The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-05

Tho tax levy for the present year is co cts.
on every 500 worth Of asssssable property, six
cents more than last year.
Mrs. J. Morrison Harris has been elected
president Of the Dispensary and Relief Associa-
iion Of waverly.
The Law firm Of Col. q. T.. Maegiil and
Carroll :. Margill. have taken an Office In the
Masonic Temple, TowsoniOwn, where they may
DO found In the future.
--Messrs. Chas. c. and William Is. Grol, who
have a canning establishment near Emory Grove
Station. W. N. r. r., had upwards Of loo. 400 to-
maio plants killed by the frosts Of last week.
The farms belonging to Mr.. John ". Ross,
situated In the upper end Of the county, and en-
braeing about 500 acres Of land, which were offered
at public sale on Wednesday last, were not sold.
Edwin White. Of the United States Navy.
stationed at New Orleans. was In Towsontown,
Thnrsday, the guest Of his relative. DIR. A. c.
Mccurdy. Mr.. white 10 y native Of Baltimore.
The Towson,own, NJ. 4. Sunday school will
give interesting musical and literary entertain.
men, In the lecture room Of the church, on Wed.
ncsdty evening, May 18th. A small admission
will be charged.
--Mrs. Painter, wife Of Mr.. Milton Painter,
Of the vicinity Of Owings Mills, has gone TO Liver
pool. England, to meet two Of her daughters who
are travelling or their health. Tho reported death
Of one Of the daughters IL denied.
Mr.. Chester Turnbuil, son Of Henry c.
Turnbuil, ESQ, Of this county, will sail for Eu.
rope some time during the present month. Mr..
7. is a cotton broker In the city and resides q
short distance south Of Towsontown.
Mr.. Lewis =. Bowen. Sr.. Of the 81 district,
has opened q restaurant In Baltimore, at the cor.
ner Of Argyle avenue and Sewell streets. where he
will bo pleased TO SEQ his many county friends.-
lie will continue 20 reside at calverton.
-Belair will elect Eve Town commis issioners
next Monday. Towsontown IL . much larger and
more important place than II Il, yet our people do
not seem TO think thetown worthy OF Incorporation
IL works well in Belair. Why not hereI
Daniel d. Ryan, keeper Of the Canton sta
tion-house, has been dismissed by the County
Commissioners. The charge against him was the
releasing OF prisoner without authority. Alex
ander Brown was appointed to ill the vacancy.
The annual Baptist Association meets NJ
Black Rock church, DAyisviile. on Wednesday
May 10th, and continues until Sunday. This
meeting always draws together large congrega-
ttons, persons coming for many miles TO attend H.
Two ine dwellings in this place tha, were
used last summer as boarding houses. are now
rented by private families. From the present out
Look summer boardcrs will have no place 20 hang
their hats In TowsOntown this year. This should
not be.
Freight traffic on the Maryland Central
road is increasing SO rapidly to begin to cause
the company trouble. With the limited number Of
cars on hand. in moving IL. lot of new freight
ears will 'hortly be received. sufficient to ill all
demands.
The Pipe Line Company. which will lay n
line Of pipe through Baltimore and Hartford coun
ties. has contracted with the Maryland Central
Company TO ship 1000 tons of iron pipe by that
road. This will bring in n snug revenue 90 the
company.
--on Saturday last. the steamer Mcntmore
el NJ ha t.f tai anI ta.l
board 2o2 head of Hereford cattle and seven head
Of pollcd Angus. They are 10 be sent west after
their detention az quarantine near Relay House.
this county.
-Towson,own Is rapidly getting on her most
attractive robings and in n week or two more she
will look charming in her entire new spring sui,
We have always claimed, and still adhere 10 IT,,
tha, in summer there Is no prc,iicr place in the
country than this.
The York Road Railway Company il nut
ting in side track at frsby's switch. upon which
o. stand ears that run out 90 the Orioic base.
ball grounds. The facilities for reaching these
srounds either by the York road line or the Frick
line. are excellent.
col. William A. McKellip. Of wes,mins,er.
was In rowsontoWn. on busines. connected with
his very extensive Law practice, on Saturday last.
