The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-05-17

RoIt;uore Circuit M. p. Church.-The president
of the conference, Rev. J. 7. Murray, will preach
at EPSON Chapel, at IL a. m; Warren, at p M,
and Phoenix, at u p. m, on Sunday, May 18TH.
J. R. NICHOLS, Pastor.
H. .JoLn's Mission, York ROad.-Preaching to-
morrow afternoon, at 8 O'Clock, by Rev. W. T. D.
GLENN.
-Friday May 30th. is Decoration Day.
The May term of the Circuit Court tor thls
county convenes on Monday next.
-Towsontown's financial condition has not
been Jared by the bank failures in New York.
Daring the month of April 80 tramps we're
sunplied with 1876 meals at the Hartford county
aims house.
had a fine picture painted of his Jersey bull For
get Me-Not.
Mr.. Frank E. Cunningham,of Westminster,
had Tom Ochiltree colt foaed last week that
was AZ inches high.
Weak camphor water is recommended for
sore eyes, 1t should be applied with sponge or
other soft substance. =.
Chief Judge Oliver Miller, of the Court of
Appeals, contemplates trip to Europe for the
benefit of his health.
last week the Union Manufacturing Com
pany of Union, LIST district, made shipment OF
goods direct to Africa.
John F. Centrum, Esq, attorney at law,
manent Loan Association.
There was slight frost in some sections OF
Baltimore county on Sunday morning last, but
not enough to do any damage.
Rev, J. NJ. Jones, pastor of st. Johns
Catholic church, Long Green, this county, recently
retured from trip to Europe
Virgins, the weather prophet, says he has
never received cent for his predictions. No
body is in his debt, so far as heard from.
y L. Quigley, freight conductor on the
Northern Central Railroad, had his right leg badly
mashed between two cars, on Monday night last.
IT'S said that "good luck taps at ones door
once in a mans lifetime" and most men have
just gone over to the neighbOr's when the KNOCK
comes.
"A number of persons who were drawn to
serve on the Jury at the May term of Court have
been excused and others have been drawn In their
places.
good many bad debts. "Oh nc" he replied, the
debts are all good enough, but the pay is thunder
ing bad"
five want your town to increase in popula-
ton YOU must sell building lots at reasonable
prices and offer inducements for strangers to come
among you.
of oak, "a of pine, 9 of fir, of spruce, OF hem,
lock. 2 of persmmon, IL of ash, Is of willow and
9 poplar. 49,.
Gel. R. NJ. Johnston, we'll known IN this
county, had the misfortune to fall down the steps
of his residence few days ago, injuring himself
quite painfully.
Just think of it 4! Potatoes sold in West
minister last week at Is cents bushel. In Tow
sontown the price ranges all the way from so cts.
to 81 per bushel.
At the sale of Jersey cattle in New York
last week, Mr.. John Ridgely, ofHampton, bought
a. bull calf, 81 months old. of the most fashion
able sock, for Sl75
Mr.. Frederick Won Kapf, of "Stoneleigh,"
this county, purchased two valuable Jersey heifers
at the sale at the American Horse Exchange,
New York, last week.
There were 149 deaths in Baltimore last
week-a decrease of SO in comparison with the
corresponding week last year. The births for
same period were lis.
Mr. Marion Sherwood, formerly of Hartford
county, but for the last two years a resident of
Boring, this county, has gone back to his old
home near Forest Hill.
Senator Warfeld, of Howard county, editor
of the Ellicott City Times, confined to the
house all of last week, suffering from regular at
tack of old fashioned measles.
Mrs. Rachel Miller, of Wiseburg, this county,
whose dwelling was destroyed by fire few weeks
ago, had an insurance on the property of 81 400
in the Hartford county company.
Mr.. John E. Hurst and family, whose sum-
mer residence is near Woodbrook station, Mary
land Central railroad last week sailed for Europe
where they will spend the greater part of the
summer.
Col Cyrus Diller, of Hanover, Pa, is said
to be lying critically i'll at his residence in that
place. Col. Diller contractor for work on
the Maryland Central Railroad, and is well known
in this county.
"A horse belonging to ]. ]. Jackson, of
Hulltown, 18th district, fell through bridge on
the BALTIC. 4 Potomac railroad and was struck by
freight train and so seriously injured that he
had to be killed.
One young Irish Democrat in Towsontown
will vote for the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent because of the position Of his party on the
tariff question. And there are many others who
feel Just as he does.
Mr.. John F. Roth, through his attorney,
has sued the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company for $4,000, for causing the death of
his wife at the Frederick road crossing, in this
county, in November, 1888.
Manchester, Carroll county, not to be outdone
by her sister city, Westminster, will hold a pro-
cession and trades display on Whit Monday
Eight bands and drum corps have been invited
TO take part in the parade.
Mr.. David S. Longnecker, of Worthing-
ton Valley, has presented the Druid Hill Park
Commissioners with a curious species of duck
called the "Hell- diver" and it has been placed
in the collection in the Park.
The Annapolis Republican is responsible
for this: "The ladies not in favor of electric
lights-they can't be turned down low enough"
The above is from the paper of Hon. Geo. Cotton,
but may not be from his pen.
There was quite heavy storm of thunder
and lightning here on Tuesday night, but the air
wasn't half so sulphurous it around the
town late Wednesday afternoon. The new Dem
ocratic paper came out that day. Savvy?
The addition to the Court House is about
half finished and now it appears to be hanging
fire. If it is to be finished why not push it
through without 20 much delay fit is an actual
necessity there is no sense in this hardness.
The contract for carrying the mail from
Fallston, Hartford county, to Perry Hall, Balti-
more comfy, has been awarded to F. S. Smith, of
Washington, D. c., for 1886. Mr.. Smith is also
the contractor for other routes in Maryland.
Richard d. Armacost, native of Carroll
county, aged 80 years, months and 10 days, died
at Glen Rock, Pa, last month. He was one OF
the "Old Defenders" Of 1912. No doubt he was
related to the Baltimore county family of that
p name.
Some cattle dealers from Claremont stock
Yards were before the Board of County Commits
sioners on Tuesday requesting that the handling
and driving of cattle in the vicinity of the yard
be abandoned. The Board promised to enforce
the law.
Judge William A. Fisher and family will
sail for Europe about the middle of June. The
name of the Judge has been mentioned a can
didate for Congress in Mr.. Findlay's district in
the city, but he very properly declines to mix up
in politics.
Mrs. J. N. Henderson, of this town, left on
Tuesday afternoon for Patterson, Juniatta county,
Pa, to visit friends and to attend meeting of the
Baptist Association at Tuscarora church in that
county. This is the first Association that has
been held ut that church for ten years.
In race at Herring Run, Philadelphia
road, on Monday evening last, between the bay
Mare, Lab dab, to harness, and Mowhawk
Kate to wagon, best three out of five, mile heats,
Lab -da-dah won the first three heats and the race.