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

The County Commissioners this week APP
propriated $500 for erecting gas lamps on Mad
ison avenue, between Boundary avenue and
the Park gate, and five lamps on the corners
OF Pennsylvania avenue and the cross streets
between Boundary avenue and the Park gate.
Messrs. Walter B. Brooks and Frank l.. Knell
were authorized to have the work done.
The case of James Harker, the Waverly
chicken thief, was called in the Criminal Court
Of Baltimore, on Monday, and the accused not
appearing, his bondsman, David L. Mumma,
was required to "fork over" $500, the amount
OF bail. Mumma is a br0ther-in-law of Hark-
er, and it is not likely he looses anything by
the transaction, as Harker was known to have
funds in bank.
For the information of the general reader,
who is confused sometimes by the use of legal
terms in connection with court proceedings,
we would state that "stet' is Latin for stand ;
and that when a case is ''stetted," or placed
upon the "Stet Docket" it simply means that
it shall "stand" there until called up by Ell
Their party, upon proper notice, for trial, or
other disposition.
The Maryland Fish Commissioners this
week placed large number of young salmon
in the head waters of the Patuxent river. The
fish were Matched at the farm of Mr.. Alex.
Kent, in Green Spring Valley, are about two
inches in length, and were trans ported in large
milk cans upon wagon constructed for the
purpose. These fish, IN few years, grow to
the length of four and even five feet.
Mr.. E. F. Church, formerly of this place,
but for several years past resident of New
town, Pa, where he is engaged in publishing
newspaper, has lately erected for his own
use fine new Office, into which he moved last
week. Ii there ever was fortunate newspa-
per man. Church is the very fellow. He has
forgotten more about the country newspaper
business than two thirds of the publishers of
this day know.
As stated last week the Baltimore, Hamp-
den and Towsontown Railway Company will
hold meeting for the election of Directors,
&C., at Guys Hotel, Baltimore, on Wednesday
next, at which meeting report of the condi-
ton of the road will be submitted. What that
"condtion" is we hope to make known in our
issue of next week. 1t is probable that new
officers will be elected in which case we shall
look for Cuisines" at once.
AT present Baltimore city is flooded with
one of the most dangerous counterfeit notes
ever placed in circulation. Its counterfeit
of the five dollar issue of the Traders National
Bank of Chicago. 1t is so skillfully executed
as almost to defy detection by the naked eye,
even by experts. On examination with a
magnifyirg glass the engraving appears coars-
err than in the original. Country people should
be on the lookout for this ''queer" paper.
Mail Route, 3,5l9.-0rder transportation
of the mails on the Northern Central Railroad
Green Spring branch) from Lake Roland to
Western Maryland Railroad Junction, eight
and half miles aud back, six times a week,
as much oftener as trains are run from Jan
uary l. 1873 /; compensation to be determi aed
hereafter. Route 3,690-Lake Roland from
Stevenson's Station, discontinued from 3lst
December one months extra pay to the con
tractor.
The Hanover Herald of 5th inst, says :
"The jury appointed by the court to assess
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against the Hanoy Water Company, for cut
ting off the water supply from their ore mines
below the reservoir in the Pigeon Hills, has
fixed the damages at 50 800. 1t is not likely,
however, that the Water Company will pay
without lawsuit. As the ore mines have not
been worked for many years. the general opin-
ion hereabouts is that the damages are unrea-
sonably high"
Application has been made to the County
Commissioners for the opening of public road
in the 4th district, beginning at or near the
18th mile stone, on the Reisterstown turnpike,
and running Seuthwardly through the lands
of the Hckson estate, and the lands of Mrs.
Hartman, j. R. Reese, Milton Painter, A. II.
Pollitt Henry Hoff, F. Dolield and Oliver Dis
ney, until it int resets a road running from
Pleasant Hill to the Deer Park road. The ex-
aminers, Messrs. J. L. Turner, John Crooks
and Jacob Forney, will meet upon the prem
Uses on Monday, Dec. 21st, at 10 a. m.
The stockholders of the N. C. R. r. Com
pany assembled at Raine's Hall, Baltimore, on
Tuesday of this week and completed arrange
ments which were inaugurated year ago, for
the leasing of said road to the Pennsylvania
Central Company. Under the new regime the
Baltimore stockholders are to have six dirsc
tors and the Pennsylvania Company the other
six and the President. j. D. Cameron, Esq,
who has been President of the Northern Cen
trail since 1852 resigned, and Col. Thomas A.
Scott of the Pennsylvania Central was elected
in his stead. The headquarters of the Com
pany will hereafter be in Baltimore.
Mr.. William B. Larmour, senior partner
of the firm of Larmour & Gale, jewellers, &C.,
1875 west Baltimore street, died at his residence,
SO st. Paul street, at hall past six o'clock,
Tuesday evening last, of typhoid pneumonia,
aged forty years. Mr.. Larmour had been
in bad health for some time, but was able to
attend to business until about three weeks be-
fore his death. He had mary friends in Bal
timore county who will be panied to learn the
sad intelligence of his demise. His remains
were inferred at Baltimore Cemetery on Thurs
day, the Masonic order, of which he was an
honored member, conducting the ceremonies.