The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-02-21
LOCAL ITEMS.

mark that this is locust year.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Lu-
therville is being reprinted and otherwise embel-
lished.
-Messrs. John D. Roe 4 Co., are fitting up
the lower room of the Odd Fellows Hall, prepara-
tory to removing their store thither.
An honest man is said to be the nobest
work of the Creator, and some fellow remarks that
at the same time he is the most lonesome.
Hon. George H. Williams, Senator from
Baltimore county, has been sick for some days
and was necessarily detained at his home.
MIR Joshua Hynes, living near Union Fac
tory LIST district was stricken with paralysis sew
eral weeks ago and is now lying in a critical con-
ditiOn.
George n. Herbert, Of Baltimore. son of Mr..
Gideon Herbert, of this place, recently lost two
children, within few days of each other, of diph
liberia.
On Monday night burglars entered the res
idence of G. A. Schlens. on the Frederick road,
and carried off a number of articles valued at
about SIS.
Thomas Butler fell into a vat of boiling
water at Abbott's rolling mills, Canton, on the
18th of January, and was so badly scalded as to
cause his death last week.
The oath annual meeting of the Maryland
Sunday School Union was held in Baltimore on
Tuesday. James L. Ridgely, Jr., was elected
yice-president for Baltimore county.
The farmers convention and mass meeting
takes place at the Court House on Wednesday of
next week, commencing at l o'clock p. m, and
promises to be one of unusual interest.
In the Circuit Court Wednesday, in the
case of Thomas j. Gorsuch VS.. John B. Dehof a
Judgment by confession was entered for the plain
tiff for S524.25, with interest and costs.
"A colored man named Edward Holiday has
been arrested in Baltimore the charge of steal
ing set of harness, some time ago, from Mr..
VIM. H. Perot, on Charles street avenue.
-To-morrow-Sunday, Feb. 22d-is Wash
ington's birthday. The 4th of July and 18th of
September likewise fall on Sunday which is anoth-
err remarkable thing about the year 1880.
There are at present forty three Baltimore
county pupils in the State Normal School, forty
one of whom are free scholars. 1t is said the
number is in excess of that allowed by law.
The stone-cutters at work for Messrs. Al
len Co., at the Beaver Dam marble quarries,
who ''struck' on Wednesday of last week, resum-
ed work on Saturday, satisfactory arrangements
having been made.
Petitions are being circulated at Ellieott
City asking that Baltimore county be annexed to
Baltimore city. 1t is said the people of that
ton do not like the idea of being obliged to
to Towsontown tc attend court
The fellow who predicted the heaviest
snow of the winter on the 10th and 18th of Feb
ruary missed his calculations terribly. Those
days were two of the finest of the winter, with
warm sun and almost balmy air.
Col. o. P. Macgill, as auctioneer, sold on
Thursday last, near Rosaryville, Prince Georges
county, for Messrs. Stuart & Schmucker, receivers
of J. J. Turner & Co., large amount of farm
stock, implements, crops, &C., &c.
George N. Vogt, Jesse F. Hampton and
Thos. E. Hampton, residents of this county, are
applicants for the benefit of the insolvent laws.
Monday, LIST day of June, has been fixed for their
appearance before the Circuit Court.
1t is stated that unanimous call has been
extended to Rev. S. H. Thompson, of Baltimore,
to become pastor of Govanstown Presbyterian
Church, the pulpit Of which was recently made
vacant by the resignation of Rev. J. F. Gibson.
Forty five thousand California trout eggs
have been received at the Druid Hill Matching
house. These trout will be distributed in Mary
land waters They are said to thrive better in
this climate than the brook trout, and are not
migratory.
The valuable farms and mill property of
Mr.. Thomas H. Matthews, near Cockeysville,
which were offered at public sale on Tuesday,
were withdrawn, the bids offered being insufficient.
This is very desirable property and the wonder is
it did not meet ready sale.
