The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-05-24
LOCAL JoTTINGs.-

"A number of postal cards have already
been received at the Towsontown Office
The second grand sale of lots at Highland
Park will take place on Wednesday next, 2Sth
of May.
-Howes' London Circus will show in Tow
soDtown on Tuesday, June Sd, afternoon and
evening.
Emory Grove camp meeting will commence
this year on Tuesday, Aug. 18th, and continue
until the Odd.
We call attention to the advertisement of
Mrs. NJ. A. Shealey Son, in another column
of to-day's issue.
From Jan. LIST to May 21st, 1873, there were
issued from the Office of the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for BALTIC. Co., 81 marriage licenses.
An important meeting of farmers will be
held at Duncan's hall, near Cockeysville, on
Saturday, May Slst, at q o'clock p. m. See
notice elsewhere.
The pigeon shooting match at Herring
Run on Monday last, which was broken up by
roughs, will, we hear, be renewed at Wright's
tavern, Hartford road, in few days.
The Maryland Jockey Club races com
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The
first race takes place at o'clock each day
Thus far thirteen of the barley Park ri
oters have been arrested. About half the num-
Der are now in Jail here, the balance having
given security for their appearance at Court
Rev. Thomas Guard, pastor of Mount Ver-
non Place Church, Baltimore, will deliver a
lecture in the M. e. church at this place on the
9th of June, in aid of the Ladies' Mite Society.
"A meeting of the stockholders of the Tow
sontown and Swami Lake railroad was held
on Monday night last. DR.. G. M. Bosley was
reelected president, and o. P. Macgll, ESQ.,,
treasurer.
Rev. John Berg, a well-known Baptist
minister, for some time stationed at Waverly,
York road diad Of Ham MT 18Th
inst His remains were inferred at Greenmount
on Thursday of last week
The match game of base ball played in
this town on Saturday last between the Druids
of Baltimore, and the Maryland of Towson-
town, resulted in victory for the latter club,
the score standing % to %.
"A fac SiBsile Of the first number of lie, Ralz
-timore Dolly ISa,z issuoa IA 1857, was sent out
with each copy of the regular edition of that
paper on Saturday last. 1t has grown from a
sheet 15x22 inches to its present size.
"A petition has been presented to the Coun-
ty Commissioners asking that that portion of
the old York road, in the 10th district, extend
ing from where the Phoenix road crosses said
road, to William Wilson's branch, be closed.
On Wednesday morning pardon was re-
ceived from Gov. Whyte for Augustus Hubert,
who was convicted here in January last of
larceny, and who was sentenced to be confined
in the Baltimore county Jail for six months.
On Monday, 10th inst, the law of Dec. Oath,
1872, abolishing the office of Internal Revenue
Assessor, went into operation, and now there
is not an officer in the whole land known by
that name. Hereafter taxes will be paid by
the purchase of stamps from the Collectors.
There was issued from the Clerks office
of this county from April LIST to May 2lst, in
slant, licenses to merchants, traders and 9TH
ers amounting to $l4,l99.1O. The largest amt.
of money taken in on any one day from this
al. - &c rbaV,
was received.
We are pleased to announce that the con-
dition of Frederick Pinkney, Esq, Deputy
States Attorney of Baltimore city, who has
been lying dangerously i'll at the residence of
Mr.. John E. Owens, near this place, for two
weeks past, is much improved and hopes are
now entertained of his final recovery.
An association of Germans, numbering
about forty men, held a picnic at Fred. Web
er's beer garden, on the Hartford road, few
days ago. This of itself is not an uncommon
thing, but when we tell our readers that every
man in the association is named Jacob, they
will begin to doubt us. 1t is true, notwith-
standing.
The case of Levin Palmer, who, with VIM
Pritchard, was indicted in this county upon
the charge of rape, will come up for trial in
the city Criminal Court on Monday next, to
which tribunal it was removed. Pritchard,
it will be remembered, was executed here about
a year ago, Palmer having escaped from jail
before the trial came on, but was afterwards
arrested in one of the lower counties.
The following was heard to drop from the
lips of a member of the Towsontown M. E.
church choir this week, whilst addressing
friend:
''What virtue hath ny voice in this loud choir
Against the roaring organ how prevail
That fine, small note of mine Above the gale
How may the little linnet's song aspre?"
We frankly and meekly answer we don t know
and wouldn't tell if we did.
Our esteemed friend, Philip L. Moore, ESQ.,,
Sheriff Robinson's efficient and gentlemanly
clerk, announces himself in our paper this
week as candidate for the next Sheriffalty of
Baltimore county, subject to the decision of the
Democratic-C Conservative nominating conven-
ton. Mr.. Moore has occupied his present posi-
ton for nearly four years, and in addition to a
thorough knowledge of the duties of the office
acquired ia tha..sfne, nc lbs, by ais ulDa tity
of manner and eminent business qualifications,
won hosts of friends throughout the county