The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-05-27

dic,ed At Belair for the murder Of young eolorod
woman At that place short time ago, has been
removed 10 the Circuit Court for Baltimore eoun-
y and will be tried In October. Col Herman
Stump 10 counsel for the accused.
in the lfth race a. PimlieO on Tuesday the
French pools paid s3ls.77, the race having been
won by Surge after four heats, beating the IA
vorte, Sweet Home. The knowing ones were
badly ''ieft" on this race. and the men who held
ss S ,Ss, rsTs s,ss happy
of the lower end Of the 10th District without dis-
tincton OF party, are anxious that the voting
place for that precinct be Mr.. Vim. n. Curtis
store. sunni brook. II 10 the most central point,
easily Accessible and altogether the most suitable
place.
The Catonsville Masieal aud Dramatic As
ISOLATION will inaugurate lie season on Monday
evening. June sth, at Library Hall, BY the rem.
di,ion Of the opera, The Chimes Of Normandy.
Leading opera singers will assume the principal
roles and there will be fine chorus and full or
ehestra
Mis- Mariana Kscch, sister. n-law Of vii.
liam $. Keeeh. Esq.. Of this place. died at her res
idcnce In Prince Georges county, on Sunday
morning last, after brief illness from pneumo.
MIA. She was the principal Of Waverly Female
Seminary and was very highly esteemed chris
tian lady.
-"Mambrino Druid" by "Marshal Ney,"
owned by Mr.. VIM. Fell johnson, near Brook
landvilie, Is one Of the finest bred he Is one Of
1879 he won both first premium and the for
three Odds and he also at the same place
In 1851. See advertisement.
Thomas Mclaughlin, the man whose wagon
was wrecked about ten days ago by the Jockeys
willie accommodation, the particulars Of which
were given In these columns last week. was In
TowsOntown on Wednesday TO consult William 8.
keech. Esq, with view to bringing an action
for damages against the company.
"A fair has been in progress the past week
for the benefit Of st. Thomas Catholic church,
woodberry. Among the other attractions n gold
headed cane was voted for, the contestants being
Mr.. George Poole, Of Poole 4 Hunt; Mr.. William
Gambrili, Of GambFiil a Sons, aud Mr.. Albert n.
Carroll. Of the Mount Vernon Company.
Tho spring fair Of the Hartford county Ag-
rieuiturai Society commenced on Wednesday un-
der favorable auspices The display Of agricul-
tural implements was very large There was .
tournament In the afternoon in which seven
Knights contended. Mr.. Anderson being the sue.
cessiul one. browning Miss Carrie Nichols, Of Bal
timore county. queen.
On Tuesday evening of last week Right
Rev. WIN. Pinkncy. Bishop Of Maryland, con-
hrmcd large class composed Of the pupils
Of Hannah More Academy aud 81. Georges
Hall. at 81. Miehael's =. Y. church, near Refs.
ierstown. On this occasion the chancel was
beautifully decorated with flowers and the young
ladies were attired IN white.
On the petition Of n number of citizens Of
the 18th district tho County Commissioners on
Tuesday divided the 18th district into two pre-.
eincts, the dividing line 20 be the Hammonds
Ferry road a. extended TO the Maiden's Choice
road. petition has also been presented for an
additional precinct In the Let district, bu, the
Board has not yet acted upon il.
The prospects for large wheat crop in
this county were never better than they are just
now. and unless something unforeseen occurs the
yield will be heavy ono. II was thought n
short time ago that the grass crop would be very
light. but this too has made rapid progress lately
and the indications now are for At least nm aver
age crop. The outlook generally for farmers is
quite cheering
Mr.. II. u. Hol,on's sale Of horses a, the
Meadow View Stock Farm. near Powhatan, las,
Monday. was largely attended but not all the ami.
mails were sold. For Orange Blossom. the well.
known stallion. no bids were offered. lie IL val
ued a. big figure. The highest price obtained
was for the horse Orange Blossom. Jr., I years
old. $3.I25. At years old this colt, with little
handling. showed 1884.
