The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-05-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

work on Tuesday Of next week, June tst
Tho grading for the narrow. gauge railroad
through this place, has been about completed.
August Crcaghan, n farmer near Pixies
willie, has COW which last week dropped two fine
large calves.
The new bridge over the Gunpowder. at
Pho,nix, erected by Mr.. Thos. Todd ut u cost Of
Sl,999, has been completed.
-Thales A. Linthcum. Esq. whose danger.
Gus Illness We announced last week, was consid-
crably improved at last accounts.
After June goth the name of Union Meet.
Ing House postoficc. in the upper end Of this
county will be changed to "Elko."
A Presbyterian church j. about 60 be erect.
ell ut Paradise On the Frederick road. Mr.. Tins
ley having presented lot for the purpose.
-On Thursday evening Of last week Charles
Garrett. coiorcd. was drowned while bathing In q
mill dam near the Relay House. 18th district.
Mr.. $. Parker Dosley. OF this town. will nj.
tend the Chicago convention next week and will
spend several weeks in the west before his return.
Capt. Vim. 7. Cole, formerly Of the 81 dis
trict Of this county. but nov q resident Of WASH
ington, ID. G., was In Towsontown on Thursday.
People continue daily 10 crowd the county
Treasurer Office To pay their taxes. Monday
next will be the las, day FOR the per cent. dis
count.
--Mosc. Drummer ha. instituted suit against
Henry I.utE. butcher of this county, for an nj.
legged infringement Of patcn, for u siaughtcring
apparatus.
On Sunday last horse belonging to John
Daily, poor man living in the LIST district, fell
over embankmcnt IN Wilkcns avenue and
killed himself
The Ladies. Mite Society of Towson,own
". 7. church vii: boll a spciablc at the parson-
age. ON Wednesday evening. June ii. conmcne-
ing at o'clock.
MIR. Samuel =. Bu,icr opened the Smcdlcy
Housc on Monday morning and a. the Democratic
convention assembled there on that day he had a
very good send or
There is talk of the Methods; Protestant
congregation Of this place erecting a church Of
their avn. The Catholics have the erection Of
church also in contemplation.
The Indictment a;ains; Win. II. Richard
son. ian cx-Justiec of the Peace of the I'd lie
trict) on the charge of perjury. was quashci in
the Circuit Court on Thursday.
-Dcnison Post. No. 5, q. A. r., Of Wood.
berry, held a concert anil campfire. an Tuesday
night. Dushanc Post. of Baltimore. was present
and very enjoyable time was had
Mr.. John u. Roe has been granted letters
OF administration On the estate of the late Gcorsc
W. Hess. proprietor Of one Of the express lines
between Towsontnwn and Baltimore.
Mr.. Lewis H. Urban has presented the
Towson Guards with two water buckets. which will
be used for the first time BY the company on the
occasion Of their visit To Winchester.
County Treasurer llu,chins. at his Office in
baltimore on Saturday last, received nearly six.
teen thousand dollars for taxes. considerable
portion being on the lcvies Of 1889.
Rev. J. y. Davis, pastor Of the ". T..
church Of this place, lcit for Dayton. Ohio. on
Tuesday and will be absent about ten days. lie
has son Mt college anl brother living there.
The delegates elected last week in the IL,
and 18th districts of this county which form part
Of the 9Th Congressional district favor the re-
nomination Of DR.. Eli J. llcnkie for Congress.
1t Il said that Hon. George II. Williams,
State Senator from Baltimore county, on Satur.
day last inspected one Of the old homesteais in
sf.t0s A.
The monthly missionary entertainment of
the VI. +. Sabbath School will take place to.mor-
row Sunday afternoon, in the lecture room Of
the church, commencing at y o'clock. All in
vited.
-Mr. Thomas T.. Kemp, Of Phoenix. had the
misfortune TO run nail into one of his feet some
time alo. which caused him much pain. lie was
In Towsontown on Wednesday for the first time
In two weeks.
