The Baltimore County union., 1884-01-12

MIR. w. Lorman Roberts, of Baltimore,
who owns considerable property in Towsontown,
ON Wednesday gave 500 to the poor Of the city.
The congregations OF Huntington avenue
NJ. E. Church and Boundary avenue Presby terian
Church held union services on Wednesday night
last.
Mr.. John E. Owens commenced q stirring
engagement at the Arch Street Theatre, Pnila.,
On Monday night, playing to an immense audi
eHce.
Rev. S. IL. Eccleston, the new rector OF
Emmanuel p. E. Church, Baltimore, is a brother
in-law of Mr.. Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, of this
county.
About 800 gallons of milk shipped
to Baltimore daily by the Maryland Central road.
Nearly one third of this comes from Long Green
station alone.
Lewis Figgs, a two-year old son of Emory
Figgs, living in Green Spring Valley, who set fire
to mis- clothes with some matches he was playing
with on Monday last, died on Tuesday.
"A fine young mule belonging to Mr.. j.
Wesley Lee, OF this place-one of a of pair duns-
dropped dead while hooked to the store wagon,
on Thursday. The animal was valued at $500.
The poultry and pigeon show commenced
at Natatorium Hall, N. Howard street, on Monday.
Baltimore county has a large number of exhibits,
Towsontown, Gardenville, Mount Washington,
Waverly and Lutherville being represented.
Thomas Harris, the little son OF Thomas
Harris, of Hampden, Falls road, who was SO ter
ridley burned on Wednesday evening by his CLOTH
ing catching fire from hot stove, died on Thurs
day morning after the most intense suffering.
Among those who received premiums at
the Poultry and Pigeon show, which was held in
Baltimore the past week, were the following from
this county DIR. Geo. II. Cairnes, Woodberry
VIM. H. Stirling and DR.. Buckley, Mt. Washing
ton E. W. Hoen, Waverly Arthur l.. Bosey,
Towsontown, and j. W. Erdman.
The special train from Baltimore to Delta
hath Orth
avenue and Forest Hill. Those along the road
between the points named, who have invitations
and expect to participate in the excursion. will
take the early morning train east to Forest Hill,
where they will be picked up by the Special
in Thursday Abe Curry, milk man, liv-
ing at Caverton, this county, had several OF his
Josephine street, in the city. He had two girls
arrested for the theft but after they had their lit
tie say Abraham wisely concluded to drop the
matter. II is thought the girls had the " drop"
Oh Abe.
"A correspondent, writing from the 9th dis
trict of this county, says sour venerable pedes-
trian, Mr.. Jacob Algire, accepts the challenge of
the venerable pedestrian of ennsyvania, Mr.. J.
s. Gitt to walk for the aged championship of the
United States. Mr.. Algire says he feels proud
that such man as Mr.. Gitt has thrown down the
gauntlet"
a large number of the deer in Druid Hill
Park have been sold to New York parties for
shipment to Germany. 1t with the great diff
ficulty that the deer were caught, it being neces
sary to fix up trap for them. They we're ship
ped separately in boxes made especially for the
purpose and the Park authorities receive SIS per
head for them.
Mr.. Henry F. Emich, who has for years
very successfully conducted the business OF man
ufacturing of harness in Reisterstown, has taken
into partnership with him his son, Mr.. H. Holiday
Emich, and the business will hereafter be conduc-
ted under the irm name of H. F. Emick & Co.
Mr.. Emich is a reliable man in all respects and
deserves the success he has met with. The new
firm has our best wishes.
Hon j. Morrison Harris, for Col. F.
Taylor of the 11th district of this county, has pre-
sented to the historical department of the Johns
Hopkins University, large collection of Indian
arrow heads which were plowed up on Col. Tayor's
farm. The Col. has an Indian mound on his pro.
perty which he proposes to open in the spring,
in quest of other curiosities.
The good people of Delta are making active
preparations to entertain those who will visit that
place on the 18th inst, when the first passenger
train on the Maryland Central goes through. The
ladies are earnestly at work and they propose to
show what York and Hartford counties can do.
