The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-01-24

asserting that the running 90 motors on the road
would render travel very hazardous. dr. Nearly
NIL the people with whom We have cnnVcrsed on
the subec, favor the introduction Of steam by the
company.
We have heard some curiosity expressed Ia
know why tho County Commissioners awarded
the contract for building the Phoenix bridge to
Mr.. Thos. Todd, for Sl.9gp. when the bid vi Mr..
VIM. II. Cranston was - .925-just S1I less than
Mr.. Todd's. We believe Mr.. Cranston To DO u
responsible man and perfectly able 10 give the
required bond.
On the FIRST Of the year We discontinued the
papers Of n number Of subscribers who were in
arrears for subscription, but arc glad TO say that
many Of them are coming in, paying up old scores
and renewing. IL gives US especial pleasure 10
note the fact that We are also placing upon our
mail lists the names Of many new subscribers.
This IL encouraging.
-Mrs. Git,ings, wife Of the late John $. Tit
tings, having filed her Remuneration 10 administer
on the estate Of her late husband. Hon. GEORGE
Hawkins Wilisms appeared before the Orphans
Court IN Tuesday and took out letters. Ills bond
Is in the sum Of 81 100000. and Is signed by Gco.
May Williams, Jacob Tome. Eleanor A. Williams,
Joseph james Taylor and John noslcy Of Vim.
-Rcv. John Y. Gouchcr. Of pikcsyiilc. has
presented the colored Centenary Biblical Insti-
tnic. Baltimore. with lot ~ ground in that city
suitable for the location Of . commodious build
ing To- be used colored seminary. nj the corner
of Fulton street and Emondson avenue. lie also
agrees to contribute $1,000 toward the building
provided sufficient sum Is raised 90 complete IL.
1t 10 something quite out Of the reach 81
ordinary understanding why the supervisors Of
roads do not provide sufficient cutters To carry oil
the water. anil share the roads 50 that the wafer
will run into the cutters directly from them. If
such system was generally followed. the high.
ways would be- always kept smooth and dry and
require only about half the amount Of repairing
aud Of course expense.
Our friends who contemplate making sale
this spring should remember that We have excel
lent facilities for printing posters and that our
rates arc a. low ~ the lowest. To those having
their work dome ai the tSiux office We furnish
sale notes free printed note IL much better
and more business like than q written one ani
whcnt they can be- obtained for nothing the opior-
tuniiy should not be missed.
The Eilicou City TIn,.. of last week saws
~ rumor has gained considerable credit amongst
the citizens 81 Union and vicinity of the existence
oi black bear the hills that form the barriers
on the eastern .ilc Of the Patap.co. ju,t By the
Union dam. The den of this wild animal l. said
to have been discovered AMI hi. tracks are fte
qucniy found. bg, the bear u. J.r"yrin p,s."aa
has never prc.cn,cd himself To- the anxiou. cti.
zens.
Tile statement which appeared in Eaiti.
more paper 90 the effect tia; the hrilgc. on
'ha:lr. street aVcnac were unsafe On account II
the rcccn; hchvy rains. l. erroneous. The old
Ia dangerous rundition-hy substantial stone
culycrts. arrhchcd. aud in the spring. when the
Weather will permit. the grade VI the road bed ut
those points !. {" b.. raised. thus lning away with
the mud puddle, which usually form there Ia wet
weather.
n large temperance meeting was held At
Harc's Hall. Wu"dbcrry. on sunday last. 4, which
several stcrring adlrcssc, were delivered 4 lady
~h" was rrssen; arose and stated that both her
father and brother were drinking men ani re-.
qncstcl the society :" hold mcc;in. nn Sunday
next In front ui 4 saloon at Gross keys. on the
Falls road ,hc "bjeci being To- induce the propric
toy to refrain from selling liquor To- those two spe.
cially and NIL others generally. The Fcques, was
granted anil the meeting will be held.
last weeks INinN did not reach Perry
Hail pustoitcc an Saturday. ani 10, of salc pos
tiers mailed from this Office on Friday afternoon
To- the same office did not reach their ,lc.iination
"n time causing much Inconvenience {, the gen.
il"inan 10 WHOM they were addressed. This care.
le-'ne.' On the part of,hc ro.,",rc official. ,houi
not be permitted in continue. ~ In some cases
great los might result one Of the wort features
abnU; i, /. that the publisher. are always blamed
whcn they in fact are in no way responsible for
such delays.
