The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-12-31

County Surveyor Chas. II. MCLEAN spent
the Christmas holidays at his home, Lewisiown Pa
The Paradise Presbyterian church, Cations.
willie. was dedicated one year ago Tomorrow (sun-
day..
-Mr. John Z. Owens left on Monday on
professional tour to the West aud will be absent
several months.
, The Catholic church at Caiverton, this
county, was damaged by ere on Wednesday last
20 the extent Of 81 900.
-Mrs. Mary Hynson Sellers, sister Of Jas.
II. Hynson, Of this place, died in Baltimore last
"Wednesday, OF consumption.
The annual election for officers Of the Du-
lany's Valley and Towsontown turnpike sompany
will be held ut Towsontown on Monday next.
Seven cases against ex-Sherif Samuel W.
4 worthington have been assigned for trial In the
Circuit Court here on Thursday, January 18th.
WIN. T. Cox, Of the 9Th district, recently
slaughtered four hogs. about thirteen months old,
weighing respectively 463, 4i3, al and 355 lbs.
Last year, about this time. the York Road
Railway Company sowed 20 or SO bushels Of salt
on the track. Il doesn't need salt to keep Il now.
- Ma Anafe- Pscle.- teaches o: he seais.
Bible class In Woodbury. III. 4. Sabbath school,
has been presented BY her scholars with gold
2 pencil.
Of the Baltimore markets ut 20 cts. per pound
The demand was never before known TO have been
90 great.
-Governor Hamilton IL already being be.
siegsd by applicants for the hay weigherships and
other Offices. I, 10 said he intends making "a
clean sweep
what IL the longest legal day. and how
many hours In Il This IL question for some Of
the young members Of the bar to answer. Let US
hear from them.
On Wednesday Of last week n man named
John Malone, employed in Abbotts rolling mile
ut Canton, fell into vat ofboiling water aud was
>terribly scalded.
-Discounts on county tax bills will cease at
the end Of this month and after January LIST in
terest will be added from the time the bills were
due and payable.
-Geo. W. Gorsuch, superintendent ofthe i'm
proyement being made at Mount Vernon Mills,
vas presented by his employees At Christmas with
, gold watch chain.
Rev. Thomas Guard will lecture In the NJ.
Z. church at Reisterstown. Thursday evening,
January 5th. His subject will be "An Evening
with the Waldenses."
Mr. John :. Gttings, Jr., member elect 90
the Legislature frsm Baltimore county. has been
named for State Treasurer, but IL IL hardly likely
he will be . candidate.
Sunday last was the mildest Christmas day
experienced here in many years. The weather
vas delightful and since then has been spring
like, with considerable rain.
There are complaints against the Hamp
den "hoss car" line because Il does not always
carry its passengers through, bu, comPsl' them to
scud along through the mud.
The present Grand Jury has presented the
York Road Turnpike Company for maintaining
nuisance BY not keeping the road in order be.
tween Towsontown and Baltimore.
We hope when the American Rapid Tele-
graph Company gets its wires strung II will give
. us an Office In Towsontown. We are very much
y In need Of tslegraphic communication.
in the Orphans Court this week letters Of
Standardization were granted 90 Hannah VI. Wine
holt on the estate Of Kiliian II. wineholt. and to
Frank Miller on the estate Of Henry Ileimbaeher.
a man named Clark, a junk dealer at Mt.
H. kaas ssal
and lodged in jail here, charged with buying a
quantity Of brass stolen from the Mount Vernon
Company.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Company
has purchased from the Patapsco Land Company.
SO acres ofiand, including water front OF 1000
feet at Curtis bay. this county, at $500 per acre
total $4,000.
This will be the last copy Of the UsIoS many
Of its constant readers viii receive unless they
remit what 10 due before this time next week. II
you don't g. paper next week you will khO"
Mr.. William W. Frush. q Baltimore
mission merchant and native Of this county died
In that city on Sunday last, aged So years. lie
vas one of the Oldest members Of the Corn and
Flour Exchange.
