The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-07-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

The colored camp-meeting commences
here on Friday of next week, July 23d.
The spelling bees have all buzzed out, and
once more we are happy. Now for the next
mania.
We learn that crops in the Second district
never looked better, and the prospect is for a
heavy yield.
Hugh O'Neill, for some time past bag
gage master on the W. NJ. r. R., has been pro-
NOTED to the position of conductor
The Baltimore, Gainesville and Ellicott
City Passenger Railway Company has declar-
ed a semi annual dividend of per cent.
Rev D. F. Flippo, the popular pastor OF
the Baptist Church at Waverley, has declined
a call to the Baptist Church, Winchester, Va.
Postmaster General Jewell the past week
spent few days at the beautiful residence OF
Samuel M. Shoemaker, ESQ.,, in Green Spring
kansas, W. notice the names of Mrs. SOLO
non Hillen and Miss Emily Hillen, of this
county.
The Buell. family gave concerts in the
Towsontown NJ. E. Church on Monday and
Tuesday evenings last, both OF which were
well attended.
Mr.. Clark Webb, bailiff to the County
Commissioners, made business visit to Boston
last week, accomplishing the round trip in
about four days.
1t is stated that the amount of freight
transported by the Western Maryland r. Il.
during the month of June was more than dou-
BILE that of previous months.
Mr.. Jesse Sheets, for about two years past
a conductor on the W. NJ. R. R., has been pro
NOTED to the position of Train Master, aud in
future will be stationed at Baltimore.
The members and friends of Parlett Chap
ell held pic mic in the Grove noar Calverton
Mills, on Wednesday last. A large number of
persons were present, and delightful time
was had.
-Sixty-four passenger trains now arrive
and depart from Calvert station daily. The
depot is used jointly Dy the Northern Central,
Baltimore and Potomac and Western Maryland
Companies.
"A little colored boy, ten years of age, liv-
ing near Reisterstown, on the pike, was burn
ed to death, recently, by attempting to kindle
a FIRE with coal oil, which exploded and flew
all over him.
Mr. John S. Suter, who with H. NJ F. Won
Stamp, were the contractors for constructing
the works of the temporary water supply, at
Meredith's Ford, died at his residence in Balti-
more, on Wednesday last.
"A man named Michael HELEN, a resident
Of this county had his market wagon demol-
ished on Pratt street, Baltimore, on Wednes-
day, caused by railroad car coliding with it,
HELEN miraculously escaped injury.
"A York horse, owned by L. H. Greenwalt,
and Baltimore county horse, owned by VIM.
day of last week, for purse of $500. The
former won the first and third heat and race,
time 1907.
Proposals were opened Saturday last for
building the Baltimore and Hampden passen-
ger railway 1t is expected the contract will
be given out this week and the work proceed
ed with at early day. Five or Six bids
were made for the work.
The funeral of the late Rev. ]. G. Moore,
of summerfeld circuit, M. E. Church, took
place Saturday morning last from the parson-
age at Hookstown. Bishop Ames and Rev. DR..
Gibson oficiated, assisted by large number
of ministers from Baltimore.
Roland Run, from Lutherville to Lake Ro-
land, was flushed last week by water from the
Gunpowder, so that the condemnation jury
might see fer themselves what amount of dam
age the extra flow of water would cause to
property lying adjacent to the Run.
VIM. Garner, colored, was arrested by Of
fcer Brown, on Monday night last charged
with disfguring the facial adOrnments of his
lovely Amanda Brown, by striking her with
his fist William reclineth in the county Jail
and Amanda carrieth her nose in sling.
Officer Chambers on Monday arrested
William Beads, colored, charged with commit
ting an outrageous assault on the person of
Olive Upsher, also colored. Beads was lodged
in the county Jail. Both parties were SER
wants in the same house, en- the Hookstown
road, near the Park.
Democratic primary meetings will be held
in the different districts on Friday and Satur-
day of this week to elect delegates to the coun-
ty convention which meets at Towsontown on
Monday next, to elect seven delegates to the
State convention which meets in Baltimore
the following Wednesday.
The big snake in the neighborhood of
Halls Springs, Hartford road, has not yet been
captured, although strict watch is being
A. A Iar hoo hnan hui
into which the monster is expected to crawl.
The whole community Whereabouts is up in
arms against the intruder.
The Sabbath School of Lutherville NJ. E.
Church held floral coronation on Friday af-
ternoon of last week, which proved to be
highly entertaining affair. A large number of
young ladies and misses participated in the
exercises, and all acquitted themselves in
highly satisfactory manner.
AT the last meeting of the Baltimore Coun-
ty Teachers Association, after the regular bus
mess had been disposed of, the members en-
tered into spelling match. The prize was
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, and was
won by Miss Alice A. Parsons, late an assis-
tant in Towsontown High School.
ON Monday last Justice Herbert issued a
warrant for the arrest of Lewis johnson, on the
charge of beating with a stone Samuel Taylor.
officer Brown proceeded to the scene of the
difficulty, but johnson getting wind Of his ap-
preach. made tracks for parts unknown. Both
men are colored, and the muss occurred in that
delectable place known as "Sandy Bottom"
"A black bass, eighteen inches in length,
was caught with hook and line in Lake Ro-
land few days ago. We are informed on re-
liable authority that there are great numbers
of these fish in the Lake, and that the reason
so few of them are caught is because they feed
upon the small fish with which that body Of
water swarms, and being thus "stall-fed," will
not take hook or fly.
Has it come to this at last George Wis
sgs wife's neither has been q mother-in-law
to him "with all that the name implies" and
on Saturday last he published a notice in the
Sun forbidding her from entering his house af-
ter 10th instant. Are mothers in law to have
no rights that other people are bound to res
pect? Under existing circumstances we would
rather be almost anything else than mother
in-law.
Officer Hoff, of the county police has ar
rested VIM. Dryden, colored, for having in his
possession lot OF valuable chickens which
were stolen from Mr.. Mexican, living near the
Liberty road, and also for threatening to kill
Alfred Dorsey, Mr.. McK.'s coachman. Large
numbers of chickens have recently been stolen
from persons living in the same neighborhosd,
and the county police are determined to break
up the nuisance.
opened the fight for city extension. 1t now
employs reporter to travel around the SUI
burbs on Sunday and report the condition of
affairs in the much coveted "belt," probably
to create the impression that we are not able
to take care of ourselves. We pretty con-
fident the battle will have to be fought over
again next year, but whether or not the result
will be the same remains to be seen.
Our friend Philip l.. Moore, Esq, of the
9th district, is a candidate for Sheriff, with
very fair chances, it is thought by many, of
getting the nomination at the hands of the
Democratic Convention. He has number Of
friends in every section of the county who
would hail his selection with delight. His
thorough knowledge of the duties of the Office,
in addition to his well known ability, peculiar
ly fit him for the discharge of the duties of the
position.
Some days ago the body of an unknown
man was found floating in the water at enc Of
the wharves in Baltimore. The body was bu-
ried at the expense of the city, since which
time IL has been ascertained that the mans
name was Keller, and that he resided at Wa
verley, on the York road. John Keller, his
son. formerly driver on the Towsontown cars
had the body exhumed on Tuesday last and
re-interred. 1t had been buried in the East