The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-07-30

ternoon 10 the extent OF <fOO.
-Summerfsld camp meeting at Windsor
Heights. Baltimore and Powhatan railroad. CON-
msnees Friday, August 18th.
The paper mill Of Henry ID. MentEcll, at
Union, LIST district. has been put in operation and
10 nov running night and day.
a eolored camp meeting commenced on
Thursday last In Mr.. John +. torres woods. near
~. Georges station. W. NJ. Il. X.
a new disease called "scarict diphthcria"
has made Its appearance at woodbcrry and sew
sral deaths have already occurred.
No mail was received in TOwsoniown an
Monday evening. owing to the fact that the
wrong pouch was sent "ui irnm the Baltimore
Office.
----Nennor got LEFT On his guesscs at the
weather for the last week of the present month.
Let's see how he will make out IN his August
forecast.
ut ST. Josephs church. Texas. on Sunday even
ing next. subject. 'Pontius Pilates question and
it, answer"
by the end Of next week several camp.
meetings will be in full blast. IL We don't have
rain before we will certainly have Il after the
camps begin.
There will no doubt be - large attendance
at the colored camp meeting ut this place to-
morrow. The meeting will he continued over
Sunday, August eth.
MIR. John johnson, u graduate of Johns
Hopkins University, has been elected tutor In
vs.
Mr.. Sellers. resigned.
MIR. Harrison Almony. Of the 9Th district.
Is candidate for County Commissioner on Mr.
Luther NJ. Birmingham ticket. The latter IL u
candidate for Sheriff.
a 9th district correspondent writes I'VE
mighty dry up here havnt had any rain for
over n month and the Democratic candidates have
not begun TO "set 'em up" yet.
w. II. Allen 4 Co., contractors on the
Gunpowder water works. have been awarded the
contract for constructing the wafer works at lla-
gerstown. for the sum Of $9U,s1J.
dab Jack" Ensor. of the Sth district.
"took the town" one day this week. Whoever
gave him the name Of ''Gab.Jack" had an excel
lent idea Of the eternal fitness Of things.
John H. Vogi. while returning from mar
ket by the Belair road, on Saturday night last
was thrown from his wagon, caused by the horses
running away, and was painfully bruised.
A tournament for the benefit Of Shirley
Hall, tlth district. will be held on the farm Of
Mr.. Thomas u. Gorsueh, on the Hartford turn
pike, Wednesday. August ?iih. commencing at
pm.
Mr.. VIM. u. Price rode a horse To- pr. Ben
sons, at cockeysville, on Sunday morning. 18th
inst, and while he in the Dr.'s Office the ami
NAL mysierousiy disappeared Blu, has since been
'' wfec waveriy people are very inaignan,
because the County commis si"ners have taken
the management Of their fire apparatus out Of
their hands and given IL In charge Of Mr. Cha'.
I. Holloway.
The stage line from Black Rock TO Tow
sontown has stopped running. As We predicted
when il was started the proprietor has made
money enough. II l. reported that he intends
10 buy "a railroad.
-George Langston, coiorcd. was committed
20 the county Jail on Monday on the charge Of
stealing several pieces Of clothing and small
sum Of money from the residence Of A. NJ. Baker,
on the Frederick road.
ant I.a.N l.
tween Maryland and Charles street avenues, be-
longing TO Mr. Eppiey and rented for the Of
the Baltimore county Fire Department, viii be
taken possession Of next week.
-Ninth district Democratic politics are warm
ing up perceptibiy. The knight party seem TO
have the call and TO an outsider the fight is like
the handle OF jug-all on one side. Mr.. knights
friends confidently claim u walk over for him.
in the Orphans Court this week letters Of
administration were granted to William Foot on
the personal estate Of Charles Foot, deceased; to
John 7. Ensor on the estate Of Samuel Fowb!e (;
20 =. w. story, on the estate Of Lydia MellchoPp.
We would recommend persons In the BELT
where the names Of the streets have been changed
10 "numbers," TO have their friends, when direct
ing letters 20 thea, TO aiix north, east, or west,
according to locality. II will facilitate dispatch.
DO our people realize the fact that steam
engine 10 run Ca Towsontown has actually been
ordered! A half dozen or more steam roads have
been projected to TowsOntown but in every in.
stance, until now projects have fallen through.
--End-ofthe.worldp prophets are still fore.
telling our early doom. We believe that the day
Of destruction is now postponed until November.
and In the mean time good deal of raseaiity. in
one way or another, can be got In by the incred-
uious.
MIR. David Carroll, proprietor Of the Mt.
Vernon cotton mills, Falls road, had another
stroke Of paralysis Saturday last and has since
been lying In very critical condition. lie u at
tended BY DR.. George II. cairnes and Professor
Miles.
Samuel Brady. ESQ, Of the ID district, ia a
candidate for county Treasurer. There soins
Eve or six candidates for the Legislature In that
district, among them Thomas II. Moore. John s
Gitiings. Jr., c. Ridgely Goodwin and Harris J
Chiffon.
Mr.. p. ID. Pollard, the weii.known liver,
stable keeper In Baltimore, has the contract fOi
carrying the mails between the city and Towson-
tow. II q said thai he also proposes to put
stage line on the pike, carrying passengers To and
from the city.
ing 81 John Lyneh's, JauetfsyiIle pike. on satur
day last aud formed q club with membership o.
between thirty and forty. We believe the meet
Ing was 10 the interest Of Mr.. Henry Z. Hutch
ins for Treasurer.
in consequence Of an increase Of business
the RxamininE board Of Pensions, Of which DR.
James II. Jarrett, OF this place, IL \ member, will
In future meet every "Wednesday and Friday n
the Custom House, Baltimore, instead Of on Wed
nesday only, as heretofore.
The col0rcd camp meeting In Capr0n'
woods, Roland avenue, closed on Tuesday morn
Ing. The attendance throughout was good an'
on Sunday last 10 was very large. The calnl
was In charge Of Rev. Z. W. Scott, who was as
sisted by number Of other ministers.
--The attendance nj Jessop's meeting oi
SUNDAY last was large but not near 90 large a
We have seen u ON former occasions. There wa
Q notable absence of politicians and the peop
seemed 10 be entirely absorbed in the religion
services aud social Intercourse. II was pleas
AIT gathering.
-Agents for new species Of wheat are opeE
ating In the lower part Of Pennsylvania aud ma,
turn up here. The agent pretends 10 DO takin
orders for the article, aud the purchaser u aske
20 sign paper purporting 20 be IN "order,' bu
which, " signed, viii soon turn mp Ne note 10
$500 or $500 on short time.
The farmers Of Hartford county will hoi
their sixth annual Harvest Home ut the Rocks q
Deer Creek, on Tuesday next, August I'd. Their
will be several addresses during the day, danein
and other amusements. The affair u In the hand
Of committee OF wsll-known gentlemen who's
names are q guarantee that Il will be success.
Hon. Joshua " cockey. Chief Judge Of ili
Orphan Court, informs Us that he attended
school, where Jessop's church IL now locates
some sixty years ago. The price Of tuition wa
then - per quarter aud the furniture ofthe scho'
room was Of the most rude aud primitive charac
Ter. Boys Of the present day can acquire a goo
common school edueation NJ the small cost Of
cts per quarter and we'll furnished and comfort
able houses are provided Cor them. In nothin
have We made more rapid advancement than
our educational facilities and there 10 yet plent