The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-11-27

Joseph X. Smith, n resident Of woodbcrf5
aud an employee Of the n. c. railroad, had the
fingers of his lcft hand crushed while coupling
cars at New Freedom ON the 10Th inst. One of
the injured members was afterwards ampu,ated.
i. NJ. Watkins, assessor for the 9th district,
this week returned to the County Commissioners
S525, $3.50 worth Of stocks bonds &c., belonging to
the estate Of the late Elizabeth Patterson Bona
parte, the same having heretofore escaped taxa
ton.
There Is talk, We learn. Of building Pres
byterian church in Towsontown. great many
PrcsbyteriAns reside here, and the services In the
Court House every other Sunday are well attend
cd, Rev. Mr.. Thompson, Of Govane Chapel, OIL
cia,ing.
--Messrs. George J. and Christian German,
Of tho 18th district, through their counsel, X. r.
Boarmau, ESQ, have entered suit against Mr..
John Henry Keene, sr., for false imprisonment
and assault and battery, laying the damages at
$4,000.
Il. woodsidc, LIST district, has been drawn
to serve on the jury at tho December term Of tho
Circuit cour, In place Of A. L. Crosby, excused;
Samuel Brady, Sd district, in place Of VIM. Hun
temiler; Daniel S. Wright, llth district, in place
Of George II. Riley.
--Ice-eutting commenced here on Thursday,
the ice being about three inches thick and not
very clean looking. Many ponds are dry on &C.
count Of the failure Of the springs and small
streams which supplied them. This will ocea-
sion some Inconvenience.
-Messrs. S. Parker Bosley, attorney at law,
and Charles d. Mclean, county, surveyor, have
taken rooms and in the new Masonic Hall,
where they can be found In future. n. Charles
Burke, Esq, has also an Office In the new Hall, In
which Mr.. Z. d. Almony has desk room.
Next fall Baltimore county will elect
Sheriff, Treasurer, three County Commissioners.
County Surveyor and six members Of the House
Of Delegates. In the fall Of 1889 two Judges
Chief and one Associate--will be chosen for this
Judicial district. Judge Waters holding over.
Rev. T. CARDIGAN scharif, Of tho NJ. Z.
church, son Of Mr.. Isaac T. Scharh, Of Furlcy
Mills, Baltimore county, died at the residence Of
his brother.in law, in baltimore, Saturday last,
aged 32 years. Mr.. Scharfr was attacked with
paralysis about six weeks ago from which he
never recovered.
between thirty and forty members Of the
LIST district Republican club had social gather
ing aud oyster supper ut Mr.. A. Deitrich's hotel,
Frederick road. Tuesday night. very pleasant
evening was spent. We return thanks for an in
vita,ion TO be present and regret that Il was not
possible for Us 20 attend.
The "boiy .Snatchers" who operated 30
successfully in baltimore Cemetery about two
weeks ago, the particulars Of which were hereto
fore givca In these columns. have not yet been
arrested although IL is thought they will be. The
Baltimore city Grand Jury has been investiga-
ting the matter this week.
Louis Mutton, aged about six years. only
child Of Mr.. Joseph u. Herbert, book-keeper for
J. W. Lee L Sou, Of this place, died on Monday
evening last, Of diphthcra, after only few days
illness. Hc was n bright aud interesting child,
aud Mr.. Herbert has the sympathics Of the COM
munity In his sad bereavement.
a gentleman from White Hall, n. c. X.
r., this county, reached Baltimore with his fam
lily at CHS on Thursday evening Of last week and
while attending to his baggage at Calvert Sta
ton his pocket. book, containing $40, was stolen.
The thief had to cut out the gentlcmans panta-
looms pocket in order to get at the money.
On Sunday evening last fine black mare
belonging to James Carney. proprietor Of the
hack stables on Calvert street, baltimore, died at
Ady's Hotel stables in this place. The mare and
mate were attached 20 q hearse which had attend
cd funeral up the York road. On returning she
was taken with collie and died soon after reach.
ing here.
Hon. Rcverdy johnson has been elected
president Of the Canton workingmen's Institute,
which Is now In n most prosperous condition.
Since the rooms were opened, less than year ago,
they have been visited by upwards Of 6,OOo per-
sons, and the collections have amounted 10 $3.50,
all Of which has been expended In books, improve
ments, &c.
a horse attached to n milk-wagon, belong
ing to Mrs. ssyer, Of waverly, ran away in Bal
timore last Sunday, splitting all the milk and
damaging the wagon TO the extent Of $50. On
the same day horse driven by Harry IIudgns,
ran away from Thompson's Bay View hotel, 18th
district, throwing IIudgins out and injuring him
seriously.
MIR. Harry +. Church, son Of Z. T. Church,
ESQ.,, formerly editor and proprietor Of the Bahi-
more County Advocate, has been on 4 visit TO this
place the past week. lie IL now engaged with his
father in the publication Of the Ea,erPrise at
Newtown, Bucks county, Pa. Mr.. Church had
not been In Towsontown for ten years and scarcely
recognised the place.
The Dunkards held religious services on
Sunday las, in hall In woodberry. During the
morning service young lady was received into
communion and in the afternoon she was baptised
in Jones' Falls, near Clipper mills. As the tenn
perature on that day was considerably below the
freezing point the operation must have been an
exceedingly chilly one.
About ten days ago officer vansant, Of e.
lieott City, arrested at Calverton, this county,
colored woman named Caroline Carr, charged
with stealing sum Of money from Mr.. Ell Clark,
Of Howard county. She was taken to n justices
Office in Ei.icot, City and while detained there
jumped through q window TO the ground and
made her escape. Two hours afterwards she wa
recaptured and committed.
-vennor has made another prediction about
snow in December. He either says that there
will be q fall Of four feet on tho llth Of that
month or q fall Of II feet on tho 9Th. But . few
feet won't make much difference. Ifhe really did
say that We are to have II feet Of snow We con.
Tess We are beginning to think he is triiing with
our confidence. Pretty soon no will DO rs unre.
liable ~ the Second Adventists.
-Epsom Chapel tM. p. church, In this place
10 undergoing extensive repairs, the work being
done by Mr.. John Burns. During the war Of
1924 powder magazine stood upon the foun'
da,iOn Of this church. The ground upon which
the church stands was decided BY the Ridgelys o.
Hampton, and belongs TO no particular denomi