The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-22
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The drst regular train from TowsontoWn al
d;l5 Tuesday morning, carried six passengers.
The trcstle at Wisners "Wash house" east Of
IoWaontown, will be upwards Of 20 feet In height.
The stairway at Boundary avenue bride is
nearly completed and the platforms are being
The blowing Of the whistle at 6.I5 a. m,
wakes up many Of the sleeping residents Of Tow
The initiaiOry steps for = narrow-gauge rail-.
road through this section we're taken about Eve
years ago.
men In u on Monday than were ever seen here At
ono time before.
Mr.. Jacob Wisner, . contractor on the road,
was slightly injured few days ago BY . cart
backing against him.
The new time schedule Of the narrow-ga
viii go into effect next Monday. See table In our
advertising columns.
MIR. J. Dixon 0'Deil, Of Towsontown, had the
honor Of buying the hrst ticket over the new road.
lie will keep it a. = memsnto.
Mr.. Joshua Burke, son Of the late ex Sheriff
Burke, is the baggage-master Of the train run
ming between here and the city.
"A night train, to leave the city at n 40, will
be pet on next week. Il will make the run 10
IoWsontoun In about 20 minutes.
On the hrst day Tuesday, when regular
runs were commenced, the road carried between
two and three hundred passengers.
The agent at this end Of the road sold ninety
nine tickets for Baltimore on Tuesday, the first
day Of the regular running Of the trains.
Tho station house at ToWsontoWn not yet
having been completed, Mr.. Wiley, the ticket
agent, carries his Office around In . Tin box.
Our people were out In force Monday 10 SEQ
the excursion train arrive, but there was no cheer
tng-in fact no denomination Of any kind.
Capt Emmsi, conductor Of the passenger
train. 10 very clever and obliging and will make
himself popular with the patrons Of the road,
y. W. Leo Son received the fret freight
over the new road-two tons Of fertilizer which
was delivered on Wednesday. The charge for
freight 10 60 cents per ton.
Tho irst rail for the new road was laid At the
Baltimore terminus on the 22d Of August, 1881,
and the first spike was driven BY young son Of
the president, Mr.. WIN. n. Waters.
The "formai opening A Towsontown on
\ Monday may have been very "suel" affair, bat
at the same time II was n very quiet one-not
near 90 much fun as the Elkridgers had last Sat
urisy.
Mayor whyte said "the beautiful section Of
Baltimore county In which 10 embraced the town
Of TOwson IL at last relieved from its ono
reproaeh-the absence Of steam communication
with the city Of Baltimore"
1t will be useful for passengers by the narrow
gauge road 20 know that u takes the Calvert
street cars tbue line) 10 minutes to run from Bal
timore street 20 Boundary avenue, and by Frick's
line the time Is some minutes longer.
Several stockholders living on the line Of the
road east Of TowsoLtown. were very indignant
because they were not invited TO give $40 towards
the Opening" Other friends of the road here
chad their spines elevated" for the same reason.
In his speech q, the banquet on Monday Col.
Webster said I'VE have a good dinner to-day and
we will perhaps get another whom we reach Fails
ton. Any way. we will give you n little "Gun.
powder" though notice very little Of l, used
here 20 day"
"A change will be made In the time schedule
next week and IL is reported that the fares are 60
be reduced. The charge now IL 25 cents for the
single trip. book Of 30 tickets can be bought
for 500. which makes ths fare very reasonable.
The time table is published in another column.
Scarcely week has passed since the 6rst
shovelful of dirt was moved on the BALTIC. 4 Delta
railroad that THE USIoN has not in some way re
ferred to the enterprise and did what Il could to
assist in pushing on the work. flour efforts have
in the slightest degree aided in the consuinma.
tion Of Monday we feel more than repaid for the
efforts We have put forth in that direction.
The present Board Of Directors are Messr..
Vim. II. Waters, president; 5. q. Boyd, secretary
and general superintendent: Thomas Armstrong,
ireasurer Hon. Stevenson Archer. Eli Tucker,
Caleb J. Moore, James p. Street, Foulk Jones.
Charles W. Halter, (auditorl, q. o. Wilson, Henry
= =. ~ y =iis ..a c.lsh Taxlor.- Milliam
Gilmor. financial agent. Messrs. Charles 4. Pen.
dali and Robert X. Boarman, are the attorneys
for the COMPANY at TOwsontoWn.