The Phoenix factory, located at Phoenix,
n. C. R. R., together with 40 acres of land, 81
tenement houses and other buildings, will be sold
at public sale on the 10th of March. The prop
erty is owned by Jos. W. and Thos C. jenkins
and Robert Garrett & Sons.
A correspondent of the Journal, describing
the town of Wiseburg, 7th'district says it sis sit
uated on rather an elevated hill" Hills in this
vieinity-as well all others we have seen-are
more or less elerafed In fact it would be q Gu
riosty to see one that is not
Our neighbor of the Journal dropped into
poetry" in his last issue, selecting most m-poet-
zeal subjects viz, "mud" and "Crout." Judging
from his two first efforts in this line weshould say
that he possesses extraordinary talant. He could
make fortune writing nursery rhymes.
We now confidently look for the compile
ton of our narrow gauge railroad to Towsontown
some time during the coming summer. Work is
progressing with entire satisfaction, and we be-
heve fondest hopes will certainly be realized.
A steam railroad to Towsontown But why anti
cipate?
We this week received postal card with
marriage and death notice written upon it, but
with no name signed, and as the names are all
strange to US, we decline to publish them without
some guarantee of their genuineness. We pay no
attention to anonymous communications of this
character.
"A demonstrating match took place ct
Ady's 9-Me House, Hartford road, on Saturday
last, which won by Mr.. Julius S. Waddel, of
Virginia, brother of Mr.. John Wadde clerk for
Mr.. Condor, contractor on the water works. He
killed twenty-three out oftwenty- five birds sprung
from the trap.
The sale of the property of Patrick Flani-
gan, advertised in this paper last week, has been
withdrawn, Mr.. F. having concluded not to sell.
We don't know why he wanted to sell unless it
was on account of the Towsontown mud. That
is exasperating enough to make almost any man
strike his mother-in-law.
"A large flock of wild geese passed over
TOwsontown about o'clock on Tuesday evening,
going in northwesterly direction. While pass
ing over the town they appeared to have become
confused and flew almost within gun-shot. This
early fight Of wild fowl is said to indicate that
the cold weather is at an end for the winter
The "Grant boom" has broken out at Wa
verify, SO the city papers say. But it is not half
so contagious as smallpox, and up to this time
if reports be true-but nine persons have been af-
ficted with it. That is not a very "Burleigh'
boom, is it And we don't believe there will be
many "Hare"- bredth escapes when it explodes.
"A very fine young stallion, sired by "Su-
perb," and owned by Mr.. H. B. Holton, proprie-
tor of Meadow View Stock Farm, on the Franklin
road broke his left fore leg few days ago, which
necessitated his being killed. The horse was
years old, could trot very fast and was valued at
$4,000 He was thought to be the most promising
colt owned in the State.
Miss Hadassah Wardin, highly esteem
ed young lady, daughter of the late VIM. H. War
din, of Philadelphia, and niece of Mr.. John E.
Owens, died at the residence of her mother, on
Charles street avenue, above Boundary avenue,
ON Tuesday night last. She until recently resided
with her family at Aigburth Vale, theresidence Of
Mr. Owens, near this place.
On Tuesday morning resident of this
town, on his way from the postofice to his home
dropped letter addressed to his daughter, and
although he went back Immediately to look for it,
it could not be found. The letter was thought to
contain money and the finder no doubt appropria-
ted this. 1t is a singular fact that very few ar
ticles lost about Towsontown are ever recovered.
The Gray Manufacturing Company of Ell
icott City has notified the employees in the cotton
mill that their wages will be advanced 10 per cent
on the first of March. The factory employs about
200 hands and supports about 45O people. The
employees of Union factory, of which Mr.. Robt.
H. Thompson is manager, have also been notified
that their wages will shortly be advanced 10 per
cent
Mr.. Conrad Turnbaugh, resident of the
18th district, was in TOwsontown on Wednesday
of this week and showed us tax-bill paid by his