The Baltimore County union., 1880-07-31
LOCAL ITEMS.


10 work the Boyer ore bank in York county, giving
employment 90 number Of men.
The annual picnic Of EPSON ". +. sun.
day school Of this place will be held In Druid
Hill Park on Wednesday Of next week.
The order Of Jonadabs held n large meet.
ing in Iloopcrs grove woodberry, on Sunday
last, and a number Of addresses were delivered.
Mr.. John W. Shanklin, Sr., Of the 9th dis
trict, who was stricken with paralysis about ten
days ago, Is improving. His age Is 20 years.
The days are growing percep,ibly shorter
and the voices of the katydids and crickets are
sure harbingers Of the early approach Of fall.
There l. talk Of the County Commissioners
appointing n Chief Of Police. whose duty Il will
be TO manage all the police divisions Of the county.
Many Of our farmers have already COM
inenced piowing for wheat. Since the recent
rains the ground Is In line condition for the work.
Mr.. A. J. German has removed the trees
FROM his lot. opposite the USioS Office. prcparato-
~ 20 commencing the erection of his hnc store and
dwelling.
The work Of improving Sherwood +. T..
Church. Cuckeysvilic. has commenced. Services
will be held ~ u.uaI-every Sunday morning at
u o'clock.
Summer brings great many strangers 10
the vicinity Of Towsontown. They may be seen
driving on our beautiful avenues any pleasant
afternoon.
--Oficer y. q. Forester. of the 18th district.
who was suspended last week for conduct unbe-
coming an officer" has been rcinstatcd by tho
County Commissioners.
in Towsontown apples scll at - cents
peck. AZ Hanover. Pa. they sell at cents
There IL no more expensive place in the country
to live than Towsontown.
-Tonaiors are scarce and ,,ill very high
Farmers aud gardeners who did not plant more of
them, because they were so low last season, now.
feel like kicking themselves.
An inventory of the personal estate of the
late Chaunecy Brooks has been flied with the Reg
lister Of Wills by the executors. The total amount
Of the inventory Is s3Oo.es9si.
Mr.. Christian Bryer. an old resident of this
town and a native Of Gernany. died on wednes-
day evening last, at the residence of his sOn-in-
Law, Lewis Held. aged sc years.
Mics Mann's school for young ladies and
little girls will commence the fall term Sept. 18th.
Mis-. Mann. who is a thorough anl accomplished
teacher. should be liberaly pitronirci.
a white infant about four weeks old, was
found in Druid Hill Park on Saturday last by
Rev. John Wilhelm, of Woodberry. Capt. Cassell
sent il to the child's Nursery and Hospital
IF an organ grinder with a box full Of new
tunes would come TO Towsontown he'd make n
fortune. The vigilance committee will get after
some Of these old stagers IL they are not careful.
The location of the Goyanstown postonice
has no, ye, been changed and Miss cornelia Kel.
ley Is still acting as postmstrcss. There IL much
opposition to the change, and not without just
cause.
Many Of the residents of TowsontOwn have
been and are still away at the various summer re.
sorts. During their absence the stay .at. homes.
who largely predominatc, have been having
everything their own way.
summit Grove camp meeting. ON the y. c.
II. r.. cotnmeaced on Thursday. 2?th, and will
continue ten days. The Summerfeld camp. at
Windsor Heights, will commence August 10th and
continue until September Let.
The officers OF the Let district on Sunday
last arrested five colorcd men who found
gambling in a house On Edmonlson avenue, near
the Frederick road. Al cxcep; one. who paid IS
hnc and costs, were committed TO Jail.
Those Who desire to hear Rev. DIR. Guard,
Of Mount Vernon NJ. 4. Church. Baltimore, should
attend the all. day woods meeting ON the llien
road, near Taylors church, on Sunday next,
August let, lie will preach at I p.m
On Saturday night last chicken thieves in
vaded the premises Of n man named kogan, at
Mt. Winans, 18th district, and carried OF a lot Of
poultry. Rogan sangh, the thieves in the act but
they overpowered him and acl with their booty.
--Onc Of the largest butter manufacturers In
Hartford county Is Mr.. Joshua Green, who is we'll
known In Baltimore county, and whose farm joins
the Little Gunpowder Falls, ON the Hartford coun.
Xr. '' anu = '"''' Instance ''''''A'' '' sweet
Mr.. y. $. Everhart. who in 1873 rau for
Sheriff OF Baltimore county on the Republican
Ticket has been appointed additional postal agent
on the Baltimore and Hanover railroad. between
Gettysburg and Emory Grove, at n salary Of sY00
per year.
Tho excursion &c Towson Lodge of this
place, to Pcnmar, W. VI. u. r., which took place
on Thursday. was largely attended, many Of the
members taking their families with them. The
excursionists left Towsontown at o'clock in three
special ears, leaving Baltimore at So
The Trade wagon-how il obtained the
maine We don't kn0w-has come 10 be very pop.
ular vehicle and q number Of them can be seen on
our streets almost any day. Most of them are
very handsome and for summer use are preferable
To heavier and more cumbersome carriages.
-Mrs. Jane :. Brown, wife Of the late Robt.
p. Brown, died at the family residence. "Stohc-
leigh" on the York road, below Towsontown, on
Saturday evening last. Mrs. Brown, who was the
daughter Of tho late James Wilson. was n most
estimable lady, and had large circle Of friends.
New poles are to be erected for the teie.
graph uuc uctNteu DhlttulOFc anu Eulthuclpnln,
passing through this place Many Of the old poles
have been struck by lightning and shiyered. The
placing Of ground wires on the poles-a plan re.
Gently adopted here-is great protection to them.
Mr.. Thomas 7. Smith. cashier Of the Bank
Of Commerce Of Baltimore, died very suddenly at
. boarding house in Lutherville. on Friday morn
Ing Of last week, OF paralysis Of the heart In the
SD year of his age. Mr. Smith, who leaves a
wife and one child had his life insured for $50 900.
Tho Republicans Of the 9th district will
hold . meeting at Middletown this Saturday af-
ternoon. at J o'clock. for the purpose Of forming
. campaign club The Republicans Of the sth
district will hold meeting ut Parkton on Mon
day evening next, nj o'clock, for the same Pur-
pose.
The terms Of admission 10 the Summit
Grove camp p-meeting are-single admission, 5
cts. season ticket Is cts. one horse, single ad
mission. s cts; season ticket Is cts. two horses
10 cts. season ticket SO cts. No tickets sold on
Sunday and the gates are TO be closed during ser.
vice.
The eoiored camp meeting which CON-
meneed at this place on Friday, Esd inst, was
largely attended Sunday, there being more
white people than colored. Should Sunday next
be q good day the attendance will no doubt be
very large. Good order has prevailed througheat
the camp.
Only about six miles Of grading for the Bal
timore and Delta railroad remain TO be completed
Mr.. Renshaw, Q well l-known engineer, was over
the road during last week and expressed his ap.
proval not only Of the work done but of the beau
~ and fertility Of the country through which the
road passes.
The Board Of School Commissioners have
injured thirteen school houses IN this county In
the Farmers Fire Insurance Company Of York,
Pa. Others will also be insured Heretofore these
buildings have not been insured and We think tho
move very wise one, and the wonder IL that Il
a