The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-08-09

inc Sunday, at II a. H. and 7.30 p. H., by the pas
tor Rev. VIM. Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7.3O o'clock.
-Counterfeit ten-dollar silver certificates are
in circulation and you want to be on the lookout
for them.
james NJ. McComas, formerly we'll known
Baltimore builder, and native of Hartford, died
few days ago, aged So years.
Last week several parties from Towson-
town went down grabbing and came back loaded
with crabs, we mean, of course.
George 7. Riley, son of Mr.. John I. Riley,
of Ashland, has been appointed to position in
the mailing department of the Baltimore postofice.
An old man named Billy Truxley, we'll
known on the Hartford road died in the Waverly
station house, on Monday night, from natural
causes.
The County Commissioners ask for pro-
posals for supplying the Court House, Jail and
aims house with coal, the bids to be opened Tues
day next.
The cotton mills of Messrs. Baldwin Co.,
at Savage, Howard county, employing about four
hundred hands, have shut down until the LIST Of
September.
Frank. Kelley has been appointed by the
County Commissioners, special officer to exam
inc licenses in the 9TH election district of Balti-
more county.
EPSON NJ. P. Sunday school, of this place,
Mr.. J. Wesley German, superintendent, will hold
its annual picnic at Druid Hill Park, on We'd
nesday next.
At the Convent of Notre Dame, near
Govanstown, on Tuesday last, twenty-six young
ladies renowned the world and are now locked
in the convent walls.
During the month of July seven marriage
licenses were issued from the Office of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court. This shows dull business
in the matrimonial market.
bara has q a.
cree divorcing John A. Fefll, Jr, from Emma
Fefll. Two souls with different thoughts and
two hearts that beat as two.
Mr.. g Rouse one of the most prominent
merchants of Beair, is building a very fine resi-
dence for himself 1t will be model house. hay-
ing all the modern conveniences.
Some of our citizens-particularly on the
east side of the town-are complaining because
the garbage man neglects his duties-in fact
negects them entirely. This should not be.
The telegraph office that was established in
the Smedley House about two months ago, has
been removed to the Maryland Central depot
The reason for the removal has not been stated.
Attention is called to the sale of forty head
of horses and mules belonging to the Ashland
Iron Company, to take place on Wednesday morn
ing next, at Parlett's Carriage Bazaar, Baltimore
The c0lored camp meeting, in progress near
this place. was attended by several thousand per-
sons last Sunday, large proportion of whom were
white. The camp will be continued over Sunday
next.
Preparations for the Towson Guards tour
nament, to be held at Groom's Dairy Grove, on
the 9th inst, are in progress, and no effort will
be spared to make it success, as its predecessors
have been.
The Seven Wise Men-a good many to be
found in one community-made excursion
from Towsontown to Fallston Monday. 1t is a
colored organization, which, we suppose, accounts
for the name.
On Wednesday, special officer Harry Coun-
Gilman, of the 18th district brought to jail Frank
Daily and James Smith, charged with rioting at
Schrier's Park. Belair road. They were commit
ted for the action of the Grand Jury.
The residence of Mrs. VIM. Holmes, near
Waverly, was entered by burglar on Friday
morning of last week, who carried off silverware,
&C., valued at $50. 1t seems strange to say So,
but the county poi didn't catch him.
On the list inst. Judge Fowler heard the
exceptions to the ratification of the auditors re-
port in the case of Fanton VS.. Fanton, Mr.. Edw.
Patterson, Jr., trustee. The Judge overruled the
exceptions and finally ratified the report.
Exceptions have been filed with the County
Commissioners to the opening of new road in
the 18th district, running from near the Copper
Factory TO point on the old Manor road, near
the road leading to Dulany's Valley turnpike.
The County Commissioners have awarded
the contract for building two wooden bridges over
the Gunpowder, in the 9th district, to John H..
Beckley, for 1887 and $3.50, respectively. These
bridges were washed away by the recent flood.
Preparations are being made for Spiritu-
alists camp meeting, to commence at Loeb Raven,
MARYLAND Central Railroad, Friday, August 18th.
Wooden shanties are being erected for the accom-
mediation of those who will camp on the grounds.
The wife of Hon. Anthony Kennedy, ex-
U. S. Senator, died at her husbands residence, in
the LIST district, LIST inst, aged 65 years. She
was the daughter of Hon. Christopher Hughes,
formerly U. S. Ministert to Stockholm and Brussels.
Francis B. Laurenson, Jr., son of Francis
B. Laurenson, ESQ.,, a well known resident of this
county, and brother of Mr.. Philip Laurenson,
clerk in the County Commissioner Office, died
suddenly at Fort Mason Florida, on the 4th inst.
On Tuesday last while John Wood, of Car
roll county, was crossing the track of the Western
Maryland r. R., at Mount Hope station, in one
horse wagon, the wagon was struck by an engine,
killing the horse and slightly injuring Mr.. Wood.
All the camp-meetings commenced earlier
this season in the hope escaping the wet weather.
but they seem to have dropped right on rainy
spell. But as these meetings and wet weather
appear to 90 together there should be no COM
plants.
"A correspondent desires us to call the at
tention Of the County Commissioners to the un-
safe condition of the bridge on the county road,
near Timonium Station, Northern Central Rail-
road. He says, if it is not repaired soon it may
cause serious accident.
Mrs. Minnie A. vogeler, of this county, has
leased to the Western Maryland r. r. Company,
certain property for which the company agree to
pay her an annual rental of $50 for fifteen years.
the same to be redeemable at the end of that time
on the payment of $4,000.
Fully 5000 persons attended the 9th annual
aharvest home" at the Rocks of Deer Creek, Har-
ford county, on Thursday. meeting was organ
lied, and our townsman, DR.. A. G. McCurdy, was
made one of the vice. presidents Messrs. Marine,
Richardson and Boyd delivered addresses.
The Orphans Court has granted letters as
follows To Charles Herzog on the estate of Eva
katharine Hufnagel to Grace A. Callow on the
estate of Sarah Jane Callow; to August Stein
wedeI on the estate of Anna NJ. Zellahm, and to
Milton w. Ofutt ON the estate of Patrick Croghan
"A Young man named Long, son of Samuel
J. Long, of the 4th district, who went to Balti-
more last January, to work in Raisin's guano
factory, mysteriously disappeared early in Feb
ruary, since which time nothing has been heard Of
him. Naturally his parents are very much con
cerned for his safety.
Baltimore comfy has a real poet in the
person of, Mr.. Martin Heathcote, of the "uppel
eend," and Messrs. Piet Co., of Baltimore, are
about ready to issue book containing his flights
of fancy. 1t is believed that Mr.. Heathcote's
neighbors will go cunning for him as soon as the
book makes its appearance.
1t was an nOnOr 10 IOWsoneomh tnas 1nise
BERTHE Porter, daughter of Mr.. John Z. Porter
who was pupil of our high school, should win
the Cunningham gold medal in Mr.. Bruff's annual
examination. Her examination percentage was
SO high as to entitle her to teachers certificate
without attending the Normal School.
Mr.. John Dunning, an old citizen of this
place. has for some time been suffering from gan
CREME of the foot and leg and his condition is
now critical Drs. ]. H. and Harry S. Jarrett
are his attending physicians, and few days age
DR.. Latimer, of Baltimore, and DR.. Piper were
called in consultation, as it was thought amputa-
ton had become necessary to save the patients
life. After a critical examination of the diseased
limb it was found that the femoral artery was il
such q condition as not to admit of amputation
and the operation was abandoned.