The Baltimore County union., 1883-05-19

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members Of the bar and others, aud created . most
favorable impression with all.
-Miss Alice Forney, who was educated at
| Lutherville Female Seminary. her family at that
time residing In Baltimore, 10 now visiting at
EPSON, the residence Of Mrs. chas. r. Chew. Miss
| forney now resides In 81. Louis.
- Towsontown is just nov looking her pret.
,est and all admit that u really is most attrac
tive place. We need hrst- class summer hotel
and two or three hundred new houses and these
We may have-in the sweet by-and-by.
The Grand Army Posts of baltimore are
already making arrangements for Decoration Day.
which occurs Wednesday, May 3oth. AZ usual,
the services at Loudon Park Cemetery, Frederick
road. will be of a very impressive character.
The Maryland Jockey Club races commence
at Pimiieo next Tuesday and continue four days.
This will be one Of the most attractive meetings
ever held at Pimlico and should the weather prov
favorable large crowds will be In attendance each
day.
Mr.. Frank Brown, Of Carroll county, has
sold 25s acres Of his Springfield farm TO jeremiah
| floher. The price paid 10 said TO have been about
$40 per acre. This is part Of the 1000 that
have been advertised In THE USioS for several
| weeks.
| The advertisement Of Messr,. Marley Bros,
| will be found In another column. This firm has
fitted up beautiful store for their drug business,
on the turnpike, opposite Ady's hotel, where they
citizens.
| John MeCann who had been eonared in
our jail on the charge Of horsc.stealng. and who
| escaped last December. is now confined In the
Chester county, Pa. jail. charged with stealing
six horses. Sheriff Tracey has been officially no.
tilted Of the fact.
-Messrs. Samuel VI. Shoemaker, John NJ
Denison and several other Baltimore capitalists
made a tour over the Maryland Central road. as
Tar ~ baldwin. on wednesday morning last
They expressed themselves as being highly pleased
with what they saw.
-condrmation services were held in Trinity
| i. L. Church, TowsonioWn, on Sunday morning
last. by Bishop Pinkney. Twenty.one persons
were confirmed. and the services were of a most
interesting and impressive character. The con-
| gregation was large.
a band 81 Gypsies embracing about sixty
persons. have been encamped at Hairs Sprip e,
on the Hartford road. for some time Large num-
bers OF persons visit them daily have their for
tunes told. and in this respect they appear to be
doing good business.
! Some Democrats in baltimore county, in.
stead Of the usual primary meetings and conven-
tion. want the Crawford county system. Others
violently oppose u because they say IL costs them
-those Who are candidaies-ioo much money
| What will come of IL remains to be seen.
| -TOwsontown has some frst. class base. ball
material as evidenced by the game which took
place at Oriolc Park Tuesday afternoon between
1 a nine from this place and . nine composed Of
members Of the baltimore Stock Exchange. The
game resulted TO In favor Of the city nine.
The Towson Guards on Monday last be.
havel mos; crejiiably. The whole community
has reason to be proud Of a company which does
the town much honor. Let that "thc
boys" are properly encouraged. We have hereto.
fore been entirely too lukewarm in their behalf.
! An esteemed citizen wants O. know why We
! don't boon" Towsoniown more. We think we
have done part In this respect, and whilst We
never tire in we'll doing. We are perfectly willing
tha; some othc- fellow should take n hand. Let
u. sec what you can do in the "booning business.
Corn planting has b, en- going on bri.kly
{ the past week with some farmers and the work Is
now about completed. few years ago farmers
generally made II a point 10 have their corn all
planted before Viii; sunday. but Of late years the
seasons have changed so astO make Il impractical
/ II not impossible.
/ --Miss Lucy Perot. daughter Of Mr.. William
II. Perot. whose magnificent country place 10 To-
gated on Charles street avenue. at woodbrook
s;a,i n. died At the family residence In the city
on Thursiay morning last, after a very brief III.
ness. IL is said that the young lady was shortly
60 have been married.
