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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-13

Two Stories of the Vastly Deep.-The
following from the Belair Times is considered
pretty tough, but as it is vouched for by we'll
known gentleman of veracity, the head of a Beair
educational institution, will have to credit it :
"a coored man in his fathers service, while
crossing river near the place, accidentally drop
ped a key into the water. About six years later,
in opening some oysters which had been taken
from the river, one found to contain this key
GAN uncle of the narrator, while on the water
one day lost his gold collar button overheard.
Several months after coored farm hand, being
sent on an errand to this uncles, caught string
of fish to take with him, and on cleaning them
after his arrival there the collar button, bearing
the owners initials, was found inside of one oil
them. The distance from where the button was
lost to where the fish was caught, is about ten
miles.
"If any of our readers can beat these we'd like
to hear from them"
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rs On Tuesday the Republicans carried Iowa
by about 80 900 majority, but in Ohio, the Demo-
Gratis elect their Governor by majority ranging
from five to twelve thousand.
In speaking of the result in Ohio, the N. y.
Tribune says: "If the prohibition voters have
put in Hoadly and Democratic legislature, they
are in fair way to the Scott law repealed, or
broken down, and all the ground lost that has
been gained in this attempt to regulate the liquor
traffic. The readiness of the Republican party to
deal fairly by the temperance movement was
shown in Iowa, where the party pledged itself to
carry out, if it controlled the legislature, the policy
of the prohibitory constitutional amendment which
the people adopted last year, but which the Su-
preme Court decided to be invalid, owing to in
formalties. The Republican party is to-day, as
it has long been the only effective political agency
for temperance REFORM"
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"Them Big Ipjins. Those people who at
tended our late county fair, of course remember
the "Indian exhibitions" given in front of the
grand stand each day. These same people were
at the Cecil county fair last week and attracted
some attention. The Elkton Democrat thus refers
to them:
"There is but little doubt that all this enthusi-
astic admiration would have been withheld from
the red men had the audience known that they
were a remnant of one of the New England tribes
from the State of Connecticut, and that some of
them had been educated at Carlisle College, land
that they were employed by the white man who had
them in charge, for the sum of eight dollars
week, to go around the country and give exhibit
tions of war dances, marriage ceremonies, etc, of
which they knew nothing except what they learn
ed from the traditions of their forefathers. Many
will be 10th to believe they were frauds, but this
is the story that one of them told in town on
Thursday night, and their keeper did not deny it.
1t seems pity to spoil so much romance, but the
truth must be told, and the whole thing was an
unmtigated humbug, but so well managed by
them and their keeper that nobody who saw them
could blame the managers of the fair for bring
ing them here"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-13

Temperance in Politics.-The Baltimore
county temperance alliance held meeting at the
Young mems Christian Association rooms, Balti-
more, on Monday last. The committee appointed
to consult with the political parties of the county
and requesting them to have placed "for" and
against local option" on the ballots, made re-
port of their labors with the executive committees
of the two parties. campaign committee of one
frsm each district was appointed, with orders to
make thorough campaign through the county,
holding meetings and otherwise forming public
opinion.
Subcommittee on finance, public meetings and
a committee to prepare an address for the people
of the county were appointed.
The following legislative ticket was endorsed
by the Alliance For Senator, Thos. T. Benton,
Republican. House of Delegates Democrats
Samuel Brady, Thomas Kelbaugh and S. L. Lieb.
Republicans-Frank Sanderson, John F. Gore
and James NJ. Lee.
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pesc,,ad from Accounting Death

New YoRK.-Mr. James White, 1852 Broadway,
formerly chief instructor in Dickes Riding School
in this city, said to newspaper reporter: 81
broke my shoulder, arm and elbow, splitting the
socket in four parts. Rheumatism set in and [
EMPLOYED the best ysician. He tried everything,
but grew worse, and at last he said Il have one
more thing to try and if that fails nothing can
give you relief, and that is St. Jacobs OIL L
used this great pain relever, and am able to use
my arm, free from all rheumatic trouble. ! have
also recommended the remedy to number OF
people, and in every case they have been speedily
and effectually cured"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-13
For the purpose of electing

