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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-05-11

CAPTER 2S6.
An ACT to legalize and confirm the Acts of
the County Commissioners of Baltimore coun-
ty.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That all, and every Act
of the County Commissioners of Baltimore
county in the sale of the Old Aims House prop
erty, and the purchase from John Galloway, of
property for site for New Aims House for
said county, be, and the same are hereby le-
galized, confirmed, and declared valid.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 1st, 1872.
VIM. PINKNEY WHITE,
Governor.
We do hereby certify that the aforegOing is
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed at the January SEES
sion, 1872.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.
DANIEL J. MCCAULEY,
BENZ. F. JORDAN,
EDWARD RIDER,
Co. Commissioners for BALTIC. County.
May At.
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rs The following we take from the Cee

rs The following We take from the Cecil
Wing, of 4th Instant;
4 Remarkable Land Sink in Eli Neck "A
strange freak of nature has recently occurred in
Elk Neck, near White Banks, by the sinking Of
about two acres of land on the mountain side
The scene Of this phenomenon is about four hun
bred yards from the river bank. An area of the
size above mentioned, covered with large forest
trees, has sunk TO the depth of the tree tops. The
sink has left walls almost as vertical as the sides
of house Mr.. Alexander Wilson, who ex-
amned the ground, states that no traces of water
disturbances at the bottom are preceptible, and
the strange occurrence is altogether unaccount-
able 1t is believed that the phenomenon occur
red about the commencement of fishing, the rup-
ture in the earth showing signs of very recent
disturbance
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SALE OF A FARM.-Mr. S. G. Wilson, auc-
tioneer, sold on Thursday last, on the premises,
the farm of Mr.. Charles r. Powell, situated
near Sweet Air, in the 10th district of this
county, containing 100 acres, improved by a
fine large frame mansion and necessary out
buildings, to Edward o Donovan, Esq, of Balti-
more, for $50. so per acre.
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APPOINTMENT OF TAX COLLECTORS. The Board
of County Commissioners on Tuesday last made
the following appointments of Tax-Colectors for
one year from date:
First district, WIN. T. McCauley. vice John
W. McCauley. Second, Thos. G. Worlhington,
vice Tbos. P. Phillips, who did not apply
Third, John Baseman, vice Thos H. Moore
Fourth John E. Crout reappointed. Fifth Abra-
ham Bosom, reappointed, no opposition. Sixth,
Daniel Stabler, vice Zachariah Alban. Seventh,
VIM Ruedge, vice Martin Conn Eighth,
Hugh Conner, vice Thos. d. Scott Ninth
James G. Harrison, vice Caleb S. Taylor. Teuth,
Henry G. Hutchins, vice Thomas A Elliot
Eleventh. Charles T. Halle, vice Samuel Higle.-
Twelfth, Geo w. Dorsey, vice John S. Biddison.
Thirteenth, VIM. T. Randle, reappointed, no 9TH
er applicant.
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Proposals for Building a Bridge.

OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BALTIMORE Co.,
Towsontown, May 1st, 1872.
@ EALED PROPOSALS will be received az
y this Office until
Wednesday, Mcy 18th, 1872,
at II o'clock, NJ,
for building AN OPEN WOODEN BRIDGE
over Little Gunpowder at Burns Foard, eth
District, said bridge to be forty-fve (45) feet
span; abutments eight (S) feet above low wa
ter mark width of bridge fourteen IA feet
in the clear; wing walls fifteen (l5) feet long,
measuring from rear portion Of abutment, FIVE
(5) feet wide at bottom, battening to three and
a-half (34) feet at top, to be properly anchored
down. Stone work to be laid of stone of best
quality, mortar to be made of good strong lime
of proper proportions of sand.
The County Commissioners reserve the right
to reject any portion, or all bids offered.
DANIEL J. McCAULEY,
BENZ. F. JORDAN,
EDWARD RIDER,
Co. Commissioners for BALTIC. County.
May At.
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..,.. .'-s,t $3.50.
Miscellaneous
TAX LEVY FOR 1872.

