The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-02-19

lnger and others in 9th dist.
February %, Tract OF land of VIM. Carter, Jr
ia Ilth district.
February 2Sth. The farm of John Hoffman, in
18th district, containing 80 acres.
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Local BREvITIEs.-
The fellow who "has an aunt in Philadel-
phia' this year is lucky dog.
sunday last was septuagesilAa Sunday,
whieh is seventy days from Easter.
William II. Ensor has been appointed
postmaster at Belfast, Baltimore county.
See advertisement of "Good Business Op
portunisy," among new advertisements.
-Ex-Gov. James B. Groome has been elected
Grand Chancellor of the Order of knights OF
Pythias OF Maryland.
George Chilcoat, an Old Defender, died at
his residence in this county, on the 18th inst,
in the SD year of his age.
Henry Tyson, Esq, mas been appointed
Shipping Commissioner for the port OF Balh-
more, vice Edwin A. Abbott, deceased.
The 22d of February-Tuesday next-is
legal holiday. The man OF apple tree notore-
ty is said to have been born on that day.
On Saturday last James L. McLane, Esq,
ssf the Baltimore bar, was admitted to practice
Miss Edith Meredith, the eOcutionist, we'll
known ia this vicinity, has been delightihg
large audiences in York and Carlisle, Pa.
"A bill for the suppression of the tramp"
nuisance has been introduced in the Leglsla-
ture. Pass it and then "let no guilty man es-
cape"
Congress has repealed the law passed last
session, doubling the postage on third class
matter. 1t is now as betore-one cent on every
two ounces.
Mr.. Adam Hively has sold his farm, stu
sated on the Baltimore and Reisterstown turn
pike, d miles south of Manchester, to Mr.. Geo.
L. Warner, for $4,000.
The next regular meeting of the Towson-
tegyn Christian Union will be held in EPSON
". P. Chapel, Monday evening, Feb. 2lst, com
meucing at u o'clock.
The weather prophets Who go it heavy on
the goose bone" theory, say that the coolest
weather of the present season will come after
thesmiddle OF February.
The Circuit Court, on Saturday last, on
motion Of Hon. d. G. II. Emory, adjourned I'M
til Tuesday, as a mark of respect to the mem
DRY Of the late Hon. Reverdy Johnson.
The coy room of the Towsontown Chris
tl&a Union is getting to be quite place of re-
sort Innocent games and entertaining read |
ing matter attract both old and young.
More rain, more blow, more snow, and |
last, though by no means least, more mud. In
wet weather Towsontown is the muddiest place
on the continent, not excepting Annapolis.
Peter Miller, enc of the 10th district road |
sup ervisors, has just completed bridge over !
the mill race at Merryman's mill. The bridge |
was badly needed by the travelling public.
-A.n act to repeal an act entitled an act to
require all auctioneers making sales in Balti-
mere county to pay license fee, has passed
both branches Of the Legislature and is now a
law.
A good many people are of the opinion that
very soon we will have tilt-with ballots-on
the local option question. Well, let it come
We'd like to az expression of opinion on
that subject.
"A bill before the Legislature. "to regulate
the liquor traffic and prevent intemperance in
Baltimore county" has passed to its second
reading. What the provisions of this bill are
we are not advised.
An act has passed the General Assembly.
and is now law, the Governor having signed
it, allowing an appeal from the decision of the
courts matters of law in cases of condemna-
ton of water rights.
A boot and shoe factory is shortly to be
sstst ted in Woodberry. 0ne-half of the neces
sary capital is already subscribed, and it is
though BIT the factory will soon be in operation.
Forty hands will be employed.
"A thirty FIVE year old car horse died in
Baltimore the other day and the city papers
say che is supposed to be the oldest of his spe-
cies in the State" Not by Jug full. eknow
Of one his senior by seven years.
A petition, signed by nearly four hundred
tax. PAYERS, has been forwarded to Annapolis,
Al, ,1a4,,r 10, 1T -
izing our County Commissioners to subscribe
$4,000 to complete the railroad between this
place and Lake Roland.
john Lightuer, who lives on the Hooks.
ssewn road, whilst in the city few nights ago
strolliug around, walked into the dock at the
foot of Frederick street. His cries brought sew
eral policemen who Gshed him out and took
BIN TO the Middle Station.
Prof NJ. A. Newell, Secretary of the State
Board of Education, reports to the Legislature
the indebted ness of the Baltimore county School
Board as follows: "Sl6, III, with claim against
the County Commissioners for school taxes
levied and collected but not paid over Of Sl2,-
94sSO."
Rev. Thos. w. Brown, pastor of Taylor's
Circuit, N. E. Church South, has been visited
by number of his congregation who surprised
him with presents of q substantial and useful
character, embracing a sofa, clothing; -four,
hams, chickens, beef, butter, eggs, sugar, and
on, ad tfnituna.
Mr.. Penield IngIefritz, of Shrewsbury
township, has FIVE live grasshoppers which he
picked up in field, and says they are quite
plenty. How is this? If we have live grass
heppers in February, verify the Centennial
year bringeth many strange things.-Shrelcs-
bury Cor. York Gazette.
Mr. r. C. McGinn, the newly elected prin-
m. ill tab
charge of said school on Monday next. In ad-
dition to having a thorough knowledge of
school matters Mr.. N. is very excellent teach
er and rigid disciplnarian. We welcome
him to our midst once more.
Rev A. 7. Pindell, pastor of Sherwood
Parish, Coekeysville, was welcomed by large
congregation on the 9Th inst, the occasion of
his irst service at Sherwood. Rev. Charles
Henley, of Reading, Pa, will succeed Mr.. Pin
dell in the rectorship Of st. Johns Parish, Bal
timore and Hartford counties.
The Sun of Monday says meat house on
the property of Mr.. John o. Price, near Cock
eysville, was destroyed by fire on Saturday
night last, involving loss of about $500, &c
We have the pleasure to state that Mr.. Prices
meat house was not burned. In fact, if we are
correctly informed, he has no meat house.
To furnish fresh local matter for the Union
by another county paper after it is one week old,
and without telling where said "news" items
originated, is little rough en- US, and no mis-
take. 1t must prove very entertaining to those
who are SO unfortunate as to take both the Union
and the other paper.
"A meeting of the Maryland Sunday School
Union was held in Baltimore, on Tuesday last
Mr. Jas. L. Ridgely, Jr., of this county, was
elected one Of the Vice Presidents, and Rev.
Eugene R. Smith, State Superintendent. The
anniversary celebration of the Union will be
held at Franklin st. Presbyterian Church, on
Monday night Feb. 2Sth.
"A number of Connecticut capitalists have
purchased from the Woodberry Land Company
fifty acres Of land in west Woodbury., for which
they paid $4,000. These gentlemen have
formed company with capital of 100000,
and are prepared to make liberal advances to
persons wishing to buy or lease any Of this
ground with view Of building upon it.