The Baltimore County union., 1882-05-06


| Edgar q. Miller and Rufus W. IApplaeafih. AYk
| William Gill, who had been confined in
jail here on the charge Of killing John BaublitE.
at Oregon. sth district and who pettioned for a
writ Of habeas corpus TO secure his release Sat.
urday, was on Mcnday Jeieaacd In g, 600 hail by
eOn'sat of tho States Attorhss. John ana wm.
/ Bowen becoming his securities.
Rev. W. II. II. Power, the new rector n
Trinity i. 4. church, ToWsontown, spent several
days here this week. On Wednesday he dined
with Capt. John k,dgely, a, Hampton. lie will
| take charge ~ the Parish about the iu Of June.
Mr.. Power Is very genial gentleman and will
soon become popular with his congregation.
"A bill has been hled in the Circuit Court
here by Albert 7. Love and wife and others against
Geo. n. Williams, trustee, and Sarah n. Jackson,
widow Of Henry jackson, late Of Dublin, ireland,
in order that the Court may pass upon the rights
/ Of the parties under the will tf Henry Jackson,
who left considerable estate in stocks and bonds.
| -Easter collections were made In the several
Catholic churches in Baltimore county follows !:
st. Mary's, GovAnstown. $40; 81. Agnes, Cations
vile, SeI; 81. Bridget, Canton. SIS Sacred
Heart, Mt. Washington, $25 81. Thomas. Wood.
berry. $50; 81. Joseph's. Belar road, SlG.i1 -.
JosePh's Monastery, Frederick road, Sl2, and ST.
Johns. Long Green. s..
AIR. Edward Lynch, Of Carroll county, the
new wcigher at the State cattle scales, Calverton,
took charge on Monday. Baltimore eounty has
no appointments at the scales under the neWAcal.
Mr.. Samuel !. Robinson, of this place, who has
50 aeeep.ahly and eiissn,ly Gllsd the Office Of
weigher for the past two years, rciires with the
best wishes Of his hosts offriends.
Major James c. Turner died near Clarks-
vllc Ca, tho 2ith Of april In the 10th year of
his age. lie was y son of Hon james Turner of
Castle Calder, Baltimore county, man who at
one time occupied prominent position in the
politics of this State. Major Turner was a civil
engineer by profession and assisted In the con-
structiOn Of the Northern Central Railroad.
Ia hn lain Of Nta t,tsl-
ling mp freshly planted corn could efcctuaiiy pro-
tect their crop by scattering on two three
sions half peck more Of soaked corn over an
adjoining newly plOwed field which would divert
their attention from the planted field. Neither
black birds ever eat hard corn, and this IL
the the soft corn in the ground /. disturbed.
1t having GENE To the knowledge Of tue
County Commissioners that certain county con
stables had been behaving rather badly. 'play (
od as members of the regular police force. &c. the
Board this week passed an order that the county
police must hereafter be uniformed the same N
/ the city force, and rnnsiables mus, not wear
uniform similar 10 that Of the regular police force
Mr.. Daniel Boss, of the house Of G. y.
Oehm 4 Son. ciothicrs. Baltimore, was In Tow
son,own on Tncsday putting up large and hand.
some Autographed show cards. one of which he
len Mt the Office ot THE CSloy lie also present
ell Us with very handsome palette. something 2
new. which the house has just gotten Out, one of
which il presented To- each purchaser Of clothing
Il great many people have lately fallen into
the error of calling this place "rowsun." The
POstofice Department very fpolishly called the
! postofiee "ToWson.' but this lid not change the
name Of the place. which stili remains Togson-
town. Some II our citizens are talking abou; pc
titioning the Department, to change the maine Il
the posioficc back 60 TowsontOwn, and the sooner
Il 10 done the better.
Mr.. Joshua ~ Ma,thews. whose farm is
On the JaTreitsVillc pike. u miles above Mere
diths ford. will shortly commence the erection of
n large brick stable. 20 accommo odaic 20 horscs.
lie will not need this number for his person
al use. bui hi. intention i to make business of
boarding. horses. lie will also erect a frame rar
fiAge house and contempt other Important iu
portant Improvements atou, his place.
The jury Of inqui-ition summoned by Sher-
I ia Tracey To condcun certain lands in the 18th
district. belon.in; 90 the kauiiaan hcirs. for the
use of the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad company.
met On the premises on Friday ~ last week and
the company having offered - 500 for the prop
eriy. n compromise was effected and verdict rem
dcrcd for that amount. The jurors were after
wards given a sump ptuous dinner at Guys Hotel.
