The Baltimore County union., 1874-10-31
LOCAL BREvITIEs.-

Election Tuesday next.
The State Sunday School Convention will
meet al Frederick, Nov. II, Is and 10.
We need rain badly. The ground is very
dry and growing crops are suffering somewhat
The cunning season is at its heighth, but
the crop Of accidents, thus lar, is rather slim
-Chas B. Roberts, Esq, Democratic candi-
date for Congress- was IN Towsontown on Tues
day.
Don't forget the meeting at Kemp's store
Black Rock, this Saturday. evening, at a
o'clock.
Large hacks of wild geese fly
ing over Towsontown, towards the rivers, on
Monday.
What is the use Of talking of this worlds
brightness and sunshine to man that has
tight boots ?
We call attention to the card of John T.
Ensor, Esq. published in our advertising col
umns to-day.
Real estate is very dull sale just now.
There is a great deal in the market but few
sales are reported.
"A number of droves of stock cattle passed
M the York road, through TOwsontown, on
Thursday of last week.
Henry w. Shane has been appointed post
master at Hereford, Baltimore county, vice
VIM. J. Fell, resigned.
The present is a remarkably mild season.
The weather for the past two weeks has been
more like Spring than FALL
"double up" and put iu your pocket. What a
fine thing for Sunday gunners.
Lewis E. Slicer, brother OF the late Rev.
Dr. Henry Sicer died ia Baltimore last week.
Mr.. S. was we'll known in this county.
A paper has this advertisement: Two Sis
ters want washing" We fear that m mllions of
brothers are ia the same predicament.
The gun and trappings TO be contested for
at the shooting match at this place, on the
7th, can be seen at Mr.. J. Wesley Lees.
The Mayor OF Baltimore had his pocket
picked while riding on street car one day
last week. He lost $l20 and thinks it a good
joke
The Baltimore and Towsontown Narrow
Gauge Railroad Company is asking for propo
sails for the completion Of the grading OF the
road.
The annual meeting of the Dulaney's VAL
ley and Long Green Horse Thief Detective As
socation will DE held on Saturday, Nov. 7th,
at 3 p. m.
The Glen Rock Item says that work is very
scarce in that section, and many laboring men
have no employment for the winter, nor any
prospect for any.
On Wednesday officer Hopkins brought to
Jail three negro men charged with rlotlng at
the colored church. Green Spring. They were
released on Thursday.
j. NJ Hood has been re elected president
and general manager OF the W. NJ. R. R., Alex.
Reiman, vice president, and John S. Harden,
secretary and treasurer.
In Westminster apples a drug in the
market at go cents per bushe. Here we are
compelled to pay twice that amount, and get
very inferior fruit at that.
The store &c. of the Baltimore Carriage
Company, manufacturers OF childrens' carria-
ges s!eighs, sleds, velocipedes, &C., has been
removed to No, 30 North Howard street. See
advertisement on second page.
Mr.. Augustus C. Medinger, grocer, No. l6S
Forrest street, corner of Front keeps constant
ly on hand choice stock of family groceries,
flour, wines, liquors, &c. Give him call.
Thomas JC hnson, charged with fighting OF
Pimlico during the races last week, was
rested on Saturday and fined $3.50 and costs
by Justice Richardson, of Mt. Washington.
Edward Watson, alias Lake, and Edward
B. Foster, indicted in Baltimore for practicing
the little game of "banco," have removed their
cases to the Baltimore county Circuit Court.
Judge Oliver Miller, of Annapolis, was
married on Tuesday last, in Grace Church,
Baltimore, to Mrs. Adeline d. Green, of Eli
colt City, sister of Dr. jackson Piper, of this
town.
At the Hartford county agricultural fair
Col. Edward F. Jenkins, of Long Green, took
the first premium for best Alderney bull, and
also for best cow under two years, of same
stock.
Gov. Groome has appointed Mr.. G. Lewis
Cross Justice of the Peace for the 9th dis
trict vice Frank Lewis, deceased. Mr.. Gross
will have an Office at Waverly, where he re-
sides.
