The Baltimore County union., 1881-10-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

Col. John X. Longwcil. OF Westminster. has
been elected president Of the Baltimore aud Reis.
terstown Turnpike Road Company.
Although many OF the horses on the York
road line have been effected with "pinkeye," not
one Of them has died Of the disease.
The arst Of November Is here and no rail.
road yet. But We must be patient. II will be
along the irst Of some other month.
Our friend In the 9Th district who is strain
ing" turkey for US, should be getting him in
trim. Thanksgiving day approached.
view, Southern Methodist church, near sunny
brook, Sunday, October 30th, at , p. IN.
-George whitelock. Eco, has been appoint
cd trustee Of Thomas Dixon, an insolvent debtor,
and has hled his bond In the sum Of $4,000.
On Sunday afternoon last Archbishop Gib.
bons confirmed n class Of one hundred and ffty
children at tho Church OF the Sacred Heart. High
landtown.
Election takes place one week from next
Tuesday-November sth. The polls viii be open
from 0 a. IN. to Q p. IN. Il Is the duty Of every
man 10 vote.
-sylranus Small. employed in Mr. Frasier's
quarry. near Ph@nix. was badly injured on
Thursday of last week by the premature expio.
sion of blast.
burglars are operating in some sections of
the county and IL would be well for people to be-
on the look out for them. Get your shooting.
irons 10 order.
-Dr. J. e. McCuriy. denti.t Of this place.
blossom for week or more past. II also put out
some leaves.
in the Orphans Court this week letter. Of
} administration were granted II. 4. waeismuth on
the estate of n. e. wachsinuth: : to Eliza Hicks
on the estate of Henrietta hin.
Key. J. II. Turner, principal Of Lutherviile
Female Seminary. on Saturday last took thirty
one Of his young lady pupils 10 Annapolis 10 view
the sights In ye Ancient CITY,"
-Vcnnor said we were 90 have wet weather
n r An n. r. -an- Aan. a 4
II. We have come to believe that the Canaia
prophet Is n sort Of n weather Crank"
a large fire southwest Of Towsontown nj. .
iraetci much attention here abou, u O'Clock
Monday evening II proved 20 have been the
barn Of Mr.. John liaFTis, nsar PiRlico.
The annual meeting Of the Association Of
Public School Commissioncrs Of Maryland will be
held at the Office Of the State Board of Education
Baltimore. Tuesday. Nov. 22d, at IL IN.
When his term of Office expires next month
Sheriff William a. Sladc will take up his resi-
dcncc In the 10th district. having purchased the
farm formerly owned by his late father.
A good many Democrats seem 90 be taking
hold of the Grcenback movement They appear
TO be dissatisfied with the management Of their
own party and are looking around for something
better.
MIR. q. Clinton Hanna, who. for some time.
was the popular teacher Of the public school at
Ashland, has been appointed principal Of Reis.
tcrstown high school. vice Mr.. L. Z. Ijams, re
signed.
A temperance meeting was held In 81.
James coiorcd church, this place, on Friday
evening OF last week, which was addressed by
Mrs. Harper, temperance orator from Phila,
and others.
The County Commissioner on Tuesday
opened the proposals for supplying gasoline and
lighting and repairing street lamps In the county
There were a number Of bids bu, the eOn,rae, was
not awarded.
AIR. Smediey Is having q new avenue open.
ed extending south from Smedey Row, opposite
the south gate Of the Court House park. to the
narrow: gauge railroad. DunPhy 4 Boyian are
doing the work.
WIN. Hall. colored, Of the ist district, while
out cunning on Monday, accidentally discharged
his piece. the whole load passing through and ter
ribly laeerating his hand. lie was sent to hos
pital In the city.
The Towson Guards returned from their
Yorktown trip on Saturday night last, reaching
here at o'clock. They came home In good
health and all expressed themselves as having
been pleased with the trip.
Francis NJ. Darby, Esq. member Of the
Washington county bar and n prominent Repub.
iican. was married in baltimore on Tuesday
night to a daughter Of Mr.. John S. Lsib. treas
urer Of the Northern Central II. II. Co.
WIN. Foster and John =. and Leonhardt
schn,heis have been arrested and committed to
the county Jail on the charge OF assaulting War
rcn Grimes, agent Of the BALTIC. 4 Ohio railroad
Mt Mt. Winans, 18th district Of this county.
DIR. Thomas i. johnson, son of the late
William Fell johnson, Of Brookiandvilie, this
county, died at his residence in baltimore, on the
2Ist inst, aged about so years. Ills remains were
inferred at 81. Thomas Church, Garrison Forest.
On account Of III health Mr. John Merry
man, Of lay ydelds, president Of the Maryland Ag-
rieultural Society, was unable TO attend 10 his
duties during the past week. Ills place was ae-
ceptably filed By Mr.. Frank Brown, Of Carroll
county.
-. L. Morling, assessor Of property for the
I'D district, this week returned to the County
Commissioners assessments amounting 10 81 600.
Among these 10 the Caiverton Stock Yard Com
Pany 800, and the Melvale Dis,iilery Com
pany $lI,j00.
Adam Elgert, formerly a well.known Dem.
ocratic politician Of the 18th district, and at one
time Justice Of the Peace, has taken the benefit
Of the insolvent laws. Mr.. d. Meredith Reese has
been appointed trustee aud has bonded In the
sum Of 81 900.
DIR. George II. cairnes, Of woodberry,
while attending the Yorktown Centennial cele.
bration last week, had his pocket picked Of val
liable gold watch. Two members of the Tawsou
Guards also had their pockets cut but did not
lose their "tickers."
-Ph@nix factory IL being put in thorough
order and will be ready 10 start up in very short
time. giving employment TO about $50 persons.
Mr.. Thomas 4. Kemp, well known as the popular
deputy sheriff under Sheriff Barton, viii have
charge Of tho factory store.
Mr.. Thomas Elliott, Jr., Of white Hall,
this county, 10 the owner Of . curious solid brass
clock which is said TO be the identical clock pre-
sented BY Lafayette to Washington. Il vas made
In Paris. and runs three weeks without winding
and strikes every half hour.
The young man Henry Brown who vas
arrested on the charge Of bargiarixing several
houses In the Belt tried this week In the Cir.
cult Court, convicted and sentenced 20 Eve years
In the penitentiary. lie had before served two
terms In the same institution.
Emory T. Stiles and wife have entered suit
In the county Circuit Court for 5000 damages
for trespassing against the Union Mutual Tele-
graph Company, alleging that the agents Of the
company cut and Destroyed trees, &e., on the
plaintiGs property In this county.
DR.. James l.. Billingslea, q well known
physician Of Westminster, and who some years
ago praetioed medicine In Baltimore county, died
on Sunday morning last, In the 77th year of his
age. lie was school fellow Of the late OK Gov.
Bradford and highly respected Citizen.
-Robert McClintock, supervisor ofthe Phila.,
Wilmington q BALTIC. railroad, was shot In the
forehead on Wednesday afternoon, at Lower Can
ton, 18th district, BY two men who reckiessly
firing pistols. The ball was extracted and ths
wound is not serious. The men were arrested.
Politics are warming up somewhat although
the people do not seem 20 take near 90 much In.
terest as formerly. The meetings called are bcine
very poorly attended and many see In this bad
omen for the dominant party. The fact IL that
very little 10 any good Is accomplished at poii,i.
cal meetings.
s. District Court, and Q resident Of Lutherviile
this county. who has held the position Cor twelve
years, has rendered his resignation 10 Marshal
MeCiinteek, 70 take eject December alst. II I.
understood that Capt Creager 10 . candidate foI
the marshaiship.