The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-01-07

The funeral Of DR.. J. Wolf Burton took
place from his fathers residence, Greenwood nth
district, at lOl o'clock on Tuesday morning and
was very largely attended. The services were
conducted by Revs. David Exams, Geo. W. Feele-
myer and W. II. Chapman, Of the N. 4. church.
The interment was made In GFeenmoant Cemetery.
in the store Of Messrs. Towner, Landstrcet
Co., corner Of Baltimore and Charles streets,
there Is exhibited the largest roll Of leather belt
ing ever brought 20 Baltimore. II Il 40 inches
wide, ITO feet long and weighs $50 lbs. This i'm.
mense belt was ordered by the Messrs. 0ambrill,
The securities on the bond Of ex. Sheriff 3.
w. Worthington were before the County Commits
sioners on Wednesday for the purpose Of settling
up the deficiencies Of Mr.. worihington, butowing
10 the absence Of Col. W. s. Franklin, the matter
was deferred one week. IL 10 understood that the
amount which each bondsnan will be required 10
pay will be about 81, 800.
There are any number OF candidates for
the seat In the Legislature made vaernt by the
death Of DR.. J. W. Burton. The Democratic
Committee will name the candidate but just
where the lightning will strike has not yet been
made apparent. II Democrat must be chosen
u IL hoped he may be M fair and honorablea gen.
tieman rs was the late DR.. Burton.
MIR uriah Carter, ST.. an old citizen Of the
9th district, renewed his subscription TO the
usIoS few days ago. lie stated that he had
been subscriber 10 the paper ever since u was
Grst started by Mr.. Church, at cockeysville, some
thirty years ago. We have many other names
upon our mail lists which have been there ever
since the paper has been In existence.
Mr. William d. Sands, secretary Of the
State Dairymens' Association, has written 10
Mayor whyte suggesting the appointment Of \
milk inspector FOR Baltimore city. This was done
In accordance with q resolution passed by the
Association Oct. 9th. This plan would protect
honest milk producers and dealers and would
eventually crush out those who sell the adultera-
ted fluid.
DR.. Geo. A. Thompson, son Of DIR. WIN. s.
The.apson. Of the sth district, who In September
last was appointed an Acting Assistant Surgeon
In the q. \. Army, and who leit at once for Fort
Reno, Indian Territory, was In Washington last
week on business connected with his post. lie
made n flying visit to his home and started on
his return Monday. II requires abou, one week
10 make the trip.
MIR. John Matthews, a weli.known farmer
Of Western Run Valley, called nj our Office last
Saturday TO renew his subscription 20 the UsioN.
Notwithstanding the fact that be IL now SO years
Of age he Is still quite active and attends market
regularly every week. Mr.. ". stated that he had
been travelling the York road for the past sixty
years. There Is but older man in Western
Run Valley than Mr.. Matthews-Mr. Levi Price.
She liked his hat,
No doubt of that,
Adored his cane.
IL was quite plain,
Admired his gloves,
Said they were "loycs.
And praised his boot,
Which seemed 90 suit;
But twas his new ulster
Ecpulscd her.
Mir. silas Pcircc. an old Baltimore coun-
tian. now resident Of Oregon. Holt county, Mis-.
souri,. writes us that they are experiencing quite
open winter aud that there are fears that the
ice crop will be failure. lie says they have bad
but one snow which fell Dec. 10th, 10 the depth
ofihree or four inches. Fallsown grain looks
we'll. lie states that great many hogs are fed
In his county and that prices range from - 10
81 per hundred.
during the past week We have experienced
the fret real cold weather ofthe winter. On Mon
day morning the thermometer registered 22o and
on Tuesday morning at o'clock, lie. At some
places in the county IL was as low a. Toe. On
Tuesday morning ice had attained thickness cf
about three inches and the people were jubilant
over prospect for an abundant harves; Of this
indispensable article. The chances are very fair
for plenty Of cold weather yet.
MIR. George Morrow, who for short time
conducted the baltimore County Hsrah aud who
j. now reporter ON the staff Of the Baltimore
SHn, was married on wednesday to Miss Amanda
How ser, Of that city. We can but hope that his
matthohih alliance may prove IN every way
more successful and pleasant than did his news
paper venture. There Is one thing very certain
he wont be able 10 get out Of the former ca
silly as he did out of the latter.
The four horses which drew the ! O'Clock
car 10 Towsontown on Thursday. created no little
excitement here. In turning the team around
the horses took fright and although three men
were about them they dashed Of at a furious pace
and ran cut the Dulany's Valley pike about half
a mile. where they were stopped. One Of them
broke loose from the others and ran 20 Hampton.
The harness vas torn 60 pieces and the horses
were somewhat cut and scratched.
Among the names mcnti3ned as the prob
able successor TO DIR. Burton are VIM. :. keech,
chas. 4. fcndall. George II. Carman. l.. l.. Con
rad. Thomas J. Hunter. Major John ]. Yelloit. II.
Clay Ridgcly. c. Ridgely Goodwin, John \. Car
roll. Jos. u. Gorsuch. u. $. Wright. DR.. J. :.
baldwin. Oregon X. Benson, John NJ. Curtis, c.
V. CherbOnnier and many others whose names
we do not recall. Out of this timber n suitable
candidate could easily be selected.
The people Of the vicinity of Alberton, ID
district. who have been so badly treated in the
matter Of their new school house. are 90 be con-
graduated upon the fact that they Mt last TO
have partial justice done them. The building.
which IL said by competent people TO be terrible
b0teh, Is 20 be somewhat improved By the add
ton Of vestibule, &c. The new house l. not
much Q: an improvement upon the old one. which
was 80 mean as 10 be unh, for school purposes.
a deed Of irus, executed by Capt. Edwin
X. Cooper. Of the firm of II. ". l.. Easin L Co.,
to Robert A. Dobbin, Esq, trustee. has been filed
in the county Clerks Office. II conveys all the
property to the trustee for the benefit Of the cred
itOrs Of the firm. Capt. Cooper, who Is about 20
years Of age, was special partner In the con
Germ and in addition, IL il said, had endorsed
heavily for IL. lie was n wealthy man before the
failure, but IL Is said he has been left almost pen
niless.
-Two young men from Towsontown attend
ed Holiday street theatre on Monday night TO
witness "The World" which l. having n very
successful run there. At a very exciting point In
the play, when n thief il steathily crawling up
10 steal bag Of diamonds from another man who
sits at table writing. the green 'un from Tow
sontown shouts nj the top Of his voice" "Look
that our berg IL made the subject Of any number
Of stage jokes. Better muIlie this youngs;cr the
next time he goes TO the theatre.
MIR. I. ". Price. formerly Of Western Run
Valley this county has for some time been the
sger Of Farley Park Stock Farm, churchview, Va.
Mr.. X. Masruder is president of the company. and
Mr.. H. ssson, Jr.. treasurer. aud they are engag-
cd In the breeding of Berkshire swine, Southdown
sheep. game chickens, Ae. Mr.. Price writes Us
that the lands there would be equal 10 Baltimore
county II properly titled, and states that there l.
no difficulty in obtaining good hands a, from -
10 $40 per month, and that with industry farming
could be made 20 pay we'll. lie says ''if people
we're 90 come here instead Of going 60 the far
West am sure they would find IL more % their
advantage
Appointment OF School COMMISSIONER
Meeting OF the Board. sc.
judges GrasOn ard Walters. Of the cireui,