The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-03-02

The March term of the Circuit Court com
menees on Monday next.
Mr.. A. Hoen, of Waverley, York road, has
obtained patent for street lamps
The San says that Pikcsville is now so
healthy that some of the medical faculty have re-
nounced their practice.
ashland furnaces, n. C. r. R., have been
out of blast for time, but it is expected that
they will start up again in few weeks.
The terminus of the Pikesville horse rail
way, which has been one mile east of the town,
will shortly be transferred to that place.
Thieves entered the meat house of Mr.
Thos. J. Meyer, near Pikesville, on Monday nj ght
of last week, and carried off all his meat.
There will be no services at Towsontown
M. E. church on Sunday next, the preacher in
charge being absent attending Conference
Mr.. George II. Merryman has stocked with
brook trout 'Merryman's branch and Bosley's
branch, both tributaries to the GunpOwder.
John F. Conrey Esq, late clerk to Sheriff
Barton, has resumed the practice of law and has
established himself at No. Smedley Row.
Mr. Lewis Smick, of Hartford county, has in
his possession five Easteregg which have been in
his family since 1871. They must be little stale
by this time.
On Sunday night last Michael Murphy had
one of his arms badly crushed at barley Park,
Hartford road, by being by car of the
Hall Springs line.
"A gentleman from the upper end of the
county, while paying his subscription day this
week, remarked that he would not be without the
UNION if it cost three dollars year.
Mr.. James L. Ridgely Jr., of the ID dis
triet Of this county, has been elected delegate
to the international Sunday School Convention
which meets at Atlanta, Georgia, April 18th.
The colored school house at Cross Keys,
Falls road, took fire Tuesday evening of last
week and would have been destroyed but for the
exertiOns of neighbors. The damage was slight.
Mr. Matthew Murray, an old defender, died
at Greenwood 18th district, Tuesday last, aged
SO years. Many years ago Mr.. Murray was sher
if of Baltimore county when the county and city
were
-"Rhymer," the author of the poetry which
appeared on the first page of last weeks UNION,
will please let us hear from him again. $50
eiety" created considerable talk and no little
amusement.
The property of the late Philip Debaugh,
on the JOppa road, one mile west Of TOwsOntOwn,
will be sold at public sale on Tuesday next,
March 9Th, at p. m, the premises. See ad-
vertisement.
A meeting of the friends of the proposed
narrow-gauge railrsad between Delta and Balti-
held at Forest Hill, Hartford county, on
= Thursday last. A number of distinguished speak
ere we're present.
An old fashioned 'coon hunt took place
at Mr.. Chas. McGee's, on the North Point road,
18th district, on Friday of last week at which
much sport was enjoyed. A number of persons
from the city participated in the hunt.
"A hos srs-lor,ing to Mr.. Albert Carroll,
D.
Thursday of last week and smashed the wagon to
which he attached. colored man who
driving the horse slightly injured.
1t has been clearly shown that neither
Oliver Young nor Jim Jenkins-both of whom
were arrested for robbing Mr.. John D. Roe of
$2l4-had anything to DO with that affair and
both have therefore been Internationally released
Mr.. VIM. J. johnson has been appointed
by Messrs. Hooper Son, superintendent of Mt
Washington mills, in place of John I. Chalk, de-
ceased. Mr.. J. is an excellent business man and
his selection for the place is well-merited COM
pligent.
At a meeting of the TOwsontown Temper
ance Society, held at EPSON Church Monday
evening, the following officers elected for the
ensuing six months President, Walter L. Burke
vice president Chas. E. Fendall secretary, Geo
Ijams treasurer, Miss Jennie Lee.
Dir. SiIas W. Hunter son of Pleasant Hun
ter, Esq, Of this county, has been appointed by
Mayor Kane vaccine physician for the 18th and
Sth wards of Baltimore. DIR. Silas Baldwin, for
merIy of this county, was appointed to the same
position in the 18th and goth wards.
WIN. Lee, son of j. Wesley Lee, while
searching among the ruins Of his fathers store
day this week. found silver watch which had
passed through the fire of January 10Th, and
which was unframed except one of the cases.
which was only slightly discolored by the heat.
ALI the personal property of the late Dr.
John Fisher will be sold at public sale, on the
premises, near Pikesville on Thursday, March
18th. This will be one of the most extensive sales
of the season and will no doubt attract large
crowd. Mr. o. P. Macgill will be the auetiOneer
in the Orphans Court this week letters of
administration the personal estate Of George
Little, deceased, were granted to Mary E. Little;
same ON the estate of Shadraeh Frederick to Livi-
mia Frederick and Pleasant Hunter same to Ja-
cob Algre on the personal estate of Alfred Algire.
Watson P. Church. second son of Mr.. E.
e. Church, formerly a resident of this town and
publisher of the Adrocafe, has been elected As
sistant Burgess of the town of Newtown, Bucks
county, Pa, Mr. Churchs present place of resi-
dence His majority over the opposing candi-
date was 40.
The city papers complain because the cOun-
ty police have been carrying around petitions
Ieiting the signatures of those opposed to city
extension. If the petitions had been in favor of
extension the same papers would not have had
word to say. 1t makes some difference whose OK
rs being gored.
The Directors of the Hartford County Fire
Insurance Company will meet at Belair on Wed
nesday March 18th, for the purpose of adjusting
the losses of August Loose, j. Maurice Watkins
and Jos. B. Mitchell & Co., whose property in
this town was destroyed by fire The morning
of January Goth.
The Waverley Social Club, Jr., of Waverey
and vicinity, gave a grand ball in the Wayerley
Hail. on Friday night of last week. About fifty
persons were present and all seemed to enjoy them
selves Wright's band, of Baltimore, furnished
excellent music. The social was kept up until the
"Bee" hours of the morning.
Mr.. Charles Akehurst, who has for a num-
Der of years lived on the farm Of Mr.. Edward S.
MYERS near Goval.s own, having sold his stock &c,
at public SALE has removed to his farm near Here
lore, 9TH dists,cr- The~Myers farm will hereafter
DC conducted by Messrs. Hftss and Henry Ruhl,
tep-sons of Mr.. Akehurst ~
On Thursday of last week Judge GrasOn
decided case which has been pending - S45.
II was the matter of Richard G. Belt cs III Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore, the Court odd
ng that the compliments are entitled to one un-
divided mOiety Of thirty acres of land binding on
he Great Gunpowder Falls and having thereon
nil site and appurtenances
Some of the sth district people don't like
he plan of dividing that district in precincts so
hat one voting place shall be at Cockeysville and
he other at TimOnium. They not averse to
dividing the district into precincts, but they don't
hink the proposed plan of division the proper
ne The bill now before the Legislature will
therefore, be likely to meet with opposition.
Persons interested in procuring a fire ap-
aratus for TOwsontown still moving IN the
God work number of subscriptions have been
btained this week and others are expected The
ommittee whose duty it is to inquire as to the
est means of protection against hre' WIZ re-
ort AZ the meeting on Friday evening of this