The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-10-17
LOCAL BREvITIES.-
Heavy frosts this week.

Are we to have tho railroad by Dec. LIST?
The truth is said to be always beautiful
out some people are afraid of it.
Hon. Joshua Vansant, Mayor of Baltimore
vas in TOwsontown on Wednesday.
About 800 witnesses in removed cases were
present at our Court on Wednesday.
"A religious revival has been in progress al
Lutherville NJ. f. church this week.
-Partridges are reported plenty and good
shooting may be expected next week.
Everybody is on the hunt ofchestnuts just
now. Thu crop is very large hereabouts.
There being no Mcdonald case this week
Towsontown has resumed its wonted quiet
"A constantly recurring and ever truthful
statement-"The fools are not all dead yet"
The Mcdonald case, as predicted last
week, ended in the acqulttal of the prisoner.
Tho law to prevent the killing of part
ridges will be out on Tuesday next, Goth inst.
The corner stone OF Hunts M. Z. church
will be laid on Tuesday next, goth INST, 4p. M.
"A fashion writer-evidently little wo-
man herself-says "little women look well in
any thing"
The immense bell-the largest in the city
has been placed in position in the dome OF
the new City Hall.
Samuel NJ. Ady, ESQ.,, of Hartford county,
has administered ON the estate Of his late
brother, Edward II. Ady.
We are now issuing an extra edition each
should make a note of this.
William j. Fell, Esq, postmaster at Here
ford, Baltimore county, has resigned. His sue
cessor has not yet been named.
The new avenue leading from Mount Roy
al reservoir to Druid Hill Park, has been com
pleted and is now open for travel.
The present Grand Jury have visited the
Jail and the aims house and found both inst
tutions in the best possible condition.
Rev. j. b. Stitt, formerly pastor Of the M.
E. Church at this place, preached at Luther
vile NJ. E. church on Tuesday evening.
Somebody observes that when six young
ladies sit down to talk about dress, a small boy
with tin horn is refuge for the weary.
This is said to be the latest form of we'd
ding invitations "Come around and see me
capture a mother-in-law at o'clock, sharp.
"A steer. weighing $500 pounds, was on
exhibition at the last State fair. An ordinary
sized man could mt see over the animals shou!
ders.
Mr.. John Z. Owens appeard this week at
Fords Grand Opera House, Baltimore. As
usual he drew very large and fashionable au-
dences.
The Friends Yearly Meeting will be held
at the meeting house, west Lombard street,
Baltimore, on Monday, 26th inst, lasting sew
eral days.
Col. Jenifer has changed the name of his
imported horse, Ismael Pacha, to that of the
Jeniler Arabian, the latter being much more
significant.
The dead body of an unknown man was
found floating in the water, off North Point,
on Monday morning last. 1t was taken ashore
and buried.
"A shirt, over fifty years old, was exhibit
ed at the Carroll county fair. The person by
whom it was worn, in his life time, weighed
over 500 pounds.
Daniel Costly, colored, has been arrested
and committed to the Baltimore county jail,
charged with stealing knee blanket from Mr.
Ditch of this county.
-Workmen are engaged putting up the tres
tie work on the Maryland and Pennsylvania
Railroad between this place and Lake Roland.
This looks like business.
AT the Frederick Fair this week the Here
ford cattle Of Mr.. John Merryman, Of Hay
fields, Baltimore county, each took a premium.
He had ten on exhibition.
Mr.. Henry German, carpenter of this
place, while engaged in carrying q piece Of
lumber on Friday of last week, slipped and
fell, breaking his jaw bone.
The Baltimore county police are having a
number of small balloons constructed for the
purpose of "taking people up" This is an
original idea-with the police.
"A fatal disease is prevailing among the
hogs in York county, Pa. A number have died
in Hanover. They were purchased from a
fever.
Rev. B. F. Clarkson, formerly stationed at
Hiss church, Hartford road but now stationed
in Hartford county, raised this year some very
fine tomatoes One of the vines had upon it
224 tomatoes.
Wonder if we can't get up grand jubilee
to celebrate the completion of the M. & P. R.
R. to this place? As we are expecting it to be
finished shortly preparations should be making
for the event.
Sam. Mcdonald has taken Horace Gree
ley's advice and "gone west"-to his farm near
Terre Haute, Indiana. He left Baltimore on
Wednesday night, in company with his "mu-
tual friend" Harry Maginniss.
An exchange says:
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year;
It's most too warm for whiskey,
little too cool for beer
During the coming races at Pinlico a tel
egraph line will be established between that
place and Baltimore, so that the result Of each
race will be announced on the bulletin boards
of the city as soon as it has taken place.
The valuable horse "Culpepper." owned
by Mr.. Joseph Donohue, and now stabbed at
Pimlico, is dangerously i'll with lung fever.
"Culpepper" is entered for the Dixie stakes to
be run at the coming meeting Of the Jockey
Club.
Baltimore city indicts three men for cut
ting one man with knife and then sends the
case to the Baltimore county court for that tri-
bunal 10 determine which of the three did the
cutting. Why don't they dispose of their own
knotty questions!
Hebron Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will
hold picnic in Sherwood Park, Cockeysville
on Thursday, Oct 22d, commencing at
o'clock a. M A number of sister Lodges will
participate in the ceremonies, and a grand
time is anticipated.
"A GRAND tournament will be held at York
eS the grounds OF the County Agricultural So
cety, on Tuesday next. number OF Knights
from Baltimore and Hartford counties have en-
tered the lists. Hon. Stevenson Archer will de-
liver the coronation address.
"A large and enthusiastic Republican mass
meeting was held at Taneytown, Carroll coun
ty, on Monday night last Over 500 people
and two bands ofmusic were present Speech
es were made by Mr.. Ensor, Judge Smith, W.
A.. McKellp, Esq, and others.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ward, residing on
the Philadelphia road, above Herring Run,
met with an accident on Wednesday morning.
while on their way to the city in a wagon
The vehicle upset throwing the occupants out
and injuring Mrs. Ward in painful manner
Her husband escaped injury.
"A partnership has been formed between
Messrs. ]. G. Kraft and P. F. Winebrenner, as
general partners, with Chas. W. Slagle, as spe-
cial partner, to conduct the commission bust
ness at the old stand of SlagIe & Co., North
street, Baltimore. Mr.. Slagle is we'll and IA
vorabIy known throughout Baltimore county
On Tuesday evening last the First Branch
of the City Council of Baltimore, passed an or
dinance providing for the widening Of Fay
cite street from Holiday to Gay street, the line
to be parallel with the south line of the new
City Hail. This, when completed, will be q
great Improvement to that section Of the city
The sale of the valuable farm of Mrs. Je.
NINA johnson, advertised in our paper, takes
place on Wednesday, 2lst inst, on the prem
ises, at IL M. This property is near Glencoe
and Sparks stations, N. c. R. r. Any one 60
ing into the dairy business will find this a
suitable place for the business. The soil is nat
urally fertile and very productive.
We have received the following inquiry
"Be kind enough to let Baltimore subscriber
know, through the columns Of your paper, il
the Brookland wood tournaments to take place
this year, and if SO, at what time " We are IN
able to answer positively, but think, from vhat
we have heard, that there will not be tour
nanient at Brooklandwood this fall.
Joshua Mulley Of Baltimore, was arrested
this week, on a bench warrant issued by the
Circuit Court for Baltimore county, to answer
a charge for gambling some time since. HI
was handed over to Sheriff Butler and released
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