The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-01-10
LOCAL ITEMS.

growing small by degree. and beautifully less.
ALL the new clerks in the Office Of the CLERK
81 the Circuit Court entered upon their duties on
Monday.
Mr. c. Nicholas white. formerly Of Tow.
s"n,.wn. nov holds position in the Baltimore
Custom House.
a man named Maxwell fell in a dt nj the
Court House On Wednesday. creating some ex-
ciicmcnt for time.
MIR. u. ". Brysoa has been appointed post
master at Riders station. y. e. u. H.. vice Mr..
{. II. Scck. resigned.
"A little son of Mr.. John Crowther. Jr..
Especial auditor felt frui6 chair icw day ago
and di.i"rated his shoulder.
y The County Commissioners on Thursday
visited the new police station at Canton tor the
purpose of inspecting the building.
The next session Of the Baltimore Annual
Conference will be held At Madison avenue church.
Baltimore. commencing March 9Th.
FIX Sheriff Worthins,"n. who wa. painfully
injured by being thrown from his buggy about
two weeks ago. il rapidly improving.
The Baltimore county agricultural society
will build a fine exhibition hall un the grounds al,
Tiinoninm before the next fair Is held.
--JOscph i. Baync. son Of Mr.. John Bayne.
living near this town. all be one of the gradu-
ate. at the coming commencement, Of 81, john.
College. Annapolis.
a ncihoriai winiow-vcry handsome in
design commemorative Of Rev. VIM. T. John.
stcn late rector. has been placed in st. John. T..
T.. church. wavcrly.
Hon. Judge irason and Mr.. John Riigcly.
If Hampton. in two days shooting at CARROLL.
Island last week. killed upwards Of 80 ducks. all
red-heads except ons
--kcv. J. Wesley steele. of the VI. T.. church
south. Formerly Of ,hi. county bu, now % Anne
Arundel. has been elected one Of the chapains uf
she House Il pcleSaies
MIR. Horace McCaulcy. superintendent Of
woodberry NJ =. sabbath school. W.. prescnici
on New Years day. by the children Of the schoO'.
with handsome silver cake basket.
-. Maurice Watkins. assessor IL new and
missel property. has made additional returns for
the 9th and 18th districts. which will be included
In the levy Of lN>0. amounting - Sl5.uS0.
lily the January distribution of the State
school fund. Baltimore county white schools will
receive s-ai2GS. and colcrci school. - .og6o
The total distribution amounted 10 Sl2l.5On.
-Dr. J. Piper Of this town. on Wednesday
entertained Hon. Judge Grason. Messr.. Carmi-
chac aai Miilcndcr. Of the County Commission.
crs' Board. and several other gentlemen at dinner.
The SUNDAY school 20! Tow,on;own VI. T..
church will hold its regular annual entertainment;
In the lecture room oi the church. the las; week
in February. the date not We; having been fixed
upon.
Mrs. Rollins. wife Of Mr.. Henry Rollins. Of
Seneca Farm. 18th district; whose illness wAs an
nouneed in ,he-c columns last week. died on Tucs-
day morning. 9th inst, Of pneumonia. aged %
years.
The second entertainment BY the'Ep.om
VI. l.. school, in Shcaley's Hall. on Friday even.
ins Of last week was. like the F.;. decided sue.
cess The attendance was large and all were
highly pleased.
DR.. J. II. rrentiss. with other member. Of
the loun. Men.' Christian Association Of Co
vanstown. held rc sous services in the Jail at ;hi.
place on sunday last. There now abou; thirty
persons In the Jail.
-"Dealhead." the famous sieerle chaser on
which many dollars have been os; and won a,
lfsrfs. fa.A - nast 7.
land. la; week. The horse was nine year, old
anl was bred by Col. Mcdaniel.
In the Orphans Court this week letter. of
administration the estate Of Fredsriek Ballard.
deceased. were granted q Mary Ballard also 20
lienj amin =. and Juliet T.. Jordan on the estate
Of BEN amin =. Anderson. deceased.
KEY. Vim. u. Li;singer. Of lawn Grove.
Pa. whose family resides in this town. recently
slaughtered hog. IL months old which e.hei
COO pounds. The iaily average gain OF this hog.
during its short life. was nearly l. pounds.
