The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-08-08

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL BoARp- THE
School Board met on Monday, all the mem.
bers present.
The enlargement of school house 4. district
3, and of school house 5, district 4, was refer.
red to the committee school houses with
power to act.
The President and Capt. Hall were appoint-
ed Committee to receive proposals from the
Trustees OF school 5, district Z for the sale of
said school house.
Communication from the Trustees of school
s, district 10, was referred to the committee on
school houses.
On motion 500 were appropriated for fencing
school lot 2, district Z, and $50 for fencing
school lot 1, district IL.
The Examiner was directed to hold an ex.
animation for Teachers on Tuesday, August
25th =.
1t was ordered that schools resume duties 81
Tuesday, September LIST.
The following gentlemen were appointed
Trustees of school 8, district 6, viz VIM. Ruhl,
R. Ii. Wineholt, VIM. J. Olegrath.
The following resolution was passed
ReSotUed, That where the Trustees of any
school have failed TO organize, the Board of
School Commissioners will make such appoint
ments as under the circumstances ma! seem
best; and the Trustees will be re appointed or
On motion it was resolved that the Board
meet again on Wednesday, August Goth,
After the confirmation of the appointments
of Teachers by the Trustees, and the appoint
ment of others by the Board in cases where the
Trustees had failed to organize, the Board adj
iourned.
A list of Teachers of the county schools will
be published after the appointments for all the
schools have been made for the ensuing year.
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PROPERTY SALEs.-O. P. McGll, auclioneer,
sold on Saturday last on the premises, for John
W. Onion, guardian, mortgage, the farm OF }.
W. Johnson, situated on the Baltimore and
Havre-de Grace turnpike, about Is miles from
Baltimore, in the tn district containing 50 acres
and improved by frame dwelling, barn, &c.
purchased by VIM. Pleffer for So, 400.
The following property, belonging to the Ches-
apeake Mutual Land and Building Association of
Baltimore, aud located near GovanstowU, was
sold on Wednesday
A lot situated on York road, and fronting 90
feet, BY 300 feet depth, improved by a cotasssv
and subject TO $l00 ground rent; sod-t0-1txx.- ~
II. Mann for SIS, 200
A lot York road 80 by 20 feet, improved
by cottage and subject to sci ground rent sold
TO A. j. Hamburger for ST.
A lot on the road leading from Yorktown turn.
pike to George Dugdale's and II. n Gambriils
places 81 by 200 feet, subject to SCI ground rent
and improved by cottage sold to NJ. RYDER for
$3,675.
A lot adjoining the same ON Dugdale avenue,
80 by 200 feet, improved by cottage, and sub
ject to SCI ground rent sold to A. Hulzler for
$4,000.
Also lot of ground, ia fee, 1873 by 234 teet,
situate ia the rear of the last three cottages but
without Il boundary on any lane or avenue: sold
to Christopher Smith for ST per the largest
boundary. Total sale 81 1913.
The New MARKET House The Woodberry
Gazette says OF the new market house. lately
erected on the Falls road in Hampden This
house, which measures IN breadth so feet and 1876
feet in length, is now near completion, requiring
only the addition of some finishing touches by
the energetic contractor, o. E. Kelley, and the
laying of the brick floor, which will be commence
ed in a few days. 1t is IL substantial building,
very neatly constructed, and reflects much credit
on the enterprisiug spirit Of the owner, VIM H.
Ward, Esq. In the inlerior, there are divisions
for twelve butchers stalls on each side separated
by partition walls FROM the exterior stalls, OF
which there is a like number on either side be-
sides the cave stalls, twenty in number, thus
afordng ample accommodation for all classes OF
market dealers. The house will be opened for
sale of meats, vegetables, &c on Saturday even
ing, 22d inst, after which the regular market
days will be Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Persons DESTROYS OF renting stalls will apply to
VIM. Ii. Ward, 46 Lexington street, Baltimore
city. Our citizens should congratulate them
selves on the near approach CT the time when they
will enjoy all the facilities and advantages of a
regular market house, without having TO rely up
on the uncertainties Of existing arrangements,
and il is hoped that they will give such tncour
agement to tnc enterprise as will at once establish
it upon IL permanent basis.
SINGING CLAss.-A correspondent furnishes US
with thetollowing report under date of Aug. 4th :
Last Thursday evening Il number of ladies
aud gentlemen assembled at Wiseburg NJ T.
Church for the purpose of organizing singing
class, so much needed in our community. Mr.
a. Hughes was selected us chairman for the even
ing. The following gentlemen were nominated
and elected as permanent officers Of The Socie
ty: President, G. Wegmau; Vice President,
A. Hughes; Rec. Sec j, H. Cooper Financial
Sec, T. D. Cooper; Tr, asurer j. N Frederick :;
Committee On order, G. Cole, G Frederick, Mn&&--
Martin Samuel Bull aud Emanuel Bull Mr.
Isaac Bowser, of New Freedom, Pa, was invited
to give The class trial lessop on Monday even
ing, August Sd, and on that evening the class
met, c. Wegman in the chair Mr. B. was intro.
duced 10 the class after which be gave some ex-
plantations as TO bis method OF teaching, which
proved satisfactory and he was at ouce engaged
The "Scepier,' new publication Of songs, was
selected as the class book, and Mr.. A Hughes
was appointed TO procure fifteen copies The
class adjourned until Friday evening, Aug. l4lb,
at which time Mr. Bowser will begin his course
of instruction. A cordial invitation is extended
TO all who delight in good music There is not
only personal beneh, but a general good de-
rived from it,"
DEDICATION oFAN ODD FELLOWS HALL The new
Odd Fellows Hall at Catonsville, lst district,
was dedicated on Monday last, the ceremonies
commencing at IL O'Clock A NJ. The corner
stone of this building was laid in July, 1878, and
the building was completed las; week. The hall
fronts on the Frederick road thirty feet and is
sixty feet deep and three stories high, built Of
brick and covered with slate root The build
ing cost about So, 00O and WAS erected by Prov
idence Lodge, No. ll6, o. . F. The first
eoor has been rented for school purposes, the
second will be used as a Town Hail. and the third
will be occupied by Providence Lodge, The ef-
6cers of the lodge are Samuel c. Hird, Noble
Grand Augustus Sharp, Vice Grand D. A.
Bohlker, Recording Secretary A J. Hill, Fiuan-
cial Secretary, and Jacob Freuud, Treasurer
The dedicatory services were celebrated in the
main ball of the new building The services
were opened with prayer by Chaplain Henry
Scbafler after which the dedicatory address was
delivered by Past Grant Col. p. NJ. Snowden
AT the conclusion of the address those present
adjourned 10 Gainesville Park. where picnic
was held under the auspices of Providence Lodge.
The proceeds of the picnic will be used in pay
ing of the debt on the new hall. The attend
ance was very large.
DESPERATE MIDNIGHT ENCOUNTER John Shock
until recently resident of this place, bat
now living at Oxford. York road, and en-
gagged as a baggage master on The G. Il. R,
had Il desperate encounter with burglar on Fri
day night of last week. lie had occasion to
leave The baggage room al The Union Depot
Charles street, and on his return he discovered a
man making off with number of articles He
was pursued, captured and led towards the office
before reaching which the thief made desperate
assault upon Shock with large knife. cutting
several long and deep gashes across one Of his
arms, causing him 10 release his bold when the
prisoner escaped Shortly after the occurrence
one Of the city police arrested man named Peter
McCarty, and at the preliminary hearing on Sat
urday he was fully identified by Shock us The