The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-10-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

y a. IN. 10 q p. m.
The finest raw oysters in the market are
supplied on the half she'll at Urban's.
The Board Of County Commissioners will
not be In session on Tuesday ncxt-clection day.
The epiEootic has aba,ed somewhat. Many
horses which were laid up are again able to re.
sumo work.
james Sterling has been appointed post
master at Shane. Baltimore county, vice Annie
Almony. resigned.
-lIuut's Literary and Musical Social will
give an entertainment In T0wsontown, Friday
evening. 10th Of November.
a religious paper to be called the Reriraii.i
with Rev. j. e. Order. Of the u. u. church, rs
editor. Is about 20 be started at woodbcry.
Now commence preparing to pay your
election bets. We would inform the gentleman
who wagcrcd n hat with US that our sire l. Z.
Tho Grand Jury for the September term Of
the Circuit Court adjourned finally on Thurs
day. An unusually large amount Of business was
disposed Of.
Mrs. Ripley. Of Norwich, Connecticut. has
arrived In Towsontown with her children and will
spend portion Of the winter with her father. Col.
Charles II. Mann.
The grand sacred open air concert. took
place In Druid Hin Park last Sunday and was at
tended by about 10000 people, despite the cold
and blustry weather.
VOTERS in baltimore county will do well 20
remember that Dr. J. u. Webster l. no longer n
candidate for Congress. he having withdrawn in
favor Of tul. Edwin ~. WEBSTER.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Marplc. Of the llih district
of this county, had eighteen varieties Of apples
on exhibition at the Hartford county fair recciv.
ing premiums for sonc of them.
---Ecy. G. Lcpley. pastor Of the Lutheran
church at Reisicrsiown. has been elected dele
gate 10 tho General Synod of the church, which
meets at Altoona, Pa. June. lSSl.
"A rough estimate. made by the the Census
bureau. Of the population of Baltimore county,
put il ut Ss.3a5 Baltimore eity's population by
the same authority is placed n; 359.3ii.
Dir Frank Cuekey. son Of Col. John q.
Cockey. of Luthoryic. who has been in delicate
health Tor some time. II now unable TO leave the
house. lie Is suffering from consumption.
The p.oprictors of all places where liquor
l. sold should remember that there l. fine ol not
less than sjD nor more than $ln0 for selling spir.
ituous or fcrmcnicd liquors on election day.
Mr.. Wm. Webster. highly respected and
wealthy farmer of the Sth district. who died last
week. was a cousin Of Hon. Edwin II. Webster.
Republican nominee for Congress in this district.
The Democratic meeting at the Court
House on Tuesday afternoon wasn't much Of a
"boom." In fact IL the most magnificent
failure We have heard of during the prcsen, cam
paign.
This is our last issue before the election
and We are mighty glad Of il. Hereafter We can
csehew politics and devote more attention TO
other matters which have lately been neglected to
some extent.
----hf. ds a.. hAuicF, VIM was ticcteu tncu-
her of the first branch City Council by the Rcpub.
licaas Of the 18th ward Of Baltimore on Tuesday
last. was formerly resident Of the 18th district
of this county.
~. 7. Marley, J. Duncan Almony and d.
T.. Wiley. tournament riders. challenge any three
riders for a purse or 5000 aud the championship
Of the State. Any rider In the State can accept
the challenge.
There /. much complaint Of low water.
causing n great deal Of Inconvenience. Many
springs and wells have entirely failed IND all the
streams are unusually low. There are some fears
Of water famine.
"A oae.leggei cnlorcd man Of this place
named John II. johnson. has been arrested aud
lodged In Jail on the charge of stealing u mule
from Gcorgc Stevenson. also colorcd. The mule
was not recovered.
MIR. james X. T.. Kroui, son Of Mr.. A. II.
krout, Of this place and well.known butcher.
died At his residence. on the York road. below
wavcrly. on Wednesday last, Of paralysis, in the
3Gth year of his age.
There have been over sixty conversions
during the progress Of the great revival meeting
Mt the United Brethren church, woodbcrry. The
pastor, Row. Mr.. Crdcr. has been assisted ~ the
boy rcvivalist. q. X. Little.
-frank Sterincr. who carried or lot of
stock from the shoemaker shop Of Antoine Max,
Mt Texas, the particulars Of which were given In
these columns last week. was arraigned in the
Circuit Court on Monday and pleaded guilty.
min n. Payne. was stricken with paralysis ut the
residence of her son, Mr.. Vim. e. Payne, in Long
Green Valley, last Saturday evening. Al last
accounts her condition was somewhat improved.
The fertilizer factory OF Selincr & Co.. on
cogate's creek near Point Breeze hotel. 18th dis
trict, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night
last. The loss will reach about $5000 ON stock
and machinery. which Is only partially covered
by insurance.
ALL the Republican tickets for the I'd Con-
gressional district have been printed at the uyIoS
Office. Those districts not already supplicd
should send either to this cfIicc or to the State
Central Committee rooms corner Baltimore and
Light streets.
The pigon match ut Pimlico last Saturday,
between Mr.. DOnneil Swami, Of Baltimore and
Mr.. W. NJ. Edmunds. of Phila.. for $3.50 a side.
each man shooting mt 100 birds resulted in the
success Of Mr.. Swami, who killed SC birds % his
opponents %.
Mrs. Hattie Gorsuch, wife Of Mr.. Bcnja-
min W. Gorsuch, residing near Fork, llth dis
triet. died on the 10th inst, after few hours i'll
ness. She was n daughter Of Rev. Dorsey jacobs.
of Anne Arundel county, and had been married
but seven months.
MIR. Starr Edwards, n young merchant Of
Jamaica, Long Island, was married on the Goth
inst, Mt the residence Of the bride, "IIunting
Ledge" on the old Hartford road 10 Miss Mary
4. Battee. The ceremony was performed by REV.
WIN. II. Chapman.
The attendance n, Pimiico last week was
not near so large NJ nj former fall meetings ofthc
Jockey Club. There was some good racing aud
rs usual most Of the fayoritcs were beaten.
French pool tickets on one Of Saturdays races
paid si59iO each.
--Messrs. Edward and Samuel Kimberly.
trading rs Kimberly Bros. and who own consid-
cradle property ut Canton, this county, have
made an assignment for the benefit Of their cred
itors. The trustees are Mcssrs. Sebastian Brown
and Henry Stockbridgc, Jr.
Mr.. benjamin 7. Anderson, formerly cit
izcn Of tho 10th district Of this county, was the
ReDubliean candidate for Ffrst ilrancl (,i,v coun