The Baltimore County union., 1881-10-22
LOCAL ITEMS.


Rev. J. d. stitt, who has been absent 10
Europe for some time has returned In good health.
State Senator Geo. II. Williams aud family.
of this county, were registered at Paris, France,
on sth Inst.
-Messrs. WIN. II. Ruby, VIM. NJ. Isaac and
several others left for Yorktown on Monday night
and returned Thursday.
-There appears to be an epidemic Of colds
just now. Nearly every one you meet 10 suffering
from Il in some form or other.
The 0reenbaek- Labor party ofthis county,
70 which We made some reference last week, has
nominated full county ticket.
The Baltimore 0riole 10 . very fne bird,
all will admit, but Il can't hold candle 20 real
oid-fashioned Towsontown Clark"
On account Of III health, Rev. George Nor.
rison has declined tho recall 20 tho pastorate Of
Grove Presbyterian church, Hartford county.
-John Phillips has been arrested on bench
warrant and lodged In jail here on the charge Of
stealing tickets from the Powhatan X. n. Co.
Mrs. Jennings, wife Of WIN. Jennings, the
well.known turfman and owner Of Glenmore, died
at her residence, near Mt. Washington, on We'd
nesday.
Produce Of all kinds promises TO DO high
the coming winter In some sections Of tho coun-
try potatoes are now selling at from si.2j To g..
so per bushci.
The two sons and nephew Of Mr.. Geo. A.
Smith, Of Cowpens farm, who have been 10 with
typhoid fever FOR two weeks past. are now soms.
what improved.
Dir. r. Willis. druggist, of this place. from
thirteen colonies Of bees has taken the past sea-
son between seven and eight hundred pounds Of
very lns honey.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Western Maryland Railroad was held on Wed.
nesday. Mr.. Edward worthington, Of Baltimore
county, vas elected director.
"A man named Edward Murphy, employed
In the Hampton gardens, fell from push cart on
Monday last and broke his right collar. bone. lie
was attended BY DR.. J. II. jarrett.
a number Of the horses on the YC.s road
railway are suffering with the new diseas. called
"pink. eye" The discase Is no. DANCE JUS and
readily yields to proper treatment
AT . Democratic meeting held IN the 18th
district, on Thursday evening, 18th inst, Mr.. II.
e. Tieck. . member Of the bar, delivered n stir.
ring address In tho German language.
RE ,hn Landstreet who has resided In
Reist.rstown for . number Of years, having re.
Gently sold his property In that place, will shortly
remove 10 Baltimore with his family.
On Sunday last Archbishop Gibbons con-
hrmed class Of 6fty. seven persons at 81. Mary's
church, Govanstown. The sermon was preached
BY Bishop W. ii. Gross, Of Savannah, Ga.
Col. ID. II. Matthews, OF Duiany's VALLEY,
who 10 member Of Governor Hamilton's staff.
len for Yorktown on Monday evening In company
with the Governor and other staff officers.
The trotting mare Emma" owned by Mr..
Jere. d. Mallory, Of waverly. and valued at 5000,
utcu teW unyf ago. Mr. W. recently purcnnecd
her from Maj. L. II. Greenawalt, Of York county,
Pa.
Last week tho Grand Jury released about
fifteen persons from Jail aud on Friday night
eight more made their escape. thus reducing the
number Of the Sherihs boarlers TO comparatively
few.
--Prederick wunder, proprietor Of an ex.
tensive brewery at Canton. this county. died on
Tuesday. aged 20 years. lie was q man Of ex-
tensive charities and was . good friend 90 the
poor.
AIRS. vondersmith, wife Of Rev. p. von-
dersmith, Of the NJ. X. church, and daughter Of
Hon. WIN. II. Hoffman, died suddenly on the 18th
inst, st the residence Of her father. Paper Mills.
this county.
We have during the past week experienced
more very warm weather for October. On Sun
day last the Thermometer registered 90 degrees In
the shade and the heat was almost as oppressive
as In mid summer.
Mr.. Z. E. Ijams. who has been for some
time principal Of the Reistcrs,own high school,
has sent his resignation 10 the School Board TO
take effect October 3ist. lie has accepted po.
sition 10 Baltimore.
