The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

-Sleighing has continued good in the upper
end of the county most of this week.
The editor of the Denton (Md.) Union puts
DIR. Bulls cough syrup and Ayers sarsaparilla in
his "hash."
Lent commences on Wednesday, February
18th. Easter Sunday this year occurs on the LIST
day of April
The newsboys of the Northern Central and
Potomac R. R. have given 100 lOaves OF bread to
the city poor.
Lime from agricultural lands washing into
the boating pond in Druid Hill Park is killing the
fish by the score.
The late Grand Jury found bill of indiet-
ment against the York road turnpike company Tor
creating nuisance
-Messrs. Daniel Beckley and Thomas Coop
or. of Beckleysville, Baltimore county, are visit
ing at Jacksonville, Florida.
Hay in large quantities has been going
down the York road to market this week. 1t
brings from sl2 to $40 per ton.
-Emerson Stansbury, who has been driver
on the York road horse-cars for four years, past,
left the road on Wednesday last.
just before the late "break up" ice on the
Union factory dam measured twenty-four inches
in thickness. 1t was clear as crystal and very
solid.
-Ws have printed handbills this week for
two Baltimore county farmers, both OF whom give
as their reason for selling that they intend re-
moving to the west.
The late Grand Jury, after examining the
books and accounts of Collector ArmacOst, report
that the new law for collection of taxes seems to
be working admirably.
john +. Wegner, juror on special panel
in the city Criminal Court, who was an hour late
Il few mornings ago, was fined by Judge Brown
$3.50, the per den, for FIVE days attendance
john Rush Street, Esq, well-known citi-
zen and an extensive farmer and stock FEEDER died
at his residence, Harrington" Hartford county,
on Wednesday last, in the 57th year year OF his
age.
"A few days ago a very valuable horse be-
longing to Mr.. Wilkinson, at Stemmer's Run, F.
w. & B. R. R., was gored by cow tearing MS
body terribly. 1t is thought the animal cannot
recover.
Thomas Robinson, while engaged in cut
ting wood on the farm of Wilson Townsend, near
Stemmers Run, cut his right foot severely by the
slipping of the axe. He was taken TO hospital
in the city.
was killed near Cold Spring on Sunday last. 1t
was thought to be a descendant from Halls
Springs "bOy-constructor," Mrs. Darlington
would say.
There arc now 22l inmates in the Spring
Grove Insane Asylum, Gainesville, and a
weekly entertainment is given by them. A tele-
graph line between Baltimore and the Asylum is
shortly to be established.
Richard Shields, employed as gardner by
Mr.. H. B. Hoton, at Elysville, had four of his
ribs broken and was injured internally few days
ago by heavy piece of timber falling upon him.
lie lived but short time after the accident.
Mess McCabe Bros commissary build
ing, on the line of the permanent water supply,
east Of TOwsOntown, took fire from q stove pipe
on Monday morning last and was entirely con-
sumed. Most Of the contents Of the building
we're saved.
The Secretary of the Maryland Game As
ISOLATION calls attention to the fact that it is
trary to the statute to have or expose for sale
pheasants between the LIST of February and the
18th of August. Any one found violating the law
will be prosecuted.
"A young cOlorcd man named John Bias,
who lived in Baltimore, dropped dead on Sunday
night last while walking with some friends at
Clifton, this county. Justice Cole, of Waverley,
held an inquest, the jury rendering q verdict of
death from heart disease.
The firm of Bouldin & Mitchell proprietors
of the Baltimore County Herald, has been dissol-
we'd by mutual consent. The paper will hereafter
be conducted by Joseph B. Mitchell, Esq, Regis
ter of Wills, and his son, W. Frank Mitchell, who
was a member of the old firm.
"A gentleman from Georgia recently visited
the extensive shops of Messrs. Poole Il Hunt, at
Woodbury., to negotiate for the manufacture of
machinery for the crushing of gold quartz, which
is now being mined in that State. Machinery
from the Poole 4 Hunt works is gaining world
wide reputation.
VIM. Collyer, a boy aged about seventeen
years, who had been making his home with Mr..
james II. Boyd, in this town, sent to the
House of Refuge one day last week, on the charge
of being beyond the control of Mr.. B. Other
boys in Towsontown should take warning. There
are other 'incOrrigibles" here beside Collyer.
Officers Belt and Fossitt, of the county po-
lice force, have discovered a family at Homestead
in very destitute circumstances, having neither
food nor fire. By the assistance of the officers
their wants were at once supplied. If needy fam
lilies would notify the members of the police force
the men will do all in their power to give relief.
The 9th district Assessors, Messrs. Clark,
Owings and Gallagher, have completed the work
and on Friday of last week made their return to
the Board of Review and Control. The Board
will hear appeals for thirty days after the return
of the books. The assessing of this (the 9th) dis
trict has been attended with great deal of labor
Thomas r. Archer, who, while drunk, shot
and seriously wounded James Ii. Monks, at Bel
air, on the 2Ist of August, 1875, has been SEN
fenced to nine years and four months confne-
ment in the penitentiary. Monks was sober and
peaeeable man and has large family depending
on him for support. Since being shot he has been
unable to perform any kind of work.
The students of Milton Academy gave an
entertainment on the 9th ulto., consisting of es
says, readings, decIamations and debate. Prof
Parsons tested the students in mathematics on the
blackboard and the eagerness shown by each stu
dent to produce the proper answers was enjoyed
by all present. Great credit is due the students
for the interesting exercises.
The funeral of August Rost, ono of thu
proprietors of Rost's brewery and garden on tn
Belair road, took place on Sunday last and wa
largely attended by the members of several secre
societies, of which deceased member, in
Guiding the GARDENERS Beneficial Society, of thi
county. The remains, which were carried by sil
men instead of in q horse, inferred in Balti
more Cemetery.
The Board of County Commissioners o.
Tuesday appropriated 500 for the relief of tn
poor at Woodbury.. The Board also made pro
vision for the supplying of fifty loaves of brea
daily to the poor of Canton, the distribution to
made by responsible parties. This act of CHART
on the part Of the Commissioners deserves tn
highest commentator and will be heartily al
proved of by all humane people.
Mrs. Sarah Bonsal has been appointe
postrnistress at WaverIey, vice Townsend S. Boz
sal, deceased. There were two other applicant
for the position, both of whom were highly n
commended but the claims Of Mrs. Bonsal wei
pressed SO hard that the Department could NJ