The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-07-03

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proposes to transact all business entrusted t
him by the country press, such as collecting
soliciting, &c. He has fitted up snug Office
with desks, &c. for the accommodation of ed
| itors and their friends.
| The commencement of Rock Hill College
Ellicott City, took place on Thursday of las
week, and was very largely attended. Amony
| the students who received honorable mention
| in a number of departments we notice tn,
name of Benjamin P. Butler, son of Samuel f
Butler, ESQ.,, Sheriff of Baltimore county. HI
| also received a handsome medal for profcien
cy in enc of the branches.
MIR. C. II. Seick, formerly proprietor of tn,
| store on the York road, near Cold Spring Hotel
having sold the stock, buildings, &C., to Mr.
Cochran, has purchased from VIM. G. Woods,
the store stock, &C., in the store at Riders Sta
ton, N. c. R. R., and has opened the same
with new and very attractive stock, which
| he proposes to sell at city prices. See adver
| tisement in another column.
"A Baltimore constable named Augustus
Hoffman, was tried in our Circuit Court this
week on the charge of attempting an outrage
| Gus assault upon the person of respectable
colored woman. He was convicted and fined
$780, nice law officer, sure. Its pity there
are not enough decent people in this country
to make officers of instead of appointing such
low bred, vulgar scoundrels.
ne Wllllam L lnkney Literary oocleIy VI
Woodberry will make an excursion to Holly
Grove on Tuesday, July 18TH The boat will
leave pier No. 3, Light street wharf, at u
O'Clock a. m. The committee of arrangements
is composed of the following gentlemen W.
Frank Mitchell; chairman D. M. Upton, j.
L. Duncan, c.. Shipley and Thomas Marsh.
Tickets, for the round trip, so cents.
We last week published an item among
our business locals, referring to Rumsey &
G0to Antfr ffnn
Mr.. j. Maurice Watkins, of this town, procured
one of the pumps at once, and had it putdown
beside his other pump in front of his restau-
rant. With twenty-i five feet of hose attached
he can throw water over top of his dwelling,
and over the turnpike for at least fifty feet
from the pump.
Seine ofour Democratic friends are already
nara at work eIecIfoneerlng ana marshallng
their forces for the coming campaign. From
present indications the fight for nominations
will be an exceedingly "warm" one all around.
There are great many good men named for
all the offices to be filled, and they all seem to
have friends, so that it is impossible at this
early day to even guess what will be done.
"We shall see what we shall see."
The monthly report of the Department of
Agriculture has been received. 1t reports the
condition of crops, &c. in Baltimore county,
as follows "Wheat-That put in early with
the DRILL looks we'll, notwithstanding the
drought; late-sown miserable. Farmers are
sustaining heavy losses owing to late sowing.
Oats exceedingly backward and suffering for
rain. Fruits-Peaches a short crop; other
fruits medium" 1t is proper to state that this
report only runs to June 18th.
We learn that people living north of the
city, on Charles st. avenue and other roads,
are m UGH annoyed by boys and men who come
out in the afternoon and depredate upon their
premises. The place opposite the toll gate,
now owned by Mr.. Abell, has been lately WIS.,
tied. fences pulled down, and other acts law
lessness committed. Where are the county po-
lice? They paid, if we mistake not, to pre-
vent just such acts. The county Jail is big
enough to hold all these marauders.
Thomas Henry Smith, colored, owed Will
liam Meter, white, $500. When asked for
that enormous sum he could not pay because
he did not happen to have that much of
"the needful"' about him. This so incensed
William that he forthwith drew a pistol and
shot about as many holes into Thomas Henry's
corporal system as there are In the top of
For this trihing amusement Will
liam reclineth in Jail ander an indictment by
the Grand Jury for murder. The parties live
in Baltimore.
We don't suppose the people of Towson-
town and vicinity care a cent whether they
get railroad or not. Certain it is there has
been no attention paid to our offer of two weeks
ago to get up meeting at our own expense to
put "a spoke in the wheel" of the two lines
which are proposed to run to and through this
place. WELL we can stand it if the rest of you
can, but it looks rather shabby to expect for
aign capital and enterprise to come here and
build road right up to your own doors and |
you not contribute cent towards it.
The party that left here for Chicago on |
Wednesday of last week, returned on Monday |
night, much pleased with the trip. In Chica- |
20 they met Hon. James c. Clarke, and also |
Mr.. D. W. Perch, the latter at one time Clerk |
at the Smedley House, when the hetel was in |
,harge of Mrs. c. A. West. With these gentle |
men as guides they "took in" the city, and |
Jaw all worth seeing. From Chicago they |
vent to Cincinnati, from thence to Pittsburg, |
md then home. Although to do this in so short |
/ time required fast travelling, yet the trip was
greatly enjoyed.
"A number of influential citizens of Balti-
more are getting up petition, which it is pro-
POSED to present to that nice body OF city 1ath-
si ;aa th To do rath;nr f,,-.k
Div from the Gunpowder, until the question of
he most feasible and inexpensive plan can be |
suggested. This move should have been made |
before the city expended over 100000 for the |
purchase of land for the reservoir. Fellows
who are expecting "fat jobs" had better keep |
their ewes open. There's "naillions in it," if
you strike it right.
"A right good joke is told on one of our
county magistrates. This week man was so
unfortunate as to accidentally lose his life.
The magistrate in question summoned a jury
and after the verdict had been rendered, the
next thing in order was to bury the remains,
which were terribly mangled. About this
time colored man was seen passing, and the
Justice hailed him and asked him to assist in
The burial. This the man declined to do, when
the Justice arrested him, and fined him $3.50,
and the money rot being forthcoming, the
Civil Rights individual was committed to Tow
sontown Jail. He was brought here, but the
Sheriff very properly refused to receive him,
and he was taken back What afterwards be-
come of him we have not learned.