The Baltimore County union., 1875-10-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs
Shoot the Cra wford cvsfa,n

y
The County Commissioners have repaire
the culvert on Pennsylvania avenue, in thi
town.
Confirmation services will be held in Trim
ity P. E. Church, Towsontown, at IL a. M, to
morrow-Sunday.
-"RefOrm within the party lnes"-votin
''repeaters" from the city at the Democrat
@aNow IS the winter OF our discontent''-
say sixty-nine men who were candidates TO
the different Offices.
AT the last registration of voters in thi
county there were twelve hundred and eighty
four names added to the lists.
The "Hon." Mr.. Frank Brady received 20
votes for Sheriff of Baltimore county. Mr.. B
votes "no" on the Crawford system.
The Northern Central Railway Company
is gradually replacing Its iron rails with steel
and is ballasting the road with broken stone.
The "Crawford County System" died OF
Saturday night last. We hav'nt seen one mar
this week who is favorable to its continuance
1t is said the "potato bug" organization i;
increasing in Baltimore county at the rate o
two hundred a week. and nearly all Democrats
too.
Baltimore county ought to have an agri
cultural fair Of her ewn, and to this end we
shall labor until she has one. Towsontown il
the place for it.
The eclipse was around en- time Wednes
at six o'clock or little later. had the pleasure
of glance at it.
ANY one finding a black and tan hound
dog, answering to the name of "Dash," and re-
turning him to Mr.. l.. H. Urban, Towsontown,
will be suitably rewarded.
On Tuesday last the jury of insuisition on
the permanent water supply awarded to Mr..
John W. Shanklin $275 for five acres of land
and to Mr.. Jacob Wisner 81 ,573 for 221 acres.
Tba viefr fioY
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week to com
plete the registration. All who are not regis
tered should attend to it on one of those days.
The Crawford system left the 1st, 4th, 5th
and 9th election districts out in the cold, not
one of the candidates coming from either of
them. How do you like "the SYSTEM" gentle
men?
The McDonogh School commenced its
scholastic year on August 7th with fifty pupils,
being the full complement. There are now
sixty applicants for the first vacancy that may
occur.
Some of the horses hereabouts are troubled
with cough, and fears are entertained that
epizootic is returning. A disease similar to the
epizootic has madei its appearance in some parts
of Maryland.
The addition to St. Johns Protestant Epis-
cspal Church, Waverly, will be completed in
about Eve weeks. The church will then hold
nearly six hundred people. The cost of the
addition will be 10000.
The lecture room of Hunts M. E. Church,
near Riders Station, N. C. R. R., was dedica-
ted on Sunday last. At the conclusion of the
services over $500 were subscribed toward
paying the debt on the church.
-Towsontown was the scene and whiskey
the cause of another little set-to on Saturday
afternoon last. Whiskey follows elections
fights follow whiskey and black eyes and
bloody noses follow ights. They all harmo-
Gize well together.
The Hartford County Agricultural Society
offers in its premium list, prepared for the DC
tober exhibition, go premiums; 300 will be
paid in cash, 27O in periodicals, and SO in di-
plomas. The cash value of the premiums Of
tered aggregate 81 500.
One colored individual and several Re.
,publicans voted at the Towsentown precinct
on Friday and Saturday. The idea of "nig-
ger" voting the Democratic ticket The party
will be "busted" and Ruby's electioneering
dodge is cup in balloon"
"A number of Indians of the Chippewa
tribe arrived in Baltimore on Monday. Here
are some of their names: Ignatius Hcle-ln-the-
day, Me not ge-ghiz, Nay-top-wash and Cob
gway-ge goh-la Ugh big Injun me. Mr..
Goh-gwsy -ge- goh-law come in to dinner.
On Tuesday evening negrs named Ned
Johns was found concealed in an upper room
in the public house of John Aichele, Philadel-
at the time took the would be burglar in
charge and lodged him in Towsontewn Jail.
