The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

AT the sale of stock, &C., of Capt. Jas. Hall,
near Maryland Line, one day last week, prices
ruled high, the gross amount of sales reaching
$780, Pocahontas, Jr., a thoroughbred colt,
Is months old, was bill in at 1851, that price
being deemed insufficient. Messrs. Birming-
ham & Slade were the auctioneers, and Mr.. E.
s. Everhart clerk.
The Woodberry Gazette of 18th inst. says :
owe are to have lawyer in Woodberry in the
person of our friend and highly esteemed fell
low citizen, Mr.. Jas. II. Smith. We must now
create the office of City Solicitor, as we have
the man to fill it, We speak for our friend a
large share of the practice of our town, as he is
well worthy of our favors.
AT the sale of the personal property Of Mr..
John Byerly, of the It'll district, on Tuesday
last very good prices were realized, notwith-
standing it was a cash sale. Cows brought
head geese $1.75 each corn $3.50 per barrel
and other things in proportion. Mr.. S. G. Will
son was the auctioneer, and MIR. Lewis Vogle
clerk.
The Belair 1EgiS of 18th inst. says: "On
election day George Armstrong, while cunning
for cartridges in the neighborhood of Halls x
Roads, accidentally shot Kinsey McCommons,
one shot passing through his ear, two into his
arm, three through his abdomen, (but not in
wardly,) and several into his legs. Mr.. Nc.
Commons was severely but not dangerously in
jured."
Those owning cows who allow them to run
at large had better keep sharp eye to the same
otherwise they may have to draw their supply
of milk from another source Lately a number
have been stolen in the county and driven to
the city where they are at once slaughtered
and sold for beef. The game is to get them out
of the way as soon as possible so that the own
ers caunot identify them.
Henry Rollcutter, one of the men arrested
in Baltimore last week, charged with stealing
a COW belonging to Mrs. Kane, living at Nero
dith's Ford bridge, Dulaneys Valley, and re-
leased on $500 security for the action of the
Grand Jury of Baltimore county, was on Mon
day last surrendered by his security. He was
again arrested and lodged in Jail to await the
action Of the county authorities.
John r. Medinger, formerly of the Excel
sior" store of this town, has opened q shoe
store at 1862 Forrest street, above Streets Hotel,
and keeps on hand fine assortment of shoes
for ladies, gentlemen and children, all of which
he offers at remarkably low prices, his stock
having been bought low for cash. His many
friends throughout the county should not fail
to call upon him wher wanting anything in
his line.
The Gazette says that "a report was crcu
lated on Monday that Samuel W. Mcdonald, of
Baltimore, recently acquitted at Towson town of
the charge of killing Berry Amos, had oeen shot
in disturbance at Terre lIaute, Ind The ru-
NOR could not be traced to any reliable source,
but upon inquiry among some of his personal
friends it was stated that on the 18th inst. Nc
Donald at Momence, Kankakee county,
Illinois, Oh hunting expedition, in the enjoy
ment of excellent health, and would not return
to lis residence near Terre Haute for some time
On Monday last large dead tree in the
woods of Capt. Chas. r. Chew, near this place.
was seen to be on fire, and but for its timely
discovery the result might have been very
rious. 1t is supposed some one had been trying
to smoke out squirrel, and that the fire origi-
mated in this way. When first seen the flames
had reached nearly to the top of the tree, which
had to be cut down in order to extinguish them.
Had the dry leaves taken fire there is no telling
what amount of damage might have been the
result, hundreds of acres of woodland would
no doubt have been burned over before the
flames could have been extinguished.
ANY number of figures you may wish to
multiply by will give the same result if divi-
ded by "a much quicker operation; but you
must remember to annex a 0 to the answer when
there is no remainder, and when there is re-
mainder, whatever it may be, annex to the
answer. Multiply 464 by 5, and the answer
will be 1920; divide the same by 2, and you
will have 232, and, as there is no remainder,
you add a .. Now take $50, multiply by 5, the
answer is 1885, and dividing this by 2, there
is 179 and a remainder ); you therefore place
5 at the end of the line, and the result is again
l,I95.
AS usual at this season of the year this Sec
ton is infested with tramps, two thirds, or per-
haps four fifths of whom do not deserve assist
ance. A few mornings ago a one-armed villain,
pretty well soaked with "benzne," called at
house in Towsontown and asked for something
to eat. He was promptly supplied with bread
and butter and cold ham, but this it seems did
not tempt his delicate palate, as he threw it
down upon the table, and with an oath said
" he would not eat such stuff as that" Upon
being demonstrated with he became very i'm
pudent and left the house apparently in high
dudgeon. We should like to have had eur hands
on that fellow for the space of five minutes
We think we might have helped him somewhat.