The Baltimore County union., 1881-12-24


enlarged BY the erection Of an addition so BY IS
feet, which will give u depth of 100 feet. fhe
present IRE apparatus will be superseded by one
Of holloway's large doable-tank engines.
Lately there have been several iareenies In
the neighborhood Of Carrollton, Frederick road.
and the business men of that place have banded
together and secured the services of a night
waiehman in the person Of J. y. steineeker.
The Baltimore County Democratic Associa-
tion has elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, Henry sehone; vice
President, q. Scholi; secretary, August Lukens;
recording secretary, Alfred Lutz; treasurer, Geo.
Baker.
The loss Of Rev. Dr. Hot. for many years
the greatly beloved rector of Trinity 7. T.. church,
In this place, will be much felt In this community,
and by none more 80 than the poor, 10 whom he
was friend indeed. We shall not soon look upon
his like again.
We believe that at least two.thirds Of the
voters of Baiiimore county favor the election of
the School Commissioners by the people. why
any other mode Of selecting them should have
been adopted Is something We have never had sat.
isfaetorily explained.
-waltcr Hitchcock. living on the Liberty
road in this county, while driving wagon in the
city On Tuesday, over n small boy. injuring
him slightly. Hitchcock arrested but was
released when Il was shown that no blame at.
taehed 20 him for the accident,
Charles n. Mann, Jr., formerly Of this
place, who has been door-kecper in the House
of Representatives at Washington for the past
two years, has received ticket leave and anoth.
er man has been put in his place The change in the
politics of the House the cause Q: Il.
-Brother Rippard, Of the Westminster Sea-
hHei, is about 90 become famous. lie has obtain
ed patent for fishing rod. We expect the new
invention IL intended 10 catch ish without either
hook or line. Ifhe will send Us n rod down for a
Christmas gift we'll tell him what think Of Il.
The "Thalia- Malpomenean Dramatic Club"
Nawng ~nasA l.. E-fN
Hall. Reis,erstown. Tuesday evening. Dee. 25th,
Tor the benefit Of the literary society. when the
comedy Of "Bost0n Dip" will be produced, TO be
followed by the amusing farce, ''sarahj Young
Man"
-Miss Clara c. Cole, daughter Of Mr.. Abra.
ham Cole of j.. died at her fathers residence. Go
vanstown. on Tuesday last. aged - years. She
had been sick for some time with typhoid fever
With which disease nearly every member Of Mr..
Coles family has been afflicted. Ills wife 10 nov
very III.
As heretofore published II. e. Tieck, Eco.
= member of the bar. while in AnnaPoli. on ba.
siness. had n valuable overcoat stolen from him
while dining at the Maryland Hotel. Since hen
the proprietors of the hotel have forwarded to
Mr.. Tisek check for $50 to cover the aToan' of
the loss.
-Marke;men on their way TO the city Thur.
day morning. asked 20 cts. per pound for turkey.
The beet offers made here were - and IL cents.
The weather being very unfavorabic for dressed
poultry Il IL safe 90 say that Of the market.
men will regret no; having sold at the figures Of
fercd here.
The annual entertainment anil treat of the
scholars Of the Towsontoun VI. T.. Sunday school.
will take place on Monday evening. January "a.
in the lecture room of the church. There will be
short musical and literary programme. TO be fol-
loved by the distribution of eonfeetionery. 1e.
Public invited.
When President Waters. of the narrow
gau raffrgal IN To Wgtr.a
day. he employed Mr.. Nielsen Cooper 90 pu; IN
thorough repair that portion Of Iiiien road which
was badly cut up by the road crossing it.
Mr.. Cooper will commence work this week AMI
he is thorough road man We may confidently
anticipate a No. job
"A fine Presbyterian church. 20 cost about
$4,000. will soon be erected a; Highlanitown.
l2th district TO be followed by parsonage 20 coat
$1,000. Mr.. John c. Gross. the well-kn0wn
builder of Waverly. has the contract for the cree
tion of the church. Higklandiown IL improving
very rapidly and bids fair 90 be one Of Balt-
more's handsomes; aud most thrifty suburban
towns.
Judging by the terrible racket kept up by
the boys during the whole Of this week the tin
horn business must have been brisk. A. an in
sirumeni Of torture the tin horn has the baigc on
anything We know of. The fellow who fret in
trOducei them \ mems Of Amusement for Christ.
mas time deserves 90 be kicked 90 death by
jaekass and we'd like 90 name the very one quail
ihed 90 do the kicking.
a subject Of general remark /. the very
mild weather Ne have experienced 90 Gar this win
ter. Last year ice eight inches thick cut and
housed before the fret of December. Up 20 the
present this winter We have had none over half
an inch in thickness. Already fears arc express
ed that there will be No ice crop. bu; DON;
think there Is any occasion for alarm. We may
yet and dOa;ess WILL have plenty Of cold weather.
-sbeaiey's lane. leading from the Joppa
road 10 the old school house nov the Presby;e
riAn chapel. which had become badly washed out.
has been pa, in thorough repair by Mr. Nelson
Cooper. The lane is about Iso yards in length
and IL required AS cart loads of rotten rock 20
Gil !; up. proper drain has been made 60 carry
oG the water. and posts have been placed along
the side walk 10 keep vehicles %. The whole j.
. very eredtAble job and decided improvement
to that portion of the town.