The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-06-28

Some of our friends who have carp ponds
are much pleased at the success they are meeting
with. The fish are doing splendidly and as it is
very little trouble or expense to raise them the
wonder to us is that others who have the facili-
ties have not undertaken thepropagation of these
fine table fish.
The heavy rain storm of Wednesday night
caused several land slides the upper end ofthe
MARYLAND Central road, greatly interfering with
the trains on Thursday morning. large hickory
tree was blown across the track at WoodDrook
station, delaying the early morning train north
several hours. 90,
Prof. Balm, an esteemed citizen of the 9th |
district, and for some time clerk In the record
Office here will sail for Germany about the 10th
of July This is his first visit to his native land
in twenty years. He has our best wishes for |
pleasant voyage and safe return to the country |
| of his adoption.
-Brother Seitz, editor of the Glen Rock
Item, and who, by-the-way, is a blue-blooded DEM
ocrat, is candidate for the Legislature in York
| county He is good man, and would make
a creditable representative, but they ought to be
able to find some Republican up there who could
| to clean him up.
| An unknown man was killed no Monday
| night last on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad by
special train from Ellicott City. The accident
occurred near Orange Grove. He was walking
| on the track and the engine striking him, broke
his neck He was about 35 years of age and had
curly black hair.
"A twelve-year- old son of Mr.. F. A. Davis,
a Baltimore tobacco merchant, was painfully
| wounded by the premature discharge of his gun
while out hunting on the Franklin road, On the
Doth inst. Parents who allow boys of the age of
this one to use firearms censurable for acct
dents of this character. :,
This has been commencement week In all
the large Catholic schools in the vicinity OF Bati-
more. Notre Dame, Govanstown; Mt. De
Sales. near Gainesville, and Mount st. Agnes,
Mt Washington, being among the number. Inc
attendance at all was large and the exercises were
of an interesting character.
-George Tracey son of ex-Sherif Tracey,
of the 5th district, was married in Towsontown
NJ E. church, Wednesday night, to Miss Ammo,
daughter of Mr.. Geo. L. Stocksdale, Waterman
at the Court house. Rev. Mr.. GLENN performed
the ceremony. and the church was well filled with
the friends of the young couple
| The very violent storm OF rain and wlno
which visited sections of Baltimore, Hartford, and
Carroll counties on Wednesday night last, did q
vast amount of damage in knocking down and
tau~ling the wheat, and hundreds of acres, which
were before standing up beautifully, Will no"
have to be cut with grass scythes.
| "A number of handsome photographs OF
scenes about Loeb Raven and the Rocks OF Deer
Greek have been made for the Maryland Central
road and the company has had them grouped in
large frames to hang up in hotels and other public
places. The pictures were taken by the new pro-
Malcolm ii. Johnston, ESQ.,, member Of
the Baltimore county bar and son of Col. r. M.
Johnston of Pen Lucy left this week for Mlledge-
vile, Georgia, where he will engage in the prac-
; tice of his profession. Mr.. Johnston is an ex-
i member of the Maryland Legislature, havingrep-
resented this county few years ago.
! Nearly As, 900 persons visited Pen-Mar, on
u the Western Maryland Railroad, last summer,
| and this season promises to be even moro sue
: cessfu than the last one. This road is now In
P snlendid condition under the able management
=. of Col. Hood, who has no superior In this eoun-
II try to day as a thorough railroad man.
10 The steam saw mill of Mcssrs. Fulton d
McGinness situated in the neighborhood of Shane
~ postofice 9TH district, was destroyed by hre one
10 night last week. The loss amounts to several
thousand dollars, on which there was no insurance
7 The property had been insured but unfortunately
II for the owners, it was allowed to run out.
General satisfaction is expressed at the re,
annointmant of Mrs. Sarah Feast, postmistress al
y Towsontown. The President sent her name tC
the Senate on Saturday last, and OF course shs
3 will be promptly confirmed. Our postoice is one
the best conducted in the country, its manage
ment being so perfect that complaints are never
n heard.
