The Baltimore County union., 1884-02-16
Mr.. James F. Lee, who resided near Halls

Springs, on the Hartford road, died very suddenly
of heart disease, last Monday. He was on hii
way from the horse cars to his home when he fel
and expired. Mr.. Lee was candidate last faI
| on the Republican ticket for the Legislature.
Mr.. Paul G.. Crout, brother of John e
Crout, Esq, one of the County Commissioners fol
Baltimore county, died on Wednesday last H,
was a resident of Baltimore city and was at one
time before his health failed, an active Demo
cratic politician He leaves wife and three chill.
dren.
We hope the Maryland Central Company
will secure the necessary grounds at the Rocks Of
Deer Creek, upon which to build pavilion, &c
This place must in time become q very popular
excursion resort, and the crowds of people who
will visit it will bring thousands of dollars into
the COmpany's treasury. 1888
1t is said that the county roads were never
before known to be so bad as they are just now.
The continued rains and the frost coming out
have''rendered many of them almost impossible.
Even the turnpikes have felt the effects of the
weather and they are nearly as bad, in some
places, as the county roads.
Our brother of the Glen Rock Item has an
article on spiders. We always thought he was a
strictly temperate editor, but it is the same old
story-another good man gone wrong. That
"apple jack" sold in York county is horrible
stuff. Better drink cold water, neighbor, and
then you won't see such terrible Seitz.
Fred. ). Grupy, who, as heretofore stated
in these columns, robbed his brother-in-law, Mr..
James A. Maynard, Jr., of Baltimore, of lot of
jewelry and other articles, valued at $3.50, has
been convicted in the city Criminal Court and
sentenced to the penitentiary for one year.
Young Grupy is a son of the late Francis j.
Grupy, of this county, who was a well-known
merchant and farmer.
A few weeks ago about half a dozen Tow
sontown printers left steady and paying jobs here
t.. accept work on Baltimore daily that died
prematurey ON Monday, thus throwing them all
out of work. Of course they have returned and
are again seeking employment here. They
should have remembered the old adage-"a bird
in the hand is worth two in the BUSH"
We have one man in Towsontown who
counts himself a broad-gauge weather prophet.
Last fall he said all the indications pointed to
very mild winter-that he knew we couldn't
have anything else. You all know what kind of
a winter we have had. Now, in order to let him
self out, he says "well, it hasn't been such hard
winter after ALL Look at your coal bill, neigh
Dor, and then tell us what you think.
The funeral of Mrs. Jas. L. Gallagher, who
died On the 9th inst, took place at st. AIMS R..
C. Church, York road, or Saturday evening. Re-
QUEEN mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Con-
molly, assisted by Rev. VIM. E. Bartlett. The re-
mains were placed in vault In Holy Cross Gem
etery, Hartford road. The pall-bearers were Hon.
Richard Grason, Lewis Vogle, VIM. Bishop, VIM.
Dashields, Alfred II. Shriyer, Vim. C. Woods and
VIM. Wright.
"A passenger on the Maryland Central road
was heard to say few days ago that "all the
passenger trains should have one cattle car, and
compel every man who chews tobacco to ride in
it." And another said ''they should also have a
dark and lonely box car for the man who
whistles. The whistlers could all get together in
there and sit and drum on the sides of the car
with their fingers, and whistle all the tunes they
didn't know, and the rest of the passengers
would be happy"
The season for public sales is near at hand.
If you want an attractive handblI printed at
very small cost, and more important, if you want
your sale advertised where everybody will see it,
come to THE UNION Office and give US chance to
talk with you a few minutes. THE UNION goes
everywhere, is read by all classes of people, and
if you want to plant ten-dollar bill that will
turn hundreds to your pocket-book, come right
up prepared to talk business.
On Thursday of last week Mr.. Geo. R.
Crofroth, the well-known Baltimore merchant,
went down to Captain Brian's place, in the
necks, and accompanied by Mr.. Stansbury Brian,
started out for fox hunt with four of the Cap
tain's young dogs. They had not len out more
than an hour before they csptgi9t the largest
kind of red fox, which was holed within one
mile of Carrolps Island. If the Elk Ridgers
want to learn the art of catching foxes they must
go down and see how it is done by Capt. Brian's
pack.
One of our exchanges has its "back up" on
the subject of persistent begging for church fairs,
&c. He says "without doubt this soliciting of
votes, subscriptions, contributions, etc., is an
noying We hate it, and generally speak our
minds when smiling woman or silly young men,
who have nothing better to do, ask us to buy a
ticket for fair or take chance in q religious
lottery. If a church thinks it necessary to adorn
itself, let the congregation 60 down in its pockets
and pay for what it desires: 1t has no business
to ask the general public for anything. This is
pure impudence."
"A correspondent of the Cecil Wing, who
made the trip to Delta on the occasion of the
opening of the Maryland Central road to that
point, gives brief history of the road, and COM
ing down to 1877, he says, ga Board of Directors,
with VIM. II. Waters, president, was organized.
Until this point the project, like many others
that had fallen through, was regarded as vision
ary. But, with the well established reputation
for integrity and business tact of the President
and his efficient co-workers in the enterprise con-
idence of the people at once secured was never
shaken, and the result, of the best built roads
in the country, forty-fve miles in length, at a
cost of less than million dollars, is an accom-
plished fact, without occasion for shadow of
propriated."
A Double Wedding.-We are indebted to
the Reisterstown Voice of last week for the fol-
lowing: "The vicinity of Black Rock, in this
county, was much excited Thursday of last week
by the unusual occurrence of double wedding at
Black Rock Baptist church. The contracting
parties were Mr.. VIM. II. Kelly, of the 9Th district
and Miss Annie T. Brooks, and Mr.. Frank Brooks
and Miss Bette Bond, the last three of the Sth
district. The officiating minister was Elder F. A.
Chick, of this place. Every seat and every foot
of standing room in the church was occupied by
the neighbors and friends of the happy couples,
who had gathered to see them off upon their emf
grafton to the state of matrimony. And if good
wishes avail anything, they are sure of pleasant
and prosperous life. Afterwards they, with nu-
merous friends, repaired to the residence of Mrs.
Sallie Brooks, who gave them dinner of the old
fashioned sort, with pleanty of substantials, &c.
Later in the evening Mr.. John Bond gave them
a supper, of which a hundred or more partook.
The company broke up at late hour, with many
good wishes to each of the happy couples for their
long life and prosperity" Miss Bond is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. John Bond, well-known Sth district
farmer.