The Baltimore County union., 1884-07-05

vices at o'clock.
There will be preaching at Luthervile, by Rev
W. II. II. Powers, in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at Al o'clock.
To,csontoscn M. E. CHurch.-Preaching Sunday
at IL a. m. and at II p. m, by the pastor, Rev
w. T. D. Clemm.
PRAYER and praise meeting ON Wednesday n
ings, and class meetings on Wednesday afternoons,
at O'Clock, and Friday evenings, at o'clock.
The season for camp-meetings is now very
near at hand.
The U. S. Senate has confirmed Mrs. Sarah
Feast as postmistress at Towsontown.
The daily receipts of the Maryland Central
road are now from $3.50 to $500 per day.
1t is reported that York county lost about
forty bridges by the great flood last week.
The Belair Democrat calls our neighbor,
the Voice, a "chronic grumbler." Too bad.
The Northern Central Railroad company
is erecting a signal tower at Sherwood Station.
The Petit Jury of the May term of the
Circuit Court, was discharged finally on June 9th.
The all-day meeting at Jessop's NJ. 4.
church, sth district, will be held Sunday, July
18th.
Mrs. John l. Yellott, accompanied by her
children, has gone to Frederick, on a visit to
relatives.
The Democrats of Reisterstown have form
ed campaign club, with ex-Sherif VIM. A. Slade
as president.
WIN. Batch, having purchased the old Blue
Pump tavern, on the Frederick road, is now run
ming the same.
The right thing now in carpets is to have
the name of the person that is to use them woven
into the centre.
We had q pleasant call this week from
Francis G. Fossett, Esq, formerly one of our
County Commissioners.
The Patent Office Department has granted
apatent to William B. CHM, of Woodberry, this
county, for suit hanger.
Rev. VIM. E. Bartlett, pastor of st. AIMS
Catholic Church, on the York road, is spending
some time at Atlantic City.
The Pennsylvania Short-Line Railroad,
running from York to Frederick, lost eight of its
bridges by the floods last week.
The question is asked whether it is better
to talk in church, as members of the choir do, or
90 to sleep, like the oldest deacon.
The cars of the city "blue" line are now
running on the new extension out st. Paul street
to Huntington avenue, in the Belt.
"A good way. Make up your mind where
sbouts you'll spend the summer and then don't 60
away at all if you want an enjoyable time.
"A fire at the residence of L. P. D. Newman,
Esq, at Arlington, Sd district, on Saturday last,
damaged the back building to the extent of $500.
The Dunkards held services at Hampden,
Falls road, last Monday, and two young ladies
were baptized in Jones' falls, near the Clipper
mill.
Mr.. Timothy Duggan, father of Rev. Francis
P. Duggan, of Woodberry, died at St. Agnes
Hospital, Baltimore, Tuesday night, in his 73d
year.
The fellows who sold pools on the races at
Pimlico last May have all been indicted by the
city Grand Jury, under the gambling laws of the
State
2 At the commencement of the Reisterstown
high school, Friday of last week, the graduates
were Miss Rachel Moores, Lewis Slade and NJ E.
Walsh.
The encampment of the militia of Penn
sylvania will be held at Gettysburg the first week
in August No doubt many of our citizens will
visit the camp.
The total damage in York county by the
food of last week will reach about 81 900 900. The
loss on county bridges alone will aggregate not
less than $4,000.
1t is thought by the first of October next
that construction trains will be running from Bal
timore to Havre-de- Grace, over the new Baltimore
Ohio extension.
The advance guard of the Towsontown mos
quito army has already put in an appearance and
they have settled down to work in a disagreeably
business-like style.
"A colored woman named Mary Matthews,
employed by a family in Reisterstown, was found
dead in the yard a few days ago. Death resulted
from natural causes.
old wheat sold in Baltimore, on Tuesday
last at 94 cts per bushe the lowest price reached
y y
was quoted at S1.124.