The entertainment Of the Towsontown lit
crazy association, Friday evening Of last week,
was largely attended and heartily enjoyed. This
was the last meeting Of the season. These enter
tsinmeits. held every two weeks during the win
ter, have been q source OF much pleasure and
profit, and the executive committee. of which Mr..
:. Parker Boslcy il chairman. deserve credit for
the interest they took in the ofthe society.
On sunday morning last number Of young
men from Baltimore went out 20 the neghbor
u vi.
Abou, the time they had gotten fully under way
the county police descended upon them and they
scattered in all directions. Several were arrested
aud taken before Justice Pole who fined them
Si.25 each, after paying which they released.
The young were CLERKS employed on 4 sun
day morning paper and the clerks Of several rail-
road ticket brokers.
a number of those who have relatives buried
ut Sherwood p. T.. church. CoekeysvilIe. met there
on Tuesday for the purpose Of improving their
lots. &c. The family Of the late John Merryman
of Hay6eds. are putting mp \ handsome monu.
ment Of white italian marble. twelve feet high.
Mrs. Cole widow of the late DIR. Grifith has
bought lot and put II In condition TO receive the
bodies Of her husband and daughter, who were
buried at Bosiey's church. Hon. Joshua 7. Cock
ey, Mr.. J. d. c. Duncan and Mr.. Gent are also
embellishing their respective lots.
One Of the grounds upon which counsel In
the Johns will case relied 90 obtain q new trial
was the fact that during the progress Of the fret
trial, Mr. Berreda Turner, the juror who 10 under
twenty five years % age, carried on n Irritation
with Miss Caldwell. the young and very pretty
daughter Of Dr. Caldwell, whose wife IL a niece of
the late John folly Johns. and who was interest.
ell in having the will broken. Il lie a very rare
occurrence that the trial Of u Of such magni.
tude is interpreted with little side.show in the
shape 81 filtration. But "boys will be boys"
and the same rule applies to girls.
DIR. Melchor Gist Coekey, Assistant Sur.
geon in the L. :. Army. son Of Mr.. Peter =.
Cockey, Of coekeysville, this county, Is seeing
some hard service among the hostile bands Of In.
dians In New Mexico. From n late copy Of The
.Ner SoHikrs.,, published At Silver City. New
Mexico. we learn that DIR. Coekey was with Gen.
Forsythe's command In its recent tiresome m areh.
es and desperate struggles with thesavages. That
paper speaks &c the DR.. "a most excellent young
officer. who has been especially commended for
his gallant conduct on this trip" II Is grAtify-
ing TO hear such reports Of our young friend.
One Of Towsontown's young bloods went 20
Baltimore on the Narrow-Gauge aud got into n
bob-taied car Of the Frick line 20 20 down town
lie never rode In one Of these cars before and
waited patiently, money In hand, to pay the con
ducter when he came around. No conductor came
but the driver KEEP, up such ringing Of the bell,
60 notify the passenger 20 walk up aud pay, that
the young blood. not knowing wha, Il meant FINAL
~ asked n fellow. passenger. lie was told the
object Of the ringing and going 10 the frost door
passed dime out through the wicket. The
driver promptly returned sealed envelope and
the young man was more dumbfounded than ever.
Finally he was made TO understand that some.
thing must be put In the box. After fumbling
with the envelope = while he finally tore Il open,
put the ticket in his pocket. folded up the change
In the torn envelope and deposited II in the Slaw
son box, 90 the great amusement Of the other pas
sengers. lie proposes 20 walk down town here
after or ride In \ car that has . conductor.
The Catonsville Short Line.
A meeting Of the committee Of the Catonsvilie
Short Line Steam Railroad was held q few days
ago. The committee having completed its work,
was discharged, and Mr.. James A. Gary ne n CON.
mittee Of one requested to conclude negotia.