The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-01-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

growing small by degrees aud beautifully less.
ALL the clicks in the Office Of the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court entered upon their duties on
Monday.
- Mr.. e. Nicholas white. formerly Of Tow.
s"nt"wn. nov holds u position in the Baltimore
Custom House.
a man named Maxwell fell in a Gt at the
Court House ON Wednesday. creating some cx.
ciicment for time.
Mr.. u. ". Brysok has been appointed post
master nj Riders station, y. &. Il. r.. vice Mr..
{. II. Scick. resigned.
~ little son of Mr. John Crowther. Jr..
special auditor. fell from chair lew days ago
md di.l"cated his shoulder.
The County Commissioners on Thursday
visited the new police station at Canton for the
purpose of inspecting the building
Tile next session of the Baltimore Annual
Conference will be held at Madison avenue church.
baltimore. commencing March 9Th.
-Ev sheriff wot;hinston. who was painfully
injured by being thrown from his buggy about
two weeks ago. IL rapidly improving.
The Baltimore county agricultural society
will build fine exhibition hall ON the grounds at
Timonintn before the mex, fair is held.
----Joscph l.. Baync. son Of Mr.. John Baync.
living near this town. all be one of the gradu-
atcs at the coming commencement Of st. John >
College. Annapolis.
"A memorial window-vcry handsome in
design -commcmsrativc Of Rev. Vim. T. John
ston. late rector has been placed in 81. Johns T..
l.. church. Wnycrly.
Hon. Judge Gras"n aud Mr.. John Ridgcly.
cf Hampton. in two days shooting at CAROLS
Island last week. killed upwards OF - ducks, all
red-heads except one.
-Rcy. J. Wesley steele. of the VI. T.. church
south. formerly of thi. county but now % Anne
Arundel. has been elected one Of the charlans Of
she House 81 Delegates.
MIR. Horace McCauicy. superintendent Of
woodberry VI. +. Sabbath school, Wa presented
on New Years day. by the children Of the school.
with a handsome silver cake basket.
-. Maurice Watkins. assessor of new and
misscl property. has made additional returns for
the 9TH aud 18th districts. which will be included
in the levy Of lS>p. amounting u Sl1.nSO.
lily the January distribution of the State
school fund. Baltimore county white schools will
receive s-.aj2.GS. and corrcI schools - .Ogdoa.
The total distribution amounted to $l2I.5O0.
-Dr. J. Piper. Of this town. on Wednesday
entertained Hon. Judge Grason, Messr.. Carmi-
chael and Micnicr. Of the County Commission.
cFs Board. and several other gentlemen ut dinner.
The sunday school Of Towson;own NJ T..
church will hold is regular annual entertainment
in the lecture room nf the church. the last week
in February. the date not yet having been fixed
upon.
Mrs, Rollins. wife Of Mr.. Henry Rollins. 90.
Seneca Farm. 18th district. whose illness was an
nouncei in these columns last week. died on Tuc..
day morning. 9th inst. Of pneumonia. aged {?
years.
The second entertainment, by thc'Ep.om
VI. T.. school. in shcaleys Hall. on Friday even
in: 81 last week wa, like the hrsi decided sue.
cess. The Attendance was large and all were
highly pleased
-pr. J. II. prcntiss. with other members u
the Young Mems Christian Association Of TO.
yans,own. held Tel ,ou, services in the Jail ih.
place on sunday last. There now about thirty
persons in the Jail.
-"Deaihead.'' the famous .teeple chaser on
which many dollars have been lost and a,
Piml!co. iiei oi lockjaw a; Newiown, Long L.
land. last week. The horse nine year. old
and was bred By Col. Mcdaniel.
In the Orphan, Court this week letter, VI
administration on the estate oi Frederick Ballard.
deceased were granted O. Mary Ballard also 90
benjamin r. AMI Julie, l.. Jordan on the estate
Of benjamin +. Anderson. deceased.
-Rsy. Nm. II. Litsinger. Of fawn Grovc.
Pa. whose family resides in thi. town. recently
slaughtered hog. u months old. which weighed
coo pounds. The daily average gain of this hog.
during its short life, was nearly ]. pounds.
