The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-07-14
LOCAL ITEMS.


The County Commissioners on Wednesday
appointed Carlton 7. Brown constable for the
9th district for two years.
There are a number of applicants from
Baltimore county for positions in the Custom
House under Mr. Thomas.
of the 259 deaths in Baltimore last week
1879 were children under one year of age. 100 Of
these died of cholera infantum.
On Tuesday evening of last week eight
hundred gallons of iee-eream were shipped from
Shrewsbury station, N. c. r. r.
From June 9th, 1876, to May I'd, 1877, the
County School Commissioners received on account
of the public school fund S79,532.59.
Col Levin Woolford, Comptroller Of the
State, was in TowsOntown on the 5th, looking af-
ter business connected with his Office.
Between six and eight hundred persons
have thus far applied to Collector Thomas for po-
sitions in the Baltimore Custom House
-Messrs. j. Fred. C. Talbot, Geo. b. and
Dr. Frank Cockey, of Lutherville are in the
mountains of Virginia, fishing for trout.
james Singleton, caught in the act ofpick-
ing lady's pocket in Druid Hill Park, on 4th
inst, has been brought to the county Jail.
The grocery firm of Willis & Bowen (Wm.
J. Willis and L. F. Bowen, Jr.,) doing business at
Calverton has been dissolved by mutual consent.
There is not water enough in TOwsOntOwn
for our temperance organization, the members of
which intend taekling the Chesapeake Bay on
the 2lst.
"A eolored boy named Horace Williams was
drowned in Orange Grove mill dam, LIST district,
on Sunday, 1st inst. The body was recovered the
same day.
Among those who received premiums at
the commencement of st. Mary's Female Semina-
ry, St. Mary's county, was Miss Jordan, of Balti-
more county.
Baltimore eounty's proportion of the State
free school fund distributed by the Comptroller on
the LIST inst, is $922.S4. The total distribution
amounted to 81 ,27O.S7.
The co.ored Methodist church at Mt Wi
mans, 18th district was dedicated ON Sunday last.
There was large attendance and the services
were of an interesting character.
- The congregation of EPSON Nj. p. church,
this town, propose holding a woods meeting in
the grove adjoining the church, commencing Sun
day, July 29th, and continue two weeks.
The County Commissioners have appointed
Mr.. Adolphus Cook to superintend the compile
ton of the extension of Green Spring avenue.
Mr.. Cooks property binds on the avenue.
The tax levy in Hartford county for the
present year is IS cents on the hundred dollars.
of this ~ cts is for schools and the balance for
county purposes. The levy is cts. less than last
year.
--Jabez Armacost treasurer and collector Of
county taxes, during the months of May and June
past received 4,69669 county taxes. Daniel
Shamberger collector of State taxes, for the same
time received $l9,694.S7.
At the commencement exercises of St.
Johns College, at Annapolis, on the 4th inst, the
degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on Mon
roe Mitchell, of st. Dennis, this county. Mr.. M.
read an essay on "The School and the World"
Mr.. Chas. E. Herbert, of this town, has
just returned from brief sojOurn at Harper's
fFy and JJortlan's " ihite Sulphur SIAngs. Mr.
Jesse S. Hunt is rusticating in the mountains of
Pennsylvania, his present headquarters being
RalstOn.
"A large number of people were present at
Emory Grove camp-g ground on Monday last, on
which day the drawing for lots took place. All
the lots occupied last year were reserved by the
holders except eight. Fifty additional lots we're
taken up.
Mr.. Edwin Scott, one of the good farmers
of Western Run Valley, raised this year on three
acres of ground nearly twelve tons of hay. The
hay crop generally throughout the county is short
and this, in view of that fact, may be considered
an extraordinary yield.
"A head of wheat has been sent to this office
by Mr. Mordecai Martin, of the 9Th district, which
contained sixty grains. This head il. a fair spec
linen of Mr. Ms. crop, and would indicate that
the cold feefth" can raise good crops as well as
roll up heavy Democratic majOrities- sometimes.
The body of the cOlOred woman found in
Back River at the P. W. & B. K. R., on Wednes-
day of last week has been identified that OF
Nancy Queen, who lived in Baltimore. She was
of unsound mind and strayed from home, after
which nothing was heard of her until the body
was found.
One day last week a cherry tree in
front of the residence of ThOs. r. Arnold, on the
turnpike, short distance above Owings' Mills,
was struck by lightning and badly shattered. A
number of windows in the house were broken
and several members of the family felt the shock
very pereephbly.
During the progress of the thunder storm
on Tuesday evening the lightning struck on the
railroad track short distance below Mrs. Coop
er's store, making report similar to the crack OF
rifle. little girl walking down the road at
the time within thirty feet of the point when
the bolt struck the rail-
On Tuesday night son of ThOs. hurry,
while sitting in a chair Mr.. Lees store porch,
fell asleep when some one tied him fast to the
chair and threw cayenne pepper in his eyes. The
boy suffered terribly from thepepper, which might
have caused the loss of sight. The malicious per-
son who did the inhuman act is unknown.
Mr.. Wilson Townsend, of the 18th district,
proposes to remove the garbage from Baltimore
to point not less than six miles from the city at
Sc per car load of 10 tons. There were some
thirty bids for the work, Mr.. Townsend being the
only one who bid by the load. The contract
was awarded to j. Z. Reside, his bid being $11, ;
400 per year.
Agents from northern nurseries are poster
ing the farmers in some sections of the county
and in many instances inducing them to buy trees
which in nine cases out of ten do not turH out as
represented, Farmers should not deal with thi:
class Of drummers, but if they want trees should
purchase from the home nurseries and run nc
chance of being swindled.
"A stone-battle at Sextonville, 18th district
on Sunday, resulted in the shooting with pistO
OfWm, Dugan, aged ii years, the ball lodging in
bis breast. The shooting was done by Monroe
Chapman, aged Is years. These stone battles Oc-
cur nearly every Sunday on the outskirts of the
city, and it frequently happens that some one is
seriously or fatally injured.
The Western Run Literary Association
will hold its second annual pic mic in beautiful
grove on the property of Mr.. John d. Matthews
near Willow Mill, on Thursday, August I'd, com
mencing at O'Clock a. m, Mr.. Henry G. Hollo
well, of Montgomery county, will deliver an ad
dress and there will be music by brass and string
bands day of much pleasure is anticipated.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has leased the grove near HOwardyille, ten mile
from Baltimore, for excursions for eolOred people
A portion Of the site known as the "ball grounds
is nerfectly level and is frequently used for game
of ball. Landing platforms, a dancing pavilion
and other improvements are being made. A goO'
suppIy of water will be obtained by means 0
wells.
Henry d. Gibson, who attempted to com
NIT suieide in Druid Hill Park, Monday, b.
Shooting himself in the head, has brothers and sis
ters living in this county, near Catonsvliie' 'lo
son is about SIS years of age and unmarried; ID
was book keeper for Stabler d Co., South ST.
baltimore. and was o man Of temperate habits
No reason for his attempt at self destruction cal
be assigned,
The person who received the contract TO
carving the mail between Baltimore and Tow
soutown commenced the service on Sunday morn
ing last. The time of arrival and departure wa
changed and is now as follows: Arrive at Tow
soDtown at s A. m leave at 10 a. m; arrive a
Towsontown at 6. p. m. and leave at same hour
This brings the mail an hour earlier both morn l
ing and evening and the arrangement is more sat
isfactory than under the old schedule. Hereto
fore the mail between these two points has beef
carried by the York Road Railway Company,
$500. The present contractor, who runs an ex
press wagon, carries it for triie less.