For the purpose OF elecung
One person for Governor of the State OF Mary
land.
One person for Comptroller of the Treasury Of
the State of Maryland.
One person for Attorney General of the State OF
Maryland.
One person for Senator from Baltimore county,
in the General Assembly of Maryland.
Six persons for members of the House OF Dele
gates, from Baltimore county, for the General As
sembly of Maryland.
One person for States Attorney of Baltimore
county.
One person for Sheriff of Baltimore county.
One person for Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
of Baltimore county.
Three persons for County Commissioners OF
Baltimore county.
Three persons for Judges of the Orphans Court
of Baltimore county.
One person for County Surveyor of Baltimore
county.
Nzy~The polls will be opened at o'clock A. NJ.
and closed at o'clock P. NJ.
Ms~The Returning Judges are required and
directed to make their return on the second day,
Thursday following the election, to the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
RICHARD C. TRACEY.
Sheriff of Baltimore county.
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The Celebration at Forest Hill.-The
MARYLAND Central Railroad was opened for traffic
to Forest Hill on Friday of last week, the event
being celebrated by large gathering of people
from different sections of the country.
In honor of the event, the managers of the road
extended invitations to gentlemen prominent in
business circles in Baltimore and along the road
to accompany the excursion to the end of the line.
The party were accompanied by Wm ii. Waters,
president; William Gilmor, vice president; 5. Il.
Boyd, superintendent and Caleb S. Taylor, treas
urer who did all in their power for the comfort OF
their guests.
When the excursionists reached Forest Hill
they received hearty welcome from the citizens
of that place. who had made preparations to en-
terrain them in the most hosptable style.
Hon. Stevenson Archer, of Belair, was the first
speaker, He offered the visitors cordial welcome
to Hartford county, and in speaking of the Mary
land Central Railroad, said that the people OF
that county, and particularly those of Forest Hill,
were its orignators founders, fathers and he might
almost say, its mothers.
Nathan Grafton, the chairman of the meeting,
spoke next. He gave concise history of the rail-
road, from the time the company was formed up
to the present time, and read from an old journal
the minutes of of the meetings held by the farm
ers of Hartford county to consider the practica-
bility of building the road. He said that the
originators of the road could get plenty OF sub
scribers, but that every body wanted it to go by
his spring branch. After some difficulty the sum
of Sl55, 900 was subscribed. This money was put
into the hands of a board of directors with two
conditions annexed. The first was to go ahead
and build the road, and the second was like unto
it-"don't be long about it." Since the road has
been completed to Beair the company has been
earning $4,000 month. They had not expected
more than $4,000 year, when it reached Delta.
Three ffths of the SIC, 900 per month now earned
are gathered in by the six miles in Hartford county
When the road reached Delta, he should say, like
the Queen of Sheba, "that the half had not been
told"
Speeches were also made by VIM. S. Young, S.
Webster Bradford, Charles E. Fendall, and others
large number of gentlemen accompanied the
party from this town, and all express themselves
as delighted with the pleasant trip and the lavish
hospitality of the Hartford county people.
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serpentine at the Bare Hills

