The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-07-22
Woodbury. and Vicinity.

A colored camp is in progress in Capron's grove
about one mile north of this place. On Sunday
about 2 900 people were in attendance. The quiet
of the camp was interrupted about o'clock in the
evening by some parties, styling themselves rail.
road men, who commenced insulting ladies and
finally wound up in fight, during which man
named McFadden was severely beaten. The par
ties were arrested and taken before a Justice of
the Peace and fined. Several arrests were to be
made on Monday in connection with the affair. -
The colored people hold this camp for themselves
and if white people pay them visit they should
conduct themselves such or be made to pay the
penalty of their folly.
portion of the Salvation Army that has foi
some time past been camping in Baltimore, made
a raid on this place Monday night and planted
their colors on the Falls road at Shutdown. They
were soon surrounded by a crowd of men, women
and children who paid close attention until the
hat went round when they quietly retreated. The
band then, under their leaders, Mrs. Capt. Shirley
and Cauley, took up their line of march for the
cars, stopping on the way to fight an imaginary
devil at the Democratic headquarters, near Hare's
Hail. They spoke of paying visit to TowsOn-
town in the future and trying to reclaim some
of the political sinners in that burg.
The funeral of Mr.. Robert Hughlett took place
from the residence of his brother, Tuesday even
ing, at o'clock. Deceased was a member OF
Denison Post No. s. G. A. R, of this place, the
members of which, with their drum corps, attend
ed the funeral to St. Mary's Cemetery, Hampden.
The above named hour is getting to be popular
for funerals here, as it enables persons to attend
without the loss of much time.
The Woodbury. Library and Reading Rooms
have received valuable edition to their already
large stock of books and now have some 500 vol
umns. Among the last lot received were Harper's
Magazine, completely hound, from 1850 up. The
rooms are nicely situated and furnished and COM
prise a library room, reading room and converse
ton and play room. Mr.. II. Clay Suter, the
librarian is very attentive to the patrons of the
place and has become so necessary to their COM
fort that in his recent illness of few days he had
the best wishes of all for his speedy recovery
The attendance is very good notwithstanding the
warm weather tits the intention to shortly make
it circulating library.
The July registration has been very small in
this county and is causing great uneasiness among
certain politicians. The signs are bad and they
know not what to do.
Harry Butler, employed in Poole Hunts
shops, had his right foot badly crushed on Thurs
day by an iron puly falling upon it.
One night last week, having an engagement
until midnight, was vending my way home when
1 esped ON the Falls road, in earnest converse
ton, two well-knOwn wire-pulers Of this place
For some time past they have been pulling in OPP
posite directions but for the sake of harmony they
will pull together hereafter, and the affairs of their
party will receive all the benefit of their we'll
known Sagacity-if they only stay together until
our next election. GRAPE.