OFFICE County COMMISSIONERS BALTIMORE Co.,
Towsontown, April 30th, 1872.
THE County Commissioners for Baltimore
Il County tax the county for the year 1872,
follows, viz:
Estimated amount made and allowed by the
County Commissioners of Baltimore County,
to meet the current expenses for the year 1872,
as required by the Act of the General Assembly
of Maryland to provide for the speedy collec-
ton of County Taxes in Baltimore county, and
to authorize the County Commissioners of said
county to effect a loan in anticipation of the
same, passed January Session, 1854, and the
General Laws Maryland Code, Article rs, Sec
ton S.
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PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
ENACTED JANUARY SESSION, 1872.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

Cha. 81
AN ACT to repeal section forty-two 81 Article
three of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Baltimore county, title "Circuit Court" and
to re-enact the sane with an amendment.
SECTION J. lie it enacted by the General
OF Maryland, That section forty-two
of Article three of the Public Local Laws Of
Baltimore county title "Circuit Court" be, and
the same is hereby repealed, and se-enacted
with amendments so as to read as follows;
SECTION AZ. There shall De four terms of the
Circuit Court for Baltimore county, held at
il said county commencing res
spectvely, on the first Monday in March, the
third Monday in May, the second Monday in
September, and the first Monday in December.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage,
Approved April ist 1872.
WM. PINKNEY WHYTE,
Governor
We hereby certify that the aiaregoing is a
true copy Of an act which passed the General
Assembly of Maryland, at the January session,
1872.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk OF House of Delegates
DANIEL J. McCAULEY,
BENZ. F. JORDAN,
EDWARD RIDER,
Co. Commissioners for Balso. GoUnSy.
May st.
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HATS, UMBRELLAS, &c.-lt will be seen by ad-
vertisement elsewhere, that S. Hindes & Son, 100
North Gay street, Baltimore have been succeed
ed by Mr.. John L. Armiger, who was engaged in
business with them for thirty-one years He is
an adept at the business and keeps on hand
well assorted aud fine stock of hats, caps, UNI
brelas, &c.
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TIE N. C. R. Rive CLEAN the following
statistics from the report the Auditor General
of Pennsylvania, for 1871: Number of en-
gines, l3i frst-class passenger cars, IS; bag
gage, mail and express cars, IS freight cars,
1886 coal cars, 377 number of passengers
carried, 1872 gross amount Of tonnage, H.
9e4,OI3, of which SS1 ,90s tons were anthracite
and bituminous coal receipts, S2,97O, O46.44;
expenses, SI,965, 1901; number of persons
killed, 9; injured, Is !; number of shares Of
stock issued, Il2 024
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PURCHASE OF FINE FARM Geo. Cutie, Esq,
of Baltimore, has purchased the fine farm situated
at Stemmer's Run Station, P. W. & B. R. R.,
and known as the McCrone property. The farm
contains 299 acres Of excellent land, and has fine
buildings and an abundance of fruit upon it
The price paid was $l4, $4,000.
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PROPERTY SALEs.-Messrs. W. Bennett Co.,
auctioneers, sold on Monday afternoon, on the
premises, lot of ground on the York road,
near Friendship, fronting % feet inches, with
a depth of 226 feet, in fee, improved by three
story brick dwelling and store, with two-story
back building; purchased by chas. E. Dickey,
for $500.
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LAYING OF A CoRNER-SToNE AT WooDBERRY.-
The corner stone of the Sweet Air Mission Chap
Ell, of the United Brethren in Christ, at Wood
berry, Baltimore county, was laid on Saturday
afternoon last, with appropriate ceremonies
There was large attendance present, and the
sermon was delivered by Rev. S. A. Colstack,
presiding elder, who also laid the cornerstone.
At the conclusion of the services collection
was taken nm
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ARRESTS ON THE CHARGE OF Ri0TING AT HIGH.
LANDTowN.-On Sunday, April 2Slh, terrible
fight occurred at a beer saloon at Highlandtown,
in this county, adjoining the city limits and sew
eral persons were severely beaten. Last Sunday
another fight took place at the same house. and
a number of men were badly injured. Itappears
that large party of men went to the tavern,
and after ordering drinks refused TO pay for what
they had ordered. number of men employed
at lager beer brewery adjoining began to re-
monstrate with them, and in few minutes gen.
eral fight ensued, during the continuance OF
which the windows, doors and much of the stock
of the tavern were destroyed by the assailants,
who also fired number Of pistol shots. Com
plant was made to the Baltimore police authori-
ties on Monday, and the officers succeeded in
arrestng seventeen of the parties They were taken
before Justice Swayne, of the county, who
released -four of them on bail for the action
Of the grand jury of Baltimore county, and
committed the balance to Jail for the action Of
the same tribunal. Hignandtown being beyond
the city limits, there are no police officers sta
toned there, and consequently there is always
time for escape before policemen can be sent for
and ordered to the scene Of disturbance.
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jury OF Commemorative the enlarge
ment Of Druid Hill Park, so as to include Druid
lake, there has been piece Of land within its
enclosure which does not belong to the city of
Baltimore. 1t is the property Of the Germaa
Lutheran Church, ana the Park Commissioners
have failed in all their efforts to purchase it.
There being no other course left by which to
obtain possession of it, by their direction,
Sheriff Robinson, of Baltimore county on Tues
day appeared on the ground with a jury of con-
demnqtion. The piece of land now under con-
domination lies in the northeastern portion of
the Park and near the lake, and com prises two
and half acres. After viewing the land, the
jury retired to the Park Mansion.
On Wednesday the jury convened in to CITY
SJe.rt rooan, in baltimore, aIsS~- f-e-1-~S~yT
turned a verdict for the Church for SIT 900.
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Property Sales.
MoRTGAGEE's SALE

