The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-30
LOCAL MATTERS.

hog, last week, that weighed 637 pounds
dressed
Scarlet fever is very prevalent in Balti.
more at this time and number of fatal cases
are reported.
Mr.. Wesley Knight of the 10th district, of.
lers his snug little farm at public sale. See
advertisement
The petit jury for the December term Of
the Circuit Court was finally discharged on
Friday, I'D instant.
sontown, on Thursday, Feb. 18th. at 10 a. M
sharp. See advertisement.
The letter from "Pickles of Rayvlle,
came too late for publication this week. Ii
will appear in our next issue.
The anniversary OF Govanstown M e.
Sabbath School has been postponed until Sun
day next, 3lst inst, at D. m.
Capt. Samuel Davis has been elected Su-
perintendent of the Halls Springs railway,
vice w. Hall Harris resigned.
"A aohite mink was captured in York coun-
ty one day last week, and achate crow has
lately been seen in the same county.
Mr.. Thomas Sheppard, of Lutherville, has
sold his farm, situated in Anne Arundel coun-
ty, to Mr.. William Tallant, for $4,000.
He who goeth it bind sitteth down upon
the bent up pin while the observing man
scanneth the chair seat before he squatteth.
Owing to the storm of Sunday last the an
niversary of Govane Sabbath School was post
poned until to morrow, Sunday 3lst instant.
Judge Grason has sufficiently recovered
from his recent attack OF rhumatism to be pres
ent in the Court of Appeals, at Annapolis, this
week
The current copper cent is a convenient
measure of length when rules are not present
four of them placed edge to edge measure just
three inches.
He who is wise now buyeth his girls little
brother something nice, and so getteth the lit
tie rascal to make himself scarce hereafter
whenever necessary.
Mr.. John Bosley, son of John Bosley, Esq,
of the Sth district, has been appointed to a
clerkship in the Office of the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Baltimore county.
An exchange says "Forty girls will run
after snob with a gold headed cane where
one will shy up to fellow with sound horse
sense" That's SANDER on the girls
Rev. F. Dunham, recter of the Protestant
Episcopal chapel of the Holy Cross, Frederick
road, has received unanimous call to Grace
Church, Waterford, Saratoga county, N. \.
We hear of "fancy" farmer who wanted
to grease one of his wagons, but not knowing
how to get the wheels off. bored holes in the
hubs and poured in the grease. That's good.
j. v. Hoshour has been elected President
of the First National Bank, Glen Rock, and
Henry Seitz. Cashier. These gentlemen have
filled the same positions for a number of years.
In Bachman Valley, York county. water
is getting very scarce, and springs and wells
to drive their stock a considerable distance for
water.
Cow stealing is now faverite pass time
near the city Those animals, used for dairy
purposes alone, must make fine beef. We
don't envy our Baltimore neighbors that kind
of diet.
Joseph B. Mitchell, Esq. Register of Wills,
has paid to the County Commissioners the sum
of S2751. Is, that amount being the excess OF
fees of bis Office for the year ending November
18th, 1874.
Those in want of fine church or parlor or
gans should call ON Mr. F. G.. Rooney, 134 Or
leans street, Baltimore. He manufactures
very superior article at prices ranging from
$65 to $500.
Marcus Denson, ESQ.,, an old and wealthy
grocery merchant of Baltimore, and father OF
Gen. A. W. Denison, postmaster of that city,
died on Tuesday evening last, after an illness
of three days.
"A hog weighing 920 pounds was slaugh-
tered in Baltimore this week. The animal
was seven feet in length by six and a-half feet
in grth, and was raised by Mr.. Grub, of Ian
caster CO., Pa.
Mr.. John G. Gurtner, for sixteen years a
popular passenger conductor on the Northern
Central Railroad, has resigned. Frank r.
Harris conductor of the York accommodation,
has also resigned.
