The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-08-26
PoWSONTOWN, Nd,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1876.
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.-
COL. Alex. D. Brown and wife, of Brook
hardwood, sre at Saratoga.
There were fifty seven prisoners in the
county Jail on Monday last.
-Robt. Poole, of woodberry, has obtained
a patent for shaft couplings.
"A hickory pole was raised by the ring
Democracy at Caiverton, on Monday night.
a large number OF Towsontown people
attended Summit Grove camp on Sunday last.
The fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club will be held Oct. oath, 25th, 10th and 9th.
The County Commissioners have ap-
pointed VIM. II. Read constable for the Sd
district.
Mr. R. G. Dunphy is building a frame
house on the corner of Joppa road and Baltl-
more avenue.
10 600 watermelons arrived at the Balti
more wharves on Tuesday Prices ranged
from to II cts. each.
The wages of the laborers who are en-
gagged in dredging Lake Roland have been re-
duced 30 cts. per day.
1t is estimated that at least ten thOus-
and people attended Emory Grove camp
meeting on Sunday last.
Thursday was delightful day for the
tournament of the Western Run band. The
attendance was very large.
Our Democratic friends are in ecstacies.
One colOred man helped them to raise the Til
den aud Hendricks pole here.
Col. Chas. H. Mann, of the Smedley
House, returned on Tuesday evening from the
North, much improved in health.
Gov Carroll has appointed ]. Henry
Kuell assessor for the third assessment dis
trict, vice Capt. Edward Power, deceased.
Why is the Democratic pole in this place
like diamond? Do you give it up? It's easy
enough. Because it stands above "Ruby."
On the Calvert ball grounds on Wednes-
day the Towson of this place, defeated the
Nameless of Baltimore, by score OF 80 to e.
An Odd Fellows hall is now in course
of erection at New Freedom, N. G. r. r. 1t
will be ready for dedication by the 9TH of Oct.
-Christopher Fitzgerald, one of the sth
district assessors, died at his home, at Texas,
on Sunday last, in the Goth year of his age.
john MCGEE, engineer, who had his leg
cut off in an accident on the BALTIC. and Poto-
mac road, on Tuesday of last week, is recover
ing.
Mr.. John Grason, who was shot at Key
ser Station, Baltic. & Ohio R. R., about two
weeks ago, has arrived at hoTe. lie is i'm
proving.
Mr.. George E. Reilly, member of the
State Central Committee for Baltimore county,
has been appointed on the campaign commit
tee for this county.
The Pastime of Baltimore will play a
match game of ball with the Maryland of Tow
sontown, on the grounds here this Saturday
afternoon, at o'clock.
The weather since Saturday last has
been delightfully."- cool and pleasant, and we
are again led to believe that "the backbone
of the summer is broken
Another novelty in Baltimore is "waf
he wagon" 1t travels around the streets while
the occupants bake and dispose of hot wafies
to all who may wish to purchase.
The next meeting of the Towsontown
HAYES and Wheeler club will be held on Mon
day night, Aug. 2Sth, at o'clock. Those
wishing to join are requested to be present.
The camp meeting held at Emory Grove
this month is said to have been one Ofthe most
successful ever held there, although the num-
vious meetings.
"A colored camp meeting has been in pro-
gress in Mr.. jackson Wilson's woods, on the
Jarrettsville turnpike, 10th district for week
or more past. The attendance on Sunday last
was very large.
We understand that two rival Demo-
cratic clubs in this county have become wrought
up to such point that one of them proposes to
offer chromos as premium to those who will
come forward and join.
The Republican Executive Committee of
Baltimore county is called to meet at TowsOn-
town, on Wednesday, Aug. Both. Sept. goth
is the time fixed for the holding of the Con-
gressonal convention.
james Fowler, respected citizen of the
18th district, died on Sunday night last in the
seth year of his age. He was born in the
house in which be died, having lived there
during the whole of his life.
"A correspondent of the Bee says the DEM
ocrats of Towsontown named enc end of their
hickory role Jilden, and followed it up by
running that end il the ground. That's not
very complimentary to Mr.. T.
"A clergyman at Summit Grove camp
said on Sunday last that modern young ladies
were not daughters of Shem and Ham; but
daughters of Hem and Sham-compounds of
plain sewing and make-believe.
Our friend, Alex. Mccormick, Jr.. of the
18th district, is manufacturing large snanti-
ties Of tomato catsup, which he sells by the
gallon or barrel to leading hotels and restau-
rants in Baltimore and Washington.
The Mast property, located in Long
Green Valley, and containing 132 acres, was
offered at public sale on Wednesday, but was
Withdrawn on a bid of S7l.25 per acre. This
is one of the finest farms in Baltimore county.
"A grand fair and festival, in aid of st.
Andrews Catholic church, five miles on the
Hartford road, was held two evenings during
last week. The grounds surrounding the
church were beautifully illuminated each
evening.
The Summerfeld camp-meeting COM
menced on Friday, 25th instant. The grounds
are located on the line of the Powhatan horse
railway and are easy of access from almost
any section of the county. The camp will be
large one.
The farm of Noah g. Yoder, on the old
Manor road, above Unionville, which was Of
fered at public sale on Tuesday, was with
drawn on bid of S45 per acre. 1t was after
wards sold at private sale, to Baltimorean, at
$50 per acre.
Mr.. John Ridgely, of Hampton, has
purchased a fine three-year old Hambletonian
stallion, which will be used for stud purposes:
The colt came from Duchess county, N. T., and
is reported to have cost $4,000. He is horse
of fine action with fair promise OF speed.
James E. Warner, whilst on an excur-
sion out the Western Md. R. R., on Monday
last. was so badly injured at Greenwood Park,
bv being struck by a passing engine, that he
died soon afterwards. He was resident OF
Baltimore and leaves wife and two children.
-Messrs. Gambrill, Sons & Co., of Druid
Mills. Woodberry, gave their employees an
excursion to the Centennial on Friday, by spe-
cial train over the Northern Central read.
About five hundred persons availed them
selves of this opportunity to visit the great
Exposition.
-Hampden colored camp keeps up the
spirit of religious enthusiasm. 1t is well at