The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-10-19
LOCAL ITEMS,

Judge Grason is still in precariOus state.
The rather unusual spectacle of rainbow
the west was witnessed here on Monday morn
ng.
Great Falls Circuit, M. E. church, has con
ributed SIS to the yellow fever sufferers of Mem
his.
Another interesting letter on the Dulany
amily, by new correspondent, will be found il
his ISSUE
The Baltimore Elevator Company is erect
ng another elevator at Canton with capacity Of
100000 bushels of grain.
There are at this time upwards of six hun.
lred children attending the public schools Of
Woodbury. and Hampden.
DIR. A. w. Carpenter, the rising youngphy.
sician at the the water works, is enjoying a two
weeks visit to Madison Court House, Va, his
home.
The police station and fire department
building at Waverly is about being completed. II
is built of brick 25x25 feet two stories, and cost
$1,000.
Mr.. Edward H. Gelston, son of the late
Hugh Gelston, died at his residence, "Gelston
Heights" on Wednesday last, in the 10th year OF
his age.
Mr.. Thomas B. Todd's horse, Harry Ar
iington, won a race in the 2.40 class at the Har-
ford fair last week. He was driven by Bob He'd
cick, of this county.
Mr.. Chas. N. Nye, the eloquent temper
Anee orator, will deliver lecture in the Court
House, Tuesday evening next October ed, at u
o'clock. Admission free.
1t is thought the Gunpowder permanent
supply water works win not be completed before
the end of the year 1880. These works will cost
Baltimore city about 100000
William Kidd, aged Is years, whose home
at Homestead, Hartford road, was killed on Sat-
urday last by cart, with which he was engaged
in hauling dirt, falling upon him.
The residence of DIR. Clark, on Mount Royal
avenue, near the city limits, was burglariously
entered on Tuesday night last and robbed of 500
worth of clothing and other articles.
R. G. Dunphy is erecting small frame
building on the rear portion of J. W. Lees lot
fronting Pennsylvania avenue, in which he pro-
poses to carry on the oyster business.
We regret to learn that Col. Edward S.
Young, assistant general ticket agent of the N.
C. railroad, is quite i'll at his residence Luther
vile. His disease is typhoid pneumonia.
This week large number of criminal cases
were disposed of in the Circuit Court, and nearly
every day the Court room well filled with peO-
pie from nearly every section of the county.
Mr.. F. J. Schneider, the gentlemanly post
master at Rosedale, on the Philadelphia road, is
about to erect building for the use of the office,
the patronage of which is increasing rapidly.
The Cleaner, published at LAUREL Nd,
concluding a notice of contemporary, says =
"TOwsOntOwn has the finest country papers in this
State, and but few can excel them in the Union"
The dust is so thick on all the roads, par
ticularly on the York turnpike, as to make trav-
cling by any mode intensely disagreeable. We
don't think we ever before saw the dust so heavy.
The store of Mr.. Townsend, at Emory
Grove, Western Maryland railroad, was broken
into on Tuesday night of last week and robbed of
a small amount of money. A colored man is the
suspected thief.
The Cecil Democrat says that Col. ID. G..
Mcintosh, of this town, will canvass portion of
Cecil county with ]. Fred. C. Talbot, Esq. C.
BOhn Slingluff, Esq, spoke at several meetings
with Mr.. Talbot in Carroll county.
Everything is now in readiness for the fall
meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club, which
commences at PimlicO on Tuesday of next week.
There is no doubt but that this will be the most
interesting meeting ever held at that course.
"A dramatic and literary entertainment, for
the benefit of st. Johns church, was giveu at
Waverly, on Friday night of last week, and at
tracted a large audience. Mr-JOs. Thompson, the
H1earned blacksmith" read two humorous selec-
tons,
We return thanks to our friend Alex. Nc
Cormiek Jr, of the 18th district, for quantity of
elegant tomato eatsup. He makes large quanti-
ties of this article and ispOses of it to hotels and
restaurants in Baltimore, Washington and else
where.
