The Baltimore County union., 1881-03-05

| up. 1ne sentemep Nno befe serSff@es oNcere
and members OF committees are deserving Of all
praise for their efforts, and whilst the fund they
handled was small, yet u was indleieunly expend
ed and much relief vas afforded.
-0eorge w. Gibson, who, until short time
ego, lived near this place, bot whe 10 nov living
near Petty Hill, 18th district, lately received .
pension from the Government amoanting 20 81 $40,
| with . monthly allowance Of - during his life.
lie was private In Co. D, PuFnell Cavalry, and
served about three years In the army. Sustaining
an injury from which he never recovered. The
pension vas secured through the agency Of w.
Ross Wilson, Of Baltimore. Gibson e . very poor
| man and this In IL indeed q wind-faii.
--Persons from the neiehborhoed Of Wood
stock, ID district, Who visited Tousontown on
Monday. esuplainsd very much Of the wrstehed
condition Of soms ef the public roads In that We
entity. The road leading 10 the bridge over the
Paiapseo at woodstoek is 90 badly washed that it
10 impossible 10 travel Il and has been for about
thres weeks, eauaing great inoonssnienes 90 the
propresors Of the granite quarrss n that vicinity
as well as TO the public generally. The road
pervissr was notified but up 10 Monday had not
| touched the road.
Perhaps u Towsontown wore incorporated
and The residents Of the place. were eempsiied 70
keep The streets and alleys clean and DO away
would hereafter have no cause for alarm on ae-
eount Of contagious diseases. Il would be wen
for people 20 think about these things before
the summer sets 10 and also before the next Leg
islature meets. Perhaps our efforts win again
prove futile but We intend 10 keep the matter be.
fore the public until some good is accomplished.
IL 10 an outrage that . fsw people shsnld bs per-
mitted 70 msintain uuisanses On their prsmises
which are caicuatsd 20 afiict The whole town with
tsrfibls diseases which cassy eG mash-Ioved nttIs
ones bringing deep sorrow uPsa many households.
A Good Man Gone TO his Rsward-Death
OF Bx-0ov. Bradford. --.-,.,
Hes. Asgsssss wIilIsnsea Bssassrd, AsxlBsv.
of Maryland and eitisen Of Baltimore county,
died at his city residence on Tuesday morning last.
had been In failing health Zoe seass tims and be
death was not unexpected.
Ex-Gov. Bardford was born In Bslair, Hartford
county, January y, lsoe. lie YES the son Of sam1
and Jane Bond bradford, both dssscndants Of
English ancestry, who settled In Maryland before
the revolution. Amer IN academic coufss under
Rev. Reuben II. Davis, at Beiair, Mr.. Bradford
entered 81. Mary's College. Baltimore, In 1922,
whore he graduated July. 1874, In his 18th year,
and entered the Law ONCE Of the late 0tho Scott
at Beiair. lie was admitted 10 the bar in 1921,
praeticed in Belair until ls3s. when he removed
10 baltimore. In early life he was Wig, and one
Of the IIenry Clay electors In the presidential eec-
tion Of 1884. In lsi5 he was appointed by Gov.
Pratt clerk Of Baltimore County Court, and con-
tinued In Office until the close of 1851. In jan,
1851. Governor Hicks appointed Mr. Bradford one
Of the from Mary land 10 the peasc
| eoafsrenee'' then about 90 assemble On washiag-
ton. In the summer Of that year be was nomina-
ted By the Union party on the frst ballot, and
| elected Gov. BY 81 900 majority. lie was inaugu-
rated In Jan, 1851, and continued In ofice until
jan, 1859. He svaseosspissously acsivsin bringing
about the adoption of the constitution Of 1885, BY
which slavery was abolished In Maryland. These
/ exertiaas, however cost him . ruinous personal
saeriaes. In July, 1854. during the raid made
Of them detailed Tor the purpose from their camp
In the neighborhood Of Reisterstown, visited his
dwelling situated about four miles from Baltimore
Charles st. avenue aud, In his absence set Ere
TO u and burned it 10 the ground, with ali that 70
contained. including furniture, books and private
papers. They ieft note with the female men,
bers Of his family, who at the time where the sole
occupants ef the house, stating that the act was
committed In retaliation for the burning By Gen.
Hunter Of the house Of Gov Letcher, Of Virginia.
