The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-03-12
LOCAL. ITEMS.


Mr.. John E. Owens, who is now playing
very successful engagement in Oregon, win at an
early date appear at Ford's Opera House, Balti-
more.
-George Armacost, of this county, has pur-
chased for 81 900, from Jacob Airhart, of Carroll
county, tract of IL acres ofimproved land, lying
near Hampstead.
a Baltimore firm has leased the old mill ut
Union Factory LIST distsict, which has been vacant
since the food of 1868, and propose converting it
into paper mill.
WIN. II. Roller, ESQ.,, Register of Wills,
who has been i'll at his residence in the 9TH dis
trict, for some weeks, is improving and will soon
be able to return to his post.
The very heavy rains of the past week
have had the effect Of settling the ground and ne
the frost appears to be all out farmers will soon be
able to commence their spring work.
Buck lambs from the Druid Hill flock OF
Southdown sheep sell at S25 per head. There are
at present I66 sheep in the flock and about Is
lambs have been dropped this spring.
a number of persons from TOwsontown
were present at President Garfeld's Inauguration
and all returned well pleased with the trip, bar
ring the unpleasant weather of Friday morning.
The snow and rain storm Of Thursday
night of last week was accompanied by thunder
and lightning. On Friday morning the ground
was covered with snow to the depth ofabout three
inches.
An unoccupied house. situated on the turn
pike a short distance below Reisterstown, and be-
longing to George Bausman, was destroyed by hre
few nights ago, the supposed work of an incen-
diary 1t was insured for $500.
There are fifteen new members of the Tow
son Guards who have not yet been uniformed.
We think it would be a small matter for the Ad-
iutant General to keep this fourishing OrganiZa-
ton fully uniformed and equipped.
Mrs Mary A. Rodham, formerly Mrs. Kill
chensten. has disposed of her store, &C., at Laven-
der Hill, Hartford road. to heE son, Mr.. August
KiIchenstein, who will hereafter conduct the bust
ness See notice in another column.
a Towsontown reporter of one ofthe Balti-
more papers says that the mud on one of our prin-
eipIe avenues is '.fce feet deep" We should like
to know how the reporter discovered the exact
measurement of the depth of that mud.
Xxx Sheriff Samuel F. Butler, present pro-
prietOr of the SmedIey House, will vacate the
hotel on or before the LIST Of April next. 1t is
learned that gentleman from Pennsylvania will
assume the proprietorship after that date.
-GOthard, the murderer, now confined In
Jail here seems to be a very fastidious person.
He must have chicken for his table, and prefers
tobacco to spiritual advice. 1t is likely he will
soften as the time for his execution draws near.
The Towsontown Literary and Musical So
cial held meeting on Monday night, the atten-
dance being large, but owing to some misunder-
standing the programme was not fully carried out.
The meeting was, notwithstanding, very interest
ing
Albert Conrey, of the U. S. Marine Corps,
stationed at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, paid a
visit to his brother, Mr.. John +. Conrey, of this
place. one day last week. He was on his way to
Washington to participate in the Inauguration
ceremonies.
Mr.. Robert R. Bowling, who is member
of the wholesale liquor firm of Bowling Patter-
son, south Calvert street, Baltimore, has made an
assignment for the benefit Of his creditors. Mr..
B. owns and occupies fine residence Govans-
town, this county.
-Towsontown is not place liable to be eff
fected BY floods, as we have no streams larger
than little brooks running from springs, but the
extraordinary rain fall of Wednesday filed some
of the streets with water and made some of the
vacant lots look like miniature lakes
The Baltimore County Teachers Assosia-
ton intend having Friday night session at their
next meeting in Baltimore city. 1t is also stated
that the meetings viii hereafter be held in the
Young Mems Christian Association building in
stead of in the Masonic Temple as heretofore.
james Harris and George w. Zastrow, the
two young men indicted for the murder Of a hack
man named Connolly at Cottage Grove, in the
18th district of this county, last summer, were
tried in the city Criminal COurt-whither the case
had been removed from this county-on Monday
in the Orphans Court this week letters of
administration were granted to Henrietta frost
on the estate of John frost to Ruth Ann EnsOr
and Elijah S. Eosor the estate Of George c.
