The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-01-04

john Messersmith, who stole COW in this
county and was afterwards convicted on the 18th
OF February, 1875, and sentenced to penitentiary
for six years, has been pardoned by Gov. Carroll.
He was indicted with Henry Rohlcutter, we'll
known hereabouts, who subsequently tried on
the 81 of May of the same year and sentenced to
the penitentiary until January, 1877, when he was
released.
james II. Hynson of this town, while gun
ming near Ross Forrest on Tuesday, killed fe-
male fox squirrel, the largest and finest Of that
species we have 1t weighed over two
pounds and its brush was large and beautiful,
measuring IA inches in length. The fox squirrel
is very rare in this country and it being curios-
ity Mr. Lewis II. Urban will have it stuffed and
properly mounted.
The receipts for county taxes for the week
ending December 2sth, aggregated Sl4,435.55,
Si0,49O.36 of this amount having been collected in
Baltimore on Saturday by Messrs. John c. Bosley
and Chas. s. GraSon, clerks. The receipts in the
tax office here on Monday of this week were con
siderably upwards of six thousand dollars. The
Office both on Monday and Tuesday was crowded
with people anxious to pay up before the end Of
the year.
What got the matter with our neighbors of
the Herald last week The following extraordi-
nary notice appeared in the columns of that paper
HEDRIcK-BoSD-On the 10th inst, at the NJ. P.
John w. Hedrick to Miss Mary Bond, of Warren,
Parsonage, Towsontown, by Rev. j. W. Gray, Mr..
Baltimore county, Md" We know our neighbors
to be strict temperance people but this looks very
much like some of them had been indugng in too
much Christmas"
-Messrs Bowen & Almony, of this place,
agents for the Agricultural Fire Insurance Co., of
WATERFOWL, n. y, few days since placed a $780,
600 risk on the fine property of Mr.. James Boyce,
on the Joppa road, near Towsontown. The same
firm have also placed $4,000 risk on the proper
ty of another gentleman in the neighborhood.-
This is pretty good evidence that business men
have confidence in the Company represented by
Messrs Bowen d AlmOny.
There were very attractive Christmas
trees in Towsontown, among the most elaborate
being those of DR. j. Piper and Mr.. Richard Will
lis The latter had miniature garden, with grow
ing plants a lake, beautiful little cottage, and in
the background a railroad train running into
tunnel composed of "make- believe" rocks, the
whole effect being very pretty. The work was
done by Mrs. Willis, who possess great taste and
skill in such matters.
With this issue commences the twenty fifth
voumn of the UNION. Many names now on our
subscription books were placed there when the pa
per was first started, twenth- -four years ago. while
many who then were subscribers have long since
passed away. The paper is now as healthy and
vigorous as it ever was and we shall always try to
keep it abreast os the times. 1t is aim to pub
and how well succeed we leave our readers to
judge.
Referring to the generosity of Hon. James
A. Gary, the Ellicott City Times of last week says:
" Hon. James A. Gary, the popular owner of the
AlbertOn cotton mill at Elysvile, in this county,
with that lberalty often before displayed in the
furtherance of all that tends to elevate and accom-
nodate those in his employ, has presented the
Catholic employees at that place with lot ground
upon which to erect church and to make its cree
ton more certain, also subscribed $3.50 as founda
ton for the building fund
w. Hongsworth Whyte, Esq, counsel for
Gus Lake who was indicted for the murder of
colored boy at his place on the North Point road,
in August last the case having been removed to
the city. on Saturday made application to have
the accused admitted to bail. The application was
heard before Judge Pnkney, in the Criminal Court,
and was denied, the Court deciding that the oense
was dot a bailable one. Counsel for Lake stated
that his health was being impaired by his conine-
ment in the county jail which was one of the
grounds on which he asked that he be admitted to
bail.
Mr.. George Whitelock young lawyer of
marked ability and son of WIN. Whiteloek, Esq,
of Mount Washington, was married at st. Johns
P. Z. church. in that place, at O'Clock Monday
evening. to Miss Louisa c. Sauerwein, the accom-
plisbed daughter of p g. Sauerwein, Esq, also of
Mount Washington. Soon after the ceremony the
young couple left for New York, from whence they
will sail for Europe, where they expect to remain
one year. Mrs. WhitelOck has gained cOnsdera-
bic prominence as an authOress and has written
number of delightful books which have met ready
and extensive sale.