Serpentine at the Bare Hills.-Sometime
ago city paper contained the statement that SER
pentine had been discovered at the Bare Hills,
near Baltimore. That bleak and barren tract of
country bearing the above name and so familiar
to all who travel the Falls turnpike consists en-
tirey of serpentine rock Until recently, little use
was made of this except for the rough masonary
of foundations and cellar walls, but quarry
county school houses in this vicinity has produced
lately opened to obtain material for one of the
stone of such superior quality as to attract con-
siderable attention and no doubt give rise to the
reported discovery above alluded to. Serpentine
is quite popular as a building material around
Philadelphia. 1t is obtained from quarries in
Chester county, from which considerable quaint
ties are also shipped to other States. 1t has been
used in Baltimore in the construction of Mt. Yer
non NJ. Z church and some other buildings, and
if supply could be obtained near the city it
would probably be quite in demand, and there is
no apparent reason why such supply could not be
had from the Bare Hills if the quarries were prop
erly opened. In point of durability, serpentine
fully equals granite or gneiss, and exceeds many
of the marbles and sandstones now in use. 1t
consists chiefly of silica and magnesia, two min
erals but little subject to atmospheric influences,
while its softness admits of its being readily
shaped with the hammer and chisel.
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A Tri- County Fair.-Attention is called to
an advertisement in another column of the 18th
annual exhibition of the Washington county ag-
ricultural society, to be held at Hagerstown, COM
mencing Tuesday next, 10th inst, and lasting
four days 1t is to be held under the auspices of
a board of managers, representing Franklin coun-
ty, Pa, and Carroll and Washington counties,
Maryland. The grounds of the Society have been
greatly improved, and no effort spared to make
this exhibition the most attractive agricultural
fair ever held in Maryland.
We have heard a number of our citizens say
they were going to the Hagerstown fair, in addi-
ton to a number of Baltimore county breeders
that will have cattle and horses on exhibition.
The officers of the association are, c. W. Hum
richouse, president; II. A. McComas, superintend-
ent, and P. A. Wilmer, secretary, who are among
the most prominent gentlemen in the county.
Hagerstown has five railroads centreng there,
and arrangements have been made with them to
run special trains at low excursion rates with
tickets of admission to the fair.
Among the diversions at the fair will be reg
ular fox hunt and Mr.. Rainy Hunter, who is well
known as one of the most expert fox hunters of
the old school, has been appointed master of the
hounds.
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Notice to Hotel Keepers and all Others
Who Deal in Liquors.

For the information of all persons concerned
the following Act of the Legislature, passed March
oath, 1865, is published;
CHAPTER 191.
AN ACT prohibiting the sale Of spirituous or fer
n,ented liquors in the seceraL Counties Of the
State on the day Of Election.
SECTION l. Be It enacted by the General Assem-
Jiy of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for
the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store, drinking
establishment, or any other place where liquors
are sold, or for any person persons, directly or
indirectly, to sell barter, give, or dispose of any
spirituous or fermented liquors, ale, beer, or in
toxicating drinks of any kind, on the day of cleo
ton hereafter to be held in the several counties OF
the State.
SEC. 2. And be It enacted, That any person
violating the provisions of this Act shall be liable
to indictment by the Grand Jury of the county
where the offence is committed, and shall, upon
conviction before any Judge of any of the Circuit
Courts of this State, be fined sum not less than
fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars
for each and every offence-one-halft the fine shall
be paid to the informer, the other half to the
County Commissioners, for the use of public roads
RICHARD C. TRACEY,
Sheriff of Baltimore county.
Sent % -te
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For "THE UNION"
Observation-Disclosures BOB.

From east to west we hear the sonnd,
McLane is stumping through the ground;
With Bradley johnson in his train
Brad's safe within the ring again.
Let all the ringites shout hosanna,
In honor of Old Susquehanna.
In times that tried courageous men,
How stood our would be Governor then?
He boldly advocated war
And viewed the conflict from aiar;
To fighting Bob did not incline,
Beyond his Susquehanna line.
Where are the men he urged to go
And shoot do gn every Yankee foe,
Who dared maintain the Union cause,
Or had respect for Nations laws.
But Bob drew not a sword or lance,
But fed away to sunny France.
But when the storms of war was DER,
He soon returned to Baltimore,
And welcomed back by every snob
Was gallant Susquehanna Bob.
He dearly loves the laboring man
When votes are needed takes their hand.
But when election day is DER
He recollec.s no more his poor
Until again he needs their aid,
When once again his dupes they're made.
November next his last lone chance,
Will send him back again to France.
ONE WHO FACED THE Music.
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Tallyho Traveling.-Mr. d. X. Jamson
weIl-known banker of Philadelphia, accompanied
by his family, passed throug h Towsontown about
81 o'clock Monday evening last in their "tallyho"
coach CHANDLER on their way home. The party
started from Philadelphia about ten days ago,
their objective point being Reading, Pa, from
their they went to Labanon, to Harrisburg, Fred
erick, Washington, Baltimore, and home by way
of Towsontown, stopping at COckeysville Monday
night, thence to York, Lancaster, etc. Three
ladies and gentleman of Baltimore, accompanied
them as far as our town, returning by the Mary
land Central. Mr.. Joseph II. Rieman accompanied
the coaching party up the York turnpike as fas as
Cockeysvile. Mr. Jamison said he was delighted
with his trip through Maryland, passing many
places of historic interest on the way. He passes
his vacation every year in making trips of this
kind in different sections of the country with his
coach and four.
The horses attached to the coach were heavy
set fellows, all bays and from their appearance,
seemed to be selected more for strength than for
speed.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-13

