The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-11-18

s,ono 10 Florida for the benefit of his health.
The Mount Vernon Mills, the Falls
road, are being lighted with Edison's incandes-
cent electric light.
-Burglaries are becoming frequent in the
Belt and the county police are requested to be on
the alert for the thieves.
The Baltimore and Hampden horse car
line is LAYING track on Roland avenue as far
north as Cold Spring lane.
Governor Hamilton has issued his proca-
nation appointing Thursday, 3Oth inst, as day
of thanksgiving and prayer.
The effects of Beck's brewery, on the Cal
verton road, were sold on Tuesday by Louis T.
.Hennighausen, Esq. trustee, for $4,000.
Mr.. Charles Peregoy. highly esteemed
citizen of Woodbury., is lying very i'll, suffering
from cancer. 1t is said he cannot recover
MIR Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, of this county,
resident manager of the Adams Express Company,
has been elected vice-president of the company.
Between thirty and forty young ladies from
IuthervilIe Female Seminary attended lecture
at the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, on Tuesday
night.
progress for some time at Fork M. Z. Church,
18th district. Rev. S. n. Afford is pastor OF the
church.
Henry W. Boyer, for ten years station
master at Calvert Station, Baltimore, died on
Tuesday of Bright's disease, in the 45th year OF
his age.
Prof John MeGirr, of this county, has
been appointed principal of St. Johns Paroehlal
School, Westminster, vice his brother, Froi' l.
A. McGirr, deceased.
The North Baltimore Railway Company
has commenced running cars on its new line to
Waverly, by way ofMaryland avenue, thus saving
about six minutes time.
Mr.. Joseph A. Neumayer, late member
of the county police force, is now engaged IN
tuning pianos and giving instructions upon the
tits said that a man worth $4,000 made
application for one of the baiifships in the Cir
cult Court Poor fellow He ought to have col
lection taken up for him.
The excitement over the election appears
TO have settled down and people-except the
ofice-hunters-are devoting more attention to
their business This is as it should be-.
Owing to an error a new petit jury has
been drawn to serve at the November term of the
u. S. Circuit Court, those from this county being
Samuel B. Mettam and David Wilson.
The residence of Mr.. Chas. S. Beebe, on
Charles street avenue, opposite the toll-gate was
entered by burglars on Monday night, and robbed
of a lot of clothing and household articles.
There are 4OT inmates in the Spring Grove
Insane Asylum, located in the LIST district of this
county, and the expenditures during the year
ended Oct. 31st, amounted to over SSO,OOO
Mr. A. J. Crockett, of the 18th district OF
this county, has been appointed night inspector
in the Baltimore Custom House. He is very
worthy Young man and an active Republican.
The Elkridge Club will have meet at Mr..
Samuel N. Hyde's, Long Green Valley, Thanks
riSing day, November 3Oth. Mr.. II. will enter
Gain the members and this will insure them good
time.
Col. O. P. Macgll is making arrangements
to rebuild his house, which was lately destroyed
by FIRE. His family is at present occupying
cottage on Col. Alex. D. Browns Brooklandwood
estate.
-Ex-lieutenant of police, S. B. Fauth, of
baltimore has been presented by the Grand Jury
for bribery of eolored voters at the late municipal
election in the city. Fauth was formerly resi-
dent of Gainesville, this county.
Judge Fowler says that the new balllts
will not be appointed until the end of the mouth,
and adds that by that time he thinks five compe-
tent men can be found who will be willing to ae-
.cept the places No doubt of it.
Judge Yellott says a poor man has as
much right to walk in the road as a rich man has
to drive over it, but the city of Baltimore thinks
a poor man should not have bath unless he
paws for it.-Baltimore Herald.
Mr.. A. 7. Getty, of this county, has pur-
chased the store of Messrs. Patterson Telly, at
Taylor Hartford county, and will hereafter con-
duet the same. He has improved the property
and put in a stock of new goods.
