The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-19
Some Narrow.oauge No.e..

The receipts Of the road last Sunday exceeded
The Knights Of the 0oldsn Eagle, Baltimore,
sin make an excursion TO Loeb Raven on Tues
day NEXT.
The business ofths road appears to Be steadily
on the increase. By the time Il reaches Delair u
VIII have about all the work Il can do.
Tho Woodberry Library and Reading Rooms
Association viii make an excursion 70 Loeb
Raven on Saturday next, 10th inst
The two new engines now In use are very hne
specimens Of the maohinist's skin. They are very
powerful aud work smoothly and beautifully.
The new schedule will 70 into eject early
next week. The present ono suits the patrons Of
The road very well and the changes will therefore
BE- tFifing.
On Monday las. Joshua Ba,sman. carpenter,
vhiie at work on the pavilion ., Loeb Raven,
fell distance Of about ten feet and hurt himself
considerably.
MIR. James Butler, formerly baggage master,
has charge Of the excursion trains 10 Loeb Raven.
For some time past he has been engaged In the
oiise Of Asst. Superintendent Archer.
Some authority says that the danger from
Jumping the track is about 80 per cent. less In .
narrow-gauge engine than In one Of the standard
gauge. This ought 10 DO re-assuring 10 the timid.
On Monday last two boys threw stones at .
passenger train At iiampden station, breaking .
window In one Of the cars. brakeman Dan. Ira
eey captured them and asceFtained their names.
Ono day the past week one Of the stages from
Belair that connect with the steam road, carried
twenty-seven passenger and u took six horses 10
draw them. The travel by this route 10 largely
on the increase.
rates for their tournament here on the 30th inst.
and tickets viii be sold from Baltimore, with
coupon attached, emitting the holder to admission
to the grounds.
"A 6ns spring, showing some marked msdici.
nal properties has been discovered on the farm Of
NJ a E--Na
who knows but that some day . hne summer
hotel may DO erected there and people from all
over the country may flock 10 Il In quest ofhealth
aud recreation.
In mentioning the names Of the locomotive
engineers In our items last week We unintention-
ally overlooked that Joe. Herman, who has been
on the road sinee u commenced running, and who
10 q frst-elass man, thoroughly equipped for bis
Important duties. The engineers are all careful
and experienced men, and the travelling public
ias nothing 10 fear from them.
The excursion 20 Loeb Raven on Thursday,
~ the Northern Central Railroad Beneficial So
dety. was attended by between six and eight
hundred people, many persons being present from
the surrounding country. The trains during the
cay ran regularly and promptly on time, every
,Aing working smoothly and satisfactorily. indi-
oting excellent management on the part Of the
ciieers. The road could have easily transported
thrce times as many people without the slightest
Inconvenience.
The Company not having had time 10 put the
grounds at Loeb Raven in thorough order, wisely
determined not 10 offer any inducements 90 exeur-
donists this summer. Next summer, however,
when everything IL In FIRST class trim, with ample
ind perfect accommodation, II IL expected that
he excursion business 90 that point will be very
large. Those going there now DO 80 with the IN
terstanding that the company IL not ready 20 offer
Iuch inducements as Il would like, yet there are
already ample opportunities for days enjoy ment