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

DREpaiss LAKE RoLASB.--In the spring Of
1875 Messrs. Thomas =. Morgan a Co.. contract
oFs, barEained with the city 90 drcdge Lake Ro-
land Co the extent of 100000 square yards Of scd
iment Of SOIL The dredging cannot be completed
before the end of 1879.
| For some reason or another. great deal Of time
seems 10 have been lost In ls7e. From the spring
of that year until the autumn only sixteen thous-
and yards were taken out. The amount so far
dredged In 1878 has been absut seventy fur
thousand yards, which leaves two hundred thous-
and yards still 10 be worked out OF this Il l.
timatcd that one hundred thousand yards will be
excavated before the close OF the season and the
balance next year.
The greater part Of the work has been done at
the upper end of the lake. In Jones Fails aud Ro-
laad Run. and NJ their juncturc = grapplc ma
chine. or dredser, with elan shall bucket l. used.
The seews, each laden with twenty Ave mud bexes
received the drcdgings aud carried them 10 shore.
upon which they were dumped by huge derricks.
| Three deTrieks. each worked By engine of ten
horse power. were and are in Al times ears
used In the place of the ordinary mud boxes,
| the scows being laid with rails. and nj points
along TIE shore tracks have been constructed.
About thirty seven men are employed, most of
whom GENE from the ncishborhood. They receive
generally $i.s5 per diem, about dozen Of the
best being paid $3.50.
The FIRST work done mp In Jones Pals. II
was found that the stream was filed with sedi-
ment. not only 10 the surface. but even above the
water. and In many places the surface of he bars
had become 80 perfectly hardened and sod covered
that u was necessary 60 first cut away the upper
crust with spades before the dredging machine
could work. ny hard work, though. the stream
vas drelge,l. and clear channel cut NJ TO and
under the railroad bridge, when finally depth of
nine feet wac obtained. The Northern Central
Railway Company, however. found that this was
weakening the supper, Of the bridge. and asked
| that halt be- called In the work. The machine
han Fun rfrl In nala nun
then at the railroad bridge instead of nine feet u
water the contractors state that there Is nov only
| two.
From Roland Run about eighteen thousand
yard, have been taken out, and about three weeks
work remain, To be done. A great deal Of deep
ening has been effected. AMI between the two up
per bridges there l. nov about I've fee, at water,
| the machine having worked down To the hard and
solid bottom. When work Is finished at Roland
Hun IL will he Transferred 60 the mouth of Jones
Falls. aud the lake worked out from here towards
| Green Spring Junction. The worst point in thi.
/ part of the lake j. the bar opposite To- what Is
/ known a. the Towsuntown ruNrrt. Aner every
/ rain an immense mass uf ssnd j. forced through
this culVcrt into the lake Already three attacks
I have been made upon the bar. six thousand yards
! at one time. eleven thou.and at another and At
another four thousand yards II almost pure sand
having been cXeaVatc,l. but u u again necessafy
| 10 drc,lge at thi, point.
In spite 81 the stirring UP Of the bottom and
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| surface IL the bank the health II the nesghbor
| hood 3. most excellent. One old gentleman. a re-.
flrnt for tweniy wears. testified 60 perfect health
l IN hi. family aud mo chills. ani another, ~hu
had lived upon the border e the lake iuf twenty
nine YEAR. cofrvborair,i this statement. Bnh.
as"r' I~''tcaH.
/ LiErtINANr THoNAs NS,hit LAT. In the 4 ,s,y
! a.d Nars Jsar-ai Il a late date hni the 81
losing tribute t. Lieut.. lee. Nh "a. te.ilrn;
| It TIN. count. ami grandson Of the late Judge
I Ne.bt
The graduate. II the Naval Academy e the
/ class u i>6> have met great sufru~ N the
zen, death II one 81 their moot trusi~l and hon
\ "r-i comrades. Lieutenant Thomas y. Lee Sho
ha. just lied of malaiy contracted "a the faith
FOL discharge 1t b.. duty on blafi # the Tuitr,l
| state. steamer Omaha. 90 the south Pacific Ocean.
