The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-09-09

Charges we're preferred against the assist
ant register Of the LIST district but before the Gov
srnor had time 10 investigate them that oiaeial
number Of complaints have also been made against
the chief registration officer Of that district.
--Messrs. Lawrence aud Frank Burke, sons
Of the late ex-sherif Burke, are both suffering
from typhoid fever Ct their residence, In Lime
Kiln Bottom, east Of Towsontown. Two daugh-
tiers Of Mr.. John Smith, tavern. keeper on the JAR
rettsville turnpike, arc III With the same disease.
Sister Mary Evangeline has been chosen
directress Of the Academy Of Mount 50. Agnes,
Mount Washington. and Sister Mary Adslins,
who for several years so ably filled the same po-
siton. will In future attend 70 the financial con.
di.ion Of the Academy ss well Is teach one Of the
principal classes.
AT tho last meeting Of the School Board .
resolution was passed that where competent coli
ored teachers can be secured, but such teach.
ers shall be employed TO teach the eolored schools,
u their competency 10 unquestioned. This 10 an
eminentIy just action, and We have no doubt such
teachers can be secured.
Mr.. l.. ID. Whitaker, q respected farmer
living on the Hartford road, near Lavender I'LL,
died very suddenly on Tuesday last Of paralysis
Of the heart, In the fist year Of his age. lie went
out Of his house 10 attend 10 some work and was
shortly afterwards found In an unconscious con-
dtion and did not revive.
Notwithstanding the fact that Summer
ended with August We have since experienced
some real summer weather, with the Thermometer
considerably above eighty. but warm spells at
this season are not likely TO DO protracted, and
although the days may be oppressive the nights
are always comfortably cool.
in our issue Of last week We published an
address delivered before Glencoe Grunge In COM
memoration Of the death Of Mr.. Dickinson Cor
such, and inadvertently gave credit for IL au-
thorship 10 Mr. Henry N. Merryman. Il was
nF m iFih ul IN daaa frfa
and not Mr.. II. N. Merrymans.
The old Baltimore City Guards held their
annual reunion and target-shoot ut Ritter's Co.
van'town Hotel, on Tuesday last, and had good
tine generally. Twenty.seven members were
present and took part In the shooting. A spien.
did dinner was served In the afternoon aud hear.
lily enjoyed by the "oid sojers.'
Tho ground 10 now In excellent condition
for piowing and those farmers who fail 10 get
their wheat ground broken up will have only
themselves to blame. The pastures are still good,
owing 10 the late rains, and this IL Of great adj
vantage TO farmers In the saving Of feed. This
certainly has been prosperous year for tilcrs Of
the soil.
The county Temperance Alliance met Ut
Towsontown on Tuesday, all the districts being
represented except the 9th. and, strange TO say,
that IL the only district In the county IN which
liquor Is sold. Many Of the leading Temperance
men Of the county were present and took part In
the proceedings, which were Of m interesting
character.
The rain storm OF Sunday night last was
very heavy In some sections Of this county and
the streams overhowed their banks doing some
damage. The Western Branch Of the Patapsco
raised very suddenly and inundated q number Of
houses at Ellicott City. The dam Mt Devries's
paper mill was carried away and the mill damag-
cd TO some extent.
The Journal last week noticed . trOt at
Herring Run in which Harry Arlington made
2:3?. and added cit vas the best time made this
year in any trotting race" Our neighbor Is con-
sidcrably ''oh' in this statement. This time has
been beaten perhaps n hundred times this season
and only last week. at Hartford, Conn, Cling
stone trotted q mile in 2:i7.
Mr.. j. George Frankenburg. q telegraph
operator employed in the Baltimore Office Of the
Associated Press. died on Tuesday after only =
few days illness Of typhoid fever. Mr.. =. who
was At one time in the employ Of tho Western
Union Co.. at Towsoniown, had many friends here
who will be panied TO hear Of bis death. lilo was
but IS years Of age and leaves wife and one child
Two coiored men were arrested on Monday
night last on the charge Of driving into and
killing a horse belonging to Mr.. Gray. . farmer
Of the 18th district. Mrs. Gray was driving on
one Of the roads near Highlandtown, when the
eeolored men. who were racing. ran against her
horse and plunged shan Of one Of their buggies
into the animals chest. killing him Instantly.
The lady was thrown out and badly hurt.
The question Of opening . road from the
York turnpike. in Towsontown, through the lands
Of Col. ID. q. MeIntosh and Mr.. John T.. Owens,
10 intersect the Hilen road south Of the Mary
land Central railroad. was up before the County
Commissioners on Wednesday. The objectors 20
the proposed road claim that the damages are in
adequate and that the public convenience does
not demand the opening Of the road. No final
decision was reached.
Rev. W. NJ Heilig. OF Lutherville. informs
u that the English sparrews are very destructive
10 ed frfItf In
force anu the oniy way ne could save u from utter
destruction was to shoot them. lie says that
many people oehese that bees destroy the grapes
but he assures Us that TINS mistake. as n 70
NOT possible ior shem 70 paneture the irn't, and
thM |" only ai,er the spsrows PICK the grapes
'hat the bees ieed upon the juice.
Hr. "Ihsm bekeft, OF sunny ofook' ioth
alsulet, sent 70 our once tnis week pox OF the
hhe't peaches We ever saw, anu Tor whieh We 70.
,ufh tnanEs. Inc mfges. o. tnem measured y.
lhenes ~ eiIeumNsenee anu "eishea ban pound
saen. four years ago iast apri MI Eeker
oought ," uees-hse Vahenes-irom the nurse.
mes OF "m' .orse son. ana All OF tnem hsei
except Two, the quantity and qnaiity OF the iruit
'his year being nnsufpassea' he had no dihi-
euity ~ sehng an MS peaehe, AZ ," anu 80 Cts
per peek anu ms orenafd VIII net MIN snug
profit
,.Aa PA.' tns ',s'aene. Q, w. 'ohn ". booin' 10
Morgans MN, Daianys valley 10 some places
IN very dangerous condition and should have
the attention Of the county commissioner,
les nighe ago gentlemen driving pair OF
hortes over TINS ROAD was thrown down IN eti-
eankmsni about ] : iee,; The horses escaped
with ie" scratches but tue driver was CONSIDER
so'y oruisei' An expenditure OF si'o would rem
der the road safe and II would be better % put
this amount on y than 70 Do Obliged some time to
pay damages IN hse or ten times that sum.
Jubilee on Great Falls Circuit.-The an
TO which brief reference has been made In these
columns last week, took place At 0rems N. Z.
church, near Stemmer's Run, on Wednesday