The Baltimore County union., 1882-12-09

The report Of County Treasurer Parks iol
the month Of November, shows receipts, including
balance on hand At the aFst ofthe month, $50 sle.
t2 disbursements, $t5,O65.ss balance on hand
December lst, Sl7,263.0i.
Joseph y. Merryman. a member Of the Bal.
timOre bar, has brought suit In the Circuit Court
here, for 100000 damages, against John X. d.
Thomas, for having plaintiff arrested on tbs
charge Of being accessory to forgery"
1t is strange but nevertheless true that va
receive money on subscriptions from Pennsy lvaniu
aud other States more promptly than We do from
subscribers In our own county, many Of whom ara
exceedingly slow In responding 10 our bills.
The IRE escape attached TO the building ol
W. T.. Hooper Sons. woodberry, In whose upper
stories any or sixty females employed, IL sub.
siantiAl, of wrought iron, with distinct platform
for each Of the Eve stories, and its entire cost ol
construction was only ss2O The escape wa,
furnised and put up by New York drm.
Harry Gill, aged about 20 years, son Of
WIN. Gill, residing at Arcadia, fell from the roOi
Of his fathers house recently and dislocated his
shoulder and also received internal injuries. The
chimney was on ere and he climbed up and poured
bucket Of water down, and the rising Of steam
and smoke caused him to step back and he fell OF.
-Webster Chapel, Of the NJ. Z. Church, 10.
Gated on Townsend street extended. In this eoun.
~, was dedicated on Sunday afternoon last The
services were conducted By Rev. l.. D. Wilson, Of
Calverton Station. The Chapel Is . wooden
HhuctuFcs 80 uy 30 tcet, anu was c0nttructeu 81 4
cost Of 81 100, which amount was contributed by
Mr.. John T. Grape, Of Baltimore.
AIR. :. W. Bradford, ofthc Belair bar. made
his arst speech before court on Tuesday Of las,
week, a. counsel for Geo. Hartman. charged with
forging canning house checks. The points were
clearly stated, well argued aud the effort would
have been crcditablc 20 an older aud more ex-
pericneed lawyer. Mr.. bradford is q son OF the
late Ex-Governor A. W. Bradford, Of this county.
Our friend Mr.. Alex. Mccormick, Jr.. Of the
18th district, sent us a few days ago. n box Of
Strawberries grown by himself under glass. The
seed came FROM Germany two years ago and he
raised the plants from them. They bear fruit
every month during the winter, under glass, and
the berries are as lucious as those raised in sun.
iEeT. Fresh Strawberries In neeember are n real
curiosity In this latitude.
-Fires are Of frequent occurrence In the
county recently. The part taken Ia their ex-
tinguishment by tho county FIRE department,
Judging by the reports. are colorcd 10 suit the
prcjudiecs Of those who mabc them. Outside of
those directly interested officially with the Ere
department of the county. the costly luxury l. not
looked upon with much favor. Their is too much
chemical affinity In its composition.
On Friday night Of last week four suspi-
cious men were prowlnE around TOwsontown.
aud IL was charged that they tried to rob the
money drawer In Mr.. Louis liclds store. They
were arrested and after being confined In Jail three
days they had a hearing before Justice Moore the
evidence being deemed insufficient TO hold them.
They were also engaged in selling brass finger
rings which they represented 20 be gold.
The ease of George X. Tryon, of Philadel.
phia. ". Thomas +. Hook. was tried In the Cir.
cult Cour, here on Wednesday,. An agreement
was entered allowing defendant $3.50. n dwelling
house and about one acre Of land. the remainder
Of the tract Of l3S TO belong to the plaintiff.
The land in controversy Is near rimlico. and was
devised by the late Henry ". Hook the city of
Baltimore. but the city refused TO accept IT,
-llenry Clay Lodge VI Odd Fellows. Of
Reis;erstown. Of which the late VIM. A. Russell
was a member. has offered reward Of $lOO for
the arrest II his murderer murdcrcss. Tho
County Commissioners have also increased their
reward from $500 10 $500. aud an effort will be
made 10 have the Governor increase the State re-.
ward also. Up to this time no clue has been OBJ.
,ainci TO the perpetrators Of the horrible deed,
aud IL Is feared they will not be brought to jus.
tice.
-Our young friend Mr.. Jamcs Bryan. son Of
Capt y. VI. Bryan. Of the 18th district of this
county. aud a wei-known and highly esteemed
Young business man Of baltimore. was married on
Wednesday last to Mi.s SAliie CLARK, daughter Of
state Senator |. ID. Clark. OF Talbot county. The
ceremony performed in the Protestant Epis-
eopal church At Trappe. By the rector. Rev. A. j.
Walker. The young couple will take up their
residence in baltimore. We extend our hearty
congratulations.
William l.. Gill. Of Carroll county, was in
ToWsonicwn Thursday evening. ami in conversa-
tion with reporter Of the UNION. said that on the
25;h of November lsS2, on the farm Of Wesley
Bond. in Carroll county. he husked % barrels Of
sound corn. and a bushels "nubbins.' in twelve
hours. lie says he has a number Of friends that
willing TO wager $500 iha, he can beat this
record. Mr.. Gill. when boy. hu,ked 10 barrels
Of corn, on the farm Of Mr.. VIM. Gent, near
Shawan. this county, in one day.