The Baltimore County union., 1881-01-01
LOCAL ITEMS.

AOO<AI l. i G1No.
u. y. lIaIelip. Of this county, has obtained
apatent for a child's carriage top.
The December term of tho Circuit Court
will be resumed on Monday next.
Col. James Miller. u well.known citizen Of
this town, l. i'll and confined TO his residence.
We'll, II II keeps on we'll have that n feet
OF snow yet Ncnnor you going to let up on US.
--Anothcr installnont Of tho Epsoin Chapel
article will be found on the 9Th page Of to-day .
issue.
We would he delighted To- give our auto
graph to about seven hundred people In Baltimore
county.
The County Commissioners were no, in
session this week and consequently there were
few strangers about town.
Mr.. WIN. wilkinson. formerly Of Caroline
county. dicd n, his residence, Pikesviiic, this
county. on the 9th Of December.
--Paradise Presbyterian church. Catonsvillc
will be dedicated o-morrow-Sunday, I'd inst.
Rev. j. +. Janison IL the Pastor.
Commence to-day aud write Il iSsI That
II may be happy and prosperous year for all the
readers OF the UStoN Is our earnest wish.
-Rcv. Abram j. Ryan. the poet priest, was
handsomely entertained at the residence of Sir.
j. IL. Piet, Luthcrville. ON Monday evening last.
"A private fox hunt took place ut Ilayhclds
on Tuesday. large fox was turned loose and
an exciting chase followed, lasting several hours.
"A few nights ago three men attempted to
break into the station a. Timonium. They were
seen by tho ,rack-walker who fred n, them when
they ran or.
"A gentleman In this town had watch meet
ing last night. II consisted in watching his coal
pile which he thought another man was growing
too intimate with.
Miss Mary Owings. a wcil.known young
lady OF this place and daughter Of Mr.. james ".
Owings. Is quite III with scarlet lever. She Is at
tended by DIR. wingGcld.
---Rev. +. IL. Mackcnnis has been appointed
by Archbishop Gibbons pastor OF 81. Edwards
church, Caiverton. lie will also ofIicatc ut ST.
Agnes church, Catonsvillc.
The merry jingle Of the sleigh bells made
the streets of Towsontown unusually lively the
past week. From present indications the sleigh
ing will last at least month.
Joseph Jackins, one Of the 9th district road
sspsssi..1s, on Tuesday aled his bond in the sum
Of $1,000, his sureties being Mossrs. John T..
Clark aud J. Maurice Watkins.
The York road railway company salted the
tracks this week and travel was not so much i'm
pedcd as IL was sunday last. Between forty and
fifty bushels Of salt were used on Wednesday.
At : o'clock on Wednesday evening the
thermometer in Towsontown registered SO above
zero, and ON Thursday morning SO below, the
coidest weather We have experienced for many
years.
sheriff WIN. A. slade purchased a number
OF turkeys aud gave the prisoners in the Jail u
sumptuous dinner on Christmas day. This does
not look though the Sheriff wero 'starving" the
prisoners. docs II!
MIR. Horace Pcnniman, who Is well known
In this county, is now engaged in the Govcrn-
mcnt land survey IN New Mexico. and resides mt
Santa Fe. lie has been In Baltimore on a visit
the past week or two.
MIR. John Il. Nolan, proprietor Of tho store
in Govanstown formerly kept by tho late James
ii. Wilson, Is very clever gentleman and good
business man. lie has well. stocked store and
is doing good business.
A l.ss. r.. = N. n
correspondent, who has been silent for several
months, reached US too late for publication last
week and Is now out Of date. We hope Il will not
DO so long until We hear from him again.
Charles Sheppard. son of Col. Thos. Shcp-
pard, some time ago resident Of this place, has
been appointed n substitute letter carrier by
Postnater Tyler. Of Baltimore city. Mr.. Shep-
pard was formerly on the lcttcr.carrier force.
The season for partridge shooting In this
county expires to-day. Saturday, January LIST.
The weather for the past two weeks has been very
hard on these as well as all other birds and will
doubtless cause many Of them 20 die Of hunger.
"A gentleman from Unionvillc. ilth district.
who stopped at the USioS Office before o o'clock
Thursday morning, says that the Thermometer Mt
his house registered lSe below zero IIe also re-
ports the roads In bad condition from snow drifts
The Sabbath school attached to the Pres
byterian church at Relay House, 18th district,
held pleasant festival on Saturday evening last.
Old Santa Claus was present and delivered n boun-
titui supply Of good things TO each Of the little
'''Ss'
.,,, snan.r OF the Isl uistric', ieii on
sno 'e' w. I'lcou wy, on Wednesday oi last
eeA. .o va eaIIyng kes oI claer whieh de.
seenaea upon his nsh, nand, terribly cutting u
.na o'saA'hs anu nearly seserins ono OF his I'M
gers A.
sir. =. u. hiioerg, whose country place Is
situated near eovanstown' has just imported from
yvns' rrance' rance s,oVv pear trees OF the choicest va
.eocs. lhs sMa '" 90 the largest impona-
aon s's' "Aao 'n'" TINS STATE ior private Pur-
poses ,,
I'D -. os W, TS.. Nxawson''wnn N w, new,eoy
an. M sou " mr; inoma. MURRAY, "hiie iooIing
s:..., :, ps.o' on ehI',,ma Una, uay, secuen,sIy
sSa. y. ~ w. 'ns ."aIsc, "lans cartridge taxing
..as !" "'' "s"' manu. producing painful
"o""e
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~ a".ea s.e ese'e " y. ". .onn "aho"ay 10 Ihomas
.Yh"sl ~ 'n. es.a.c OF Eleanor ""rsnch' ana
c.a,,sa N"'u'"e's on tue estate OF Andre"
~
l...-o -. H'.uay . " last week nght occurred
Su,~ W. .nla.s oI baysiew asylum, when
y..u ae' ""n .a.' Ss' samcs Mosoray win snoe'
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