The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-04

John HussOn, brakeman on the forth.
ern Central Railroad, was killed at York, Pa,
July la'h, 1850. while coupling ears. Ills widow
sued the Company for damages and the matter
was referred 10 arbitrators who this week award
ell her aud her seven children q, 500.
| The bridges on the Dulany's Valley pike
are ~ very bad condition and the company should
repair them before they have Law suit on their
hands. The bridges could be made safer BY put.
ting Up railings along the sides and the wonder l.
that this improvement was not made long ago.
| Judging from the thousands Of tin -ans
which have been hauled up the York road within
the past few weeks No should say the canning
business promises 10 be very brisk In our county
this season. Suppose there Il no demand for the
goods, because Of an er.stocked market, how
| them
DIR. Chancellor, OF the State Board Of
Health, met with less encouragement in Baii-
more county than in any other county in the
State visited by him. Why this IL so We are at a
loss 10 know unless Il may be that our people
know too much already. Some communities are
afflicted this way.
-GsOrge c. Stewart, son Of Jos. J. Stewart,
| Esq, for some time employed In the Pension
bureau at Washington, has been promoted TO a
VI 200 eierkskiP. Mr.. Stewart, who IL n name.
sake Of George W. Childs, Esq, Of the PhiladeI.
Phia Ledger. was born in Towsontown while his
father was Court Clerk Of this county.
Mr.. Vennor predicts" n wet June, with
frequent severe wind and thunder. storms. and
probable frosts between the 5th and 10th Of the
| month. He says: "The north waters are only
| coming down now. which Is an indication Of a
wet June. The warmest part Of June l. likely TO
occur between the goth and 25th, when the heat
may be excessive"
Tho Campbell printing press advertised by
Theos. ID. Horwitx, Esq, under n mortgage from
VIM. ii. Benson 4 Co., TO Smith, Dixon 4 Co., Of
baltimore. sold In front Of the car Office, in
this place, last Saturday evening. and was pur-
chased by Messrs. Smith. Dixon Co., for $500.
The press was used for short time for printing
the Herald Newspaper.
Mr.. John Berry, young lawyer who came
here from Ne. jersey, and who Afterwards ieaa-
ted at Westminstsr and then Ut Manchester, has
len the latter place for pastures new. He Is sup
posed TO have gone 20 Baltimore. A Carroll county
paper, In reporting his departure, says he left
"without much ceremony" That Is n peculiar
way John had Of leaving.
-Messrs. Caleb V. Cherbonnicr. Walter X.
Townsend aud Frank II. Peterson, Of this county,
were on Monday last admitted 60 the bar Of the
Supreme Bench Of Baltimore city. Mr.. Peterson
was one Of the recent graduates Of the law de.
partmcnt Of the University Of Maryland, while
the other two gentlemen have been members Of the
county bar for some time.
in the Orphans Court this week letters of
| administration were granted TO n. II. Dorsey and
| Andrew Dorsey, on the estate Of Susan Dorsey !:
TO Elizabeth Mcrklc On the estate of Frederick
Merkic: To- Robert q. Kccnc on the estate of John
Richards TO Frank Gosncll ON the estate Of Pat.
| rick Queeney. and 10 Conrad Turnbaugh aud
| George Frederick the estate of Thomas Cooper.
AT the Maryland Horticultural Society 5
June exhibition held this week, the Mcssrs. Corsc.
thc well known nurserymcn. took fret premium
for the largest collection and finest strawberries.
First premiums Cor flowers were also awarded TO
| the following residents Of the county: Z. HOen,
Il J. Halliday. Il. ". l.. Rasin. Alex. Scott, W.
| II. Perot, A. IIocn. X. Patterson and Misses A.
| aud Il. Patterson.
..N.-
man ever so into grocery store and say. "I'il
| give you i've cents pound for sugar, and OK
pect Co DO treated with respect: Not at all. lie
asks the price Of sugar and pays what /. asked or
goes without. But the same will offer q
| price twenty per cent. below rates for n given
space in the adv er,ising columns Of u newspaper,
and feel offended because IL Is not taken "
Active preparations are going on for the
entertainment To- be given by the VI. T.. Sabbath
school OF this place. Wednesday, June 18th. The
| programme. which consists of vocal and insiru-
mental music. dialogues. rccitatons, tableaux, &C.,
promises 10 be highly interesting. A small ad-
mission fee will be charged 10 assist in defray ing
the expenses Of the school. and IL Is hoped the en-
tertainment will he literally patroniEed BY our
| citizens.
Two large and very handsome bouquets
were sent by the Towson Guards 20 Frederick on
Thursday TO be used at the unwilling Of the mon
ument to the unknown Confederate dead buried
In the cemetery there. They were made by Mr..
james VI. Gallagher, florist. Of this place. and the
flowers, which were Of the choicest varieties came
from the Hampton green. houses. Mr.. Henry
jenkins conveyed the flowers to Frederick for the
company.
The entertainment given ON Tuesday night
by Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge Of this place, to
the ladies who conducted the fair last year, \
very pleasant affair. After the musical aud lit
erary portion Of the programme had been gone
through with the company repaired TO the ban
qust hall where an elegant supper was served
after which dancing commenced and continued
for several hours refreshments of all kinds being
served during the night.
We are glad TO know that our young and
| worthy friend and former Mount Washington cor
respondent, Mr. Fred. lIesse. is so pleasantly Sit
| uated at Powhatan. ID district. We could not
| End room in our columns for his letter Of this
week but will DO glad 60 hear from him in future.
lie, rs well rs other local correspondents. will
please remember TO give all the news of their re-
spectiye neighborhoods and not devote their let
| tiers 20 single subject. which may not interest
| every reader.
| An old subscriber TO the UxioS from the
I'd district called on Tuesday to pay his respects
and dollar and a-half. In the course Of con-
| vcFsati0n he remarked that he had been almost
dead since he was last here from malarial fever
| and just rs he was getting able 20 move about y
mule kicked him on the arm near the shoulder,
breaking both bones. We congratulated him on
his escape and assured him that any man who
/ could survive maiarial fever and the kick Of u
mule ought TO be good for fifty years more.
Among tho Baltimore county graduates at
| the State Normal School commencement last week
were the following whose names were omitted in
our last issue. and who were awarded temporary
teachers certificates: Miss N. Virginia Connolly.
| daughter Of Mr.. Dixon Connolly. Of Unionviilc
Miss Bessie ". Digges, Miss Ida =. Gill, Miss
sallie J. A. Hamilton, daughter Of Mr.. Charles
Hamilton, waverly, and Miss Esther Shambcr.
ger. Non.professional certificates were awarded
to Misses Clare LAllemand and Maggie Mitchell.
| .isn of Rnttinnar. sonnsv