The Baltimore County union., 1884-10-25

little good TO the parcneu eartu. NOtulug snort
of three or four days old fashioned rain will soak
the ground and revive the springs and streams.
Mr.. Todd's Harry Arlington" won the
best race trolted at the Hartford ar last week,
but the company he was in was not fast enough
to urge him to the top of his speed darlington
is going we'll and appears in fine condition for
track work.
Richard j. Lucas, chief Democratic judge
of the 4th precinct If the 9th district has resided
in Baltimore city for nearly three years. Is il
possible that our County Commissioners cant find
enough men for judges of election without going
to the city for them?
Hundreds of springs and small streams
throughout the county are entirely dried up, in
many instances occasioning much trouble to farm
ers and others. This long continued drought is
almost beyond precedent and its effects cannot
help but prove very serious.
MIR. Robert Lehr, of Mount Washington,
was thrown from his carriage in that place, Mon
day afternoon, sustaining a disocatiOn of the
elbow besides painful cuts about the face and
hands. The other occupants of the carriage at
the time escaped without injury.
At the Hartford fair last week Mr.. VIM. l..
Cooley, a member of the Belair bar, was voted
| the handsomest man in that county and was
presented with beautiful gold chain. 1t is said
that Mr.. Cooley is handsome ~ enough to stop a
| clock and therefore deserved the prize.
Mr.. J. s. Git. of Hanover, the we'll
civil engineer, who has been on visit to Topeka,
Kansas. has started on trip to Colorado Springs,
Santa Fe, Las Vegas, FL Paso and the City OF
Mexico. He will doubtless have something to
| tell us about these places when he returns.
Mr.. I. Rosenfeld, of Baltimore, was the
principal judge for the races at Belair last week.
and discharged his duties most satisfactorily. lie
is well IN in the rules Of the National Association
prompt and accurate in his decisions, and it is a
rare thing to see better judge on a race track.
IF our county Agricultural Society would
| lease its grounds and track to some good man
who would take horses to break and train it would
prove a good thing for the Society and would en-
courage our people to raise better horses. 1t is
mystery to us why this has not been done long ago
| Mr.. Lewis III. Urban presented n beautiful
| gold head ebony cane to the Catholic fair which
has been in progress in Towsontown the past
week. Blaine and Cleveland are the candidates
rrsseiSIng Ine ngdsr mhmber 'e8tss aa 'ft etst
| each.
Hon. John D. Taylor. who was elected &c
Congress fr m one Of the Ohio districts last week
married Baltimore county lady. his wife being a
| daughter of the venerable Israel Price, formerly
a well known citizen of the sth district, but who
for scme time past, has been a resident Of the
Buckeye State.
samuel S. Back,a student the McDonogh
! Farm School. in this county. died a few days ago
and his remains were inferred at Mt. 0livet Gem
etery. Had he lived he would have graduated
next May. The school has been in operation
eleven years and this the first death that has
occurred among the pupils.
| Cards are out for the wedding OF Mr.. John
Merrvman Curtis, WE'LL known young farmer OF
the 10th district, to Miss Emma Virginia Davis.
daughter of Rev. J. N. Davis, D. D., pastor of
the NJ. E church at Monkton. The cermony will
take place in the church. Wednesday evening,
November 5th, at $50 o'clock.
The Messrs. Hoff, of Sherwood, this county,
are the of the Jersey COW "Gesini," l2. .S34
whose yearling bull calf "Gesnis Rex" took first
| premium at Cecil and Frederick county fairs
"Rex" was sold last week by Mr.. Robt. Moore,
to Mr.. Lewis McMurray. of Frederick, for S575.
| A very nice figure for a yesrling.
In the Orphans Court this week letters of
| administration were granted to Agnes G. StowelI
on the estate of Mary A. StowelI to Charles
Bosley on the estate of Walter Bosley to Rebecca
g. Pearce on the estate of John w Pearce, and
to Mary R. Renwick and David ii. Henning on
the estate of Robert Renwick, deceased.
The Maryland Central railroad carried
thousands of people to the Belar fair, and al
though there were extra trains every day, and
sometimes considerable detention no accidents of
any kind occurred. The conductors and crews
generally of the passenger trains very good
men and deserve high commendation for the care
and attention shown.
