The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-28
LOCAL BREvITIEs.-


list.
No part of the system sleeps except tn
brain.
1t is said an inch of rain weighs 1Ol ton
per acre.
The horrors of house-cleaning are ap
preaching
What once were vices are now the man
ners of the day.
"A Western Granger has written for som
| "Mard Gras seed"
"A punctual man is rarely poor man ant
never a man of doubtful credit.
John E. Owens is making the buttons fl,
from vests in the Western country.
We invite attention to the advertisement o
VIM. Whitelock Co., to be found in to day
issue.
John Slack has been appointed postmaste
| at Calverton, Baltimore county, vice Lewis
Coale, declined.
Major A. M. Hancock, of Hartford county
U. S. Consul to Malaga, Spain, sailed for hi
post on Wednesday Of last week.
The Gainesville railroad bill, allowing tn,
Company to use freless locomotives, passed
the Senate on Friday of last week.
| This week there has been no business o
any Importance relating to Baltimore county
in either branch of the Legislature.
Andrew Banks, Esq, the newly elected
member of the Legislature from this county
| qualified and took his seat on Monday last.
/
| changed from Adam Rier's to the Copper Fac
tory, and William Fox has been appointed
| postmaster.
| The bill legaizing the bequest of John
Geddis, late of the 18th district, Baltimore
county, to Waugh Chapel, passed the Senate
| en- Tuesday night.
On the night of the 18th inst the house Of
Mrs. Simpson, OF Woodberry, was entered by
| thieves who carried off valuable silver watch
and other articles. No arrests.
| Proposals are asked by the County Com
missioners for the building of bridge over
Gwynns Falls, at Lyons Old Mill. Bids will
be received until Tuesday, March 31st
| Ducks are very numerous in our waters al
| this time and gunners have been having fine
sport. We return thanks to Mr.. S. G. Wilson
of this place, for fine pair of red-heads.
The man Katteren, who stabbed Henry
Miller, at Houghs store, Homestead, was ar
rested on Thursday of last week and lodged in
Jail. The wounded man is in a critical cordi-
ton.
On Wednesday last Mr.. Davis presented to
the Senate several petitions Of over lao citi-
zens of Canton, Waverly and other places out
side of Baltimore, against the extension of the
city limits.
An instant dress elevator" is something
new. 1t transforms a train dress to straight
front walking dress as quickly as lady can
drop her hand, and changes it back as quickly
into train.
--Robt. Sinclair, well known as a large deal
er in agricultural implements and seeds in
Baltimore died at his residence, "Clairmont,"
in this county, on the Sth inst, in the 6Sth
year of his age
On Monday of last week. an aged lady,
mother in law of Mr.. Joseph Merkle, residing
near Grey's Factory, LIST district fell down a
fight of steps, disocatng her collar bone and
otherwise injuring herself.
"A little boy, aged about three years, son
of Sheriff Butler, had the misfortune to break
one of his arms on Saturday of last week. The
accident was caused by heavy gate swinging
shut upon the little fellow
In all probability an assessment of 10
cents on the hundred dollars will be made for
public school purposes for the ensuing year.
To operate the system successfully this small
increase is deemed necessary.
The Sherif"s License Notice to merchants,
traders, and others is published in to-day's is
sue. Persons doing business, for which ii
cense is required, are notified to procure the
same on or before the first day of May.
The Grand Jury for the March term, Wis
tied the Jail on Tuesday last and made thor
ough ms pection of the premises. Everything
was found in excellent order. The jury was
sumptuously entertained by Sheriff Butler.
"A. H. Krout of this place, has purchased
the right for Baltimore county, Except the
4th distrct,) for Spoons patent farm gate, one
of the most useful inventions that has lately
come under our notice, and which has already
been alluded to in these columns. See adver-
tisement.
"A number of foreign officials, in company
with Capt. Won Stamp, one of the contractors,
visited the new works of the Baltimore tempo
rary water supply, at Meredith's Ford bridge,
on Thursday of last week. The company trav-
cling in two four-horse open carriages, created
quite a sensation in our town.
Mr.. E. Julius Rettig, of Poole & Hunts
works, Woodberry, having made valuable
improvement in the smoke stack of Messrs.
Gambrill & Sons Druid Mill, those gentlemen,
as an acknowledgment of the great service rem
dered them, presented Mr.. Rettig with a mag
gold huntipg-case watch.
n r. @. McGinn, Esq, at one time connected
with the Baltimore county School Board, but
for the last two orthree years engaged with the
extensive publishing house of D. Appleton
Co., N. Y. and now stationed at Atlanta, Georgia,
called to see us on Thursday. "Mac." is look
ing we'll and is much pleased with his new
home.
The novel spectacle Of defendant in a
case acting as his own counsel, was witnessed
in our Court Wednesday last. John N.
Fitzsimmons, who shot Walter Bosley some
time ago, was the man, and it is said he &C
quilted himself in creditable manner. but,
notwithstanding his efforts in his own behalf,
the Jury gave verdict against him.
On Monday afternoon, 10th inst, Mr.. Jas.
G. Grissom of Clipper Mills, Falls road, was
brutally assaulted by two ruffians. while pass
ing through Druid Hill Park, on his return
from the city He was felled to the ground by
a severe blow on the back of the head, when
the Williams rifed his pockets and decamped.
Mr.. G. was found an hour or two afterwards,
in an insensible condition, and conveyed to his
home.
About this time look out for reports con-
corning the peach crop. The latest canvass
had in Delaware by the growers show that
"four-ffths of the buds have been injured by
the blast" No doubt some of the buds have
been blasted but four-ifths is too "blasted"
many to believe. However, the consumer will
not care if seven-fifths of the buds are damag-
ed, so there is good crop of peaches, as usual,
next fall.
If a load of coal is left out ofdoors exposed
to the weather for a month, it loses one-third
of its heating quality, says an exchange. If a
ton of coal is placed on the ground and left
there, and another ton is placed under a shed,
the latter loses about rs per cent. of its heating
power and the former about AZ per cent. Hence
it is great saving of coal to have it in a dry
place, covered over on all sides. The softer
the coal the more it loses, because the most
volatile and valuable constituents undergo a
slow combustion