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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-20

nG- Miss Daisy Greene (to Jones who
has just been introduced): "What
funny looking people one meets out,
Mr.. Jones; only look at that frightful
girl in the doorway"
Jones: 81 can't help thinking she is
not so bad looking as the awkward
stick who is talking to her."
Miss g.: "The awkward stick is my
brother |"
Jones; "The frightful girl is my
sister 7"-Tableau.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-20
The COachman.
Chicago Ne,os.

Chicago Ne,os
sYes, my dear daughter, l wish you
would do your best to captivate the
heart of our coachman."
"And elope with him, papaa"
eyes, my dear"
"Ah, Isee, you dear, good papa; you
want all the papers to say | am fascin-
ating beauty and a reigning BELLE"
"Well, of course, that will help lit
tie, but that's not the main point"
"What is the main point, papa1 ?"
"Well, you see, the papers will all
say you are the daughter of a million
aire."
"Well? 2"
"Well, that will enlarge my credit.
See2 Now run out to the stable, that's
good girl"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-20
ESta bliShed 1880.

of the littlest. She crossed her knees,
and gin monstrous big spit of snuff
over in the fire (most put it out, and
'lowrd, in religious tone. "Wa'al,
all them ken dance that thinks thar
amt no fire and birthstone hereafter !.
bHt thc-' 100 dancin' ie one sin
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-20

BGrIt was Christmas Eve, and they
had been propounding conundrums.
"Why are you like the Christmas 2"
quered she. "Because It's green, l
suppose" "Oh, no; it's because you
look so spruce I"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-20
The Christmas Pie.
An Old Housekeeper Tells How to Make 1t

Four pounds of meat, two pounds of
suet, eight pounds of apples, four pounds
of sugar, two pounds of raisins, two
tablesponfuls of cinnamon, one table
spoonful of allspice, one nutmeg, half
pint of molasses, half teacupfll of
salt. If you like the flavor of mace
add teaspoonful of that. There is no
reason why the first mince pie should
not be excellent Round steak is good,
if tender and sweet; of course the bet
ter the meat, the better the pies will be.
The meat should be boiled until it is
done. Use just as little water as posi-
Bile, so that the liquor need not be vast
ed, as you can use the most of it to
moisten the mince with. Chop apples,
suet and meat together until uniformly
fine then add the espices and all other in
gradients. This needs to be well cooked
and then should be put away in cold
place for few days or week. Almost
all old housekeepers and cooks give an
individuality to their mince pies by the
addition of the juice of fruit or cup of
'jelly that did not jelly" or by put
ting in canned fruit or jam left over
from supper, or even by leaving the
peel of fair, red apples upon them and
chopping them peel and all (not the
core however). When you are ready
to make the Christmas pie take some of
the mince out of the jar into a pan ; set
it over a kettle of boiling water and
heat it thoroughly in that way. Then
make your crust, and be carefnl not to
have the pie too thick that is danger
young housekeeper needs to bear in
mind and to avoid. English cnrrants
are considered an addition by some peo-
pie. Wash them in several waters, and
then after that fook them over and see
that they are clean.
B0-The time of year has arrived
when the SLY husband is seen to enter
the house softly with a parcel conceal
ed under his coat and the curiosity of
his wife is so great to discover what
she will get for her Christmas gift that
the next day, when her husband is away
from home, she cautiously creeps to his
closet to painfully discover that the
mysterious parcel was nothing but
pair of her husbands summer pants
which he had just brought from the
dyer's.
R@rAfter Santa Claus had put cab
met organ, a seal skin sacque a lap
robe, box of gloves and Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary in Chicago
girls stocking, and saw that it WASH t
more than half full, he was seen to
climb out on the roof, sit down in the
snow and weep bitterly.
BGrIt is now that the business man
begins to practice writing "I88s" in
place of 1884" hoping to become
proficient enough to guard against pro-
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-20
Miscellaneous.
ACME HALL!

