The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-04-14
LOCAL ITEMS.


ryland Agricultural College, vice Chas. b. Cal
vert
"A malignant type of measles is now prev
alent in Hampden and Woodberry, and at Mt.
Washington there are number of cases of scarlet
fever.
On Tuesday potatoes were selling at the
Baltimore wharves ut SLIGO per bushel. This
time last year they could be bought at from IS to
so cts. per bushel.
One day last week Mr.. Jesse Bowers killed
near Hollofeld's bridge, on the Patapsco river,
ID district a swan weighing nine pounds and
measuring four feet from bill to tip of tail.
a German named Knearing has been ar
rested and lodged in Jail on the charge of having
stolen a set of harness, a robe and clock from
the stable of Mr.. w. T. Cowman, on Charles street
avenue.
Archibald Kerr, for a number Of years a
resident of Sweet Air, and generally well-known,
died at that place on the 3lst of March, aged 40
years. Mr.. Kerr had been in delicate health for
some years.
Mrs Sarah C. Brown was granted letters
testamentary on the estate of her late husband,
Mr.. George Brown, on Wednesday, the bond be-
ing Sl5O, 900, which would indicate apersonal es-
tate of SIS, 000
The fine side-bar wagon rafled at the Smcd-
ley House saloon on Friday evening of last week,
was won by DIR. T. H. Wing6eld, of this town, he
having thrown Al. There were 100 chances at
$3.50 per chance.
The Presbytery of Baltimore met in the
city this week. call from Bethel church was
accepted by Rev. Joseph Nelson. A call from
Chestnut Grove church was also accepted by Rev.
George Morrison.
SOficer Richard Fossett, of the county
force, on Monday arrested Peter Carney and
John Mcbride, charged with assaulting Henry
Curtin, on the Hartford road, near barley Park
Committed to Jail.
1t is expected that most of the shafts on the
line of the permanent water supply will be COM
pleted during the present month. The work on the
tunnel and at Lake Monticello is progressing
rapidly and satisfactorily.
Mr. John w. Upton, an experienced farm
or of the I'd district raised last year on two acres
of ground. from -four barrel full Of seed, SOt
bushels of No. l Fultz wheat. That's a yield
which any farmer might be proud of.
The license of Frederick Stein, proprietor
of beer house on Madison avenue extended, IN
this county, was suppressed by the Circuit Court
on Tuesday. He was charged with selling on
Sunday and keeping a disorderly house.
Mr.. A. E. Croft has sold the remaining
portion of his farm, known as "Shioh," opposite
Greenwood Park, W. NJ. r. R., to gentleman of
Baltimore, for 500 per acre. There are $50 sores
In the tract, with fine Improvements upon 1t.
The convenience Of a passenger convey
ance between Towsontown and Riders Station IS
being awaited Of already by number OF people:
Mr.. Debaugh carried thirteen passengers to and
from Riders on Monday, which was his first day.
Joseph Trainor, ST., father of r. M. G.
Trainor, teacher Of the public school at Powha-
tan, and of Joseph Trainor, a clerk in the sixth
Auditors Office at Washington, died at Rcisters-
town, on the 10th inst, in the SOth year Of his
age. ,,.,
Mr.. Albert H. Carroll Of Mt. Vernon Mills,
this county, was thrown from his carriage in the
city, on Wednesday, caused by the horse running
away, and sustained slight injuries. The car
rage was demolished, entailing loss OF about
$l75.
On Wednesday officer Crockett, Ofthe coun
ty force. arrested a coIored woman named Sarah
Randall, charged with stealing some articles
from a sewing machine wagon on the Patapsco
Neck road. She was committed to Jail by Justice
Dorsey.
A colored man named Joseph Gibson, Of
Charlottesville, Va, who had been employed on
the water works near here, was found in Balti-
more on Friday of last week in an exhausted con-
dition and removed to hospital. He was suffer-
ing from plurisy.
Agnes Galloway, living at Waverley, York
road was arrested on Sunday last on the charge
of having caused the death of her ilegitimate
child. The case was heard before city magls-
trate on Monday and resulted in the discharge of
the young woman.
MI. Chas w. Semmes was married at st.
Johns Church, Worthington Valley, on the LIST
inst, to Miss Elizabeth A. johnson, daughter OF
the late Elisha johnson, of Dover. Theceremony
was performed by Rev. A. j. Rich, assisted by
Rev. R. Ii. Murphy.
Rev. j. W. Gray will lecture in the Odd
Fellows Hall, Phoenix, on Tuesday evening,
April oath subiect-'Mind Your Own business"
Admission rs cents. Proceeds to be devoted TO
the liquidation of the debt on the Hall Of Pros
Poet Lodge, l. o. o. f.
Col. Mann, of the Smedley House, has al
ready rented a number of rooms for the summer,
and the. season promises to be good one. 1t is
hardly necessary to say that no more attractive
place can be found in the neighborhOod of Balti-
timore than the Smedley.
The wife of an employee of the Northern
Central Railroad attempted TO commit suicide on
Friday of last week by several times throwing her
self in front of the regulating engine, near Calvert
street depot. She was each time rescued and
finally removed to her home.
in accordance with the Recommendation
of the late Grand Jury cases have been dOcketed
against thirty different persons, proprietors OF
rum mills on the line of the permanent water sup
ply requiring them to show cause why their IL
censes should not be suppressed.
Mr. Ross Winans, who died in Baltimore
on Wednesday, was the owner of a very large
tract Of land in the 18th district on which he had
planted $50, 900 worth of fruit trees. Mt. Winans
the name of the property, is also the name of a
station on the BALTIC. Ohio Railroad.
The homestead of the late Thos. J. Tai
bolt, located on the Washington branch of the
BALTIC. & Ohio Railroad, is miles from Baltimore
and containing 647 acres, will be offered at public
sale, Nav 5th. 1t is said that $l4, 500 worth o.
hay was sold off of this farm in single season.
The case against the Falls Turnpike Roat
Company, for not keeping its road in repair
which was tried in the Circuit Court last week
was decided on Tuesday in favor of the Company
the Court stating that as a number of respectable
witnesses had been produced by each side, thu
charge was left in much doubt.
Lake Roland is the receptacle of deposit fol
a large amount of filth which flows from at leas
one slaughter house and n number of sinks il
Towsontown, which is carried into the lake by {
small streams running south and west of the town
This accounts for the fact that residents of Tow
sontown never drink any water when they go t
the city.
A number of young men Of this town hav
organized glee club under the name of 9TH
Young Mems Social Club" and the following of
feers have been elected: President, A. G. Krout
Vice President, ]. Laurence Urban; Secretary
Thomas Boylan; Treasurer, Clarence McMaster
The Club will meet twice week in Vogle's "den,
on the hill.
"A difficulty occurred at Texas, N. C. r. r
on Monday evening between Thos Ward, Jr., an
Martin Kennedy, which resulted in the forme
cutting the latter in the back with knife, in
Aieting slight wound. The two men had som
cards which led to blows. Ward fell with Ken
nedv on top of him and while in this position th
euttlag was done.
-Fhe total amount of taxes levied for tn
wear 1875 vas 1926; leaving balance due {
STATE taxes to the amount of $17 1924, and cour
4v $50 402I2 Under the law of 1876 this balanc