The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-05
Topics OF the Town.


Dr. Piper ani family left Tor Ocean CITY.
Ma. T.e.iay Afternoon.
some one .ays iha; We will have very Zen
mp.quii4e. this year - mote q be.
The Touson Guards' Tournament all be hell
~ Groom's Dairy Grove. WsIne.lay, August 5 =
Col Il. q. Mclnto,h aud wife returned a
Iucsday after a sojoura q several weeks At Cape
MAY.
VI. Il. Edsih Hook. equity clerk Ia the
record ofiee. 1. taking biz usual summer vacation
at Cape May.
Mr.. D.. d. Almony, clerk % the sheriff. uA.
quite seriously indisposei for some days bat il.
nos much better.
The annual pic nie q Epsom ~ +. sabbath
,ehool tAkes place at Druid Hill Park on weinss
day Of newt week.
MIR. William n. ArnAll. formerly manager Of
the Baltimore County Hsraid, but nov q PhilA
dslphis. y here on = visit.
Rev. ". 7. II. GLENN. pastor Of ToSsontoun
". T.. church, addressed a temperance meeting
at the eolored camp on Monday night.
MIR. Wilhelm, proprietor of the Washington
House. York. Pa. spent sunday las, Ia To~son.
town, the guest q Mr.. J. Park Wiley.
VIM. :. kseeh. Eco. and wife arrived safely
at Nantucket. Mass, On the 2sth. We return
thanks g. Sir. keech for copies of the Nanineks;
paper.
Mrs. Judge Gra.on. Mrs.. Rilssiy DavAll.
Mrs. Powers. Mrs Thos. I. GEORGE. Miss Mann
and Miss Margie Grason left for Ocean City, Nd.
F
The hne showers Il Saturday las, no, only
had the efec; of cooling the atmosphere bu; also
pa, an end TO the terrible dust which had become
such a nuisance.
The foundation for the new Tectory ol Trini
IS +. T.. church l. finished and the well has been
dug aud walled W. Building operations z;!I
soon be commenced.
The Towson GuaTds' tournament will be held
at Groom's Dairy Grove. Wednesday. August 3oth.
The formal announcement will appear in next
weeks issue Of THE uSIoS.
The eoiored camp. meeting at this place uas
well attended on Sunday last, . very large num-
Der Of white people being present. The meeting
will DO continued over sunday next, when = very
large attendance u expected.
On account of the inelemsncy of the weather
the ". y. Sunday school pie mic uhich was % have
been held In kidgely's mill woods on "Wednesday.
wasp0stponed until Tuesday Of next week. Friends
d the school are cordially invited 20 attend.
There has been very little building in Tow
sOniown the past spring aud summer. We would
like TO business In this line much brisker than
II 10. With the many Advantage presented the
town ought to grow much more rapiy than Il does.
The outside appearance Of the Masonic Hall
could be greatly Improved by washing the sand
and dirt from the pavements and giving attention
10 several other tribes. Bot there don't appear
20 be any one with vim enough 10 see that these
matters are attended 90.
-Miss Sue Dougherty, daughter Of the late X.
W. Dougherty. of this place. died at her mothers
residence, 81. Paul street extended, on Thursday
Of last week, Of consumption. For some years
she had been . teacher In the public schools oi
the county, and vas . highly esteemed young
lady.
The strangers within our gates are perhaps
not aware of the fact that We nave . Gre depart
ment, and this Bit q information is intended
especially for them In order that they may feel
more secure. We have q way Of putting oat hres
with ladders and ares which are sure would
prove both novel and Interesting 10 them.
--Two Towsontown sports on Monday took a
horse and wagon. tuo guns. . luneh.basket and
e,eetras and vent on for = days frog hunting.
They returned In the evening with exactly two
frogs. Counting their own time At e., horse and
wagon AT 81. lunch and other 6xings Al 81. u uiIl
be seen that these frogs cost &c each. But then
people don't generally count the cost when on
pleasure bent.
Some very nobby teams are noticed on cur
avenues almost every afternoon. The village
eart-a very odd looking two-wheeIsd arrange
ment-aitraets attention and causes one 10 pity
the occupants Who are % mercilcssiy ssshook up''
a. they bowl along. apparently unconscious II the
eommiseration % iookers-on. hut thea they ara
stylish and people will zone times pVt up With a
great deal q discomfort In order 10 attain that
end.