1.-THE Glass of Fashion,"
Shows the acknowledged Fashionable Stock of
Mems, Boys and Children's Suits in Baltimore.
We manufacture at our own factory the Cloth
ing we sell.
They possess all the beauty of made.t to- order
work, without the cost and bother.
Every Garment in our house this Seasons man
ufa
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-20
ACME HALL,
FINE CLOTHING,
209 WEST BALTIMORE ST..
NEAR CHARLES, BALTIMORE.
-ONE-PRICE.-

May 3,'S4y.
n Cause for Rejoicing among the Weak and
DebititGted.
A PUBLIC WANT FILLED AT LAST!
SCHROEDER'S
IRON TONIC AND BLOOD PURIFIER.
The only Iron in solution ,cithout Orydation trust
ing.) Entirely free from alcohol. Not injuri-
GUS. The best in the world Price so cts.
at Druggists and Country Stores.
DEpoT-103 HANOVER ST., BALTIMORE.
HOME TEsTIMONIALs.-
Mrs. Annie M. Shirley, of Harrisonville, Balti-
more county, Nd, writes: "I was troubled with
indigestion and after using Schroeders Iron Tonic
it gave me great relief. think it an excellent
medicine in a family" ...
Susan Ann Gosnell, of Harrisonville, writes -
"I was very weak and feeble during the hot
weather, and I took bottle of Schroeder's Iron
Tonic and Blood Purifier, which strengthened me
greatly and gave me good appetite"
Mrs. L. St. Leon, of SO St. Paul street, Balti-
more, writes that Schroeder's Iron Tonic has en-
tirely relieved her of nervous debility and weak
ness.
A REMARKABLE CURE.-I was suffering with a
cough and pain in my side for the past two years
and grew extremely weak. During that time I
had several physicians attending me, but deriving
no benefit from their treatment. They pronounced
my disease consumption. I concluded to try
Schroeder's Iron Tonic, not expecting it to cure
me- but merely using it as an appetizer and tonic.
After using three bottles I was entirely cured of
my disease and feel stronger than have for the
past eight years. F. PFAMMILLER,
346 W. Pratt street, Baltimore.
Oct.11tJuly19,'85.
The Press., 1884-07-17

W1LL1aEANTIo.-The work of construc- tion of the water works will be begun just as soon as an engineer is secured and plans can be made out, showing for how much material the commissioners will have to contract. The slowest work will be done first, and consists of building dam, locating the pumping machinery, and con- structing the reservoir. When the en- gineer's plans are made proposals will be advertised for by the commissioners for mason work, stone, pipe, etc. Correspond ence is now in progress with an engineer of high repute, and an answer is expected from him by Monday at the furthest. There is still lurking here and there slight opposition, but those are being converted to the general verdict, as the true condi- tion of things is explained to them.
The Press., 1884-07-17
HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.


 MR. EDITOR: Permit me through your col umns to tender the thanks of nay self and faIn- fly to the many friends and neighbors, who so kindly aided and sympathized with us in our recent afaiction. SMITH BARTLETT.
 A CARD.-Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Smith wish to express their sincere thanks to their neighbors and friends who have been so kind to them in the few weeks past. Mr. 5. IS out again, and is able to do some work.
 Our store will be closed all day on Fri day, and we shall open at our New Store on Saturday, July 18th. Yours. A. W. Walker X Co, New Oronoco Block, opposite the de- pot.
 Call at the Puffer East-Main-st. Boot and Shoe Store, and see the advantages in prices that low rents and small running expenses en- able him to give customers. Honest, stylish, serviceable, and seasonable goods, in great variety.
 Smith & Murray, Springfield, offer six hundred and twenty-six dozen napkins, just received, purchased by their MT. Murray in Belfast, Ireland. They offer lot ], 9Oc., worth $1. 50 per dozen lot 2, $1, worth $1. .75; lot 3, $1. 12a, worth $2; lot 4, SIPS, worth $2 1; lot 5, $1 374 worth $2.25 lot 6, 1.5O, worth $25o. To protect them from the encroach- ments of neighboring merchants, they desire to know where every dozen goes. This is the greatest bargain in napkins they ever offered.
 Forbes Wallace, Springfield, are clear ing out all their best Ginghans, dress styles, at Gle, down from l24c. All best prints for &c.,, down from Sc.
 Forbes & Wallace, Sprinfeld, are clear ing out Ginghams at half price. Renfrew and Canton Ginghams, in dress styles, re- duced from 12sc. to 64c.
 It is a wonder how Haynes < Co.,, Spring field, sell Clothing so cheap, viz : $20 suits for $1O, and $16 suits for $8, and warrant the goods or refund the money. $5 pur- chases win the electrical instructor, and $10, ditto, the alarm clock.
The Press., 1884-07-17
COVENTRY ".

