The Baltimore County union., 1880-05-01
LOCAL ITEMS.

Of Maryland Line. 9Th district.
The County commissioners will complete
the levy for 1850, to-day-Saturday.
Some impudcnt scamp remarks that women
resemble nowers-th0y shut NJ when they sleep.
DR.. ID. NJ. Mcdonald lately delivered a
lecture before the literary society at Maryland
Line.
Hon. Michael Bannon. State Senator from
Anne Arundel county, was in Towson,Own on
Tuesday.
The debt upon 81. James coiored ". r.
church, Of this place. has been lquidatcI. The
building cost $f5yg
The convention ON Monday caused some
excitement in Towsontown. but fortunately no Sc
TiOus trouble resulted.
Mr.. Geo. Graham. Of Baltimore, was thrown
from his buggy on the Pimlico road. on Tuesday,
and was slightly injured.
Mrs. Boslcy, wife Of Dr.. q. VI. Bosiey, Of
this place, who has been very III for several weeks
IL still in a critical condition.
MIR. John 4. Crout. OF Reisterstown, will
have charge Of the dining saloon at Penmar, ".
NJ. II. H.. the coming summer.
d. Il. Schacher Of Woodbcrry. who Is in
sane on the subject Of religion. has been sent by
relatives to Spring Grove Asylum.
To-day Saturday l. the first day Of May.
In few days more our beautiful maple trees
the pride Of Tow owsontown-will be in full leaf
The UNioS-formcrly the RaiiiHsore CoHaiy
idroeaie--was started in February, lS5O. and
was consequently thirty wears old last February.
som NJ. y. sabbath school will take place to-
morrow Sunday afternoon. at .! o'clock. Public
invited.
The farm u: the late Chas. r. Halle. in
Long Grven Valley, was offered q, public sale
weinesiay and was withdrawn on u bill Of SO
per acre.
MIR Chester Turnbull is building n house
near the line "f the new narrow gauge railroad.
south Of Tow.ontown. Mr.. tea. Horn, Of this
place. ha. the contract for the work.
People from iIarfor'l county frequently
make sunday trips 10 the Gunpowdcr water works
for the purpose of inspecting the same. Large
companies sometimes travel together.
We fear there Is little prospect ofthc Snel-
ley House being opened this summer. This is
unfortunate n II give. Towsontown the appear.
ance OF going back rather than of advancing.
--Wrights Hotel an the Hartford road. which
has been kept soine time by Jonas Dampman. has
been converted into a temperance house aud will
hereafter be conducted by the Mcssrs. Wright
The telephone line between thi. place ani
baltimore will soon be completed. Mr.. Joseph
II. Rciman's residence. |! miles south of Tow
sontown. 10 already connected by branch line.
MIR. .loseph Whyte. son of 4. :. Senator
VIM. Pinknoy Nhytc. was married on Wclncs.
day evening at Grace Church to Miss Eugenia r..
daughter Of Decatur II. Miller, Esq. Of Bal,i.
more.
MIR. e. V. Cherbpnnier. who was lately all
nittcd TO the baltimore county bar, LETT this week
for 81 Louis. where he will spend time after
which he will return aud commence the practice
Of law here.
MIR. Geo. Il. Stone. Of Reistcrstown. while
on his way tO Baltimore few days ago by tho
W. VI. railroad. lost from his pocket box con-
taining one gold and Que silver watch. They
were not recovered.
a eat belonging 10 family in this town
had two kittens On Friday night of last week anl
two more on Tuesday night Of the present week.
How long this new departure is to be kept up her
owners don't know.
-Greenwood Park. on tho Western Mary
land railroad, this county, will DO closed the c,m
ing summer. A number Of the payilions. Ac..
have been moved from there to Pennlar, which il
20 be greatly improved.
a very large derrick at Loeb Raven. on the
water works. gave way on Tuesday afternoon and
fell with terrific crash. A large number Of men
were employed about the derrick. some of whom
made very narrow escapes.