"A boy named Henry L. Barber, whilst
cunning on the Campbell farm, 18th district,
on Wednesday, was accidentally shot by a
companion, the whole load striking him about
the arms and body. The wounds are painful
though not serious. Both boys live in the city.
-"Doc." Snyder, of the 4th district, whilst
out coon hunting few nights ago, had the
misfortune to let an axe drop on his foot, lay
ing it open from the toes to the instep. The
'eoons held mass meeting and passed resolu-
tions of thanks on the discontinue of the en-
emy.
Mr. A. D. Browns Coronet is entered for
the fall meeting at Jerome Park, N. Y, which
be.- of steeple -chases this season and has made
a re putaton for himself. We feel a just pride
in this horse, and congratulate Mr.. Brown on
his success. -,
-The York Road Railway Company, with a
oeommepdable desire to protect ~ their drivers
has placed stout iron gates on either side Of
She front platforms of their cars to prevent
said drivers from falling off. If it should ever
ba said in our hearing that this corporation
f6o q no seuI," we will deny it Indignantly.
Vim. J. Davis, driver of milk wagon fol
Mr. To I'm Slade, proprietor of the Olive Dairy
Located u this county, has been arrested II
Peit;noore charged with embezzleing 1854 o
his emnlov er's funds. Mr.. Slade is very ex
tensiveIv en- gagged in the milk business an'
emnlovs a Ia, -ge number OF drivers and others
TJervis spe vcer, ESQ., member Of the Bal
+in,oro county h ar and a resident Of Towson
tov,n announced himself in Wednesdays SUI
as an indenendent candidate for States Attor
nv Nv Snencer is q Democrat in politics
and at one time rep. -esented this county In tn
Legislature He is gentleman OF nne a1'aih
ments and high moral character.
The primary meeti ug in the Sth distric
made things pretty livery about Cockeysville
Friday night and Satul day afternoon tnre
men were shot and two were beaten IN yer
and he in turn received pounding winch ma
make the services of an undeftaker necessary
Those shot are only slightly hurt.
ON epening the High School in this towr
on Tuesday morning last, common mouse
snake, about eighteen inches IN iengtn, wa
found crawling about the floor OF the lowe
room, which is occupied by the smal cnll
dren. The snake was probably cemmltte
from the Halls Springs monster. 70 VisiS WI
Bruff and see how his school was being COZ
5ncted. Before he had time to make his bus
mess known, however, the boys killed Mn
THE American of Tuesday says; "Demt
Gratis who belong to the first precinct OF Cn
Twelfth District of Baltimore county at Ca1
ton complain loudly OF inc ou~nioi" -
uerpetrsted at the recent primary elecuol
Before o'clock in the morning over nfty PEI
sons had voted for Slingluf, candidate 10
States Attorney, but when the votes wei
counted the whele number cast Tor Snngiu
were reported to be only sixteen"
On Friday and Saturday last there we
about three hundred and seventy-hve voI'
cast at the Towsontown precinct. The POI
closed at D. m. Saturday and at the Juag'
commenced counting. The work was contil
ned until o'clock Sunday morning, and beln
then only about two-thirds through, they &C
iourned until Monday morning, when IL
count was finished. In the Sth district none
the votes were counted until Monday.
Speaking of the property of the late DR.. !;
Bell. the New Market correspondent OF u
Glen Rock Item says: at is said that the re
estate will be sold in lots to suit purchaser
We hope this may be the case or that some goo
energetic man will buy the whole tract az
build a lot of houses upon it, Itweuld be a d
cided sensation to have new house erected
our pleasant little village" New Market mu
be afflicted in the same way TowsontoWn is
-On Monday family feud between Il
Blanchards and Humphreys led to quarrel
the Court House yard, between number
those connected with the TIVE houses, ONO
Brown put an end to hostilities before they al
become serious by arresting q. 7. Humphrey
James and Samuel Humphreys. and cnsfi
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