The Baltimore County union., 1883-12-01

ed west on Monday ntght, his point OF destina-
tion being Kennedy, Kitison county, Minnesota.
Mr.. Charles S. Collins. n native Of this
county, and q member of'thc firm Of Collins a
Co., stove dealers, Baltimore, died ON Thursday.
IIo was 65 years Of age.
MIR. james q. Wilson, Of the well. known
banking irm Of Wilson. Colsion 4 Co., Baltimore,
ami formerly president Of the York railway CON.
Pany, has returned from trip Go Europe.
On Thanksgiving day the different Protcs
thnt churches Of Reisterstown united aud held
Thanksgiving services In the ~. y church. Rev.
Mr.. Belt of Trinity Lutheran church, preached
the sermon.
When person stops 4 street car and then,
seeing u crowded steps back 10 wait for the next,
the conductor, as he impaticntly jerks the bell
rope. muttcrs the satisfaction given him by the
thought that the next will be bad. " not
Many OF the spoTisincn running over the
country carry cunning outfits costing SlO0, own
dogs worth abou, Inuch more, and With inc.dcn.
tai expenses and loss Of time. $50 more. return
home with bag OF game worth a couple Of dol
lars.
Judge Fisher. Of Baltimore. ha. decided
that a man Is liable in damage. for slanderous
words uttered by bis wife. In this case the party
had TO pay enc of siO5 and costs because his
better half had said certain things about another
woman.
- Messrs. Herman & Young have been award.
el the contract for the grading and masonry work
0i the Catonsyc Short. Line Railroad. The con
tractors are under bonds 10 complete the work by
the L.; of May next. and that the road will be
ready for travel by June.
We learn that the chief Of police In the
18th district finds time 10 go cunning Mt least
once a week. and also that one Of the men Of en-.
gtnc company No. q u quite spOrisman. Does
the county pay them for tue time thus lost The
tax. payers would doubtless like to know.
WIN. II. Ruby. E.q., editor Of the Journal.
entertained Tho retiring Board Of County Com.
Inissioncrs. Mcssrs. Sticfci. rArrit aud MIeHisT.
at dinner on Tucsday last. Mcssrs. John Crow
ther. Jr.. and !. IIarman Schone. clerks In the
Commissioncrs' Office were also Of the company.
Tho "wishbone" wedding has become the
correct thing The couple stand beneath horal
wishbonc. After the ceremony the bride and
groom are given the wishbone 60 pull. Tho tug
results In break somewhere, and whoever holds
the long piece Is absolyed from getting up build
fires in the morning.
1t l. believed that an effort will br made
this winter to have the county rc.lisiticiel ~ ~
To- obtain more uniform representation. The
9th district alone has nearly 400 more registered
voters than six out OF the thirteen smaller dis.
tricts. The opposition. II any. will come from the
politicians Of the smaller districts. We don't
inean the small politicians.
W. lillian Chambers. colOTcl. living near
Emmorton, Hartford county. was killed on sun.
day last by the accidental discharge Of gun.
Tho accident occurred at tho house oe Augustus
Sherwood. where Chambers was romping with
one or two persons. aud, knocking over u gun
that was standing in corner of the room. caused
IL 20 discharge with the result as stated.
Wan. ). kccch, Esq. Of this place. gave
dinner party on Thanksgiving day, the guests be-
ing those from Maryland, who met at Nantucket
last summer. The company was composed Of
Capt. Thos. II. Moore and wife. the Misses
, Matthews. Of Baltimore, formerly of ihis place.
and Mr.. ksech's immediate family. An clegan,
dinner was spread AMI very enjoyable time
had.
Tho Board Of County Commissioners were
| engaged all Of Wednesday hearing testimony on
| the application Of George Mcrrymnn for compcn.
saiion for damages done to his quarry by the
erection of bridge over Stony run. by the coun.
~. on the road known NJ Mcrryman's lane. Mr..