-COI. John Wills. the Baltimore correspond
snt Of the USIoS still being confined to his house
BY Illness, we have temporarily engaged the SER
vices Of another correspondent, whose letters, We
think, will prove interesting.
a little son Of Mr.. Samuel +. Parks. living
about u miles east of Towsontown, died on Tues.
day morning of scarlet fever, after an illness of
but three days. Several more Of Mr.. Parks chill
dren are III with the disease.
w. Il. Hoffman. of this county was arrest
ell at Ellicott City on Monday. on the charge Of
refusing to pay toll Mt gate on the Frederick
who dncl him IS and costs.
Two unmitigatel nuisanees. commonly
known n John and Jane" who have hsen loaf
ing about TowsontoWn for several years. have
taken al trip 10 the House Of Correction on the
order Of Justice Phil. l.. Moore.
The school house at Warren, sth dis
trict. stone building costing S2.sOO. and the
new house at Sparks station, costing 81 1877, have
both been completed and will be passed over TO
the School Board on Monday next.
Several members of the county police force
were at Govanstown on Saturday last aud did Il
csllent service in maintaining order during the
primary meeting. Had ii not been for their pres
encc L,uch trouble must have ensued.
-George W. lless. proprietor Of one Of the
express lines between this place and Baltimore.
whose illness We announced last week, died on
Monday morning of typhoid fever. Mr.. lies.
was m industrious young man. lie leaves n wife
aud two children.
a fire which started on the property 81
Mr. Miles, on Ny Lady's Manor some days ago
destroyed largo number rails and some valuable
Vim. II. and Robert Nelson and Jonas Nonema.
ker, doing considerable damage on each.
We last week stated that rumor had IL that
two new saloons were soon 10 bs started in Tow.
sontown. since then We learn that one of them
will be located in Smediey Row. opposite the
south gate of the Court House park, and the ohei
on Chesapeake avenue. west Of the turnpike.
~--Mr. John A. j. Roller. we'll know n young
business man of Baltimore. and a relative Of WIN
III. Roller, Esq, Register Of Wills of this county
was married at Shrewsbury, Pa. on Thursday oi
last week. To Miss Eupheinia Sykes of that place
granddaughter Of the late Henry Webb, formerly
Of Towsonlown.
The Towson Guards will engage in target
practice on Monday. May 2ith. Lieut.. John
kidgsly having offered hne silver cup Us the
prize TO be eontended for. The company has or
dsred handsome flag from SiseO Bros, Baiti
more, aud are making other preparations for th'
contemplated visit TO Winchester In June.
in the Circuit Court on Tuesday Judge
Grason reversed the decision Of Judge Yellott Ia
the Wilken. avenue case Of Mrs. Brooks, whereby
the proceedings were remanded TO the Commis
sioners 10 be gone over again and this and oil
the other Wiikens avenue cases undisposed o
have been set for = hearing on the 2ith day o
May.
As previously stated In these columns Mr
u. 7. Chsnowith, of Towsontown. u n member o
the committee Of the Grand Army Of the Repub
lie 20 solicit flowers for use on Union rnemoria
day-May 3lst. All who desire 90 contribui,
howeres are requested 10 forward tho same 10 thi,
Office as early on the morning Of that day rs poe
. 'bi'.
stated, resigned the prinepalship Of the publ,
school at Ellicott City, will locate near Elkridg,
Landing where he will engage extensively Ia rails
ing fancy fowls. Mr.. d. has devoted some atten
tion 10 this business heretofore and has some o
the finest and choicest fowls to be found in th'
State.
The employees Of the n. G. railroad hav,
been examined this week at the Baltimore ofIie,
OF the Company 10 test their sight and color
blindness. Each employe 10 required to tell cor
reetly any given color at = stated distance, ant
for detecting short sight or imperfect hearing, th'
usual experiments known to opticians and aurist
are made.
--Justice WIN. II. Richardson, Of this county
has imposed q hne Of $50 on Capt. Constantins 60
dumping 9th dredged from Jones' falls into Bal
timore county waters. There were some ff,,