The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-06-21

LOCAL JOrTlNGS.-
How many Sheriifs is Baltimore county to
have this fall?
The public schools OF this county will close
on Friday, June 9th.
Work on the Maryland and Pennsylvania
railroad will be resumed in few days.
The total number of deaths in Baltimore
city for the week ending June 10th, were 191.
of hand-organs, monkeys, heat and dust
Towsontown has had her full share this week.
-Chas. R. Chew has something valuable in
the way OF reaper-knife sharpener. Call and
see it.
Persons in want of practical well digger
and cleaner should call on Frank Hines of this
place.
Counterfeit ten-cent notes are now in cir
culation. They are said to be we'll engraved
and printed.
Charles o. Kemp has been appointed a
Constable for the 5th district for two years from
June 10th, 1873.
The annual commencement of Hannah
More Academy, near Reisterstown, took place
on Wednesday last.
We are glad to State that Hon. William P.
Preston is rapidly recovering from his recent
attack of paralysis.
They have been having mad dog sensa-
ton out at the Calverton Hotel. Nobody bitten
and the canine dispatched.
Don't forget Rev. Thomas Guards lecture
in the TowsontOwn NJ. E. church, Friday even
The Second Battalion, Maryland National
Guard of this county, commanded by Major 7.
B. Catch, has been disbanded.
-Hampden NJ. 2. Sabbath School will hold
a reunion in the grove on Hampden Heights,
on Sunday afternoon, June 22d.
The next meeting of the Board of County
School Commissioners will be held on Wednes-
day and Thursday, July I'd and Sd.
In Hartford county there are twelve candi-
dates for Sheriff, four for Clerk and six for Reg
lister of Wills-and yet they are not happy.
The Farmers Union Of Baltimore county"
will hold another meeting at Duncan's Hall,
on to-day Saturday. 2lst inst, at q o'clock.
-Horatio N. Gambrill, Esq, has a card in
this weeks issue of the Union, favoring the
nomination of Mr.. Stephen Barton for Sheriff.
White perch are said to be plenty in the
rivers of the 18th district, and fine sport is now
being enjoyed taking them with hook and
line.
On the 4th inst, man named John Boil
man was killed in the ore banks of John N.
Carroll, Esq, 4th district, by the dirt falling
in upon him.
"A little son of Mr. Rutherford, living in
Govanstown, fell from tree, distance of
about twenty feet, few days since, and in
jured himself severely.
Members of the Petit Jury, the Bar and
number Of Court House officials were pleasant
ly entertained at the residence of r. Il. Boar
man, ESQ.,, on Wednesday evening last.
A musical and literary ENTERTAINMENT for
the benefit of the NJ. P. parsonage at this place,
will be held at Warren, on Wednesday even
ing, June 18th, commencing at 8 o'clock.
Newspaper mistakes are scarcely avoida-
ble-every issue of many journals involving
the placing of $50, 900 types. Ont of that num-
Der some will be wrongly placed, in spite OF
the best care.
The game of base ball played at this place
on Saturday last, between the "Star" of Relsters-
I Al
suited in victory for the latter, the score
standing % to 80.
"A New York paper says that thrifty
Sheriff in Ohio, when he has an idle jury on
his hands, sets them to work moving the grass
in tie Court House square. How would this
suit some of our jurors
"A number Ofmembers of Mt. Moriah Lodge,
A. F., & A. NJ, of this place, will visit Bel Air
on Tuesday next to participate in the celebra-
ton of st. Johns Day in connection with the
members Of the order at that place.
"A very delightful musicale for the en-
tertainment of the guests of the hotel was given
at the Smedley House on Thursday night, un
der the direction of Miss Mann, assisted by
some fine amateur talent from the city.
I'm order to close out their old stock to make
room for new goods, the Phoenix Compa-
many will dispose of the stock in the store at
that place, by public auction, on Saturdays,
June 2lst and 2Sth, and each succeeding Sat
urday until all sold. See advertisement.
The sisters of the new Convent of Notre
Dame, near Govanstown, have made an addi-
ton to their already extensive grounds by the
purchase of twenty acres from the estate of Mr..
Troxell, formerly the country seat of the late
James Malcolm. Forty-five thousand dollars
was the price paid.
The case of Joseph League, for the murder
of an unknown woman at Chase's station, some
time ago, was called for trial in the Criminal
Court of Baltimore Monday last, but was
continued until the next term. This case has
been tried four times already and it is now
thought noIe prosequi or stet will be entered.
We notice this week one of the representa-
tives of of the "Hill Market" promenading our
streets with ffteen-cent hat covering his up
per-story-It 70 about the lightest and cheap
est Thing out. Don't go bear headed when you
can get "tile" for the insignificant sum of
fifteen cents.
"A large concourse of people were present
at the dedication of the new German Lutheran
Church, at the head of Dularey's nalIe,A on
Sunday last. A fr-vl--x.ah- WAS snrfWd in Pho
church yard and was partaken cry hese"r ~
assemblage. The church Is LOs-s md @ IN ~
Portable edifice and is quite an ornament 10 tne
neighborhood. Mr.. Henry Amrine was the
contractor and did the work in satisfactory
manner.