The Baltimore County union., 1880-10-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

tor. Edwin w. webster visited the Carroll
county fair on Wednesday.
-Chestnuis are already in the market and
are selling at Is cts. per quart.
There are no new cases Of plcuro. .pneuno-
mia reported among cattle in the 10th district.
The water in the wells in this town Is very
low and there some fears Of water famine.
The bridge over tho Gunpowdsr, nj War.
ren factory. Is reported TO be in unsafe condi-
tion.
Hon. b. c. II. Emory returned this week
from RAlston, Pa, considerably improved in
health.
have been in Europe for come time. have return
sd home.
--Severai cases Of malarial and typhoid fever
are reported in the vicinity Of Towsontown and
near Riders Station.
The woodberry NJ. T.. Sabbath school, Of
which james y. Hooper. Esq, 10 superintendent,
has nearly 500 scholars.
There were white frosts in the lower section
OF the county on lnursday morning. but no,
enough 20 do any damage.
The new brick buildings in this place are
being pushed right along and will be completed
before cold weather sets in.
The Towsontown Garfield and Arthur club
will meet every Monday night from now until
election in Shealcy's Hall. at $ o'clock.
The new Station Mt Riders. y. {. Rail.
road. will soon be ready for occupancy. IL il n
very neat little building and is generally admired
-Baltimors's scsqui.ccnicnnial celebration
Is attracting much attention in the county. Our
people generally will visit the city during jubilee
week.
Farmer, have been iged To stop piowing.
the ground being so very hard for want Of rain.
Seeding j. likely to be greatly delayed ON this
account.
Three young men from this town spent all
day Monday hunting. They brought home one
squirrel but whether they shot IL or not dcponen,
cant say.
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forty new subscribers to its mail list during the
month of September. Thi. large increase is very
gratifying.
One Of the Baltimore county oranges
which will exhibit wagon at the Baltimore eel
ebraiion will have the same drawn by Peerless
traction engine.
MIR. james Boycc has erected an Eclipse
Windmill OF his property west of Towsuntown.
which 10 intended to supply his house and other
buildings with water.
There were raised on the Hampton estate
this season about 1900 bushels Of wheat. the
largest crop produced for many years. averaging
25 bushels 10 tho acre.
Mir. Frei'k Won Kapd. of "Stoncleigh.' &c
near Towsontown, lost fine Jersey bull calf n
few days ago from over-fecding. lie paid SioO
for II a short time before.
Mr.. August Loose. our popular merchant
tailor. has on hand beautiful line Of goods for
fall and winter wear. Call TO see him when in
need Of anything in his line.
The public schools Of the county will be
closed on Tuesday. October l:th. in order TO give
the teachers and children an opportunity to wit
ness the Baltimore celebration.
The people in wavery want the process
sions in Baltimore during centennial week TO
march out there. This is little plan they have
TO save the expense Of going to the city.
a colored sportsman from Baltimore was
caught cunning on the property of Mr. John ".
Garrett. on the lIilsn road, few days ago. lie
taken hefaFe n MnwistFate anil hnel =, anil
costs.
Mr.. II. ". l.. Rasin's generous offer 90 the
farmer boys Of Baltimore county should stimulate
them to great effort 60 secure the liberal prizes.
We expect to hear Of some ra,,ling wheat crops
next season.
-Towson,own will be represented in Bai,i-
meres sssgai- centennial parade by her military
company. Mt. Moriah Lodge of Masens. and Tow
son Lodge of Odd Fellows. all having been invited
TO participate.
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week are
the last days for registration. II your name 10
not on the list and you fail to have placed there
on those days. you can't vote in November. And
don't you forget 1t.
a grea; many pcoplc-wi,h whom the wish
was father TO the thought said that Col. Web
ster would no, accept . nomination for Congrcss.
A letter from that gentleman. published to-day,
settles the question.
a Hsraid poet calls Hon. Mr.. Talbot the
Little Dippsr." We don't think the clipper
will be of sufficient dimensions to bail out the
Democratic boat in order 10 save IL from sinking
on the 81 Of November.
The gross earnings of the y. e. railroad
for the month Of August were sIj3.9235l: opera
ting expenses. $3.50, 800. 50: net earnings, Slaa-
g56.92, the increase the corrcspon ding month
Of last year being SG6.73o 81.
The large manufacturing firms Of Wood.
berry will be represented in Baltimore ci,y's
sesqui- centennial celebration. The operatives in
the mills will be given one days holiday 20 ena-
bic them TO enjoy the occasion.
The statement Of county expenses. pub
lishcd to-day, is much larger than IL has ever
been before. II il continues to increase in sire in
few more years IL will require paper as large
ss the n. Y. Tribune TO print IL.
Adam Selig. of the 18th district. has been
authorized by the County Commissioners TO con-
vcy prisoners and paupers from the Canton Station
house TO the Jail and aims house. lie will re-
eeive SIS per month for the service.
Mr.. Charles Devalin. Assistant Engineer
In the L. 5. Navy, who has been spending some
time with his brother. .in.law, Thos. II. Moore,
Esq, near Brooklandville. has been ordered TO
Panama and will be absent three years.
Mr.. Samuel Collings' mare. Florence r..
(entered by cockcy 4 Co.. trottsd at Herring
Run. Tuesday evening. in company with six other
horses, for new skeleton wagon. and took third
place. Six heats were trotted, best time 2:ii.
a farmer near Towsontown has pumpkin
Of immense proportions. lie proposes TO exhibit
it in the procession in Baltimore IL he can get a
wagon strong enough 10 bear II. After that he
will hollow IL out and rent IL for tenant house.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson. pastor Of fGovanstown
Presbyterian church, preached in the Court room
on Sunday afternoon last TO q large congregation.
Services will be held regularly in the same place
every other Sunday afternoon. at the same hour.
The union meeting Of the NJ. y. and NJ. y.
churches In this place IL stili In progress, alter
mating each evening between the two churches.
Rev. W. Il. Bird. formerly Of Brookiandvills Cir
suit, now OF Baltimore. preached on the evening
Of the 2tth.
Mrs. X. Ewing, who owns u snug farm on
the Cromwells bridge road len at our Office on
Thursday two hen eggs which are curiosities in
their way. The large one, which Is very oddly
shaped. measures 64 by inches, and the small
one , BY ~.
-The Democratic Congressional primaries
take place to-day. The county convention meets
here on Monday aud the nominating convention
At Havre-de-grace on Wednesday. The general
impression seems 10 be that Mr. Talbot viii have
no opposition.
The new paper mill OF Mr.. Daniel Beckiey.
st Beekieysvile. 5th district, 10 far advanced
larger than the old one destroyed some months
ago by ere, and when In operation will give en-
ployment 10 about hfty hands.
-Messrs. Samuel Brady aud G. Ridgely
Goodwin, Of this county, have been appointed
aids TO Mayor Latrobe during the eity's eslebra-
tion. Messrs. Howard Ridgely, Thos. lIilien and
d. sterstt Gittings. also Of this county have been
appointed aids 10 the chief marshal.
Mr.. August wes, Of Canton, who at pres
snt has the contract for furnishing the street
lamps In the county with oil, Ae., has been au-
thorissd by the Commissioners TO repair and paint
the lamp posts for which service he will receive
so cts. per lamp. There are about COO lamps.
As Mr. Elias Read Of baltimore. aeeom-
panied by his wife aud little boy named Nor
rev, we're driving through woodberry Monday
evening, they thrown over the bridge crossing
Jones falls, caused by their horse becoming
frishlanah nnAh MRa Rnad and Ahn hnx war;