A. s. Parker, local editor aud business manager of Coventry Local Register.
 At the town meeting, Saturday, 1t was voted that the money stolen by Dwight Webler, since last October, be replaced by the bondsmen. It was claimed that the bondsmen supposed that everything was all right in the treasurer's account previous years-but the truth is, anyone capable of adding ana subtracting could have found out to the contrary by examining the town reports, which were presented at the an- nual meetings. It was also voted that the selectmen of previous years, where pecu- lation had been the rule, settle the accounts.
 -S. P. Loomis had all his upland hay put into his barn in three days of last week.
 Last Thursday D. w. Huntington at tached the machinery of Sweet & Webler for non-p payment of factory rent.
 Rufus Clark, who was visiting friends here last week, was brother of the late Chauncey Clark. MT. Clark has small farm in Colorado of several thousand acres, just outside of Denver, and makes spec ialty of raising garden truck, etc., this year having growing 40 acres of beets, 40 of watermelons, while his garden proper covers another 40 acres. He remembered his brothers children while here by order ing gravestones to mark their resting places. It is said that MT. 0. contemplates college in Africa, and we re- gret that his stay here was not longer, for had it been, he would have learned that the youth here are not particularly favor ed as to educational privileges.
 The secretary of the Farmers Club has received one hundred papers of early purple top turnip seed for distribution among members of the club.
 The wind of Sunday blew trees across the road, upset a telegraph pole near Pot ash brook, twisted others, making extra work for the line men.
The Press., 1884-07-17
THE STATE LEAGUE RECORD

Capt. Conder of the Palestine Explora- tion Fund, asserts that he has made new and important discovery as to the site of Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre. The tomb he has found is solitary one, diff fering from the old type of Hebrew tombs. It is near the spot where Stephen is SUD- posed to have been stoned, and, contrary to the Hebrew style, contains, after the manner of the Greek tombs, shelf where two angels could have sat, ,-''oae at the head, the other at the feet" The locality now known as the "Holy Sepulchre," " and covered with the church of that name, is an old Jewish tomb which Twas discovered in the time of the emperor Constantine. Although popular sentiment has honored it as the tomb of Christ, scholars and ex- plorers have not with any great degree of unanimity so regarded it. One of the great objections against it is that it was within the walls of the city, whereas the crucifxion and burial are said to have taken place outside the city.
 A hand-bill signed by the pastor and trustees of church and widely distributed in Darien county, Ga., last month ran thus: "He will hang on June 20. There will be grand excursion from Darien to Brunswick Go and see wonder that has not taken place in Glynn county before in 20 years. There will be big supper and hop at the hall. Round trip only $1. Children not excepted. Remember, a good band of music will attend. Come one, come all, and go with us." And the sight offered was the hanging of negro.
The Press., 1884-07-17

The Willimantic camp-meeting associ- ation is making extensive preparations for this years meeting, to be held August 1S- 26th. It is expected that one of the bish- ops and some prominent ministers from abroad will be in attendance and partic- ipata in the services of the week
The Press., 1884-07-17

Alfred o. Corpe, and his son Charles and wife, of Daytona, Fla, are In town, visiting friends, and their old home.
 W. D. Heald is removing his drug store to the Foster Block.
 Special communication of Ionic Lodge F. A. M. on this CThursday) evening.
 Two good stores are advertised ''to rent"
 Lightning gave Julius Converse's ice house mild tap on Sunday, tearing of few shingles. Several trees in the out skirts got broken up by the same agency
 Samuel Bidwell starts next week for Thousand Islands, near the head of St. Lawrence river. He will accompany his brother, who lives in New York.
 -Clawrence w. Crane starts next week for Minnesota, to be gone several weeks.
 WEST STAFFORD.
 Rev. N. Beach of Mansfield preached at the Congregational church here last Sunday. Mrs. Beach is spending few days with her sister, wife of Rev. MT. Breed
 sTAFFoRDvILLE.
 Dance at Carpenters grove Saturday evening.
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 The Universalist Sunday school with friends, over hundred strong, went Tues day on it's annual excursion to Lyle's Beach. It was joined at the Beach by the Norwich and New London schools. The first party ventured upon the deep in the Block Island tae others in the Ella. There was breeze and bead enough on the bright sparkling waters to give the boats lively pleasant motion, ,andithe pas sengers keen appetite for basket lunches or dinner at the beach hotel famous for its good dinners. The Fishers-in the tranquil beauty of its peaceful mid summer dream, was never more lovely and attractive. The weather and the occasion were for comfort and pleasure-all that heart conld reasonably expect or desire.
The Press., 1884-07-17

barbarous mob fashion of putting man to sudden death, when the law, the court,
 the prison, and the scaffold are close at hand to mete out justice and punishment" |"
The Press., 1884-07-17
WELLINGTON. looRRRaPONDRNOK

