The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-05-20
LOCAL MATTERS.
NEW ADTERTLSEMENTS.

Sherif7s sale of real estate.
Urbans NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Public local law-Wm. d. Burns.
Order nj si.-Singleton VS.. Rhett.
Estate notice Thomas E. Waddy.
Trustees sale of Hartford road property.
Wines, LIQUORS, &c.-P. NJ. Quinn. BALTIC.
Watch maker and jeweler-J. F. Plummer.
Trustees sale of property at Woodensburg.
ESs- For particulars see new advertisements
local BREvITIES.-
Much dampness this week.
Mad dog stories are in order.
Next Tuesday week is decoration day.
The Jockey Club races commence on Tues
day next.
The Emory Grove camp meeting will com
mence this year, August 23d.
The population of Maryland in 1890 was
3l9,72S. In 1870 it was 7sO,S94
Mr.. Joseph Allison, of the 9th district, is
foreman of the present Grand Jury.
Mr.. Salem Pocock, well known and re
spected farmer of Hartford county, is dead.
Light trosts were seen in the low lands IN
this vicinity early on Saturday morning last.
Quite brisk little hail storm occurred
here on Friday of last week. No damage was
done.
"A man in York county recently killed
black snake which measured II feet inches
in length.
The receivers of taxes for the 9th district
have collected and returned, up to May Sth,
$12,005.75.
In this Centennial year of American indie
ependence-base ball has been revived in
Towsontown.
On Tuesday last nearly 81, 900 of taxes were
paid at the office of the Treasurer and CoIlec-
tor, at the Court House.
Peter A. Shipley and Abraham Wheeler, of
WoOdberry, have obtained patent for improve
ment in washing machines.
More female traders licenses have been is
sued this year by the clerk of the Circuit Court
for this county than ever before.
-Geo. Baseman, employed at Mr.. ID. j. Nc
Cauley's barrel factory, accidentally chopped
one of his toes off one day last week.
President Grant, on his way north over
the Northern Central R. R., on Tuesday of last
week, stopped for a short time at Woodberry.
Several gentlemen in Baltimore county
want to go to the st. Louis convention. People
outside say they must stay at home. Tableaux.
-Messrs. A. F. Cav, Sr. and Jr., formerly of
Phoenix, are now running the grist and saw
mill of the late Joseph II. Wright, near Elys-
vile.
Mr.. JOHN S. Cuttings, President of the
Hartford Turnpike Company, has had an iron
bridge erected over the Little Gunpowder Falls,
on that roa...
-"I've been to Govanstown,' said a fellow
whose eyes were both swollen shut on Mon
day morning last. No further explanation
was necessary.
The absence Of number of cid Democrat
ic politicians was noted at the convention held
here on Tuesday last. Why this was thus we
are unable to say.
-~Nettie Norton" the mare that wen the
Bowie stakes (four-mile heats) at Pimlico last
fall, died al her owners stable, in New York,
one day this week.
August Lay, who was killed at Chase's
Station, P. W. B. R. R., on Thursday even
ing Of last week, leaves a wife and nine chill
dren. He was 80 years of age.
-Messrs Ford Sons, the new proprietors
of the Eutaw House, Baltimore, will this sum-
mer have charge of the Highland Park Hotel.
The house will be opened in few days.
On the Sd inst, Mr. Harry Ward, son of
Dr. J. Robert Ward of Govanstown, and Mr..
H. c. Turnbull, Jr., son of II. c. Turnbull, Sr.,
of this county, sailed from New York TO Europe.
Mr.. Joseph Crosby, wealthy farmer OF
the LIST district, died at his residence, on the
old Frederick road, adjoining Ingleside Semi
nary, on the S5h inst, IN the 18th year of his
age.
Hon. John Merryman of Hayfelds, will
exhibit his noted Hereford COW, "Jeanie
Clark" at the Centennial. This COW weighs
1000 lbs. She is IL years old and has had 9
calves.
During the week ending Saturday, May
18th, there were Ill deaths in Baltimore city,
an increase of Is over the corresponding week
of last year. The general health of the city
is good.
ON Monday night last the First Branch
City Council of Baltimore adopted report ad-
verse to permitting the York road railway to
raise the fare within the city limits from five
to six cents.
Pink who attemp pied to break into the
dairy of VIM. Bishop Jr., and who was shot
by that gentleman and his son, in the back
and leg, is getting better. He is still confined
IN Jail here.
EPotatoe bugs have already made their APP
.pearauce in some sections of the county. A |
gentleman at Elysville, few days ago, cap |
tured sixteen of these pests on a potato vine
three inches high.
The political fight in this county between |
J. F. C. Talbot, WilmOt johnson and O. P.
Maegill as to who should be the delegate to
the National Democratic Convention, resulted |
in a complete victory for Mr.. Talbot.
The editor of the Baltimorean makes some
fearful attempts at being funny. Hear him (:
Baltimore county farmers are buying up VI |
ster overcoats to wrap around their cherry
trees to keep the birds from eating the fruit"
Albert Mitchell, who was arrested in Bal
tmore, charged with having robbed Thomas
D. Brooks of Mt. Washington, Of $559.15, one
night last week, has been released, there
being no evidence to sustain the charge against
him.
Dame Rumor has it that there is new
move in favor of building our railroad from
Towsontown to Delta. We.would like to see
it. but are not anguine.'-Harford Democrat.
And neither are we. Doubtful things arevery
uncertain.
The house and barn Of Mr.. Geo. Hughes,
in the upper end of the 9th district were burn
ed to the ground on the morning of 7th inst.
Loss $4,000. Insured in the Hartford Mutual
Company. The house was unoccupied at the
time of the fire.
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will be on the first Tuesday and Wednesday
of each month, as heretofore. Persons having
bills against the county will do well to remem-
Der that no money will be paid out except on
the days named.
"A game Of base ball was played at Tow
sontown on Saturday last between the 'Star,"
of Lutherville, and the "Towson, of this place
both junior clubs-the score standing Z for
the former to l for the latter. Only FIVE in
niugs were played.
Our CORES pondent q Juno furnishes us this
week with letter fresh from the Centennial
exhibition. Others will follow, and if we take
the first as a specimen can safely say those
yet to come win prove both Entertaining and
instructive to our readers.
Henry Sweers, who is supposed to be the
man who was in company with Thomas Pink,
who was shot by Mr.. VIM. Bishop, one night
last week, whilst attempting to rob his dairy,
was arrested in Philadelphia on Wednesday
and was brought to Baltimore.
The heavy storm of Monday evening last
did considerable damage in some sections of
the county in washing corn fields, &c. The
thunder was very heavy and the lightning al
most ineessant for several hours, the rain
meanwhile falling in torrents.
-Chas. Dasenbrook, proprietor Of the Three
Mile House, Hookstown read, who assaulted
Mrs. Walters, the wife of the proprietor of the
Four Mile House on the same road, has been
arrested by officer Berkins and released on
bail for his appearance at Court.
The editor of the Baltimore Bulletin, de-
string to initiate the snobs Of New York, wants
a coach line established between Baltimore
and Randallstown, or Baltimore and Towson-
town. He'll have all our people Latin at him
if he don't "let up" on such feolishness.
-Chas Ranstead has obtained a verdict of
800 against the Peabody Heights and Waiver
ley horse railroad, for alleged damages caused
by driver Of one of the cars Of the company
starting suddenly whilst Ranstead was getting
on the car, and throwing him to the ground.
The Comptroller has decided that sewing
machines, when used for domestic purposes, are
mt from heinC assessed and conseouentlV