The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-03-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

Thursday next is the first day of April.
The Towson Guards will make dress pa
rade on Monday afternoon next at o'clock.
Fresh fish of various kinds are now being
hauled about our streets in wagons from the city.
Some farmers in the upper end of the coun-
ty intend this year to engage in the cultivation of
tobacco.
Rev. J. B. Stitt has been elected vice
president of the Ministers Association of the NJ.
E. Church.
"A telegraph line has been put up and is
now in operation along the new Baltimore and
Hanover railroad.
Mr.. VIM. II. Allen, contractor for the dam
at Loeb Raven, has gone to Augusta, Georgia, for
the benefit of his health.
Last week, in one days shooting, George
Jackson, living on the Philadelphia road, killed
% ducks at White Marsh.
The colorod strikers the water works
have all resumed work except about fifteen who
left to seek employment elsewhere.
Milton Hendrix, of Omaha, Nebraska, has
been visiting relatives and friends in the neigh
borhood of Maryland Line, 9TH district.
The Smedley House property in this town,
will be sold at public SALE under mortgage, Sat
urday, April 10th, at ii a m, on the premises.
Dir. J. w. Burton has discovered a fine
quality of iron ore on his farm in Long Green
Valley and is now engaged in mining the same.
The weather of the past week having been
mild and pleasant the roads have improved ma
terially, and locomotion is once more passably
easy.
William II. Birch, of the 18th district of
this county, has purchased Dobbin's livery sta
bles on North street, Baltimore, near the City
Hall, for $500.
&c. G.. Burnley of Waverly, intends to "die
game" He has, through his counsel, Messrs.
Taylor and Nelson, filed bill for divorce from
his wife, Annie P. Burnley.
Rev J. W. Davis, the pastor of Tow
with fan War iVen
a reception at the parsonage Tuesday night, by
the members of the congregation.
The Towsontown "ghost' has made several
visitations during the past week, with his or its
or her usual knockings and bell-pulings. The
mystery has not yet been solved.
The cornerstone of st. Edwards Catholic
Church, at Calverton, will be laid on Sunday af-
ternoon next. A large number of societies from
the city viii take part in the ceremonies.
Among the graduates at the late commence
ment of the Maryland College of Physicians and
Surgeons was John W. Lowe, son of Mr.. J. C.
Lowe, living near Maryland Line, 9TH district.
While Deputy Sheriff Kemp was driving
on Charles street avenue, Saturday last, his horse
took fright and ran away, breaking the buggy to
some extent. Mr.. Kemp was thrown out but es-
capped injury.
The Republican Executive Committee of
Baltimore county is requested to meet at the
Court House, Towsontown, Wednesday, April Z,
at III o'clock A. NJ. See advertisement at neau
of editorial columns.
Prof C1dets dancing classes at the Smed-
ley House arc well-attended and his pupils are
making satisfactory progress. The Profs. vio-
linist-a eolored man-has been playing for him
for the past eighteen years.
The TowsOntown Temperance society, which
has been in operation about four years, disbanded
on Monday night meeting will be held on
Monday night next for the purpose of forming
Gospel Temperance Association.
-Preparations for the fair to be held in the
new Masonic temple in this place in June next,
are going forward satisfactorily. The ladies are
holding we-attended meetings and are manifest
ing much interest in the undertaking.
Mrs Ellen White has entered suit in the
Baltimore Court of Common Pleas against L. B.
McCabe & Bro, claiming $4,000 damages for OBJ
structing her property. The Messrs. McCabe are
building one of the bridges over the Falls near
Union Depot
The iron for the new bridge over the Pa
tapsco at Woodstock, to be erected jointly by the
Commissioners of Baltimore and Howard counties
has arrived from Chambersburg, Pa, and the
work of placing it in position will be commenced
in few days.
Mr.. John Ridgely, of Whitemarsh, who has
BEEN an assistant engineer the Gunpowder
water works for the past FIVE years, has resigned
to accept the position of resident engineer on the
Southern Pacific railroad. He will be stationed
in Southern Texas.
Two barrels of coal oil in an clubhouse on
the House of Refuge property, Frederick road,
took fire on Tuesday and exploded, demolishing
the building man named Parks, who in
the house at the time, was blown some distance
and terribly injured.
Rev. J. w. Steele, of the NJ E. Church
South, who was sent from JarrettsVills to Anne
Arundel county has been returned to Hartford
county and now has charge of the congregations
at Perrymansville and Aberdeen. He is we'll
known in this county.
john E. Eschbach, contractor for the work
on Clifton Lake, Hartford road, has asked the city
Water Board to relieve him from his contract
which he says he took at too low a figure. His
bid was S22S, 900. The Lake is to cover 304 acres
and will be 80 feet deep.
john H. VAIL, of this county, has been
arrested on the charge of perjury in swearing to
the value of bis property in giving bail in the
sum of 81 500 for H. II. Hull, of Mt. Winans,
who was arrested short time ago the charge
of using the mails improperly.
The copper factory property on the Har-
ford road, which was purchased for the use of the
Gunpowder permanent water supply by Balti-
more city, but which was afterwards found to be
unnecessary, is being laid off in lots and will
be offered for sale by the city.
"A fine sorrel colt, belonging to F. Potee,
livery stable keeper, of this place, died on Sunday
morning last. The colt had been driven the day
before and showed some indisposition. 1t ate its
feed Saturday night and on Sunday morning fell
in fit and died in a few minutes.
The elegant country residence of the late
William Denmead, located at Nelvale, n. c. r. R.,
together with the large and commodious stone dis
tillery and about 81 acres of land, will be sold at
public sale on Monday, April 5th, by Messrs.
VIM. Cowan and D. g. Mcintosh, Trustees.
At early hour on Tuesday morning a
freight train was wrecked near White Hall, n. c..
eausad nv braa of an axle of a
coal hopper Both tracks were blocked for several
hours, delaying other trains. A large quantity Of
coal was dumped into the Falls by the accident.
Nathan Harris, trainer, of this place, is
now handling very fine pair Of colts belonging
to Messrs. Edward Patterson, Jr, and S. S. Pat
terson. One is of Bashaw stock and the other
Marshal Ney. They very closely matched
both in size and color, and make very snug
team.
Charles Sheckles, aged IA years, living
with his parents at Mount Carroll, on the Bloom
ingdae road, at its intersection with the Liberty
road, ran away from his home about a week ago
since which time nothing has been heard of him.
He has blue eyes, light hair, and scar on the
right cheek.
We regret to learn that Charles w. Ridge
", ESQ.,, a well known member ofthe bar, residing
at Luthervile, met with accident on Monday
morning last. He was in the act of boarding a
train for the city when his foot slipped and he
fell violently to the platform, njuring himself to
some extent.
The record in the case of James A. Radi-
gan, indicted for the murder of Campbell at the
Water-works has been made and sent to the Grim
inal Court of Baltimore city. Radigan con-
victed CT manslaughter here and granted new
. trial, his case being removed at the instance of
the States attorney.
Alexander Mccormick, ST., wel-known
gardener of the 18th district, and father of Mr..
Alexander Mccormick, Jr., chairman of the Re-
publican Executive Committee Of Baltimore coun-
ty, died at his residence on Sunday morning last,
in the 73d year of his age He was born in this
county and spent the whole of his life here.
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