TWO TRACTS OF LAND IN THE 9TH
DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE OUN-
TY, CONTAINING AZ ACRES, 8
ROODS AND u PERCHES
MORE OR LESS.
TN accordance with the provisions of the laws
I of the State Of Maryland in such case made
and provided, and by virtue of the authority
contained in a mortgage from Lysias Smith
and Jane Smith his wife to John HI. iS&e
E% Kirkwood, dated October Sth, 1858,
a. Hand recorded among the Mortgage -
Records of Baltimore county, in Liber e. II. A.,
No. 30, folio 556, &C., the undersigned, Mort
gage, will offer at public sale at the Court
House door in Towsontown, on
Tuesday, the 2su day of Nay, 1872,
at IL o'clock, NJ,
ALL THOSE TWO TRACTS OR PARCELS
OF LAND described or mentioned in the in
6enture of mortgage above referred to, contain
ing in the aggregate AT ACRES, 3 ROODS and
= PERCHES OF LAND MORE OR Less
The first of said tracts contains
43 ACRES, 8 FOODS AND 71-2
PERCHES OF LAND MORE
OR LESS,
leing the same land described in deed from
Isaac H. Smith to Jane Smith, dated March
18th, 1852, and recorded IN Liber G. H. c., No.
3d. folio 26l, &C., one of the Land Records of
baltimore county.
The other tract contains
3ACRES, 8 FOODS AND 31l-2
PERCHES OF LAND MORE
OR LESS,
being the same land described in deed from
Levi Pearce and wife to Jane Smith, dated
May 23d, 1857, and recorded among the Land
records aforesaid in Liber ]. H. L., No. Sc, TO-
lilo $50, &c.
This property is situated in the 9TH District
of Baltimore county, about II miles from
Snanes PSs.c Zee u ilearth easterlv direction.
o.. Ire e ad leading from West Liberty ChaT==s
t. Norristown, Pennsyl sania, about three miles
from the Pennsylvania line, and adjons the
lands of Wesley Green, Joseph Miller and
others.
The property is improved bya
LOG OR FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
about % feet by 20, with shed building at
tached; also log and frame Barn, Work
Shop, Spring House, and Stable. There is a
ne orchard containing 5 ACRES, consisting
OF peach and apple trees in good bearing condi-
tiou. About three-fourths of the property is I'M
der cultivation, the balance in wood, principally
oak. There is spring OF good water near the
louise, and the place is well watered. Church
es, Mills and Schools convenient
TERMS OF SALE One third of the pur-
chase money Cash, one-third in six months,
and the balance in twelve months from day Of
sale, the credit payments to bear interest from
the day OF sale and to be secured to the salts
faction of the undersigned, or all cash, at the
option of the purchaser.
JOHN H. HARDWOOD, Mortgage.
Black Horse P O., Hartford county, Md.
VIM. S. KEECH, Attorney.
JAS. W. OWINGS, Auctioneer.
May Ats.
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Falls Road Property.