At meeting of the directors of the West
ern Maryland railroad company, held at Hilen
Station, on Wednesday, Col. John M. Hood was
reelected president and general manager, and
Mr.. John S. Harden. secretary and treasurer
Col. Hood has also been reelected president of
the Baltimore and Cumberland Valley railroad,
and Mr.. Harden. secretary.
-TalbotJ. Albert. ESQ.,, of Catonsville, a high
ly esteemed member of the bar. will be married
on the ,th inst, to Miss Lille Macgil, youngest
daughter of Col. o. P. Macgill, Of this county
he ko 4 =, - Z
church, Baltimore. The prospective groom is a
son Of the late Hon. William j. Albert, and is
well known in Baltimore society circles.
a very handsome tablet has been placed
in St. Johns p. E. church. Hagerstown, to the
memory of the late John Macgill. NJ. D., who was
| for many years vestryman of the church. and
who the father of DR.. Chas. G. w. Macgill, of
Catonsville. this county. The tablet erected
this week BY the wife of the deceased, and her
son and daughter were present on the occasion.
The largest and most enthusiastic political
meeting ever seen in the 18th district was held at
Waltemyer's, on the Washington road, few nights
ago. Speeches were made by Mr.. Holton and
others and an attractive campaign banner was
thrown to the breeze. Mr.. Holton carried this
Democratic stoughcld two years ago and he will
sweep it again next month by an increased ma
jority.
Among the Baltimore county exhibits at
the Hagerstown fair the past week, were the herd
of Jerseys of Mr.. Robt. Moore; Mr.. Jesse Tyson's
stable OF fine trotting horses. IL in number: ~
horses of the Elkridge Club, and Mr.. VIM. I.
| Walters stable of Perchercns. Baltimore county
can show some of the finest stock in Maryland
and therefore our annual fair should be the best
| in the State.
The Catholic fair for the benefit Of the
new church in this place, has been in progress in
| the unfinished church building the past week. II
| has been largely attended and doubt a very
4 L.~x1 l. I~1s ~
| gentlemen in charge have worked earnestly and
it is hoped they NAV be amply rewarded for their
| labors. The fair will be continued until Wednes
day evening Of Hext week.
| The fall meeting Of the Maryland jockey
| Club, which ended at Pimlico on Friday of last
week. was one of the most successful ever held by
the Club. The attendance was large every dav
and the racing events proved to be all that the
most ardent lovers of the turf could desire. This
is one of the very best managed racing clubs in
the country, all the officers being hgh-toned bust
ness and professional gentlemen.
| On Friday-the last day Of the Hartford
fair-there was presidential race" double
teams. between Blaine aud Logan. Cleveland and
Hendricks, Butler and West, and Mrs. BeIva
Lock wood. single. Mrs. Lockwood won the race
| by cutting across the infield, amid shouts Of
laughter from the ladies in the grand stand
Cleveland and Hendricks second, Blaine and
| Logan third, Butler and West fourth. Time AIS
The family of DanielJ. McCauley, ESQ.,, o.
Ellicott City, an ex County Commissioner of this
unity, had a reunion at the old homestead, ir
Cecil county, last week. The family originally
consisted of eight children, six of whom are still
living, their average ages being nearly seventy
years. The remains of the parents rest side bv
side in the old church yard at New Leeds. Thei
descendants now living number seventy four
Mr.. Daniel J. McCauley's 73d birthday occurred
on Tuesday Of last week, and this was made tn,
occasion for the reunion of brothers and sisters.
Excitement in the Belt.-The large numbe
Of robberies lately committed in the Belt, jus
north of the city, have caused the residents o
| held one day last week they determined to apply
to the County Commissioners for an additiona
police force to protect them against the frequen
visits of the sneak thieves and burglars who ar,
k;os, life ~, that oshe-i-e favored scotivu al
most Hnendurable At the meeting referred to
large committee of prominent gentlemen was ap
pointed to call upon the Commissioners. They
came here on Tuesday and the spokesman Of the
| committee presented their case maintaining tina
while the statute authorizing the appointment O.
police force in the county restricted the levy fo
| that purpose to the sum of $4,000 annually
which had already been expended, yet this appl
| cation was based upon q pressing emergency akiI