The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-12-12

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published. Those living outside of the county,
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tice that the postage (1Ocents) is added. They
will please forward that amount in addition to
the regular subscription price.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.-
The bored of education-Children who
hate school.
Don't forget the entertainments at Tow
sontown NJ. E. church.
When a man calls you liar, take him by
the hand aud call him-a gentleman.
Daniel Jenfer, ESQ.,, of the 18th district,
is foreman of the present Grand Jury.
Eggs G8 to S5 cts per dozen in the Balt-
more market. Butter -print-5O and so cts.
Mr.. F. M. Wi6erman, of Gainesville, has
obtained a patent for a corn husking mach inc.
Randolph Bye, of Elkton, has been APP
pointed mail agent on the Northern Central
Railroad
The City Passenger Railway Company has
declared dividend of SI.5O on each share of
stock owned in the Company.
DO not keep tribes of dogs and cats around
the premises, that eat more in a month than
they are worth in a lifetime.
Scarlet fever is quite prevalent in Balti-
more city at this time. There were sixteen
deaths from the disease last week.
Mr.. John E. Owens, of the Varieties Thea
tire, New Orleans, will please accept our thanks
for late copies of the New Orleans papers.
"A fair and oyster supper will be held by
the ladies, in the Hall, at Pikesville, on Dec.
10th, l7th 18th and 10th. All are invited.
The H on. Alexander H. Stephens, of Geor-
gia, late Vice President of the Southern Con-
federacy, is guest of Col. r. NJ. Johnston, near
Waverly.
Canvas back ducks are worth $500 per
pair, red heads $780, and black heads $1.00; ;
partrdges $500 per dozen, and pheasants 80
and rs cents each.
John Hoffman, the man who had bis skull
fractured by heavy bucket falling upon him
whilst at work in an ice house on the Belar
road, has since died
John Campbell was arrested on the 4th
inst, charged with stealing $50 from G. W.
Smoot of the Relay House, B. & 0. R. R. He
was committed to Jail.
The Wiseburg Singing Glass will give
grand musical and literary entertainment in
the NJ. E. Church at Wseburg, on Friday even
ing, January 9Th, 1875.
Information wanted of the descendants of
Mary Anderson, who married George Dobson,
and Ann Anderson, who married Edward
Wear. Address-Box ISL, Pottsville, Pa.
-Shiloah Lodge No. Ill, I. 0. o. F., Of Har-
risonville, I'd district, will hold grand levee
Dec. 10th. good time may be expected.
On Sunday, Dec. 9th, the new M. E.
Church, in Shrewsbury, will be dedicated -
Dr. B. B. Hamlin, D. D., and Rev. G. W. Mil
Ter, will be present and take part in the exer-
cises.
"A festival and supper, for the benefit of
Monkton NJ. E. Church and Sabbath School,
will be held in the church, on the evenings of
Dec. 3Oth and 31st, and Jan. LIST. All are in
vited.
We publish on the first page of to days is
~sue very simple remedy fol burns or scalds,
to which the attention of the public is invited.
1t might prove of great benefit to some unfor-
tunate.
The Sabbath School attached to Govans
town NJ. E. Church will celebrate it's anniver-
sary on tomorrow, Sunday at q o'clock p.
M. The occasion will no doubt be an inter
,esting one.
The work of improving the track, the judg
es' stand and other buildings at Pimlico pro-
crosses rapidly, and unless prevented by a
spell of bad weather will be completed before
the holidays.
Now is the time to advertise your Christ
mas goods. If you want to let the people know
what you have to SELL tell them through the
newspapers. Fence advertising and the like
is money wasted.
Dozens of cramps" continue to throng the
York turnpike daily, some going North and
six or eight in one gang. The question is,
where do they all come from?
We have received a copy of the second
number of the Delta Times, published monthly
at Delta, York county, Pa, by j. T. Crawford,
at Is cents per annum. 1t is neatly gotten
up, soicy little sheet and viii live.
-Messrs. Newell > Creery's Maryland School
Journal for Dec.'S at hand. Its pages ere lit
orally "erammed" with interesting and in
istructive reading matter. Every school teach
,er in the State should have it. $1.25 per an
mum.
On Monday last Judge Gilmor sentenced
Nat Williams. colored, to eight years in the
penitentiary for stealing basket worth S1.75
Williams is an old offender against the law
and had only been out of the penitentary
short time.
Mr.. Joseph B. Street, commission mer-
chant, 132 West Pratt street, Baltimore whose
card appears ia our issue of to. day, solicits
.consignments from the farmers of Baltimore
county, and guarantees prompt returns. Call
and see him.
The ladies of Hiss Church, Hartford road,
will hold festival, &C., in the church, on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Dec 18th
and 18th, proceeds for the improvement of the
parsonage, &c. A good supper will be served
each evening.
-"Orang Blossom" fast trotting stallion
from Virginia, arrived in Baltimore on We'd
against "Lady Patterson" a Philadelphia
mare of good reputation, at one of the tracks
near the city, at an early day.
AS many as twenty travellers or tramps
applied to Sheriff Butler for lodging in the
county jail one night this week. They were
all accommodated. 1t is not an unusual &C.
.currence for the Sheriff to lodge eight ten of
these persons in single night.
AT jeremiah Fuhrman's Sorghum Mills,
near Black Rock, Nd, nearly 160e gallons of
sorghum molasses have been made, this season.
This is a great decrease from the quantity
manufactured in a season, few years ago.
So says a correspondent of the Hanover Herald
"A wild turkey was ratified at Urban's sa-
loon on Tuesday evening. 1t was first won by
gentleman from the I'd district, and upon
being set up a second time was "taken in" by
our friend Storm of the Sherif9s Office. 1t
was a beautiful bird, weighing about % pounds.
The farmer named Woodward living near
Wilmington, Delaware, who some time ago
shot and killed small lad simply because he
found him Choking" chestnuts from tree on
his premises, was tried at New Castle last
week. and acquitted. Rather strange justice,
NO should say.
We this week finish sending out our bills
for subscription. A great many have respond
ed to those sent last week and week before, but
there are still hundreds who have net done SO.
If you want the Union after Jan. LIST, 1875, you
had better see to this matter at once. Delays
are dangerous, you know.
On the second page of the Union to-day
will be found a communication, signed "a Lib
eral Democrat" to which we respectfully in
vte the attention of our friends. We thank
our good friend for the compliment he pays
us, and also for calling attention to matter
which might prove OF great benefit to US.
On Monday last, during business hours, a
IoIJ iaf dali hapa fol ia O.
on in front of the store of Messrs. Kennard. &
Oudesuys, on Exchange Place, loaded in a
barrel of eggs and drove off without being mo-
Tested. Late in the afternoon the horse, wagon
and eggs were captured but the thief escaped.
Rabbits have even commenced to put on
style. There has been on exhibition at one of
our provision stores this week, common rab