Mr.. James X. Gies. Of william,port. Nd,
who purchased the shsul store property at But
Ter, this county, has already commenced business
there. lie will erect new store house and dwell
ling In the Spring.
-lue Work on BelNtuefe avenue. eAteuuiuk
from Charles street avenue. near the Episcopal
church, to Arlington, the Reisterstown road, 10
being rapidly pushed forward. large force Of
hands 10 employed.
Mr.. George Il. Willis. a well-known young
member Of the bar and resident Of the 18th dis
triet Of this county, married on 22d inst, TO
Miss Mary Z. D. noskins, daughter Of the late
Joseph d. Hoskins.
Several cases Of smallpox have appeared at
Woodbury. and the patients have been removed
70 the Marine Hospital. The operatives in the
several mills 81 that place. well rs ether per-
!, sons, are being vaecinated.
The time Of the killing Of partridges expir-
Cd In this county on Saturday last, 2lth instant.
Unless the killing Of these birds l. entirely pro-
hibited BY Law for few years IL will not be long
1 before they are entirely extinct.
john Williams, eoiored, while walking on
the track Of the Phila. Wilmington and BALTIC.
Railroad, near the l3-miie switch, last wednes-
4 day, vas struck BY . passing train and badly
Il hurt about the shoulders and back.
Mrs. Sophia r. Conn, wife Of Mr.. siias W.
Conn, formerly Of this county, died at her resi-
dsncs In Baltimore, on Christmas day. She was
4 daughter Of the late WIN. l.. Owings and niece
= Of Mr.. James W. 0wings, Of this place.
u The children attached 10 the Presbyterian
Hsabbath school Of this place were given Christ
mas entertainment on Tuesday evening and very
#plsasant time was had. A purse Of $40 was pre-
Scented 10 the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Thompson.
On Thr-siAy after Christmas last year the
thermometer al Towsontown registered So below
ssro. Il frose OF the "town" and made Il "Tow-
son" for short. The corresponding day this year
the mercury marked iss. difference Of sec.
1t seems now TO be . pretty well settled
fact that Hon. Geo. Hawkins Williams, State Sen
stor from Baltimore county. win be president Of
the Senate, and that Thomas II. Moore. Eco, also
Of this county, will be the sargsant-at arms oil
the House.
-small.pox has made its appearance on The
washington road, In tho 18th district, and young
woman named Helwig has died. The disease ap.
pears 10 be on the increase in Baltimore and u
would be well for oil TO take the prseaution Of be-
Ing vaeeinated.
The editors Of the UxIox did not get tur.
two and pair Of wild ducks NJ rafle, hence the
present satished feeling II IL hads't been for the
fafas-but re refrain. We don't want TO make
our frisnds feel badly.
-Mrs. Charles Matthews and two daugh.
tiers, Of Catousvilie, were thrown from their ear
rage In Baltimore last Saturday. but fortunately
escaped injury. The accident vas caused BY 9
- runaway team eolliding with the carriage Ia
which shey we're seated.
Mr.. william II. Ruby, Of the JoHrnsi, hes
! purchased from the heirs Of the late Edward II
Ady, the very eligibly located lot on the north.
east corner Of the York road and Psnnsylvanis
sysnus, and q IL understood that be will erect
e1Ees upon u In the spring.
An Inventory % the personal estate Of thu
late Charles y. Warner, Of this county, was iled
In The once Of the Register Of Wills on Tuesday
and amounts 10 $ss, 1924. nearly the whole O
which u In bonds and stocks. The total value o.
The estate is placed At see, eso.2i.
The Grm Of Drury, Ijams Rankin, gro
ssrs, corner Of Gay and High streets. Baltimore
has been dissolved, Mr.. Ijams retiring. Th,
] kusinsss viii Be eontinued by Messrs. Drury ans