The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-07-10
Local BREvIrIEs.-

Special Meeting Farmers Union.
Stock for sale and Mill for rent.
nG- For particulars see new advertisements.
LOCAL BREvITEs.
Tuesday last was the hottest day.
Several refreshing showers this week.
We are to have railroad meeting at Tow
sontown.
Baltimore consumes FIVE hundred tons of
ice per day.
When is lawyer like a horse? When he
draws a conveyance.
When man can't find anything to do, he
has lived long enough.
You must advertise these times if you
want to do any business.
The 18th of September, like the 4th July,
falls this year On Sunday.
The public offices in the Court House were
all closed on Monday last.
The dog days commenced on Sunday last
and will end August 18th.
The duties of the public schools Of the
county will be resumed on the first day of Sept.
There is a ran in Baltimore county so
mean and penurious that he splits his matches.
The Western Maryland R. R. Co. has late
line.
The statement of expenses for Baltimore
county will be ready for publication in week
or two.
Another temperance meeting will be held
in Towsontown NJ E. Church on Sunday even
ing next
"A special meeting of the Farmers Union
will be held at Duncans Hall, on Saturday
next, at p. IN.
There will be more tents at Emory Grove
camp. meeting, which commences this month,
than ever before.
Scarlet fever is reported to be qaite prev
aent among children In the neIghborheod OF
Texas, N. C. R. R.
The camp meeting at Emory Grove will
commence on Thursday, July 29th, and will
continue two weeks.
-Four hours and fifteen minutes from Bal
timore to Martinsburg, W. Va, over the West
ern Maryland R. R.
The usual 4th of July shooting scrape
took place this year at Woodberry. And Wood.
berry is a model place, too.
We have been informed that there is
new party movement on foot in this county.
1t may be so but we doubt it.
The Western Run Horse Thief Detective
Society will hold meeting at Marble Hall,
Saturday, July 18th, at p. m.
For the week ending Saturday, July Sd,
there were 269 deaths in Baltimore, an alarm
ing increase over the previous week.
The 4th, or 5th passed off very quietly
here. Business places generally were closed,
but no public demonstrations were held.
Baltimore county white schools will re-
ceiye as their balance of the State School tax,
S5,SS2.24, and the colored schools S1,116.S6
The Postoffice Department has lately in
stituted daily instead of weekly postal service
between Woodstock and Granite postoffices.
If you want nice, cool, refreshing drink
90 to Willis drug store and ask for byron"
We don't know what it is, only that its mighty
good
The contracts for building five bridges in
Baltimore county will be given out by the
County Commissioners on Wednesday of next
week.
On the 9th inst, the County Commission
ers re-appointed Carlton T. Brown, of Towson-
town, a constable for the 9th district, for two
years from date.
Flora Temple, once the "queen of the turf"
and formerly owned by the late VIM. Melon
aid, of this county, is still living and is now
thirty years old.
Thousands of people from the city spent
Monday last in the suburbs. Beyond numer-
GUS DRINKS and few bloody noses, the day
passed off quietly.
-Emmet Banks and Chas. P. Knight, Esqs.,
of Baltimore, with their families, besides a
large number of other Baltimereans, are board
ing at Lutherville.
"A man who will sit in a car, in the pres
enee of ladies, and swear the most horrible
oaths, deserves to be kicked cut. We can't |
conceive of anything more obnoxious.
The various Young Mems Christian As |
socations of the State held grand reunion |
picnic at Greenwood, nine miles from Balti
more, on the W. NJ. R. R., on Monday last.
DIR, J. W. Hawkins, of Cockeysville, Balti-
more county, was married on the Oath Of June,
to Miss Annie Hampton Shriver, daughter of
Rev. s. S. Shriver, of Allegany county, Pa.
About two months ago some fellow pre-
.dicted that there would be no warm weather
this summer. Let him step this way at once.
What has he got to say to ga in the shade!
The fare on the BALTIC. & Potomac R. R.,
between Baltimore and Washington, was on
Tuesday advanced to the old rate, viz: $l.2O
for single trip, and $500 for round trip tickets.
The man who intends giving chrome to
each of the delegates voting for him in the
coming Democratic convention has already |
ordered his prizes from New York, &c. o. D."
Miss Alice Parsons, who since the estab- |
ment of the High School in this place, has been |
one of the assistant teachers, has been appoint
ed vice-principal of Resterstown High school. |
Pic MICS were held by Catholic Societies at
st. Mary's Church, Govanstown, at Woodbury., |
and at John 0. Prices woods, near Jockeys |
vile, on Monday last. All passed off quietly. |
More candidates in the field. Say, where
is this thing going to end Fellow citizens, if
you don't soon let up there won't be enough
men left in some of the districts to form del.
.egate ticket.
During the prevalence of the storm which
passed over this place on Tuesday afternoon
last, large mulberry tree, standing near the
porch of the 9-Mile House, York road, was
blown out by the roots.
j. Guest King, Esq, of the Annapolis Ga
zette, called to see us on Wednesday. He ex-
pressed himself as much pleased with Tow
sontown but with our railroad facilities he was
not at all favorably impressed.
MIR. John NJ. Wheeler, well-known here,
was taken suddenly and violently ill at the
IA Mile House, Hoekstown road, on Monday
last caused by the heat. At last accounts he
was in an improved condition.
The name of Belfast postofice, Baltimore
county, has been changed to Aclonia, and the
site of the Office changed to Brooks store, about
three quarters of a mile from former site. Mr..
Thos. w. Renshaw is the postmaster.
What has become of the Towson brass
band Has it, too, succumbed to the hard
times, or are the members only taking little
rest "Let the band play" boys. We would
like to hear it in our streets once more.
"A snake story comes from Halls Springs,
Hartford road. His snakeship has been seen
several times by different persons, and it is esti
mated that he is fifteen feet long and two feet
in circumference Particulars elsewhere.
"A colored woman, said to be one hundred
and fifteen years of age, is now living on the
farm OF Daniel Jsnifer, Esq, in the 18th dis
trict For one of her age she is remarkably
active, and her mind remains unimpaired;
Mr.. George Whitelock, son of VIM. White
lock. ESQ.,, of Mt. Washington, who graduated at
the last commencement of the law department
of the University of Maryland held June LIST,
has gone to Germany to complete his studies.
John NJ Curtis of the 10th district, and
Frank Brady of the 9th district, were an
nounced last week as candidates for Sheriff.
Lewis Lehman, of the 1st district, is also an
nounced as candidate for Judge of the Orphans
Court.
AT the last meeting of the School Board
the following young ladies were selected to at
tend the State Normal School from Baltimore
county, viz: Kate Mumma, Rachel R. Bussey,
Adelaide Dougherty, Belle Brown and Kate
Bateman.
The Baltimore Bulletin says the peculiar
flavor of the water the people in the city are
compelled to drink is produced by men bath
ing in Lake Roland. 1t may be proper to add
here that the Bulletin man don't always tell
the truth.
The postoffice at st. Dennis, Baltimore
county has been re- established, it having been
shown by prominent citizens of the neighbor-
hood that the trouble in the effice was the re-
suit of neglect only. Mr.. ]. W. Hawser is the
postmaster.
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