The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-07-05
LOCAL JoTTlNGs.-


1t is thought that Palmer will be executed
at this place or Friday, August 18th.
See the advertisement of 'Steuart Hall, u
No. 1923 west Baltimore street, Baltimore.
"A colored woman, named Nancy Harvey,
aged III years, died in Baltimore last week.
The Baltimore county Circuit Court adjourn
ed on Tuesday last until Saturday, July 18th.
The Hampden NJ. P. Church, Falls road
will be dedicated to the service of God on the
third Sunday in July.
The annual meeting at Jessops Church, on
the York turnpike, above Cockeysville, will take
place on Sunday, 18th instant.
The Mount Vernon Company has already
commenced the erection Of new mill on the site
of the one lately destroyed by fire.
William Grason, Esq, of the Baltimore
county Bar, sailed from Baltimore for Boston on
Thursday of last week on the steamer George
Appold.
-On Thursday, June 26th, SON of Mr. John
Manu. living at Hampden Village, Falls road
was drowned while bathing in the Woodberry
mill dam.
Mr.. J. Maurice Watkins of this town, has
taken the agency for ''The Aldine," and those
DESTROYS of procuring this valuable periodical
should subscribe at once.
The United Brethren in Christ will hold a
camp-meeting on the old ground near Walkers
Switch, N. c. R. R., commencing August lst,
1873. See advertisement.
The owners of stock Of any kind who here
after allow the same to run at large on Charles
Street Avenue, will have the law enforced against
them. See advertisement elsewhere.
The man Jordan, who killed Mercer near
Westminster, Carroll county, short time since,
is brother of Rev. Hanson Jordan, who was
State Librarian at Annapolis several years ago.
The United Brothers in Christ Evangelical
Acconio tion md Garnnan NJ r. Ghurnhoc IF oil
timore, will hold camp-meeting in the grove
near Western Cemetery, commencing July 10th.
"A son of Jacob Fisher, living at Mt. Vernon
Mills, was drowned in the Falls on Saturday,
June 21st. He was sitting on a rock fishing
when he accidentally slipped into the water with
the above result.
The Methodist Protestant camp-meetng in
Capt. G. R. Chew's woods, adjoining Towson-
town, will commence on the 31st of July, to hold
over two Sabbaths. Tents, l0xl6feet, with floor,
furnished for SIS. ---t
on the B. & o. R. R., who had one Of his arms
badly crushed at Mount Clair Station last week,
suffered amputation of the same Drs Cornell and
Neff performing the operation.
"A ''Phantom Party" a most enjoyable af-
fair, took place at the Smedley House on Friday
evening of last week. We learn that a fancy
dress ball will be given at the same popular re-
sort some time during the month of July.
"A trotting race took place at Herring Run
Course on Thursday of last week between horses
belonging to Baltimore butchers. There were
three entries-Turner's Stella, Barrenger's Mo.
doc, and Meister's Brown Bill. The latter won
time 800, 2:59, 2:57.
The "Epizootic' has again attacked several
horses in this neighborhood, two of which have
died, one belonging to Mr.. Amos Matthews and
the other to Mr.. Joseph Gorsuch. The disease
seems to have taken a more aggravated form
than before and proves fatal in very short time
Mrs. Nancy Smith, aged 60 years, of N. Y,
whose daughter (Mrs. Clements) resides at Mt.
Vernon Mills, N. G. R. R., committed suicide by
drowning herself in the mill race at that place
on Friday, June Goth. Mrs. Smith, at the time,
was laboring under fit of insanity, superinduc-
ed by domestic trouble.
Levin Palmer, who was lately convicted in
the City Criminal Court of the crime of rape,
was on Saturday last sentenced to be hung, and
the same day he was brought to Jail at Towson-
town where the execution will talso place al
such time as the Governor may appoint, the
crime having been committed in this county.
About o'clock on Thursday considerable
excitement was created in Towsontown by re-
port that DR.. J. H. Jarrett's house was on fire.
All rushed to the scene of the embryo conhagra-
ton which when reached was found to be the
burning out of foul chimney, which few
buckets of water, poured in from the top, soon ex-
tinguished.
1T will be seen that the statement of expenses
of Baltimore county occupies the larger portion
of our space this week, and will continue to dc
so for the two weeks following this issue. This
publication comes in in very good time, the
weather being intensely hot and work under the
circumstances anything but a pleasure. OuI
hands will have little breathing spell during
ed by those closely confined during the entire
year.