The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-02-04
LOCAL ITEMS.


There are some cases Of chicksnpox In
Towsontown and vicinity.
In the Legislature on Wednesday Mr.. Far
Der introduced bill 10 iegaiEe primary elections.
josh Billings wisely remarked that fam
lily with nothing but pedigree generally lacks
ssnse.
1t was reported this week tina. there Is
ease Of smallpox on the York road, near the city
limits.
The County Commissioner have appointed
Robert J. White constable for the 18th district for
two years.
The Spring meeting Of the Maryland Jock
~ Club win be held at Pimlieo, May Esd, 9th,
35th and Goth.
-Don't forget the meeting Of the TowsOn-
town Literary Society Friday evening, Feb. I'd,
The UxIOSs mail list Is increased this week
by another batch Of new subscribers. Let the
good work 20 on.
Up 10 Tuesday last, DIR. J. Piper, vaccine
physician for the 9Th district, had seraped the
arms Of 100 persons.
Rev. +. 7. wysOng will preach at Fairview
Southern Methodist church. near Sunny brook,
Sunday. February 5th, Mt y. NJ.
-Eaerts are being made By Col. Hood, the
president. 60 secure additional rolling stock &C.,
for. the Western Maryland railroad.
Martha A. Gill has hed bill In equity for
. divorce from her husband, John W. Gill, on the
ground Of abandonment and adultery.
Rev. G. l.. Amy, Of Middleton. 9Th dis
triet, has received aud accepted call TO the pas.
torshiP Of the Bap,is; church at Hereford.
Baltimore county will have her share Of
applicants for positions In the Baltimore Custom
House under the new Collector. Col. Webster.
MIR. Harry Stewart, who was injured In
Towsontown on the day Of the late election, caus
cd BY bic horse running away, has recovered.
Mr.. Richard q. Dunphy, an old resident
Of this place, has been quite III for some time suf
fering from an attack OF bronchitis and rheuma-
tism.
Nearly everybody Is being vaecinated and
those who have not had this important matter at
tended to should do so Mt once. Delays are dan
gerous.
-Rev. Thomas Guard lecturcd in the N.
Il. church at waveriy, on Thursday evening Of
last week, on the subject Of Life and its Posi-
bilities.'
Judge YeilOtt having decided that the acts
OF the late Grand Jury were illegal. the money
quired to pay tic members was jus, much
thrown away.
Capt. John Ridgely. Of Hampton, went to
Chester county, Pa, last week, 90 look At an i'm
ported Jersey bull, but returned without purehas-
ing the animal.
There some fifteen applicants for the
vacant reetorship Of Trinity p. +. church, Tow
sOntown. It's not likely tina, selection will be
made very soon.
DR.. II. NJ. Ewing has been appointed
vaccine physician for that portion Of the 9th dis
triet including and adjacent TO wOodbcrry and
Mt. Washington.
The pest house on the property Of the Bal
timore county aims house, IL n very substantial
stone building and cost between three aud four
thousand dollars.
Mr.. VIM. Boyee and Mr. John Rider were
thrown from their buggy in Lu,heryille, on sun
day night last, caused by breaking n spindle.
Both escaped injury.
Frederick volE driver Of one Of wunders
beer wagons. and living at Lower Canton, fell
from his wagon In Baltimore, on Wednesday, and
fractured his left Lee.
The will Of the late Talbot Denmead, Jr.,
which has been fled in the Office Of the Register
Of Wills here, bcqueaths his estate estimated 10
be worth $4,000, TO his wife.
During the past week n number Of subscrip.
tons have been made at the newspaper Offices In
Baltimore for the destitute Nichols family, living
near Halls Springs, this county.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Kyle. who had been 10 the
freight department Of the Northern Central Rail-
road Company, at Baltimore, for the past fourteen
years, died on Thursday Of last week.
MIR. James Spiccr, eyed IS years, residing
nj Granite, I'd district. died suddenly ON Sunday
last. Of heart disease. For many years he was
teacher in the public schools OF the county.
