The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-15
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The criminal docket of the Circuit Court
of this county will be taken up on Monday, March
oath.
The water in Loeb Raven was so muddy
during twenty days in February that it was unfit
for
a couple in Reisterstown have postponed
their marriage until the license fee is reduced
This is fact.
"A Mr.. Spencer, of Hartford county, has a
self-cleaning corn silking machine, registered at
the patent office.
The Maryland Annual Conference of the
NJ. P. church commenced at PocomOke City, Nd,
on Wednesday last.
Mr.. William K. Bowen, of this town, has
sold his store at Pylesville, Hartford county, to
Mr. John o. Stearns.
Those persons who push their business by
advertising in the newspapers are always the
most successful business men.
Within the past two weeks n large number
of subscribers have been added to THE UNIONS
mail lists, and the cry is still they come.
Mrs. VIM. Coney, aged 30 years, residing
at Hampdeu, Falls road, died very suddenly on
Tuesday last, of rheumatism of the heart.
-Gudgeon fishing will be popular in Balti-
more county waters in the course of q week or
two, or as soon as the weather gets warmer.
Prank Cutaiar, Of Baltimore, has purchas
ed the interest of the late Robert G. Harrison, in
the Ferry Bar resort, situated in this county, for
$1,000.
Col Thomas Sheppard, well known in this
county, and at one time resident of TowsontOwn,
has been reappointed bailif in the city tax de-
partment.
Mr.. William West, of Forest Hill, Hartford
county has been appointed mail route agent on
the Maryland Central railroad between Baltimore
and Delta.
Everything goes to show that this will be
one of those springs in which the man who has
the longest legs will carry home the cleanest pair
of coat tails.
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subscribed sum aggregating 500 for the erec-
ton of Conference Seminary near the city limits,
in this county.
-BeIair Times: Towsontown editors are
getting uppish. They will soon be wanting to
annex Baltimore. They call it the tail of the
Towsontown dog.
Mr.. S. Kirkman has sold his farm and can
ming establishment, near Finksburg, w. NJ. R.
R., to Mr.. B. F. McGlone, for $4,000. The place
contains so acres.
We know gentleman who has over 200
eapons, weighing from to 10 lbs, each for which
he receives % cents per lb. in the Washington
and New York markets.
Nearly the whole force of county policewas
before the County Commissioners one day this
week. 1t is supposed they summoned on
Sunday liquor cases in the Belt.
An additional daily mail for Delta is now
forwarded from Baltimore every afternoon via
the Maryland Central Railroad at 1856. This
Some of the faithful in the Belt who have
been holding snug political places for years, are
beginning to quake in their boots for fear of the
success of the annexation scheme.
"A boy named Schneider, living at Lower
Canton, 18th district, fell pile of frozen oys-
ter shells about FIVE weeks ago, receiving injuries
which caused his death last Saturday
Franklin manager of Ashland Furnace, has been
appointed to cadetship in the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, by Hon. J. Fred c. Talbot.
-Messrs. Symmetrical Baldwin and II. 0.
Devries were elected as lay delegates by the Bal
timore M. E. Conference to the General Confer
ence. which conyenes in Philadelphia, May LIST.
The Legislature refused to pass the bill
authorizing the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Baltimore county to purchase extra furniture,
shelving, &c., for the fire-proof addition to the
Court House.
The Maryland Pilgrims have decided to
make a pilgrimage to st. Mary's county, on the
10th of May, and Richard 7. Merrick, ESQ.,, of
Howard county, has consented to deliver an ad-
dress on the occasion.
Mr.. Wendell BoIIman, the inventor and
builder of iron bridges who in the past few years
did much work for Baltimore county, died at his
residence in the city, on Tuesday morning last,
in tie 18th year of his age.
The Mt. Washington high school, Mr.. R.
c. McGinn, principal, has now about so scholars
on the roll and there are prospects for still
further increase in numbers. Mr.. McGinn is
among the most successful teachers in the State
Mr.. S. Howard Cole has moved from the
farm of Mr.. VIM. Bowen of S., situated near Bos-
ley's shops, in the Sth district, to the farm pur
chased by him from the estate of the late George
Wisner, located in the 9Th district, near Butler
postofice.
Rev. Thomas Myers, of the NJ. E. Church,
who is well known and much thought of in this
county, will next year complete the fftieth year
of his ministerial labors. He has been invited to
preach a semi-centennial sermon before the next
Conference.
The Wilmington NJ. E. Conference, which
adjourned on Tuesday, appointed Rev. John NJ.
Collins to Glendale, Dover district, Del. Mr..
Collins was formerly a resident of this county
and is brother-in-law of Mr.. G.. Sheridan, of
Towsontown.
Among the incorporators of The National
Pharmacy Association, just incorporated in Bal
timore city, are Messrs. VIM. Carmichael and
VIM. H. Hopes, of Baltimore county. The OBJ
ject is to manufacture drugs and medicines, and
the capital stock is S500,000.
Mr.. Thomas Francis, highly respected
citizen of this county, died at his residence, in
Long Green Valley, on Monday last, in the 6Sth
year of his age. In politics Mr.. Francis a
staunch Republican and had been a subscriber
to The UNION for many years.
Up to Monday last the Legislature had
passed ninety three laws, only three of which ap-
ply to Baltimore county, viz: Amending the
charter of Wesley Chapel, Resterstown amend
ing the charter of the Gunpowder Copper Works
and establishing night schools.
A gang of twenty-five men were in Tow
sontown this week, engaged in putting up four
additional wires on the poles of the American
Rapid Telegraph Company, which line passes
throngh this plaza While here they made their
headquarters at Wheeler's Hotel
City people are already beginning to ad-
vertise for country board for the coming summer.
On account of steam communication with the city,
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which should not be overlooked by those seeking
desirable locations in the country.
Among the appointments made by the
Central Pennsylvania Evangelical Association
Conference, which adjourned at Milton, Pa, on
Monday, were the following for Baltimore county
White Ground, G. Yeariek; Alberron, 2. W.
Group; Jarrettsville, B. F. Anthony.
Mr.. Thomas Wright, Jr., one of the pro-
prietors of Wright's Bleach Works, on the Falls
road who has been confined to the house with
rheumatism since the fire at those works few
weeks ago, is now, we are pleased to say, much
better and will soon be able to attend to business
Rev. J. F. Goucher, of the M Z. church
besides donating lot in the Belt (worth $4,000
upon which to erect Conference Seminary, has
subscribed an additional sum of 81, 500 toward;
the erection of the building. Mr.. Goucher is g
son-in-law of the late DR.. John Fisher, of Pixies
vile.
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to Baltimore city, the price being 70 cts. pei
linear foot for curbstones, and S1.5S for circles
Mr.. VIM. f. Weller, of Granite, Baltimore county
bid the same for curbs and only two cents more
for the circles. --
The Elliott City Times says the chickens
raised by Mr. Thomas B. Dorsey, of that county
have attained an European reputation, and ht
has received an order for some of them from Eng
land. Mr.. Dorsey is also daily expecting the ar
rival Of some chickens which he has ordered from
across the Atlantic.
Rev. Hobart III. Smith withdrew from thu
Baltimore M. E. Conference, which was in session
at Washington, D. c., the past ten days, and viii
enter the Protestant Episcopal ministry and taxi
charge of a church in Western Maryland. Mr.
Smith was at one time pastor of st. Johns M.
church, Lutherville.
At meeting of horsemen at Gainesville
recently, the proposition to form q joint stool
company, to buy ground and build track ttha
place was seriously considered. The only ques
ton that seemed to be in the way whether
sufficient amount of local subscription could b.