In 1857 he vas appointed BY President johnson
surveyor Of the port Of Baltimore. bot wss remov-
cd BY Gen. Grant In April, 1899. He declined o.
profersd appointmsnt from President Grant In
1874 as appraiser In the Baltimore eustom-hou
giving ~ his reason that he was not fttsd BY his
training for the position. ~ 10 vas one which
ous merchant. Since his retirement, In 1893, Gov.
Bradford has held n, ofhee. In 1885 he was mar
ried 90 Mics Elizabeth Kell, the youngest daugh-
ter Of the late Judge Ksl, Of Baitimors. lie has
had twelve children, seven of whom-thres daugh-
tiers and four sous-are stiii living. His eldest
son. Augustus W. Bradford. Jr, has been In charge
of his fathers farm. HIS second son, Thomas
keli Bradford. 10 . partner In the Law arm of
Bradford Boyd. The youngest son, Samuel W.
Bradford, was one of the American commissionsrs
10 the Australian exhibition. f-f
The faneraiof ex-Gov. Bradford took place FROM
NJ. Vernon Place N. =. church, Baltimore, (of
which he vas n member,l on Thursday, and vas
| very largely attended
Progress OF the Work on the B. q D. 4. r.
Mt. N
have In the past few days sequired possession BY
deeds Of number Of lots Of valuable property In
Baltimore county from the following parties Enos
smedley and wife, X. Ewing and wife. q. X.
| Tyler and wife, Samuel A. Smith aud wife, Thos.
X. Jsnifer and wife. Mrs. Adalisn Darling and
Thomas whitridge. The smsdlsy property 10
grant Of e-located land, 70 be used for the sta
ton Of the railway at Towsontown. The Whit
ridge and Darling properties are for station &C.,
at Merryman's lane, near Charles street avenue.
Deeds from Messrs. Tyler. Smith and Jenifsr are
for valuable water rights and station grounds at
Lock Raven. on the Gsnpowdsr river. A very
important deed from the Northerp Central Railway
Company gives all the property owned BY Il on the
east bank % Jonss's falls, from Boundary avenue
along the Falls road Tor threefousths Of mile, 20
The Baltimore and Delta Railway. This ground
win be used for the road bed and also for station
grounds. The Boundary avenue station viii bs
erected at the northeast corner Of Nsrth avenue
bridge. ferty.thrss out of the forty y-fvs miles Of
he rnilway between Baltimore and Delta, Pa, arc
i sev graded and ready fer cross ties and supsr.
struetsre. Prom Delta there is dinsct eonnsciion
With the Peach Bottom railroad to York, Pa, .
distance % eighty miles from this city. The rc-
msindsr ef the grading viii be complstsd within
thirty days. fisst mortgage bonds Of the Balti-
more and Delta Railway 20 the amount Of ssoo. 900
viii be offered BY its bankers IN few days. The
line throaRhout 10 10 Be equipped with t0-pound
steel rails and the best rolling stock % b preeur-
ed The entire cost ef the road 10 estimated 10 be
less thaa $l,eoe.oeo. As the prospects for the
early completion of the road are Increasing, The
line 10 sttraesing sntsrprise, vhsh will add much
10 travel, such - the new woodlswn Cemetery
| and serious private invsstments Il is proposed
By iss e0esrs st the earliest practical day 70 have
| the road running 10 fewsontown, aud they hope
70 have u running 10 BslAir daTing next summer.
From that point work is TO be pushed on last ss
| possible--S.s.
The annivsrsary meeting Of The above Company
vas held u Forest min, Hartford county, on Tues
day Nssss. Wo. n. Wslsss, prssidsnty o. 10.
| Boyd, secretary, asj Caleb J. Moore, Hi Tucker
ed PEN 6essses, tlrssesss, vsrs prsssat. ~.
Waters vss ss1ssd 70 tks chair, Jssspk Parry w4s
sppstatsd viss-psssidsat snA Nathan 0rsftsu
secretary. Q. Q. Boyd speks q lssssh, sssiswius
hspsfaily q ths prespsst ef hs sarly esnplssisn.
He ssid that The directors hsd assaFsssss from .
pssmiasnt haaker that The bonds Of The road could
be sold at s5. TIE Baitimers and Delta 10 eoa-
tinnatien ef the Peach Bottom railway, nov In op-
sFAsien from York 70 Delta. In York county, Pa,
| near the Maryland line. when eomplsssd q viii
seerd ecntinuous narrow gauge line from York
20 Baitinere, running through hly-improved
partitions Hartford and Baltimore seuniiss besides
anesdng facilities for The trsnspoFtafion of slate,
Win which the bills Of upper Hartford ere fiIed. :