The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-09-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Old Defenders will this year cele-
brate the 18th of September by visit to the Cen
tennial.
The State Normal school resumed duties on
Tuesday last, with 200 pupils in attendance 80 of
whom were new scholars.
A few days ago a six-year old son of Mr.
John B. Watkins, of Long Green, fell from an APP
pie tree and broke one of his legs.
The subject of the late fire is still the alb
sorbing topic. The impression yet prevails that
the store first robbed and then fired.
Samuel Anderson, a Swedc was accidental
ly drowned at Canton Tuesday. Justice
Swayne, of the 18th district, held an inquest.
john Crowther, Jr Esq, of the Balti-
more county auditors, was married on the 9th in
slant to Miss Nina Hiss, daughter of Mr.. Geo. NJ.
Hiss.
Now is the time for husking bees The
bee should be firmly seized by the responsive end,
and-well you can depend upon the bee for furth-
er instructions.
The Summerfield camp-meeting closed on
Monday. The camp this year was productive of
much better results than heretofore. About sixty
persons were converted.
"A cOpious shower of rain-the first in sew
eral weeks-fell here Wednesday night. Veg
citation was freshened up and the dust, which had
been binding, was made to disappear.
The County Commissioners have decided
not to pay the board and lodging of any more
tramps at the county Jail. The tramps should re-
member this and shape their course in another d.
rectiOn.
The Western Maryland R. R. Company is
replacing the iron rails of its road with steel rails
from the Pennsylvania Steel Works. One hundred
tons of the steel have already arrived at the POto
mac depot.
WIN. B. Peace, of this county, at tOurna-
ment held at Freedom, Carroll county, on Thurs
day of last week, carried off the second honor and
crowned as first maid Miss Teresa Gore, also of
| this county.
Some sharper passed a counterfeit silver
half dollar on Mr.. L. H. Urban, of this town, a
| few nights ago. Keep sharp lookout for this
| spurious coin. 1t is much lighter than the genu-
inc and has greasy feeling.
"A grand family picnic will be held in
| Chew's woods, Towsontown, on Tuesday, Septem-
| Der 18th. fine band from the city will be pres
ent, and refreshments will be served on the grounds
| Dancing will commence at one p. m.
On Tuesday, September 18th, horse-race
will take place Granite, I'd district, distance
| 440 yards, the prizes being a saddle and bridle
the first horse to win the saddle and the second
| the bride; not less than three to start
On Sunday last the county officers captured
| a lot of heather from Baltimore who were holding
dancing picnic on the grounds of the "Long
Branch Shore" 18th district The parties were
| bound over for their appearance at court.
"A feature of the coming fall meeting of the
Maryland Jockey Club will be ga representative
steeple chase" to be ridden by gentlemen riders
members of other racing clubs The distance will
be II miles over portion of the hunting course.
The abutments of the EdmopGson avenue
bridge have been completed and the superstructure
| will be placed in position in few days. This
bridge, when finished will be great convent
ence to persons residing in that section of the
county.
One room of the present Union office was
formerly barber shop, and we are frequently an
noyed by people coming in to get shaved We are
not in the tonsorial line but are prepared at all
times to do scalping with neatness and Dispatch
"a word to the wise," &c.
Simon j. Bondsley, colOred, who claimed
to be over one hundred years of age, died in the
county Jail on the 25th of Aug The old man
said he had been a slave of Charles Carroll, of
Carrollton. He retained his faculties to the last
His remains were carefully buried in the Jail yard
"A fox hunt will take place from Ady's Ho-
tel, TOwsOntOwn, on Tuesday next, Sept. 18th, at
10 a. m. The member from the COhosh deestrict
will take part in the chase, mounted on II fiery,
untamed velocipede. Whisky will be reduced to
three cents drink on that day for his special ben
eft.
Our cup of happiness was filled to overflow
ing on Monday last. On that day there were two
Democratic conventions in Towsontown-and it
wasn't a very good day for conventions, either
What the deuce they wanted with two of em at
once can't understand We always thought
was bad enough.
The Democratic primary meeting at Govans-
town was made interesting by lively tilt between
the cold mems" and "yOung mems" clubs of this
place, each organization having man in the field
for delegate to the Congressional convention. The
'yOung men" came out second best, the cold ones"
having 'walk over"
Elias J. Pearce, law student in the Office of
Jas. A. c. Bond, ESQ.,, Westminster, died sudden
w. of typhoid fever at the residence of his father
near Reisterstown, last week. Mr.. Pearce will be
remembered as one of the most successful tOurna-
ment riders in this county having carried off the
honors at number of tournaments.
Hon. Richard Grason, William II. Ruby
and VIM. A. Slade, Esqs., of this county, while
in Westminster on Wednesday, visited the Car
roll county alms-house. Mr.. Tracey, brother of
Mr., Richard G. Tracey, of this county, has charge
of the farm, which contains ia acres. He is said
to be an excellent farmer and always raises heavy
crops.
Mr.. Geo. W. Stansbury, of the 18th district,
has brought suit against the Baltimore & Poto-
mac Railroad Company for $4,000 damages for
the killing of his son Albert some time ago, by an
express train on said road. The boy was near the
track when the train approached and in attempt
ing to get out of the way struck and instantly
killed.
Mr.. Reuben T. Forwood, for u number of
years past public school teacher of the county,
died of typhoid fever at his residence, Hampden,
Falls road on Monday. The fact that Mr.. For
woods school had been taken from him-on
which he relied entirely for living for himself
and famiy-is thought to have so preyed upon his
mind as to have caused his death.
Mrs. NJ. A. Shealoy commenced removing
the debris from the site of her store on Saturday
last. The fire under the stones and mortar
burned for a week and when the men COM
menced work water had to be thrown upon the
ruins to extengush the smouldering fire. Itisun-
derstood that Mrs. S. will at once commence the
erection of a commodious store house, larger than
the old one.
"A band of music was playing at Demo-
cratic primary meeting in Hartford county one day
last week, when farmer came riding along on a
spirited horse. The horse was so badly frightened
at the music, says Hartford paper, "that it rear
ed up and fell dead in the road" That must have
been fine music to have frightened horse to DEATH
How in the world did the people who were at the
meeting manage to stand it?
Mr.. Chas. A. McGaw, of Perrymansville
BILE yearling heifer, Mlchan Matilda, of Robert
of R0l for Mot. lJo