The Baltimore County union., 1880-10-23
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Think of Il. The Northern Central rail-
soad alone carried about 5o,oo0 people to Balti-
nore during last week.
a correspondent Of one Of the city papers
not inapty terms Baltimores celebration the
"squeere me" centennial.
Ten shares Of stock Of the Western Mary
land Railroad Co. were sold at tho Exchange,
Baltimore, on Wednesday, at $S.2j.
Several cases Of pieuro- pncumonia among
cattle are reported from Dulany's Valley. None
have died and those attacked are improving.
The frost Of Monday night Of this week
and In some places the ground slightly frozen.
The present Grand Jury Is makingi u lively
for the Sunday liquor sellers. They also after
some Of the county magistrates with sharp stick.
-Rev. Mr.. Thompson, pastor Of Govane Pres
byterian church. will preach in the Court House
at 3 p. m. tomorrow, Sunday. Public invited.
"A very successful revival meeting is In
progress at the United Brethrrn church, Wood
berry. The attendance Is very large and much
interest 10 being manifested.
Mr.. Lewis II. Urban will open his oyster
saloon on Monday next and will be prepared to
serve the Gncst bivaivcs mt short notice. Oysters
ON the half she'll n speciality.
Tho grand sacred open-air conccr, In Druid
lIill Park next Sunday will be well worth hear
ing and should the day prove favorable will no
doubt a,trac, nm immense crowd.
MIR. John l.. Slinglud. formerly of this
town. lie j. now n resident u. Bcrkcly county,
W. Va. where he l. engaged in sheep Taising.
The location Of the posioihcc ut Carroll on
the Frederick road, has been changed from Au-
gustus Aucrs store To II. c. schlossers store the
latter place. Il l. said being more convenient for
the patrons of the Office.
--Mrs. Bracsenridgc. wife of Mr. A. Brack-
cnriige. the weli-known Govanstown nursery
man and florist. sailed last week from New York
for Scotland. She goes for the purpose Of visit
ing relatives and friends.
The English salvation Army" has COIN
meneed operations In Baltimore. II reached here
just In time 90 be Of some service 20 the Demo
cratic party. Two weeks later the 'army" would
have had no material to work on.
--Our good old friend Joseph German. Of the
18th district, is full-aedged Grecnbaekcr and
has, by common consent, stepped into Mr.. Tread
ways shoes and IL now q candidate for Congress
"Iiire u hail." Joseph. and tell us all about IL.
Two OF Baltimore countys Oranges had
decorated wagons in the procession in Baltimore
on Thursday, 18th inst, viz. Patapseo. from the
18th district. and Garrison Forrest Both made
very ine displays but Patapsco carried OF the
palm.
A Herman NAMED Baidus Bcrkmyer, 20
years Of age and Of unsaund mind. was killed on
the Union railroad, at Dugan's Cruising. 18th dis
trict, nj nm early hour Tucsday morning last.
Berkmycr made his home with n family in the
city and had stolen away.
The great kcnturky horse. "I.ukc Black
burn" who ran In several races at Pimiico this
week. l. three years old and has already won for
his owners $39.355 in purses. Before coming 10
Baltimore he had started in twenty-five races.
winning eighteen Of them.
baltimore city's big celebration is now
over aud We, In common with the whole commu.
nifty, arc mighty glad of II. People have once
more settled down 60 business, and affairs are
again moving along without the daily Interrupt
tions Of about two weeks past,
About eighteen months ago county police
officer fossett vas assaulted by man named
Peter Melreevy, who was afterwards arrested
and lodged in Jail. from whence he escaped short
ly afterwards. Last week he was rc.arrested near
Belair and returned TO his old quarters.
-Epifootic still continues among the horses
but We have not yet heard Of any deaths. The
stock Of the York road railway line has been so
badly affected that the quarter-hour cars had 70
be discontinued on Saturday last. The horses
with rest and o little care soon improve.
