The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-09-25

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LOCAL BREvITIEs.-
Corn cutting and topping has been in orde
among the farmers this week.
Look out for the eclipse between and
o'clock on Wednesday morning next.
The Northern Central Railroad shops a
York have been permanently closed.
The Reform State Ticket will be found a
the head of our editorial columns to day.
Conformation services will be held il
Trinity Church, Towsontown, en- Sunday, Oct
Sd, at ii a. m.
The cold snap this week brought out over
coats and caused many families to rig up stove
in order to be comfortable.
Now hang up your straw hats, get out you
winter coats, and see how many air holes thu
moths have bored through them.
The inquistion jury on the permanen
water supply will meet on the Jenlfer property
on Tuesday next, 2Sth, at IL a. m.
The tournament brought large number
of people to Towsontown on Tuesday and made
business brisk for one day at least.
And now the weather-wise are predicting
mild winter, because, they say, mild win
ter always follows a cold, wet summer.
-Tnere was quite a heavy frost In some Sec
tions of the county, on Tuesday morning last
causing some destruction to vegetation.
The fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club begins at Pimico on Tuesday, October
18TH Very few horses have yet arrived at the
track.
The engine house at Vonderhorst's brewery,
Belair road, took fire on Wednesday afternoon
last but the flames were extnguished before
much damage was done.
"A Democratic meeting was held at Smith
tavern, 10th district, on Saturday night last.
There were thirty-eight persons present OF
whom fourteen were candidates.
The Equinoxial storm arrived little
ahead of time this fall. 1t commenced on Sat-
urday night and lasted over Sunday. The sun
crossed the line on Tuesday, 2lst
"A man named Patrick McGegan, aged
about sixty years, employed by Mrs. Capp p
bell, of the 18th district was drowned in Her
ring Run on Tuesday afternoon last.
We inadvertently neglected to explain last
week that it was absolutely necessary from
want of space, to cut down the report of the
meeting of the Gunpowder Agricultural Club.
"A new horse disease has for some time been
prevalent in Delaware and New Jersey, as well
as in some sections ofMaryland. A large num-
Der of valuable horses have already died of the
disease.
Mr. j. I. Pearce, " Knight of the Valley"
who won the lance and with it the champion
ship of Baltimore county, on Tuesday last, is a
resident of Worthington Valley and son of
Mr.. John Pearce.
-Ine 1OX JnaJ was let loose aI TlmHcO Oh
Tuesday afternoon last, was captured about
dark the same evening on the property of Mr..
George F. Page, five miles from Baltimore, on
the Frederick road.
Mr.. Isaac Crowther, Sr., of Woodberry, is
about ompleting on Chestnut avenue, in that
town. twenty-five comfortable tenant houses.
They are built of brick and very conveniently
arranged for small families.
"A grand tournament will be held on the
grounds of Peter F. Cockey, Esq, near Cock
eysville, on Thursday, Sept. 3Oth Valuable
prizes will be awarded in addition to the usual
honors. For particulars see advertisement.
John Kelly, an employee of the N. c. R.
R., who was SO severely injured week or two
ago by being run over by car, died on Friday
of last week of lockjaw. Kelly lived at Mt.
Vernon, where he had wife and children.
The County Commissioners this week
authorized the Maryland Eye and Ear Inst-
tute of Baltimore to receive VIM. Thomas Hare
for treatment, provided the quote for Baltimore
county in that institution is not already full
On Thursday of last week, little son of
Mr.. John Clayton, living in Long Green VAL
ley, whilst playing about the barn, acciden-
tally fell and sustained compound fracture
of the thigh bone. He was attended by DR..
Burton.
DIR. Pancost of Phila., has extracted one
of the balls from the body of the unfortunate
man Monks, who was shot at Belalr lew
weeks ago, by young man named Archer.
1t is said the condition of the wounded man is
now quite encouraging.
On Saturday night last two colored men
took shelter from the storm in Cedar Point
Furnace, Canton, and stretched themselves cut
beside the air-chamber to spend the night. In
the morning they were found dead, having
been overcome by escaping gas.
1t is said that an inexhaustible bed OF yell
low ochre of the best quality is now being
worked on the farm of Mr.. Jas. BuJack, en- the
Frederick road, near Gainesville. Specimens
that have been exhibited have been pronounc-
ed by competent judges of unsurpassed excel
lence.
Mr.. j. Wesley Lee opened his store, in the
lower room of the Odd Fellows Hall, Tewson-
town, on Saturday night last, and the interior
presented very lively and business like ap-
Ipearance. We understand that Mr.. Lee will
shortly give up his position with the YORK
road railway company.
Lately number of robberies have been
perpetrated in and about Hampden village,
Falls road, from market wagons passing
through at night on their way to the city. The
thieves get into the hind parts of the wagons
and carry off or throw out whatever is conve-
nient to handle. No arrests have been made.
Just after the close of tournament on Tues
day, an old gentleman named Graves, resi-
dent of the 18th district, whilst attempting to
cross the track, was struck by passing horse,
knocked down, and badly stunned. He was
carried into the judges stand and in few
minutes revived sufficiently to be able to walk
away from the grounds.
"A suit has been brought against the Trus-
tees of the Western Maryland Railroad by
Daniel and James Dougherty, and others, ad-
mnistrators, &C., to recover interest for thirty
months on forty-ope of the bonds OF the Com
pany. The amount claimed is $4,000, and the
claimants ask that the road and property be
sold and their demand paid.
Friday and Saturday of this week will set
tie it. If all the names on all the tickets can
be counted between now and next Friday we
hope to be able to publish the names OF the
nominees. Owing to the size of the tickets to
be used some of the districts have been oblig-
ed to build three-story ballot boxes, with Man
sard roofs &C., in order to hold them.
ALL persons interested in the formation Of
a stock company, for the purpose of establish
ing driving park in the vicinity OF Towson'
town, are requested to meet at Robnson's res
taurant, on Wednesday evening, September
29th, at o'clock. The object is to lease piece
of ground near Towsontown, inclose it with 6
substantial board fence, and erect all necessary
buildings for driving park.
The gentleman's race at Pimlico, on Fri
day of last week, for a saddle and bride, was
won by fine gray mare, owned and RIDER
by Mr. Chas. s. Grason, of this town. There
were six starters in the race, which proved t.
be verv interesting one. The distance wa:
half mile and the time was LOS. None o
the starters ever ran for purse or money before
a. I'D were ridden by gentlemen riders, mem
her of the Society.
t. will be remembered that in April las
+ho Int srnal Revenue Office at st. Dennis, il
This cann ty, was robbed of about $4,000 worth
Of beer sta, ops. Last week two men were ar
rosteJ in Ne W York city on a charge of having
in their posse. 'sion, and attempting to dispose
If a large mum yer of U. 8. Internal Revenue
beer stamps. DIR. VIM. R. Wilmer, the Collec
tor of ST. Dennis. h caring of this, proceeded t.
New York and iden. tified the stamps as por
lion of those stolen from his Office
We were wrong in stating last week tina
the MARYLAND State Fair was success. w
learn from good authority that it was frst
class failure. The Society had better sell ou
its interest in the grounds. &C., to the Jockey
CIub A State fair at Pimlico never viii
amount to anything. Why can't Baltimor
county follow the example Of Frederick, Car
roll. Hartford and others, and have fair OF ne
own2 Let the State Association slide and lie
ms try something on our own account, and gu
word for it it can be made grand success Il
two or three years.
A gentleman who visited the Agriculture
Fair last week came home with his back con
;Joroh1v alevated-or in other words, YER