The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-02-14
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From Gardenville, 18th District. Pleas.
ant "SOciaJie'- Delightful Birfh- IJay Party
FarcirsH SsrmoR-- Far and Fs.firal-SmaH- Por
Seurc- That "I'ropOssf' EaicrfaismenL--A very
pleasant "sociabie was held ut niddison's Hall,
GaTlcnvillc ON the evening of Jan. 2gth, for which
the Gardenviiic string band. composed Of Prof.
Jos. y. Ncumaysr. leader: Pleasant Sites and
deOtge aud II. Herman, furnished excellent
music. The committee Of aFrHng cments consisted
Of j. ;. Biddison of \. GEORGE Ilofstcttcr and
John ;. Centrum. Refreshments were served at
u o'clock and dancing continued until ; 4. NJ.
The affair was characterized by AL one of the
most pleasant and enjoyable events Of tho winter.
number Of ladies were present from the city and
surrounding country.
On Friday evening. 9th inst. Miss Estella For
roster was given surprise party ut her fathers
residence. in honor Of her birth day. The affair
was gotten up By her brothers and sisters and by
intimate friends from the city and surrounding
country. four.horsc omnibus brought those
from baltimore and all assembled at Mr.. y. g.
forrcsters and marched 10 the house, headed by
the Gardenville band. The party on arriving At
Miss Forrcster's, took possession Of the dining
room. where table with all the dclicacics Of the
season. was soon spread. After all had enjoyed
the cdibes the company repaired to the parlor.
when Mr.. II. VI. Cowles. secretary IL the lIalti-
more city School Board, in neat and appropriate
speech in behalf of the brothers anil sisters Of Miss
Forester. presented her with a Handsome gold
NMch. Tue Young lady also received several
other beautiful presents from friends. The com
pany dispersed about II o'clock, after having
spent delightful evening.
I'm sunday afternoon Las, Rev. u u. MurIhy
preached his farewell sermon at Gaich's VI. T..
church. lie has been laboring zcalously with thi.
and all the congregations Of Urea; Falls Cirrui,
for three year, Snd all are sorry 90 part with him.
The last quarterly meeting Of the year will be held
AZ Gatch's ON Saturday aud Sunday next.
PFeachin; on both days By the Presiding Elder.
Under the auspices Of the ladies Of Jerusalem
congregation at Garlenvillc. a fair and festival
will be held a; Gardeners Hall. from March Sth
to the 18th. Season tickets have been fixed at
81 cts. The proceeds will be devoted TO building
q stone wall around the graveyard, fronting the
pike. ami otherwise improving the grounds. Tho
Ladies AZ the bead of this affair will spare efforts
O. make IL grand success and /; l. hoped they
will be literally paiToniEcd.
The smallpox scare has all blown over. A re-
port went the rounds Of the newspaper that there
was a case on this rcad. but there was not word
Of truth IN it. The old saving that i, j. ian II!
wind that Blow nobody good" verified in
this instance. The doctors were busy fnr some
days fascinating people 30 tina; the Tcpor; helped
them.
fully agree with your RayVillc corrc.yonlcn;
tha; It would be- ilcasir; and perhaps profitable
ir Your local corfc.po nltut. t. become se, Tainted
With each other. anil ! concur IN III. rc."iu;Un.
Tat think a committee .hedli be- apioiui,I 90 sly
what k!al 90! an Entertainment It should be-
whether lecture. supper or excursion. Now
think, Mc..rs Gii'or.. :: ya.l vonil NLsrtc-
sieambpa; and take oursclyc. and faui,c. :,
Mount Vernon sotuc ;iuc neNi .Imincr y"ur Kin J.
Res would be jUly appreciated !. The cogrc.f u.
dent. have n doubt. would undertake to 'ur-
u.sh the grab. ami ~ live in ;hc garden
spoi' Of the county. will .url y the ou. rai-
d,shcs. a.. {" serve relish the return tn.
How would shat 10 VI. \. l..
From Rayv.lle. 9th District. oifN.L
f''r'. Hsss's- E.i'. - an Od Ct;,s,s->.i
Faaiiy 4 '',.p. dr.-No doubt uauy of your
reader. ~ ! esieciaiiy those who were iacmhcf.
Of The .ni Maryland Regiment. volunteers. re
member joseph Parsons. of captain Mac. " i'.,u'.
company. who hal his eye. shu; cut a, the SECOND
battle ii Ball Kun. About the close Of the war
he married youn: lady ,fihi. n0ighhofhnoi AMI
about eight year. az moved Wcsi and took W.
HE rc.iicnce in the town Of Atlanta. in the state
81 Illinois. H. AMI biz wife are NV Ni.iiin.
thc.r friends IN this ucighh.rhaoi. Many sui
posed tha; after an absence 4 year. Ac wuuli bc
usab.c : recognize persons be once knew ly
tcarin: them 'Iesk. but they were asr,eab.y 3.-
aIpoinic! i"r be instantly nsniIc. any one be
knew bc:.r he LETT TOR the Wet. when they SPEAK
. him. lie aiNAys appear. ., tc 10 a harry
;Farr g m.al AMI tahts a. nu. interest IN pas
Ing evert- o.. any .ue eisc.
