The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-11-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

During the four days races at PimlicO last
week between $4,000 and $4,000 people were in
attendance.
The total registered vote of Baltimore
county is HIP, of which 1888 white and
2,179 eolored.
The boiler house attached to the AlbertoI
Cotton Factory has recently been enlarged and
otherwise improved.
-Hannah More Academy, through Rev
Arthur J. Rich, contributed last week S29.75 tC
the yellow fever sufferers.
Mr.. J. w. Lee expects to occupy his fine
new store building by the 18th of present month
The work is now almost completed.
Charles n. Nye, the temperance orator
will deliver free lecture at Warren, this county,
Wednesday night of next week, 9th inst.
The total contributions forwarded from
Baltimore to the yellow fever sufferers of the
South reaches the handsome sum of $4,000.
Hon. John Merryman's herd of Herefords
took first premium at the Cumberland fair last
week His cattle also took a number of other
premiums.
We are pleased to state that the health OF
Hon. Judge Grason has improved considerably
the past week, and his physician hopes to have
him up shortly.
THE petit jury for the September term of
the Circuit Court, except the panel serving in the
case Of John Marsh VS.. John I. Johns, was finally
discharged on Wednesday.
Mr.. J. W. Lee will place a ten ton plat
form scale on Pennsylvania avenue, on the south
side of his new store building, for the weighing
of hay, straw, coal, live stock, &c.
Mr. Condor, one of the contractors on the
Gunpowder water works, lost a considerable sum
of money by the failure of the banking house of
Clabaugh Nelson Co., of Baltimore.
a lady residing in the vicinity of Jockeys
ville while attending the Harrison revival in
Baltimore on Sunday night last, had her pocket
picked of considerable amount Of money.
A large Democratic mass meeting was held
at Waverlv, 9th district, Monday night, which
was addressed by Malcolm II. Johnston, Esq,
member of the last Legislature from Baltimore
county.
The Democrats of Woodberry had an OK
roast on Thursday. Mr.. Talbot, their candl-
date for Congress, was detained in Court at Tow
sontown as a witness in the case of Marsh VS..
Johns.
Mr.. L. II. Urban has put down a substan-
tial brick pavement on the north side of his prop
erty in this town. The spirit of improvement
seems to have taken firm hold on most of our
citizens.
On Friday of last week at Pimlico, Oliver
Busy was arrested on the charge of swindling
Geo. W. joyce of this county, out of s.. He was
committed to Jail by Justic Richardson, OF Mt.
Washington.
MIR. John Small Jr., wealthy member of
the Baltimore bar, who died this week, bequeath-
ed his farm in Baltimore county, near Cations
ville to his brother William, who resides in West
ern Virginia.
Joseph Miller, who was recently shot, at
St. Stephens Church, Baltimore county, by John
Shannahan, is reported to be recovering rapidly
from the effects of his wound. Shannahan has
been released on bail.
A number of deaths from diphtheria have
occurred in the vicinity of ResterstOwn within the
past two weeks. Mr.. Theo. Baseman lost two
children within a few days of each other, and Mr..
Geo. W. Ambrose lost one.
People are commencing to ask why the
stoves are not put in the cars of the York road
line. The weather very damp and cold Mon
day night and those who came out in the cars
found them very uncomfortable.
The County Commissioners have appoint
ed Peter Fitzgerald, judge of election for the 1st
precinct, 9th district, vice John Faul, resigned,
Henry c. White, ID precinct, same district,
- Schofeld, resigned.
4he first "killing" frost of
S--~ern9deubt
~ people in "the Necks, y
.,e oeen suffering for months with bilious
Iever ague and other diseases incident to the fall
season.
One would not have thought the times so
hard or money scarce to have witnessed the heavy
betting at Pimlico last week. Thousands of dol
lars changed hands every day-in fact on every
slight"
The firm of Cav and Evans, who have for
some time conducted the business of the Valley
Mills, near Elysville, has been dissolved. The
business will hereafter be conducted by Lee NJ.
Evans alone under the name and style of Lee NJ.
Evans Co.
