The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-09-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

burg.
Mrs NJ. A. Shealey is putting down brick
pavement in front of her store adding much to its
appearance.
Upwards of 1000 people attended the
Grange picnic in Jockeys woods, near Ashland,
on Tuesday.
Revival services will continue every night
next week Except Saturday, at Fairview NJ. E.
Church South, Rev. J. W. Steele, pastor.
George Rapp, of HighlandtOwn, 18th dis
triet, was over by a wagon in the city, on
Tuesday, receiving serious internal injuries.
Hon. Schuyler COlfax and wife were this
week the guests of Samuel M. Shoemaker, Esq,
at his country residence, Green Spring Valley.
-Chas. J. r. Thorpe, Esq, of the Sd dis
trict, this county, has been summoned as Grand
Juror to the September term of the U. S. District
Court.
Mr.. E. E. Ijames, principal of Reisters-
town High School, who has been very ill of ty-
phOid fever for some weeks, is now rapidly i'm
proving.
1t is said that Hon. John Merryman, Of
Hayfelds, Baltimore county, will be prominent
rival of Barnes Compton, Esq, for the State
Treasurership.
VIM. 0Conner, Jr., son of Mr.. VIM. O'Con-
ner, living near Lake Roland, was thrown from
phaeton in Baltimore on Tuesday and received
very painful injuries about the head.
There will be preaching at st. Johns Mis-
sion, on York road, near Mr.. j. F. C. Talbotts,
Sunday evening, Sept. 23d, at 7.3O. Revival SER
vices after sermon. All are cordially invited.
An unknown man, thought to be resi-
dent of Baltimore cut to pieces on the Phila.,
Wilmington and BALTIC. R. R., where it crosses
the Mt. Carmel road, 18th district, on Friday
evening of last week. He was walking on the
track when struck by locomotive.
Andrew DolaE, aged about % years, living
Mt Woodbury., assaulted his wife at the supper
table on Wednesday night and beat her over the
head with a chilly" fracturing her skull. Her
attending physician thinks that she will die.
Dolan, who is a desperate character, escaped and
has not since been seen.
Rev. Edward Kinsey, of the Baltimore
Conference NJ. E. Church, died at Keyser, W. Va,
on Wednesday of last week. Mr.. X. was well
known in this county and before removing to
Virginia was stationed at Hereford. Owing to
failing health he was obliged to take supernumer
airy relation. He leaves wife and three children.
Summer time has passed away,
And the winter time is coming;
Gone the heat and piercing ray
Here is Autumn's cleaning;
So we bid such things adieu
As the tint of flowers grown old,
And we welcome in
Fall times garniture of gold.
The Sth annual fair of the Maryland Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Association will be
held on the grounds Of the Carroll County Agri-
cultural Society, at Westminster, October 10th,
18th, 18th and 18th. The premium list has al
ready been issued and is very full and complete.
This fair promises to be the best one held by
the association.
For the safety and comfort of travellers the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has recently
adopted the following rule: All passengers are
expected upon leaving the car to go out at the
front door, and all persons entering will go in at
the rear door. This will prevent confusion and
accidents, and render passengers less liable to
scome the victims of pickpockets and thieves.
-fhe moon winch fufis on the I'D of Sep
TENDER will be what is well known as the harvest
moon. For several successive evenings the moon
will rise at dark, shedding the earth during
the whole night its mild beams. Most generally
there is an hours difference in one night and
another in the rising of the moon, but for few
DAYS after the September full moon this will not
be so. :.
in response to an advertisement asking
for proposals for the construction of the stone
work Of Monkton bridge the following bids were
onened bv the County Commissioners on Tues
dav: John NJ Wilhelm, $1.50 per perch; Thomas
]. Matthews, $l.37; Amos Shultz, 81; I. Z. Tay-
lor & Co., 81; Jacob Vance, SO cents Thomas
Rally 4 Gore, rs cents The contract was not
awarded.
In 1861 when Col. Harry Gilmor left this
place to enter the Confederate army ne took with
him a fine sOrrel horse, then years old. rms
horse he rode during the war and at its close
brought him home with him. He is now driving
him nearly every day, and although he is "a years
old he looks as keen and active as colt. During
his service in the army the horse was wounded
several times.
An inouisitiye individual would like to
know how it is that member of the TOwsOntown
temperance society, who took an obligation not
only to abstain from the use of liquor but to sup
mort no man for office who trafced in it, can give
his support to the Democratic ticket for county
offices? We give it up. Temperance pledges, 1t
would SEEM don't amount to much when the
question of politics comes up.
Henry Stockbridge, ESQ.,, attorney for the
mortgages will sell at public sale, Oct 18th, the
Baltimore, Calverton and Powhatan Railroad, un-
der mortgage from the Company to Edward d.
Freeman, James A. Gary and others. The sale
will include the roadway, track, rails, bridges
viaducts, fences, stations, depOts, machlne-shop'
and all other buildings and structures, together
with all the horses, cars, rolling-stock, equip
ments, &c.
Mr. Henry Kone, former resident of the
upper end of Baltimore county, but now living
with his son-in-law, Mr.. Alban, near Graham
HOdaway county, Missouri, is now east on vlsl
and called on us Wednesday. While passing
through st. Louis on his way east, his pocket
book was stolen from him, in which ne had con
siderable sum of money. Mr. X. at one time lived
in Towsontown when he occupied the position o.
keeper of the Court House.
The Ellicott City Times of last week says
-''The engineers ofthe proposed narrow gauge roaC
between Baltimore and this city have completed
their survey and located the route. The Baltl
more terminus so far is on Monroe st. near Pratt
The route proceeds along the south side OF thu
Frederick Turnpike to Gainesville at which poin
it crosses the pike, emerging on it again few
yards below the Patapsco Flour Mill, at which
point is the EllicOtt City terminus"
-. BY the burning of the barn and content
on the farm of W. W. Cashier, Belair, oil
Monday night 18th inst, the Hartford Fire In
suranee Company ineurs another loss of $500
Notwithstanding the fact that this Company i
very unfortunate it meets all its losses prompt.
and we hear no complaints from any quarter ex
eept as to the increased assessment which wa
necessary to meet losses The Company is vel
oficered and well managed, and has the confidenc
of every one.
Mr.. James Carroll, son of James Carroll
ESQ. formerly of "Summerfeld,' this county, wa
married on the 18th inst, to Miss Florence Pat
terson, daughter of the late George Patterson
The ceremony was performed at the palatiai eoup
try residence of the bride, springfield, Caro-
county, and was very largely attended by Iela
tiyes and friends, among them number froI
Baltimore county. Miss Bette Merryman, daugh
ter of Hon. John Merryman, of Hayfelds, wa
one of the brides maids. Miss Patterson Is 81
heiress. Mr.. Carroll is a Baltimore lawyer.
Some gentlemen conversing together at tn
Changers meeting and picnic in Jockeys wood
on Tuesday last, called to mind an inciden
which occurred in that woods during the summe
of 1888. camp-meeting was in progress
Sunday afternoon when, without the least warn
ing, a large and apparently sound white oak tire
broke off near the ground and came crashln
down among the people, injuring no one, NEAR
crushing a tent and breaking table. There wa
a dead calm at the time and the occurrence crea
ted considerable speculation and much fear anon
Ahe superstitious.