The Baltimore County union., 1881-04-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

-festerday was GOOD friday-a legal hoii-
day In this stats-and tomorrow is Easter.
-fowsontown is advancing backwards. II
is even too poor 10 support Q Temperance society.
-0niy one day this Spring was sufficiently
pleasant 70 bring hand-organ man to TowsOn.
town.
Tuesday, and Il fresheusd up vegetation very per-
-fhere will be no meeting Of the Towson-
tOwn literary and musical social on Monday even
ing nsxt.
6ned 10 the house for about n week, suffering
from . severe cold.
No. " Of "Popuiar Decisions, BY "Chesa.
psaks," will be found on the 9TH page Of to-day,
Issue of the USIos.
Of this eoanty, have been drawn petit jurors in
the U. s. Circuit Court.
Mr.. Skidmore has been elected Mayor Of
frostburr. Nd. lie was the originator Of the
famous "Skidmore Guards
Scarlet fever seems now 10 have entirely
disappeared from Towsontown and no further
alarm 70 felt on account Of II.
Two pupils Of the weodberry high school
died this week Of scarlet fever. There are NO
other eases In the town reported.
Circuit Court vas hnaiIy discharged on Monday
and Court adjourned until to-day.
Rev. J. ii. G. Dcsh, pastor Of Arlington ~.
y. church, who wss stricken with paralysis about
two weeks ago, 10 improving slowly.
a large number Of horses are In training at
Pimlieo for the spring Meeting OF the Jockey
Club, which takes place next month.
-Eiixa Jones, eolored, Of this place, has fled
. bill In squity for = divorce from her husband.
Daniel Jones, for alleged unfaithfuiness.
Last week Mr.. J. Morris Baldwin. of Long
Green Valley, lost three fne horses from disease
supposed to have been pieuro' pneumonia.
Thieves are carrying ON n brisk trade in
the vicinity Of Perry Hall. lith district. They
steal almost anything they can lay bands on.
a new iron truss bridge Is 20 be built by
the county over Jones falls in woOdberry 60 re-
place the old one which 10 In an unsafe condition
We are glad 10 learn that DR.. Chas. Bag
ley, Of the 10th district. has recovered sufficiently
to be able 90 resume the practice OF his profession
Very handsome Easter cards Of most artis.
tic designs have been circulating the past week.
There IL now an immcnsc business done in these
cards.
Col. &. Irving Ditty, of the Let district Of
this county. vas at his Office In Baltimore last
Monday for the arst time since HE recent severe
illness.
-Mr. benjamin =. Grof, Of Eureka Mills, :"
located In the 9Th district Of this county, has been
elected q msmber Of the baltimore Corn and Flour
Exchange.
-for the week ending April 9th, buttwo un-
claimed letters remained IN the Towson postofhce.
vis., one for Miss Salie X. Black aud one for Mr..
- nuvaii.
The new stores Of Mr.. james Phipps, In this
place, will be opened about the first Of the month.
One will be occupied as shoe store and the other
as cigar store.
Prof. Remsen got the small sum Of $500
from the city Of Baltimore for telling the people
what they already knew about the taste and smell
Of their drinking water.
The wife of Mr.. John s. Iiollingshead, Of
the 7,h district. while hunting eggs in the barn
about Ten days ago. fell through srap-door and
injured herself seriously.
DR.. 4. q. Jordan, who died In Baltimore
last week, was brother Of benjamin +. Jordan,
Esq. Of the 9Th district Of this county, who IL the
last one living Of six brothers.
-in the Orphans Court this week letters Of
administration on the estate Of the late d. C. IL.
Emory were granted 90 d. Hopper Emory, who
fled bend In the sum of Ss0,OnO.
Mr.. J. Howard McIlenry. Of this county,
one Of the trustees Of the Maryland Agricultural
College. has resigned, and Col. J. Carroll Walsh,
Of Hartford, has been elected In his stead.
County Bridge Superintendent Henry A..
