The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-12-22


john Lobe, living on the Frederick road, op-
poslte Mount Carmel Cemetery, was thrown s ON
Ills buggy in Baltimore; on Thursday of last weel.
eauset 5y the vehicle upsettins, and received sew
eral severe cuts about the head and face. His
buggy was damaged 20 the extent of $50.
The Commissioners having made their ao-
pointments Thus of last week the ALTERED
anee of anxious ones at their meeting this week
was exceedingly small. The Doe is to DE Goa
gIatulateG on havi1g easily gotten over the
trough road" they had 20 travel on coming INFO
office.
-E%-Sherif Barton con.naes to have an Of
fee at I. NJ. Green & Bros. $40 e, IS west Bali.
mOIe street, Baltimore, for the collection of taxes
due for the years 1872 1873, 49,, 1875 and 1876.
NJ Barton will De at his city Office, either in per-
sol or BY deputy, every Sdtu day, from 10 a. m.
% ppm.
Mr.. George P. Wilkinson, of Ealti more
cOrltv, descendant of Gen. James Will iasol,
o: Oak Hill, Calvert county, Nd, ias dscove- ed
among the relics of his ancestor a small Irish cop
per coin bearing date I717, with tie he'p OF Z ia
on one side and the head of Geo sc ii Oh re
oyber.-SHn.
NJ. Philip 7. Tyson, an aged aad highly
-especied member of the Society o. Friends, died
at ais residence in the city, on Sunday last. NJ Z.
Tyson was member of The Maryland Academy
of Sciences, the Maryland Fisto ical Society, and
du log Gov. BradiO DIS Re IN of Office S,a.e
Chemist Of Maryland.
Chit es Wise, of this county, went 20 MAJ
Let with load of Christmas trees, stoppet. a.,
Centre market aud stretched himself out on top Of
me cedars TO- the purpose of catching "iortv
wioks." While asleep he rolled off the load in,o
the gutter, injuring imselfconsiGerably. He was
picked up by policemen and properly taken care
o.
"A glass bell match will 1e shot at Damp
mans hotel Hartford road, on Monday nest, Ire
prize being a nO-top buggy. The shooting will DC
at double balls, Is yards rise, il ounces s5o:.
This is 5y far more sensible and humane spot
than pigeon shooting, which, 10 mind. is not
"spo't" at all, and we would De glad TO see il
abandoned entirely.
D. C. Sumwalt, who has numbe: of ice
ponds in this county, had one of them swept awav
by the breaking of the mill dam OF JOHN Eiep:l-
ler. Sumwalt sued Biemillec for SO, 900 damages,
for alleged negligence in the construction OF lis
dam, and the tried in the Supeiio: Court
OF Baltimore this week, resulting il a We dict Cor
ibe defendant, Diemller.
The congregation of Fairview NJ. E. church,
Jarrettsville turnpike 10th district, did HAND
some thing on Sunday last. On that day the pas
tor of the church, Rev. J. w. Steele, was present.
ed with purse of $50. This a substantial
Christmas present which was no doubt very &c
ceptable to The pastor, who has labored lard Tor
the enhancement of his congregation.
The Couaty Commissioners Wednesday
passed an order ia effect follows: That be es..
ter he Treasurer and Collecto: baltimore com
tv make no payments of money except by CHECK, in
accordance with section It, act oflS76. Heretofore
tue Treasurer has been paying orde's in cash,
which is contrary to the act above referred 10.
This is thought to be very pro1e' move on Re
pat OF the Board.
NJ. john Cockev, 70 manv years 1opcie-
Tor of what is known as "Cocsev's tavern" on t1e
Fails road one mile above Drookla adville, died
on Wednesday last, after p OF acted illness, IN the
5Ist year OF his age Mr.. COcLey was son of
the late John CocEey and b other OF Charles 0.
Coekey, proprietor OF the 10 Mile BOISE, York
~old He was we'll kuowl ttsor:3"ou tie county
aud had large circle Of friends who VIII be pain
ed 10 learn of his death.
