The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-09-03

ture In the high school building, Towsontown, on
Friday evening OF next week, for the benefit Of
our brass band. Sueject-"from Towsontcwn e
Nantucket and Back The lecture will be inter
esiing aud II Is hoped the attendance will be large
The two city constabies who n few week,
ago rAnsaeked the house VI Mr.. Held in this place
ON pretense Of looking for man from Washing.
ton, have been indicted by the Grand Jury on the
charge Of arresting man In Baltimore and con.
veytng him TO Washington without any legal an-
thoTiiy.
-Wm. II. Hoffman, Esq., Of the 9th district
81 this county, recently had some ore, found on
his property, analysed In Baltimore and the Weld
was Sy.27 per ton Of gold and silver. which, II
worked by the new process which has been adopt.
ell by the Manchester company, would triple tina,
| amount.
--George Clapsaddle and Arthur Rider, have
been arrested and committed TO the county Jail on
the charge OF stealing q gold watch, valued al
SlOV, frOm l.. Murphy. The theft IL alleged 10
have been committed ut Spring Gardens, In the
18th district, while the parties were bathing last
Sunday.
a female bicyelist in New York has writ
ten TO the managers Of our county fair proposing
TO ride race with the fastest horse that can be
found to run against her. II IL not known wheth-
er the managers will accept her proposition
such race would no doubt prove n very excit-
ing event.
a woods meeting. under the management
Of Rev. u. W. Scott, eolorcd, has been In progress
A similar meeting, under the mana cement of Rev.
j. II. Manicy. has also been in progress nj Law
ender Hill. Hartford road. Both were largely at
tended ON Sunday last.
a well. known Democrat In the 9th district
Of this county writes in the following rather IN
complimentary strain 20 the Glen Rock Item /:
"yackson and Liberty, torn in shreds, lie bleeding
all along the road, caused by two factions In this
district, neither Of which amounts TO q row Of
pins nj county conventions"
He H. r. a. -
IL an Inspector FOR the American Rapid Telegraph
Company and Is now engaged in putting mp n
new line from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. When
completed he will inspect the new line from liar
risburg TO Baltimore. Mr.. Gorsuch Is now ut
work IN Chester county, Pa.
-Laborers have been en- gagged this week on
the track at Timonium and BY the opening day
OF the fair TUESDAY next Il will be in prime or
der. number Of horses are in training at the
track and there will be some very interesting
trials Of speed during the fair Bets are already
being made on some Of the events.
The BALTIC. 4 Hanover Railroad coinpany
has paid to Z. 4. Bowman, of Hanover, $so0 for
the injuries received In accident ON that road
last winter. Mr. bowman was running an indi.
sidual ear between Hanover and Baltimore, when
the ear was thrown from the track aud he sus.
tanned serious fracture Of the leg.
The trustees Of Philip u. Sadtier, decca sci
aud the Maryland Institution for the Instruction
of the Blind on Tuesday filed exceptions 60 the
ratification Of the report Of ieo. II. Carman, cx.
aniner Of North street. In the estate Of Sadticr
Sll,2S5.sJ were assessed a. benefits, aud to the
Blind institution Sa2t5j. The cases will be tried
ut the Sept. term of court.
- Lieut. Col. Lipscomb. Of the Fifth Rcci.
men,. visited Cockeysvillc On Saturday last by or.
der IL Adjuiant General Watkins. to Inspect the
Maryland Guards OF Warren. lie met Capt. J.
W. Mcrryman and one Sergeant. but as no par.
ticular hour had been set for the inspection the
company had not assembled. The inspection will
be made ai some future time.
---Bridse Superintendent Maggie aivcrtises for
proposals for building an open wooden bridge
over the Patapsco, on the Deer Park road the Ill.
viding line between Baltimore and Carroll eoun.
ties. Proposals will be received at the Commits.
sioners Office ut Westminster. Carroll county. until
Wednesday. sept. 18th, and the bridge will be
built jointly by the two counties.
