The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-12-23

Tuesday Jan. I'd near Texas, large lot of Stock,
Utensils, Grain, &c. Jno. Crowther Jr.
Thursday, Jan. 4th, near Bidders Tavern. 5
horses. colts, 10 cows, wagons, and farming
machinery ofeyery description. Joshua Marsh
Tuesday, Jan. 9th, Sheriff sale, of 1872 acres
| of land and ut Court House door in Towson-
! town.
Tuesday, Jan. 9th, 4 mi. above TowSontown,
mules, 8 horses, 8 colts, large stock of cows.
| sheep and hogs, with a most extensive lot Of
wagons, farming Accomplishments, &c.
Also, Farm of l22 acres in high state OF
cultivation Chas. Bosley.
TowsoNTowN, pursues the even tenor of its way
with little to disturb ts muddy surface. There
has not even been a dog-6ght lately, owing prob
ably to the uncertainty of foothold. The Coun-
~ Commissioners have not yet made an appro-
| priation to fill up the romantic gulcheS in our
avenues and improve our precarious toot-paths,
and SO the town continues in all the grandeur of
its Alpine scenery.
20 wad some power the gif;ie gle them
To see our town as ithers see it.
Mr. Wm. Bowen of g., is making some i'm
proyementS on his new property, nearly oppo-
site Webb's hotel The old ime-kiln is being
torn away and new fence erected along the
whole front Of the property. A bath-house
is also being erected at the Snedley House, for
the use of its guests. Mr. Roach has also erected
small dwelling on one of Judge Payue's lots,
| near the entrance of the Hillen Road. New
buildings and other much needed Improvements
are being talked Of for next Spring, in the hope
that building material will then be lower. Most
important Of these is a new NJ. E. Church. Mrs.
Shealy has generously offered the fine lot be-
tween the York and Valley Turnpikes for that
purpose, besides large donation in money
The congregation AS we'll as the community need
new Church, and we hope to see ground broke
for it early in the Spring. Application will be
made 10 the Commissioners for changing the bed
Of the Hilen Road as it enters town, a change
which will add greatly to the appearance of that
part Of the village. The new road to Charles St.
avenue has been granted and laid out, and is
only waiting the action Of those interested to
open and grade it for travel. Let this be done
speedily.
Business Mt the Court is progressing rapidly
under Judge Stockbridge and the Juries who
seem to be moral and intelligent body Of men,
are kept steadily at work.
immense quantities of provender have been pass
ing down toward the city in view of the Holidays.
The markets are good and the slaughter among
the swine and poultry must have been terrible, up
the country.
Everybody, except the poor Printers, is look
ing forward TO the season of festivity just open
ing, and among young and old, there is gentr-
al relaxation Of care at its near approach. Hav-
hing neither wife nor turkey, we shall rely upon
our faithful pipe and glass of egg-nogg for our
Ienjoynkeist,
The exercises at the Court House on Wednes-
day night were of the most interesting character.
| Some ofsthe.ohildren of the public school, read
selections from their school-books and sang sew
| eral pieces after which Rev. l.. Van Bokkelen,
State Supt of Instruction, delivered an interest
| ing and instructive address, showing the de-
| signs of the Public School system, explaining
| the Law, &C. 1t was delivered in the usual ami
mated style of the speaker and was listened to
| with earnest attention. Gen. Hayward, the ir-
repressihle humorist, with some haf-dozeu of his
singing association were present, and entertained
the audience with some of their choice comic and
| sentimental songs. Owing to the inclemency Of
| the weather, the audience was much smaller than
| it otherwise would have been.
After the exercises at the Court House were
concluded, large part ofthe company adjourned
10 the Smedley House, where an elegant supper
had been prepared for the invited guests. Mr..
Langdon deserves great credit for his success in
the culinary art 1t was decidedly the finest
supper we have ever had the pleasure of parta-
king in Towsontown. There was an abundant
variety, and everything was gotten up in the
best STYLE. John H. Longnecker ESQ., presided,
who read the following toasts
The Bar-responded to by Jno. T. Ensor.
The Press responded to by L. NJ. Haverstick.
The Pulpit-responded to by Rev. L. Van
Bokkelen.
The Public Schools-responded to by s. Parker
Bosley
The new School System responded to by W..
Horace Soper.
Mrth and good feeling prevailed inside,
while the storm ragged without, and it was not
until past midnight, that the special car started
for the city with the guests from that place.