Nr. John ". SPicer lied vcry suddenly "a the
- int. 3 neuralgia o: the heart. IT, early ic
be came from En:.an g. tai. country al se,i',
Ia baltimore. About twenty years asp lie bought
farm in this district an .l.u, the eyerir IL tis
life ia agricultural pursuits. H. in the 18Th
year o: his age AMI leading member of the ".
J.. church.
Diph;heria i. prevailing g. .oiae extent in the
{ reighborhoei cf Miiiie,own. Mr.. Philip l..
kroh los; two children within a week. one on
Monday. Fad. and one on ThuFslay. 9Th met, 81
tha; fatal disease and another 10 az; exrcc,e
% recover.
I The '.rouni.hor'." preii.,ion seem. likely :,
he verified a. the weather has been pretty rough
'ince &c saw hi. shadow. uE.ERvER.
From Greenwood. nth District. b
Iiaisf Is,Dr.rsasat.-I,, Grii,risy- -i rop..,f
.|.i- Cauats E.r.i-TA. .Ntrr.o-Galgs X. IT,
NFs. g. Refer. pr4Trie;re., 4 the Emile House
Hartford road. will thi. sIrius erect a public hail
"a her premises T. accommodate abog; "' lie Il"
She alsp intend building al !;ion % her hotel
ani % open aTst-c'as. wagon yard ~ the
e9iaaoiati1n O: The travelin. public. Nj. E,.cr
j. an en'erIfi..r: woman at viii ~ j. ub; make
Ter new Irsi-c; a .lcces.fui one. . La!lin which
q h''l publ. mse.ns.. Pc. has !,ls been nee !.
in ihi. vicinity aui MT. L. de.erse. = be rar-
-'a;a!aiel n tie Ire, - sgpriy the Waat. I, j.
h9Iet u may Prove feiIuueTai.vo
soiue .: our mel shLof. WI. hsyeicc- p 2 /. have
been able the pact week 20 gather ice abog; :!
nrhs. IN ;hirkLc...
On the .-th in.,ar, Board q Examiner, al.
pointed by the Couniy C9iuIEi..ian c5s will NEE;
Oh tAe prpppsel new road, running from lici,iown
q Greeaw90i. FOR the purpose e doterninin. =.
70 whether the public convenience require. the
opening q saii road. |; j. hoped the Examiner.
will report favaraby AZ the road will not only be
n great convenience but necessity % the many
farmers who are obliged % haul lime and stone out
Of the valley. by thi. road a distance Of miles
can be saved, which will amour, g. more than hv.
times the cos, of the road in single year in the
wear and tear q teams. No effort should be re
laxeI 20 secure the opening of the road.
Work o N the Ratio. and Delta raflrgah Il Ieiv
rapidly pushed forward in this section. AMI large
additional subscriptions are being made 10 the
capital stock. The officers Of the road are descrv-
ing g much praise for their success thus far. T..
From Luthsrville, ~. c. II. R.-CL.reh
Kspa'rs--A Fias I,sr-I a,,,,oriay ~ HsahL-
Dsaik .fa Y.,r,g Haa-Cbilf Harl.,f =, D.aiE.
d~.-Scal"liing has been put up around the
't'eple o.: IL. Lutheran church NJ TIL. place pre-
paTa,eTy T. Tepairs, painting, Ac. have been
told that from the top 81 the sliFe trains upon the
Western Maryland railroad can be seen crossing
Green spring Valley just south q owing Mills.
distance % probably or 10 miles.
DR.. Frank Jockey. son 81 our iownsman. Col.
John q. Cockey, who has been spending the
winter. because of III health. at Aiken. South
Carolina, writes home that he is improving aud
hopes to return in the spring greatly benefited by
his sojOurn in the sunny South.
Lewis Caussy. son Of u. :. Causey. for many
years keeper of the toll-gate the To- mile stone
on tue ork turnpike, ded Mt his fathers home Un
last Sunday, 9Th inst, Of consumption Of tho
lungs. Mr.. Causey was employed by Geo. II. e.
Meal Son, baltimore, for some years aud wa.
highly esteemed by all who knew him.
A daughter Of Mr.. Robt. Clark, who lives near
Timonium, on the road 10 the ridge, was burned
to death las, Friday, 9Th inst under very dis.
tressing circumstances. The mother went gu, %
milk in the morning. leaving this child and
younger. in the house. when she returned she
found the poor child burnt 90 n crisp. almost un-
recognizable. How the child took fire will per-
haps remain n mystery.
Some few Of our citizens are to-day. llth inst,
hauling ice but Of very inferior quality, such as