The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-05-05

CHLoRfDn Oh LisiE The season for free use
OF distributing agents is rapidly drawing near
The cholera is reported as having already made
its dread advent TO our shores. Aftera complete
renovation Of cellars, vaults, etc. about our
premises the next thing in order is the free and
continued use Of disinfectant.g Perhaps none
cheaper or better can be found than chloride of
lime It appears to be possessed ofother virtues
also as the Following from a London England J
paper attests : Some years ago, ! read in
French scientific periodical that chloride Of lime
would rid house of all yermin. treasured up
the information until an opportunity offered for
testing it's value. ! took an old county house,
Infested with rats, mice aud llies Tstuffed eyerv
knot-hole and mouse-hole with the chloride
threw iton the stone floor of the dairy and ceis
lars. I kept saucers Of il unders the chests of
drawers, or some other convenient pieces offurni-
ture in every nursery, bed or dressing room -
of each staircase: Cowsheds, stables and pig
stiesy all had their dose, and theres0lt was glo-
rious. thoroughly routed my enemies aud II
the rats, more impudent than all the rest, did
make renewed attacks upon the dairy, in about
ten months the chloride again routed them and
left me master Of my own premises. Last season
was great one fol-. wasps. They could not face
the chloride, though in the dining-room, III
which we had none--as its smell, to ME most re-
| iTtouiuS anu 0uoiSSOuty ID ilOt dDpTOfeQ py OIL
persons we bad a perpetual warfare. And all
this comfort for eight pence 1 Only let house
wives beware that they place not the chloride in
their china pantres, or in too close proximity 10
bright steel wares or the result will be that their
gilded china will be reduced to plain, and their
bright steel tenders to rusty iron in short time
We advise a trial of the chloride of lime for the
vermin that infest the grape vines those pests
the rose bugs also the squash bugs, and the
1 AZ.
SO we'll known to gardeners and farmers.
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SALES OF REAL ESTATE. j. & w. D. Groves,
Real Estate Agents, of Ellicott's Mills, have sold
the farm known as 'sStonewall'' situated on the
Baltimore aud Frederick turnpike, near Cations
vile, to Mr. Charles Potter, Of Memphis, Tenn,
for $23, 600.
The country seat Of DR.. Woods, about four
miles from the city ON the York Road, contain,
ing thirty acres, with good improvements, was
sold at private sale on Saturday last, for thirty
thousand dollars Purchased by j. j. Bankart
and l.. Turner, Jr.
S. H. Cover, auct., sold for the trustees, the
valuable farm in Baltimore county, upon which
the late Carvile S. Stansbury resided, and The
old residence of Gen. Tobias Il. Stansbury. i
contains about five hundred acres OF land, and i;
situated four and a-half miles from Baltimore, or
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimor,
Railroad. ABOUT two hundred and eighty acre;
are cleared and arabic, the remainder woodland.
1t is improved by large mansion, barne, out
buildings, &C., besides an abundance Of frui
trees, including young peach and appeorchardS
| 1t also has long water front on Back river
with several good ducking points and fishing
shores. DR.. Allender became the purchaser, a.
| S45 per acre, amounting to about $22, 500
| Messrs Gibson & Co., sold at public sale, OF
the 28th ult,, part the farm and improvements
situated on the Hillen Road, near this town, con
tanning 220 acres, formerly the residence of tht
late Thos. Hilen, for $23, 600, subject to an in
cumbrance Of $1,000, being equal to $685. 900 il
| fee. 1t was purchased by one of the family
F. w. Bennett Il Co., auctioneers, sold or
Tuesday last, at the Exchange Salesrooms Balti
more, a lot OF ground in this county, about eigh
miles from the city, binding on the Frederick
road. 1t contains l6 acres, and was purchased
by j. j. Jackson for Sl97,5O per acre. Also,
| lot containing l42 acres, on the road leading
| from Thistle Factory to Elcott's Mills, TO james
| Quail, for $75pe acre.
Mr.. Samuel a. Cover, auctioneer, sold OF
Wednesday last, on the premises, lot of ground
| situated near the York road, three-fourths of
mile beyond Govanstown, containing "a acres
subject TO 8 ground rent of S4a per annum
purchased by Mr.. George Freshman for S2s:
| per acre.