The suits for damages brought in the coun.
~ Circuit Cour; by br. A. W. Carpenter and Miss
Mary o. warin, against the Yorktown Turn.
pike Company. were dismissed on Tuesday al
instituted in one Of the Baltimore city Courts.
~ man named Gibson, living on the Joppa
road n short distance east of Towsoniown. re.
Gently captured two young animals which appear
20 be half fox and half terrier They very
odd looking and are regarded a. quite curiosity.
-Rcv. VIM. II. Chapman. Presiding Elder u
East Baltimore district. ". I. church. was thrown
out of carriage a, Darlington, Hartford county,
On sunday night last. and had hi. collar bone
broken besides receiving number Of painful
bruises.
The Me.srs MeCabe. contractor. On the
water works. have completed their portion of the
work. which included four miles Of the tunnel. an
having sold all their shaniies and lumber, have
departed. They made many warm friends while
in this section.
Maj. J. ID. Ferguson. secretary Of the Mary
land Jockey Club ha, made arrangements with
the National Fair Association Of Washington for
series Of running races in the spring. 20 coin
menee a, the National grounds May 18th, and a,
Pimlico May ?5th.
--sealsd proposals will be received By the
County Commissioners until Tuesday next. at J.?
IN, for the erection u a covered wooden bridge
over the Guppowicr falls at Phoenix. y. c. X. K.
Plans aud specifications can be .een at the oihce
of the Commissioners.
Col. Daniel Jenifcr, who has been chosen
President Of the Baltimore county School Board.
IL n gentleman Of most pleasing manners and will
make popular official. a, no is universally kind.
polite aud generous. We doub; II better selcc.
ton could have been made.
Two unknown iFamps were struck by an
engine % the Baltimore 4 Ohio Il. H., near Sex
tonvillc. 18th district. on Saturday last. One 81
them was hurled down an embanknent and was
slightly burt, while the othe- had hi. right arm
cut of and was otherwise seriously injured.
week, and our streets have been about the con
= sistency Of a morter bed. making travelling cx-
ceedingly disagFeeable. Towsontown don't have
much 10 boas; Of. but in the way of mud she
stands pre- eininently at tho head Of the list.
"A eoloFcl woman named sallie Wood. con
fined In the county Jail on the charge Of stealing
an ACCORDION, having been detailed on wedncs.
day morning 10 10 ZONE work about the kitchen,
escaped. The same day she rccaptured on
the Frederick road and returned to her old quar-.
tiers.
Mr.. Thomas b. Dorsey. son Of Col. John
T. Ii. Dorsey. late of this town, 10 located at Eli.
colt City where he 10 extensively engaged In
breeding fancy poultry. Ills fowls took number
Of first. second and special premiums at the Potts.
town pa Poultry Associations exhibition few
days ago.
Mr.. Joseph Herman, photographic, Of Lau.
raville Hartford road, will accept our thanks for
two large and very handsome photographs Of
Loeb Raven, on the Gunpowder water works.
These pictures show the dam and surroundings at
different stages % the work. They will be framed
and hung upon the walls Of our Office.
Owing 10 the recent continued wet weather
-~our county roads are represented 20 be In fear
fui condition. The heavy hauling over what Is
known ~ the Cromweil's bridge road, from Tow
sontown to the water works, has rendered Il al.
most impas.abls for anything but heavy teams.
The largo blocks Of stone hauled from Texas 10
Loeb Raven 90 by this road.
Mrs. Catharine Morgan, wife ofMr. George
Morgan. an aged and highly esteemed citizen Of
Dulany's Valley, died on Thursday morning last,
at an advanced age. Mrs. Morgan sustained n
paralytic stroke few years ago from which she
never wholly recovered. She was q native Of
Lancaster county, Pa, and was much beloved
and respected by all who know her.
Charles $. V. Miller, son Of Mr.. U. q. Nil
Ter, Of Ashland, was married on the 23d Of DE.
cember 10 Miss Kate Shceler Of the same place.
The young couple did not forget the editors oi
the uSIoS and we have TO return thanks for 4
bottle Of elegant wine and two large pieces Of
wedding cake. They have our CON wrntufa ms