The Baltimore County union., 1884-02-16

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Wednesday evening, at 7.3O O'Clock.
There was another slight fall of snow in
this county on Monday morning last.
Women talk less in February than in any
other month in the year. 0bviously-it only has
% days.
1t is now said that Mr.. Philip A. Kroh, Of
the 7th district, will be one of the State tobacco
inspectors.
One day last week Mr.. William Morrison,
of Woodensburg, 4th district, fell on the ice and
broke
Mrs Anna Carman, of this county, who
has been i'll at the residence of relative in Har-
ford is much better.
Mrs NJ. A. Shealeys new store, opened
two weeks ago in Towsontown, appears to be
doing good business.
Mrs. Hundertmark, convicted of man
slaughter for the killing of Charles H. Ensor, has
not yet been sentenced.
The Billmeyer Small Company, of York; is
filling an order for one hundred cars for the
Western Maryland railroad.
We know of a lady who produces mag
nifcent growth of all kinds of window flowers, by
the use of bone -four as fertilizer.
The Sun gets off little valentine story and
puts it on Towsontown man, but the whole
thing is Just the least bit "too thin"
1t is believed that the "dark horse in the
ifteen-ball pool tournament, which took place in
Baltimore this week, belongs to Towsontown.
in the Orphans Court this week letters of
administration on the estate of George L. Forres-
ter, deceased, were granted to John F. Centrum.
Sympathy is good thing, but cash beats
it every time. Run out more of the latter, and
ring in a little of the former occasion requires.
The first thunder storm Of the season Wis
tied this section between and o'clock Thurs
day morning, accompanied by very heavy rain.
Miss Elizabeth Forney, sister of the late
Jacob S. Forney, of ReisterstOwn, was stricken
with paralysis few days ago and her condition
is critical.
Tenant farmers are looking out for new
homes in the spring. We know some who are so
well fixed that they wouldn't swap for something
handsome.
Mr.. W. Gill Smith, of this place, young
member of the bar, who has been confined to the
house for five or six weeks with typhoid fever, is
now rapidly recovering.
in shooting match at Hampstead, Car
roll county, few days ago, Mr.. Harry Ducker,
of the 4th district, won the first prize-a fine
double barrel breech-loading bird gun.
An attempt was made one night last week
to rob the store of c. Gore & Sons, at New Free
dom, N C. R. R., but the burglars were frigh-
tened off before they gained an entrance.
On Sunday last Mr.. S. Merryman Ander-
go ,nre.:l-.. of the County Temperance Alli-
anee, Organized. - Hope at Phoenix, and
upwards of.sixty persons signed the pledge.
The authorities of the Maryland Central
and York and Peach Bottom railroads have ad-
iusted matters with reference to the running of
the cars of the two companies over both lines.
Some fellow who thinks he knows, says
the two-cent postage stamps now in use only cost
the government nine cents a thousand. Uncle
Sam is a good fellow and deserves "fair" profit.
We can tell you how you can make your
self and family happy for a whole year at the
trifiug outlay of S1.5O. Send that amount to
us and have The UNION sent to you for ffty-two
weeks.
The Bond Guards, of Catonsville, will give
ball in Library Hall, that place, on the 2lst
inst. This company is commanded by Captain
D. P Barnett, Assistant Examiner of the county
schools.
Col. Samuel n Hyde, of Long Green VAL
ley, wants to sell his Boothby Hill farm, in Har
ford. 1t is a highly improved property, and has
upon it a canning house, store house. &C., all in
complete order.
Mr.. Stevenson Archer of John, who was
formerly connected with the Maryland Central
Railroad Company, has accepted aposition in the
auditors Office of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company.
The juries for the March term of the Cir
cult Court (which begins on the first Monday of
the month) were drawn on Friday, 18th inst, but
too late for the names to appear in this weeks is
sue of The UNION.
People over in Cecil have COTTON SO awful
ly temperate that they now want a law prohibit
ing the sale of cider. If the temperance busi-
ness is to be run in the ground altogether this is
an excellent way to do it.
Our neighbor of the Delta Herald con-
tinues to "dig" the Maryland Central Railroad
because it runs Sunday trains to that place.
Does our esteemed neighbOr forget that are
living in the 10th century.
Seven years ago Mr.. Thomas A. Hays
bought farm of 400 acres, near Churchvile,
Hartford county, for $4,000, and the other day
he sold the same property for $4,000. Who says
there is no money in real estate?
We know there many pious men in
this community, but how many are there who
have not-in quiet way, if in no other-said
"cuss words" about the weather we have
experienced for nearly two weeks.
Mrs. Hennighausen, wife of L. P. Hennig-
hansen, Esq, of this county, has been chosen pres
ident of the Ladies' Aid Society of the German
Home for the Aged. The Home" is located at
Lombard and Penn streets, Baltimore.
Thursday last was st. Valentines Day.
Of course you want US to tell what sort of val
entine we received, but we won't do it. But if
we had hold of that fellow who-but never mind.
We are good natured if we not "purty."
"A few days ago Mr.. Foulk Jones, of Slate
Hill, York county, who is one of the directors of
the Maryland Central road, shipped eleven tons
of wheat from Delta to Baltimore by that line.
This was the first shipment of the kind made
over the road from that point.
Mrs Pollie Granger, who made her home
with Mr.. Alfred Garrison, near Taylor, died a
few days ago, of pneumonia, aged ninety odd
years. Five years ago she fell on the ice and
fractured her hip, which, up to the time of her
DEATH confined her to her room.
1t now looks as though there would cer-
tainly be a railroad from Stewartstown, York
county, to connect with the Northern Central
atNew Freedom. The latter place also expects
telephone connection with Baltimore and then
she'll only commence to put on style.
A heavy rock, which fell in a cut on the
Maryland Central road on Friday of last week,
delayed the morning trains about two hours. No
damage was done. Several other small land
slides occurred this week, but without resulting
in injury to either trains or passengers.
The measles are prevalent all over the