The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-07-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

ern Maryland Railroad daily, fourteen OF which
are passenger trains.
The eolOred eamp-meeting on Roland
avenue, near Woodbury., commences on Friday
of next week, 18th instant.
"A number Of colored men of TOwsOntown
have formed drum and fife corps and already
make very good music of the kind.
The Sabbath school of Towsontown NJ. E..
church will hold its annual picnic in Ridgely's
mill woods, Wednesday, July goth.
-Vennors predictions for July being
fulfilled at least as to the heat. The weather the
past week has been excessively oppressive.
In the Orphans Court this week letters of
administration were granted to John Wolfrum,
Jr, on the estate of John Wolfrum, deceased.
BY the quarterly distribution of the State
public school fund, made on the I'd inst, Balti-
more county public schools received S3,2l464.
Harry C. Butler, machinist in Poole
Hunts shops, Woodbury., was severely injured
on Wednesday by heavy iron plate falling upon
his head.
Mr. Edward Reynolds has erected steam
saw mill near Upper Falls, Baltimore county.
He will also make packing boxes for canning es-
Adjustments.
Mr.. William F. Savn, formerly well
known Baltimore business man, died at his resi-
denee in WaverlN this county, on Sd inst, aged
about - years.
-Proposals for two bridges-One in the 9TH
and one in the 10th distriet-are asked for by Mr..
H. A. Maggie, county bridge superintendent. See
advertisements.
Mr.. Thomas C. Bruf, secretary, treasurer
and examiner of the county School Board, who
was lately married, is boarding with Mr.. James
W. 0wings, in this place.
The comets caudal appendage is said to
be 2OOOO 600 miles long. At that rate it could a
tail unfold that would make the hair on an old
leather trunk stand on end.
"A very large number of dwellings are In
course of erection at Hampton, Falls road and it
is astonishing with what rapidity the village
now almost a eity-is growing.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
this county will meet the latter part of this month
to fix the time for holding primaries to nominate
candidates for the county offices.
Dir John W. Waugh, son of the late Bishop
Waugh, who at one time resided in the Sth dis
trict of this county, died in Baltimore on We'd
nesday night of pneumonia, in the 53d year OF his
age.
was perhaps the saddest one the country has ever
experienced. Let us hope and pray the country
may never again be panied by similar occur
renee.
Major John l. Yellott and Messrs. j..
Maurice Watkins and J. Wesley Lee, of this place,
went to Easton, Talbot county, on Friday night
of last week on pleasure trip and returned
Tuesday.
-immense quantities of peas were hauled to
the Baltimore city canning establishments last
week from the 18th district They brought from
20 to IS cts per bushel, which are very remuner-
alive prices.
"A distingui she'd writer says that ice cream
was invented by Vulcan, B. G. about ,OOO,OOO.
We have been taught to believe that Vulcan was
a blacksmith. Never knew before that he ran an
iee-cream mill.
We return thanks for an invitation from
Denison Post to attend the three days encamp-
ment at Medield Grove, near WoOdberry, and re-
gret that we unable to be present The affair,
we learn, was a very enjoyable one.
Mr. j. David McCubbin, well-kn own
Democrat of the eth district, is candidate for
the Legislature. He is an outspoken Hamilton
man and if nominated and elected would sustain
the Governor in his efforts for reform.
The monthly report of county Treasurer
Hutehins shows cash ON hand june lst $780,
292.S6; receipts from all sources for the same
month"; SI36 52357 disbursements, $34 3O3.O7 ;
balance on hand July LIST, SlO2, 22O.5O.
a balloon, probably sent off from Luther
ville passed over this place on the night Of the
Fourth, bound south. There were some beauti-
full displays of fire works in the vicinity of Tow
sontow, which were enjoyed by our citizens.
-Georgs Philpot, young man residing in
Baltimore. while firing at a target at Halls
Springs Hartford road, on Monday, in company
with some friends, was accidentally shot in the
back, the ball lodging in the muscles and pro-
dueing slight wound.