The appraisers of the personal estate Of the
late John HURT this week returned to the Or
phans' Court an inventory Of stocks, household
furniture. &c. belonging to the deceased amount
ing to $ii. O65.ia
Our old friend. Col. Thomas Sheppard. of
Haysvilc Springs Hotel popular summer re-
sor, near Piiisburg Pa. sent IA this week an in
y'ation 70 be rreen; a, the opening Of the Hotel,
Friday. May 2sih.
The people in the ncighborhood Of Fork
Meeting House object to having the name Of their
postofIice changed for new tangled" one. Some
one has suggested simply Fork" but we think
that rather too pointed.
a two-horsc team belonging To n resident
Of the 9th district. ran away in Towsontown on
Wednesday morning and damaged the wagon to
some extent besides injuring several shade trees
on east Chesapeake avenue.
WIN. u. Sweitrer and another man employ
cd in Roys tons ore bank, in the 9th district were
painfully though NOT dangerously huT, a few days
ago by mass of earth falling upon them and
covering them entirely over.
On Monday night Of last week n dccsa.
tion from Westminster Lodge. No. ~. Injepend.
ent Order Of Mechanics. paid n fraiernal visit 10
Fulton Lodge, of Rcis;crstown. The visitors
were handsomely entertained.
The Towson Guards are to be supplied with
new accoutrements. including cross belts, cart.
ridge boxes, 1c.. before going 20 Winchester on
9Th Of June. The Gainesville company has also
received n new outfit in these articles.
Louisa Jemison, colorei, living with her
son, John H. Miller. in this place, died very sud
denly ut an early hour on Sunday morning last
OF apopiexy. She was a very stout woman aud
was formerly slave Of the Todd family.
Mr.. Larkin Osborn. living near Piney
Grove. 18th district, died suddenly in his barn. on
Tuesday Of last week, n supposed from apoplcxy
lie vas about fifty years Of age and had been
married 10 his second wife but a few months.
-Calcb Price, n brakeman on the Western
Maryland railroad, had one Of his hands badly
mashed on Saturday last while coupling ears nj
aportion Of the injured hand was anputaied.
Alexander Mccormick, Jr., chairman IL the
Republican Executive Committee, and Dr. j. II.
Hebb, chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee. have been appointed census enumer.
ntors in their respective districts, the 18th and ID
The Grand aud Petit Juries were finally
discharged on Thursday Of this week and ON Mon.
day next the March term Of Court will adjourn
sias die. No business will then be transacted
until the commencement of the September term
"a
against Otn. T.. u. Tyler. postmaster nj Balti
more. which was brought In the baltimore Court
Of Common Pleas, has been discontinued On the
ground that Gen. Tyler il a resident of Baltimor,
county.
AIR. vennor. the Canadian weather prophe,
predicts more frost for May. very hot, followed
by cold weather and frosts during June, and ter
rible wind and hail storms for July. His pre-
dietions as TO frost In the early part of May wcr'
verified.
Our presen, Sheriff, WIN. A. sladc, Eco.
10 regarded as a very popular and attentive OH
eial, aud rs he has always been personal friend
Of ours II affords pleasure TO notice this feeling
even among those who opposed him at the ia'
election.
Monday next IL Union memorial day ant
those who desire TO contribute flowers for decora
ting the soldiers graves can leave them nj th
ONCE either on Saturday evening or early Mon
day morning. when they will be delivered to th'
committee.
Since the last issue Of the uSioS We hav,
been visited with delightful rain showers aud veg
citation Of all kinds has been greatly refreshe,
and improved. Our friends In the upper cnd %
the county not so fortunate rs We rs scarcei,
any rain fell there.
a new buildng association has been In
eorporatej at woodbcrry. To be known rs No.
The capital stock Is 500, 900, divided into 2.OOI
shares Of 5000 each The ineorporators are Davi'
Bell, I. :. Fallen, l.. =. Latehforj, X. y. Rey
nolds aud Geo. q. Hooper.
duncan Hood. son Of the late Confederat
General Hood. who has been adopted by nj,