The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-08-11

on the farm OF Mr.. John ID. Matthew's, ABOVE
Cockeysville, on Thursday of last week, was a
very pleasant affair, although the weather some
what interfered with the festivities The address
of Mr. Henry C. Hallowell, of Montgomery coun-
ty delivered that occasion, is highly spoken Of.
On Friday night of last week some thief
stole four lamps from the lanterns used at the
woods meeting, at this place. A chair was also
carried off. During Tuesday night of the same
week some one burned the rosin which is used on
the grounds at night for the purpose OF lighting
up. 1t would be a good thing if the perpetrator
Of these yiIaines could be found and severely
punished.
Officer Whittle is now engaged in taking
the census of TowsontOwn, which will be publish
ed in the Union as soon completed. The GEN.
sus will include, in addition to inhabitants, white
and colored, number of houses, number Of dogs,
&c. The question of how many dogs there are in
the town has long been a matter of argument and
speculation This census of the CANNES will final
" settle the matter.
The Ellicott City Times says: 1--WE have
received from the garden of Mr.. X. Feathers, of
Baltimore county, curiosity in the shape of a
cluster of tomatoes growing on a single vine and
huddled together after the manner of a thick
bunch of grapes. They are fourteen in number
and of quite large size, some of them being
quite grOtesque in their formation, reminding one
of the earicature of Punch"
One night last week thief carried off be-
tween three and four bushels of potatoes from Mr..
Chas. E. Fendall's garden, in this town. Mr.. +.
had dug the potatoes himself and had let them
remain out over night to dry. He says he wouldn't
feel half so badly about it if the thief had not
waited until the potatoes were taken up. Thel loss
of labor expended in taking them from the ground
is what prOvOkes our young friend.
into the School Commissioners room is being
closed by order of the County Commissioners, and
a door is being cut from the Court room into the
Grand Jury room. This will do away with the
necessity of witnesses to the Grand Jury standing
out in the cold while waiting to be called. 1t will
also close up the "peep hole" which was utilized
by an outside individual during the session of the
late Grand Jury.
The Franklin Permanent Building Associa-
ton of Reisterstown held its annual election for
officers on the LIST instant resulting as follows:
President, C. Cook; vice-president, N. Yinghng;
secretary DIR. James Gore treasurer VIM. A.
Russell; directors, Frank G. Yingling, S. Ii.
Cooper, Robt. Carron, John f. Gore P. Edward
Beckley, C. o. Dorsey, John T. Marshall. A div
idend of l34 per cent declared, and the bu-
siness of the association is in most prosperous
condition.
"A tramp WIS kllleu 1T luc hcldJ IlOusS,
BALTIC. & Ohio railroad, on Tuesday night by be-
ing run over by a freight. Notwithstanding the
fact that the accident was seen by several persons
an inquest was held by Justice English the jury
rendering a verdict that SIT IS thought the acct
dent occurred by the deceased attempting to board
the train while in notion" 1t is about time the
County Commissioners stopped paying for in
quests held in such cases as these. What posi-
Bic use can an inquest be when the cause of death
is positively known? In every instance the cost
to the county reaches from IS to SO and if the
Commissioners would once refuse to foot the bills
the inquest business would soon be broken up.
The new factory of Messrs. William E.
Hooper Sons, at Woodberry, is fast nearing
completion, the structure being already under
roof. When finished it will be one of the most
complete mills in the country. The main build
ing is 900 feet in length by IS feet in width and
four stories high. The picking house is so by 60
feet, three stories high, and the boiler house,
which is located a short distances from the main
building, is 81 by Al feet. The tower, which,
when finished, will be 140 feet high, is 26 feet
square. and will add greatly to the appearance of
the building. All the machinery to be used in
the mill will be of the most approved kind.
Three hundred hands will find employment in the
new factory.
The wheelbarrOw match, sack race, potato
match, &C., held the common, opposite the
Court House, on Wednesday afternoon, attracted
a very large number of people, all of whom SEEM
ed to enjoy the sport immensely. In the wheel
barrow match there were fourteen entries. The
purse was won by Thos. Jones, who came nearer
the stake than any of the others-his distance be-
ing ten feet. Some where so far off that the dis
lance was not taken, and others described COM
plete circle, coming back to the starting point.
The sack race was won by Joseph Bayne and the
potato match by Harry Phipps. Mr.. Lewis ii.
Urban deserves credit for getting up the affair
and furnishing few hours of innocent amuse-
ment for the people, all the expenses of which
were betrayed by himself
The military spirit has reached Towson-
town and on Monday evening about forty cable
bodied men" assembled at Robinson's Hall for
the purpose of organizing company. Ex-
Sheriff Butler was called to the chair Col. d.
G. Mcintosh read letter from Adjutant Gen
eral Bond with reference to obtaining arms, dc.
Twenty 1.-TWO names were signed to the roll, and
the meetining adjourned until Saturday evening
of this week. 1t will be necessary to obtain forty
names before the company can be supplied with
arms, uniforms, &c. and judging from the spirit
manifested on Monday evening we should say the
company is already fixed fact. There is plenty
of excellent material in this town and vicinity out
of which to form n military company, so that there
is hardly doubt but what the project will sue
coed.