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

vices at II o'clock.
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev
W. II. II. Powers, in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
To,osontoacn N. E. Church.-Preaching Sunday
at IL a. m. and at u p. m, by the pastor, Rev
W. 7. D. Clemm.
Prayer and praise meeting on Wednesday even
ings, and class meetings on Monday evenings, a
o'clock, and Wednesday afternoons at 3 o'clock
ST. Johns N. E. Church, LutherviUe.-Preach.
ing Sunday, at IL a. m. and 7.3O p m, by the pas.
tor, Rev. VIM. Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7.30 O'Clock.
The days have heightened over an hour.
Isn't your subscription to The UNION over
The Spring season opens March 10Th, at
1857 p. m.
-"All-FOOls Day." April LIST, comes on Tues
day this year.
Monday last was Ash Wednesday, the be-
ginning of Lent.
The county School Board will meet on
Tuesday next, March 4th.
Now is the the time for pruning your grape
vines and trimming fruit trees.
The March term of the Circuit Court COM
mences on Monday next, Sd instant
Mr. Gustavus Warield, of Howard county,
is advertising his fine farm at pubic sale.
Weather prophets are now predicting an
early spring and an extremely hot summer.
The grounding is still holding his own
pretty WE'LL and the weather is bad-very bad.
Measles are rapidly disappearing from
Towsontown, and there has not been fatal case.
On all well-managed farms the implements
are being repaired and put in good shape for
spring work.
"A Carroll county paper says that George
W. Albaugh, of Westminster, recently made $780,
600 by speculation.
Measles are still raging in some sections of
the 18th district to such an extent as to entirely
break up the public schools.
A hog was killed in Hartford county recent
ly that weighed 725 lbs, and it was sold in the
Baltimore market at q cents pound.
Baltimore county will most likely remain
in tact for at least two years longer. City ,ex-
tension-for the present-can't succeed.
The Baltimore Conference of the M. e.
Church will hold its one hundredth annual session
in Washington, commencing Wednesday, March 5.
The gentlemen from Towsontown who at
tended the Frederick carnival last week, had
jolly time and returned highly pleased with their
visit.
The coming spring bonnet, it is said, will
be thing of beauty and a joy forever, and that
many ladies are already raving over the samples
"sent over from Paris"
The melOdious voices of the frogs were
heard several nights this week-and this is a sure
harbinger of spring. We hope Jack Frost will
-Messrs Anthony Schaffer 4 Bro, have re-
Gently bought the farm formerly owned by the
late Christian Gore, of this county, situated
Hoffmanville, 9th district.
Mr.. John L. Malambra, well known in this
vicinity, is lying quite ill at Mr.. Shelton Prices,
the York road, above Towsontown, suffering
from infammatory rheumatism.
Baltimore county was largely represented
at the farmers convention held in Baltimore on
Friday of last week. The meeting is very highly
spoken of by those who attended.
1t is said that New York dealer has made
advances on 100000 dozen canned tomatoes now
in Hartford county, and that an effort is to be
made to force these on the market at a low figure.
"A large number of recently married cou-
pies are travelling over the Maryland Central
road. 1t is thought they all come from York
county, where no marriage license fee is charged.
-Subscribers to The UNIeN intending to
change their postofce should notify us at once so
that the transfer can be made without any inter-
ruption occurring to the prompt delivery of the
paper.
The annual meeting of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company in Baltimore county will be
held he'd at tdh st a'f next, "a hsff
2p.m.
Hiss church, Hartford road, but now pastor OF
the M. E. church, Ellicott City, was last week
called to Pennsylvania to attend the funeral OF
his brother.
MIA C. Bragonier, who for the past ten
wears has been postmaster at Middletown, Fred
erick county, is about to remove his family TO
Reisterstown, this county, where he will make
his home in future.
-Dinhtheria made its appearance in only
three families in Towsontown-six children being
effected. All were very skillfully treated by DR..
Piper and are now perfectly well. This may be
counted good card for the DIR.
in justice to the pupils of the Towsontown
high school we will say that all the classes con
tributed to the beautiful floral offering to the de-
ceased daughter of Mr.. R. S. Hedrick, who was
much-loved pupil of the school.
Mr. William II. Richardson, of Baltimore
county, the Annapolis correspondent Of The
UNION, has been appointed clerk to the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, position which ne has
for some time filed very acceptably.
The Glen Rock, Pa, Item says: Many law
yers have been arrested for charging illegal pen
sion fees We have not heard of any in Mary
land. Our LAWYERS must be made of better ma
terial than the fellows you have in your country.
1t is said that owing to the bad condition
of the roads from Alesia, Hanover Railroad to
Hoffmansville 9th district, that the Messrs. Hof-
man now have their supplies for their paper mills
delivered at Oakland, Northern Central Railroad.
Judge Waters, of Hartford county, recently
sold three grade Short-Horn cattle, years old,
weighing about 4, 500 lbs, at 81 cents per pound
The Judge thinks there is more profit in raising
We regret to say that the outlook for build
ing in Towsontown this spring is not encourag-
ing. Other towns preparing for little booms
during the coming summer, but the wind don't
seem to be blowing our way. But we may catch
on later.
We publish this week another card from
Rev. j. N Davis, D. D., on the Towsontown M.
E. Church trouble. 1t would appear that the Dr..
deals only in facts-backed up by the record
and for this reason he feels perfectly secure in his
premises.
Mary Jane Hundertmark goes to the peni-
Tertiary for five years and three months, during
which time she will have ample opportunity to
reflect on the frailties and vanities of this world
and to learn that it is better to think twice than
shoot once.
Hon. John H. Price, of Darlington, Har-
ford county, at one time an honored Judge on our
bench, was out for the first time last week, after
q severe attack of illness. He is said to be re-
duced very much in flesh and greatly weakened
by his long illness.
DR.. John Cummings, of the sth district, Is
to be chief clerk in of the State tobacco ware
houses under Mr.. Philip A. kroh, inspector. Inc
DR.. is an active politician and last year carried
his district for County Commissioner, but wa'
beaten in the convention for the nomination.
IT is said that Mr.. Carroll S. Macglll, sol
of Col. O. P. Macgill, auditor of the Circuit Court
is booked for place at the State cattle scales
Mr.. Macgill has had experience at the scales an'
thoroughly cOmpotout Gnu ASA~S'S
deserves the place and we hope he may get it.
The rector of Trinity P. E. Church, Tow
sontown, has supplied the children of the Parlsl
with neat little paper banks to collect money
during the Lenton season-tor missionary Pur
noses. The little ones already putting fort
extra efforts to make good showing at Easter.
Mr.. ]. Park Wiley, the very o6iiglng agen
of the MARYLAND Central road, at Towsontown
has moved his family back to his snug home
Slate Hill, near Delta. But he will remain wit
us to sell us tickets and make us generally happy
After all, we have some things to be tna1KIui Io
NJ. Robert Walker Hutchins, Of Humbo
county, California, brother of Henry G. Hutch
ms, ESQ.,, of the 10th district, is lying very ~
Baltimore, suffering from pneumonia. Mr. hutcI
ms has been east several months, visiting his re
atiyes and friends in Maryland. He is accom-
panied by his wife.
Tie colored man John Distance, who iatel
robbed the city residence Of Mr.: Frank Bowl
north Charles street. of about 81 600 worth OF 81
verware and jewelry, lived in Towsontown at OF
time. Distance was head servant in Mr.. Brown