The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-09-19

"A Tea-party, for the benefit of the We
mans Foreign Missionary Society, will be he'll
at the residence of Mr.. J. L. Turner, Pikesyills
on Tuesday evening, Sept. 22d. All friendl
to the cause are cordially invited. In case q
rain the tea will be deferred until the 23d.
William Timanus, lad about Is years
age, weighing nearly two hundred and twent
pounds, and living at Mt. Vernon, N. @. r. R.
was found dead in bed on Thursday morning
OF last week. His death is supposed to hav
been caused by apoplexy, superinduced b,
obesity.
The black bear, lately presented to Drui,
Hill Park, notice of which was given in thi
column last week, got loose few days ag
and made things quite lively for a short time
1t was found necessary to kin the animal +
prevent him from doing any damage, which
| he seemed bent upon.
| MIR. Almony's pocket look has not ye
| been found, at least it has not been returned
to its owner. There were $i7 in money in the
| book, and Mr.. A. offers reward of $25 for its
return, so that the finder will make money by
| giving it up. The papers are worthless to any
one except the owner.
1.-THE present week is known in the Episco-
pal Church as the Autumnal Ember Week, the
| Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of which are
days of special prayer and tasting, preparatory
to the admission of persons to the sacred min
istry, the Sunday following being one of the
ops of the Church.
Mr.. j. Norris Myers, hardware dealer, No
l36 north Gay street, Baltimore, has something
new in the way OF a chair seat, which every
body should see. With this article worn out
cane seat chairs can be made as good as new
in few minutes, and it can be done, too, by
any one, without the trouble of taking them
to the city. Call and see it.
AT grand tournament held at Elkton,
Cecil county, on Tuesday last, Charles S. Ora
son, of this town, won the honor of browning
the Queen, and also silver service, which had
been offered prize to the most successful
Knight. A large number of knights entered
and the riding was very fine. Judge Grason
was present on the occasion.
Capt William j. Bryson, a resident of the
9th district of this county, and well known to
our citizens, died at the residence of DR.. John
M. Stevenson, in B9ltimore, on Sunday morn
ing last, aged sixty-six years. Capt Bryson
was formerly engaged IN mercantile pursuits,
but for tue last twelve years has seld q posi-
ton ir the 9ea umorecuston hoe -
The public schools of the county com
menced the present fall term with better pros
poets and fuller attendance than ever before
The Towsontown high school, Mr.. Brutf, prin
cipal, has $50 pupils; the Waverly Ugh school,
Mr.. McBee, principal, has 2l2, and the school
located on west Baltimore street extended, lst
district, Mr.. Lang, principal, has upwards of
24O pupils.
Mr.. David ParletL, died at his residence,
near Brighton, Montgomery county, on Satur-
day last. UnJl recently Mr.. Parlett was
resident of the 18th district of this county.
He was well known and universally esteemed
and respected. His remains were inferred at
the old homestead, about seven miles IRON
Baltimore, on Monday last. H. age was sew
enty-two years.
We have been informed, upon what we
consider good authority, that work on the Bal
tlmore and Towsontown narrow gauge railroad
will be resumed about the first of October.
The greater part OF the grading has been done,
and the road can be put in running order in
ninety days, il the right kind OF u force be put
to work upon it. This, we hope, will be done,
and by Christmas We may have steam com
municatlon with the city.
ON Thursday OF last week pigeon shoot
ing match Tor the championship OF Maryland
and purse of $500 took place at the Three
Mile House, on the Liberty road, between
Henry Engle and Frederick KelI. The men
were allowed 40 birds each at 81 yards rise
from a spring trap. Each man was limited to
one and a-half ounces OF shot per load, and the
boundary was 50 yards. Kell won by killing
rs birds, and missed IA Engle killed "a.
The other day, after the Democratic Con-
gresslonal convention that met mere had made
It's nomination and adjourned, d man of well
known Democratic procllvltles approached a
number of gentlemen and inquired, "Well,
what did the convention dol" lie was inform
ed that that body had nominated Mr.. Roberts,
of Carroll county. His reply was characters
tic. "You don't say So" he said. "Well, that's
the way Maryland ne0er could get anythiag."
The last days OF rosy Summer have Hed,
and Autumn, with its golden stores, gladdens
the heart of the toll worn husbandman. These
are golden days. TIE branches of the fruit
trees begin to bend beneath the delicious fruit;
; fhA
like vast company of matrons attired in silk
the flowers will soon be gone; the birds are
warbling their last farewell, and all nature is
gliding down the smooth stream OF time into
the cherries vale of Winter.
Prof. Donaldson, attached to Barnum's
made a balloon ascension on
Tuesday afternoon. He was ANXIOUS that
some of the Baltimore newspaper men should
him, but none could be found will
ling to take a sail up among the clodds. A
young gentleman of this town who is engaged
on one Of the city dailies, was offered seat in
the aerial car, but declined the honor, saying
irSs1ssSa business az hoifie, wanted see his
mother, or something like that.
In his account of the New Market tourna-
ment the Shrewsbury correspondent Of the
York Gazette says: "The entrance fee to the
grounds was fifty cents. l am told that ladies
panied by gentlemen were obliged to
pay at the gate. Considering the accommo-
dations at the grove or at the grounds, it was
simply an outrage to make such a charge as
that, and we thought when we heard it that
chivalry was a little down on this
occasion in other words the show was not
worth the price charged therefor, hence some
remarked as they went away that the thing
was fraud" Does our Pennsylvania friend
expect the people of Baltimore county to pay
for his amusement, and for the amusement of
others? His idea of chiUalry differs very widely
from ours, if he does.