The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-08-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

Saturday, September 18th.
"A new lodge Of the Knights Of Honor has
been instituted at Wavcry.
There are Ill contestants for the Bend
corn prizes In Hartford county.
-Isaac q. Chandlee, Of woodbcrry, has oh.
tanned patent for a lamp wick.
-Grapes are very abundant and have ri
psned at least two weeks earlier than usual.
bernard Slater, living ON Butchers lane.
LIST district, vas overcome by the heat ON We'd
nesday.
in some counties in New Jersey grand
jurors are furnished with cigars at the expense Of
the taxpayers.
Bridge superintendent II. A. Magic. who
uas drawn TO serve on the jury ut the Sept. term.
has been excused.
The Hampstead camp. meeting commenced
Friday, ?sth inst, on the old ground near llamp
stead, Carroll county.
PROM the ist to the Esd Of August I2l pris.
onsrs were committed to the Baltimore county Jail,
IN unusually large number.
The County Commissioners have awarded
the contract for digging new well In the Jail
yard 10 y. Wise, OF the l2th district.
a young man named Fuchs had one Of his
arms badly cut by circular saw ut Weber's
brewery, Hartford road, Monday last.
a man named Goethe has been committed
TO Jail the charge Of stealing n set Of harness
from jos. II. Brun. Of the 18th district.
The office of the County School Commits
sioners removed this week from the Court
House To q rooun IA tue new Masonic haiI.
The September term of the Circuit Court
commences Monday. 18th Of the month. instead
Of Monday. 9th. ~ enormously stated last week.
-Oais selling ia the feed stores here at
S. cts. per bushel. The crop having been short
this season the prices will ioabt range higher.
The new Baltic. Ohio Stock Yard Co..
have puscha sed from Mr.. VIM. r. Maitland. :
acres of land additional for the Il the yards.
Moonlight night. mosquitoes, colds in the
head oppressive heat. wairrncll"ns. Peaches. 4c.,
are come of the blessing. We are ju'i no~ enjoy
ing.
Col. c. Irving Di,;y was before the County
Commissioners again this week and preferred
charges agsinst officer Bernard FalOn. 81 the LIT
district.
Mr.. G. V. Cherbonnirr. counsel for Job
Smith. has brough; suit against Wilson q. Mich
olas. Of the 9Th district for SANDER laying dam
ages at 81 900.
--Mosquitos were perhaps never before
numerous in TOwsontoWn as they are just now
In parts of the town IL is next to impossible
TO sleep without bars.
john Mccormick. employed the Gun
powder water works. was badly beaten in Balii-
more at an early hour Monday morning. lie was
taken 60 the hospital.
-Lorillard's horse Parole has 20, back safely
from England and will make his appearance in
the Pimlico stakes at the fall meeting vi the
Maryland Jockey Club.
Mr.. A. u. Carroll. Of Mount Vernon MILL.
Falls road. furnished the magnificent tent which
served as the headquarters Of Bcausant COmman
dairy nj Chicago last week.
Mr.. Jonas Dampnan. of the ilth district.
has pullet which commenced laying when four
months old. She laid eight eggs and then COIN
menecd setting upon them.
The second annual fair Of the Baltimore
county Agricultural Society commences one week
from neIt Tuesday. The ground. are being
placed in thorough condition.
--Miss Erickson. 81 years Of age. made a
ballOon n III from barley Park Harfuri raaI
Monday evening. and landed near Pikcsyile about
II! o'clock the same evening.
What has become of all thofc people who
used to catch many and such large bass in
Lake Roland: Are they all dead, or have they
joined church aud quit lying.
The Republicans Of the 10th district will
hold n meeting at Kings, on the Jarrcttsvillc
pike. Friday evening. September I'd, for the pur-
pose Of forming n campaign club.
Mr.. A. }. German commenced the founda-
ton for his new brick store and dwelling on Tues.
day. The new building of Mr.. james Phipps-
also Of briek-will soon be under way.
a democratic pole. los feet long, was raised
NJ Mr.. Frank BOarman's hotel, on the Hartford
road, last Saturday afternoon. Several gentle
men from TOssOntown made speeches.