Those who are fortunate enough to be invited can
depend on having good time.
Last Sunday the weather was terribly cold
here and superintendent of one of our Sunday
there would be no afternoon school as the ther
mometer then was "1S degrees below Zero" 1t
was funny blunder and caused the older ones in
the school to smile. At that hour the mercury
was perhaps Is degrees above.
The people of Delta don't want any Sun
day trains on their end of the Maryland Central
road They are good people up there but they'll
get over this little whim after awhile We have
Sunday trains here and we haven't been swal-
lowed up by an earthquake yet. But then every
BODY knows we folks down here are just I" too
sweet to live" Youens up in York county should
come down and :" get on" to our angelic ways.
Some of the stockholders of the Catonsville
horse railway are demurring at the present man
is going down and that some changes which have
recently been made have greatly initiated against
the corporation. When Col. John C. Holland was
at the head of this road it one of the most
successful of its kind in the country. Since he
left it the stockholders find reason to complain.
Mr. Tom Spinks has got enterprise if not
discretion. Howard county has a local option
law and in this Thomas saw grand opportunity.
On New Year day he loaded his clothes with bot
Ties of tangle foot and travelled along the B.
O. road selling the stuff to all thirsty corners.
He was finally arrested and tried before two mag
istrates-think of a man being tried before two
Howard county 'squres who fined him $50.
Thomas didn't have that much change about him
and be now languisheth in Eicott City Jail.
pleted the Maryland Central road, have been
awarded a five mile contract on the Hempfeld
division of the BALTIC. and Ohio Railroad. 1t is
said that it will take them two years to complete
the work. and the cost to th"m will be $500, 900.
This firm is one of the most successful and re-
liable in the country, and it therefore has no diff
fcuIty in securing big contracts. Their stupen-
dous work on the grand tunnel of the Gunpew-
der Water Works will ever remain monument
IN their energy and business capacity.
We last week had something to say about
the bridge over the Gunpowder at Meredith's
| Ford. and predicted that should freshet occur
the bridge would go down the stream. Well, the
freshet did come Tuesday evening and whilst the
bridge did not co. the tresting did, and on We'd
nesday the structure was reported to the County
Commissioners as being in unsafe condition.
County Surveyor MCLEAN was at once sent out
to look at It, for fear some accident might hap
pen He SAYS it is safe enough for ordinary travel
! but he would not say that very heavily loaded
| teams could cross without danger. The bridge
| has a span of 16S feet and has centre pier.
| The weather on Tuesday last was some
| thing to be remembered. There was snow in the
morning, which turned to rain, continuing all day.
| and by O'Clock in the evening the storm ragged
with great furry. The wind blew violently from
the northeast and great sheets of water came down
as though from a cloud-burst. Later at night
/ there was a warm wave, and towards morning
|
| ing thunder storm. About 6 a. m. Wednesday
| another snow storm set in, which did not cease
until the ground was covered to the depth of sew
| eral inches. The elements this time got the bet
ter of all the weather prophets by large majority
The New School Board.-The old and
new Boards of County School Commissioners met
| at Towsontown on Tuesday. Messrs. Jenifer and
| Keech, of the former, made short addresses, to
which Mr.. Rankin, of the new Board, made an
appropriate reply.
| The new Board was then organized as follows
President, Oregon R. Benson; Secretary, Treas
urer and Examiner, Thos. c. Bruff; Assistant
Examiner, d. P. Barnette of Catonsville; Coun-
sell to Board, William S. Keech. Mr.. Brutf was
the only applicant for the Examinership, but for
Assistants place there was a number, including
]. Edw. Ward, z. Poteet, B. P Butler R. c. Nc
CHM, E. B. Almony, Wm. ii. Morris, Thos. G.
| Rutledge, Isaac Shaver and VIM. ii. Richardson.
The following standing committees were ap-
pointed: On accounts, Messrs Rankin, Clarke
and Shamberger; on books and printing, Messrs.
Benson, Clark and Thorpe; on examination OF
candidates for profession of teaching, Messrs.
Benson, Clark and Thorpe; on school property,
l D.