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

DAY AFTERNOON, at 81 O'CLOCK.
To,csonto,cn NJ. E. Church.-Preaching Sunday
at ii a. m. and at u p. m, by the pastor, Rev.
W. T. D. GLENN.
PRAYER and praise meeting on Wednesday even
ings, and class meetings on Wednesday afternoons,
at o'clock, and Friday evenings, at u o'clock.
- 81. Johns NJ E. Church, Lutheruiue.-Preach-
ing Sunday, at II a.. IN. and 73O p. H., by the pas
tor, Rev. VIM. Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening" at 7.3O O'Clock.
-To-morrow-Sunday, December 2lst-is the
shortest day of the year.
-Argament in the Williams deed Of trust
case was concluded in the Maryland Court of APP
peals on Tuesday.
ALI the mills of the Messrs. Hooper at
Woodberry and Mt. Washington, now running
three-q quarter time.
The first sleigh of the winter made its ap
pearance on our streets Thursday evening. and
the music of the bells sounded very CHEEKY.
We notice more slate going down the Mary
land Central. This lot was reshipped to the cars
of the B. & o. road and sent to West Virginia.
Last week the Northern Central Railroad
hauled to Baltimore 2,476 freight cars loaded
with COAL grain, -four and general merchandise.
MIR Jacob W. B. Morris and Miss Lizzie
B. Lyle, wel-known citizens of Parkton, this
county, will be married on Wednesday of next
week.
BY order of the School Board the public
schools of this county will be closed from Tues
day evening, Dec. 22d, until the first Monday in
January.
duce dealer at Glen Rock, Pa, has made an as
signment. His liabilities are $4,000; nominal
assets $4,000.
-Christmas Thursday of next week. The
man who intends giving turkey is respect
fully requested to have it here not later than
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Wilson Shaffer lately purchased the
farm of Mr.. James Button, in Back River Neck,
18th district. 1t contains 1872 acres and has near
" mile of river front.
-Ex-County Commissioner Edward W. Site
fel, of the LIST district, was in TOwsontown on
Tuesday. 1t is gratifying to know that his health
has been entirely restored.
Mr. J. W. Cotton, of Govanstown, had his
carriage wrecked in the city on Tuesday by
horse car colliding with it. Two of his children
were in at the time but were not hurt.
Mr.. Henry James, of Baltimore, has been
elected director of the Northern Central Rail-
road Co., to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Samuel M. Shoemaker, of this county.
At the last meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Northern Central R. R. Co., dividend
of 4 per cent. was declared, payable Jan. 18th,
1885, to stockholders of record Dec. 3lst, 1884.
The Sun, in its issue of 18th inst, reports
several moro robberies in the Belt. Really, this
thing is growing monotonous. When tciU that
vigilance committee" commence hanging the
police?
The late Francis I. Wheeler, who was
ex-Sherff of this county, and who died last week at
the House of Correction, of which institution he
was superintendent had his life insured for about
$4,000.
We have some people in Towsontown who
believe in the Gath Healers,' and who go to the
CITY to consult them. Unlike other physicians,
one don't have to be well "heeled" when he calls
to see them.
Samuel W. Trott, catcher of the Baltimore
baseball club, has married a Baltimore county
lady-Miss Emma J. McCurry. She fell in love
with him while seeing him play game of ball at
Oriole Park.
The annex to Bayview Asylum, in the 18th
district, for the accommodation of the INDECENT
insane has been completed, and 25O patients can
be cared for. There are now 2OS insane persons
in the asylum.
Tile enterprising burglar has commenced
operations in Towsontown. Now let our town officer
put on his war paint and get ready for business.
He certainly can do as well as the county police
are doing in the Belt.
Tile farm of Charles H. Oursler, of How
ard county, containing IS acres, was sold on
Tuesday, under a mortgage, for $3.50. Mr..
Oursler was for many years resident OF the I'd
district of this county.
At this time last year a great many ice
houses in this vicinity filed with good, solid
ice. This year, up to the present time, we have
not had freeze sufficient to even cover the ponds
with q thin scum of ice.
Prime timothy hay sold in Baltimore on
Wednesday at SIS per ton. Farmers appear to
be rushing their hay to market as fast as posi-
ble and this fact may account for the low price
ut which it is now selling.
We hear of Vermont breeder of choice
Short-Horn cattle who is anxious to buy a farm
In Baltimore county. He is very particular about
size location, &C., and it may be that he is just
the least bit too hard to please.
The first real snow storm of the season set
in on Thursday, 18th, about a. m, and contin-
ued during the day. The mercury was below the
freezing point during the entire day and the at
mosphere was disagreeably cold.
"A very snug ticket Office and waiting room
is being erected at Gainesville for the Short
Line steam road. Freight buildings are also
about completed at the same place, and much
grading and other work is being done.
The new Catholic church, in this place,
was completed the past week and services will be
held in it for the first time next Sunday morning,
at 9 O'Clock. The church is quite pretty struc-
ture is comfortably furnished and will seat about
$50 persons.
1t is rumored that at the first of the year
the salaries of all the employees of the Maryland
Central road will be reduced 10 per cent. If this
is true we regard it as very doubtful economy,
and it may be the of losing some of the best
men on the road.
Among other new subscribers received this
week two were for Christmas gifts-one rom
well-known business man to his mother, and the
other from a city lawyer to his young brother
in the county, who, he says, appreciates your
paper very much"
Mr.. VIM. Galloway, of this place, who got
a sick horse from Mr.. John II. Scarf, says the
animal has not CHAMBERS but nasal gleet, disease
that in time will yield to proper treatment.
Horses, he says, have been known to have it
couple Of years and get well.
The EIkridge club had a meet at the T.
mile tol-gate, Falls road, Saturday morning last,
and notwithstanding the rain they enjoyed rat
Ting run of near an hours length, but the fox
an old red fellow-proved too much for the dogs
and refused to be captured.
"A Belair exchange says "Mr. j. X. Almony
has bought farm, containing 60 acres, in the
Long Corner, partly in Hartford and partly in
Baltimore county. He will be in good position
to escape the sheriffs, unless there are too many
of them around at the same time"
Some time in November Mr.. Joseph G.
Wheeler was appointed to a cerkship in the city
water department. Since then it was ascertained
that Mr. Wheeler is registered voter in the 9Th
district of Baltimore county, and he was summar-
lily bounced and another man put in his place.
Mr. Charles A. Hook, brother of Mr.. X.
Edwin Hook, of the County Clerks office, is the
engineer in charge of the work on the Hartford
RIM sewer in Baltimore. Work is to be continued
on the sewer and bonds to the amount of $3OO,OOO
will be issued in the spring to complete the job.
William Schotta, Gainesville shoemaker,
has struck a streak of good luck. By the death of
an uncle in Germany, he has fallen heir to about
$4,000. The money was finally secured to him
through the efforts Of Lewis p. Hennighausen,
ESQ.,, q prominent German lawyer of Baltimore.
Mr.. August Dumer, postmaster at Fuller
ton, Belair road, lately lost two children-aged
respectively and IL years-from diphtheria:-
There are other cases in the neighborhood and it
is rumored that the high school at Gardenvile
has been closed to prevent the spread of the
disease.
Tovsontown again on Tuesday, looking out for
the fesh-pots in the shape of supervisorships,
lie. There are thirty-six supervisOrs-three in
each district-and the appointees are generally
selected. not because of any particular adaptable
ity for the important duties of the office, but be-
cause they are useful men at primaries, &C. vi
course each man has his "backing," and it is the
disagreeable duty Of the Commissioners to make
the selections.