County Treasurer's Report William
Parks county Treasurer and Collector, makes the
following statement to the County Commissioners
for the month of September last past: Cash on
hand September l, 1888, S91, 5O9.7S; cash received
of Hon. Barnes Compton, treasurer, to pay regis
ters of voters of Baltimore county, $4S4; of John
T. Hunter, sheriff, (costs State vs.. the Baltimore
and Yorktown Turnpike Company $62,O4 of
VIM Parks, collector, levy SS1, $6S.34; do. levy
1882, 81, OO2.41 do. levy 1888, $7,797.22; total
$1O2, S63.79. Disbursements for September, $19,-
76O.49. Balance on hand, $50, 103.3O.
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MARRIAGES.

WHITE-JENKINS.-O August 2Sth at st.
Martins church, by Rev. John Foley, Jacob P.
White, of Baltimore, to Fannie L.. jenkins, OF
Long Green, this county.
BARKER-JESSOP.-A Ascension church, on
Oct. Sd, by the Rev. A. 7. Pindel, assisted by
Rev. Dr. Campbell Fair, Graham Barker, Of
England, to Katie Jessop, daughter of George
Jessop, Sr., of this county.
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Declared Insane.-John F. Underwood has
been found to be insane by a jury de lunatico in
quirendo and incapable of managing his estate,
which is valued at 81, OOO situated in the Sth dis
trict of this county. The property will be sold
and proceeds applied for the benefit of the unfor-
tunate man, who, besides being insane, is also
dumb, and has never walked since his birth.
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Nuisance Cases.-SOme months ago certain
butchers, who had slaughter houses on or near
Silver Spring run in the vicinity of Fulton Station
this county, were found guilty in our Court, under
an indictment which charged them with creating
public nuisance by permitting blood and refuse
from their slaughter houses to into that stream
The sentence of the Court in each case was that
the nuisance should be abated, and a small fine
was imposed.
During the past summer the places again be-
came very offensive from the same causes, and the
Court issued an attachment against Henry Sny der,
one os the butchers, under which he was required
to show cause why he should not be punished for
contempt in failing to obey the order of Court
The matter was heard on Friday and on Satur-
day last Judge Fowler delivered his decision in
the matter, as follows:
"The court is satisfied that its order has not
been obeyed. That the nuisance has continued
is fully established by the evidence. The court
is also satisfied that Mr.. Snyder has made efforts
and incurred expenses to stop the flow of offensive
matter from bis premises, but the means employed
by him have not been sufficient. The sentence
and order of the court in these that the
nuisance shall be abated, and the court will see
that the order is respected. Under all the circum-
stances the court will discharge Mr.. Snyder with
this admonition,''
Mr.. Snyder requested Judge Fowler to give
him until November 1st as by that time he thought
he would have his plans so perfected that the
nuisance would be entirely abated but the Judge
told him in very plain terms that he would do nc
such thing. We greatly admire such firmness on
the part of public functenary,
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IL

PERSONS recovering from wasting dis
eases, such as malaria, fevers, etc., will be
greatly benefited by the use of Browns
Iron Bitters, a true tonic.
OwENToN, KY.-Rev. J. N. Beck says:
Il have used Browns Iron Bitters and
consider it one of the best tonics Sold"
CoDoRUs, PA.-Rev. J. D. Zehring says:
III was paralyzed in my right side. The
use of Browns Iron Bitters enabled me to
walk"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-13

