The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-12-28

lion. Judge Grason was able to walk to the
Court House on Tuesday morning, where he met
perfect ovation at the hands of his many friends,
who seemed over-joyed to see his genial face once
more among them. As gentleman remarked to
us, if his Honor had been to the South Sea Islands,
and had been reported to have been eaten by canni
balls and afterwards suddenly turned up in our
midst, his reception could not have been more
hearty and cordial.
The Grand Jury for the December term of
Court finally adjourned on Saturday last, after hav
ing disposed of a large amount of business. 1t is
an unusual occurrence for December term iuries
to finish up their business before the holidays, and
many have been known to run their sessions late
into January and sometimes even into February.
This was eminently working jury" and the
members deserve credit for disposing of the bust
ness before them expeditiously.
Mrs. Eliza Aler the estimable wife of Mr..
John Aer and sister-in-law of Mr.. Geo. W. Aler,
of the ID district of this county, died very sudden
IN at her residence north Eutaw ST., Baltimore,
Monday, 10th inst, aged 73 years. Mrs. Aler was
taken suddenly i'll at the tea table on Saturday
night, with paralysis, and died above stated
This aged couple had lived together in the most
perfect harmony for upwards of fifty years, having
celebrated their golden wedding last June.
We invite the attention of the officers and
managers of the Baltimore county Agricultural
Society to a communication in another column
headed " Grounds for the Agricultural Society,"
We concur fully in all that is said in that article
because we believe the property referred to is alto
gether the most suitable of any offered to the So
ciety. 1t certainly has advantages possessed by
no other tract in that vicinity, and we have not
doubt but it will be selected for the fair grounds.
a singular thing happened in public school
No. 2. Hampden, Falls road, few weeks ago.
new floor had been placed in the old portion of the
school building and when the stove was replaced
large piece of zine was put under it. One day the
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from under the zinc at the edges and on pulling it
up the floor was found to be fire directly under
the stove. No one could get under the building,
there being tight wall all around it, so that the
fire mast have communicated with the floor through
the zinc.
Mrs. Wilson, living the Washington
road met with a serious misfortune on Saturday
morning last. She was engaged in scrubbing the
floor when her little girl, who was playing about
the floor, picked up piece ofpaper, and after light
ing it at the stove dropped it on the skirt OF her
mothers dress. The clothing of Mrs. Wilson was
soon in blaze and she ran screaming into the
yard when gentlemen came up and smothering
the flames by throwing his great coat around the
unfortunate woman. She was very seriously
burned about the lower limbs.
The old coored jani.or of Waverly high school
struck a lucky streak last week. The teachers of
the school asked the children each to bring him
little Christmas offering on Friday, and the young
sters entered into the project with vim which
speaks well for their enterprise, for on that day
such a conglOmerated mass of presents were
showered upon the anitOr that he hardly knew what
to do with them. There were several large sacks
full embracing almost every imaginable article for
household use as well as money, and it is safe to
saw that no ianitOr was better pleased or bet
ter provided for. The occasion was one of much
pleasure and was highly enjoyed by all the partici-
pants. Our Baltimore correspondent "Nestor,"
gives an extended account of this affair, as also
one of more pleasurable character occurring in
the same school day or two before.
Miss Alice Jean, teacher of public school
near Randallstown did a very graceful act few
weeks ago. poor family living near her school,
consisting of an invalid father. mother and a num-
Der of children, were in destitute circumstances,
and this young lady, with n true wOmanly heart,
set herself about relieving their necessities. Ac
cordingIy she proposed to her pupils that they get
up "pOund party for the benefit of the family.
The idea was readily adopted and the time fixed
when the articles should be brought to the school
The teacher and children went to work with will,
and on the appointed day the school house was
literally crammed with donations, among which
-four, bacon, hams, sugar, coffee, tea, candles
pins, needless thread, several dress patterns, and
in fact everything that could be thought of of
useful nature. 1t required wagon TO haul the
donations to the family, who were overwhelmed
with joy at their unexpected good fortune. This
was kind fpractical charity which God will sure
ly smile upon.
The property of Mr.. Samuel w Owens, liv
ing at Catonsville LIST district sold at Sherifs
sale on Thursday of last week. Mr.. Owens, with
three others, was surety on the bond of Columbus
l. Shipley late tax-collector of that district. Mr.
Shipley was in default to the county in consider
able sum, when suit was brought against his bond.
and Mr.. Owens being the only one out OF whom
the money could be made the county had an execu-
ton issued against his property and sold the home
from over the heads of himself and family. This
looks like hard and should serve as lesson
to others. Signing another mans bond Is risky
business at best, but then such things have to be
done in the ordinary business of life every day,
and whilst We would not advise people to abstain
entirely from it, yet We would enjoin them to be
careful and particularly so to see that the other
pondsmen-if there be others-are responsible for
the amount Of the penalty. Several cases of this
kind have lately come under our notice in this
county, and in every instance the man least Gbte
to pay was muIcted in the whole amount, Mr..
Owens is a good citizen and will have the sympa-
thies of the entire community.