The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-02-21
From Chase's Station, 18th District

Fishermen-P ifed Bod -Lecture-7he Ground
Hog-Sunday Gunners, Gc.-0ur fishermen
busy making ready for work, and some of them
have already commenced operations. This is an
important industry among our people, furnishing
at certain seasons employment and sustenance to
many families
On the 9th of February Mr.. VIM. Wilkerson
moved body from the burying ground at Orem's
church, and upon opening the coffin the corpse,
which had been buried about ten years, was found
to be petrifed, being as hard as stone and very
heavy.
Rev. Thos. L. Pouson, D. D., will deliver lee
ture at Ebenezer church the evening of Feb.
Oath. AS the proceeds for the benefit of the
church it is hoped the attendance will be large.
l saw it stated in the UNION that the ground
hog came out of his hole and seeing his shadow
went in again for six weeks, &C. Now my idea is
that on account of the mild winter the old fellow
has been coming out every day, and this may &C
count for our having some fine weather since he
thought to have made his appearance for the
first time during the winter.
| again call the attention of the county authori-
ties to that, to us, great nuisance, Sunday gun
ming. 1t is constantly going on to the great an
noyance of law and order loving people, and we
humbly ask the authorities to put stop to it. 1t
will be no trouble for the officers to find these
violators of law and they should be compelled to
do it.
A few days ago horse driven by Miss Sallie
Edwards, ran away while starting from the church.
He ran some distance before Miss Edwards could
check him, which was finally done, after slight
damage to the carriage X.
The Govanstown Presbyterian Church
Troubles.-Dr. j. II. Prentiss, ruling elder of
Govanstown Presbyterian church, has sent in his
resignation, as follows:
GovANsTowN, Feb. 49, 1880.
To the Session and Membership Of Gorane Chapel.
. Dearly BeloUed-Having heretofore felt it in
cumbent upon me, in the course of the peculiar
trials through which our church has passed, to dis
charge without swerving my duties as ruling
elder, owe it to myself, at this particular june
ture, and as q matter Of christian expediency,
having only the best interests of the church at
heart, to place my resignation of the active elder
ship in your hands and resume my position as
private member of the church. While doing so,
however, promise you my hearty cooperation
in whatever may be for the good the church and
the salvation of precious souls.
Yours in love and labor,
JOHN Ii. PRENTIss.
Rev. Mr.. Gibson, pastor of the church, who re-
/ signed some time ago, has removed with his
family to Baltimore and the parsonage is now
vacant
Accidental Death of an Eccentric Man.
For number of years past an excentric man
named George jackson, has been making his home
about Govanstown. In summer he lived altogether
in the woods, where he erected rough hut, and
in winter he took shelter in barns often obtaining
the necessaries Of life from those who were kindly
disposed to him. This winter he had been sleeping
in barn on the property of Mr. Sam'l I. Nicer, on
Bellona avenue, near Charles street. On Friday
night of last week, when Mr.. Nicer returned from
church, he found Jackson lying on the ground,
under the barn door, from which, it is supposed
he had accidentally fallen, injuring himself
seriously. Mr.. Nicer took him into the barn and
made him as comfortable as possible, but on the
following day he died. Jackson, who about
20 years of age is said to have had 81, 900 deposit
ted in Baltimore bank and when his pockets were
searched after death $50 were found in them. The
neighbors took charge ofthe body and had it decent
ly buried. Jackson had nc family of his own, but
has some relatives living in the vicinity of Tow
snntnWn.