Almost every family where there are chill
dren, in the neighborhood of Sunny brook post
Office 10th district, is afflicted with whOopint =
oh cd fha
to the public school and soon the whole school
was whooping.
The heaviest winning stables at Pimlico
last week were G. L. LOrillard, $500; P. Loril-
lard S4,760; T. W. boswell, (Owner of Bush
wacker) $3.50; C. Reed, 81, $50, and Puryear &
Co., $3.50. The horses of Col. A. d. Brown, Of
this county, won $500.
Mr.. Daniel Lee, an aged and well-to-do
citizen, died suddenly at his residence in this
place, on Tuesday last. Several years ago Mr..
Lee was stricken with paralysis, since which time
he has been in delicate health. He leaves wife
but no children. His age was 20 years.
"A fight occurred at Weber's brewery, on
the Hartford road, Tuesday of last week, between
Andrew Schmidt and the foreman of the brewery,
in which the latter beat the former with a heavy
brass candle-stick, inAicting serious wounds,
Schmidt was conveyed to St. Josephs hospital.
"A subscriber at MillbroOk, Michigan, re-
rlsuing his subscription to the UNION, says: Your
paper is more than ever interesting. Nestor's
letters are so timely and pertinently written, your
foreign correspondence entertaining, and alto
gether the UNION is progressive in every right di
Teetion."
We have just heard of the death of Mr.
Thomas Lansdale, Sr., who died at his residence
in Triadelphia, On Thursday last, after a pro-
tracted illness. Mr.. Lansdale is well known in
this county, and especially in this city, where fol
4 long time he had charge of the Granite Factory
-EGiieoH City Times, Oct. 26.
Hon John Merryman, of Hayfelds, this
county. accompanied by his wife and two daugh-
tiers. viii sail from New York for Europe to-day
4Saturday,l and expect to be absent about SIX
months DaTing Mr.. Merryman's absence Col
VIM A. McKeilip, Of Westminster, will act a.
president pro TEN. Of the Maryland Agriculture
Society.
Here is another of the benefits to be de
rived from advertising. About five weeks ago {
farmer living in the 10th district lost a valuable
hoc. which was supposed to have strayed from
mis- premises He advertised it in the UNION anC
in less than a week thereafter the hog came home
to the great delight of its owner. Who says i
does not pay to advertise?
DR.. Joseph Bagey, of Reisterstown, BalH
more county, son of the late Orrick Bagley, ofthi
county, died at the residence of his brother, DIR
Charles Bagey, in Baltimore county, last Satur
daV. after n snort HlHesSs Ills Iehldihs wei
buried at Union Chapel, in this county, on Mon
day. He was unmarried and about 80 years o
age.-BeIair 1Egis, Oct 18th.
Mr.. P. Lorillard, at PimlieO last week
purchased the Duke of Magenta from his brother
Mr.. Geo. L. LOyillard, for $4,000. The horse vii
he taken to England next month. Barrett, tn
Jockey who rode the Duke won the whip pre-
scented by Hon. Wash. Booth to the best behaved
rider at the meeting. The whip is very beau
tiful piece of work, and cost Sl5e.
a meeting in the interest of Geo. B. Mill
gan. ESQ.,. independent candidate for Congress
was held at Pikesville on Wednesday night Q
last week, and was presided over by DR.. }. 1
Councilman, with Chas. X. Harrison, Esq, sec
retarv. A number of prominent Democrats wer
present. Mr.. Miigan spoke at considerable
length and his remarks were well received.
baltimore county, in 1879, at this tins
will have lively political contest on hand, wit
twenty-three names upon the ticket, viz: Cover
nor. Attorney General, Comptroller, Clerk OF tn
Court of Appeals, Senator, six Delegates, Clerk Q
tbe Circuit Court Register of Wills, three Judge
of the Orphans Court, three County Commission
ers. States Attorney, Sheriff, County Treasure
and County Surveyor.
Sealed proposals will be received unit
Thursday, Nov. l4th, for the grading and mason
~ on the Baltimore and Delta railway. The onI
advertisement we have seen asking for bids is il
one of the Hartford papers, which leads us to con