The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-31
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Baltimore City Guards Association
will spend September 18th at Ulery's GOvans-
town Hotel.
The fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club will be held at Pimlieo, October 22d, 23d,
Oath and 25th.
The new stabling and shedding attached
to Urban's restaurant is now completed and pre-
sents neat appearance.
Mr.. ID. S. Armstrong, of Hampden, Falls
road has obtained patent for material for
roofing and building purposes.
Mr. and Mrs. Lake who formerly resided
at 0wings' Mills, this county, died at Grenada,
Miss, last week, of yellow fever
The new Odd Fellows Hall in this place is
no doubt the finest building of the kind in the
State, outside of the city of Baltimore.
We are glad to say that Hon. Richard Ora
son. who has been indispOsed for some time, is
now much better and is able to be about.
On Sunday night last officers White and
Brown arrested two cOlOred men for fighting in a
tent on the camp ground of the cOlOred people.
a grand tournament will take place at
Newington Park on Wednesday of next week for
the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers OF the
south.
The grand temperance demonstration takes
place in the grove at Riders Station, N. c. X. r.
on Wednesday ofnext week. The attendance Will
no doubt be large.
At a meeting of the State Teachers AssO-
citation in Baltimore this week Mr.. R. c. McGinn
was elected member of the Executive Committee
for the ensuing year.
The report of Mr.. Chas. B. MCLEAN, eoun-
ty surveyor, locating the lines between the two
precincts in the Sth district will be found in our
advertising columns to-day.
Mr.. CIaudius Stamford, an Old Defender,
died at the residence of his sOn-in-law, Mr.. Wash
ington Parlett, Jarrettsville, on Thursday OF
last week. His age was SO years.
WIN. Harris, of Hampden, Falls road while
working on a scaffold around the smokestaek of
Clipper MILL accidentally fell distance oftwenty
feet to tin roof bruising himself badly.
On Sunday last two cOlored men were dis
covered selling whisky from couple of demi-
johns the camp ground at this place. On the
approach of the officers they ran and escaped
The Methodist Protestant denomination
will hold woods meeting in Chew's woods, adj
joining TowsontOwn, on Sunday, LIST inst, which
will be continued every night during the week.
Chicken thieves are again operating in and
around Hampden Falls road. On Saturday night
last the premises of Mrs. Jacob Bosley and Mrs.
Cullum were invaded and a number of fowls car
ried off.
Harry Litzinger, painter, of Woodberry,
has been awarded the contract for furnishing can
vas and painting 1,l3O oyster license numbers for
dredging vessels, for S235. There were number
of bidders, Mr.. L. being the lowest
A good opportunity will be offered at the
Changers picnic next week to discuss the sub
ject Of an agricultural society for Baltimore cOun
ty. This is an important matter and one in
which all our people should take an interest.
The weather the past week has been fall
like with cool nights and refreshing breeZes
during the day. The days are growing shorter
very perceptibly, and everything betOkens the
near approach of the ''sear and yellow leaf.
Rev Thomas L. Dudley, d. D., formerly
of Baltimore now assistant Bishop of Kentuckey,
preached at St. Timothy's P. E. church, Cations
vile, on Sunday morning last to large eongre-
CATION. The Bishop made short visit to friends
in Baltimore.
The Democratic Congressional primaries
will be held on Friday and Saturday of next week,
and Judging from the interest being taken they
will be largely attended In some of the districts
notably the Sth and 9th-the contest is likely
TO be very sharp.
The various committees appointed on the
Changers public meeting and picnic will meet
on the grounds at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning
next for the purpose of making final arrange
ments meeting there ON Monday of this week
was largely attended.
The attendance at Summerfeld camp
meeting on Sunday last was not so large as was
expected, owing to the rain which commenced
falling about IL o'clock. The attendance was
good, however, and the services in the morning
were of a very interesting character.
Mr.. P. i. Pollard, the well-known livery
stable keeper of Baltimore, lately bought from
Mr. H. H. Smith, of Templeville, Queen Anne's
county, his fine trOtting horse Gray Eagle, for
the sum of $500. He is about eight years old and
is said to be a very promising horse.
Walter Peregoy, very estimable young
man, son of Mr.. Charles Peregoy, of Woodbury.,
was buried on Sunday last from his fathers resi-
dence. .the funeral being largely attended. He
was an active member of the NJ. E. Sunday school,
which attended the funeral in a body.
1t is rumored that there is prevailing at
Il 4hn4
many patients have already died. The matrOn of
the institution died few days ago after a short
illness, and it is rumored that as many seven
of the inmates died in one day this week.
-Robert White eOlored, has been arrested
and committed to Jail on the charge of stealing
set of harness from VIM. Ertzgraber and suit of
clothes from Robert Brooks both of PatapscO
Neck, 18th district. When caught the thief had
the clothes on and was trying to sell the harness
in the city.
At the Democratic primary in the 9th dis
trict next week there will be two tickets in the
field, viz: For Talbott-William Mitchell, VIM
Cowley, Louis Dawson, John Halpin and Chas.
A Ross. For Carman-J. Edward Ward, Rich
ard Lucas, Lewis H. Urban, Peter Emge and JnO.
T. Dillehunt.
Officer Whittle this week sroaght from
Alexandria, Va, Robert Lewis, eOlOred, who is
charged, in connection with Aaron Brown, with
stealing horse from d. NJ. Ogden, of Baltimore.
The horse was stolen from the water works some
time ago and Brown was arrested last week.
Lewis was lodged in Jail.
Mr.. Thomas Z. Kemp, clerk to ex-Sheriff
Barton, has returned after two weeks visit to
Talbot county He reports field and fruit crops
light, but fish and crabs abundant In two hours
fishing with hook and line he and two friends
caught about eight hundred fish Of species peea-
liar to the waters Of that county.
The colOred camp-meeting at this place
In offar
having continued over three Sundays. On the
last night the meeting was kept up until day
light, the leaders marching around the grounds
followed by singing and shouting bands. Good
order prevailed throughout the meeting.
The addition to the high school building
in this place will not be completed by the time
school re-opens. The old frame school building
on the east side of the town having been aban-
doned- the class which formerly met there will
hereafter use the lower room Of the odd Fellows
hail. until the completion Of the addition to the
high school building.
The superintendent of the York road rail
way built a ear house in TOwsontown and theT
laid down a track on a sharp curve. into the build
ing After it was all ready he undertook to ruT
a ear in when it was found that it wouldn't tit
the curve being too sharp to allow the car to pas
tbe corner of the shed. He then sat down anG
eogisated. Whether to razee the ears or cut {
corner of the stable agitated his mind for SOM
time whea be finally concluded to do the latte
and now the cars go in just as nice as though
they had been made for the shed, and the super
inteHdent, we supposs, is happy.
A good many people think that conductor
and drivers of street ears have easy time of it
and fog that reason are anxious to find employ
4Dent on some Of the many lines IN the city anC
suburbs. For the beReft of such little ipfor
nation with reference to the York road line ma.
not be arniss The employees Of this road ar
obi ged TO work about nineteen hoHrs-On an aV
eraee-out of the twenty -four, leaving but fiy
hours in which to sleep and eat. All their meal
are taken on the cars, in the presence Of the pas
seneers, and have to be gulped down In lev
ninutes How the men can stand this strain
mystery to many people, and indeed the grea
wonder is that they do not break down under il
We have heard physicians say--Feterring to TN
ubiect-tha4 no man can undergo daily ordea
ike this and retain his health. 1t is almost sur
o tell on him sooner or later and when he doe