Mr. Donneli Swami Of the Nd. Gun Clnb,
aud Mr.. Howell Buckley, Of the Phila. Gun Club.
had pigeon shoot at the grounds Of the former
Club. Pimlico, on Tuesday. for n silver cup and y
dinner. Each man shot at 100 birds. thirty yards
rise, Mr.. Swami killing 70 and Mr.. Buckley 60.
The Canton workingmcn's Institute, which
was conducted successfully last year. will begin
Its fall session next month, and number of lit
erary and scientific gentlemen have promised TO
aid the work During the past seven months the
library and reading rooms have been visited by
$500 persons.
The Presbyterian church at Granite. I'd
district, can perhaps boast of what no other
church IN the United States can-that two of iis
original Sabbath school scholars are now United
States Senator's, via: lion. Henry q. Davis. Sem
ator from West Virginia. aud Hon. A. =. Cor
man, Senator elect from Maryland.
-0ur neighbor of the Journal owns n very
nice driving mare but rs n saddle hack she Il not
I'll A 4 H. ng Nl.a aNua
shals In the Masonic procession in the city last
week. mounted on the mare, and pulled nearly the
whole Of her name out trying 20 hold on but finally
gave up In dispair and dismounted. The music
Inspired the animal and she put on too many airs
far our staid neighbor.
AN old German. who was at one time sex.
ton Of q certain church In Towsontown. on the
occasion Of wedding. when the crowd was very
dense, was heard 10 exciaim, In his perplcxity to
seat people, "Got In hinmel! Too much people
Too much people" So II was on the horse car
which LEFT baltimore for Towsontown at 1880
Monday night. Had the old fellow been aboard
he would no doubt have said something worse.
Nelson Cooper, sub.road supervisor for tho
9th district, has completed the Improvements on
the Hillen road. near the residence Of Mr. c. =.
Taylor. lie built two substantial bridges and
raised the road bed, making Il far better than
ever before. The appropriation for the work wa:
small but the best use was made OF the money and
the public will thank Mr.. Cooper for the very
credi,able manner in which he performed bis part
Of the job.
1t was stated In these columns last week
that m unknown boy. about IL years of age. had
been run over by an express train at White Hall.
N. G. X. r., few days before and instantly killed
Of Mrs. Gutman, 3i1 d street. Washington, and
had been missing from home for somc timc. The
remains will be disinterred and removed TO that
city. p. Son taking up the body Il proved
not 10 be that Of Mrs. G.'s son.
One ofthe Baltimore county Grange wagons
which appeared In the procession In Baltimore
last week was liberally bcdecked with small Tags
the name Of Garfield and Arthur being printed on
some Of them, and this not discovered until
the wagon returned home. The gentleman who
purchased the fags Ia n little near-sighted and
did not know that the names Of the Rspublicau
nominees we're upon any Of them. II he had II u
safe TO say the Gags would not have been shown
ss he, as well rs majority Of the members Of the
Grange, are Democrats.
During Baltimores celebration aud Oh,
consequent heavy travel on the York road cars
the complaints against the company have beer
many, and some of them not without cause. Of
Monday night Of last week persons who went Il
the Holiday street station at p. M, expecting
% take the $50 car, we're obliged TO wait unit
nearly II o'clock aud consequently did not reaci
Towsontown until AFTER -. On Monday night o
the present week tho car which left the city al
1850 had upwards Of ainefy people upon IL, an,
the crush was simply awful The front platform
alone had nineteen passengers upon u. some o.
them hanging on with their hands and only roou
for one foot. This should not be. aud peop
very naturally complain. We know that man,
Of the horses Of the line arc sick. but two two
horse ears, with forty passengers each, would b
more comfortable for the patrons Of the road thai
one four-horss ear with the passengers packed Il
like sardines.
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Property Saies.-Aiessrs. Taylor 4 creamer
suetionecrs, sold at the Court House on Tuesday
for Thos. Hughes. Esq., trustee. &c., 1G7 acres o
land situated on the York turnpike, % miles frou