The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-31

advertising to appear in THE BALTT-
MORE COUNTY UNION. II they fail to
give such order the business may be
diverted into other channels.
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THE Towson baseball team will play at
Roland Park, Saturday, July 3lst.
- Don't monkey with the racerdip. It's
more dangerous than the flying machine:
- Next Sunday will be the first day of Au-
gust and the summer of 1903 is rapidly waning.
- The office of the Baltimore County School
Board will be closed during the month OF
August.
- Last weeks rain was most welcome. but
the general verdict was that it came too
spariDgly.
- The vacancies on the fusion" ticket
nominated at Towson On the 10th instant have
not vet been filled.
- Political matters appear to be very Hat
in this county just now. They may warm up
as fall approaches.
Tile discount on county taxes paid in
August is one-half of one per cent The dis
count on State taxes is per cent
- meeting of the volunteer fremen of
Baltimore county will be held in the Odd Eel
lows Hall, Pikesville. on Friday. August 9th.
- The reunion of the Sunday schools OF
Long Green Circuit will he held in Clayton's
Grove near Fork on Wednesday. August 1 18th.
- Thursday, July 10Th, was about the hot
test day experienced in Towson this summer.
Thermometers registered from 81 to "a degrees.
- An automobile enthusiast who lives not
a great wav from TOwson, has ordered from
Chicago a splendid motorcar that will cost
$12, 500
- We don't hear anything more of the pro-
ected trolley line from Reisterstown to Hamp-
stead. This is too good thing to let die. Push
saWillien Downs is now assisting in his
fathers booserie on Boston street. He says he
don't like selling wet goods, but does 1t rather
than be idle.
The dog days haven't troubled us very
much thus far. In fact we have had some of
the pleasantest weather of the summer in the
last ten days.
> Poor little Eastern League Orioles are
on the tobog this week. They have dropped to
seventh place and the tendency is still down
ward. o, my
- Summit Grove camp-meeting opened on
Thursday and will continue until Tuesday,
August 10th. Rev. e. L. Hubbard, OF Balti-
more, is in charge.
- A bill has been introduced in the Georgia
Legislature making it felony for woman to
ride horse IMAM fashion," Ifit passes it will
not apply to circus riders.
-%The State Roads Commission is doing
very little in the way of awarding contracts
for the construction of roads, The bids gener-
ally are thought to be too high.
1.-THE Manor Glen tournament and race
will take place today Saturday. commencing
at P. M. If the weather is favorable there will
no doubt be large attendance.
- A dozen or more farmers OF the neigh
-borhood of Upper Cross Roads have organized
a Farmers Club and much interest is being
shown in the monthly meetings.
"a number of well known ladies held
fair at the Green Spring Hunt Club on Thurs
day afternoon for the benefit of the Fresh Air
Fund. A good sum was realized.
-And now for the camp-meetings and the
pleasant days spent in the shady groves where
the mosquitoes enjoy themselves almost as
much as humanity does, if not more.
- Mr.. Samuel E. Parks of Oakland Farm,
near Towson, who finished threshing his wheat
on Thursday realized q bushels to the acre.
Mr.. ]. Albert Booth did the threshing.
- County bands that wish to play at the
Timonium fair this year should write to Sec
retarv Nussear at once in order to make ar
rangements. His address is Lutherville.
THE will of Baltimore woman was THIS
week refused probate because it was signed by
but one witness. The law in Maryland re-
quires two witnesses to such testament.
"a few days ago Mr.. John Mays Little, of
the Towson bar, whose home is at Partition, N:
@. r. r. killed very large black snake that
had in its stomach six mice and four birds.
THE Epworth League of Hiss M. 4.
Church, Parkville, will hold lawn fete on
the church grounds, on the evenings of Au-
gust Sd and 4th. Public cordially invited.
- Candidates find that tournaments are
good places to see the people and also look
after their fences at the same time. And they
are not losing the opportunities now being
offered.
The drought is getting to be q serious
matter with farmers and truckers and COM
plants are heard from all quarters. The re-
cent light showers have not served to improve
matters.
= Several cases of typhoid fever are re-
ported at Jacksonville, I'd district, the last
one being in the family of Road Supervisor J.
rs 7 prrV I@ in
attendance.
->As result of having scratched her finger
on q nail in q store few days ago Mrs. VIM.
Mitchell, of Jacksonville, is threatened with
blood poison. She is under the care of
physician.
- The costumed tournament for the benefit
of st. Johns Church, Long Green Valley. will
be held at Hyde's on Tuesday next, August Sd.
For particulars see advertising columns of THE
UNION today.
of this years Timonium fair. The grounds
have been wired and can be brilliantly illu-
mined when necessary. Moving pictures will
also be a feature.
THE date for the annual farmers picnic
at Mt. Carmel has been fixed for Saturday,
September 18th. 1t is held under the auspices
of the several farmers clubs of the county and
always draws large crowds.
+The Timonium fair is only about month
off and the prospects for it are Frightening
daily. 1t promises to be in all respects the
biggest ever. If you haven't already done so
begin getting ready for it now.
- Elder l.. Gardner, of New York, and DR..
o. Edward Janney of Baltimore, of the Society
of Friends, will conduct services at Union
Chapel, near Sparks Station, on Sunday morn
ing, August LIST, and also at P. NJ.
->The Sunday school of Providence N. E.
Church, northeast of Towson, held its annual
picnic in the woods at the church on Wednes-
day, with very large attendance. Mr.. John
G. Dor1er is superintendent of the school.
"a lot of hay in cocks in q field on the
property of Mr.. L. E. Becker, short distance
east of Hamilton, was burned on Monday morn
ing. The Hamilton automobile truck put out
the fire before any serious damage was done
THE Maryland Jockey Club offers two
prizes of S15 and $40 for the best single driver
(mare or gelding) years old or over, to be ex-
hibited in the show class at the Timonium fair
this year. This ought to bring out lot of
good ones.
1.-THE ice-cream sale on the Towson Ma
tonal Bank lot, opposite The UNION Office,
will be in charge this Saturday. evening of
Mrs. Nestor N. Edwards and Miss Florence
Bayne. Proceeds for the benefit of the new M.
P. Church fund.
81 Last week Mr.. Jesse Pocock, well
known 10th district farmer, advertised in The
UNION fine fresh COW for sale, ordering two
insertions. On Wednesday he wrote : Please
discontinue the ad. The COW was sold by
Monday evening.
-Mr. John W. BiIes, tenant on the farm
of MIR. Alfred ]. Carr, in the I'd district, has
made deed of trust for the benefit of his
creditors to Mr.. Frank P. Goodwin, of Reisters-
town, trustee. Mr.. Harry E. Goodwin is at
torney in the matter.
THE Junior Gunpowder Agricultural Club
held its regular monthly meeting last Saturday
ct the farm of Mr.. Daniel s. Pearce, near Bel
fast, with MIR. E. E. Scott as foreman. Mr.
Pearce is a successful dairy farmer and main
tains large herd of cattle.
= Perhaps it is some other game the Mt
Washingtons play better. When they came
to Towson on Tuesday afternoon they managed
to get run to Z for the Highlanders. The ex
cuse was made that the visitors had on ly two
of their regulars on the team.
1.-The Cockeysville team played grea
game last Saturday with the Waverly team
leaders of the Suburban League, and won out
to 6. 1t now seems pretty evident thai
Cockeyvillians will not be bringing up the real
of the procession when the season ends.