Mr.. Drakely is carrying on a canning es-
Enlistment on the property recently purchased
by R. r. Boarman, Esq, Charles street avenue,
opposite the late ex-Gov Bradford's place. We
visited the place few days ago and found him
busily engaged canning peas.
The package of clothing sent from New
York to Towsontown by express, addressed to
George r. Morgan, and advertised in last week 5
UNION, has been restored to its proper owner-a
young colored man-brotherin law of Charles K.
har Of MS
The distribution Of the estate Of the late
Noah WOrthington will be made Tuesday,
July 26th by the Orphans Court. The estate is
valued at about $4,000, and after payment of
$4,000 in legacies the remainder goes to Joshua
F. c. WOrthingtou, of the ID district, as residuary
legatee.
when a man-no matter what his station
in life-behaves in an indecent manner in the
public streets Of TowsOntown, isn't it the duty of
the town officer to arrest him We think it about
time some notice were being taken Of such acts as
those to which refer, and if we have an officer
he should do his duty.
Mr. Perry Knight, proprietor of the Cross
Keys tavern, Falls road, has setter jp which is
taking care of q small litter of pigs, performing
all the functions of mother. The sow died and
the pigs took to the jip, she caring for them as
though they were her own. This is a strange case
and we think very
On Wednesday morning of last week when
the nre was raging OarrlsOn laue, III lne lst
district, promising to destroy the whole neighbor-
hood, Mayor Latrobe was appealed to for assist
ance. He ordered two fire engines to be sent out
but before they reached the scene Of the cOnha-
grafton the danger was over.
The Fourth passed OF very quietly in Tow
sontown. Many of the business places were closed
and the day being very warm people stuck to the
house pretty closely. few were off on pic-nic'
and several went to Pen-Mar by the Western
Maryland railroad. A picnic at Groom's Dairy
Grove attracted many persons.
There is rumOr current that all the bond:
of the Baltimore and Delta railroad company
have been taken By New York capitalists AND
that the road is to be completed all the way
through as fast as men and money can push IT.
We hope there is truth ia the report and shall
await developments with much interest.
"A fight took place at Altpeter's beer gar
den, in the 18th district, last Sunday night, dur
ing the progress of which a number OF men were
severely beaten. Notwithstanding the fact thai
Grand JurieE generally quick to pounee upor
Sunday liquor sellers, those who keep the wors
places are more likely to escape than those who
conduct respectable houses.
Mr.. Joseph German, of the 18th district
an ardent Greenbacker, held an open air meeting
in Towsontown on Friday night of last week, IL
Illustrating his discourse with Illuminated pictures
on canvass. What Mr. G. expects to gain jusi
now by his Greenback talk is more than we car
see. Perhaps he had better seek lodge in som'
vast wilderness and take a rest.
Hon. Willim A.. Fisher, counsel for Clinton
P. Payne, has written to VIM 5. keech, Esq
counsel for Mr.. Geo. A. Smith, conceding to thu
latter tho growing crops on the Windsor farm
Dulany's Valley. 1t will be remembered tina
Mr.. Smith lately bought the farm at $50 per acr'
and as the growing crops had not been reserved
at the time of sale, Mr.. Smith claimed them
The dispute was referred TO Messrs. Fisher ant
Keech, with the result stated.
"A few days ago a common land terrapiI
was picked up on the property formerly belong
ing to Mrs. NJ. A. Shealey, on the JOppa road
east of Towsontown. upon the shell of which hat
been cut with knife &c. S. 1885," and SC. 5.
1874" These letters are the initials Of Mr.. Geo
shealey, SON of Mrs. NJ. A. Shealey, who is nov
residing in Iowa. 1t is likely he found the ter
rapiu in 1858 and again in 1874, cutting his ini
tiSlS upon II each time.