The Baltimore County union., 1879-07-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

"A large grain elevator is about being erect
ed at the Patapsco -four mill, Ellicott City.
The TOwson Guards held dress parade
and drill at an early hour on the morning of the
4th.
During the month of June the Clerk of the
Circuit Court issued twenty three marriage IL
eenses.
A certificate of incorporation of the eva
verify Literary Club" has been filed in the county
Clerks office.
E. Calvin Williams, Esq, member of the
Baltimore county bar, sailed from New York for
Europe on Thursday last
Mr.. VIM. Wilkens, proprietor of the ex-
tensve curled hair factory on the Frederick road,
is very i'll of Bright's disease.
They have "Pinafore" company at Ca
louisville. The few residents yet remaining in
that vicinity viii shortly depart hence.
1t is said that intermittent fever is preva-
lent at this time among the men employed in the
tunnel Of the Gunpowder water works.
Bishop Pinkney will administer the rite Of
confirmation at Trinity P. E. church, Towson-
town, Sunday, July 9th, at IL o'clock a. m.
The lumber for fencing the grounds, &C.,
Of the Baltimore county agricultural society has
been arriving this week from WilliamspOrt, Pa.
The 4th passed off quietly in TOwsontown,
very little attention having been paid to the day.
The public Offices in the Court House were closed.
Among the candidates for County Commits
Steifel, Daniel J. MeCauley and Samuel c. Heird.
-"Children's day'-Sunday last-at Tow
sontown NJ. E. church, was very interesting
event, and the different services attracted large
audiences.
At the end of the session just closed there
were 500 children the rolls of the three public
schools ofWOOdberry, the high schOOlalone having
nearly 400.
The past has been a week of decidedly
pleasant weather, admirably well suited for har-
vesting and the farmers have been losing no time
at that work.
Thomas J. Hunter, Esq, and bride this
week returned to TowsOntOWn from their we'd
ding tour. They will commence housekeeping
here in the fall.
Prof. B. C. Reed, principal of the TowsOn-
town high school, sailed from Baltimore for
Europe Wednesday. The Prof. will be absent
about two months.
VIM. Burke, employed on the water works,
and who had become insane, was brought to Jail
here on Friday night of last week by officer Whit
tie. He was very violent.
Politics still warming up and in view
of the early primaries and convention candidates
are losing no time. Three weeks from to-day the
agony win be nearly over.
The lecture of John 7. EnsOr, Esq, in the
NJ E.. church, Tuesday evening, on "Kansas,"
was very entertaining and was listened to by a
large and critical audience.
Mrs B. Jones, living at shaft No. IL on
the water works, was thrown from wagon few
days ago, caused by the horses running away, and
had one of her arms broken.
"A petition has been presented to the COun-
ty Commissioners asking for the widening of Ar
lington avenue, leading from the York turnpike,
at the three-mile hill, to the Hillen road.
MIR. Jos. Jackins, one of the 9th district
road supervisors, has been engaged this week
dressing up some of the avenues in TOwsontown,
for which he deserves the thanks of the citizens.
Levi Kurtz, respected citizen and farmer,
living near New Market, eth district, is dead.
Mr. K. was a member of Shrewsbury Lodge of
Odd Fellows, which attended his funeral in body.
"A boy named Kalb, aged about Is years,
was killed in bank in the 18th district,
about three miles from Baltimore, Wednesday last,
by large mass of earth and ore caving in upon
him.
Mrs. Margaret Fisher, living at Union
factory, lst district, died very suddenly, of pa
rafysIs, on Monday last, aged 73 years. She
leaves eight children and thirty-four grand
children.
1t is said that two men-Pat Flynn and
John Carroll-both employed on the water works,
fought duel with pistols day this week.
Five shots were fired but both men escaped. The
difficulty about woman.
The Union factory, located in the 1st dis
triet of this county, few days ago shipped Is
is used in large quantities in the manufacture of
bags for the shipment of grain.