The colored people of Baltimore city con-
template buying tract of land in the 18th dis
trict, near Mount Whans, for the purpose of es
tablishing cemetery. 1t is Immediately on the
line of the Baltimor, & Ohio railroad, two miles
from the city.
Joseph R. Miller, who was shot at St.
Stephens Catholic Church, 18th district, on last
Sunday morning aweek, by John Shanahan, is
still alive and then now hopes Ofhis recovery.
Shanahan is still n Jail here awaiting the result
of Mller's wound.
The streams in the upper end of the coun-
ty are seriously effected by the drouth and in
many instances mills have been obliged to stop on
account of the scarcity of water. Should the dry
weather continue much longer business interests
must suffer greatly.
Mr. Horace Clark, son of Gen. james C.
Clark, who occupies a prominent position on a
Southern railroad, contracted yellow fever and
passed through very severe ordeal. He was in
Frederick last week, looking greatly emaciated
and appearing quite feeble.
The Towon Guards of this place will turn
out on Mondayof next week to take part in the
law parade which comes off in Baltimore on that
day. Special ars will leave TOwsOntown at P.
m, to carry tie men to the city. 1t is hoped
there will be full turn out.
We haze found out who the Hon. Nicholas
]. Thorn, (tR person who has announced him.
self as an Independent candidate for Congress in
the I'd district is. He lives at Canton, 18th dis
trict and is engaged in the ancient and honorable
occupation Gmaking brick HOOra for Nicholas
heimer at AcGee's Home Pavilion, on the North
Point road in July last, was tried here on Friday
of last week. before the Court, and acquitted, the
judgmentoeing that the shooting was done in
self-defene. The case attracted considerable at
tention.
JON Thornton, colored, who had for some
time beef employed on the water works by Mess
McCabe Il Bro, while walking on the N. c.
tsilrOadcrack in the city early on Sunday morn
-. last was struck in the back by an engine, re-
SIG lerious internal injuries besides fracture
Alright thigh.
he employees of the York road horse rail.
Uay hfe been notified that hereafter the cars are
TO car no packages unless the same are paid fol
At tbeate Of IS cts. each. paper-hanger who
cament from Baltimore on Monday, having 8
smalIundle Of wall paper with him, was obliged
to ia IS cents for the same.
Mr.. J. W. Lees new building is being
push rapidly to completion and it will no doub
be ndy for occupancy by the first Of November
It vi be the finest business house in the town
ands a fitting monument to Mr.. Lees industr!
auanterprise. We would suggest, as a prOpe
pap for it, the Lee Building"
We are panied to learn of the very seriOu
ill,se of Robert S. COrse, ESQ.,, at his residence
Ftey Hall, 18th district. He was taken las
wek with bilious fever and has since had severs
digestive ehills. We earnestly hope he may 500
gbrestored to health, as his death would be a los
witch could not easily be replaced.
The long continued drouth is becOmin
-sverv serious matter in some sections Of the 12t
astrict. On the Philadelphia road, in the neigh
brhood of Blue Ball, springs and wells have fai
a entirely and families are obliged to prOcuI
-aSer from q distance, some times going as far 9
,wo or three miles. It is feared THAI the wOrl
mas not yet been experienced.
An Elysville correspondent Of the Elhco
CITY Times notes this generous action: "Durin
a recent illness Of Mr.. Owen Wright and famil.
which occasioned their utter heiPlessness, sewers
noble hearted young men of this place cut an
shocked his entire crop of corn, asking nOthin
whatever for their labor. Such kindness on Il
mart of These young men deserves mention"
The discussion of the Grange question
to which much Of our space has been devoted Il
sbs mast three weeks, hss no doubt enlightene
many people as to objects of the Grange and
the benefits which accrue to its members.
who have written on the subject are intellige
gentlemen and we hope the letters have prove