The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09
LOCAL MATTERS.


thickness Of about three inches.
Rev. G. Herbert Richardson, of Towson-
town NJ. f. church, breaches every Sunday at
ternoon at the Baltimore county Jail.
The annual meeting of the Western Run
Turnpike Company will be held at Willow
Mill this Saturday. afternoon, at q O'Clock.
Another heavy sleet on Wednesday night
which covered the ground with coating of
ice about quarter of an inch in thickness.
The heavy sleet which covered the ground
hereabouts on Saturday and Sunday last made
pedestranism very uncertain and dangerous.
The snug little residence of Mr.. E. B. Al
mony, in this town, has been completed, aud
is now occupied by that gentleman and his
family.
The stock holders of the Meredith's Ford
and Jarrettsville turnpike will hold meeting
at John Smiths tavern, on Monday next, at
10 a. m.
The annual meeting of the Western Run
Horse Thief Detective Company will be held
at Duncan's Hall, on Saturday next, Jan. 10th,
at p. m.
Mr. E. G. Hipsley, the well known grocer
on Gay street, Baltimore, has been elected pres
dent of the Old Town Bank, vice James Webb,
deceased.
The gross earnings of the Western Mary
land Railroad for the year 1874 amounted to
S277,792 "a. and the operating expenses reach
ed 1874 442 3S.
A series of trotting races will take place at
Herring Run course. Philadelphia road, COM
mencing on May 18th. 5000 in premiums
will be offered.
Baltimore county has the best conducted
Jail in the State. Rules in reference to con
duct, cleanliness. &c., are very strict and are
enforced to the letter.
On Thursday of last week the employees
of the Halls Springs railway presented to the
superintendent Mr.. w. Hall Harris, hand
some gold-headed cane.
John W. Barrick, residing near Finks
burg, on the line of the Western Maryland
Railroad, had his left arm broken recently, by
being thrown from horse, in West Virginia
On Thursday of last week valuable horse
belonging to John Rost living on the Belair
road away in Baltimore, and falling
through bridge on the Union railroad, broke
his back.
On the 2Sth of Dec. a boy named James
Cotier. aged about IL years, was killed at Tex
as N. G. r. R., by the accidental discharge of
a Derrnger pistol which another boy was
playing with.
Benjamin Franklin occasionally stumbled
upon the truth. He said 1.-THE eyes of other
people are the eyes that ruin u.s. If all but
myself were blind, l should neither want
fine house nor fine furniture"
Mr.. Matthew Murray, an aged citizen, liv
ing near Greenwood, llth district, accidentally
fell from porch New Years eve, and strik-
ing upon some hard substance broke several
of his ribs and was also injured internally.
The property formerly owned by the Gran
lite Manufacturing Company, situated on the
Baltimore county side of EilcOtt City, includ-
ing the mill-site and tenant houses, has been
purchased by the Union Manufacturing Co.,
for $4,000.
Mr.. VIM. Bouldn, of the Herald of this
town, fell on the ice on Saturday last and sus
tanned painful dislocation of one of his wrists.
Falling was the order of the day Saturday and
9 do huf al
resulted from them.
Alexander Chapman, of Waverly, ir dlcted
for assaulting Conductor Galloway, of the Tow
!sontown railway, was on Wednesday, in the
county Circuit Court, fined 500 and costs,
Judge Yellott at the same time administering
a sharp reprims nd to the prisoner.
On Thursday evening, January IA, Tow
son Lodge, |. O. 0. F., of Towsontown, will eel
citrate its twenty th I'd ami versary. The Grand
Master of the State and the Grand officers are
expected to be present. In twenty three years
this lodge has lost bat of its charter MEM
bers
= Solomons Lodge, No. 121, A. F., and A.
NJ, of W"odberry, on Dec. 23d, elected the fol-
lowing officers: JAS. P. Haslup, W. M; Paul
Kefer, S. W.; VIM. H King, j. W; Thomas J.
Stack, S. D.; ]. W. Meade, Treas; William G.
Phelps, Tyler; j. Shipley and D. G. Stinch-
comb, Stewards.