- The picnic of TOwsontown NJ. E. Sabbath
school, in Ridgely's mill woods on Wednesday,
was largely attended, there being about $50 per-
sons present. The weather was delightful and
the day was very pleasantly spent.
The regular monthly entertainment of the
Missionary Society of EPSON NJ. P. Sunday
school, will be held on Sunday afternoon, July
al 90
will have charge of the singing. Public invited.
The Choral Association of St. Johns P. Z.
church, Wayerly, gave their fourth concert on
Thursday ev'g of last week in the hall to a large
and delighted audience. The concert having
proved such a success it was repeated on Friday
night.
Mrs. Rebecca Frush, wife of Mr.. VIM.
Frush, died suddenly at her residence in Balti-
more, on Friday evening of last week, aged 50
years. She was born in Baltimore county but
had resided in Baltimore for the past thirty
years.
The County Commissioners have granted
permission to the Maryland Telephone Company
to erect poles from North Boundary avenue by
way of Oak street, Huntington avenue, &C., to
WOOdberry and from thence to Green Spring
avenue.
On Saturday night last, at an early hour,
a fight occurred on one Of the most public streets
of Towsontown, between two cOlored men, and
the town officer, who receives $50 per month to
keep the peace. was no where to be seen, and no
arrests were made.
Our speculative friend, Of whom we made
mention some time ago, has embarked in a new
enterprise. He went to Texas this week and
bought goat and he expects now to goat rails
ing those animals. Butt if he don't succeed he'll
buck on to something new shortly.
Col d. G.. Mcintosh, who is counsel for
Lindenberg. the man who shot and killed Bewley,
in the Ist district, few weeks ago, was at Eli
colt City last week to collect evidence with view
to obtaining writ of hGbeds corpus for the re-
lease of his client who is in Jail here, on bail
DR.. Edward Keech, of Baltimore, brother OF
VIM. S. Keech, Esq, has rented the cottage o.
Mr.. Adam Debaugh, opposite the residence Of
Mr.. Geo B. dean, and will occupy it during the
8,5e cottage is new and is pleasantly
MINER +be northwestern section Of Towson-
Wn' .nnlieation has been made to the County
:-sfidners for the erection OF an IRON Drluge
saot span, over Jones laiis, On 'ne ooPP~ w
iees ar u Brooklandville; also for a wooden
ad, nu ne r.et span. over the west branch OF Her
idge' ~ - Steyenson's lane, half mile east o.
.syork turnpike. .,.,- - -.
PPntting in a stone gutter in front OF thu
ageu - IF Mr.. E. B. Almony, on the turnpike
rOPS.J desires us to state that if anybody mas any
~ .t;ans TO make, as 10 now "lue IL VuSus "
dggd deep it ought to be, &c. &C., they mak'
e. No" once or they may be too late
hem N Mr. L. r. Woollen, of Mt. Washington ad
II the Towsontown temperance society OF
iresssu sev nivht. On the same evening colOre'
honua'f 'f-o4 Baltimore, who made an address a
,ast FoaI meeting of the State Temperance Alliance
ne lass tbe colored people at their church on tn
R,i". ,RUiks road The attendance at both meeting
was good. con.,s
= marley Park on Monday and told him tina
man m,s a. ,ratcb which he wore had been stolen iron
a go,n at Kernan's Summer Garden, in Baltimore
~ ,4 Hat if he (the gentleman) would FORK owe
oIo ouo .Le detective" would not "take him In.
SlO 9o, then county officer came up and the sharp
er "dusted."
A coored social club from the city neld :,
,,;o-nie on Monday at HOwardsville, ". M. i: Il
+ and during the day there was considerable dis
n-1er H., On the train which conveyed the excur
O;onists TO the city in the evening hght occur
sod in attempting to quell which one OF the ON
lis Of the road was roughly handled. SeVera
arrests were made.
Market day for live stock in Baltimore ma
- changed from Monday to Thursday OF eacl
pI a. take effect Thursday, July 10Th. In