Before leaving for home he called at THH TxIoN
Office. We we're glad 60 see him looking 30 we'll
and in such fine spirits.
Mr.. T. Harrison Garrett has bought 29I
acres Of land fronting on Charles street avenue
and Cold Spring lane. belonging to the csta,. Of
the late David ;. Wilson. for $4,000. This land
aljoins the country residence Cf Mr.. Garrett and
will become part of his farm.
-Mcssrs Frck & ottemiller, coal dealers Of
York, Pa. have failed. with liabilities amounting
90 about S33.o00. The assets Of the firm, IL IL
thought. will exceed the liabilities some little
The failure was caused. IL is said. by Ottemiler
endorsing largely for outside parties.
in making the levy the County Commis.
sioncrs made no appropriation for discount for
promp, payment Of taxes, believing that the in.
teTes, on delinquent taxes will Offset the discount
made. TIE discounts arc-May, @ per cent. r;
June. rer cent July, per cent. &c.
Hon. William J. O'Brian and John Carson.
Esq.. Of Baltimore. have formed a eo.partnership
for the practice Of Law. The firm viii be known
a. O'Brian 4 Carson. Mr. O'Brian Is an ex.
member of Congress and Mr.. Carson Is q son Of
the late John Carson. Esq. n well.known lawyer.
Local option went into effect 10 Howard
county on Tuesday last, and as n consequence
several OF the liquor dealers on the Howard coun-
~ side Of the Patapseo,are making arrangements
10 move over the river into our county. Soitwill
be seen that Howard's loss will be Baltimore coun-
ty's gain ~.
The Catholic congregation was organized
here last Sunday morning and mass was celebrated
By Rev. Father Manley, Of Notre Dame. Up.
wards Of one hundred members Of that den omina.
iion were present ani the congregation will be a
large one For the present services are held in
Shealey's Hall.
Mr.. John y. Dempsey, who for year. has
occupied the position Of index clerk in the Office
of the Clerk Of the Superior Court for baltimore
city. died on Monday last. Of consumption. De
ceased. who was nephew Of ex- x-SheriG Samuel
7. Butler. Of this place, was well-known in BAL
timore county.
Mr.. james Lee, Of Hartford county. has sold
twenty-five head Of "a, cattle TO Messrs. Myers a
Housenan, who will ship them TO Europe They
averaged about 100 lbs. apiece. the gain since
Mr.. Lee purchased them last fall being abou, 400
lbs. each. They ught s6.?j per hundred. They
were grade Short Horns.
The rest time that has thus far been made
on tae Marylan Central road was few days ago
when q train ran from Baldwin 10 Baltimore Ia
hity minutes. making eleven stops. Harry Reiehert
had hold of the throttle, aud he knows how 10 get
the speed out Of his iron horse. The distance be-
tween thePoin,s named Is upwards Of twenty miles.
-Rev. Charles A. Reed, Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. and q resident Of westminsser,
was 10 Towsontown on Saturday last, on business
About thirty years ago be was stationed on Here.
ford Circuit. this county. lie had also preached
about that time In the i2th district lie had not
been in Tousontoan before for a great number Of
years.
The editor Of the Belair Deaoeraf seems 10
be Indignant that citizen Of that town should be
charged with robbing the residence Of DR.. 7. Chew
worthington. of Baltimore. of $500 and pair Of
gold spectaeles. THE USioS did not make the
charge. The fellow who committed the theft
called whilst the DIR. vas out, and 10 conversaton
with the Office boy said he was from Belair, and
that is all &c know about II. The Ds~oeruf says
at Is hardly just 20 include the innocent with the
guilty, u any guilty there are"
Dir J. Piper has been re.appOiEted sani.
taTy inspector for TOwsontown for one year. We
learn that petition vas In circulation here last
week, asking the County cOmmissioners 10 ap-
point another person, and IL Il was submitted 10
the Board |, vas diFegarded. We are sure that