The Baltimore County union., 1875-03-20

source, for reasons already given, and any that
come hereafter will be destroyed on sight. We
hope all OF you that can read will understand
this, and act accordingly.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.--
Baltimore has an n6del society.
Easter one week from tomorrow.
. st. Patrick behaved very we'll this time.
The latest thing in front door locks-Night
Keys.
: One hundred aud fifty two deaths in Bal
timore last week.
Weather prophets are already predicting
On Sunday, 2lst the days and nights will
be of equal length
limitations of coffee made out of dried
horse liver. Heavings
Perhaps we'd better organize some "spell-
ing schools in Baltimore county.
We don't hear anything more OF the dog
law. Our people seem to have quietly ignored
The Union, as an advertising medium, is
properly appreciated by Baltimore business
men.
Owing to the recent rains and mild wealth
er the country roads are in horrible condi-
ton.
David CaAin has been appointed mail
messenger between Gardenville and Baltimore,
at $1ss per year.
The FIVE Baltimore sugar refneries boil
800 hogsheads of raw sugar and $50 hogsheads
of molasses per day.
Mr.. Jackson L. Duncan lately admitted
to the Baltimore county bar, has established
an office at Woodberry.
The case of David Jean VS.. T. N. Reid has
been removed from the Circuit Court of Balti-
more county to Carroll county.
The farmer who fails to have a liberal
sized and we'll stocked vegetable garden, should
have lived and died a bachelor
The first Mayor of Baltimore elected
ON the 21st day of February 1897. His name
was James Calhoun and his pay 400 per an
num.
York road at Waverley, on Wednesday morn
ing, created considerable amusement to pass
A horse. attached to market wagon, be-
longing to Mr. John Kane, of Long Green, ran
away in Baltimore on Tuesday. Damage
slight.
formerly a resident of Baltimore, died at Elk
ton, Cecil county, the Sth inst, aged 81
years.
1t is said that shinge roofs will last longer
without paint than with it. coat of lime
wash On shingle roofs annually, is good in
vestment.
On Monday next the removed cases from
the Criminal Court of Baltimore city to the
Circuit Court of Baltimore county will be taken
up for trial.
Work on the new Normal School building,
corner OF Republican and Townsend streets,
will be pushed rapidly forward as soon as the
weather will permit.
The Baltimore Commissioners for opening
streets are making preliminary arrangements
for opening North Boundary avenue from
Greenmeunt avenue to Belair avenue.
The Carroll County Agricultural Society
has selected Whit Monday, May 18th, as the
day for the Tournament, and October 18th,
18th and I4th, as the days for the annual fair.
JOSH Billings makes this sensible remark:
NIf a correspondent can't strike oil in less than
three pages of foolscap, he has either got
poor gimbl or else he is boring in the wrong
place"
The corner stone of the new City Hall in
Baltimore, was laid on the 11th of November,
1867, and the building is not yet ready for oc
cupancy. 1t occupies space measuring 29,-
600 square feet.
leonard G. Quinlin, ESQ.,. died at his resi-
dence, in the 1lth district, on Saturday last
aged seventy-four years. A few years ago Mr.
Quinlin was member of the Legislature from
Baltimore county.
The public school question is exciting con
siderable comment. We have received several
anonymous communications on the subject,
none of which will appear until the authors
4hereof send US their names.
"A shooting match took place at Reisters
town on Thursday of last week, between Mes
srs. Marshall, Carey, Bradenburg, Engle, and
another gentleman, for S25. Mr.. Engle, of
Baltimore city, won the prize.
Just after the execution Of Griffin, at Bel
air, on Friday of last week, Deputy Sheriff
Risteau, of this county, captured colered
man named George Green, who, short time
ago. escaped from the Baltimore county Jail.
On Tuesday last the Baltimore police ar
rested five city roughs. charged with brutally
assaultng Henry Bedecker, at his saloon on
the Frederick road. They were committed to
;oJ 70 . tba Of authori-
ties.
Robert Heck, of Woodberry, took "litte
turn" in Baltimore on Saturday night last,
and falling in with two pickpockets of the Civ
il Rights persuasion, was relieved of his "leath
er." The thieves were arrested and identified
by Heck.
Last week Mr.. slas Wentz, residing in
Mannheim township, near Summit station, on
the line of the Bachman Valley Railroad, shot
into flock of crows with single barrel gun
and killed twenty of the birds with the one dis
charge Westminster AduocGte.
Mr. Thomas Symington died at his resi-
dence in Hartford county, on the 18th instant,
in the eighty-third year of his age. Mr.. S.
was at one time engaged in quarrying marble
in this county, and whilst so engaged furnish
ed the large marble columns for the Capitol at
Washington.
Correspondents must remember that we
take no notice of anonymous communications.
In writing letters to US for publication, always
furnish us with your real name. 1t may also
be we'll here to state that publishers are not
responsible for the ideas expressed by their
correspondents.
-Dob't forget the shooting match at this
place on Wednesday next, for four pools
amounting to 1875. The match will positively
take place, unless the weather interferes, in
which case it will be postponed until the next
fair day. The shooting will commence at 10
o'clock a. M. sharp.
;c Tuc If tho in Ra1ti-
more county, who, in using common Latin
terms, does some very funny spelling. For
instance Fieri facias he spells "Firey Fashus,"
and nulla bona "Nully Boney." Notonly these
but the most simple English words he spells
in a way "fearful to behold"
We received the following note on We'd
nesday morning: "Mr. longnecker Bors Pub
fishers Wood like TO have you Paper 6. s or
heads like to git Paper wood like now tc how
wood l Weekly Paper Please to
and till the rest Wee Will bee Cad to git"
We give it up. Give us an easy one.
<-0He OF the plans for supplying the city
with water is to tap the Gunpowder in the
neighborhood of Parkton, and bring the water
by natural flow from thence to Lake Roland.
This would cost about S4,000,000 and would be
worth to the city, when completed, 20,300,-
0OO This is what an interested engineer says.
The Board of Directors of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Hartford county, met
in Bel Air on Wednesday of last week, and or
dered $500 to be paid to VIM. H. Waters for
the loss of his barn and contents by fire in De.
cember last, and $3.50 to Col. D. M. Matthews,
of this county for loss of tenant house in Feb
ruary.
The farmers are beginning to watch the
weather anxiously. So far the spring has been
remarkably wet and backward. Unless de.
cided change in the weather takes place, plow-
ing and seeding will be seriously delayed. 1t
is perhaps too early to predict anything con-
cerning the fruit crop, but apparently it has,
as yet, received no injury.
The Baltimore Bulletin of 18th inst, says;
"a favorite diversion of the inhabitants of
parts adjacent to the road of the Philadelphia,
w. B. R. R. is to shy rocks at the
passing cars. worthy lady Of this city was
scalped by the impact on her head of flying
missile, followed by train OF broken glass.
The engineers and conductors are to carry
shot-guns."
The Baltimore daily Sun is delivered by
carrier here at fifteen cents week, and the
Union can be had at fraction over two cents
week, to yearly subscribers, Notwithstanding
which there are men in this town too mean Ia