The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-04-12

LOCAL BREyfTIEs.-

to-hoIroW sunday is the last day OF lent
Several houses will be erected in Towson
town the coming summer.
Spring has fairly set in and gardening an,
hxlng up generally is the order Of the day.
-On Monday next ground will be broker
Tor the new public school building in Towson
town.
Mr.. Joseph Parks, an old and well-knowl
farmer residing near this place, died on the
4th inst, in the I'D year Of his age.
Gen. Adam L. King has appointed Charlie
W. Beatty, Esq, of the ist district of this coun
ty, to clerkshp in the Naval Office.
AT the present time there is little sale fol-
real estate, and what is disposed of at public
auction goes off at remarkably low figures.
The first genuine thunder storm of the sea
son visited this locality on Saturday night last
and for the first attempt wasn't bad effort
"A quarterly meeting of the Western Rur
Horse Thief Detective Association will be held
SPIN. '''
Samuel NJ. Rankin, ESQ.,, of this county, is
reading clerk Of the Baltimore Presbytery
now in session in Broadway Presbyterian
church, Baltimore.
The criminals did not do much for the
Public School System of Baltimore county last
year. 1t only received $62. 90 from this source
during that period.
We hope the York Road Railway Compa.
ny will put on their double-deckers the com
ing summer. Indeed we should like to see
them running now.
Hon. John E. Smith and Hon. William P
Mauisby were both engaged this week in re-
moved case from Carroll county to the Balti-
more county Circuit Court
On Monday last there were received for
record in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court, sixty-fve papers. The business of the
office seems to be increasing daily.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will be held at Rising Sun, Cecil county,
on Tuesday, May 18th. See notice elsewhere.
The Republican Executive Committee of
Baltimore county is requested to meet at Tow
sonton, on Monday next, April 18th, at IL A.
M, sharp. See notice at head of editorial col
umns.
Some malicious person has circulated the
report that there was or is case of smallpox
at the store of Mr.. James IL. W;tE15n, IN cSo.
yanstarSHi. We are authorized to say that there
| is no truth in the report and that there is no
a case in the neighborhood.
THE PARKToN AND MANCHESTER RAILRoAD.-A
correspondent of one of the Baltimore papers fur
nishes the following in reference to the above
| railroad
The Park,on and Manchester Railroad ex
tends from Parkton. N. C. R r., to Manchester
Carroll county, and was chartered by the Legis
Iature of Mars land in 1865 The survey was i'm
| mediately thereafter made and the line located
| and in the winter of lS6970 the work of grading
/ was commenced and continued until about one
year ago, when, through bad management and
| for the want of funds, the Company we're forced
to cease their operations, and the work has been
idle ever since Up to this time some 500, 00C
have BEEN expended on the road and about two
thirds OF the grading finished.
'sThe original charter of this road authorized
the Company TO extend their road beyond the town
| of Manchester TOR five miles, which would have
carried the road TO the vicinity of Bachman's
Mills, region very rich in mineral ores. By an
act of the Legislature, approved March 2, 1870,
the charter amended, however, as to
authorize the Company to construct and main
tain its road to any point on the Western Mary
land Railroad, or the line of the railway running
from Frederick city to Littlestown, Pa. The line
OF this road, as laid out runs through section
of country rich in agricultural and mineral re-
sources Beginning at Parkton, it passes in its
liue the village OF Rayville; thence near Mr.. T.
Ensor's paper mill, on the Great Gunpowder, and
strikes Georges Run at Mr.. Shamberger's large
grist mill. From this point it passes on about
two and a-half miles west to Beckleysville, and
through the property of Mr.. Daniel Beckey, who
owns and operates an extensive paper mill at
this point About three miles further on it pass
es the extensive wcollen factory and paper mill
of Mr.. George Il. Hare, and from there on to the
town of Manchester. The entire length Of the
road, as already laid out and surveyed, is thir-
teen and three-quarter miles, in almost straight
line.
''By an act of the Legislature, approved April
4, 1870, the town Of Manchester was authorized
| and empowered to subscribe to the capital stock
| of this company the sum of $40, 1000, and in the
| discretion of the Mayor and Common Council Of
the town, any further sum- if not exceeding $780,
| 600, and in case less sum than $40, 600 may
be subscribed to said capital stock, the Mayor and
Common Council are authorized to endorse the
bonds of the Company to any amount which
with the amount subscribed, shall not exceed in
the aggregate the sum of $40, 900. By the same
act the corporation of Manchester is also author.
lied to issue bonds for such amounts as may bt
| required to pay the amounts which may be sub
scribed to the capital stock of said railroad And
the question of subscription or no subscription i
to be submitted to a vote of the legal voters Of
the town before such a subscription can be made
'tThe stockholders Of this road, mostly resi-
dents along its line, are naturally anxious thai
that their road should be completed, and to effec
this purpose many of the original holders of the
| stock have already expressed willingness tc
| double their subscriptions and it is understood
that the question of subscription TO the stock o.
the Company by the town of Manchester, under
the authority Of the act above quoted, in order
to consummate the completion of the road, isnow
being agtated there"