Nsgle has nov an ONCE In the Court House, on
the lower aoor ~ the northwest eesner of the
building, where he can hereafter be found.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, widow Of the late
woodensburg, 9Th district, on Sunday last. aged
"a years. She wasa wealthy and highly estmable
lady. ...-t. q
Mrs. Margare, Paine, widow Of the late
Allen Paine, who, mp TO the time Of his death,
owned the Windsor estate In Dulany's Valley,
died at her residence in baltimore, last Saturday
-Mr. Isaac Gore, Of tho 9Th district, living
near Reisterstown, was taken sick some weeks ago
and became deranged. The Voice says his mind
10 entirely gone and there now but slight hopes
for his recesery.
One Of the city papers publishes a rumor
that teacher Of one Of the public schools In the
9Th district Of this county, has got himself into
trouble with pupil. Let US hope there Is no
truth In the report.
On Sunday last EPSON NJ. p. church, Of
this place, elected Rev. b. N. Ainstine, Mr.. S.
Msgryman Anderson aud Mics Mary Scharh,
delegates 70 the State Temperance Alliance which
met In baltimore Thursday.
The Catonsville Land and Loan Association
having failed, Messrs. ID. q. Mcintosh aud Fielder
G. slingluG have been appointed receivers and
will sell all the property belonging 70 the assoeia-
tion on Wednesday, May 9Th.
Tho BALTIC. 4 Ohio railroad company ID
making arrangements 70 build branch road, oi
about two miles Ia ieng,h, from the main line 10
Gill McMahon's granite quarries, near Wood.
stock, In the ID district Of this county.
William Roussey, who was awarded the
contract for building = bridge over Black Rock
run near Davisviile, for the sum Of 1889, has
thrown up the same and the contract has been
awarded 10 the nsxt lowest bidder, Thomas Todd
stsi,s2l.
Mr.. Jos. W. NOVEL;, one ofths exesutors Of
the will of Mrs. Ella V. Davis, having renowned
oil his right 10 letters testAtnentAry on the de
ce1sco pcrsouai ceatcs settcrs nave oceu kFautcu
10 WIN. 8. Kesch, Esq, the remaining executor
who bonded this week In the SUN Of s35, 900.
The demand for country spring water l,
not now 90 great In Baltimore Perhaps the city
folks have found out that Il has "fl.e-es" In Il
too. But Prof. Remsen can just "cojugate" thos,
insects about as rapidly NJ the next man. In fact
the wicked 'f.i ca" when he gets after them.
-frank w. Jarrett, son Of DIR. J. II. Jarrett
and Frank Pilson, son Of Mr.. Geo. W. Pilson, lef
hsss On Sunday night last for New York city
whore they expect 10 hnd employment at theil
trads-thst Of house painters. II Il said that u
that city painters nov have plenty Of work At .:
per day.
-Cspt. John Ridgsly and Lieut.. Charles d
MeClsan. Of the Towson Guards, went 10 Aunapo
lie last week 20 see Adjutant- General watkin
with reference 20 getting additional uniforms fo
the company. They did not meet with much en-
eouFagsmsnt, the militia fund being very small q
this time.
-PIsaro-pneumonia has again made iu ap
pearance IN some sections of the county and thsr,
is considerable alarm felt BY cattle owners. Th'
remedies used BY Mr. Geo. W. Pilson, Of thi
place, have proved very effective In this discas
and the wonder 10 that his services not oftsne
svaiIed Of
The iifsinsuranee agent was around agar
this week. Fspresenting new eompany-at ieas
new 20 this section. There seems to be no end d
these fellows, bot u they would all remsmber tha
We are already insured aud can't afford 10 indulg
In anything more In that line, we'd feel grsati,
obliged 10 them. Give us . rest, please.
People IN Pennsylvania are petitioning ,h
Legislature 10 repeal the Law for the protection
English sparrows. They say they damage frui
trees Of al kinds, are q nuisance generally an
ought 70 Be- sxterminstsdL wshssr no complaint
here from them except that they occupy boxes 4
ths exclusion sfthe more desirable birds.
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