The Baltimore County union., 1884-07-05

40; balance on hand July 1st, $l30, ,52I.O5.
"A substantial new bridge, erected b
the Maryland Central road across Deer Creek .
The Rocks, was carried away by the freshet
last week. The stream at that point rose abor
IL feet, but fortunately the damage to the raj
road was triiing
The Sun says the loss by the recent foo
in this county will be about $4,000. This sur
would not cover the loss of one of the dams wash
ed away on the Gunpowder, and the general des
truction along that stream was very great in mil
and other property.
We return thanks to Mr.. Gordon Green
who is clerk in the main office of the BALTIC. 4
Ohio X. X. Co., Baltimore, for a copy of the B.
.. Red Book, lately issued by Major Pangborn
This book is really work of art and would be
prize to any library.
Prof. Thomas Gorsuch, of Phlopolis, Stl
district, sailed from Baltimore for Bremen, il
the steamship America, last Thursday. He ha
taken trip across the ocean every summer for
number of years, his health always being greatly
benefited thereby.
Mr.. John Wall, a well l-known wholesal,
liquor dealer, died at his residence, in Baltimore
last Tuesday, in the SD year of his age. He wal
lover of fast horses and owned the trottng horse
ervile, this county.
"A farmer can very nearly approximate the
amount of hay he harvests, by the commonly &c.
| cepted rule-for every eighteen cubic yards oi
| newly stacked or moved timothy or other grass
one tom and of clover, for one ton, there must be
thirty-one cubic yards.
| The Catonsville horse railway has lately
been very much improved. The track is in first
class order, the cars have been newly painted,
and snug station houses or waiting rooms have
been erected at intervals along the road for the
accommodation of the patrons of the line.
Master David Mcintosh, the interesting
and only son of Col. D. G.. Mcintosh, celebrated
his 7th birthday on Thursday, on which occasion
he gave pretty little party to number of chill
dren of near his own age The little folks had a
jolly time and voted Master David splendid host.
1.-The M Maryland Hotel Annapolis formerly
conuucteu Dy Messrs: norman q Ooiton, cnahgeo
hands on Tuesday. Mr.. j. A. Hef6nger, who has
been connected with the hotel for some years, is
to be the manager for John H. Fowler, ESQ.,, of
this county, who is one of the owners of the prop
erty.
Mr.. Richard Cromwell, of this county,
president of the Mount Vernon Company, was
appointed by President Arthur commissioner of
the State of Maryland at the coming New Orleans
Exposition, but as he was obliged to decline,
Mr.. Owen A. Gill, of Baltimore, has been named
in his stead.
The Immediate Aid Society, colored
beneficial society of Towsontown, celebrated the
4th by a grand street parade and picnic. A
number of sister societies Joined them, and avery
pleasant day was spent. This was the only OBJ
Towsontown.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Waverly NJ.
E. church will hold fete champetre in Mr.. SamI
W. Storms grove, adjoining his residence, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
July Sth, 9th and 10th, beginning at 81 o'clock.
Confectionery, cake and ice-cream in abundance.
The public cordially invited.
Attention is directed to a change in the
running of trains on the Maryland Central Rail-
10 first troi in for na1f md inf ,ad; ofo
points leaves North Avenue at s a. m. The train
leaving Towsontown at 10.1S M, for Baltimore,
has been withdrawn. These changes take effect
on Monday next, 7th instant.
Col. o. P. Macgi has been designated by
the Orphans Court of this county as one of the
late Samuel NJ. Shoemaker. The Col. is well
versed in such matters, having obtained much
valuable information relative thereto whilst Reg
lister of Wills of this county.
The Centennial Conference of the M. E.
church will be held in Baltimore in December
next. This conference is to be composed of dele
gates from the various branches of American
Methodism; and its purpose is to celebrate the
organization of the M. E. church, which occurred
in that city one hundred years ago.
The Board of County Commissioners on
Tuesday passed an order declining to permit the
North Baltimore Passenger Railway Company
laying tracks on Whitelock lane from Eutaw
street extended to Druid Hill Park. The decision
was rendered in conformity with an opinion of
Major John l. Yellott, counsel to the Board.
The annual re- union of the survivors of the
9th Nd. Federal Regiment will be held at West
minister, Sept. 10th, when grand dinner will be
served on the lawn of the residence of Col. VIM.
A. McEellip. All old soldiers in Carroll and ad-
joining counties are cordially invited to partci-
pate, whether members of the 9th Regimentor or not,
The Board of Directors Of the Maryland
ar&,o ID
action looking to the proposed reorganization of
the company. 1t is said that several members
of the present Board will resign and other gen
Jg N Of the bSn
meeting will be held next Tuesday.
Up to this time the authorities of the
Maryland Central road have not adopted our sug-
gestion to have the Falls road and platforms, at
Boundary ave. station, sprinked every warm
afternoon, to lay the dust and make the station
more comfortable for passengers. Water is very
cheap and plenty and we think one man might
easily be spared for thirty minutes every after
noon.
Some of the too too people living in the
Belt, near the site of the new school lot upon
which it is proposed to erect the fifteen thousand
dollar school house, are not pleased because it
will be so the Falls road that the children of
the poor people in that vicinity will attend the
school. We expect some of these same people
contact with that unfortunate class there.
Frederick Meyer, sick deserter from the
U. S. Army, whose father resides in the 18th dis
trict, and who refused to take care of him, was
sent to the county alms-house by Justice Dorsey.
He could not be taken in there and subsequently
he was sent to Fort McHenry, where he was re-
ceived as deserter and placed in the hospital
Why his father refused him shelter in his unfor-
tunate condition, has not been ascertained.
The conduct on some of our principal
streets on Saturday nights is a disgrace to the
town and it ought to be suppressed. Law-abiding
and quiet citizens certainly have some few rights
left, but it there is class in the communi-
ty who have no respect for themselves, much less
for any one else. There is a law against the use
of obscene and blasphemous language on the pub
lie highways, but it is dead letter, so far as
Towsontown is concerned.
The York and Peach Bottom narrow gauge
road, between Delta and the river, a distance of
four miles, was damaged to the extent of about
ST., 900 by the food of last week. small stream
along which the road runs the greater part of the
distance, swollen into river and bridges
trestles and embankments were swept away like
so many straws. People in that vicinity say they
never saw such flood before, and at one time it
looked as though there was to be second deluge
"A colored excursion party from the city
spent Monday last at Loch Raven and during the
afternoon several of the women undertook to di-
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fsticuffs. Sheriff knight and Deputy Risteau,
who were upon the grounds, were compelled to
arrest two of the principals before the muss could
be quelled. One of these-the principal disturb
ing spirit-weighed upwards of 200 pounds, and
she was compelled to walk to Towsontown, a dis
tance of four miles. They were both lodged in
Jail.
Several property owners along the tunnel
line of the Gunpowder water works are very anx-
ious for the Water Board to construct an avenue
100 feet in width, from Lake Montebello to Loeb
Raven. The city already owns strip 40 feet
wide and these gentlemen will give 80 feet more
4eveaeh side, thus securing the desired width of
ful drive and would enchance the value Of prop
erty along its line, to say nothing about the ad-
vantages that would be gained through such N
With many the impression prevails that
Towsontown took its name from Gen. Nathan
Towson, but this is erroneous. Nathan Towson
was born here one hundred years ago on the 22d
of last January. Ezekiel Towson, the father of
Nathan, kept "Towson's Tavern" here as early as
1771, and it is likely the place took its name from
him. In 1896 VIM. Welsh was allowed. seven
pounds Qess than s35) for keeping in repair the
road from Ezekiel Towson's tavern to Walter