The suits for damages brought in the coun
~ Circuit Court by Dr. A. ". Carpenter and Mis-.
Mary o. Wardin. against the Yorktown Turn.
pike Company. were dismissed Tuesday and
Instituted in one oi the Baltimore ciiy Courts.
~ man named Gibson. living on the Jopra
road. short distance east of TowsonioNn, re
Gently captured two young animal. which appear
10 be hall fox and half terrier They are very
odd looking AMI are regarded a. quite curiosity
-Rcv. VIM. II. Chapman. Presilins Elder y:
la, Baltimore district; ". I. church. Wa thrown
cut Ola carriage At Darlington, Hartford county,
On sunday night last. and had hi. collar bone
broken beside, receiving = number Of painful
bruises.
The Messrs McCabe. contractor. On the
water works. have completed their portion Of the
work. which included four miles Of the tunnel. an
having sold all their shanties and lumber. have
departed. They made many warm friends while
in thi. section
Maj. J. II. Ferguson, secretary Of the Mary
land Jockey club. has made arrangements with
the National Fair Association Of Washington for
serie, Of running races in the spring. 20 com
menee a; the National grounds May 18th, aud a,
Pimiico May a5th.
-Sealed proposals will be received by the
County Commissioners until Tuesday next at II
IN, for the erection oi a covered wo0Ien bridge
over the Gunpowier falls at Phoenix. y. c. X. X.
Plans and specifications can be At the vfhce
of the Commissioners.
Col. Daniel Jcnifer, who has been chosen
President Of the Baltimore county School Board.
il gentleman Of most pleasing manners and will
make popular official n he Is universally kind.
polite aud generous. We doubt IL better selec.
ton could have been made.
Two unknown uamps were struck by an
engine of the Baltimore Ohio X. r.. near Sex.
tonviiIc. 18th district. on Saturday last. One o;
them hurled down an embankment and was
slightly burt, while the oihe- had hi. right arm
cut Of AMI was otherwise seriously injured.
This has been exceedingly "mois,
week, and our streets have been about the con
= sistency Of mOrter- bed. making travelling ex-
ceciingly disagreeabe. Towsontown don't have
much 20 bOas; Of, but in the way Of mud she
stands pre- eminently a, tho head Of the list
"A eoiorci woman named sallie Wood. con.
fned In the county jail on the charge Of stealing
an accordion, having been detailed on wedncs.
day morning 70 do some work about the kitchen.
he lnV ha
the Frederick road and returned TO her old quar-
tiers.
Mr.. Thomas u. Dorsey, son Of Col John
7. d. Dorsey, late Of this town, 10 located at Eli
colt City where he 10 extensively engaged in
breeding fancy poultry. Ills fowls took number
Of first. second and special premiums at the Potts.
town pa Poultry Associations exhibition a few
days ago.
Mr.. Joseph German, photographic, Of Lau.
ravile, Hartford road, will accept our thanks for
two large and very handsome photographs Of
Loeb Raven. on the Gunpowder water works.
These pictures show the dam and surroundings at
different stages % the work. They will be framed
and hung upon the walls Of our Office.
Owing TO the recent continued wet weather
~our county roads are represented 10 be in fear
full condition. The heavy hauling over what Is
known as the Cromwell's bridge road, from Tow.
sontown TO the water works. has rendered Il al
most impossible for anything but heavy teams.
The large blocks Of stone hauled from Texas 10
Loeb Raven 20 by this road.
Mrs. Catharino Morgan. wife ofMr. George
Morgan. an aged and highly esteemed citizen Of
Dulany's Valley, died on Thursday morning last,
at an advanced age. Mrs. Morgan sustained a
paralytic stroke few years ago from which she
never wholly recovered. She was n native Of
Lancaster county, Pa. and was much beloved
and respected by all who knew her.
Charles S. V. Miller, son Of Mr.. U. q. Mil.
Ter, Of Ashland. was married on the 23d Of DE.
ccmber TO Miss Kate sheeler Of the same place
The young couple did not forget tho editors Of
the UsioS and we have 10 return thanks for a
bottle Of elegant wine and two large pieces oil