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

Notes" resulted rather disastrousy, our office nav
: ing been burned the same week, but we propose
Q | try it again.-Since the "fOx chase" there ha
, been little excitement in Towsontown.-A few
5 people want to bet on the elections but we don,
!, see them putting up the money. Moral: don
G bet-unless you are sure to win.--An ugly mol
in the cuIyert at the intersection of Pennsylvania
avenue and the York road needs attention. Some
body's horse will break his leg there yet.--Ther
have been two sessions of Court each day TIM
week. On Monday the afternoon session iastet
late into the night.-Mrs. Shealey expects to b'
| back in her new store building by Christmas
Base ball has subsidized, for which the Lord bt
praised.-Rev. C. II. Richardson has been elect
cd superintendent, and Mr.. james Sheridan, as
sstant, of the NJ. L. Sabbath School.--The small
boy eateth the green chestnut and doubleth him
, self up like -knife.-The villain who cut
the Democratic tent has not yet turned up."The
old hay scale yet remains; it is a human trap and
should be mOved-Those letter boxes havn't
yet been fastened to the horse cars after 1t has
been talked about five years it will be done
The fire company is a fzzle; people don't seem to
take any interest in the matter. 1t will require
three or four more CONGREGATIONS to wake them up.
Our stores seem TO be doing well. The "hard
times" are not as hard they were.-Our peo-
Pile are taking advantage of the low price OF coal
to get in their winters supply. Mr. =. Tyson
Ware is furnishing most of it.-The leaves of
our beautiful maple trees are already commencing
to turn brown and yellow. Towsontown is famed
| for its fine shade trees.--Morc OF our people at
the Centennial this week. Others are going before
the close of the exhibition.--Mr. 5. j. Robinson
has had curb and gutter put down in front OF
| his restaurant.-Mr. W. H. Ruby is having his
| dwelling painted and otherwise beautitied-The
new brick dwelling of Mr.. A. II. krout, on Ches-
apeake avenue, will, when completed, be quite an
| improvement to that section OF, the town.--I'e
frstSmeeting of the Christian Union was not sue
| cess The people need to be stirred up. They
| lose interest in such things too soon.--Mr Dan
! el Lee is erecting another small frame house on
| east Pennsylvania avenue.-Mr. P. Flanagan
| follows suit with one on Washington avenue
City people who have been spending the summer
here have all gone-There a slight frost
visible early on Tuesday morning but not enough
to seriously injure vegetation.-T The corn is all
cut off or topped which makes the country look
decidedly fall-like.-There is some talk OF hold
ing the next Centennial exhibition at Towsontown
1t is thought we will have a steam railroad by that
time-Those who failed to get registered on
Monday and Tuesday will be unable to vote IN
November.--A protracted meeting has been IN
progress the past week at the M. E. Church.
The two express lines between Baltimore and Tow
sOntown seem to be doing week.-Mrs. hepler,
wife of the late DIR. Kepler, has opened private
boarding house in the dwelling belonging to Or.
Jarrett--Mrs. McMaster, wife of Mr.. Adam
McMaster, of this town, died on Tuesday night
last, after a lingering illness, of consumption
Mrs. NJ. was native of Lancaster, Pa, but has
lived here for several years.-Three OF the
Democratic "Boys who wore the Blue" living
here, started for Indiana on Tuesday. They do
not propose to remain there until after the cleo
The same CROUCH" who tore the Demo
cratic burgee at Waverley tore the one on the
hickory pole here. His name is Wind-Mr
Wind, we suppose.--Since there are so few re-
moved cases from the city tried in our Court the
attendance upon its sessions is comparatively
small.-A correspondent advocates an agricul-
tural society for Baltimore county, the exhibitions
of which to be held at Towsontown. This is
good idea and should be acted on by our Farmers
Clubs.-Our esteemed fellow citizen, William
Wilson, again fitch about-a harbinger the near
approach of the election.--Rents in Towson-
town high-very high.-Mr. B. c. Reed,
principal of our High School, has rented one OF
Mr.. Ensor's dwellings and will hereafter reside here
Mr. HARRIS AT CALvERTox-LARGE AND En-
THUsIAsTIc MEETING--A very large open air
mass meeting was held at Calverton on Tuesday
evening, under the auspices of the Hayes and
Wheeler Club of that place, of which General E.
B. Tyler is President. A large stand was erected
on the green in front of Mr. John Stacks house,
and decorated with flowers and flags. A hand
some picture of Rutherford B. Hayes placed
at the back of the stand, and around it was hung
a beautiful wreath of flowers and eyergreens.
novel feature of the programme was the music,
which was furnished by number of young la
dies who occupied seats the stand and sung
campaign songs with great effect. They were as
sist5d by Patterson Brass Band engaged fofthe
occasion. General Tyler introduced the several
speakers, commencing with C. Irving Dirty, who
spoke briefly, touching upon the pertinent issues
Of the day. He was followed by Hon. j. Morri-
son Harris, the candidate for Congress from the
Second Congressional District, who, in a straight
forward, manly speech of about half an hours du-
of
situation.
The meeting was also addressed by Joseph J.
Stewart, Ezq, who, in 1872, was supporter of
Horace Greeley.