The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-11-27

| sparrows Point, Fifteenth District -Th,
steel department of the plant here, which has
been closed down since November 6, resumed
| operations last Sunday. The Bessemer started
TO blow the first heat about 4 O'Clock Sunday
afternoon. The bloom and the rail mills started
about two hours later to roll this heat into
rails for the Cuban Central Railway, Ltd, d
Cuba This is the first time that the mill ha;
shut down for any length of time. and The
idleness was caused mainly for repairs to the
large bloom mill engine, where new beo
plate, weighing about 65 tons, has been set tc
replace the old one. It is beautiful sight to
see the bessemer department at work at night;
see the metal running in molten stream from
the cupalos to the vessels swung on ponderous
trunions, and when the heat Is blown myriads
of brilliant sparks go soaring up the wide
chiinneys and illuminate the sky, the reflect,
ion of which can be seen for many miles, and
falling like the sparks from a sky rocket.
After The heat is poured into moulds be red
hot ingots are loaded onto steel cars and con-
veyed to the blooming mill. All other depart
ments are working their full capacity The Ma
rine department is especially busy on seven
large contracts for boats, which will keep this
department going at full speed for the next
twelve months. There are five boats on the
ways under construction
The building of the openheartb is being
pushed rapidly to completion, aud NO. fur-
mace is being refined for the rush OF business
next year.
Preparations are being made at the marine
department to launch the hull of the new pas
senger steamer Three Rivers, built for the Mary.
land, Delaware and Virginia Railway Com
pany, TO replace the steamer Love Point, which
was burned at her pier at Love Point last
spring. The launching will take place at
o'clock this Saturday afternoon anu VIII oe
witnessed by about $50 guests of the railway
company, who will journey to this place on
the steamer Westmoreland. The sponsor for
the Three Rivers will be Miss Helen Hale
Thomson, granddaughter of President Willard
Thomson of the Mary land, Delaware and Vir-
einia and the Baltimore, Chesapeake and At
lantic Railway Companies. The new vessel is
named after the Rappahannock, Patuxent and
Potomac rivers, on which route she will run
when completed. She is sidewheeer and
will be one of the handsomest vessels on the
Chesapeake. The dimensions of the new
steamer are 100 feet long, SO feet beam. 576
feet over guards and 10 6 feet deep. 1t is ex-
pected to have her in commission about the
first of the year. d.
Lutherville, N @. r. R.-The Mems League
of St. Johns M. <. Church met on Friday
night of last week in the lecture-room of the
church. The subject, Resolved, That the
be abolished" Messrs. Walter r. Allen. A. c.
Hatch and William E. Marshall argued for the
affirmative, and Mr.. Charles W. Amos for the
negative. Messrs. c. r. Cox Eli Shock and
George l. Needham acted ss judges.
Union Thanksgiving services were held in
the Lutheran Church here by the Lutheran and
Methodist congregations. The sermon was
preached by Rev. d. NJ. Dibble, pastor of st.
Johns Church. The church was handsomely
adorned with vegetables and fruit. A large
attendance was present.
Mrs. E. w. Herman is visiting her parents
in Pennsylvania.
On Thursday evening the members of st.
Paul's Lutheran Church gave surprise party
to Rev. and Mrs. John F. Crigler.
Mrs W. W. Boyce and Mrs. M. w. Amos
have been visiting friends in Philadelphia.
Everybody hurrah for the Lutherville Vol
unteer Fire Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l. Duncan gave card
party to q number of their friends in the village
last Saturday evening.
The Christian Endeavor of st. Johns NJ. E.
Church held business and social meeting on
Tuesday night in the lecture room OF the
church, which was tastefnlly decorated. After
the business was dispatched refreshments were
served and a social time was had. Those in
charge were Misses Mary Dali, Sadie Robinson,
Margaret Cox and Grace Duncan.
series of meetings will begin at the above
church next Sunday night in charge OF Rev.
D. NJ. Dibble, pastor.
Mr.. John Russell of Waverly spent few
days last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Powell
Burton.
DR.. ]. B. Sebastian of Baltimore was guest
of friends here last Sunday.
Miss Margaret Seitz was guest last week OF
her sister, Mrs. E. e. McMann.
Pleasant Hill, Sixth District.-The much
needed rain came on Tuesday, but only suffi-
cient to slightly soften the surface of the
ground. Farmers cannot yet plow for spring
crops. Quite a number of springs and wells
are very weak and some are entirely dry.
The oyster supper and festival held at Ray
vile last Saturday by the Ladies' Aid Society
of Pine Grove Church, was quite success
financially, the net profits being about $685.
Sunday, December 5. will be Rally Day at
Pine Grove Church and the Sunday school is
making preparations for the occasion. A very
interesting programme will be presented.
1t is said that opposition is the life ftrade,
and notice that our merchants in the village
have advanced the price of eggs considerably
above the Baltimore market. The only regret
with the housewife is, that "biddy" is not
industrious enough in producing any great
quantity of the fruit at the advanced prices.
Protracted meeting is still in progress at the
M. E. Church at Eklo. The prospect, up to
the present time, has not been very promising
as to causing those who take no interest in
what is good in turning from the error of their
WAYS.
Next Sunday night Rev. s. R. Ludwig will
begin series of meetings at Pine Grove.
Mr.. James /. Miller, mail agent running
between Washington and New York city spent
few days at his home at Eklo this week.
Farmers are killing their porkers and on ac-
count of the short crop of corn many have
not got the heavy weights of former years,
although Judge Hoshall expects to come off in
the lead in the ''Old Sixth" in this respect.
We have arrived at another period in the
year when it behooves US to return to the Giyer
of all good gifts thanks for His bounties. For
certainly we have been most graciously blessed
in having bountiful crops during the past
season. b.
Parkville, Hartford Road.-Miss Annie
Glass, who was recently operated on for appen-
dictis, is spending some time with her sister,
Mrs / M Priple of Long Green