The Baltimore County union., 1881-10-22

The large barn on the farm Of the late
Mrs. Ella V. Davis, near Brooklandville, which
was destroyed by ere at an early hour on Friday
morning Of last week. vas insured In the Balti-
more county Mutual Fire Insurance Co. for $2,-
$50, and the contents. consisting Of wheat, hay,
4c.. were insured in the same company for $?,-
$50.
Mr.. Larkin Hammond Smith, Of Chester
town, Nd, visited Towsontown the past week.
Mr.. =. belongs 20 an old Baltimore county family,
his grandfather having once owned the Blenhein
farm, near Sweet Air, now owned BY Mr.. james
n. henderson. lie 10 brother ofMr. Job Smith,
Of Dulany's Valley, and . stspsOn Of the late VIM.
Y. Pecree.
As announced In the UxIox last week, Mr..
Howard Ridgely, Of Hampton, was married at 9
o'clock Wednesday evening, To Miss Helen Morris
Tucker, daughter Of Mr.. J. Wesley Tucker. The
ceremony. which took place At the country resi-
denee Of the brides father, near GovanstoWn, was
performed BY Rev. A. ~. Randolph, Of Emanuel
p. r. church, Baltimore.
a number Of letters have been received this
week from ''our boys" who have been eneamped
at Yorktown. In closing his letter one Of them
says "This 10 fearful life 10 lead and bad place
to die" from which We infer that when he wrote
Il Monday he already had enough Of camp life
and would be glad 10 be home again. The "boys"
were all well at last accounts.
Mr.. WIN. p. Henry, who lives on Fox's
farm, on the Gunpowder, left at the usIoS otiee
this week, several stalks Of Oregon Prolific corn,
the tailest Of which measures upwards Of II feet.
Each stalk has from three TO four well.aed ears
on II, and these are . fair ample Of the field.
LaureEson's phosphate was used, about $50 lbs.
TO the acre, applied In the hill
-five OF the seven chemical Gre engines
being built BY Chas. 7. Holloway, OF Baltimore,
for the Baltimore county Ere department, have
been completed. They are named civilian Car
michael" "yohn II. Millender," Edward W.
stiefsi," civilian wilkins" and "Charies 7. Hol-
loway," respectively. These machines are now
said 20 be ready for active service.
The village Of Reckord, Hartford turnpike,
on the baltimore county side Of the Little Gun.
powder, appears 20 be wide.awake place. The
extensive warehouses and mills Of Mr.. Henry
Reckord are located there aud all the surround
ings betoken thrin and industry. Mr.. Reckord 10
n most energetic business man and has succeeded
In building up large trade In the several branch
cs In which he is engaged.
-Edward Gorsuch Pearce. son Of the late
Putnam Pearce. Of Ny Lady's Manor, died at bis
residence In baltimore, last Saturday, in the G2d
year Of his age. Mr.. Pearcs spent the greater
part Of bis life In this county and for number Of
years carried the mail and ran . stage line bc-
tween TowsontOwn and Sweet Air. His remains
were inferred on the farm Of the late T. 7. Cor
such. near Philopolis, sth district.
Harry Harwood, who rude Mr.. John Mer-
ryman's kiss-Me. Quick In the running races at
the late Baltimore county fair, while riding
stocple. chase at the Washington fair last Satur-
day. was very severely hurt by his horse falling
with him while jumping hurdle. Al FIRST he was
thought to have been fatally injured. but he will
recover. lie L. n son Of Mr.. james X. IIarwood,
Of Baltimore. and hne amateur rider.
Mrs. Catharine Hooper. wife Of William T..
Hooper, Esq. senior member Of the hrm Of Vim.
Z. Hooper Sons, pruprietors Of the Woodber.y
mills. died suddenly at her residence In Baltimore
last Monday. Her funeral took place from Mt.
Vernon church on Wednesday. Memorial SER
vices were also held at the same hour In Wood
berry N. Z. church, and the mills being closed
large number Of the operatives attended.
-lieury c. McAilister, formerly Of the 1th
district Of this county, was arrested In Baltimore
n few days ago, charged with using the U. $.
mail. for the transmission Of improper matter.
McAiister. IL Is alleged, has been writing insult
ing letters aud postal cards to respectable ladies
in the neighborhood In which he lives. lie posi-.
lively denies the charges. lie was released on
1000 bail for the action Of the u. $. Court.
At the seventh annual convention Of the
woman's Christian Temperance Union, held in
Baltimore on Tuesday, Baltimore county was rep
resented By Miss Ballard, Of Glencoe Mrs. Bid
olson and Miss Kate Evans, Of Gardenville, and
Miss Matte Carlisle. Mrs. Carmichael, wife Of
WIN. Carmichael. Esq, one Of the Commissioners
for Baltimore county, was elected delegate TO the
woman's National Temperance Christian Union.
-Between eight and eleven Thousands peo-
pie attended the Hartford county fair on Friday Of
last week. When Il 10 remembered that the fair
grounds are about nine miles from . railroad this
seems almost incredible. We never before saw 90
many vehicles Of all kinds within one enclosure.
IL be said 90 the credit Of this fair that not.
withstanding this immense crowd there was very
little 10 any drunkenness and no bad behavior, 80
far were able 10 see.
"A lady in the upper end Of the county
whose name We withhold at her urgent request
was Kind enough 10 send Us this week some inter-
esting old newspapers for which We return our
grateful acknowiedgmsnts. Amsng them 10 the
Baltimore Democratic SeHfiHei, June 22d, 1874;
Baltimore AR.sriean Whig. May 9th, ls+3 an
Amerieas extra Of September 5th. 1887, contain
ing message from President Van Buren,, and
the Martinsburg (va.,) Casstfs, May 18th, 1924.
She also sends political document headed "No
Poii.Tax Down with Petty TyrAnts!" This Is
signed "a Voter Of the County" and Is dated
September Esd, ls0s. This paper denounces
Capt Tobias stansbury, George IIarryman and
Moses Brown, who were candidates for the Leg
islature, for having previously voted for the mill.
tia Law and poll tar, and compliments vachel
worhington, Samuel 0wings, Nicholas N. Bosiey
and Amos Ogden, who were also candidates for
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