The tournament At Ady's 9.Miie House.
Hartford road. takes place on Wednesday Of next
week. ist inst, and should the weather prove IA
vorabie will NJ doubt attract a large crowd.
Miss Luella Kelley. who is about starting
Tor india as MissiObary, VIII address the con-
gregation at Patapseo ". T.. Church. 18th dis
triei. Sunday. August 29th. Public invited.
The Republican campaign club Of Wood
berry on Tuesday evening raised pole ll2 feet
high clear Of the ground and unfurlei bursee
10 feet in length with the names Of the nominees
upon il.
-AnOther eolorsi camp meeting commenced
In Mr.. Geo. 7. SadtieT's woods. near Goyanstown,
Thursday last. There are about twenty tents on
the grounds The meeting IL in charge ofRev. :.
Hammond. and will continue about ten days.
The water in Lake Roland Is lower just
nov than NC remember TO have seen IL for long
time. The temporary supply engines at Mere.
dith's Ford, on the GunPowder. are kept con-
stantiy running. pumping water into Roland run
81 LuierviIle.
The County Commis.ioners have accepted
the wooden bridge built by ThOs. J. Harden, over
Gwynn's run, At caiverton; ALEC the bridge over
Stoney Run. on Merryiaan's lane. built by Mr..
Wsndell Bollman. The latter bridge cost the
county about $4,000.
Perry g. Mitchell. 81 the 18th district Of
this county, has purchased the farm of Mrs. Alma
Williams, containing 100 acres and situated in
AIbemarle county. Va. for 81. 900. The property
10 part Of the Roekeastle estate formerly owned
by Thomas Jefferson.
Mr.. A. W. Sweeny, Of the 9th district. la.
accepted agency d the Agricultural Fire Ia.
suranee Company ofWaiertown. \. !. This Is a
frst-elass Company aud Mr.. n. l.. Bowen, the
agent for Baltimore county. Is placing Il great
deal Of insurance here.
The storm Of wedne. lay afternoon Wa
unusually heavy n; Catonsyiile as also in the Vi.
entity Of woodberry and Mt Washington. but no
serious damage done. The wind was 80
strong on the Frederick road to almost blow
the horse cars from tbs track.
The Baltimore AHssricas makes good hit
on the high-pressure camp meetings when II says
"a crowd Of warshipers inside singing 'rm glad
salvation's Free. with n crowd the outside q a
f~k 49, l..
presents = curious spectacle"
AIR. WIN. II. brown, . respected eitiIsn Of
the LIST district. celebrated his hftieth birthday
on Saturday last, upon which occasion his sons
presented him with a valuable gold watch. Mr..
Brown is = member Of the Republican State Cen
trai COMMITTEES for Baltimore county.
We have experienced within the past week
some intensely hot weather, the Thermometer on
several days reaching 9so. with the atmosphere
most oppressive. There have been during the
time some rain showers, enough 60 lay the dust
bat no, enough TO soak the ground to any depth.
II. Freeman Rasin, Esq, Clerk of the Court
Of Common Pleas IL baltimore. Who il residing
for the summer on Gorsueh avenue, waverly. losI
son eleven years 81 age q few days ago. of scar.
Jet fever. IL has been bat = few months sines
Mr.. kAsin los, an accomplished and interesting
daughter.
Willie gentleman driving on the y orb
road, near the city limits Wednesday, his horse
"a very valuable animal-had one Of its eyes put
out By stone sprung from india rubber slins
in she hands Of boy. The police should arrest
every boy found using one of these dangerous ar.
tieles on the public highways.
The Emory Grove camp. meeting closed OF
Tuesday morning. The collections AZ the gaie'
dariug the meeting amounted 60 about $500 aud
the expenses % the camp will reach about $500
The Indebtedness Of the association is about SlT.
600. IL 10 nov proposed 10 erect cottages on ih'
a. 81 ~ tu.e a
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