The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-08-02

Wednesday evening, at $50 o'clock.
Judge Yelott sat in the Hartford county
court on Wednesday.
Several cases of typhoid fever are reported
in the vicinity of Towsontown.
-Westminster now has telephone communl-
cation with Baltimore and Frederick.
The Society of Friends hold a temperance
mass meeting near Delta, to-day-August I'd.
The death rate in Baltimore city is decreas
ing which is probably due to the cool weather.
The Orphans Court has granted letters to
Charles Herzog, Esq, on the estate OF Simon Hut
nagle.
reaching the Baltimore market and are bringing
from $40 to $45 per hundred.
This is a good time to cut down the noxious
weeds that grow about your premises. Care IN
this respect may save a doctors bill.
in Hartford county persons who serve as
jurors on cOroners' inquests are paid. Here, we
believe, they receive no compensation.
Rev. J. W. Larmour, of Easton, Nd, has
accented a call to the rectorship of st. Johns
parish, in Baltimore and Hartford counties.
"A man in Havre- de- Grace lost two fine
hogs from eating potato vines that had been
sprinkled with Paris green. This should prove a
warning.
Maryland Jockey Club are filling up rapidly and
the season promises to be one of unusual attrac-
tiveness.
On the petition of a number Of prominent
citizens dairy is to be established in Druid Hill
Park, which will be conducted by the Park
authorities.
Mr.. Lemuel D. Ofutt, formerly of this
place, delivered the address at a tournament held
ct Urbana, Frederick county, on Wednesday of
last week.
The sea lioness which has attracted so
much attention in Druid Hill Park for some time,
died on Tuesday morning. The young one is
still living.
Mrs. Singleton, of Baltimore, who is the
principal of Baltimore school for young ladies' is
negotiating for the purchase of the Eagle Hotel
property, in Belair.
The rains of the past week have been of
incalculable benefit to the corn and grass, which
before had been suffering greatly on account OF
the long continued drought.
and q wsll-known Republican. has been elected
one of the vice-presidents of the Cleveland and
Hendricks club of this place.
Now here is something startling. IT'S said
that one of the attractions at the coming Balti-
more county fair will be an automatic cow that
will give ice-cream, milk punches, dc.
Both Gray's and Union factories, located
in this county, have shut down on account of the
want of demand for their products. They expect
to start up again on the LIST of September.
Judging from the terrible odors which pre-
wade the atmosphere in some sections of Towson-
town these nights, we should think the attention
of our sanitary inspector is badly needed.
NO." said one Of our druggists few days
ago, "there is not such an awful profit on glass
of soda water. You must know that the wear and
tear of the glasses amounts to something"
The next term of the McDonogh Farm
School will begin August 18th. Last Sunday
Rev. George A. Leakin, of Baltimore, visited this
school and preached n sermon to the boys.
Rev Edward T. Lawrence, assistant rector
of Christ P. L. Church, Baltimore, has accepted
the rectorship of St. Mary's Church, Hampden,
made vacant by the death of Rev. Mr.. Maitland.
The Secretary ofthe Treasury has appointed
William R. Patterson, of WaverIy, Waterman at
the Marine Hospital, the erection of which is
to be commenced in this county, near the city
limits.
The Western Maryland Railroad is doing
heavier excursion business this year than ever
before. Under the management of Col. Hood it
is one of the best conducted railroads in the
country.
Another band of "rear" Gipsies is encamped
in the woods at Halls Springs, Hartford road, and
hundreds of curious people from the city and sur
rounding country visit them to have their "for-
tunes" told.
Fifteen horses and ffty-two dogs belong
ing to the Elkridge Club, have arrived at Saratoga
Springs, New York. Several members of the club
are also there and will spend the season at that
delightful resort.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is making ar
rangements to run an excursion to Watkins Glen
and Niagara Falls about the 10Th of this month.
Reduced rates have been secured at the hotels at
Watkins and the Falls.
The excursion of the Protestant Episcopal
Brotherhood of Baltimore, to the Rocks of Deer
Greek, which was to have taken place on Thurs
day last, was postponed, on account of the rain,
to Monday, August 4th.
Mr. Joshua Hooker, who had been a resi-
dent of this county for forty-fve years, died at
his residence, near FallstOn, July goth, aged IS
years. Constable Willis, of Waverly, this county,
is son-in-law of the deceased.
Mr.. Francis Metzgar, who kept a drug
store on Gay street, Baltimore, for many years,
died from paralysis on Thursday, aged so years.
He was well known to many persons residing in
the eastern section of Baltimore county.
Mr.. Jos. r. Loane, prominent Baltimore
CONTRACTOR ana gentleman weIT-knowu IN this
county, died on Friday night of last week. He
was relative by marriage of Mr.. D. Preston Parr,
proprietor of the Smedley House, Towsontown.
Two colored camp-meetings were in pro-
gress within a mile of this place last Sunday and
the attendance was very small. People do not
seem to take the same interest in these meetings
that they did few years ago, at least not here.
Capt. VIM. Fl. Bians, the new general
manager of the Maryland Central road, has as
sumed the duties of his Office. He has proven
himself successful railroad man and his expert
ence Will prove FaiuaDie 10 MN III his Nc" Posi-
ton.
"A driver and conductor on the Gainesville
line of cars got into fight on Saturday night
last, and for time made things lively for their
passengers, some of whom, going home from
market lost their baskets. The driver was arrested
on Monday.
We already notice that several steam
threshers have exploded, causing great loss of
property. None but experienced men should be
allowed to run the engines of these machines
Human life as we'll as the safety of property de-
mands this.
Some of the wheat yields already reported
are wonderful, running up to about so bushels
Der acre. Five hundred bushels of Carroll county
wheat were sold in Baltimore on Monday at 96
cts. per bushe 1t is question if it pays to raise
wheat at this price.
Lately the butchers in the vicinity of High
landtown, 18th district, have been greatly annoy
ed BY thieves who have carried off meat, lard, tubs,
&c. colored man named George Ward has been
arrested as one of the principal offenders and he
is now in Jail here.
Mr.. Jacob f. Kemp, who for several years
kept the Three-Mile House, the HookstOwn
road, died at his residence in the city, Thurs
day of last week, in the 43d year of his age. For
some time past he had been dealing in horses, the
firm being Myers Kemp.
MARSHALL Lodge, No. SO, Knights of Pythias,
of JarrettsvilIe, Hartford county, dedicated their
new hall on Tuesday last. The parade was par
ticipated in by Marshall Lodge and delegations
from Home Secret Lodge, No. go, Hebron Lodge,
No. IA, and Amicitia, No. A, under direction of
J. E. Beatty, chief marshal. The Maryland
Cornet Band of New Market, furnished the music.
A fine collation. was served for the visitors.