The annual election for twelve managers
of the Baltimore County Agricultural Society will
and l o'clock. There is some talk of making
changes in the officers of the Society.
The total net receipts of the last fair OF
The Baltimore County Agricultural Society were
about s., 500, and the disbursements for premi-
uES and expenses, including an Indebtedness OF
:abc7t 81 100, amount TO near the same.
Election bets were numerous, and as usual,
IA large proportion of them will never be paid.
We have about four hats due now on former
elections and the men we won them from are dis
tressingIv mum on the hat subject We bet no
more.
Collector of Internal Revenue Ditty was
confined to the house for several days, having
contracted heavy cold the day he was brought
to Towsontown by the Grand Jury. He has suf-
fered very mnch but we are glad to say he is now
better.
The new mill of the Union Manufacturing
Company, in this county, was formally dedi-
Gated this week, when grand entertainment and
ball, under the auspices of the Union Cornet Band
was held. The rooms of the new mill are ga by
26a feet.
Mr.. Alexander w. Mutt, general freight
agent of the Northern Central Railroad, has re-
signed, and Mr.. John S. Wilson, general freight
agent of the Pennsylvania and Phila., Whining
ton and BALTIC. roads has been chosen to fill the
vacancy.
D. Farnandis, near Belair, was destroyed BY fire
ON Tuesday, with its entire contents. The fire
originated from sparks from pipe which one OF
the men was smoking. Insured in the Hartford
Mutual Company.
Mr.. John Smith, one of the 10th district
road supervisors lately lost two valuable COWS
one from milk fever and one from eating too
much Young clover One Of the cows made twelve
mounds of butter per week, and the other was also
very fine animal.
In the Orphans Court this week letters of
administration we're granted to Sarah L. Wempe
on the estate of Henry Wempe; 10 John ii. and
Joseph Snyder on the estate of John Snyder, and
to Thomas j., James G. and VIM. b. wilson on
the estate of David S. Wilson.
Rev. D. L. Rathburn, pastor OF Chestnut
Grove Church, near Sweet Air, will hold a series
of meetings in the church, beginning Sunday, Nov:
18th. There will be preaching morning and
evening during the week, and ministers from
distance will assist in the services
The dead body of male child, apparently
several weeks DID, was found in the woods at
Lake Clifton, Hartford road, on Wednesday. A
dury of inquest rendered a verdict that death was
esased BY strangulation and by having been
vtruek on the head by some blunt instrument.
The report of County Treasurer Parks for
Oc tober shows receipts from all sources for the
man til to have been S76,77s.2S; disbursements
duri, II the month, SIS, 44O.12; balance on hand
Nov., uber Ist $4S, 1906. One Of the items OF
-aceints was $685. from sales of produce from
the aims house farm.
Mr.. Jos. ]. League, formerly of this coCn-
tv. now living at 143 north High street, Batl-
more. sent us this week one four, one hve and
one six-leaf clover, plucked from grass-plot IN
his ward. The seed was sown last Spring and he
saws he has frequently before found clovers with
the same number Of leaves.
Mr.. Thomas Dye Cockey died at the resi-
deuce of his brother, Mr.. Peter F. Cockey, near
Cockeysvile, this county, at one o'clock on Tues
day morning last, aged II years. He was sen
of Joshua f. Cockey, ST., and brother of Hon.
Joshua F. Cockey, Chief Judge of the Orphans
Court of Baltimore county.
Our Democratic friends have been enjoy
ing thanksgiving" days ever since the election,
and when the real day comes, on the Goth OF the
present month, they won't appreciate it. We
don't see much in that little affair of the 9TH inst,
to be thankful for. In fact the mere thought OF
the day has depressing effect upon us.
Albert Wentand hired horse and buggy,
valued at $500, from ]. 7. Ditch Bro, Second
street, in the Belt, and started at night for An
napOlis. lie asked city policeman to directhi
how to get out of the city and the officer, suspect