"A good fruit year is predicted on account
of the abundance of ice upon the trees. Old
1rulG growers say ID eueCIudlly EebdIuo bAO
swelling of the fruit buds until the danger
from frost is over
-Messrs. Birmingham Slade of the 18th
district, and Geo w. Jordan of the 5th district,
are also licensed auctioneers for this county.
Their names did not appear among those pub
1ished two weeks ago.
The bright editor Oft the Woodbury. Gazette
tries to be funny over typographical error in
our issue of 18th instant If we cared to notice
all the bunders the Gazette makes we'd be
obliged to enlarge our paper.
DR.. John and William Fisher, of Pikesville,
have Subscribed 500 towards the establish
ment of "Holly Tree" or temperance inns, in
Baltimore $1,000 have already been collected
by the ladies for this purpose.
Mr.. r. c. McGinn formerly of this place,
but connected with D. Appleton & Co.'S.
publishing house, and stationed at Harrisburg,
fell on the ice in that city, one day last week,
and fractured one of his wrists.
The cunning law prohibits the shooting of
partridges after the 18th OF January. Any
violations of the same are liable to a fine of SIS
for each offense. Pheasants or ruffed grouse
may be shot until the LIST of February.
"A York paper says: eve understand that
on Friday passenger on the mail train south j,
on the N. c. R. r., accidentally broke a win
dow, for which he was put off the train and
beaten by the employees of the train
Another numerously signed petition has
been presented to the City Council, against
PERMISSION OelnR granted 10 the BaltlIAore,
Hampden and Towsontcwn railway company
to lay down tracks on Decker and others treets.
The Glen Rock Item, says Henry M
Bortner, of this place, has hen which hatch
ed four broods of chicks between April and
November, and one of the hens of the first
brood has Matched and now has brood oil
chicks.
-Oa Monday evening last the City Council
elected Messrs. John F. Wiley. Robert T
Banks, Thos White, John G. Medinger, Chas.
H. Nicolai and Simon ]. Kemp Directors on
the part of Baltimore in the BALTIC. Ohio R
R. Company.
He stood upon the edge of deep and
yawning abscess," read boy in one of oul
public schools recently. "Spell that word il
you can't pronounce it," said the teacher
When silence was restored he slowly spelled
it, "a by S."
Since the close of navigation the freigh
business over the Phila., Wilmington BALTIC
R. R. has increased immensely, and to accom-
modate it from three to five extra trains are
dispatched daily, in addition to the regular
freight trains.
An exchange say: ain February, 1717, thu
greatest snow storm ever known in this or any
other country, occurred. 1t showed twenty
DAYS in succession, the snow falling ten feet OF
level. Lots Of old folks will think they re
member it," What whopper.
VIM. T. Waltemeyer, arrested in New
York for forging railroad passes, we learn from
F. g. F. Waltemeyer, OF the 18th district, wa
not resident of this county, but lived in Bal
timore. Mr.. Waltemeyer also desires us t.
state that the forger is no relation of his.
"A gentleman in Havre de- Grace recently
killed turkey which weighed, dressed, thirty
pounds. Two years and a-half ago the brt
cost him SIT so, and up to the time it wa
killed had eaten about fifteen bushels of corn
the total cost for turkey and corn footing W
over $50. A pretty dear bird that.
On Saturday last an order was passed b,
the Baltimore county Circuit Court removing
Samuel Pinkerton, one of the bailiffs, and ap
pointing in bis place John P. Kennedy, OF thu
9Th district. Mr.. Pinkerton has held the plac
for number of years. The many friends o
Mr.. Kennedy will be glad to learn of his good
fortune.
There were seventy-one patients treatet
at the Maryland Inebriate Asylum, situated
near Gainesville, during the year 1874. Among
the number were 20 clerks, lawyers, 5 mer
chants, mechanics, farmers, physicians
statesmen, engineers and brokers', 2 each, and
Z teacher. hotel keeper, architect, actor, pilot
and printer, EACH