New subscribers to the Union continue to
pour in. This shows that our efforts to please
our readers are being appreciated. To our 4th
district Democratic friend we make our most
prOfalnd bow.
Charles Holdman, the 'NTilwaukee Dutch
man." who did such STRONG" swearing in the
late Mcdonald case, has been indicted tor per
Jury by the late Grand Jury. He has not yet
been arrested.
Board of County Commissioners will meet on
Wednesday and Thursday. Tax-Collectors
and others having business with the Board are
requested to take notice.
In Summer there is no prettier place in
the State than Towsontown. But in Winter,
when the leaves have all fallen from our beau
tiful naples, the appearance of-the place is
ANYTHING but attractive.
John Hyland, one of the riders in the stee-
role chase at Pimlico, on Thursday last week,
was thrown from his horse while taking wa
ter-leap, and pretty badly hurt. He was re-
moved to Fordham, N. Y, on Friday.
Mr.. R. C. McGinn, connected with D. Ap-
pleton & Co.'S. extensive book publishing house,
New York, is now stationed at st. Louis, Mis-
sonri Mr. Mae. was in Baltimore last week
and put in an appearance at the races.
-The Reisterstown burlesque tournament
was a very amusing affair. 1t is said that a
number of old gentlemen who witnessed it
laughed until the tears rolled down their
cheeks-and good laugh is good thing.
Rev. j. II. d. Wingfeld D. D., of Peters
burg, Va brother OF DR.. T. H. Wingfeld of
this place, has accepted the rectorship of Trim
itv Episcopal Church, San Francisco, Califor
MIA and will enter upon its duties on the 29th
of November next.
Mrs. Emily Jane Cover, the estmabe wife
of Col Samuel II. Cover, the well-kuown auc-
tioneer of Baltimore, died at her residence in
that city, on Monday last, in the 6Sd year of
her age Mrs. Cover was daughter of the
late VIM. and Anna Lusby.
The Baltimore horse and mule market is
rather dull, and prices range about as follows:
Carriage horses, per pair, $3.50 to $3.50; single
driving horses. or horses for general utility,
from 1926 to 5000 work horses from $50 to
sI75; mules, $3.50 to $500 per pair.
Officer Picquett of the lst district, this
week arrested three men charged with tres
passing in Leudoun Park Cemetery, and sleep
ing in the hay shed attached to the same,
der suspicious circumstances. They were COM
qnitted to Jail by justice Lehman.
Our friend, James G. Harrison, Esq, tax
collector of the 9th district, is boring an arte
sian we'll, and his friends are at loss to know
whether he wants oil or water. The former he
has fouad in all its purity, at a distance of
something less than thousand feet.
Samuel Wethered, Esq, brother of Hon.
John Wethered, of the 1st district of this coun-
tv died at his residence in Howard equity, last
week. Mr.. W. was a polished gentleman of
the old school, and was highly respected in
the neighborhood in which he lived.
"A colored woman named Celia Susannah
Dorsey, aged 102 years, died in Baltimore on
- Friday of last week She lived in the city all
her life and had never been FIVE miles from its
limits The poor old woman never saw Tow
sontown Think what she has missed
Mrs. Martha G Mcintosh, of Society Hill,
South Caroline, mother Of Col. D. G Mcintosh,
of this town, died suddenly in Baltimore, on
Sunday last, of pneumonia. Mrs. NJ. had been
visiting her son here and was on her way
home when she was taken sick and died.
Hiram Kirby and James Waters, residents
of Baltimore, while walking on the Liberty
road, pear the city limits, on Sunday night,
were assaulted by a man who sprung upon
them and beat them numerically with club.
The matter was reported to the Baltimore po-
lice.
The monthly report of the Department OF
Agriculture has been received. The reports
from Baltimore county are as follows: Wheat
slightly below last year; good quality; Fultz
most satisfactory. Corn average, and of good
quality. Potatoes-injured by drought and
bugs.
The last Grand Jury, in their report, give
the hotel men to understand that the only rea-
son they were not all indicted for selling on Sun
day was because thev couldn't get the witness
es summoned before them to come out plainly
aud Just tell how the thing is done-and who