The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-05-03


ure of the corn crop this year.
It is noticeable that the English sparrow!
are not as plentiful as formerly.
The weatherwise-andp perhaps the "other-
wise-are already predicting dry summer.
-Gudgeon fishing has been good the pas
few DAYS in some of the streams near the CITY,
-Musd has become quite society dish
Nothing seems to take in society like something
soft. -,
The Nav term of the Circuit Court will
commence on Monday, the Sd Monday of the
month.
The County Commissioners have decided
not TO insure the lives of the horses OF the hre
department. pso,,b
confirmed class of ten at Trinity P. E. church,
Towsontown.
The spring meeting of the Hartford county
Agricultural society to be held in, june promises
Pie annual tax levy for 1884 was made by
the County Commissioners on Wednesday last
The rate will be 60 cts. on the $780,
It is said that astronomy actually prolongs
life and also that the average length OF life oil
babitual astronomers is 81 years and months.
The General Synod of the Reformed church
in the United States will convene in the Third
Reform church, Baltimore, on Wednesday ofnext
week.
The season when insects do usually come to the
front. uc.e
;.s were realized from the bazaar held in Baltimore
recantlv for the benefit of the "Hospital for In
curables.'
The Postofice Department has appointed
Francis r. Haughey mail messenger from WOOD
ensburo To Baltimore and Hanover Railroad, IN
this county.
Among the great number of ingredients
used for coIoring butter, we give few of them
Annette, tumeric, saffron, caustic potash, borax
and alcohol.
The Baltimore city health department re-
norted 1856 deaths for the week ended Saturday,
26th of April. For the same period l34 births
were reported.
dov next for the choice of five town commission
ers TO manage the affairs of the corporation for
Mr.. Samuel n Hyde, the well known Long
Green Gamer, has taken his sons into business
with him and hereafter the firm will be known as
S. n. HYDE Sons
this county. is without a postmaster, and it is
stated as an actual fact that the place is vacant
for want of some one to ask for 1t.
- essrs. William T. Walters & Co., have
sold their extensive liquor business to Messrs.
Edwin Walters Co. The firm of VIM. L. Wal
ters & Co., will GO out Of business.
An editor was heard to remark that he was
sorry so MANY of his subscribers thought they
knew more about running his paper than they
did about paying their subscriptions.
This is about the season of year that real
good little boys commence attending about seven
-6ic-fiic season mas mucn 20 10 "rrtf ns ~"
Mr.. Joseph d. Mcclure, of Howard county,
has sent to the Smithsonian Institute, Wasnlng-
ton D. c. white COW bird, the first OF that
ad at that institution,
We return thanks to Mr.. John W. Kyle,
Gardener for Chas D. Fisher, Esq, Lake Roland,
for quantity of very large and toothsome mush-
rooms which were grown artifcially in his garden.
The Voice says that thecattle Of Mr.. Elan
Frantz living near Reisterstown, are thought to
be suffering from euro-pneumonla, ana that the
State Veterinary Surgeon has made an investiga-
ton.
Mr.. R. Quincy Hall, rising young Balti-
more LAWYER. moved to Towsontown this week.
He son of Capt. James Hall, formerly OF New
Market eth district, and is well known in the
county.
this county, has been awarded the contract for
the erection of eight stores and fourteen dwelling
house on the corner OF LanVal street anu Ureen-
mount avenue.
The audience room of the Highland avenue
M r. church will be re-opened on Sabbath next,
Nav 4th Preaching at 1870 a. m, by Rev. M.
F. B. Rice, and at AS p. m, by Rev.S. NJ Afford.
Public cordially invited.
The EIlicott City Progress mournfully says
"seyeral more saloons are to be opened on the
Baltimore county side shortly" Baltimore coun-
~ ia now blamed for all of Towards drunkenness,
and we are sorry to say, not without cause.
Fielder c. Slingluf, Esq, prominent
Baltimore lawyer who spent last summer in Tow
sontown, was so much pleased that he comes
back again for the coming summer and has leas-
ed Mr.. D. Hopper Emory's residence for three
years. =,
term of the Circuit Court Of Hartford county will
be occupied in the trial of persons for violations
of the local option law. The good people of Har-
ford will have to adopt some other means to keep
straight.
finest Jersey cattle in Baltimore county, recently
shipped a very valuable heifer calf to Raleigh, N.
C.. for which he received a very handsome price.
There is no herd in Maryland that stands higher
than Mr.. Pratts.
THE Delta Herald has discovered that there
is tremendous amount of trunking, demijohn-
ing, Juggling and flashing going on between Bel
air and Baltimore, over the Maryland Central
RR 1t looks as though the capital of Hartford
is getting very thirsty.
-Messrs Harden & Young, contractors for
grading the Gainesville Short-Line Railroad, have
upwards of $50 men engaged besides sixty horses
and carts, and they are pushing the work as rap
idly as possible. They expect to finish their con-
tract by the first of July.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Alexander
Brodie, of this county, who had his leg so badly
broken, in an accident that occurred to him whilst
driving on the Belair road, in February last, has
so far recovered as to be able to be removed to his
home on the Hillen road.
Mrs. C. B. Slinguf has very kindly aided
the ladies connected with the Catholic chapel in
getting up a concert, which will be held in the
Court House, on 18th inst. Eminent talent from
the city will take part. Proceeds to be applied
TO the pavment on lot recently purchased.
In writing to the Cecil Democrat, one of
its local correspondents sent by mistake the first
paper of love letter he had been writing, instead
of the first sheet of his communication. The
editor says: aft the sweetness increased as the
letter progressed We should like to have seen the
balance.
Thomas II. Moore, Esq, of this county,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates, is named
as one of delegates from the Second Congressional
district to the Democratic National convention,
which meets in Chicago in July. The name Of
p. II. Walker, Esq, is also mentioned in the same
connection.
The project of building narrow gauge
railroad from Stewartstown to Pyesville or the
Rocks of Deer Creek, to connect with the Mary
land Central Railroad, is being pressed vigorous
ly. The people of Stewartstown and nelgnDor-
hood have subscribed literally. The road will be
Is miles in length and will pass near Norrisville
-Towsontown is just now putting on her
most attractive spring attire, and we hope we
may be excused for saying that the burg is be-
ginning to look 'just too lovely for anything"
We have always contended that Towsontown-
in spring and summers the prettiest village in
the State, and we see no reason to change our
mind.
The Belair Democrat says reports from
Halls X Roads, the largest canning district in
the county, are to the effect that not more than
half as many goods will be packed there this sea-
SON as were packed last year. The most of the
packers who continue will confne their opera
lions chiefly to corn. But few tomatoes will be
handled.
The new schedule, which went into effect
on the Maryland Central road last Thursday, will
nut Can't Emmart on the early morning run from
Belair. passing here about Z o'clock. Hereafter
he will make but one round trip per day, devoting
the balance of his time to work in the yard at
Boundary avenue. Conductor MeCurdy runs the
later train, which passes here at 500 a. n. in
stead of SIP.