The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-04-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

word and the longest in the language.
-waverly has the largest public school in
the county. There are seven teachers and AIS
pupils.
-0leomarg erins- would be a king to some Of
the butter We are obliged to pay 80 and 30 cts. a
pound for.
Persons requiring a license to iran.ac,
their business must procure the same on or before
the first day Of May.
Tho directors e the Parkton & Manchester
railroad will meet some time in May for the pur-
pose of eleeting officers.
--Gcorgc W. IIes. proprietor Of one o. tho
express lines between TowsontowH and lialtiinorc.
10 III with typhoid fever.
Late frosts have unquostionably greatly
damaged the peach blossoms in this section and
tho crop will necessarily be short.
The wages Of the men employed by Mcs.rs.
Bruce Patterson. contractors on the water works.
have been advanced ten per cent.
AIR. Thomas IL. Dorsey. we'll known here,
who. for some time. has been teaching the public
school at Ellicot City, has resigned.
Mr.. Sherwood, Of baltimore, delivered n
lecture for the benefit 81 the Towsontown temper
ance society on Monday night. to a small audi
encc.
II house in Fowbicsburg. 9Th district, &C.
cupied by Henry Hohrbangh. was destroyed by
Ere one day last week. together with 10, Of fur
niturc.
On Monday la; Justice Wm. II. Ree,cr
Of the l2ih district. committed Nelson Jsnson to
the House OI Correction the charge oi habitgal
drunkenness.
~ number of colored men who have been
employed on the water works have left for Penn.
sylvaniA and Massachusetts. where they expect TO
obtain higher wages.
--Ramor has il that We are 90 have two more
restaurants in TowsoaiOwn. The Temperance
people will no doubt agree with the old saying
''thc the mcrricr.'
-Mr u. T. Chenrweih. Of thi. place. la,
been appointed by the q. A. L.. member OF the
memorial day May "l,i.
"A tenant hOdsc on the farm % Mr.. Phillips.
In the ith district. burnsd on Saturday. 10Th
inst. Two families occupied the house. whV los,
much of their furniture. Sc.
--t'as pipe j. being placed in the Ma.
sonic Temple in this place AMI the building. whom
completed. will lie lighted with gas. WIN. e.
Deal, Of Waferly. 10 doing the work.
AIR. Allied q. Lee vino has for some time
farmsd the property OF Mrs. Slinglud. in Grcsu
Spring Valley. has rented the farm of Mr.. liArri
son Rider. At Rdsrs Station, y. c. Il. X.
a large fishing boat wa TstieI at August
Weiss White House. Canton. on Monday night
and was won by Chas. J. McAlccsc. supcrintcnd-
ent Of the Baltimore police aud ire aArn tcS-
graph.
Jumping rope to exce.. is very danger
Gus passtme for little girls ani some times 70.
suits seriously. 4 little school girl in York
county died few day ago from excessive rope.
jumping.
John cronin. Of ,hi. place. ha. deaf mute
son, Is years Of age. who was educated at the
State Institution at Frederick. lie is an inisli.
gent boy and IL anxious 10 learn the printing
business.
An unusually sangaine individual /, al
ready talking about getting up AN excursion over
the Baltimore 4 Delta narrow. gauge. Hadn't
you better be 'ure Of your railroad before you
"excursh.
john 7. =. Cosgrovc. aged ~ years. an in.
nate Of -. Mary's Industrial School. ia the Let
district. was run over by cart on Saturday last
and reeeiy injuries which caused his death short.
Iy thereafter.
More rain. more sunshine and more cold
weather this week. Next Saturday 10 the fret
day of Nay @ftsr whish date We may expect
spring 10 settle down To business and give Us some
Of its best samples Of weather.
The new iron bridge over the Patapsco at
Woodstock, bull, jointly by the Commissioner, Of
Baltimore and Howard counties. was completed
on Thursday Of last week. IL il very substan-
tial structure and cost $3.50.
a few days ago little daughter Of Austin
Winters. living abou; three miles west Of Refs
tersiown. fell out Of an uI-stair. window, u con
siderable distance to the grounl bu; fortunately
escaped without serious injury.