The Emory tirovc camp meeting a..ocia.
ton proposes to ".it with closed Doors" su 60
sicak. The grounds are 20 be enclosed with n
high board fence and sinners WIN" are too ini.rn
ar who ar" not niblc enough to scale II IN of
ihe-way places. will have e. 90 somewhere else TO
hear the gospel preached. This apple, to sun.
day only, when the gates win be tightly closed
allowing neither ingrc.s nor cgrcss. So IL YOU
want To attend Emory Grove cam,,. meeting on
sunday hereafter you must get in on Saturday
night and 80 prepared 60 stay until Monday.
This is a real broad gauge. high pressure camp.
meeting. this l.. with none q! your Peter Cart.
wright oid-fogy notions abou, IL.
Some Items OF Interest. corner. stone
"i the Baltimore county Caur. House was laid in
October. 1888. Among other article. that were
put in the stone the names oi the old.
ct and youngest male persons living n, that time
Ia Towsobipwn. si1.. the late Joseph Yo.i. the
oldest, and Nathan II. Ware. .ir. son of the late
number %! persons present at the corner sioHe
laying. and the address was made by Coleman
Yellnii. Esq. brother uf Hon. Geo. Yco;t one IL
the judges of our Circuit Court.
At that time ;he population of T1wsontown was
about leo. There we're only l. house. in the
town. inrlulin; one church. The places Of bust
nc.s consisted If tavern. two small stores. one
shoe shop. and one blacksmith and whselwrigh,
shop. The institute IS learning was the public
sch"ol. kept in u small room in u private house.
AMI taught by NJ Edward Flayhat. Since that
time. twenty ELK wears ago. Towsontown has made
some progress. We have to-day population Of
about l.iDo. There are go houses. Including /
churches Protestant Episcopal. Methodist
Protestant, Methodist Episcopal. and colorci
Methodist Protestant church. our public school
building has grown 10 n large two.story brick :
the Odd Fellows have erected q fine hall Of stone,
and the Masonic Order is now building n large
temple OF brick. Our churches. especially the l..
T.. and the VI. r.. are fine structures. We now
have connection with Baltimore city by a horse
railway and expect soon TO have in addition n
steam road. Besides having two mail. n day VIC
have telegraphie communication with the outside
world.
The places Of business IN Tow.on,own to-day
consist Of two hotels. three printing Offices. three
livery stables. three large dry goods and grocery
stores seven shoe stores. four provision aud green
grocery stores, two blacksmith and wheclwr right
shops. two inca, stores. one druggist, two tobac-
eonists. one jeweler. one ,inwaTe store, one mer-
chant tailor, one bakery, one harness and saddle
maker, two notion stofes. one florist one coach
maker. one ice dealer. house and sign painters,
carpenters and builders, stone. masons. brick
layer. pump makers. three restaurants besides an
innunerable host Of lawyers. doctors. real cs,a,e
agents. surveyors, insurance agcpis, &c.
The Oldest house now standing in Towson-
town is the stone building belonging to and al.
joining the late residence 81 Mr.. Lewis vogle on
the south. formerly occupied by Mr.. Frederick
Lur Horst. This house was bust about eighty
years ago.
Church Re-opening. -SummerGcli ". 4.
church. nj Calserton, named after the great Eng
lish preacher Of that name who made such q stir
when he came to this country, was re-opened on
Sunday last after undergoing extensive alteration
IL is now much larger than before. and Is very
tractiye building. both inside and out. Tho old
front has been taken cut and n new one put in,
aud the interior made much more coinInodiou.
A spirc has been added. and u bell introduced.
Tho church itself Is historic. and n Landmark
around which clusters many in,crcsiin: facts con.
corning Mc,hodisn ia this, its home. II was built
In 1883 by CO.. John Berry founder Of the we'll
known Baltimore Methodist family Of that name,
himself q leading Methodist in his time, and one
Of the gallant defenders of Fort MclIcnry against
the attack Of the British In iSli. Although almost
entirely composed Of peoilc Of means very