Joshua L. German. brother Of Mr.. J. wes-
ley herman, OF this place, died on Monday last,
In the 56th year Of his age. His funeral took
place at Hiss' eureh, Hartford road, on Thursday.
On the 10th Of December last Frederick
Haeketi. Of chase's Station. 18th district. 80
severely bitten by dog belonging to Mr.. Henry
Eueut@s tuat nc u1s ntuce uecu uuaulc 10 10 any
thing.
The trestie work on our narrow gauge road,
near Towsontown, he being put up as rapidly as
circumstances will permit. IL Is thought now that
the tracks viii reach Towsontown in abou, Eve
weeks.
The people Of Reisters,own have held q
public meeting to inauguraie movement, to Sc
cure side walks for that place. Next TO Towson-
town, ReisteEs,own Is the muddiest place in the
county.
-Thsre was brief season Of sleishing tbi.
week-just about enough TO wear the rust OF the
soles Of the cutters. The USioS man didn't 70
out. He couldn't End boy who was willing 10
pull him.
Mr.. Alfred q. Lee has rented from Mr..
George A. Smith. the Windsor farm, in Dulany's
farm Of the late Edward Rider, near Sherwood,
n. c. r. X.
There vas no truth in the report that
smallpox had made It's appearance in the neigh
borhoOd Of North Branch, ID district. There vas
case Of measles in that vicinity, which gave rise
10 the report
Tie people Of Resterstown have appointed
. committee 10 wait upon the County Commission
ers and request that that place be furnished with
street lamps. There is also talk Of having the
place incorporated.
-Remember the oyster supper TO be given
by the ladies Of the NJ. L. congregation, Of this
place. in the lecture room Of the church, Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday evenings Of next
week. Tickets so cents.
The car which left baltimore at $50 Tues
the same evening. Five and a-half hours between
Baltimore and Towsontown IL "rapid transit Of
the too utterly too kind.
IF Il costs the county sl99 to convey one
child (aaected with smalIpoxl TO the Marine Hos
ptai, would Il bankrupt the county 10 the disease
should become epidemici This 10 q question 10
would he well 20 look into.
The Abbott Presbyterian Chapel, aeu Ia
course Of erection at Highiandtoun, has been in
eorporated. the ineorporators being Messrs Horace
Abbott, John s. Gilman. J. II. Stiekney, George
s. Brown and George II. Pope.
Mrs. Mccormick, mother Of Mr.. Aiexan-
der Mccormick, Jr., Of the 18th district, died on
the 18th Of January, Of dropsy and bright's dis
ease, from which she had been . sufferer since last
August. Her age vas 6j years.
Snow fell here on Tuesday to the depth Of
sig or eight inches, followed again by rain and
slsst. Mr.. Thomas Boylan was again out with
bis snow plow, opening the walks 80 that people
were able 10 get about the streets.
John Ford. hotel keeper near Pimlieo. was
thrown from bis buggy on the Iiookstoxn road,
Monday, and was dragged some distance, sustain
ing q severe scalp wound. 0Gcer Chambers. of
fhs county force. rendered him timely assistance.
At meeting Of the National Agricultural
Society, held In New York city on the Let inst,
appropriate action was taken on the death Of the
late John Merryman, Of Haydelds, this county,
who va. president Of the Society at the time %
his death.
Mr.. c. c. Carman, who has been living oh
the farm Of Mr.. II. Schwartz, Green Spring ave-
nus, for some time, has rented the farm Of his
aunt, Mrs. Ann Carman. in Long Green Valley,
and viii take charge Of the same during the pres.
ent month.
in the House Of Representatives on Mon-
day Hon. J. Fred. G. Talbot introduced bill 90
grant pension 60 Mrs. y. A. shealey, widow Of
the late Daniel sheaiey, Of this place. who vas =
second lieutsnant in Company y, Second Mary
land Cavalry.
-yndss Henderson, President Judge Of the
courts % Dauphin and Lebanon counties, Pa. and