Pref. Codet's dancing class held another
soirec at the SmcdlOy House on Monday night.
from to u o'clock. The attendance was not 80
large rs on the occasion of tho fret soiree, but
very pleasant evening was spent.
Mrs. Catherine Nacattnsy, most estiina.
bic lady. widow Of the late Rev. Francis Macart-
nsy, Of the u. H. church. who well known in
this county, died at her rc,ilenco in baltimore
on Tuesday last. in the 9th wear other age.
Mr.. George Horn. carpenter and builder of
this place. has just completed n house for Col.
John q. coekey. Of Lu,herrie. lie has also
finished repairing the house the Smith farm
In Duanys Valley, purchased by Mr. Frank %.
MeTavish.
a colored man named John Qunlan. .sn.
ploysd a, shaft No. >. on the water works. hal
his left foot badly crushed on Tuesday morning
BY stone weighing about 50 lbs. falling upon
him. DIR. A. ". Carpenter rendered the necessary
surgical aid.
We regret to learn Of the sudden death ON
Tuesday. Of Mrs. Sophia ". e. Sadc. at tho resi-.
dcnee .! her husband. Mr.. Alfred u. SIsde, Ran
dallsiown. II district. Mrs. SlsIe, who was
daughter of the late v. ID. McComas. was but >?
years of age.
-Jasob Andrews, aged So YEAR,. had hi.
skull fractured on Wednesday by the falling upon
him Of the wall of a burned house ut Gelston
Heights, IN this county, causing his death soon
afterwards. Andrews was native Of Germany
and farmer by occupation.
Dur friends in the several election districts
Of the county will confer favor by sending US as
early a. possible the names OF the delegates elect
cd al the primaries day. Ia the districts we're
two tickets are run We would be glad 10 have tho
names Of both. with the vote each receives.
About twenty or more Young ladies aud
OF this place, will visit Salem church, 18th dist
on Monday evening next aud give an entertain.
msnt. The proceeds are TO 90 towards pureha.-
Ing an organ for the Sabbath school of that church
The most Persisiant Christian we know il
the superintendent Of county roads. lie IL always
mending his ways-Ecery !safurday. Our neigh
Dor Is mistaken. The fact 10 n great many Of
them don't ''mend their ways" which 10 the cause
Of numerous complaints from those Who travel the
roads.
a good friend of ours in the 9Th district
was in Baltimore on Monday and came all the
way to TOwsontown by the horse-cars simply 10
pay Us ~ 80 for years subscription. There are
not many people who would put themselves to go
much trouble, and hence we appreciate his thought
fulness.
The Scientific A-.riean says that 4, ha.
been long known that fishes return 10 about the
sane place in the same rivers each year 20 spawn,
but IL Is q recent discovery that they 80 up the
LETT hand side Of the stream and come down the
opposite side. Fishermsn may be benefited by
remembering this.
Air. james W. Thompson, index clerk In
the record Office. will move his family from the
LIST district to Towsontown next week and will &C.
eupy the house 81 Mr.. Ensor. on Pennsylvania
avenue. Mr.. Dollenbcrg, also from the Let dis.
trict, who IL employed In the same Office, occupies
the house Of Mr.. Lewis vogls.
Alfred Guyton. ordinance sergeant In
charge Of Pikesville arsenal, on the icokstOwn
road, was arrested few days ago on the charge
Of disposing Of about 800 lbs. Of old copper. the
property Of the Government. Commissioner
Rogers held him under $500 security for the ae-
ton Of the U. $, District Court.
A meeting Of the congregation Of Govans-
town Presbyterian Church will DO held next week
for the purpose Of adopting the rotatory system of
sldsrshp. and also, Is said. 10 discuss the ex-
tending Of another call 10 Rev. 5. II. Thompson.
Of Des Moines, Iowa. DIR. J. n. Prsntiss, ruling
elder. has been reelected Treasurer Of the church.
The sons Of Mr.. y. ". Brian, Of the 18th
district, went TO CAROLS Island early on Monday
morning last. for the purpose Of enjoying . fox
hunt. Their dogs soon started \ large red fox.