The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-09-25

district, about 10 miles from Baltimore
horses, cows, farm implements. corn, toma'
Tuesday, September 2S. by VIM. N. Risteau
Auctioneer, on the premises, in Towson, real
estate on w. Pennsylvania avenue.
Wednesday. September 20, by r. H: Bussey and
John s. Biddison. trustees. on the premises,
real estate at Fullerton. BeIair road.
Monday. October 4, by Elmer II. Halle. trustee
at the Court House door, desirable truck
farm Of 40 acres, near Perry Hall. 1lth dis
Tuesday. October s, by G. Ross Mace. attorney,
on the premises. leasehold property, known
as $40 Bouldin. street, Highlandtown: .,,,-
II. Close and James J. Archer, trustees, at
the Court House door, real estate near Blue
Mount, Northern Central Railroad.
- Better have patches on your pants than
a lot of unpaid bills and threatening creditors.
- An authority says the farmer who sets a
good. straight fence also sets good example
- Even the most learned never realize how
little they know until small boy begins TO
ask questions
- This is Autumn. To be accurate 1t COM
menced at Al minutes past IL on Thursday
morning, September %.
- Chestnuts are ripening, but the crop is
not large, Perhaps the drought affected them
as it did nearly everything else.
- Mrs. Rachel Ann McComas. widow Of
Gabriel A. McComas, died at her home at Up
per Cross Roads, on Saturday last.
- Tuesday, October 12 will be Columbus
Day aud the Governor will issue his proclama-
tion designating It legal holiday.
The politicians will be out in force at the
Mt. Carmel picnic today and they II have fine
opportunity to getclose to the tilers of the soil.
- Mr.. William Parks of Texas sold calf
three weeks old, weighing IT'S pounds, for
S13-surely good interest on the value OF the
COW.
- Nelson T Sey mour has been appointed
rural carrier at Raspeburg, Baltimore county,
vice Harry G. Selling, with Warren M. Sey-
mOur, substitute.
Many farmers have been busy seeding
this week. while others have not yet finished
plowing They say the ground is in fine con-
dition for the work.
- The Junior Gunpower Agricultural Club
will meet Saturday, October 2, at Mr.. George E.
SheIey's, My Lady's Manor, instead of at the
homs Of Mr.. Laban Sparks.
The great Hagerstown fair begins this
year on Tuesday, October II 1t always at
tracts many Baltimore county people and they
never fail to have good time.
- And now for the football season. Many
teams are getting ready for active work and
TowsOn will be in the game with an eleven that
will be able to render good account.
THE annual oyster supper and bazar of
Hiss Methodist Episcopal Church. Parkvile
will be held at the church, October and
6 A generalinvitation is extended.
IA Baltimore inventor, tinsmith by
trade, has patented a stOking device for which
a company has offered him 100000 The
stoker is intended to turn coal into coke.
- Rally Day exercises will be held next
Sunday afternoon at Epworth Methodist Epis-
copal Sunday school, Cockeysville. Parents
are requested to accompany their children.
- The scamps who robbed the poultry
house of Mr.. VIM. P. Bird, in the Fourth dis
trict, have been caught and he promises to
prosecute them to the full extent Of the law.
- A few days ago Mr.. George w. Howard
of HarafOrd 2nwonfh diafriot killod raftla-
snake on bis place. 1t had rattes and but
ton. These snakes are rare in Baltimore
county.
-sThe Sunday school of Epworth Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Cockeysville, Mr.. Harry
L. Capes, superintendent, held its annual pic
mic in the grove at the church last Sunday
afternoon.
- sultry day Thursday wound up with
a mild storm Of thunder and lightning. And
this reminds us that there were fewer OF such
storms here the past summer than we ever
knew before.
- The Postofice Department is about to
issue 12-cent stamp to conform with the re-
cent increase in the price of registration from 8
to 10 cents One of these new stamps will pay
for postage and registration.
- The Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has placed signal bells at the station
at Falston to warn people of the approach of
trains. The crossing at that place has always
been regarded as dangerous one.
- Mr.. George Stansbury has sold go acres
of land on Bear Creek, Patapsco Neck, to Mr..