You can most generally tell if lawyer is
married by noticing the way in which he cross
examines woman. The wise boy fooleth not
with the humble bee.
Mr.. Henry Dienstbach, of this place, had
five children attending the high school last year,
four of whom did not miss single day during
the entire school year.
DIR. T. z. 0futt, prominent physician of
the I'd district and father of NJ. W. Ofutt, ESQ.,,
of this place, was thrown from colt on Wednes-
day, and considerably bruised.
BY recent distribution of the free school
funds to the several counties and the city of Bal
timore, by the Comptroller, Baltimore county
public schools receive S9,727.O4.
The Maryland State Board of Health will
hold its next State Senitary Convention at the
Blue Mountain House, Western Maryland Rail-
road, some time in September next.
samuel Chew, Esq, of Germantown, Pa,
accompanied by his wife and two children, left
Philadelphia on June 4th last, for Europe, where
they will sojourn for about four months.
Miss Betsy Dix, member of a prominent
Virginia family of that name, died at the resi-
dence of Mr.. John S. Tyler, near Govanstown,
last Monday, in the 77th year of her age.
Several baskets of peaches arrived in Bal
timore on Wednesday, from Mr.. Wells farm in
Kent county. The fruit was small but notwith-
standing this fact, it brought 81 basket.
by chapter 400, of the acts of 1880, $500 is
the outside limit allowed executors and admins
traitors for funeral expenses and two per cent for
commissions on all sums in excess of S20, 900.
At the annual commencement of the Col
lege Of st. James, Hagerstown, last week, Andrew
Jr., son of Hon. Andrew Banks of fReisers-
"A base ball ninef Towsouu6wn, atcom.
panied by several friends, started for Easton Tai
bot county, Thursday night last, where they play
ed game on the 4th with the club of that place.
Miss Amanda Scott. daushts- Of D-.iel
Scott Esq., of Belair, was the recipient of honor
and premium at the annual commencement OF
Mount De Sales Academy, this county, last week.
-Messrs. B. Howard Tyson and Alex. Brown
had shooting contest at clay pigeons, last Sat-
urday, at The Kennels, in this county. They
shot at IL each, Mr.. Tyson breaking Is to his op-
ponents IA.
The German Reformed congregation of
Woodberry, has purchased q lot in Hampden,
Falls road, as sight for the erection of church.
The lot is rs by rs feet, and was bought from ].
H. Smith, Esq.
The first green corn in Baltimore market
this season went from Baltimore county and was
grown and marketed by Messrs Milligan Gillespie,
Of Back River Neck, and Wilson Schaefer, of
Middle River Neck.
Letters were granted in the Orphans Court
this week to Sarah j. Lay on the estate of Michael
Lay, and to Samuel M. Shoemaker, Jr., and Ben
jamin F. Newcomer on the estate Of Samuel NJ.
Shoemaker, deceased.
The pack of tomatoes in Hartford county
this season will not be half what it was last year.
but about the same amount of corn will be put up.
The canning business in our sister county has
been very much overdone.
Rev. Joseph Nelson, pastor of Bethel Pres
byterian church, has rendered his resignation to
accept call to church in New Jersey. He has
been pastor of Bethel for nine years, and his flock
will regret to part with him.
Look out for patent right swindlers. The
country is again said to be full of them. What
ever you do don't sign any papers for them. II
you want to deal in anything of this kind patron
ize only responsible business men.
The Commissioners of Cecil county have
been obliged to increase the tax levy 25 cts. on
the 500 in order to raise funds to rebuild the
bridges, &C., destroyed by last weeks food. The
loss to the county will be about $4,000.
The Sun continues its practice of publish
ing under the head "Baltimoreans out of Town,
the names of ell-known Baltimore county farm
ers and others who never lived in Baltimore in
their lives. For instance, it gives the name OF
Mr.. Blank, Glencoe Springs, when this same Mr..
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