Falls hOaO Properly.
10 RES LAND on Falls Road, miles
HLfro Baltimore and near Mt. Washing
ton station N. c. R. R. Large two-story -.
frame dwelling 6Ox33 feet, with basement, t"H
Is rooms all large; good pantry, good eel .Gs&
lar under whole house; Switzer barn 45x5O /;
room for Is or 20 COWS and horses two-story
tenant house l6x2S, 4 rooms; carriage house
spring house, orchard, vegetable garden, &C.;
fences in good order.
ALSO,
81 Acres Land adjoining the above, good new
dwelling with eleven rooms; we'll Of good wa
ter near house, dc.
ALSO,
1t Acres Land adjoining the first above. Dwell
ling part brick and part fra me, with rooms,
good spring water. For sale by
HENRY W. COOKE,
9 Law Buildings, Baltimore, Nd.
Nov. II.-tf.
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EARM AP PRIvAnB sALE.

A VALUABLE FARM OF 1872 ACRES OF
N LAND, situated miles west of Hereford,
49, Baltimore county, on the road lead
Ping from Hereford to Hampstead E%
1T is beautifully situated and i'm. G,syll
proved by large STONE HOUSE, FRAME
BARN and other outbuildings; water near the
door; choice fruit, such as Apples, Peaches and
Pears; conVenientto churches, schools, post
Offices, sc. For terms, &C., apply on the prem
sizes to THOMAS WILHELM,
May Ann. or at Woodberry, N. G. r. R.
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NARR0w-GAUGE RAILROAD TO TowsONTowN.-
number of gentlemen interested in the con-
struetion of a narrow gauge railroad from Bal
timore to Towsontown, via Swami Lake, held
an adjourned meeting on Tuesday at the Office
of Messrs Laing & Shoemaker. The commit
tee on the subject reported that number of
owners of land through which the road is de-
signed to run had agreed to grant the right OF
way. On motion, Messrs. Laing Shoemaker
were engaged to make a careful survey and re-
port, with maps and proGles, and after some
further preliminary business the meeting ad-
journed, subject to the call of the secretary.
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Proposals for Building Bridge.

OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BALTIMORE Co.,
Towsontown, May lst, 1872.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
y this office until
Wednesday, May 18th, 1872,
at IL o'clock M,
for the building of AN OPEN WOODEN
BRIDGE, over Deer Creek, at Weinmiller's
Mill, 9TH District, said bridge to be thirty five
(35) feet span, abutments five (5) feet above low
water mark width of bridge fourteen (14) feet
wide in the clear; wing walls twelve 12) feet
long, measuring from rear portion of abutment,
five (a) feet wide at bottom battening to three
and a-half (3!l at top, to be properly anchored
down. Stone work to be laid of stone of best
quality, mortar to be made of good, strong lime,
Of proper proportions of sand.
The County Commissioners reserve the right
to reject any portion or all bids offered
DANIEL j. McCAULEY,
BENZ. F. JORDAN,
EDWARD RIDER,
Co. Commissioners for BALTIC. County,
MAY At.
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AssAULTs.-On Tuesday Constable Burke
ed John Eagan, james Eagan, Michael Coonan,
James Coonan and Patrick Flynn charged with
assaulting and beating James Norton. The &C.
cused were all released on bail by Justice Herbert.
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CIRCUIT CoURT.-The following business has

CiRcUIT CoURT.-The following business has
been transacted since our last report:
Mary A. Wilderson VS.. A. j. Gent and others /;
application by defendantto increase the amount
of injunction bond; argued and application
over-ruled. The Union Railroad Company VS..
the Baltimore and Havre de Grace Turnpike
Company two inquisitions ordered, the war
rant directing the sheriff to summon jury for
18th of May Edward D. Clayton and others !;
VS.. Thomas S. Clayton and others application
by Elijah Clayton to compel the trustee to sell
the property without further delay at the risk
of former purchaser; argued and application
refused.
A. H. Horner vs. David Klinefelter; case
docketed by consent to March term, and iud~.
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Ice CREAM, CONFECTIONERY, &c.-By reference
to an advertisement in another column it will be
seen that Miss Fannie Baden has resumed the ice
cream and confectionery business, and she can
now be found at the drug store of Mr. R. Willis.
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Wa The New Hampshire Republican State
Convention was held at Concord on the 9Th inst
for the purpose of sending delegates to the Nation
al Republican Convention. The delegates were
elected and instructed to vote for Grant for Pres
ident and Senator Wilson for Vice President.
New Hampshire is the native State of Horace
Greeley. 1t is the first that has elected her dele
gates to the National Convention since his nomi-
nation, and not a word was said by the conven-
ton in recognition of Mr.. Greeley's claims for
the support of the Republican party for the Pres
idency.
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RETURN OF STREET PLATs.

