The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-08-13

Our local horse. men are getting their troi
tiers In trim for the coming county fair. Mr.. Bob
lIedTick, u the l0-Milc House. York road, L. nov
working eight horses, most OF which will tot al
The lair. Capt. John Ridgcly. of Hampton, has
a very Hue HambleiOLian colt, three ysatE old
no" IN training, and she L. doing hnely.
"A sunday school Convention will be held
~ TowsontOwn. Ia Chew woods, Sunday aud
Monday, August 18th aud 9Th. A number oI
schools will be invited TO participate and the SER
vices, particularly on Sunday, will be of "a very
interesting character. Towsohtown ~. D.. sab.
bath school will make the nscesfaTy arrange
lnents.
Owing 60 the heavy rain 81 lat Sunday
afternoon and night. which greatly inteTfeTsl
With the eolored camp here, the meeting will DC
continued over Sunday next, closing Monday
morning. The attendance last Sunday was very
lsrgc-probably 5000 persons-and when the
rain commenced there was regular stampede for
shelter.
The President and Vice. President Of the
BALTIC. 4 Delta railroad have ordered In Whining
ton, Del, four passenger coaches Of the newest
and most approved design, and the York Goseffc
says that some cars have also been ordered from
Bilimyer & Small, Of that place. Il l. now said
the road will be running TO Towsontown some
time in OstOber.
"A very pleasant picnic was held in Mr..
Cha'. ID. Haile's woods, on the Jarretisvile pike,
near Sunny brook on Wednesday evening, the at
tendance being large. The committee was com
posed Of John Patterson, Edward PeaTcc, Harry
Picrsol, james Kane and Vim. 7. Weaklcy, and
they were indefatigablc in their efforts 10 that
NIL enjoyed themselves.
Sarah Donncliy, of IIampdcn, Falls road,
was committed TO Jail on Tuesday on charge Of
cruel aud vicious treatment Of her children also
for being drunk and disorderly. This woman is
the mother Of Willie Donnelly, the sick and de-
mented boy who was found starving In his pa
rents house and who died after being removed TO
the county aims house.
by n decision Of the Court Of Appeals any.
thing which produces unpleasant odoTs 10 n nui
sAnce which can be abated by perpetual ipjune-
tion. The Sta'e Board Of Health proposes TO act
under this decision in the suppression Of nuisan-
ces now prevailing. Towsontown might be re-
lieyed Of some Of It's numerous bad smells IL this
rule were enforced here.
a number Of residents Of PhGnix were be.
fore the County Commissioners on Wednesday
and made complaint against the Northern Cen
the public road ut that place. rendering II
very dangerous. The Company having no au-
tbority to construct, the track the Commissioners
will notify IL To- remove the zane.
scnnor says We may expect great change
In the weather about the time the new comet IL in
its perihelion. when il will be also nearest the
Garth. This will occur ON the Goth Of the present
month. During the time from the 18th 60 the
goth &c the present. month instead of being burned
NJ. ~ We nigh, expect, shall be nearly frozen
by frost. and strong. cold noriherly wind.
---Chatics Fisher, of Canton. Baltimore com
~. whose wife ciopr.i with a s;sS;ShI;sa ahaa.
three weeks age, taking twn of his children with
them. called at police headquarters in New York
| On Monday and requested aid in finding the chil
lTcn. lie heard recently that the guilty couple
were in Jcrscy City. ale did not want his wife
| back" lie said. "ilc only wanted his babes.
An Ethiopian doctor, with Voice like
a fog bora. made our streets resound with his un
earthly yell. ON Thursday. lie found some few
persons who were siliing 10 invest In his "stut,
| whi:h, Ne l. usual. was sad 10 cure everything.
We would advise the doctor" to take some Of IL
| for "a breaking out nj the mouth" IL II would
cure him we'd be willing TO vote II good thing.
The combined chemical engine and truck.
which was used by the old waycrly FIRE company,
has been replaced by hook and ladder truck and
n four. wheeled chemical engine. Mr.. Sellman,
the engineer Of the company, has not yet organ
ixcd his company but Il j. understood that in
of IRE he will telegraph TO the Salvage Corps Of
Baltimore, and with their assistance work the
chemical engine.
The young maa Edward Wink. Of Wood
| berry, who was arrested last week on the charge
Of committing an indecent assault upon Mise
remnant, Of that place, the particulars Of which
appeared IN these columns last week, was before
Judge Yelloit ON Wednesday under writ of ha-
beas corpus In order 10 secure his release FROM
Jail. The Court decided that the ofense was not
a baiiable one and Wink was remanded TO Jail.
The three officers from Baltimore-God
frey koaenberger. Edward A. Iieaisy and Frank
| A. Abbcss-who came TO Towsontown one day
last week aud went through the dwellisg of Mr..
Lewis Held. under the pretext Of looking for n
man who had escaped from Washington, have
come 20 grief. After leaving here they went to
| Baltimore and arrested an innocent German, who
they carried 10 Washington aud there being not
the slightest evidence against him he was releas.
ell and allowed to get back to his home best he
| could. The German has sued the officers for 3d.
600 damages and he has an excellent case against
them. Mr.. Held will also take some action In the
| matter.
For weeks past Towsontown has been
| to use n slang phrase--a "swect scented place.
We are willing 10 wager that there are more nau.
seating odcrs filling the air here than at any other
place in the country. What with filthy hog pens,
more filthy alleys, slaughter houses. &C., the lot
| Of the Tow sontown man Is not happy one. We
can't get up u health board In order 90 protect
ourselves from these nuisances and the only thing
10 be done Is TO have the place incorporated again
| We think our citizens owe il 30 themselves 10
move In this matter. IL Il Is desirable TO pre-
| serve the health Of the place something must be
done. II we don't do Il We may all have cause 10
regret our earclessness before another year rolls
| round.
| The managers of the Baltimore county fair
| are making great mistake by not putting the
| track in proper condition. Nothing has been
done to Il since last year aud learn that Il 10 o
be left Ms Il l.. This work could be done ut com
| Paratively small expense and We think IL bad pol
| Icy on the part Of the managers not TO pay more
attention 90 this particular matter. IL the fair !.
| TO be made \ success IL must be run with spirit
Of libsraiiiy, which, NC regret to say, seems now
| TO be lacking. There 10 certainly no more harm
for u horse TO trot on good track than ON an in
icrior one. and if those who control this part Of
the fair desire To sec u q they must efeI
| inducements TO those who own good horses. Take
| the racing away from the fair and II would not