The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-03-30

| TowsOyTowN NoTEs-Things in the "burnt dis
trict" quite lively and preparations for re-
building are being rapidly made. In short time
mechanics will find plenty of work ...... The Court
House yard is undergoing change which will add
much to its beauty as well as to the attractiveness
of the There is very little being said just
now about proposed narrow gauge railroad,
although the engineers at work on the upper
end of the line. Mr.. Price, the collector, was in
Towsontown last week collecting q per cent. of
the subscriptions to the capital stock People
who haven't anything else to do now sit around
and see that the work of removing the debris from
the burnt buildings goes properly. They had
better be doing this than something worse, al
though it must be quite fatiguing to them as
participation in the work would be..... There
Is some talk of having an addition built to our
high school, in which event the old frame rookery
will be abandoned entirely, which it ought to
be-. Col. Hoy, the temperance advocate talked
temperance four nights this week in the NJ. E.
church. He is an interesting speaker and had
good audiences. The "free lunch" business
has become quite common in our town and
the ''fends' who tackle it are quite numerous.
...... The hook and ladder truck for this town will
be ready in a few weeks. The fire company meets
for the election of permanent officers Friday even
ing, March 29th.... If it is found to be practical
BILE may have steam street cars on the TowsOn-
town horse railway in short time......Spring
cleaning up has already commenced and soon our
burg will have its summer attire on-al except
the leaves. Mr.. John German buildeth himself
house on Delaware avenue. He is perhaps 60
ing on the principal of ''buy the cage before you
catch the bird" "A member Of the Towsontown
temperance society jumped up in his sleep few
nights ago and fired off pistol, under the i'm
preston, no doubt that 'things" were after him.
| We advise him to put more water in it in future
and thus avert serious catastrOphy "A man in
| this town built large house with cellar under
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moved into the house and asked the landlord why
he hadn't put outside door to the cellar, when
that farseeng individual said that he intended to
do so as soon as the days grew longer. The days,
| he said had been so short all along that a me
| chanic couldn't make ten hours, and he would
therefore wait until he could get full days work
for a full days pay..... City people will soon be
| in Towsontown looking around for boarding places
for the SUMNER. The cold of Sunday night last
| killed a very large number of valuable plants in
| Mrs. Shealey's conservatory. Mr.. JAS. ii. Gala
| gher florist, also had number injured sees. The
old walls of Mrs NJ. A. Shealey's store have also
been battered down this week.. The life insur-
anee agent and the tree agent now in full bios
| som and Towsontown seems to be favored spot
for they are here in force, and-thcy talk, that's
| albany number of English sparrows had CON-
menced building their nests in the crevices of the
| old wall of the Odd Fellows Hall and Mrs Shea
ley's store, but the battering down of the walls
has compelled the little busy fellows to seek other
| quarters ...... Clipped horses are very numerous
hereabouts. The clipping is being done by ma
chine operated by Frank PilsOn, and which makes
a very nice job. 1t used to cost from $40 to Sl2
to have a horse clpped it can now be done for
| S3At the temperance meeting on Tuesday
night nineteen persons signed the pledge.....Dep-
uty Sheriff Cunningham of Hartford, was in Tow
sontown Thursday night. lie brought, under an
attachment, man named Kennedy, who is the
principal States witness in the Turnhaugh case.