The York De@oerat says "the work IL
grading the Slate Ridge and Delta railroad is
nearing completion, aud tits reported track aging
will be begun soon. The road. about n mile in
length. IL the portion Of the Baltimore & Delta
lying between the Maryland line and Delta sta.
ton. II Is under separate charter, however, and
FOulk Jones, Esq, IL president
Several officials Of the BALTIC. Delta rail.
road company were in Towsontown on Tuesday
and with the County Commissioners Inspected the
points where the new road will cross two avenues
on the south side Of this town, with n view 10
give proper protection to- the travelling public.
The railroad company will make all crossings in
the county satisfactory TO the Commissioners.
The Baltimore county Target Association
held its first annual festival at barley Park IIar
ford road. this week, and II proved n very enjoy
able event. There was prize shooting and bowl.
ing, rope-walking and numerous other amuse-
ments. The Park was beautifully illuminated at
night with electric lights. The Kings banquet
took place Tuesda night and was grand affair.
"A tournament took place at Bay Ridge on
Monday and Tuesday afternoons Of this week. In
Monday contest the successful knight was Mr..
Chas. w. Psarce. Mr.. d. 4. Wiley, who crowned
the queen at the Towsontown tournament, taking
the third honor. Mr.. c. l.. Wright, Of this coun.
~. was ruled out because he l. married man,
aud Mr.. c. V. cherbonnier would not ride because
Mr. Wright was not permitted to do 50.
At n company meeting Of the Towson
Guards Tuesday night II was decided TO hold q
tournament at the county fair grounds, Monday,
Sept. 18th. There are also TO be two trottiag and
one running race during the afternoon and moth
ing will be LEFT undone 20 make the affair one Of
much pleasure. Tho Northern Central railroad
company will issue excursion tickets from all
points along the line at greatly reduced rates.
MIR. WIN. II. Allen, tho well known con-
tractor, whose illness was heretofore announced
In these columns, died ut cockcysville Hotel,
Cockeysvi;le, Mt an early hour on Saturday morn
Ing last. Mr.. Allen had n contract on the Gun.
powder water works and he vas also the contrac-
tor for the carpenters work on the City Hall in
built the Court House nj Towsontown and many
other prominent buildings.
Mrs. Fenton, wife Of the somewhat noto-
rous Denis fenton, who had n contract on the
Gunpowder water works, was in Towsontown on
Wednesday. She visited several hotels and res
taurants aud having "induiged" TO some extent
decided TO "clsan out" the Smedley House. She
threw q chair through one Of the windows and for
this innocent and Iadylike amusement she was
landed in jail. Towsonto~n 10 sadly lacking In
galantry. IL will be so here presently that peo-
pie can't have bit Of fun.
-Track. laying on the BALTIC. & Delta rail-
road Is being pushed north from Boundary ave-
nue. bridge. II 10 not generally known that three
rails are being laid 80 that broad as well as mar
row-gauge ears can be run over the line. II IL
reported that three rails viii be laid all the way
TO Towsontown. IL this Is the fact coal and lum-
Der can be gotten to this place without the
si,y Of reshipPing. This will be 4 great advan-
tage and will have . tendency 10 cheaper the
price of those articles.
A suspicious individual Of the genus tramp
iarked abou, Towson,own several days and nights
last week, pretending 10 be q clock member. lie
hung around Lees store and asked . eoiored man
whether any one watched Il at night. This alarm
cd Mr.. Lee and he set . watch Saturday night but
the fellow did not put In an appearance. He also
asked Mr.. Sheridan, keeper Of the gate on the
York road below town, who stayed with him nj
night. The fellow appeared 10 be very innocent
but his actions, to say the least were suspicious.
In the Orphans Court this week letters Of
administration were granted 10 George n. 0ler,
on the personal estate Of Elizabeth 0ier; 20 JOSH
ua ParsOns, on the personal estate Of Nicholas d.
Livers d; TO BENZ. Ford, on the personal estate Of
Elizabeth A. Ford TO WIN. \. and Samuel ID.
bowman, on the personal estate Of Vim. bowman |;
10 Elisha Bond, on the personal estate Of Eleanor
stabler to Geo. W. Aler, on the personal estate
OF Elizabeth Aler; 10 Dorta Fossbinder on the es-
tate Of Philip fossbinder; 20 catharine Sumner
m n mfanA snE a..