Hon. John II. seilman, Of Anne Arundel
/ county. who last week appointed Internal
Revenue Collector. vice Col. c. irving Ditty, re.
moved. resided for . short time in Towsnntown
just previous 20 the war, and en- ged in prac
ticing law. lie has n brother living in the 9th
district. near the city limits.
/ Political matters are warming up rapidly
among our Democrats friends. In fact some Of
them are already beginning TO "slop over
Wouldn't IL be better for them TO wait until the
| cheated term" has come add gensi II will require
much dncais 20 make n campaign from this time
until their convention meets.
! The following gentlemen have been elected
directors Of the Republiean Printing Company Of
/ D.. WnH
/ Edwin II. Webster, 8. A. Williams, Geo. b. Rig.
don. Richard b. Mccoy aud Jesse Hiiles. Mr..
/ Hilies was elected president. and Mr.. s. A. vii.
liams. secretary and treasurer.
a large number Of persons from Baltimore
and points along the line Of the Maryland Central
road visited Loeb Raven and the present termi.
nus Of the line (Faiiston) on Sunday last. The
evening train down had all the people it could &c.
commodate. and there is no doubt that as the sum
mer advances travel will largely increase.
The visit Of the Mount Washington Infan-
! try 20 Towsontown on Monday was n very pleas.
ant even; and Ne hope II will have the effect of
bringing the two places into closer Relationship.
socially and otherwise. Certainly our friends of
the Mount have reason 10 be proud Of their young
military organization. Itwould be a credit 10 any
town.
a gentleman remarked few days ago that
the reason the Maryland Central road had no more
curves In IL between Baldwin and fallston was be-
cause the engineers did not have room to put any
more in. We must admit that II 10 crooked, hut
II Is good road for all that and could not have
been built differently. considering the topography
I Of the country.
/ There was q rumor in circulation here last
week that tho Smedey House, In this place, had
been sold, bot there appears 10 have been foun-
dation for it-at least nothing has yet been made
| public that would indicate q sale. The person
u there be one-who expects to IL for the pre-.
ent summer. had better take bold at once f be ex-
pects to do any business.
/ An indus,riou. mechanic in this town has
been married about twenty years and has had
fifteen children, seven Of whom are still living, the
youngest being babe. lie has q srug and O. IN
tor able little home. he result Of his own labor.
which Is eonelusve evidence that . poor man Of
| industrious habits can raise q large family and
still get something ahead for q rainy day.
-"Biliy Badeye," the horse formerly owned
By Mr.. John c. Bosley, of this county, vas enter
ed for race at Suffolk Park, Philadelphia, last
Saturday, but owing TO bad weather the race did
not take place. lie Is entered in the ESQ class
and IL is believed be will make warm work for his
competitors. Several gentlemen from this county
went toyerto witness the but disappointed.
On Saturday last the cirsuit Court appoint
Cd \ commission 20 decide the disputed land eases
Ia Druid Hill Park, In which the heirs of the late
George Freshman. of this county, and others, are
interested. The commission consists Of Messrs.
chas. J. X. Thorpe. Samuel Brady, Henry Wilson.
Gist 7. coekey aud WIN. S. whiieley. Mr.. cha,.
ID. Meciean vas designatsd TO survey the ground.
We arc constrained 20 remark that some
temperance orators are just the least bit too in
temperate. Iniemperanee Is bad in all things as
we'll in ianguage-under certain eireunstances--
- in drinking. eating, 4e. Il does not seem 60
u christian like 10 try 10 walk rough. shod over
every man who may not exactly agree with our
peculiar views. Let Us have little moderation
In all thiugs.
! --Ellieott City Peeyrs..: ESQ far a. Ellieott
City is concerned Il will not receive the benefits ot
local option at present. from the fact that We are
on the dividing line between Howard and Baiti-
more counties. and u 10 only q matter Of the time
IL suksa IN n all the hrtdwa L..