The hne tro,,ing horse Louis r., owned BY
Mr.. Moses Fox, Of this county and valued at s2-
900, ran away while being taken from Eikton to
Belair. last week, and broke one Of his legs. lie
was Afterwards killed.
Ono Of the balloons which was sent OF
from the Excelsior clothing house, Baltimore last
week, was found BY . boy near Herring Run, 18th
district. He returned Il 70 the hrm and was pre.
sented with q suit Of clothes.
In the Orphans Court this week letters Of
administraticn were granted to Margaret Corri-
gan on the estate Of Michael corrigan to Thos.
J. Gorsueh on the estate Of John II. Keller and to
X. T. savin on tho estate Of VIM. =. savin.
Col. Charles II. Mann, who spent the sum.
usr with his son-in-law, Col. George II. Ripley,
near Norwich, Connecticut, returned TO To9son-
town this week. His many friends will be glad
20 know that be Ii enjoying excellent health.
Most Of the men who came here 20 work on
tho narrow. gauge railroad are quartered In house
on the south side Of the town. They appear to
be hard set and have made things lively for the
people In the neighborhood where they arc stop
ping.
Mrs. Cadden, wife Of the late DR.. C. w.
cadden, formerly Of this county, has been elected
assistant teacher In the Centenary Biblical Tnsti.
tuts, Baltimore. She has had long experience ss
tssshsr and 10 In every way competent for the
place.
The Towson Guards ieft for Yorktown on
Saturday afternoon last The company number.
cd about forty men and with their knapsaeks.
blankets, haversacks and eanteens presented the
appearance Of "Old soldiers" They will return
to-day.
MIR. r. II. seweli. recently superintendent
Of motive power at the Mount Vernon shops, n.
{. X. r., but who has been promoted 10 . higher
positi ,n, was on Saturday last presented wish .
handsome set Of resolutions BY the employees in
the shops.
-charIes Sheppard. formerly Of thi. place,
who has for some time been a Substitute letter.
carrier in the Baltimore postofhee, has been pro-
moted 10 auxiliary carrier. John W. stsigsr.
valid, Of woodbsrry. has been appointed substi.
tute carrier.
a eslored man named Joseph GLASGOW ha,
been arrested BY officer Brown aud lodged In Jail
on the charge of setting Gro TO the barn on the
farm Of the late Mrs. Ella v. Davis, near Brook
landvilie, which was burned on Friday morning
Of last week.
-Tsesdsy was sx.Gov. Bowis's day q, PIN.
leo. Compensation won the fret race-ons mile
for ell agss-And the great horse Crickmore cap.
tursd the Dixie stakes-tve milss-in 3:3T. Gen.
tlemea from Tewscnsows Who backed these horses
poeketed esmfortahls ssns On the result.
Some Of the hgurAntes ofthe 0riole Pageant
are still running Wild In the suburbs of the city,
as there 10 . repent from Towson,own that several
strange animals were seen proving In the woods
near that locality. A force will be organised at
once 70 hunt them 10 their lair.-Erery Ssi~rday.
The acreage and product Of corn, oats, rye
and wheat In Baltimore county for the year 1879,
a. shown BY the census tables of 1850, we're a.
foliows; "Cern, ss.lss acres. i.2el,sss bushels /;
oats, l6.7Gt acres, 3l4.o6o bushels rye, 1900
aeres, 1881 bushslsi wheat, $500 acres, $685.
The late arm of shimp a Marshall, who
were running . steam-mill on the Everhsrt prop.
erty, near Sweet Air. has again been rcorganised
and now consists Of D. G. Marshall, II. 4. shimp
and II. II. Marshall under the irm name Of Mar
shall, sh,mp q Co. Mr.. d. c. Marshall 10 treas
ursr 81 the frm.
While some boys we're playing In the grave
yard at Highlandtown, 18th district, on Sunday
last, John Lindeman, aged ~ years, was shot In
the breast with n pistol In the hands Of Oscar
Morits, aged II years. The wound 10 palnfal
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