Valley and other postofices in that section arr
y ND in arms because their papers do not reacf
d them before Monday, instead of on Saturday
IL morning. This has been the trouble since thu
u mails have been carried by the Maryland Contra
y. and is the result of carelessness in the Batl
more postofice.
Mrs. Boyee, wife of James Boyce, Esq.
al died at her residence, the Joppa road, west
= Towsontown, on Saturday morning last, in tn
- seth year of her age. She had been in delicat
health for several months and for some time be
III fore her death had been great sufferer lie
III remains were inferred in the family vaut,in Green
i'' mount Cemetery, Tuesday afternoon: :,
nm At Boundary avenue station the Maryia
1 x.la lu of VI
NJ hose, &C., which could be made good use of ever
III warm afternoon in sprinklng the Falls road an
- platforms thus laying the dust and cooling o
60 the atmosphere. 1t would consume only fe
y. minutes time each day and would largely COZ
an acc ct f6e dpT VIE se
N, taken in Gainesville the 10th inst, to dete
mine whether the place should be incorporate
10 or not. One hundred and seventy-two votes wei
n, cast ninety -four of which against and sey
ott nty-eight for incorporation, the scheme bein
beaten by sixteen votes. We regret to tn
,re as we believe the town would have been great
NO benefited by being incorporated.
Mr.. Neubauer obtained verdict in tt
Circuit Court here for $500 damages against IL
err Maryland Central Railroad, for injuries elaine
no to have been received at the Homeland avenr
71as crossing of that road, when engine of tt
company struck his carriage and threw him GU
IN Messrs. Boarman and Fenda, counsel for I'll
a company, carried the case up to the Court of Al
to peals, which reversed the judgment of the low
Court.
10 About three weeks ago young Democrs
his in this town wrote letter to Hon. John Ke
I'll of New York, in which he asked his opinion
the political situation, who would be the stron,
tv est man for the Democrats to nominate, &c. 0
RIM Sunday last a reply received in which NJ
he Kelly apologized for not replying earlier, an
among other things said that in his opinion Bal
tie ard is the strongest man for the Democracy
nd put up.
nj Our neighbors of the Voice tell about tN
18th dist. Changers who came to Towsontown an
for en- their way home their horse calmly walked OF
on of the harness and left them sitting in their veh
are Gle on the road. The Voice people intimate thu
these gents may have taken too much 30.
water while here, but the fact is they were take
m pretty nearly to death by the "Col." of the Voi
use staff, and soon as they got out into open
try they dropped off to sleep from sheer exhau
NV ton. It's we'll to be truthful, you know, eve
I Il about small things.
ng "A party of about forty young folks frol
Wayerly and vicinity, spent Wednesday last ,
tic Bosebank Fishing Shore, on Back river. The
ey went down at an early hour in one Of Giegan
Trs splendid six-horse coaches, carrying band
music with them, and the day was delightful
Id. spent dancing, rowing, fishing, rambling throug
es leafy retreats and-hirting, of course Roseban
rse is one of the most charming resorts the rive
ery with cozy club house, elegant pavilion, newl,
painted boats and all else contributing to NAL
the the accommodations frst-class. Altogether Il
nd day was one of unalloyed pleasure, and, best
he all, the company reached home before being
of taken by the violent storm which visited us TIL
night.
tho
m Narrow Escape.-Mr. Thos. C. Bruff, of IL
vas School Board, made q narrow escape on Monda
ur- afternoon last. He was in the city and on b
way to Boundary avenue Station, to take the f.;
r., train home, he met Mr.. VIM. Ii. Morris, who il
of vited him to ride out that far, he having a ne
lg- horse on trial. When they reached the east sic
es OF Boundary avenue bridge the horse frightene
at some street PAYERS and started to run aero
a the bridge, at the time sending his heels u
"a. NJ De,1'5 vOirrrU1 roi1-
sts Mr. brut took the reins from him and by dir
of superior physical strength managed to nreve,
tlv | a collision and ~ ob.ol, at -, =, w Pio'9i