The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-10-07
LOCAL. ITEMS.

by the Circuit Court this week.
The Democratic primaries, to select eandi
dates for road supervisors, will DC held on Frda.
and Saturday of next week.
WIN. +. Parks of the LIST district, has OBJ
tanned patent for Improvement in machinery TO
cleaning and separating bristles.
There were between four and five hundre,
voters registered and tranferred to the 9th dis
trict on Monday and Tuesday last.
The work of dredging Lake Roland still
continues. 4,3l3 cubic yards of sediment were 70
moved during the month of September.
Mr.. Edward Trail, father of Mrs: John |
YellOtt, of this town, died at his residence il
Frederick, Nd, on Monday last, in the 10th veal
of his age.
The Republicans and Reformers ofthe l0tf
district, at their late primary meeting, nominated
Henry Ruhl, of Phoenix, as their candidate fol
road supervisor.
William Dampman, for a number of years
proprietor of Dampman's Hotel, on the Hartford
road, died last week. after long illness, aged
about sixty-fye years.
The case of Thomas Mcdonald, Jr., in
dicted for the killing Of Andrew Nolan, near
Halls Springs, on the 9th of June last, has been
set for trial on Tuesday next.
The Reformers of the Sd district have NOM
mated the following gentlemen for road supervi-
sOrs: Chas. A. 0akford, VIM. Buck, John Bowen,
John Stewart and - James.
An important local law, creating another
precinct in the Sd district was accidentally over
looked when the local laws were published in the
spring 1t will be found in to-days issue.
The residents of Charles street avenue are
complaining of the inefhciency of the present po-
lice force. The Commissioners should, and we
know they will, use every endeavOr to give the
people the protection they ask.
George Hayburn has been arrested by Off
Ger Newmayer, charged with selling potatoes un-
der weight. Justice Cole, of Wayerley, fined him
$40 and costs. Hayburn gave Al instead of So
lbs to the bushel, as required by law.
EARLY this year the race horse "TOm Ochil-
tree" was bought by Mr.. LOrillard, of n. Y, for
1900. Since then he has for his new owner
$4,000. This horse will put in an appearance at
the fall meeting of the Nd. Jockey Club.
-For several days this week two large sheets
were seen bleaching beside the Democratic wig
wan in this town. 1t is thought the "YOung
Men" are getting them ready to wrap Tilden and
Hendricks in after the 18th of November next.
Attorney General Gwynn has decided that
gold and silver watches, which are classed as
wearing apparel" are not to be taxed, and the
Boards of Review and Control are authorized to
strike them from the lists returned by the asses
sors.
"A number of attempts have recently been
made to burglarize dwellings in the 9th district,
adjacent to the city. The house of Mr.. Reming
ton short distance west of Charles street aven-
ne, was entered a few nights ago but the thieves
were frightened off before they could secure any
thing.
jack Smothers, cOlOred lunatic from the
lst district who has been in Jail since May last,
on the charge of stealing horse, was ordered by
the Court on Wednesday to be sent to the county
aims house. Smothers, who goes by the name OF
"Capt. jack" claims to be brother Of President
Grant.
Recently thieves entered the NJ. E. church
at New Freedom n. C. R. R., and stole there
from all the carpet from the floor, an organ cover
and other articles. few nights afterwards the
Baptist church at the same place was entered and
robbed of some small articles. No clue to the
perpetrators.
We are informed that a large iron gray
horse, supposed to be about ten years old, was
found at large in the public road in Baltimore
county about two miles south of Jerusalem Mills.
If any Of our citizens have lost such an ANIMAL its
whereabouts can thus be ascertained-Bd Air
4Egis.
The Grand Jury visited the Jail on Satur-
day last and found everything in irstclass order.
II was sort Of Surprise visit, and when the
warden asked one of the jurymen why the Sheriff
had not been informed of the proposed inspection,
the Juror remarked chat they did not intend he
should know anything about it until they got to
the Jail"
The patrons of POwhatan schOol-in fact
all the residents of the village and surrounding
country-held an indignation meeting on Friday
night, 9th inst, to denounce the action OF the
School Board, or its president, in refusing to sup
ply the school with books, &C. The proceedings
Of this meeting will be published in our issue OF
next week.
On Thursday of last week a race took place
at Herring Run course between two One-egged
men, distance four miles, for bet of $50 side.
The race and money were won by John Sci
gel who made the distance in 81 minutes and 10
seconds. His competitor, Thomas Lambert, ac-
complished the distance in SO minutes. Pretty
good time we should say.
Robert jenkins, Esq, one of our staid old cit
liens, attained his eightisth birthday on Thurs
day last. On that day there was family re-
union at Locust Grove Mr.. jenkins residence
near Towsontswn, when his family-children,
grandchildren and great grand children good
" number, assembled and enjoyed the hospitali-
ties of their honored sire.
The Judges of the Circuit Court have ap-
pointed Daniel Jenifer, Esq., of the 18th district,
i member of the School Board to fill the vacancy
caused by the election of Mr.. Rutledge to the As
sistant Examinership. 1t Is hardly necessary for
us to say that no better selection could have been
made, as Mr.. Jenifer is an educated gentleman
and well qualified to fill the Office.
The name of Evan NJ Price, which had
been stricken from the poll books of the sth dis
trict, by the Register, has been put back by the
Court VIM. P. Cole, of the 4th district, whose
name had been stricken off on account of non
residence petitioned the Court to be re-instated
but the application was denied on account of Mr.
Coles being resident of Baltimore city.
-Waverley High School has two hundred
and thirty four pupils. Mr.. Joseph Wilmington
is principal of this school, Miss Emma Bankhead
vice principal, and Miss Sue Dougherty and Mis-
Emma Harrison, assistants. This is the larges
school in the county except the German Engsl
school in the LIST district, which has nearly thre'
hundred and fifty scholars. Mr.. Lang is princi
pal of the last named school.
The Towsontown correspondent of one o
the Baltimore papers says: "After considerable
searching around, clustering and laundering,
delegation of three from this place was started Of
to-day Tuesday, to join the "Boys who Wore tn
Blue" in their meanderings to indianapolis. TIL
names of the parties are Messrs. Charles b. Nc
Lean, VIM. E. George and George Seipp. 1t mus
be said of them that they "are all honorable men.
We last week stated that Treasurer Arma
cost raised sweet potato weighing three and a
half pounds, but now we have one that lays HI
in the shade altogether. 1t was raised by MI
Robert H. Mayes, at the 20-mile toll-gate, fOr
raad and weighed, when dug gar pounds t'co a"
q-AaH ounces. Mr.: Mayes, in his note accompa
Hying the potato, says the 5th district may exec
in HAYES and Wheeler men, bat it is not mari
er to the sth in growing sweet potatoes
The 9th district road supervisor who ha
charge of the old Hartford road from the Harfer
TURNPIKE mast the property of the late Mr.. Col
has been doing a very foolish thing. Some tim
during last week he had the dirt from the gutter
and sides of the road shoveled on to the road be-
in some places to the depth of a foot. Just aft
this heavy rain came and on Sunday last Il
road was almost impossible. 1t is useless was
Of time and will keep the roads bad all winter
shovel earth on them at this season of the year.