy object the attendance should be large.
1t will be held on the farm of Mr. William d.
! Curry instead of Mr.. Pearce's place.
Three weeks from next Tuesday the
! Timonium fair management will throw open
the gates for the thirty first annual exhibition
OF the society and it must be very gratifying to
the men at the head of the enterprise to see