The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-07-02

The gate house at Loeb Raven IL fast near.
ing completion. IL 10 building OF immense
strength. constructed Of marble, bricks aud ee-
ment. The water Of the falls 10 now passing
through IL and the centre Of the immense dam Is
being finished. Water could be turned into the
tunnel now at any time.
-Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens died at the resi-.
denee Of her son.in.lAw, Mr.. Samuel a. Wilson,
in this place. on Friday night Of last week. In the
seth year Of her age. She was the wife Of the
late Timothy Stevens aud daughter of the late
Rev. John Ilealey. The funeral took place at
Chestnut drove church. near Sweet Air. on sun.
day.
Mr.. John S. Huiehins, highly respected
eitiIsn and extensive farmer Of My Lady's Manor.
near Taylor postoiiee, died on the 18th Of June,
In the 9th year Of his age. His remains were
inferred at 81. James church. Messrs. William
liutehins. Joshua II. cockey aud Charles Street,
the latter Of Hartford. married daughters Of Mr..
llutchins.
On Thursday. June Esd, Miss Resale
Ijams, daughter Of Alfred Ijams, Esq., . highly
esteemed citizen of Baltimore. vas married In So.
Lukes church, that city, to Mr.. Walter II. Tuns.
Of Princess Ann county, Virginia. The father Of
the bride 10 . well-known grocery merchant on
North High s,rset and is widely known in Bait-
more county.
The following 10 among the questions In
general history" which was submitted by Mr..
Brua to the pupils Of the public schools Of this
county "who Is William Malone What was
his position when the 4. s. Senate met on March
9TH, 1851? ?" What has "william Malone" 10 do
with general history" or the public schools Of
baltimore county, We pause for reply.
The streets In the Belt north Of boundary
avenue, have been numbered by the County Com
missioners. as provided for by law, LIST. I'd. I'd.
&C., thus changing their names from Denmead,
Brown, &c. Many persons object 10 the change
but the Commissioners have no option in the mat
ter. We regard the change a. . very foolish piece
Of business and are not surprised that many Of the
property owners object.
-Astronomsrs tell ms that the comet, which
10 now making nightly exhibitions Of itself, has
something the matter with It's tail. We thought
as much as We see u holds Il straight up In the
air. But We don't think there II any danger Of
che tail being "switched" around for the purpose
Of "dislocating" all US. Il seems to be per
fectly docile comet and if the astronomer would
only attend TO that tail We think matters might
be amicably arranged.
Many property owners along the line Of the
public road in the 18th district. known NJ Fast
ern avenue extended complain because no work
has yet been done On the road. They claim that
enough money has been collected from them TO
finish the work yet not . lick has been struck.
There are also complaints VI the inequality Of as
sessments and f reports DO true there Is jus, cause
for them. n II 10 apparent that favoriteism has
been shown In Mt least some cases.
Phillip Alexander Magruder BAYS. native
of Maryland, died very suddenly In Louisiana u
few days ago from the effects, 10 l. supposed, of
sunstroke. lie was connected with the Office of
Col. Jack Wharton. 4. :. Marshall, and during
the war served in the Confederate army under
Major Harry Gilmor. Mr.. bays was well known
In Baltimore county and city and before the war
was conductor on the Northern Central Rail-
road. lie was about Is years Of age.
Annual Report OF the B. a. II. Railroad.
The second annual report OF the baltimore and