Ssrsins for nearly three YEAR, Ia that ship h- IN
shed b. cruise mantuliy. but came back Nth a
b shattered constitution. lnwilliug o. remain uu-
employed. he .oaght service "a the coast survey.
on Southern shores. and holding ia; a. b..
duty until he .ncapabls II farther uuFk he
came home 10 die. y" Young ufcet Il the navy
had fAirrr rec"fi. tnor, spotloss name. Manly
and true AMI brave. he sas aiuay. Kind and ssn
lie. and unsscuing in bis honor and integrity.
H. had ~ enrnic,. bat all ~hu kne~ him dii
homage to his uorth. aud his cia..mAtc. and
? friend. mourn b.. early death With SINGER. Fc,.
ervhee for his parity Il character ani BIZ high
example Thsf JOIN their .otruN 9" that - ihu.e
~ho ssrs bound 10 hm BY the NEARER tie, Il blood.
aul they oaer them their heartfelt .ympaths and
thu. expression Il their profound .orruu.
| United stAtss steamer FensAeola- X
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I Mar >foN1s@- Col. o.. ,. TaS lot. Il LATHE
I Gunposaisr thi, county. sriiss g. the ks.=tHg
W.. a. follo-, pn the 'ahjeci Il MAI Stone.
An article in your paper Augasi iith attract
.--ssss e Mad ssss~-~ . e.s a.lA 4ssf. a.
the li.i kna~B. several years Ags found t~o.
AID no, knesing their use. bat jaigiug fFsa their
conformation thsy hal their application among
T the AbofigiHis.. sent one a. the AeAlstny Il
science. N Baltimore. requesting g. have IL place
A.sgnsd aud name given. never received an
an.ssf hot even al askhouleigement IT IT. 70
/ ceipi. bat dropping IN g. the museum one dap
found the stoBs unnamed "a the :" the len II
the door. the siisfei paper pastel T. hide it
\ from Nies. Your Article 50 the bt.i lhtiula'i.n
I have hal u the psrpo.e lot ~h'eh thee .,"nr.
-ers formed"
orERsrnp MEErNs. 4 meeting e the oper
AiiVe- Of the nion Manufacturing COMPANY "a.
held 10 the school roatn 4 that plAc. 90 1huf,iav
night Last g. tax. into consideration the pfopa.cd
ten per cent reduction uhich tAkes eaect on the
Z trr e September. Messrs. Jane. Holden. Jane.
Green. Emanuel Pierce. Joseph MekenIie. Tho.
/ Webb, Hugh >has, Johnssy Juns. aud Jos~ph
Curtis. we're appointed committee {" drait rc.o
| lutions, espFes-iss of the sense of the nesting.
! Also To- wst upon the pf.-ident aud director. q
the Company. aud ask a modification of the of,lsf
The meeting then adjourned o. meet the Tues
day night following Eu'c..n RS T,s,... :il
Eabr >sRya~rs Diseur Nr1n.-T The Philad.lphia
/ T'-.. Ia. the foilo~ing uith reference 60 the an
eisnt eolareI individual. William scott uho VA.
! mentioned IN these column. las, seek
Baltimore county. Mi. boast, IT the oldest
4 man ia the country. lie =. coiorsi man VIM.
I scott BY name. and claims t. be- lty year. old.
lie /, a local preacher Of the ". D.. church. aud
says he present at the hr,t conference Il that
church ever held IN this country. at Baltimore.
lie claims 10 have known the mother Il George
] Washington before the immortal tieoFge was horn.
This beats Washington bpiy ant all 10 moth
ing"
MrLs KILLEs. tine Issls. belonging to NJ.
Cha. ". J.ssop. Of Dulany's Valley. was killed
on the York road. near waVrrly. on Thar.day
evening of last seek. The team vas returning
from the city when IL met two buggic. racing.
The driver q one 81 the baggie, was looking back
and his horse. going at high rate of speed ran
against the mule aud plunged one Il th. shafts
! in," III. .aim-f. Ls..-,. producing ~".nl
which caused Il. death soon afierwarl.. Mr.
Jes.p has taken stePs ." recover the value Il the
mule.
BaRs BsRSED- lIIANI L"s.. Early one morn
ing last week the barn of Mr.. Joshua Crook.
near Marrio,tsyiIls. ID district, was burnesi To-.
gethsr With all the summer crops. wagons. farm.
ing implements, harness. Ae. Fortunately the
horses sere out at pasture or they M doub, would
have been burned also. The loss will reach about
s2.eee and there 10 no insurance. Il IL thought
the Gre vas of inceniiary origin, a. no one had
been about the buiiding.
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