The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-01-14

On the 9th instant, Messrs. Joshua =. G.
Talbot, John q. Bosley, VIM. Parks and the
heirs OF the late John Merryman, Of llayhelis,
surciies on the bond of ex-SheriG Worthington,
appeared Mt the office Of II. n. Doarrnan, Esq,
counsel for the County Commissioners, and each
paid the sum Of 81 ,022. 81. being the amount for
which they were liable.
-T0wsont0wn mud IL the most "insinuating' p
stuff In the world, and we have more Of IL 10 the
square foot. when the weather j. n little "noist'
than any place We know Of. Strangers coming
here complain Of Il and want 20 know why We
don't have brick pavcments. They might with
the same propriety ask why VIC are without &c.,.
600 opera house or n 100000 hotel.
The Baltimore county Grecnbackers Ia
couple OF them) met In Towsont0wn on the 9Th
inst, and nominated John Atkinson, OF the Sth
district, for the Legislature, to hil the vacancy
occasioned by the death Of DIR. Burton. II IL not
thought likely that Mr.. Atkinson will be put 10
the expense Of paying his car fare TO Annapolis
this winter. Some other winter, perhaps.
The citizens Of the 18th district, 20 the
number Of perhaps rs, held meeting at wrights
tavern on Monday night to express their prefer
ences for candidate for the Legislature 10 fli
the late DIR. Burton's place. Upon n vote being
taken the meeting almost unanimously voted for
Mr. ID. s. Wright, but notwithstanding this strong
backing he failed 10 get the nomination ut the
hands of the committee.
On Thursday Of last week Mr.. Alex. bro.
uic, OF tnis county, accompanied by two other
gentlemen, went 90 Washington 20 witness the
Guiteau trial, but were disappointed because tho
court was not in session. Hut they were fortu-
nate enough 10 see the prisoner ut the jail, and
the deputy warden also took them 10 see the gal.
lows from which. he stated, he expected TO swing
Guiteau ve-y soon. They were not pleased with
the personal appearance Of the assassin.
a Sunday school In the "upper eend" Of tho
county was In debt, and our friend -, who IL
the superintendent, got up festival and supper
TO wipe II out. Ho was successful aud the chill
drcn bad royal time. AZ the next meeting Of
the school the superintendent congratulated the
scholars on what had been accomplished. snow,
children" said he with great satisfaction, ave
are out Of debt what shall do 2" 'Git in agin,"
piped up shrill voice from small boy who had
had "big' time ut the festival and wanted TO
see Il repeated.
We are almost constantly hearing cain-
plants from subscribers that they do not re-
eeive their papers regularly. This should not be-
BY our system of mailing Il l. next TO impossible
for us 90 miss paper and therefore the fault must
rest with the postmastcrs. who should not deliver
paper to any except the person to whom IL is
addressed or 90 person authorized 10 receive IT,
man does not like TO pay for paper which he
does not receive. and the practice OF taking pa
pers from an Office and allowing persons 60 read
them who not subscribers. Is injustice both TO
the publisher and 20 the subscriber. We hope
postinasters throughout the county will remember
this and thus do away with these complaints.