The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-08-23

tor, Rev. VIM Dalam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7.30 o'clock.
St. Johns Mission, York Road.-Preaching to-
morrow afternoon, at 3 O'Clock, by Rev. W. I. D.
GLENN.
The next meeting of the county School
Board will be held Tuesday, August 26th.
Mr.. William Kirkwood, of Shane, Balti-
more county, died on the 18th inst, aged IS years.
Mr.. VIM. Leimbach, of Gainesville, was
seriously hurt on Sunday last, in a driving acct
dent on the Frederick road.
The jurors for the September term of the
Circuit Court were drawn by Judge Yellott last
Wednesday. See list elsewhere:
All the trains on the Maryland Central
road are now running on time and everything ap-
pears to be working smoothly and well.
The business of the Maryland Central road
is growing so rapidly that the purchase of another
engine and more cars will be necessary.
On Tuesday evening full-dress German
was given at the Eldunot, Mt Washington, which
was led by Mr.. W. Mckay and Miss Kirk.
Some of the friends of ex-Judge Richard
Grason are anxious that he should allow his name
to be used as Democratic candidate for Congress
in this district
A large gong has been placed in front Of
Boundary Avenue Station, Maryland Central
railroad which now gives the signal for the start
ing of all trains.
The Towson Guards tournament will take
place at Groom's Dairy Grove, on Wednesday of
next week. The occasion will doubtless be one
of much pleasure.
Tie botanical name of the sun-hower
which is now in bloom, is helianthus, because it
is the flower of the sun, and always faces that orb
when in full bloom
For more than a week we have been ex-
periencing real dog day weather. and although the
mercury did no go much above 90, the atmosphere
was very oppressive.
The county's boarding house-the jail
has just now a very large number Of guests, some
seventy odd. Most Of the number are confined
upon trifing charges.
-"Retreat," the home farm of the late VIM.
r. PanneII, of Hartford, was sold recently to Mr..
]. B. Weller, of Baltimore, on private terms. 1t
contains 120 acres
At this season of the year, when meat
comes from the butcher and is not to be used the
same day, it should be washed over with vinegar,
which prevents it from turning.
-Track-laying has been commenced on the
Gainesville Short-L Line Railroad, and the work
will be pushed to an early completion. Funds are
on hand to complete the work.
The Beneficial Association of the Northern
Central Railroad held very successful picnic
at Lutherville, on Monday. between two and
three thousand people we're present.
We again hear many complaints against
the Towsontown garbage-man. Our sanitary in
spector should look after him closely and see that
he performs his duties in a satisfactory manner.
The York Pennsylranian says: "None of
the York Methodist ministers were at Summit
Grove, not even for few hours, as they do not
approve of the style in which the camp is rum"
"A few days ago Mrs. c. Elliott, of this
county, while driving in the city, had her car
riage wrecked by horse car running into it.
Fortunately the occupants escaped without in
jury.
Tbara ara nom five or civ Rich1onds in
the field in this county for the Democratic nom
nation for Congress in this district. But it is
n1"iAos. .h~vs .1ill all show up in the pri-
edward Martin, living near Lawson's saw
mill, 9TH district, was seriously hurt few days
ago by heavy log rolling over him. He had
an arm broken and his legs were very badly
bruised.
"A mule belonging to John Brown, colored,
of this place, while engaged in hauling dirt to
grade Mr.. Thomas ]. Hunters lot on the York
road, backed over bank on Monday and broke
his neck.
Peter Nolan, who confessed to setting fire
to Waidner Johnson's coal office, situated on
Franklin street extended in this county, has been
committed to Jail to await the action of the next
Grand Jury.
-"Is your table linen marked 2" asked the
washerwoman. "0h, certainly" replied Mrs.
Popinjay. awe have had blackberry pie right
along this week and Mr.. Popinjay has spilled his
coffee twice."
Many improvements have lately been made
to Mt. st. Joseph's College, this county The
various departments of the building have all been
renovated and now everything about the place is
in perfect order.
Under the protection law passed by the
Legislature of 1882, partridges said to have
become very numerous in Carroll county, and
they are to be seen on almost every public road
and wheat field.
"A thief named Frank RntIer who sona vaar &c
ago served a sentence in Jail for rioting at
Irving Park, this county, was arrested at Camden
Station on Friday of last week. for robbing the
baggage of several ladies.
-Messrs. VIM. and Geo. Hays, of Hartford,
who have been using sugar beets for fattening
CATTLE have this three acres in these beets
from which they expect to gather between three
and four thousand bushels.
The death of many hogs atthis season of the
year is attributed by some persons to turning
animals into the wheat stubble, when the swollen
throat is caused by the swallowing of wheat Boards
and not cholera, as many suppose.
"A very handsome building has just been
completed for st. Timothy's school, Gainesville,
this county, at a large cost. Hon. James A. Gary
and other prominent gentlemen, residents of that
section, contributed to its erection.
"A number of tramps have lately been max
ing a rendezvous upon Mr.. Perine's place, at
Govanstown, to the great annoyance of that gen.
tleman. A few days ago he caused the arrest of
six of them and they were brought to Jail here.
The Cleveland and Hendricks campaign
club of the LIST district of this county in connec-
ton with club from Howard county, effected
permanent organization on Monday night, and
selected DIR. S. A.. Keene as their presiding officer
General Manager Bians, of the Maryland
Central road, offers a reward of $50 for the ap-
prehension of the person who placed stones upon
the track at public road crossing above Belair
We earnestly hope the guilty one may be appre-
hended.
The authorities os some of the towns in
Illinois have prohibited the wearing of the Moth
er Hubbard dresses by the females. They are
deemed indecent, and the police have been in
structed to arrest all persons appearing in such
costume.
County Commissioner Parlett went to Bel
air few days ago to confer with the Hartford
Commissioners relative to filling up the approaches
to the new bridge over the Little Gunpowder, at
Franklinville, which was built jointly by the two
counties.
Col. Samuel N. Hyde, of Long Green VAL
ley, commenced canning operations on Wednesday.
He has 125 hands employed and expects to put
put up between thirteen and fourteen thousand
cases of corn, every case of which has already
been sold.
Members of the Wednesday Club of Balti-
more, will give private theatrical entertainment
at the Blue Mountain House, Western Maryland
Railroad, this Saturday evening. The Railroad
Company has arranged an excursion to return
Sunday evening.