The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-06-19

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LOCAL BaEvITIEs.-
Crops are now looking well.
, strawberry festivals are ripe.
The railroad war is about over.
Good turnout at June meeting last Sunday.
DR.. Willis has rugged up his soda foun tain.
Capt Chas. R. Chew is still confined to his
house.
See advertisement Of examination of APP
pieants COR teachers certificates.
Thirty minutes between Baltimore and
Towsontown-is the time on the narrow-gauge.
For the week ending Saturday, June 18th,
there were ninety-seven deaths in Baltimore
city.
If potato bug is moon-eyed IN the night
time, what kind OF an eyed is be in the day
time?
The festival, which was held at TowsOn-
town NJ. Il. Church last week, Melted the sum
of sos.
The petit jury for the May term of the
Circuit Court was finally discharged on Tues
day last.
!. Mr.. Lewis H. Urban has this week erect
ed new porch in front of his restaurant and
dwelling
Mr. Jackson Wilson, of the 10th district, is
announced as a candidate for County Com
missioner.
Dr. Walter T. Allender, of the 18th district,
is spoken of as candidate for County Com
missioner.
Large horses are generally most admired
by farmers but farmers are most admired
who pony up.
-Ihe young men OF Towsontown have given
up base ball and are devoting their attention
to tournaments
A number Of families have taken rooms at
the Smedley House tor the summer, and more
are daily expected
The postoi1ice at Calverton, Baltimore
county. has been re- established, and A. P. Webb
appointed postm aster.
The office of Dr. T. F. Lang, dentist, has
been removed from No. so N. Calvert street, to
No. Il N. Charles street.
Strawberries, five inches in circum ference
have been raised at the country seat of Mr..
Christian AK this season.
The next Republican State Convention
will be held in Westminster, on Wednesday,
Sept. Sth, at IL o'clock M.
--"Another Richmond in the field" Mr..
John W. Shanklin, Jr.: of the 9th district, is a
candidate for county treasurer
Miss Annie Grason, sister OF Judge Grason,
died suddenly at her boarding house in Balti-
more. ON Friday morning of last week.
"A coored gentleman called at one OF our
county postoffices the other day, and inquired:
"Does dis postorfs keep stamped antelopes Z"
--Yhe tournament which was to have taken
place at Towsontown on Saturday last, was
postponed until Friday, 18th inst, on account
Of the rain.
"A concert FOR the benefit of st. Michael's
P E. Church of Resterstown, was held at
Lehman's Hall, Baltimore, on Thursday even
ing of last week.
THE reception of Col. and Mrs. D. M.
Matthews, at "Brookwood," Dulaney's Valley,
on Tuesday of last week, was largely attended,
and was a most enjoyable affair.
The Democratic Executive Committee for
Baltimore county will meet at Towsentown on
Tuesday, June 22d, at IL o'clock a. NJ, to fix
the time for calling primary meetings.
Mr.. N. Charles Burke, SON ofthe late Mich
olas Burke, ex sheriff, has been admitted to the
bar of the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
He has established an office at Canton.
The scarlet fever is reported in an epidem
lie form about Harrisonville and Randallstown,
in the second district Some cases are also re-
ported in the neighborhood of Woodstock
Henry Webster, ESQ.,, h member of the
Baltimore bar, and brother of Col. VIM. Web
ster of this county, died in the city on last
Saturday evening, in the 5Sth year of his age
On Tuesday last, on monitor Of William
Fitzhugh Wharton, Esq, IL. Graham Gordon,
ESQ.,, Of the Baltimore bar, was admitted to
practice in the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county.
MIR. Jacob Young, the last surviving cold
defender who marched from Hanover, Pa, for
the defense of Baltimore in 1914, died in Han
over, on Tuesday Of last week, in the SOth year
of his age.
The N. C. R. R. Company will shortly
erect new iron bridge over Jones' Falls, at
Monument street, on the sight of the one which
recently collapsed under the weight of four car
loads Of COAL
"A man named Philip Barroll has been ar
rested and committed to the county Jail,
charged with having set fire to the buildings
the property of John Casper, near Herring
Bun, 18th district
Mr. Joshua Plaskitt, formerly of this coun
tv. who was candidate in the 9th ward of
Balti wore for the House of Delegates, was
beaten on Tuesday last, at the primary cleo
ton, by Maj. Stewart.
The Annual Camp Meeting of the Sum-
mer6eId M. y. Church will be held at Wind
sor Grove, on the line of the Baltimore, Calver-
ton and Powhatan Railroad, commencing Au-
gus 10Th, and to last twelve days.
in the steepIe chase at Jerome Park, on
Tuesday last, there were eight starters,
among them "Coronet," belonging to A. D.
Brown, ESQ.,, of Brooklandwood. We are sorry
to say he was beaten, coming In last.
The postoffice at Philopolis, Baltimore
county, which was discontinued some time
since for improper solicitations of purchase of
stamps, has been re-established, and Benja-
min P Matthews is appointed postmaster.
"A public temperance meeting will be held
in the lecture room Of Towsontown M. E.
Church, on Tuesday, June 29th, commencing
de
ed to address the meeting See advertisement.
Rev A. J. Walter, of the M. P. Church,
formerly stationed at Towsontown, but now To-
Gated in lower Maryland at place called Po-
komoke, made brief visit here this week.
He is looking we'll, and hasn't had the ague
yet.
vate sale, for Edward Worthington, six acres
and fraction of land beyond the northern
limits, of Baltimore city, on the east side OF
Jones falls, to party from the West, for $751;
O0O
The Baltimore and Hampden horse rail
way is fast nearing completion, and 1T IS
thought cars will be running upon it within
month or six weeks This road is being built
through the energy and enterprise of VIM. II.
Ward, Esq.
-Jere Wheelwright ESQ., member OF the
well known firm of Wheeiwright, Nudge Co.,
of Baltimore, died suddenly in Boston, on
Wednesday night last. Mr.. W. was a very
clever gentleman, widely known and univer-
sally respected.
ON Monday morning last man named
Michael Cassidy, former resident of this coun-
ty, about 20 years of age, died suddenly at the
Young Mems Christian Associations building,
in Baltimore, of apoplexy. He was buried by
the Association.
The Quarterly Conference of the Baltimore
Circuit, NJ E. Church South, have appointed
8 committee Win authority W oIuci Jam
meeting at some point convenient to Balti-
more and the adjacent circuits. the time not
to be earlier than the 18th of August.
Mr. Eichelbergsr, who recently bought the
Cold Spring property, has had the hotel paint
ed and renovated. thereby greatly improving
its appearance. Mr.. Lewis Ritter, the popu-
lar young proprietor, is always prepared to
entertain his friends with the best of every
thing.
Patrick Ryan, of this county, was up be-
fore a city magistrate on Saturday last, charg-
ed by his wife with the crime of bigamy. 1t
turned out that Pat had only been paying at
tention to another fair one, which so angered his
spouse that she sought redress through the
law The complaint was dismissed.
The case of VIM. Thompson, indicted for a
feIonious assault on Dora Link, white girl,
twelve years old, removed from Baltimore
county, was called up in the Criminal Court
of Baltimore city on Monday last but the wit
nesses for the defense not having been sum-
moned, the case was postponed to Monday,
21st instant.
DO you think meeting at Towsontown
to urge the completion of our railroads, will be
Of anv service to those enterprises? If SO we