The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-12-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

The tramp convention meets in Baltimore
December 10th and 2lst.
"A man in this town preserves the moose Of
the rope which hung Hawkins.
Col John N. Carroll, of the 4th district, is
foreman of the present Grand Jury.
The public schools of the county will close
on Friday before Christmas, for the holidays.
"A large number of new tax sales are pub
lished in to-day's issue, including nearly four
- columns on the first page.
Rev Mr.. Trout, of the NJ. P. Church of
this place, was thrown from his horse a few days
ago and received slight injuries.
Capt. B, Frank Matthews, native of Bal
timore county, has been appointed to $1,000
cerkship in the Baltimore pOstofice.
The new Board of Commissioners, Messrs.
Carmichael, Steifel and Millender, dined with C.
Bohn Slingluf, Esq, on Wednesday.
The festival and oyster supper at the NJ.
E. church, TowsOntown, three evenings last week,
realized slS5.4, about 800 of which will be clear.
Patrick Herman, while at work on Oak
street, this county, on Monday, had both of his
legs broken by an embankment caving in upon
him.
The new NJ E. church. on the Frederick
road, was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies
on Sunday last. Rev. W. H. Reed is pastor of
the church.
Capt Thos Love, of the Sth district, whose
extreme illness we announced last week, is we
are glad to say, improving. His disease is ty-
phoid fever.
Mr.. Ham. Cuttings, well known in Balti-
more county, has established a dog Eennel-a
place for the training of hunting dogs-at Nash
vile, Tennessee.
The newly elected county officers have now
all taken possession of their offices and business
seems to be moving along evenly as though
they were old hands,
William Fisher, ESQ.,, a well known law
yer, while returning from New York to Baltimore
on Monday evening last had his pocket picked
at Jersey City of $50.
in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for this county mortgages have been re-
corded up to August 18th, deeds to August 9th,
and bills of sale, &C., to date.
-CromwelPs bridge, over the Gunpowder,
on the old manor road, is now open to travel
The bridge is to be weatherboarded and covered,
that work being now in progress.
Michael Bloom, a resident of the LIST dis
trct, was thrown from his horse near Ellicott
City, on Monday of last week, and sustained
painful fracture of his collar bone.
Rev Hobart H. Smith, pastor of Luther
vile NJ. E. church, who has been absent some
months in Europe, returned to his charge on Sat
urday last, much improved in health.
1.-THE best way to resume is to resume"
some one has said, and the best way to get out of
debt is to pay up. We commend the latter to
some of the subscribers to the Union.
Mr. John G. Patterson of Phoenix, N. C.
R. R., has been lying in a critical condition for
some weeks, and his death is almost hourly ex-
pected. He is suffering with cancer.
The employees of Druid Mills, WOodberry,
have presented the proprietor, Mr.. H. n. GAM
brill, with very handsome gold-h head cane. The
present was a complete surprise to Mr.. g..
Prof JAS Rippard, one of the editors of the
Westminster Sentinel, who died few days ago.
vas at one time a resident of Baltimore county
lie was teacher by profession and native of
Ireland.
Two murder cases, removed from Balti-
more to the Circuit Court of Baltimore county,
will most likely come on for trial at the present
ERIN of Court Both of the accused confined
the county jail
The Baltimore county authorities have
placed new flooring in their half Of the Patapsco
bridge at Woodstock, and are about replacing the
restle recently carried away from under it by one
If heavier timber.
"A class of one hundred and seven persons
seventy males and thirty-seven females-was
confirmed at St. Bridget's Catholic church, Can
on, on Sunday last. Archbishop Gibbons con-
lucted the ceremonies.
Members of he new and old Boards of
County Commission RS visited the alms-house on
Thursday and made thorough inspection of the
buildings and premises. Everything was found
o be in frst-class oIler.
The trotting ,.oek and hunting dogs of the
ate Sam Mcdonald cEere sold at Terre Haute, In
Llama, few days aD'. The horses brought tri-
ling prices but the .Ogs sold better-one going
or SI51 and anothel for $43.
in the Circu Court this week the suit in
tituted by the late bard of County Commission
RS against Mr.. E. Il Almony for the recovery of
noney paid him mmissiOns for the collection
fcOsts in removed 5ses, &C., was entered "Of. I"
Our street lar are not a successor per-
APPS it is the oil wi is bad. These dark nights
fellow has to earFSa lantern if he desires to
nd a lamp post to IAN against, which, we might
id, detraets very materially from their useful
ess.
We have hadmore "moist" weather this
reek and just now p are ''reveling" in an album
anee of the muddlst kind of mud. TOwsOn-
avn mud has alreay gained a wide reputation
nd therefore define to dilate further upon
merits.
Henry GuntlE of Canton, while driving
m the North Point lad, on Monday evening last,
vas thrown from hiwagon, caused by the horse
alling into a wash-lt on the road, and received
seyeral painful br es. The horse was also
slightly injured.
On Saturday rning last train on the
Baltimore Ohio road, while crossing the
Washington road, ! Ndistriet, ran into a wagon
iriyen BY Andrew z. The wagon was dam
tged and the horse slightly injured but Mr.
g. escaped unhurt-
- colored ma1tnd woman-brother anC
sister-walked from wsontown four miles abov,
Reisterstown to atitl the funeral of an aunt
They started Monde sight and expected to be il
time for the funeralrilI o'clock Tuesday. Tn
distance is about twb6 miles.
"A horse hitcf 20 wagon ran away oil
Fayette street, Bat-e, on Saturday Afternoon
last, and colliding VI another wagon both wer
considerably damas The runaway team be
longed to ThOs. Har g, of the 18th district, an
had been left unatte q on the street,
a marty from fillmore came out in hac
Monday night, read4g here at IL o'clock, fo
the purpose of ObtaiIy marriage license. Tn
coveted document w;sbtained from an obligin
clerk in the record o., and the party left fc
the Monumental cityugng praises to Towsor
town.
On Tuesday lfhe Orphans Court of Ba
timore county grant letters of administrative
on the estate of the William Devries, to b
nenhew. Mr.. ChristOevries, who accepted tn
trust at the special rest of the children of tn
deceased, all of whOnined in giving the nece
sary bond.
On Tuesday n next special tempe
anee meeting will be at TowsOntOwn M.
Church, Rev. Thos. 'oulson and other prom
eent temperance advCes from the city will
nr rasent also Miss ME Mosher, who has
considerable reputatias a temperance read
and vocalist.
Mrs. Foley, agS years, who lived wit
hor son at Hampden road, fell dead viii
Mt the supper table Thanksgiving evenin
while preparing thepse for burial an Cd
,ooL;n0 belt was founeireling the body. Tn