Disposal of a Handsome Afghan.-The
handsome afghan made by Miss Ida Lake, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Levin Lake, for the Ladies' Mite Soce-
ty of Trinity church, Long Green, and ratified at
their fair, was won by Major John L. Yellott, who
returned it to Mrs. Col D. M. Matthews for the
benefit of the church, was ratified few days since,
and won by Mr.. S. Walter Washington, of Charles
town, West Virginia.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-13

First -WRIGHT'S TAVERN, HAIR.
FORD ROAD.
Second PrecinctS- WILLIAM BLACKISTON'S
RIDGELY'S FORCES, PHILA. ROAD.
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@9> Republicans of Baltimore county, now is
the time for you to show the stuff you are made Of
You have good ticket of your own to work and
vote for and it is your duty to put forth your best
efforts for its success.
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Ma-The editor of the Journal speaks of us as
"the weighty editor of TIE UNION" and people
who know the adipose call him the eight" editor
of the Journal. We can stand it if he can.
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The Tomato Crop.-The quantity of toma
toes that has been broughtto the city the past few
DAYS would seem to indicate that the late crop
has been yielding far better than anticipated.
At the opening of the we were told the crop
this year would be short and the price for
canned tomatoes would be higher than last year.
1t was asserted that most of the early patches set
had but little fruit and the late were too back
ward to mature before FROST and the recent light
frost seemed to strengthen the latter opinion, but
if killing frost should hold off for two weeks longer
and the present supply continue, the anticipated
shortage may not be realized
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-13

S. CLEAvELAND of the firm of E. R. Cleave-
land, 157 Gay ST., having sold out would be pleas
ed to see his old friends and customers at the store
of NJ. Liebch & Co., las Lexington street, near
Howard, where he will be able to show them a
large and choice selection of goods, and offer best
inducements.
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hundred dwellings, it is said, have been erected in
Woodbury. and vicinity, the present year, and
still so great is the demand for houses that they
are occupied as soon as they finished. The
vacant lots on Huntingdon avenue, north OF the
church, which have lain so long unimproved, are
now being built upon and several blocks of brick
buildings have been erected on them this season,
and materials are on the ground for others
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First Precinct-M0RLING'S.
Second Precnct-AT LEWIS WATERS, AR
LINGT0N.
MILE HOUSE.
Fourth Preeinet-AT MRS. GO0DMAN'S,
CLIFTON.
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First Precinct-COLD SPRING HOTEL.
Second Precinct-HAMPDEN VILLAGE,
FILLS ROAD.
Third ct-T0WSONT0WN.
Fourth Precinct-JOHN G. HOOPER'S STAR
HOTEL, YORK ROAD.
Fifth Precinct--M. COOPER'S STORE, FALLS
ROAD, CORNER FALLS ROAD AND LAKE
AVENUE.
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From Woodberry.-An new Methodist Epis-
copal church was dedicated the 3Oth inst, cost
ing $4,000. 1t is beautiful building, 3Ox6O feet.
The first story of brick and stone, the upper of
frame. The Sunday school department has two
rooms one for the infant classes, the other large
room, for the larger part of the school. The SER
vices were conducted by the Revs. w. H. Chap
man, J. St. Clair Neal, James p. Wilson and the
pastor, Rev. Thomas Myers. Cash and subscrip-
lions were realized to cover the entire COST ex-
cept the ground. 1t is named Grace Methodist
Episcopal church of Woodbury.. OCCASIONAL.
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Gs~J James F. Busey, Democratic politician
and city official of Baltimore, was shot and it is
thought mortally wounded by VIM. F. Harig, on
Thursday. 1t was a desperate fight and was the
outgrowth of political discussion.
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CHERRIES ELECTION NOTICE
General Election, 1883.

Notice is hereby given to the qualified voters Of
Baltimore county that an election will be held in
the several Precincts and Election Districts of Bal
timore county,
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday of No
rember, 1888, 1t being The 9th day Of said month,
AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES, VIZ:
First District,
First Precinct-FAIRVIEW INN, FREDER-
ICK TURNPIKE.
Second Precinct--NEWBURG HALL, CA
louisville.
Third Preeinet-AT JOSEPH MERKLE'S.