tooRREsPoNDBNoE.
 Mrs. Rev. Theron Brown is visiting friends here.
 season for strawberries-what there has been of them-has been long drawn out. In the case of Sherman D. Toplif's beds, he began picking the 18th of June and culled the last the 14th inst, 8 specimen of which, plump, sweet and fresh, we thank him for. That glacial pc riod and the dry 'snap" spared Sherman 300 quarts.
 Many of the farmers hereabouts do not realize one-fourth of their usual hay crops. We found about enough to wipe our scythe with.
 The very few from this region who went up to your circus express themselves as much sold.
 A Norwich paper stated last week that Rev. J. M. Phillips had bought the resi- dence of Wm. Ware, near the Baptist church in Andover, and would soon make that place his home. .>~s'
 The Presbyterian Board of Pubica- ton, 1884 Chestnutst., Philadelphia, have just sent out Wildwood" an interesting story, by Jennie M. Drinkwater Conklin, in which several unique characters are in troduced with purity, piety and pathos.
 Sheriff Dow Ide had his horse. har- ness and express wagon stolen last night i; his buggy and new harness were just as svail able, the thief showing his considers tien by taking only one rein from the new harness.
 -Sociable at Mrs: James Macfarlane's this afternoon and evening. -.---
 
 (ooRREsPoNDENcE.)
 Almost cold enough, Tuesday night, for frost,
 The family of G. l.. Baker of Hart ford are spending the summer months at their residence in Union. -.... MT. A. A. Wales is lying dangerously sick at his daughters (Mrs. Belknap) in Southbridge.
 Mir. Amos Nichols of Stafford Springs will preach at the M. B. church next Sab- bath.
 People are constantly coming on from the city to rusticate for awhile. Union isn't the worst plaGe, after alll,
 mANsFIELD. ; A severe accident occurred in the north part of Mansfield few days since. MT. Thomas, an aged gentleman, was driv- ing to the railway with lady and gentle man friend visiting them from New Jer- sey, when the horse beeame frightened and ran, throwing them out and severely injuring the whole party. This occurred just before heavy rsinstorm, during all of which they were left lying along the road in semi conscious state, exposed to the storm, and were not found till the rain had subsided. Under good care all are nicely recovering.
 Charles H. Andrews of Mansfield, a delegate to the Chicago convention, was taken sick on the return trip and had to be left at Toledo, O., where he ia recover ng.
The Press., 1884-07-17
ROCKVILLE.

ROCAV1ALEs
 The Press is for sale by E. W. Foote and N. A. Crane.
 MT. and Mrs. George Maxwell started for Dakota Monday night, where MT. Max well has 2, 400 acre wheat farm. Active building work at the White manufacturing company's and Fitch < Sons mill indi- cates that Rockville is not suffering from the general dull times. =. White, Corbln & Go. were the successful bidders for the supply of government envelopes for the war, post office, treasury and interior de- partments. The amount required is 24,- GOO, ,OOO.
 Thomas Weaver of Holland dropped dead on Market street Saturday about 1O o'clock a. m. Heart disease was the cause of death, but it is thought the excessive use of intoxicating liquors brought about the trouble.
 A German girl about 16 years old, on Saturday was walking near the new rink when a team from the city grist mills struck her and she was thrown to the ground. The wagon passed over her hip and legs, cutting and bruising her badly. \ The Empire Button company are building large addition on the west end of their shop.
 Rev Hugh Montgomery of Norwich will supply next Sunday at the Methodist church.
 The Coggswen family record in this country has just been published at East Medway, Mass, and one of the oldest liv- ing descendants of the family is William T. Coggswen of Rockville, who came to town in 1923. He is the only living per son who can tell anything of the first 10 years of the towns existence from actual knowledge. In 1726 deed of 500 acres was given to one Samuel Grant in return for loo acres in Bolton, and Rockville is now part of that original 50O-aore tract. In 1928 when MT. Coggswell came to town there were but 45 persons in the place, and the entire growth of the town has gone on under his eye and largely under his guidance. MT. Coggswell is in robust health, and says he expects to live to see the town become city.
 Mrs. Fannie B. Shepard's barn at Rockville was burned Monday night; loss $500, insurance $3OO in the Holland Coun- tv Mutnal
The Press., 1884-07-17

NOTICE.-Ladies desiring the service of a
 ddress, Mas. JOSEPH M.N1oHOLs Wesssord cf;
The Press., 1884-07-17

A T w. A. COMINS' can be found A New Buggies from sa5 to S1IO, of his own make; new Democrat Wagons, 2-seated, from SEQ DARIS GREEN PURE in Bulk a l. Es A. BUCK q CO.'S. Hardware, Pain and Oil Store.
 P EMEMBER you can get Shingles, sawed -10 from good logs, Chestnut, Pine or Cedar, at q 50, $9.50, $275 and LOO per at K. w. BROOKS
The Press., 1884-07-17
Boston aaa Albany Rallread. Tins Tahle.