An artcsian we'll. 20 supply ToWson;nwn
with pure water and plenty Of IL, j. an urgent ne.
cessiiy. II the property owners would join to
gcther this end could easily be attained. Wet.
minister has II well Of ,hi. kind which works sAi-
isfac;orily. and We should have also. Tow
sOntown IL growing In importance and its citi.
Tens should keep up with the times. Such an iin.
provement a. here suggested would have a ten
dcncy 10 enhance the value of property.
Some Of our citizens are talking about ask
ing the County Commi ssioncrs for chemical en-.
gine for TowsoniowH. II this should be done We
would suggest that the present truck house and
lot, ~ also the truck be preSentcdto the county
We can never expect To have efficient ere de.
partmeni unit, the County Commissioner take the
matter IN hand. and We think the necessities uf
the ease demand that We should be properly pf,-
tectci against drc. Who will be the err; TO move
in this matter
The funeral Of Mr.. Wiley Hunt. who diei
At his residence. on the York road, near the city
limits, Friday. April 2sth, took place a; New
Market. eth district. on Sunday. Mr.. Hunt hai
been 4 member of Towson Lodge. ]. u. %. T.. for
about 25 years, = delegation composed oi the FOL
lowing members ,of which attended the funeral
John +. Conrey. Chss. X. Chew, @. W. Seipp. G..
! Sheridan. :. T.. Parks, A. J. German, Lewis No-
gle. ;. VI. Anderson, J. L. Dunphy ani Louis
iielde.
MIR. John :. Ditch, formerly of liooksiown.
/ this county was in Towson,oyn on Monday. lie
! i now ia his 10Th year and is still quite seiiye
for man of bis age. Ills four sons are pfopric
ton of the Farmisnds Dairy. on .scond street in
I the Belt. where they also have 1argc baker.
livery stable, dc., and are absat estab tshihg a
coach worksin addition % their other business.
They ass vary active aud energetic young men
and have baiit up large busiaess, which u CON
stantly increasing.
The County Commissioners on satsr lay
last made the evy for l,s9. axing the rats a; -
cents on slVc, ons cent less thaH last years. levy.
! The Governor not having signed the bills for the
$4,000 school housc in the l'elt and Slo.Ooo al.
di,ion to tho Court House. those itcins were no,
included in the levy. There are some compi aints
On this account but the general seutiue is that
the Commissioners did exactly right ia not lev ing
for these amounts when there was NJ law requir
ing them 10 do 50.
In a few more days beautiful maple
trees-tho pride Of Towson;own-wil be in full
leaf AMI present u most inviting appearance
There is no town In the State that has sach beau.
tifui shade aud much of IL as this has, and We
doubt IL there 1. pret,er town to be found in the
country anywhcre. There 10 no reason why II
should no; become popular summer resort n
well as a pleasant place Of residence during the
whole year. In addition to the beau;ifpl walk
( We have grand scenery, unsurpassed roads and
many other advantages tha, need 10 be seen and
I felt 10 be appreciated.
As stated In THE Mox last week a peii.
/ tion containing about 800 signatures of stock
holders was presented to the Executive Commit,
tee Of the baltimore county Agricultural Society,
/ at its meeting on Monday, asking that the use Of
( the track at Timonium be granted 90 those mem.
bers Of the Society who desired Il Tor training
their horses. The Committee decided 60 permit
the use Of the track for the purpose. and any
member who may wish 10 drive upon IL can do 50
by obtaining permit from Mr.. wm. u. Sands.
the secretary. II was through the efforts of Mr..
John 4. Boslcy, who obtained the signatures 10
the petition. that the privilege was granted.
a semi gcnteel individual. With broad
brmmsi siouch hat pulled over his left eye. end
the humor Of y wag playing around the corners oi
/ bis mouth, s;rO!l;ns along Boundary avenue
/ bridge the other day, saw the entrance % the
BALTIC. a Potomac tunnel nj one end and the Stair
leading TO the Balto. Delta station at the other.
lie hailed blue.costed official. with q Battle
Monument" like kohinoor diamond. blazing on
his left breast. and pointing 10 the stairs seriously
inquired, how far down was the shait that gang.
way led to. "Only about seventy FIVE levels, and
| al place called Towsontown at the outlet" was the
cool reply Of the Monumental city guardian as he
earelessly turned on hi. heel and leisurely re
sumed his beat.