The Baltimore County union., 1883-12-29

-while the trains on neariy all the railroads
centfsing 10 Baltimore we're more or less delayed
By the recent snoas and elect. those VI the Mary
land Central were running time, aud there was
no tnterruPtion TO travel any along the line
This 10 creditabla.
We have had no lack Of snow and Ice within
the last ten days, greatly impeding travel. The
sieighing has been only passably good, and those
who ventured out on Christmas day subjected
themselves to q good ducking, as the rain fell
most dismally all day.
-Attention has been called 20 the fact that
ladies with sealskin sacques, with other costly
coats to keep out the cold, are the ones that are
nov regular In church attendance, and they don't
60 Co display their rich wear, either. IL may be
that rich clothing proalotes devotional feeling.
Mr.. Martin Kprts. for upwards Of 30 years
a widely-knOwn andf aker Of J--T-'issilie, H=F-
ford county. was fot dead 10 his barn, about
two weeks ago. where be had been at work storing
away husks. His death is supposed to have been
from heart disease. The deceased leaves q widow
aud seven children.
The recent SHOWS greatly ihterfcrcd with
travel on the York road railroad aud iTTsgulaTity
Of the running Of the cars caused many eotn.
plants from passengers. The cars were entircly
Withdrawn between the stables below Goyanstown
and Towspntown, aud passengers we're carried in
a stage between the two points.
"A fellow rcprcscnting himself 10 be How
ard county farmer sold 10 \ merchant at Union
factory lst district, last week article which he
represented 20 be butter. but when the storckeeper
Investigated more closely he found II TO be oleo.
margarine An effort was made 10 arrest the per-
Petrator Of the fraud, but Il was unsuccessful.
-Rev. Mr.. Clemm held services In the jaiI
on the afternoon of Christmas day, and number
OF humane ladies Of the to~n prepared sump.
tuous treat for the prisoners and served Il to them
with their own hands. thus showing them that
they were not wholly forgotten. The prisoners
enjoyed their good things and heartily thanked
the ladies.
The "horsc reporter was asked what he
would do with horse that troubled with
periodical dizziness. and he answered in these
words: "Our advice. based on q perusal Of the
valuable book, Every Man his Own Horse Doc.
tor. would be TO take the horse. some day whom
no Is not diEzy, aud sell him to 4 stranger"
-lce-cuiiing commenced in the lower end Of
the saarty last Saturday. IL was not more than
the snow. This week the work has been progress
ing more generally mn the ice L. Of better quality.
being much thicker but not very solid. But peo-
pie preferred 90 house IL than to run the risk of
there not being another freeze.
MIR Joshua ROyston, an old and we'll
known citizen &c Baltimore, died on Sunday last,
in the SD year of his age. lie born at Car
rolls Manor. near PhGnix this county, In 1901.
lie went to Baltimore in 1914 and had been living
there ever since. lie was the father of ten chill.
dren. seven Of whom-thrcc sons and four daugh
ters-are now living. lie had many relatives In
On Wednesday last, policeman Jea Wade.
of the 18th district, arrested his nephew. Bill
Wade. for cunning on Sunday. lie was taken be-
fore a magistrate and obliged To pay the usual
dnc and costs. The County Commissioners recent.
~ appointed Bill Wade county policeman in place
Of his uncle Jci. aud this fact may have had some
thing 60 do with the arrest although IL was the
second time he had been taken up on the same
charge.
1t would no doubt have been very discour-
aging TO our local option friends Of Hartford had
they been on the trains of tho Maryland Central
road any afternoon just preceding Christmas. The
quantities Of Jig water that were carried up In
detnijohns. jugs. bottles and tasks was truly
Amazing. and proved that people in the city. who
sell 'the ardent" were reaping n rich harvest.
We are told on good authority that one man car
rics large trunk over the road every day. which
IL packed full of dcmijohns of various sizes, which
he hlis for his customers who pay him commits
sion for bis trouble In this way. wc suppose. the
law Is evaded and IIarford's thirsty sons have
their wants supplied.