The Sun says re union of Democrats and
Conservatives was he'd at Beeler's Hotel, OPP
posite barley Park, Wednesday evening,
Dec. both, at which speeches were made by
Sheriff Butler, States Attorney Talbot Depu-
'ty Sheriff Taylor and ex-Sheriff Robinson. A
band OF music enlivened the occasion.
The building occupied by the colored
school, situated on the Hillen road, about half
a Elile below Towsontown, came near taking
fire on Wednesday morning last, the stove pipe,
which runs through the root, getting so hot
that the shingles were ignited. The fire was
extinguished before doing much damage.
Hundreds of our subscribers have come
forward within the last month and squared
their accounts, in obedience to our invitation
to pay up. There are yet scores of them in ar
rears, the majority of whom were stricken
from our books at the beginning Of the year,
and steps will now be taken to collect our
money.
The Westminster Advocate of last week
says: "Mr. C. F. Weigandt, the we'll known
artist of this city, removed with his family to
Reisterstown, Baltimore county, this week.
As portrait painter Mr.. Weigandt has few
superiors, and we hope he may be properly APP
preciated and patronized by the good people
of Baltimore county"
On Thursday, Dec. 31st, Officer Chambers
found in the stable loft of Mrs. Reihe, on the
Hookstown road, colored man named How
ard Hill, who had crawled into the loft several
DAYS before, and there remained until discov-
cred by the officer. He was in miserable con-
dition from cold and hunger, and was commit
ted to the county almshouse by Squire Bowen
The cost of getting the temporary supply
'0f water for Baltimore city from the Gun pow
der to Lake Roland was 5000. O9l.Il. divided as
follows: Paid contractors, 1913; cost of
right of way, s51 1920; engineering and in
eidental expenses, $4,62101. The works are
capable of supplying to the Lake ten millions
of gallons every twenty four hours.
As is their annual custom, the Union Man
ufacturng Company of Baltimore county.
through their efficient Superintendent and
Manager, Mr.. R. II. Thompson, presented on
Christmas day turkey to each family in their
employ, the aggregate number amounting to
one hundred and twelve. Unmarried employ
ees were also suitably remembered.
The Hanover Herald of Dec. Goth, says
ga deer which has been roaming about here
for some time, made his appearance at Mel
rose. 1t was surrounded, and after sew
eral fruitless efforts to capture it, it was shot
by DIR. Keller. 1t was fine specimen, and
weighed dressed ITO pounds. The suppositon
is that the animal escaped from Druid Hill
Park"
The Sun of 1st instant. says: ga man hail
ing from Baltimore county was taken in drunk
and disorderly at the middle district station
house last evening, upon whom a seven-shoot-
er, butchers knife in sheath and $50 in
money was found. He was evidently prepar-
ed for campaign, and his arrest no doubt
saved his money as we'll as somebody's life,
perhaps his own"
Application has been made to the County
Commissioners for the opening Of public road !,
not less than 80 feet wide, upon the bed of the
old Liberty road, to the Reisterstown turnpike,
near the point where the Woodberry road in
tersects the Reisterstown road. The exam;n-
ers, Messrs David Jean, Jas. Fl. Smith and o.
P. Macgill, are directed to meet upon the prem
Uses on Monday, January 18th, 1875, at 10 a. IN.
Capt. Cassell, of the Druid Hill Park po-
lice, amused himself on Wednesday by shoot
ing lot of surplus bucks from the herds Of
deer in the Park. The bucks are at this par
ticular season regarded as more troublesome
than useful, their depredations in the matter
of tearing bark from trees, &C., with their ant
lers, being a special nuisance, and according
ly about this time every year number are
sacrificed.
"A plain spoken preacher delivered the fol.
lowing from his desk 81 would announce to
the congregation that, probably by mistake
there was left at the meeting house this morn
ing small cotton umbrella, much damaged
by time and wear, and of an exceeding pale
blue color. in place whereof was taken a very
large black silk umbrella, of great beauty.
Blunders of this sort, my brethren, are getting
little too common"
The conductors on the City Passenger Rail
way cars have been instructed by the Presi
dent. Gov. Bowie, under penalty of dsms
sal. to keep the platforms of their cars clear
when it is possible to secure room inside. The