RETURN OF STREET PLATS.
OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BALTIC Co.,
Towsontown, April Oath, 1872.
THE County Commissioners of Baltimore
Il county, in pursuance of the Acts of AS
sembly in such case made and provided, here
by give notice that the plat of the survey of
the location of Eastern Avenue, Bank, Cough,
Pratt, Lombard, Baltimore, Hampstead, Fay
cite, Orleans, jefferson and McElderry streets,
extending from the limits of the city of Ralt-
more into BALTIMORE county, 1854 feet inches,
and the cross streets Canton, Robinson, East,
Boulder, Clinton, Highland Avenue, Third,
Fifth Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh,
Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Nine
teenth, Twenty First, Twenty-Third and
Twenty Fifth, with proper explanations, has
been duly filed in the Office of said County Com
missoners, and that unless objections to the
same are fled
on or before the 27tA day of May, 1872,
the same will be ratified andconfrmed accord
ing to law.
The above return is marked as SECTION 3.
%. j. McCAULEY,
BENZ. F. JORDAN,
EDWARD RIDER,
County Commissioners for Baltimore county.
April 27.--5t.
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G4ToSsvILLE RAILWAY. The summer time
table on the Gainesville railway went into OPP
Grafton on Monday last. In addition to the
regular cars extra early and late ones start
from each end Of the line; also one at half-past
O'Clock from Gainesville in the morning, and
one leaving Baltimore at $50 P. NJ. The half
hour cars to London Park have also been re-
sumed
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LEAvIrT's Swiss BELL RINGERs.-Thi first
class company will give entertainment at
Chew's Hall, Towsontown, on Monday night
next, 18th instant, and, judging from what we
have seen through our exchanges of the East
ern Shore, it will be an exhibition of great
merit, and one which cannot fail to please all
those who attend. 1t will be novel entertain
ment to most OF our citizens, nothing of the
kind ever having appeared here before, and
we therefore hope that the hall will be crowded
to overlooking on this occasion. The gentle
manly agent, Mr.. H. A. B. Williams, visited
our town on Tuesday last, for the purpose of
making all necessary arrangements. He is
strongly endorsed by the leading members of
the newspaper press of Philadelphia, and he
assures us that the troup is frst-class in every
respect We therefore have no hesitation in
commenting the concert to the ladies and
gentlemen of Towsonsown. Don't forget Mon
day night next, at Chew's Hall. Admission
so and 35 cents. Children 25 cents.
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CHAPTER 201.
AN ACT to make valid the action of the Local
Board of Supervisors, of the first road dis
trct of Baltimore county, in condemn;ng
and opening road for public travel leading
into the Fredericktown Turnpike Road in
Baltimore county.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That the action of the
Local Board of Supervisors of the first road dis
trict of Baltimore county in condemning and
opening a road in said county for public trav-
ell, leading from the Fredericktown Turnpike
Road to the Maidens Choice Road, (which said
road is known by the name of Beachfeld Ave
nue,) be and the same is hereby declared valid
and the said road is hereby declared condemn
ed and opened for the purpose aforesaid.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect FROM the date of its passage.
Approved April l, 1872.
WIN. PINKNEY WHYTE,
Governor.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
true copy of an act passed the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, at the January session, 1872.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary OF the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
DANIEL J. McCAULEY,
BENZ. T. JORDAN,
EDWARD RIDER.
County Commissioners for BALTIC, County.
May At
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House BURSED.-0n the 18th ofApril, an un-
occupied tenant house on the farm of Mr.. John
Fitch, in the 18th district, about seven miles
from Baltimore, was entirely consumed by fire.
Loss about 5000, insured for $500. The fire is
supposed to have been the work of an ineendi-
arv