The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-01-06

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ing an open pile bridge, over Back river LIT
district, on the proposed extension of Easter
avenue, were opened by the County Commission
ers on Wednesday. There were sixteen bids, a
| follows:
| WiII;om Roussev. ...,. 13,374.00
William P. Cole. lI,ooo'Oo
George A. Nagle. !o'oUO'OO
John @. Cooling. lS,ooU'UO
Henry Vogler.. o,sOU'UO
Henry A. Nagle.... S,4ou'Voo
Nathan lo'1od'a
William S. Shoemaker. o.ooo.O0
C. D. Morningstar. .................... 9,ooo.OU
| C. W. Bailey T. H. Smith,. 13,OOO.00
| George Marsh & COMMENCEMENT. lO,O0O.oO
! Townsend & Coburn..............-.... o,oIo'oO
| Hooper C. Hicks...................." 9,loI'oo
J. B. Ely, Virginia Yellow Pine S iSO OS
Z" g" White Pine...... 1O,590.OO
The contract will no doubt be awarded to the
lowest bidders, Messrs. Wilson TOwsend and mos
Coburn. at the next meeting of the Board, proVi'
ded the required bond be furnished. The act Of
1876 directs that double the amount OF the con-
tract figures be required as bond.
LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the postofhce 81
Towsontown for the month ending Dec. 3lst 1870
Addressed TO Topsoato,oR-Mrs. VIM. IL. kea'
sin, Mrs. Sovena j. Smith, George Brown, Kooer'
Brown, S. Cole Charles S. Foster, Dr. VIM. Faith
full, Benz. Hale Charles Honesty, Erasmus hen-
new, Daniel Long, Cornelius Morris, Louis NC
Phorson, Edward Mastan, Thomas Mercy, Mich
Shonarde, John Sanders, George E. Shelley, john
Townson, Robert Wantland, Jesse Wyatt, col.
Alfred Wright.
addressed to Baltimore County.-Jas. W. Burke,
James O'Connor Mrs. Elizabeth Easton, T. A.
Krooh, Josiah Wetherell, FerdenandJ j: Ward, Mrs
Caroline Willis, Doctor White, colored.
Miscellaneous Micnael Spain, (foreign) Leure,
Baltimore co. Joshua Morris, Old Dominion 2.
O., Baltimore co. John Egan, (foreisn) st. Fran
els, Baltimore county.
ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-The newly elected Off
GERS of Garden Lodge, No. ia, l. .. U. F., OF
Gardenville, 18th district, installed on We'd
nesday last, by District Deputy Grand Master,
Jos. Hostetter, to serve the coming term 5. r
G., William Randall N. G., Adam Sohn; V. g.,
Geo. Langenfelder; Secretary, j. Hartman Sehone
Treasurer, John Knox Marshall, John NJ Herr
man: Chaplain, P G. Sneider Rep. to Grand
Lodge, j. Henry Schone Library Committee
]. Henry Schone, J. Hartman Schone and Joseph
Hostetter Committee on Education-A. McCor-
mick Jr., Frederick Neidhardt, Chas. &. Hertleln,
J. M. Herman, John Schneider and Joseph New
MAYER Finance Committee-Wm. Lutz, George
Quick and Louis Muth. This Lodge is in pros,
porous condition and contains one hundred ana
thirty five members
SUMMIT GROVE CAMPAIGNING AssocIATIoN-A
NOVEL IDEA.-The Glen Rock Item OF last week
saws. "The Board of Control of Summit Grove
Camp meeting Association met at New Freedom
on Wednesday, large amount of business was
transacted and Thursday the 9th of August, 1877,
was fixed as the commencement of the next camp,
to continue twelve days. The presidents report
was read and referred to committee for publica-
ton 1t shows an encouraging state OF the affairs
of the association.
