The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-11-06
LOCAL ITEMS.


---e,hlnt one uas TtuAfhfu tnat an election
took place on Tuesday.
I've have met the enemy and they ar,
ours'-f We can find them.
Where is David Miller now Step this way
and tell u how II all happened.
col. Thomas Hillen and family this week
moved TO the city for tho winter.
-Towsontown precihe; pollci the heaviest
vote last Tuesday ever east hcre-1Sl.
1t is no, generally known that by nm nc;
Of the last Legislature election day Is legal hol.
iday.
Thursday, November 25th, has been fixed
by the President as day Of Thanksgiving and
prayer
-Twcnty-two marriage licenses were issued
by tho Clerk ortho Circuit Court during the month
Of October.
The man who votes his doctors bill and
goes home with his ballot in his pocket has no,
yet been heard from.
Now let US have "a change" This can be
brought about BY n yrea, many people coming up
and paying their bills.
-Onc of the be-. act. ever passed by :hc
Legislature Of Maryland was the law to prohibi,
the sale OF liquor ON election day.
The man who said that Hancock would be
smaricst follow In seventeen states.
The past has been n very dull week in
Towsontown. The excitement On account Of the
election had bad effect on business.
MIR. A. J. German. who lost his gold watch
ON Tuesday Of last week. has since recovered the
same. Il was found by in this town.
The new brick buildings in th. place are
fast nearing completion. When fnishc.. they will
La. st,.sr
MIR II. l.. Bowen will sell his livery stable
ut public Auction next Tuesday. This sale is
worthy the attention OF those wanting horses aud
carriages.
--Srorismcn are having fine Gnc sport just
now. We have some very fine pheasant.
and woodcOck this week. The partridgcs We hay,
seen are small.
-Residcnts Of Calvcrton this week presented
petition Ia the County Commissioners, asking
for the opening Of a road from the stock yard 10
wilkins avenue.
The election news was received in Tow.
sontown over the telephone wire and by half past
one Wednesday morning enough was known &c
indicate the result.
The election in this county on Tuesday
passed OF very quietly. No fights or breaches Of
the peace Of any kind have been reported.
very large vote was iOllcd.
-Mcssrs. Condor & Co.. contractors on IN,
water works. having about completed their work
will sell all their stock carts, &c. mt public sale
on Monday, November I'D.
The now bridges recently erected, one oyel
the Gunpowdcr, at Mcrryman's mill, and onS
over Charles run. 10th ds,r!ct have been accepted
by the County Commissioners.
May be We are to have "chcap Chinese
labor" bat We can't believe II. Our friends who
have been so much stirred up ON this question can
now make themselves perfectly easy.
For sale. abou, sixty two hickory poles
They we'll. seasoned and will make excellent
dre-woOd. For particulars apply ut the Journal
Office. =. s.--This Is an advertisement.
MIR. ALDER, NJ. brown, respected citizen
Of the iith district, and late Judge Of the Or.
phans' Court. died on Friday Of last week. II,
had been in delicate health for several years.
The sale Of the personal property Of Mr.
VIVA. W. Matthews, advertised in the UxIoS las
week to take place on the Sth Of November, ha,
been postponed until the Ilth. See another
column.
We are printing large number Of hand
bills for personal property sales. Those intend
ing TO sell will do well 90 give MS call and W,
will guarantee TO give satisfaction US to price ant
style Of work.
Mr.. John Grason. of the Baltimore count,
bar, met with quite painful accidcn, few day
ago by being thrown from buggy, caused By III,
horse shying. Ills right eye and the side Of hi
face was badly cut.
On Tuesday white man walked from th
place TO the 9Th district polls, distance Of neal
twenty miles, to east his vote. On the same DAY
colored man walked 90 Jarrcttsvillc, liarfort
county, for the same purpose.
Prof Turner, principal Of Lu,hervillc fe
male Seminary expects soon 10 commence th,
publication Of paper called the L1ihrriHe SsDi
nariaH. IL will be neatly gotten up and the sub
scription price Is 20 be 1j cts. year.
Some Of our timid Democratic friends re
ported here on Monday that fifty colored mer
were to be brought from Washington to vote n
Towsontowh. We don't think they came.
they did they certainly kept II very quiet.
a large number of persons were disiran
Shised By the registration officers on Tuesday. Il
there no redress for this &! II punishment Of som,
kind were mc,ed out 20 these officials probabl,
there would not be so many "nistakes' In future
"A good many people are anxious TO know
why the late Grand jury presented the foreman
with n bible. Wasn't he aware that there wa
such book in existence, or didn't he have one II
his house before! viii some member Of the jur,
please explain.
The temperance lecture announced 70
Perry Hall NJ. y. church last Sunday did not TAX
place, the lecturer having failed to put In an NJ
pearancc. A good audience had assembled an,
In the absence Of other speakers they were al
dressed by Mr.. Benjamin MARBLE.
where is that fellow who expected to &c
tho Towsontown postoiicc when Hancock wa
elected We fear he will hardly live 20 rcalix
his fond expectations. lie no doubt though
with Nasty that the chiei--in fact the only-is
sue In the late campaign was "Po'tofis."
A highly successful vocal and instruments
concert was held near Fairyicw church. 10th dis
tIiet. on Saturday evening. October 23d, unde
the direction Of Prof. Singleton. The proceed
were devoted 10 paying the debt on the churcl
organ and quite snug sum was realized.
-Democratic meeting at Hereford. Bi
Eight. Man with his car in sling. Several ar
rests. Trial before the Circuit Court last week
Two days occupied. Whole lot Of witnesse.
Costs, several hundred dollars and Bal,imor
county's treasuryis short just that much. lie
Us have peace, or "a change"
Now that the election Is over people ca
End other subjects than politics to talk about
We hope our local correspondents will pay som
attention b us and send In the news Of their rs
spective neighborhood. The UxIoS IL the mss
paper Of the county aud II Is our desire 10 Il
everybody know what Is going on. Don't fail Z
send Us the news.
There enc little occurrence at III
Democratic meeting at Hereford which was passe
by unnoticcd. II was stated at the time that |
ths fight which occurred one man was shot In III
leg. II now turns out that the leg was n woode
one and tho ball was extracted BY the aid of
drawing. knife. No serious results are appr,
hended from the wound.
Mr.. Richard T. Piper died at the rcsidenc
Of his brother, Mr.. Robert Piper. near Sweet Al
on Saturday last, after a brief illness. Ills =,
mains were inferred at Loudon Park on Monda,
Mr.. Piper, who was also y brother Of DIR. Jackso
Piper, u the third brother Of the family who he
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