The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-01

The county police have been furnish
with new hats, call samee" like those worn
the city cops.
MIR. Allen Trail, of st. Louis, brother
Mrs. John l. Yellott, paid a short visit to To,
sontown this week.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Shoemaker's Jersey CO
Princess I'd, yielded in seven days, ending on We
nesday last, 81 pounds and 10 ounces of butter.
MIR Wendell Bollman, the well-knov
builder OF iron bridges, who has been very i'll
his residence, on Pennsylvania avenue, is now
an improved condition.
- Letters of administration were granted
the Orphans Court this week to b. Hartwell o
the estate of Ellen Hartwell; to G. B. Johnso
and 7. ]. r. Elliott on the estate of VIM. a
johnson.
DIR. j. Piper, of this town, with other mem
bers of the committee appointed by the State san
| itary convention, went to Annapolis on Thursda
| to press the enactment of law providing for tn
sanitary survey of the State, &c.
Mr.. j. Herman Suter was delegate frou
Latchford Camp, Sons of Veterns, of Woodberry
to the National Convention of that order latei
held in New York. He is a son of Col John III
Suter, of the Baltimore Custom House.
The run of the Elk Ridge Club, at Ran
dallstown, on Thursday of last week, did no
amount to much. The.mud was too deep for tn,
huntsmen and the chase was given up after sew
eral Intellectual attempts to bag the game.
MIR. M. Katzenberg, proprietor of the
Excelsior boot and shoe house, No. 217 N. GAY
street, Baltimore, visited Towsontown this week
He has an extensive trade in Baltimore county
and is a very accommodating business man.
The dead body of an unknown colored m an
was found Wednesday morning at Jordan's lime
kiln, on west Baltimore street extended, in the
county. A coroner's jury rendered a verdict OF
too much coal gas and whisky, bottle of the lat
ter having been found with the body.
Canton has been treated to another choice
entertainment in the shape of cock fight As
usual, several birds were killed and the "sports'
howled with delight. Why not pass a law to
stop this brutal sport? Let our lawmakers take
hold right here and give something that will
end it.
Mr.. Henry L. Bowen, fire insurance agent,
is just now doing great deal of driving and he
says he never saw the county roads in worse con-
dition. In some places it is as much as a pair of
them, and as for heavy hauling, that is simply
out Of the question.
Henry M. Fitzhugh, Esq, gentleman
well known in Baltimore comfy, and a brother
in-law of Jeremiah Yellott, Esq, of Dulany's
Valley, has been appointed by Gov. McLane COM
hitting magistrate at the central police station,
Baltimore. Mr.. Fitzhugh was first appointed to
the position by Gov. Hamilton.
Mr.. Conrad Turnbaugh, of the 9TH district,
left this week for Kentucky to purchase large
lot OF mules for the contractors engaged in con-
structing the Lake Clifton water works. Last
fall he brought on largo drove from the same
State and sold them to Baltimore county farmers
at good figures. There is no man in the State
better posted on horse and mule flesh than Mr..
Turnbaugh.
-Our esteemed friend, Benjamin T. Jordan,
Esq, of the 9TH district, an ex-County Commits
sioner, called to see us on Tuesday. He is
very extensively and successfully engaged in the
canning business, and he informs us that his last
years goods went off at a good profit Friend
Jordan, though a good Democrat and always
willing to serve his constituency, has struck some
thing that pays better than politics.
"A prominent citizen of the 18th district
was summoned to appear in the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Baltimore, on Monday last. He
did not put in an appearance and an attachment
was issued for him. He was brought up to the
bar of the Court on Wednesday and his excuse
not proving satisfactory to the Court, Judge
Phelps fined him 50 and costs. 1t don't do to
trife with Judge Phelps, as many persons have
already found out to their sorrow.
On Tuesday our friends, Messrs. Jacob M.
Pearce and John M. Curtis, of the 10th district,
called at The UNION Office. It will be remembered
that Mr.. Pearce recently passed through a very
serious illness, the effects of which are still appa-
rent, but he is now safely on his feet again, to
the qualification of his many friends. Lately he
uas uoeu sponuluS sOme Time IN the city WIN MS
Col. John M. Denison, whose very
handsome residence is on north Charles street.
The UNIONS last weeks mail for Garden
vile, Beair road, had not reached its destination
up to Monday morning, and there were
great many complaints from our subscribers, some
Of whom were inclined to throw the blame upon
as. 1t was no fault of ours, however, and the
clerks in the Baltimore postofiice are wholly to
blame, they either having sent the package estray
Dr. allowed it to remain in that Office. These com
plants are very annoying to publishers and it is
The duty of the postal authorities to look into the
causes which occasion them.
"A large party of young folks from the city
,ame to Towsontown one evening last week and
had jolly time at the residence of Mr.. VIM. NJ
Risteau. They danced and they danced land
hey also had many good things to eat) and when
hey started for home it was GALL along" of to-
morrow. Of course they had good time and
hey will doubtless femamhars With appoteurao-oo
'the hub" of Baltimore county. And we should
if we are not "the hub" The Sun says
Baltimore is the dog and Towsontown is the tail,
but that the tail wags the dog every time. That
Is our business, neighbor, and we expect to keep
up the "wagging" business for another pair of
years.