A prominent Ealt;nO cou3t1 gentleman
was in Towsontown on Wednesday with bis poc:;-
cts full Of blank petitions wb' CHI be proposes to
ave signed and sent to the Legis!atr e, asking
hat The whole Of Baltimore county be ANNEXED 20
.;e citv. When this wOode' flu thing taIes place
we expect to hear oc this geDtenau's election to
The city county from the 73o word. men cant
|. pect to ride 10 Congress on sch ,edicuous
proposition this. Do you understand?
Hebron Lodge, X. of p, OF COcleysville,
On the 18th inst, paid fraternal visit 10 Good
will Lodge of Baltimore, aud bad a me- v time.-.
After the business of the evening had been dis
posed of both Lodges marched in procession.
headed by band of music, to the Highlandtown
rruck House, were grand banquet was served.
Dancing and other ampsements followed ana It
v as broad day light before the visitors left for
.:eir homes, all well pleased w.'h he cordial re-
;eption, &C., accorded them.
Mt. Mo.iah Lodge of NJ asons, of this Town, !
l..s purchased lot opposite the Smedey House, f;
ppon which it is intended to erect ball at some
future time. The price paid 5000. Tbs
Lodge is one of the most fishing in tie State,
having upwards of seventy members, and about !
81 500 in the treasury, in addition to the amount
paid for the lot. 1t is proposed to erect hall to
cost about So, 900, which ought to 3e enOpgh, con-
sidering the cheapness of materials and labor, to
erect very imposing building.
Chicken thieves are sill practicing their
favorite game in TOwsontOwn. On Saturday
night last Mr. A. ii. Krout was robbed of nine,
the heads having been twisted off in the coop.
These were very fine Jseed of chickens, The
eggs from which they were Matched having cost
50 per dozen. We think little more vigilence Oh
the part of our officers might Jreak up this bust
ress. The guilty parties no doubt live light in
aud we believe that they could be
cats ht if he proper effoI is were put forward.
Our G ..rdenvilIe co respondent has prom
ised to give us, in few weeks, an account of a
very strange freak of natO 10 be seen in the l"t1
district farmer dug well nea' his hOOse and
found water at depth of los feet. Apunp stock
was put in but the water was not fit to use, enc
the bed of the pump 10 see what the
trouble was a very strong current Ofa;c was found
coming up from the depths. "A ale cham0er was
iron pipe an inch in diameter-and
the air cones through this so strong as to make a
noise which NAV be heard considerable distance.
A com non tin horn inserted in the top OF this
pine is clown constantly. A well blowing a no n
But "Mark A. Range" industrious cores
pondent and good friend, will tell all about it.
We had a telephone in Towsontown on
Wednesday evening and few of our citizens bad
the pleasure of testing the workings OF the jnstru
ment. Conversation carried on between the
Snedley House and the office of Messrs. Watts &
Co., Holiday street, Baltimore. The telephone
is curious looking little instrument, from its ap
pearauce incapable Of performing any wonderful
things vet the transmission Of sounds through its
agency is indeed marvellous. Conversation ca
ried on in an ordinary tone of voice could De dis
tinctly heard, and pleasant greetings passed be-
tween the gentlemen in The Baltimore office and
those at the Smedley House. The telegraph line
were sent, extends from Towsontown to the water
works and from thence to the c't7, distance of
p obably ten miles.
1t will be remembered that some time ago
/, ,ere were a number of fires in the woods in tle
18th district, aud among others whose land was
1urued over was Hen Sipple The peighbor's
entered Supplies property and did their utmost 10
save his woods aud fences by f-iag against the fire.
Afie' wa DIS Si2ple brought suit for damages
against those who on that occasion had tried to
protect iis property and this week the came
up for trial IL The Circuit Court, but bad 20 De dis
continued after the first day account of
the illness of a juror. On Saturday last,
before the case came up for trial, Supplies
woods again caught FIRE, but his neighbors,
fearing other damage suits, refused TO go to his
assistance, and it was only at the earnest solicit
i..tiou of Mr.. Chas. Kirk that any of them could
BE persuaded to help arrest the progress of the
6te. which, had it not been put out, mnst of neces