The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-03-04

Among the appointments made by thu
Conference of the United Brethren in Christ
held in Cumberland county, Pa, last week
were the following: Woodberry Church, Rev
J. R. Hutchinson; Pine Grove Mission, Rev.
T. Wallace; Manchester Circuit Mission, Rev
j. H. Smoke.
We don't like egotsm, but we hope oul
readers will pardon us for quoting the follow
ing little paragraph from friendly Pennsyl.
vania exchange: ave do not wish to Hattel
them (us) but everybody in old Baltimore
county knows that the Union is decidedly the
best paper published in that county. May lti
future be more prosperous, if possible, than its
past"
Mayor Latrobe has appointed Joshua Plas
kilt, ESQ.,, formerly of this county, School Com
missioner for the 9th ward of Baltimore. The
Mayor has also appointed DR.. Silss w. Hun
ter, sen of Pleasant Hunter, Esq, one Of our
County Commissioners, vaccine physician fol-
the 18th and Sth wards. DR.. Hunter is at this
time visiting physician to the county aims
house.
BY an arrangement made this week by
the officers Of the Baltimore and Hampden
Passenger Railway Company, the cars OF this
line will commence running every half hour
on Wednesday of next week. The cars will
start from Hare's Hall, Hampden, and run to
Nerth Boundary avenue were itcrosses Charles
street, using part of the track Of the Waverley
railroad to reach that point.
The petition CT Alexander B. Miles, Of this
county, DR.. B. B. Miles and Mrs. Sarah A.
Marion, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Mary c.
0'Bannon, of Memphis, surviving children OF
the late Gen. Dixon S. Miles, of this county,
who was killed at Harpers Ferry in 1852, has
been presented to Congress, asking the gov
eminent to pay them an amount equal to
three months pay due Gen. Miles for services
rendered in the Mexican war.
The new assessment bill before the Legis-
lature divides Baltimore county into seven
assessment districts, with three assessors in
each, who shall be property owners, residents
of the districts at least one year before ap-
pointment. Each assessor shall receive as
compensation S. per day for every day of ac-
tual service. If the bill becomes law twenty
one assessors will be needed for this county.
In order to be on time hadn't you all better
hand in your applications now? Come up no
bly, and strike one more grand blow-for ettice.
We learn with much pleasure that several,
if not all, Of our members in the Legislature
favor the passage of bill to authorize the
County Com mssiOners of this county to sub
scribe SIS. 900 for the completion of the rail-
road between this place and Lake Roland.
The county will not only be secured by the
hrSt mortgage OOndS oil the ROAD 10 the amSunG
named, but will also be largely benefited by
increase in the value of property that will
surely follow the completion of this enterprise.
We understand that those having the road in
charge will give bond guaranteeing the COM
pleeion of the work for SIS, 900.
1t has been stated by the city papers that
a number of the colored men brought here
from Virginia by Messrs. Condor 4 Co., con-
tractors on the permanent water supply, had
this week struck for $l-25 per day, and in con
sequence of the firms refusing to exceed to
their demands, that they had returned to their
homes. There is really no truth in the stale
ment. There was some little dissatisfaction
on the part Of very few OF the laborers, but
the difficulty was satisfactorily adjusted and
all, with two or three exceptions, continued at
work. Messrs. Condor Co., have between
l25 and I5O nen now at work, but a much
larger force will be put on as soon as the
weather will permit. They are paying Sl.oo
per day.