The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-10-16


Reform meeting at Woodbury..
Church dedication at Pikesville.
Stoves and tinware-BaltimOre.
Notice to trespassers-S. B. Law.
Sherif's sale of personal property.
Executors sale of valuable farm.
Urban's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Grand Jury report, September term.
Trustees sale of valuable real estate.
Names of newly registered voters, &c.
Administrators sale of houses and lots.
Opening of streets in Baltimore county.
Groceries of all kinds-Ijams, Baltimore.
Estate Notice-Rebert Sterling, deceased.
farm on My Lady's Manor at public sale.
rs For particulars see new advertisements.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.-
-Gray's cotton factory is now running on
full time.
The municipal election in Baltimore takes
place on Wednesday, 9th instant.
"A large and enthusiastic reform meeting
was held at Waverley on Monday night last.
Every empty house along the York road
railway causes loss to that Company of $50
year.
in the year 1873 the York road passenger
railway carried forty thousand more passen-
gers than it did in 1874.
james L. McLane, Esq, has been elected
Treasurer of the Maryland Jockey Club, vice
Henry E. Johnston, Esq, resigned.
The York road railway drawbacks" when
presented at the company,s Office are good for
one-eeIIt- he prssstt i u ,fx~rt they bring
two hundred dollars.-Sun.
The weather the past week has been de-
cidedly like winter. Mr.. j. Frost has been
around every morning, and leaves and plants
have felt the effects of his visitations.
On Thursday of last week COL Harry Gill
NOR deposited in the Gunpowder, near Glen
Ellen, a number of fine bass. This is the sec
- a. no1 kao mt To fhao fr
The new style postal card is out and is an
Improvement on the old style in so far as the
quality of the paper is concerned. Otherwise
there is no advantage in the new over the old.
On Sunday night last county police officer
Hoff, found the body of colored child in a
sink near the main entrance to Druid Hill
Park. A jury of inquest rendered verdict of
still-born.
"A picture of the Centennial Governor of
Maryland-Hon. J. Morrison Harris-will be
found on the first page of to-days issue. 1t is
a most excellent likeness, and will be readily
recognized by every one.
The Maryland Jockey Club races Gem
mence at Pimlico on Tuesday next. A large
number of the best flyers" in the country are
at the track and the meeting promises to be
the most successful of any yet held.
"A number of cattle have died in Hartford
county of Texas fever. 1t is said the disease
was carried to that county by cattle purchas-
ed in Baltimore. Our farmers should be very
careful when purchasing stock cattle.
There are in the Land Office at Annapolis
a number of land patents of recent date
awaiting application of the patentees. Among
them is one for Matthews Discovery" acres,
to Henry Schwartz, of Baltimore county.
The following named gentlemen have been
elected officers of the Baltimore and Reisters-
town turnpike Company for the ensuing year
President-John X. Longwell; Treasurer
Josiah Lee Johnston Secretary-W. W. Lati-
mer.
After brief vacation in the country the
three gentlemen who lately left Towsontown
Jail have returned. They were enjoying them
selves so well that Sheriffs officers had to go
after them to induce them to return.-BGLto.
Bulletin.
in point of wealth Frederick county is
next to Baltimore county. In the Comptrel-
ler's report it is shown that the former-or her
officers-owes the State S1l 1855, whilst the
latter is $40, $685. behind. There is some diff
ference here.
The case Of James Darraugh, indicted for
the murder of his wife-removed from Balti
more cty-was set for trial in the county Cir
cult Court on Wednesday last, but owing to
the absence of prisoners counsel, it was post
poned until Monday, 18th.
The reform party held meeting at Lau
raville on Wednesday evening last, which was
presided over by DR.. Williams. Several gen
tlemen, all Democrats, made speeches. The
Sun says "the meeting was well attended"
which means that it was large.
The work of constructing the abutments of
the Edmondson avenue bridge, over GWynn's
falls is progressing rapidly. The contract for
building the superstructure will not be given
out until the abutments are completed, and 1t
is expected the whole work will be done by
spring. :,
The body of an unknown man was found
on Miller's Island, near Patapsco Neck, Sat
urday last The man appeared to be about Is
years OF age, and he had evidently been drown
ed. Justice Hopkins, of the county, held an
inquest, and the remains were Durled on the
island.
On Monday the water inquisition jury
awarded to Mr. Henry Merryman, 5000 for
three-auarters of an acre land On Tuesday
S. 1000 were awarded to the Smith heirs for
fourteen acres. This latter case completes the
work of the jury on the upper part OF the
stream.
fers himself ''to the Democratic voters of Bal
timore county" as an independent candidate
for the Sheriffalty. Mr.. Brady was candi-
date under the Crawford system, but was beat
en-, he claims, by fraud and "infamous lies and
abuse" His card will be found in another
column of to-day's issue.
"A freight conductor named J. T. McVey,
near Oakland Station, W. M. r. R. He was
walking over the tops of the cars and in step
ping from one TO another lost his footing and
fell through tressel bridge, receiving injuries
from which he died shortly afterwards. The
unfortunate man was about 3S years of age
and had family living at Havre-de Grace.
Mr.. Abraham Rider, brother OF Edward
Rider, ESQ.,, one Of our County Commissioners,
died at his residence, near Riders Switch, N.
C. R. R., on Friday of last week. Mr.. Rider
had been in delicate health for some time past,
hut was able to be out on the Wednesday pre-
ceeding his death. On reaching home in the
evening he complained of being unwell, and
continuing to grow worse, died as above stated.
"A bricklayer named Hasson, whilst re-
pairing chimney on the residence OF HON
Robt. Gilmor Charles street avenue, on Wed
nesday last, accidentally slipped from the lad
der, upon which he was standing, and fell to
the ground, considerable distance, breaking
the tendons of his left arm. When found he
was unconscious. DR.. Prentiss rendered the
necessary attention and Hasson is improving
On Wednesday night of last week man
named VIM. Kyle, q night Waterman at High
landtown 18th district, had difficulty with
another named Minnegan, scissor-grinder
which resulted in the former shooting the lat
ter in the groin, making a wound which may
cause his death. Kyle was arrested and lodg-
ed in Towsontown Jail. The trouble occurred
in beer saloon, and was about canary bird
The Maryland correspondent Of the Glen
Rock Item says at is somewhat surprising
that Baltimore county cannot get up fair
Surely the industries of our county should be
yearly represented at the county seat, and there
is little doubt but that an annual fair in oul
county would become very interesting and do
much towards developing the resources of the
county. Is there nobody to lead off in this
matter?"
The Grand Jury visited the jail on Thurs
day of last week, and made a Thorough inspec.
ton of the premises. They found 81 persons
confined therein on the following charges
Murder l, larceny 26, assault with intent t.
kill s, common assault 2, receiving stolen goods
l, and naming horses 1. The remainder o
the prisoners are serving out sentences ant
peace warrants. The members of the jury
were afterwards handsomely entertained by
the Sheriff.
1t is said the nuisances committed by
nightsoil men on the Philadelphia road con
tinue, and if anything are worse than hereto
fore. If the people on that road would resor
to the same measures that those of the 18Th
district did, this nuisance could be stopped
Why don't they make complaint to the Circuit
Court and have it stopped by injunction? On
less they take some action of this kind they
NAV as well be content to suffer on. We can
not ha1n them