Ensor to Thomas Y. Candy on the estate of Jane
D. Smith to Christian Musselman on the estate
Of Kesah Musselman.
-Anumber of persons were before the County
Commissioners on Tuesday, complaining of the
bad condition of the roads in their respective
neighborhoods. They we're informed that the
present road fund is about exhausted, and the
Board stated that they would have to deduct the
amounts expended from the next levy.
Miss Emma Elizabeth Centrum, in the 18th
year of her age, twin daughter of Mr.. John Con.
trum, one of the Judges of the Orphans Court Of
this county, and sister of Mr.. John F. Centrum, Q
member Of the bar, died at her fathers residence
Gardenville, 18th district, on the 5th inst. She
had been in delicate health for year past.
The new Secretary of the Interior in Presi
dent Garfeld's Cabinet, Hon. S. ]. Kirk wood, o.
Iowa, is a native of Hartford county, Nd, and I
first cousin of Mr.. William KirkwOOd, an aged
citizen of the 7th district ofthis county. Mr.. Jas
H. KirkwoOd, "a member Ofthe present Grand Jury
is also a distant relative of the new Secretary.
The missionary collections of the NJ. E
Sabbath school at this place during the past yea
amounted to about $34, much smaller sum thar
is usually collected, owing t. the effects OF scarle
fever in the town, which broke up the sessions o
the school for several months. The class Of Mis-
Matte Perine returned the highest amount and j
entitled to the banner.
Now that the prospect is good of having tn
narrow gauge railroad running to TowsontOwl
some time the coming summer our people are be
coming more interested in the project and some o
them are already making plans of what they ex
pect to do "when the railroad comes" 1t will b
a boom for Towsontown when it does come in tn
way of rapid transit if in nothing else.
Rev. ]. N. Davis, pastor of the M.
church of this place, left for Martinsburg on Wed
nesday morning to attend Conference. 1t is tn
wish of his congregation that he be returned I
this charge for another year. Rev. A. d. Mevi
and Rev. Mr.. Ainstine, of the NJ. P. church, ais
left the same day for Cumberland, where the Con
ference of that church convened on Wednesday.
"A well-known Sth district farmer, who's
name we are not permitted to use on account Q
his native modesty, but who is member of tn
famous Gunpowder Club, raised some very larg
corn last year. the largest ear he could find havin
upon it l,5l2 grains while many others had up
wards of 400 He thus beats Mr.. John Crow
ther Jr, member Of the same club, by sewers
hundred grains.
Miss Jane d. Smith, member of the So
ciety of Friends died suddenly at Catonsvill'
February oath, aged &c years. She was the las
member of one of the old Quaker families VIII
formed the settlement at Ellicott's Mills. He
father
century and for long time carried on the tannin
business in a large establishment on the BaltimOr
county side of the Patapsco.
Henry, a minor son OF Josiah Mallone'
living in the upper end of this county, shot CO..
belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth Hampshire, who sue
his father for the value Of the animal Justic
olegrath gave judgment against Mallonee for 81!
upon which he took an appeal to the Circu
Court. The case was tried here on Wednesda
and the Court decided that the father was nj
bound for the acts of his minor son.
"A gentlemen from that neighborhood II
forms us that there is great deal of scarlet fevt
among the colOred people in the southeastern SEE
ton Of the county, while the white people are cou
parativeIy free from 1t. In this town the rever'
was the rule and we did not hear of single cas-
of the fever among the colored people. The fev'
has also been quite prevalent in Reisterstown an
vicinity and several deaths have occurred.
Rev. Richard c. Hull in 1875 decided to 5
Johns parish, Waverly, lot in rear of the pa
sonage as a site for charitable Institution. TIL
late Rev. VIM. J. johnson left by his will $500
toward an orphanage for boys on this grounC
Since then s., 900 more have been secured. Sixt
thousand dollars is the sum needed for the build
ing and endowment, and the rector and vestry
St. Johns have issued an appeal to the charitab
to assist in the enterprise.