The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-02-14

"A petition l. about to be circulated, asking
the Legislature TO pass n general law prohibiting
the sale Of spirituous liquors below the gauge Of
first proof adultcratcd with any unhealthy drug.
Any law which would prevent tho sale of poison
Gus beverages would be beneficial TO the cOmnun-
~. The subject IL worthy Of consideration by the
Legislaturc.-B elsr .Egi..
The vicinity Of "Dancs Quarter" Somerset
county, Is greatly excited over the marriage oi
Sydney Shores and Lou Ella Shores, who were
made one last Saturday by tho aid Of Rev. Zack
Bowen. The bride Is not yet - years Of age and
Is an own cousin and step daughter of the groom.
Sydney, who IL over 20 years, first married his un.
cle's widow. who died about two months ago.
Rev. i. u. Reese, member Of the Baltimore
Conference VI. T.. Church, died Of aPoplexy at his
residence in Darlington, Hartford county, on last
Saturday. Mr.. Reese was well known. lie had
been pastor Of several churches in and around
baltimore, and at the last Conference he was APP
pointed to the Hartford circuit. lie was GO years
old. and entered the ministry at the age Of %
years.
The dispute regarding the financial affairs Of
the school board 81 Allegany county, is still un-
settled. The decision Of the State board recog-
nifes Mr. Cochrane a the legal examiner, while
the county board % school Commissioners refuse
20 recognize him, and no money can be obtained
60 meet the school expenses. Both sides have APP
pcalcd 10 the county Commissioners 10 settle the
matter.
The pea growers in Somerset county com
menccd planting the early crop on tho 18th 81
JanuRry-caTer by several weeks than ever be-
fore. Down there strawberry vines have been in
bloom at times all the winter Wheat Is looking
green and beautiful, and is a. far advanced as IL
usually is in April. The crop sown IL larger than
ever known, but that sown early l. somewhat in
jured by the hy.
The body of William Disney was found ono
morning last week in Anne Arundel county, about
three-f oiihs Of mile from his own residence. lie
had been under medical Treatment. and during n
mental alteration escaped from his bedroom 10
the second hOor by getting out Of window,
and In . half nude state Wandered over the fields
and fences, and doubtless became exhausted and
then died from cold and exposure.
st Michaers Comet: "The subject ofthe tax
alton Of mortgages is again before the Lcgisla-
ture. Two years ago when the same proposition
WAS brought forward, the whole subject was fully
discussed and all that could be said on either side
was brought out The press Of the city opposes the
taxation 81 mortgages go do most Of the county
papers and we notice that the Agricultural So
cieiy Of Ken, county has passed resolutions OPP
posing IL.
Col. Aydelo,te has resigned the position Of
elder of the Presbyterian church NJ Poeonoke City
in consequence Of the prejudice against him grow
Ing gu, Of the recent scandal IL j. supposed that
the criminal suit agans; Col. Ayleloiie will no,
he proceeded with. n. Mr.. Polk has removed a.
Philadelphia The Rev. Mr.. Bowen, who resigned
the pa.tora;e 81 the church Rccoua; q the wick
cdncs. Of the people. ofiriA;cs every sunday. bis
term not cNpitin. I'll! the l., % April.
Michac, O'Scili. e Catoctin Furnace Frrl-
eTics county, created sensation By c.cap!n.
from his father. house. while insane. in = per.
fcctiy nude condition. He INDUCED in several
baths in the ponds along the road 20 Mechanic.
town. and leapci from the bridge into the creek
Entcfiu: the town. his insane cries attracted the
attention Of several men, who strapped blankets
around him and put him in the station house. lie
| u n monomaniac on the subject q religion.
The la;es, from the Montgomery county gold
mine bring information that in shaft No. q
rich vein with Eve feet breast ofhrs;-cass ore and
one foot Of second ore. well walled. has been
struck and i. turning out aaau; fifteen tor. day
the same yielding sll0 per ton. The run of gold
i still beyond the most sangg.ne expectations
aud the estimate per ton !, made roughly, bat
reasonably below the valuation AZ the mint. III,
crushing mill ha. been working night and day
turning out twenty ton. per iay-;he iGl! capA'
city Of the mil.
The construction e railroad track acfos,
the -. Lawrence river pn the ice. near Montreal
recall, the fact ,ha; in the year l>j3 similar
track was for some time in scrIs. the >gsgue'
hanna river al liavre De Grace by the trains q
the PhilAdeiphis. Whining u AZ ! Baltimore Rail,
road Inero wa. ~ railroad br.i: - AZ thai time
and the river being packed with ice 70 the BIT.
ton. the powerful ferry boa, then in use Wa uu
able 90 force passage from one bank 10 the other
While the tack Was IN progress Il contraction
the southern mails and passengers bad g. b
transported by the Harrisburg ute 20 and from
Philadelphia.