The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-07-08
Some Marrow .oauge Notes,

The exact number Of passengers carried BY
the road last month was 1885, and the receipts
MIR. William Gllmor, financial aren, Of the
road, has moved to his farm, near Loeb Raven,
for the summer
Hardwood" IL the name Of the Grst station
s=s. q Tevseniswn, on the property Of Mrs.
Eudocia stansbury.
-Two Of the new excursion coaches, ordered
some time ago, have arrived In Baltimore. The
others viii follow shortly.
The high.trestle at the uash.house IL about
completed and the greatest obstacle on the way 10
Loeb Raven has been overcome.
The $50 train from Baltimore on Saturday
afternoon last had two coaches besides the Smoker
and Az were hlled with passengers.
The threatening weather and rain Of Tuesday
was drawback 10 travel on the road, although
large number Of passengers were carried.
1t . now said that the permanent turn.table
here wiz not be erected near the station but upon
Mrs, stAnshury's property, east Of the town.
The greatest difficulty at the Delta end Of the
line is the securing Of ties. About 5000 are nov
on hand but II 10 not thought practical TO begin
operations there until larger number have been
secured.
"A sanguine gsntleman says that In the first
three months Of good weather after tho road IL
completed 10 Loeb Raven, u will carry al least
100000 passengers to that point. And we have
no doubt he IL correct.
DIR. T. Hall Richardson, Of DelaiF, u much In
tsrested In the road aud Is very anxious 10 SEQ Il
completed 10 that poiat. lie thinks the prospects
are most encouraging, hut would like 10 see the
work pushed more vigorously.
The new excursion cars which the company
Is resolving from York aud Wilmington have the
seats arranged along the sides, which will afford
passengers better view of the beautiful country
through which the road passes
-ToSsontown has become sort % headquar-
tiers for the officials Of the road There are no
NuuW nN Nkna, 49, t..g H. l..
GLIDING the president. while others arc also either
boarding or residing permanently in the town.
We learn that there was another large sale %
bonds las, week, aud that li0 10 now being asked
for item. fthis IL 60 Il certainly Il most sncourag
lag Capitalists have confidence In the success %
The enterprise aud hence there is lack % funds.
james W. MeElroy, Esq. wsli-known Bal
timore hwyeF, came 90 ToWsontown last Sunday
by the new road, and II being his first trip BY
that mons. he expressed himself delighted With
IL. lie was particularly pleased With the hne
condition Of the road and the beautiful country
through which II passes.
Tbs lower timbers Of the big tresile at the
wash hIuse are the heaviest on the road. They
are 1919 inches while those at other points are
lOxl0. This work has been put up with great
care aud With due regard o. safety. and IL 10
strong enough 10 wi,hstand double the weight
that Wi ever come upon II at one time.
Tie regular bi monthly meeting u the board
~ Directors was held n, the Office ofthe Company
on Thursday. the president. Mr.. ". H. Waters. in
the Char. and Mr.. :. u. Boyd secretary. After
the tfaisastioB - some routine bushes, the Oh
GERS made an inspection trip over the completed
portion Of the line and all satisfied With the
progress 81 the Snfk. They expect 90 have the
track hid 90 Losh Raven early IN Aagus,
a deaf and dumb boy. living here. was walk-
ing on the track south II the ioWn last saturday
afternoon IN front Il IN approaching train. The
engineer bss his ~hisile tor oil !, uAs worth bat
the by walked on unmindful II bis danger
when the engine almost On him the boy
noticet the arriBg q the rail, in front fhim and
hAd presence q mind enough 10 divine the cause
aud syFing from the track. thus preventing shat
might have been serious accident lie nos
make you undsrstABi that he gill walk the track
no mute.