The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21
LOCAL BREyITIEs.-

the world.
The rush of public sales is about over fol
this season. There has been an unusual mum.
Der of them.
-Messrs. John Kennel and J. X. Mast, Of
fer for sale valuable tract of woodland. See
advertisement.
The new 10 cent note has made it's appear
ance. 1t is modelled after the latest patterns
Of fifty-cen notes.
The Baltimore County Farmers Union No
4, meets at Resterstown, on the second Satur.
day in each month.
Tue bill requiring auctioneefs in Balti.
more county to take out license, passed the
Senate on Monday last.
Since our last issue there have been sew.
eral more horrible accidents in Baltimore from
the careless use of coal oil.
On the 18th inst, the County Commission.
ers appointed Absalom Baker. constable fol
the 9th district, for two years from date.
We have the authority of Prof. Smith OF
Baltimore, for stating that there is more hum.
bug in law than in any other profession.
Who is "Mr. Beats Beady ?" There certain
ly can't be more than one man by that name
There's a letter in the Towsontown post-ofice
for him.
Henry Taylor, constable for the 9th dis
trict, has resigned, he having been appointed
to the Office of Justice of the Peace by Govern
or Groome.
bert Richardson, the new pastor of Towson-
town M. E. church, on Sunday morning and
evening last
"A lady of Woodberry took by mistake a
quantity of laudnum for cough syrup. A stom-
ach pump was called in and she's almost as
good as ever now.
The "quill driver" of the "woodberry de-
partment" of the Herald is having ga time of
it, over the pproaching Spring. He's writing
poetry on it now.
Nicholas j. Watkins, ESQ.,, a member OF
the Baltimore county Bar, and formerly q res
ident of this place, is now connected with the
Baltimore Enquirer.
Application has been made to the Cover
nor for the pardon of William Rose, now con-
fined in jail at this place under fifteen
months sentence for assault and battery.
The bill for the extension of the city linn
its, being on its third reading, passed the
House on Thursday night of last week, by a
vote of So to and was sent to the Senate.
The Presbyterians of Woodberry are about
to erect church at that place on lot donated
for the purpose by Mr.. Thomas D. Anderson.
The lot is valued at from $4,000 to $4,000.
The election passed off quietly in this
town on Wednesday. All the saloons and ho-
tells were closed and the place wore a Sunday
look. About one third of a full vote was polled.
The very valuable property known as
Thornton Mill" on the York Turnpike, above
Cockeysville, will be sold at public sale, on the
premises, on Thursday, March 26th, at p. IN.
Ruby wants to buy the pole from which
the "Stars and Stripes used to float over this
town. He wants to make "kindling wood"
out of it. Sell it to him and make him happy.
Extensive preparations are being made for
grand tournament aud races, at the Carroll
county fair grounds, on July 4th The affair
will be under the auspices of the Agricultural
Society.
Mr. Matthews has introduced in to the Leg
islature a bill to empower the County Com
missioners of Baltimore county to erect gas
house and pest-house on the new almshouse
property.
Many Of our subscribers will no doubt
change their residences this spring, and we
would ask that they notify US in time so that
their papers may be mailed to their proper
addresses.
For cheap shoes of all kinds go to Furgu
sons emporium, 314 north Howard street, near
Richmond, Baltimore. See advertisement and
price list at head of Richmond Market column,
on third page.
Conrad Smith, who was so badly injured
in jumping from buggy on the Hartford road
on Wednesday of last week, died in Baltimore
on Thursday. His right leg was broken and
his skull severely fractured.
st. Patrick day was celebrated in Balti
more on Tuesday last by grand parade of a
rather disagreed BILE, Notwithstanding which
the display was very imposing.
The local option law before the Legisla-
ture was virtually defeated on Friday of last
week by being postponed to the 9th of April.
The friends of temperance are making an eff
fort to get up another bill, differing somewhat
from the first.
DR.. F. Marion Hawkins, of Fallston, Har-
ford county, formerly of this place, will short
ly remove to Nebraska. The Kgis says "he is
a gentleman of enterprise, intelligence and
ability, and will be greatly missed in the
neigh borhood where he lived"
Edwin Jessop, ESQ.,, Trustee, sold at pub
lie sale, few days ago, the Dulaney's Valley
and Sweet Air Turnpike, five miles of which
road have been completed, to a company of
gentlemen who design keeping up the section
now in use. The price paid was $25.
Prof. Smith of Baltimore, in lecture the
other night at Masonic Temple, told of a young
lady who was cured of consump tion by simply
using the burned ashes of seven hairs cut
from the ear of black cat. At least the la
dy's mother informed him that such was the
case.
Mrs. White, living at Mt. Vernon Mills,
and in the employ Of the Company, was ar
rested few days ago on the charge of having
in her possession lot of canvas yarn, burlap
and waste Gotten, alleged by Mr.. Carroll, of
that Company, to have been stolen. She was
released on $500 security for her appearance
at Court.
"A correspondent of the Baltimore Bulletin,
purporting to write from Towsontown, gives a
lengthy account of the Temperance crusade"
in this place. The article attracted a great
deal of attention here, and created no little
merriment OF course the whole thing was a
farce, gotten up, no doubt, to create demand
for that paper, and it succeeded admirably.
The Baltimoream says: eighteen hours
of labor, four hours of sleep, meals consisting
of cold lunches bolted at odd moments, and
pay 81 so per diem, are some of the amenities
of horse car driving and conducting in Balti-
more" The same might be truthfully said of
the York road railway, except that on that line
Two individuals from Carroll county, sum-
moned here as witnesses on Monday last in
the case Of Winters VS.. Brooks, made their din
ners off of eighteen ginger cakes and one CO.
coanut. They would have taken more ginger
cakes but the supply was not equal to the de-
mand. Our hotel men like to see these gener-
Gus fellows around Their presence makes
business good--for nothing.
"A petition has been presented to the Coun-
ty Commissioners asking for the opening of a
public road, commencing on the road leading
from Hereford to Monkton, near the residence
of John Bacon, Esq, and thence running
through the lands of John Bacon, John and
Thos. Pearce, Mrs. Sallie Pearce, Thos. Wheel
er and DR.. F. Mitchell, connecting with the
road leading from Fosters Meeting House to
Pine Hill, on the York Turnpike Road. Said
road is about II miles long. The Supervisors
are directed to meet upon the premises on
Monday, March 30th, at 10 a. m.
The General Assembly of Maryland in
1853, passed law relating to the purity of the
ballot-box, to which was appended the follow
ing oath: 81, A. B., do solemnly swear Tor af-
frm] that have not received, or had by my
self or any other person whatsoever in trust
for me, or for my use or benefit, directly or in
directly, any sums or SUM of money, Office,
place or employment gift or reward, or any
promise or security for any money, Office, place
or employment, or gift in order to give my
vote at this election, and that have not been
polled BEFORE" The present Assembly should
give US similar one. 1t could mt do any harm
and might be productive of much good.
Coop TEMPLARs AT REIsTERsTowN.-OnT Thurs
day evening of last week a grand temperance
meeting was held in the M. E. Church in Refs
terstown TT. Warfeld Honkins President OF