McFryman claimed : coo, but the Comnis ssioncrs.
after hearing the testm my. offered him but 500,
which hc declined TO accept
Fullerton, 18th District.-Thc quarry near
here Is now working about 10 hands. getting out
large stone for the new bridge over Stcmtuer's run
for the nov Baltimore Ohio Railroad. Many
OI them are 50 large that two of them will make
a load for six mules. The company want them
as large as can be handled. The stone are placed
on the wagons by dcrricks. The abutuents at
this bridge will be 20x30 feet, and % feet high
Al last. those who had not been paid by the
Pipe Line Company have been settled with. The
settlements would have been made In the first
place. but the parties thought they could ge; any
amount asked. bu, In this they were disappointed.
The company has q man to walk over the line
I
quently much dissaiisfac,i0n l. caused thereby
from Pcrsons owning the property through which
the Pipe Line runs.
Our country u now ovcrrun with gunncrs. not
only ON week days. but Sunday as we'll. and no
one 10 modest these intrulers. II IL n burning
shame when men are paid 10 do their duty and
then neglect II. either from fear or some other
cause. There IL one thing that TO inc looks hn ri
and II IL this That the people are taxed 90 pay
police and hremcn. and instead Of these fellows
attending TO their duties as such, are out cunning
every week at least once. Our chief Of police and
the fireman Of No. engine were out around here
on n hunting expedition last week. The question
| Is asked. "Do the County Commissioner permit
such neIlcc; of duty :"
Tho protrae,cd meeting at Hall Chapel ha.
closed.
The oyster supper held at ST. Peters Lutheran
church was success. financially. JuSo.
Thin Seeding OF whea:.-A correspondent
Of a prominent agricultural paper says "In the
winter Of 80 and . !. being offered a high price
for my wheat. which was a ncw and promising
spring variety. ! sold myself 80 short that when
| came 20 sow in the spring had scant I've peeks
| per acre for my own use and did not know what
to do. as heretofore had followed tho practice Of
the farmers about inc, sowing eight pecks per
acre. and had the opinion that n much less
| quantity would result in n failure However.
alter pondcring over II, as did not wish o. seed
any other kind Of crop. concluded 20 risk IL.
| and In harvest was agrceably surprised % find
had yield Of i9l bushels of thoroughly clcasscI
! grain per acre. say surprised. for the greatest
/ yield had ever got from pecks was ~ bushcls
! not often over 90, and sometimes not over 25
bushels. which was regarded great yield.
was so well satisfied with this accidental expeTi.
ment that determined TO try II again. which
! did with nearly as good results aud from that
time 60 this have not soWn over ) pe.ks per acre
and sometimes only I. and seldom fall below 90
bushels per acre. This. you will see. /. not n
single experiment. but one Of 30 years coutinu.
ancc.
New Market. 7th Distrlcl.-Next week
the ladies and gentlemen connected with the NJ
j. church will hold a fair and festival They will
also have dairy maids reception, the proceeds
to be devoted TO th,, church.
Mr.. \. 7. Mead.. Of woodbcrry. visited our
village last week. lie has a son living near here
Two young ladies. Miss Hauptman and samp-
sou, have opened dress making establishment,
want long felt here, and hope they may be
well patroniIei.
The farmers are complaining that their corn ;s
| spoiiin; in the crib. The damp weather we have
been having has inierfered with husking opera.
tions and Is doing much injury to the crop.
We have tonsoTial artist in the person Of Mr.
Howard I. standiford. lie gives his customers
clean shave.. AAnoy.
School Board Mattcrs.-At the meelin, of
the School Board last week, the following amend
mcnt was made 20 the BY Law of the board ::
"The general government Of each school l. com.
mited TO the principal. subject to the provisions
ofthe school Law or the By laws Of the School board
the head of the school, he shall have the general
supervision Of all assistants. and shall visit their
elass-roons as often as possible TO observe their
methods of teaching. discipline, Re. Whenever
necessary he shall advise. suggest or admonish on