William q. Lynch for 5000 per acre, and the
new owner will improve the property with
farm buildings to cost about s3,6OO
- The eqninoctial storm failed to appear
here on time this week, but in the South il
wrought great havoc, especially in Louisiana
and Mississippi, where many lives were lost
aud much valuable property destroyed.
- The Mount Carmel farmers picnic will
fako rlaeo f0dav-Safurdav 9enfom hor Ok
and If the weather is favorable it will attract
an immense crowd. 1t will commence at 10
A. NJ. and continue throughout the day.
- The pressure of advertising matter on
the columns Of The Union News has made the
issuing of two-page supplement necessary
for the past three weeks, and it is likely these
will have to be continued for some time.
>By reference to notice in the adver-
tising columns Of The Union News today it
will be seen that new millinery store is about
to be opened in Towson in the Cooper Build
ing, York road and Pennsylvania avenue.
- Mr.. Arthur Clayton, near Fork, Eleventh
district, lost valuable young horse this week.
One night the horses got out of the stable and
in racing this one ran into a double-rOw
worker and was SO severely injured that ii died.
Ion Sunday morning last Multiply Coun-
Gil No 4, Jr o. T.. A. NJ, OF Cockeysville.
tant Church, Chestnut Ridge and heard a spe-
cial sermon by the pastor. Rev. H. f. Wright.
- A big army Of bright young Americans
resumed their school duties in Baltimore coun-
ty last Monday morning. They should make
good use of their opportu mites, bearing in
mind the fact that there is no time like the
present.
- Charles H. Holton of Baltimore has Sc
cured a patent on a mailbox with the front,
rear and side walls so arranged that one of
them is mounted pivotally and having yield
ing connection with pivotally mounted
bottom.
- The naturalization mill has again been
set in motion in the Court House at Towson
and four foreigners were transformed into
American citizens few days ago. Three of
the men we're Germans and the fourth a
Hungarian.
home festival at Vincent's, Convention Station,
B. o. r. R., will be held four days next week,
beginning on Tuesday, %. This is a novel en-
tertainment, there being nothing else like it in
this country.
Some ripe strawberries of fine size and
flavor have been picked in Mr.. Charles E.
Fendall's fields at Towson within the past ten
days. Mr.. Fendall is now shipping large
quantities of plants, the "Fendall' still lead
ing in the demand.
- The ladies of Parkton Methodist Episco-
pal Church will hold mystery auction" in
the lecture room of the church, on Saturday.
October q commencing at $50 P. NJ. There
will be plenty of good things for sale and q
strawride will be feature
- Registration will begin in this county on
Tuesday, September 2S. If your name is not
already on the books you should see that il is
placed there then or on the following Tues
day-October g. These will be the only OPP
portunities to register this year.
"A Baltimore man advertised in The
Union News last week for q farm to cost about
5000 and seven answers were received by
wednesday noon. That shows how carefully
the advertising columns of this paper are read.
They rarely fail to bring results.
- A colored man named James Gilbert was
buried in a sand bank on the property of the
Bowen Real Estate Company in Towson on
him out and he was apparently, none the
worse for the disagreeable experience
- Prospect Park Fair, held last week, was
a marked success and President Henry A.
Brehm and his fellowoficers were highly
elated at results. This fair is no longer an ex-
pertinent. II is here to stay and has become
one of Baltimore county s institutions.
- Hunts Methodist Episcopal Church al
Sherwood, n. G. R. r an interesting sketch o.
which appeared in this paper last week, viii
celebrate its 136th anniversary on Sunday next
September 26. 1t will be an all-day affair anC
will no doubt attract large gathering.
->Governor Crothers and Chairman Tuck
er of the State Roads Commission, on Thurs
dav made an inspection of the Hartford road
between the city limits and Taylor avenue
Work on improving this section will be begur
next week. d. V. Ault has the contract.
- Mr.. Morris Dapprich, superintendent
I.och Raven, says the Gunpowder falls hai
heen lower the past summer than it has beer
in period of thirty-six years. Much Of th'
lc A. Iako hoe hoon axD0ged for seVera