The Baltimore County union., 1875-11-27
TOWSoNTOWN, Nd,
SATURDAY, N0V'R 9th, 1875.
LOCAL MATTERS.
LOCAL BREvIrIEs.-

IN the Baltlmore county Aims house.
Gen. George B. Mcclellan will spend the
winter in Baltimore, at the st. James Hotel.
-1Irs. Jane Brayshaw has been appointed
postmistress at Woodberry, Baltimore county.
The Christian Association, which has been
organized here, will elect permanent officers
On Monday night next
What next? "A man in the 10th district
has fine yoke OF young oxen and lie calls
them "Moody and Sankey."
Mr. VIM. S. Shoemaker, of Baltimore, for
merly of this town, has obtained patent for
improvement in spring motors.
The Northern Central Railroad Company
is now running fast oyster trains to the west,
making the same time as passenger trains.
Thanksgiving day pretty generally
observed in Towsontown. The public offices
were closed and very little other business was
transacted.
The erection of the steam mill in this city,
by Messrs. Gambrill d Co., gives the town
lively and business like appearance.-Ellicott
CITY Times.
On Wednesday last the County Cemmis-
sioners appointed William NJ. RIsteau, late
Deputy Sheriff, a Constable for the eth dis
trict for two years from date.
We are glad to learn that our young friend,
Chas. S. Grason, son of Judge Grason, Of this
town. has been appointed to a position in the
Baltimore Ohio Railroad Company.
Mr.. Samuel Scarborough, aged ninety two
years, al Old Defender, died at his residence
in Hartford county, on the 8sh instant Mr.. S.
was one of the Oldest men in Hartford.
On Thursday, as is usual on Thanksgiving
days, the country was just literally over-run
with gunners, and the amount Of powder vast
ed and the quantity of game scared was mar
velous.
Noses are still universally worn by both
sexes, and vary in size and color according to
the make up and temper of the wearers. No
two are of the same fashion--each wearer fol
lows his or her own.
DR.. R. Willis, druggist, of this town, ad-
vertises this week number of his excellent
preparations. He also sells the celebrated
Forney's Virginia Oil, a remedy that should
be in every household.
John Sloan has been plcyed as a road
hand on the York turnpike road, between Bal
timore and Towsontown, for upwards of twen-
ty years. Johnny" as he is called, is the
shady side Of forty and bachelor.
On Tuesday last the County Commission
ers award ed the contract for laying out street
running from wilkins avenue to the Washing
ton road, to Messrs. Carman & Shipley, for ST.
3S5. There were eleven bids offered.
Judges Joshua F. Cockey and Luther III
manus, of the Orphans Court, qualified
Tuesday last, judges Rutledge and 0wings re-
firing. Samuel K. Griffith, the other newly
elected Judge, qualified on Wednesday.
The usual Thanksgiving shooting scrape
has not yet been reported, and we trust for the |
of . al.
without recurrence of one of those affrays we |
have heretofore been obliged to report.
"A valuable horse belonging to Mr.. James
V. Whiteford, of Upper K Roads, which had |
been driven by him from his home to Towson- |
town, on Saturday last died shortly after
reaching the latter place.-BelGir Kgis.
-Jervis Spencer, Esq, the newly elected |
States Attorney, was in Towsontown on Mon |
day last, having returned from his wedding |
tour. He will enter upon the duties of his Of |
fee on the first Monday in January next
George sOlfner, of Woodberry, whilst en-
gagged in grading street few days ago, was |
caught beneath falling mass of earth and re |
ceived compound fracture of the right thigh |
bone. He was attended by DR.. G. H. Cairnes.
"A few days ago man named John Wha-
len, employed in McCauley's extensive barrel |
factory, at Ellicott City, had the ends of four |
of his fingers clipped off by heading jonter |
He now buttons his shirt collar with his toes.
The numerous friends of John Scott, an |
able minister in the Society of Orthodox |
Friends, will be pleased to learn that he has |
returned from California to his home in Dar- |
ington in fine health and spirits. s.-BelGir Den,
ocrat, 19th inst.
The net income account of the Northern |
Central for nine months ending September 80 |
1878, after deducting interest on bond account |
was 1927, ,336.6S. The net income of same pc |
riod last year was Sl73 3,3S3.2O, the increase be-
ing S153,953SS.
Mr.. George Lynch, residing near Randalls
town, I'd district, has raddish, which was
raised in his garden, weighing pounds and
IL ounces. Baltimore county is one ahead. |
Now let our Westminster friends trot out their
big vegetables.
We would ask the man who said the wells
and springs wsuld all fail this winter unless
we had some rain, what does he think now
If the "1ittle shower" that lasted throughout
Tuesday last was not some rain we would like
to know the reason.
Two indictments against John Dilwotth,
for arson, were stetted by the States Attorney,
en- Monday last. 1t will be remembered that
Dilworth is the man who was charged with
district, some time ago.
"A gentleman while out shooting in the
county blew down the muzze of his gun to
clear the touch hole. The only noteworthy |
variation from the usual result was that his |
false teeth were blown through the top of his |
head.-BGltin,ore Bulletin.
Mr.. P. B. Pollard, the well-known livery
stable keeper of Baltimore, has purchased the
a.
horse comes from Carroll county, and has trot-
ted in 2:5O. He must be good 'un or Pollard
would not have bought him.
One of the Baltimore policemen ventured
over into Canton few davs ago, and the way
that policeman got clicked" should be a warn
ing to all the other blue coats. The Bulletin
says "the fact that he was policeman was of
course sufficient provocation."
Henry Engle, thirty-ive years DID, living
on the Frederick road, and employed by the
Northern Central Railroad Company, acciden-
tally fell off the wall of Jones' falls, above Ea-
ger street, on Saturday night last, and broke
his right leg above the ankle.
Mrs Augusta R. Howard, wife of the late
John Slade Howard. of Hartford county. died
in Baltimore. on the 18th inst. at the residence
of her father Besle H. Richardson, ESQ. Her
remains were inferred at st. James Church,
Ny Lady's Manor, on Saturday last.
If you want your watch repaired. your
clock overhsuled, your umbrella mended. or
in fact ANYTHING done, call on Mr.. !. W. Lee,
under the Odd Fellows Hall. He is a verit-
able "Jack of all trades" and what is better,
master of every one. Call and see him.
Our Baltimore correspondent, "Nestor,"
was in Towsontown on Tuesday. attending to
some professional business. He dined with
Sheriff Barton. and made an inspection of the
county Jail, which he found in No. l order.
He EXPRESSED himself as being much pleased
with the new Sheriff.
"A young man, formerly resident of this
town, was tried in our Court on Monday last,
on the charge of selling lottery tickets, or what
is more commonly known az writing policy.
The case was removed from the city where the
offense was committed. He was fined 5000
and costs by the Court.
For the innocent amusement of beating
his wife James Donahue has been arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Knight, and made to feel the
stern hand of Of the law. One by one our lib
critics are being ruthlessly torn from US. Are
husbands to have no rights that the minions of
the law are bound to respect7
The new M. E. church, in Towsontown, TO-