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


escape u altogether this winter.
Men we're engaged on Monday stringing
wires on the polls Of the American Rapid Tele.
graph Company thp ugh this place. For the pres
ent only two wires are being pu. up.
--licnry Simon. Of the 18th district. was ar
rested on Monday By officer Councilman on the
charge Of stealing wood from Leonard Shcnkel.
lie gave bail for his appearance at Court.
Chief Engineer Martin, Of tae city Water
Board, recommends that the necessary authority
be obtained from the Legislature to appropriate
100000 for the completion of Lake Clifton:
As eighteen eighty-one has gone,
And still the world Is rolling on,
We think Il cannot be denied
That Mother Shipton--or some onc-lied.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday rat
flied the condemnation Of public road leading
from the old York road In the 10th district, cross.
ing the " c. railroad at corbets Station, TO Pncy
Hill.
At meeting Of the Baltimore Co. Bible
Society, held in Baltimore on Monday. resolutions
OF respect were adopted 10 the memory of the late
Rev. J. =. llof. d. d., formerly president of the
Society.
Mr.. Edward y. Sweeny, son Of Mr.. A. ".
Sweeny, Of this county, who went 10 San Francis
CO by sea last summer, recently left that city for
the West Indies. lie Is travelling for the benefit
Of his health.
Miss Elizabeth keech, daughter Of the late
Rev. J. X. Keech aud sister Of WIN. :. keech Esq.
o: this place. died on the 9TH inst. Her remains
county, on 9th inst.
The Democratic Executive Committee
which met here on Tuesday, nominated Charles
L. fendall, Esq, young member Of the bar. for
the House Of Delegates. There were some eight
or ten candidates for the honor.
Mr.. James Hughes. Of the 18th district,
while walking on the river shore on the 25th Of
December, found n water snake and killed il.
The snake appeared 60 be as lively as though il
were sporting under the rays Of July sun.
There was "brecIy" time at the meeting
Of the stockholders Of the BALTIC. Delta railroad
In Belair. last week. Major Yellott. Of Towson-
town, was present and seems 10 have thrown n
bomb into the camp. and the end Is not yet.
The cranky doctor from the "a district was
In Towsontown on Wednesday. His ''insPiration''
appears to be TO drink all the "tangle foot" that
comes his way, and a natural consequence he
gets very much more than /. good for himself
WIN. II. Wheeler and George n. Armacost.
Of the 9Th district OF this county have been sued
in the L. $. Circuit Court for 81, 200 damages each
for the infringement of patent on q horse rake
which II is alleged they used in the summer Of
1851.
On Sunday afternoon last the house oecu-
pied by Geo. W. Belt, on fri.by street, below
wayeriy. took Ere and was damaged to the ex-
tent OF 500. The Waverly fire department was
promptly on hand and saved the house from dc
struction.
The total receipts Of the County Treasur-
et's Office for the month Of December, 1851. in
GLIDING the amount paid over by the late Treas
urer, were S1l.{73.Il. Disbursements for the
month, s?i,i5s.25; cash on hand January is;.
$5o,3il.s6.
Our old friend George Matthews. Of Glen
coe. one Of the many good farmers Of the sth dis.
trict left at Office few days ago, several ears
Of corn measuring upwards OF twelve inches in
length, the cobs being we'll filed out with large,
plump grains.
MIR. A. II. Stump, Jr.. Of Green Spring
Valley, was married on the 9TH inst. ut Christ
Church, Baltimore, TO Miss Mamie Rowland
Woollen, daughter Of Richard H. woolen. Esq,
OF this county. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Mr.. Williams.
Il. ". Williams, Of Freeiand. and Charles
Donaghue, Of Homestead, this county, have been
awarded contracts for the grading and masonry
necessary to the completion Of the double track
Of the BALTIC a Potomac railroad, between Baiti
more aud Washington.
The contract for building iron bridge
over Gwynn's Falls, on the road leading from
Pikesvile 10 the Liberty road, was on Tuesday
awarded 10 Wendell Boman for $s75. The ma
sonfy for the same bridge was awarded 10 Ma
thaniel Watts for $3.50.
The Grand Jury this week found two al.
ditional indictments against the Baltimore and
Yorktown Turnpike Company for allowing pool
OF stagr.nt wates TO stand by the road side near
Rogers shop, and also for permitting water TO re.
main In . ditch near wayerly.
-Passsngers from Towsontown by the horse
cars are obliged 10 wade through mud ankle deep
In going from the waiting room 20 the car. Tho
company would do good thing by placing dag
stones across the pike so that ladies could reach
the ears without fear Of miring.
In the Legislature on Tuesday, Mr.. Farber.
OF the Baltimore county delegation, obtained leave
TO introduce . bill making Il severe penalty for
any one to steal dogs or birds II he will except
Towsontown, go far as dogs are concerned, NC
will feel very much obliged to him.
"A little poem, entitled "The Traveller, COM
posed BY Mis- Allen, Of Arlington, this county,
and published In the USiOS Of June 9Th. 1850, has
been adapted TO music BY Mrs. J. y. Knapp. Of
Brooklyn, n. y, and sung BY her before n large
and appreciative audience at Buffalo.
Major WIN. l.. Henley. assistant engineer
In the construction oft Gunpowder water works,
has been appointed superintendent Of reservoirs,
&C., outside Of the city, by the Water Board His
salary will be 1000 per annum. Major Henley
10 . brother in-iaw Of Mr.. X. Edwin Hook, Of
this place.
The touch Of winter which came last week
was short lived and by Sunday all trace Of u had
vanished Some little ice Of good quality was
cured, but more "eold snaps" Of longer duration
will be necessary 10 bring US q full supply. Ven.
nor predicts mild weather for ne most Of the pres
ent month.
What IL the longest legal day, and how
many hours In e. This question was propounded
In our issue ~ December 3lst, and not having re-
eeived an answer We give Il ourselves, TO wit In
leap years February 2sth and goth are, BY Eng
iish Law, considered one day, and IS hours is the
length Of 70.
-on Tuesday night Of last week Rev. DR.. J.
q. Morris, Of Lutherville delivered highly en-
tertaning and instructive lecture before the REFS
teFstown Literary Society, his subject being "The
Wonders Of the Microscope" The lecture was
very highly spoken Of by those who had the pleas.
ure Of hearing Il.
in the 0rphans' Court this week letters Of
administration were granted 10 Jacob Waltemeyer
on the estate Of Rachel waltemeyer; to Alice y.
0gier on the estate Of James Z. 0gier TO John
W. Burton on the estate Of DR.. J. WOLF Burton !;
10 George r. Cuilison and Geo. W. Belt on the
estate Of Moses cullison.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
appointed the judges for the election 10 be held
next Thursday. Those who served at the cleo
ton In 1881 were re-appointed with the exception
Of r.. J. Lucas In place Of Thos. J. Powers In 81
precinct Of the 9th district and Col. ID. y. Taylor
In place Of T. johnson Evans In the "a precinct Of
the 18th district.
Two yonng men while walking along Her
ring Ran, near Halls Springs, last Sunday, were
somewhat surprised 10 see . huge snake lying
upon the ground. II was feeble from cold and
they dispatched Il without dficulty. II was
taken 70 the San once and when stretched out
upon the aoor u measured II feet inches In
length and 10 inches around the body. From
this u would appear that the great Halls Spring
snake, which created 80 much excitement two OF
three summers ago, was not myth. snake Of
the Dimensions Of this one Il very rare In Balti-
more county, and u Il had been full Of life those
who killed Il would not have had 90 small = task.