The proposition of inclosing the ground and
charging an admission fee, in substitution for
collection on the grounds were referred to separate
committees. The plan of an admission feels very
far preferable to that of public collections. Ii o
suitable plan can be perfected to meet the ldea'
A Boys D1ARY.-The following is supposed to
be about the style of the ordinary boys diary for
1877:
January This day commence my diary.
February LIT SHOWS
March 1T rains.
July IL lost my diary and found it again.
Fourth of Julys coming. Fathers goin to give
me a dollar and mother another, and guess I'm
Gle John will give me another. love my father
and mother and uncle. I'm gOin' to buy sky
rockets.
August Its hot.
December 10. THE diary is reduced to two
covers.
BoLD ATTEMPT TO RoB.-Mr. John A. Lloyd, OF
Baltimore, whilst walking through Cold spring
Lane between the York road and Charles street
avenue. early on Sunday afternoon last, was set
mon bv two rufians who evidently intended to
rob BIN They sprang upon him from s5clump OF
bushes and one of them grabbed him by the
throat. but Mr.. Lloyd being an able-bodied man
proved too much for the pair, knocking them
about in such manner as to cause them to beat
hasty retreat, one of them with blood squirting
ctor fha off /
picked up huge knife which had been cropped
by one of the foot-pads.
PAY THE SMALL BILLs.-The Sun gives this bit
of good and timely advice: "This is the time
when tradesmen and storekeepers and producers
of all the articles of domestic use, wear and con-
sumption expect their bills to be PAID and II is
most important that all who owe them anything
should give their accounts prompt attention. II
is the period for settlement all round, and by put
ting the money in motion it will 60 from one to
another, paying off many scores. Thus each Will
be relieved from his Indebtedness, and general
feeling of satisfaction be impaired. ready at
tention to this matter will help to revive business
in all retail circles"
THE OLD TAx-CoLLEcToRs- old tax-col-
lectors in compliance with the law Of 1876, chap
ter l79, were at Towsontown on Wednesday fol-
the purpose of turning over to the County Treas
urer taxes collected by them during the last mouth
and their accounts of all uncollected taxes, anc
obtaining q release of their bonds. Under thu
act referred to delinquent taxpayers may pay
their taxes to the Treasurer until the LIST o
April next after which they to be placed int
| the hands of the Sheriff and their payment en-
| forced by summary process.
| ATTACKED BY HORSE.-On Wednesday morn
| ing last as Alfred Parks, son of Mr.. Elias Parks
living near Mays chapel Chestnut Ridge, was IL
| the act of htchng vicious horse to carriage
| the animal caught him by the right arm near tn
wrist, chewing and decorating it terribly, beside
breaking the bones in two places. Mr.. Parks wen
| to rescue his son when the horse also attacke
| him, biting one of his hands quite badly. Dr.
| Joseph Galloway rendered necessary medical at
i tendance in both cases.
ELECTION OF OFFIcERs-At a regular meeting @
Ridgely Encampment, No. 10, /. w. U. r heId o.
| Monday evening, Jan. LIST, the following officer
were elected to serve the ensuing six months :
Chief Patriarch, VIM. Grason; High Priest, Jas
E. Dunphy; Senior Warden, c. Bohn Slingluf
Junior Warden, W. II. Emory; Recording Scribe
Lewis Vogle; Treasurer, August Loose. The off
GERS elected will be installed on next Monday even
ing, Jan. Sth.
SUFFocATED AT A LIME KILN.-The body of a
unknown man was found on Friday morning {
last week at Phillips lime kiln, LIST district, ne0
the city limits. The body was considerably chal
red and disfgurcd and one arm was burned OF
1t is supposed the unfortunate man was traml
and laid down to warm himself and falling aslee
was suffocated from the gas of the kiln. The re
mains were buried at the expense of the county.
ARREsT.-On Saturday last officer William /
Smith, of Woodberry, arrested William Goodel
charged with attempting to kill his father, Owe
Gooden. Committed to Jail by Justice J.
Smith, for the action of the Grand Jury Goo