!. /, G~ C.F.SPAULOING, ,Supt. New London. Conn.,, July 14 1884.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1884-10-30
The Fountain Of Youth.

Dyspepsia Is the prevailing malady
of civilized life. A weak dyspeptic
stomach acts very slowly or not at all
on many kinds OF food, gases are ex-
tricated, acids are formed and become
u source of pain and disease until dis
charged. To be dyspeptic Is to be mis-
cradle, hopeless, depressed. confused in
mind, fOrgetful, irresOlute, drOwsy,
weak, Ianguid and useless. IL destroys
the Teeth. Complexion, Strength,
Peace of Mind and BOdily-ease. 1t
produces Headache, Pain In Shoulders,
Coughs, Tightness of Chest, Dizziness,
Sour EructatiOus 0f Stomach, Bad
Taste in Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Pal
pitati0n Of Heart, Inflammation of
Lungs, Pain In the region Of the Kid
neys, and u hundred other painful
symptoms. Dyspepsia invariably
Yields tn the vegetable remedies In
GOLDEN SEAL BITTERS, the great
purifier of the blood and fest6rer of
health. In these complaints 1t has no
equal, and one bottle will prove q bet
ter guarantee Of its merits than a
lengthy advertisement. We warrant
GOLDEN SEAL BITTERS. Take no
others. Sold by
Coon, RUSSELL & Co.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1884-10-30

striking illustrations are two delicate
yet spirited groups Of nymphs aud
cupids by Scion, In pate-sur-pate dec
,0ration, "Love Set Free" and cloves
Mastery;" two full-page facslmiles Of
etchings by A. Legros. "SiT Frederick
maH;S some bold figure studies 10y
Joseph die Nittis, and carved hang
ing cabinet designed by Benn Pitnan,
ut Cincinnati. ''The Modern Home"
series Is concluded with capital articles
OH "rhe Bedroom" by Roger Riortlan
and Clarence Cook. Tile art Amdteur
announces the early issue of three de-
signs In color by Miss Dora Wheeler,
viz: decorative figure composition;
u fam with cupids; and q charming
decorative head of child for q plaque.
Price per amidn, 81; single numbers,
35 cents. Montague Marks, Publisher,
% Union Square, New York.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1884-10-30

EXPENDfTtiRE OF THE Poor FUND. :
| A great deal Of talk has been indulged
In about the amount Of money that lias
been expended IN the care and support
of the poor lin Lake county during the
past year. Stories hare come to our
ears that 81, 600 or So, QUO have been ex-
pended, &C., and no doubt many hon-
est citizens have believed these reports
to the detriment 0f the facts. Why
any honest citizen shodld circulate re-
ports of this kind, when, by calling Oh
the Secretary of the Board of Superin-
tendents he could learn where every
cent Of the money had gone, how much
had been paid out, and who received
the same.
Inasmuch as many of our readers
would like to know tile localities I'm
which the money was paid out, we
have prepared statement, compiled
from the official records, that shows
the amounts paid out In the respective
townships, or for cases that occurred in
the tOwnships-as follows: Ellsworth,
el666.S.; Chase, $S93.75; Yates, $365.4l;
Webber, 1851. %; Pleasant Plains, $3ll.-
80; Cherry Valley, slOs59; Center,
$99.45, Pinora, $53.25; Elk, $lO.85;
Eden, $4.92; Dover, $3.50; making u
total of S3855.22. The figures may not
be:correct to u cent, but do not differ
materially from the record. The state.
ment was prepared hurriedly.
The sum total is greater than has ev-
er before been expended I'm any one
year; but 1t Is scarcely to be expected
that our Superintendent can avoid the
payment of large bills, when the dis
advantages under which they labor is
considered. There is no poor farm in
the county. The poor have to be cared
for, scattered all over the territory, and
many of the cases are of a nature that
no one can be induced to care for them
without large pay. Ifthere was coun-
ty home, where the unfortunate could
be placed together, forming sort of u
family, to help one another, 10 would,
In our opinion, be a much better meth
cd, II not Swing of expense. Lake
county needs poor farm, and has long
needed 1t. The poor must be taken
care Of; and the Superintendents are
compelled to make the best Of the COIL
ditions under which they labor. II the
private individuals, the phy yiscians, the
nurses, the merhants, &c. will perform
their work cheaper than they do now,
surely the superintendents will not OBJ
iect.