The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-02-23


handsomely entertained by Col. Allen.
In two days shooting at st. Domingo this
week Capt. John Ridgely, of Hampton, and his
father-in-law, John Stewart, Esq, killed 81 fine
ducks. Nearly 1,S00 ducks have been killed at
that point during the present shooting season.
Friday evening, 22d inst, Col. William
Allen, principal of the McDonogh Farm School,
this county, gave highly entertaining lecture at
Oratoria Hall, Baltimore, on "The Valley Cam
paign of Jackson in 1852" Col. Allen was an
officer on Stonewall Jackson's staff.
There are already some premonitions of
spring. The birds are singing every day and the
cats are fighting all night. By the way, a census
startling facts. We despise slang but in all
estness we would say-shoot the cats.
DR.. Virden, of Hartford county, who owns
large ice houses on the Susquehanna, opposite
Perryyille, made paying speculation in ice this
season. He stored $4,000 tons of ice and sold it
in the house at profit of 81 per ton over and
above all expenses, netting clear gain of $4,000
DR.. Andrew V. Cherbonnier, U. S. Army,
formerly of this county, but who has resided in
st. Louis for some years, was married on the 18th
inst, to Miss Sarah c., daughter of the late JAS
Cairnes. The DR.. is the father of Mr.. Caleb v.
Cherbonnier, well known young gentleman of
this vicinity.
We return thanks to Alexander Brown,
Esq, for complete list, with full pedigrees, of
pack, AZ of which are imported, the others being
home bred. The list is very handsomely gotten
up and shows that the Elk Ridge men do nothing
on a small scale.
Mrs. Trail of Frederick mother of Mrs.
John I. Yellott of this place, met with an acct
dent on Friday of last week by falling down a
fight of steps in her residence, the injuries from
which caused her death the day following. She
was in her SD year and before had been a re-
markably active lady.
There more new men drawn as jurors
for the March term of Court than we have known
before for years. 1t looks as though the ''regu-
lars" as they are called, are to be given a rest
and that new men are to come to the 'front.' This
is just and proper. All taxpayers should have
chance in the jury box.
Col Samuel N. Hyde, of Long Green Val
ley, contemplates opening fine avenue near the
station of his name the railroad, and
will lay off building lots which he expects to dis
pose of to citizens of Baltimore. The new coun-
ty road running from Knoble's store, on the old
Manor road, past Hyde's station to the Long
Green pike, has been opened to travel.
Our sanctum was honored on Monday by
a visit from our esteemed friend, Pleasant Hun
ter, ESQ.,, of the 18th district He had been con-
fined to his house for long time.but has now en-
tirely recovered and weighs many pounds more
than he ever did. He is quite an aged gentle
but is still active and takes lively interest
in the affairs of the county. There are few men
in the county who have a warmer place in the
hearts of the people than Pleasant Hunter.
The Circuit Court here has refused to grant
a new trial in the case of j. W. Rice VS.. the
Phila., Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, in
which the plaintiff secured a verdict of So, 600
against the Company for being elected from a
train. trial has also been refused in the
case of Conrad Newburgh, who obtained ver-
dict of $500 against the Md. Central r. r. Co.,
for injuries received while crossing the tracks of
that Company at Homeland station. Both cases
will likely be taken to the Court of Appeals.
notwithstanding the fact that Mr.. E. B.
Peasants, the chief engineer of the Maryland
Central Railroad, performed his services most ac-
ceptably under very adverse circumstances, little
if any reference has ever been made to him by
the newspapers which have so often referred to
the progress the work was making. Mr. Pleas
ants is worthy of all praise for the arduous and
difficult work he performed in carrying through
this enterprise, and we feel that he has not been
fairly dealt with by the press. He is quite
young man to have shouldered such a response
bility, and having succeeded so well he should
receive his full share of the credit.
The Scheme to Take in "The Belt."-The
bill providing for the proposed extension of the
limits of Baltimore city has gone to Annapolis
and is in the hands of the special commit appoint
ed to consider it. 1t divides the Belt into three
divisions and prescribes that the voters living in
each division shall vote upon the question sepa-
rately. The time for the election is to be fixed
by the Governor, who is also to appoint resident
judges and clerks. The expenses are to be borne
by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Bar-rooms are to be closed on the day of election
and good police arrangements made.
The bill provides also that all acts relating to
Baltimore shall extend to any part of the county
which may be annexed, except when exempted
by ordinance. The Mayor is instructed to ap-
point three commissioners and the Commissioners
of Baltimore county to appoint one commissioner
as special Joint commissioners to have the terri
tory which is taken in surveyed and marked by
boundary stones, and also to have plats made to
be filed among the land records in the Clerks Of
fee of the Superior Court, and of the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county, the city of Baltimore to pay
the commissioners SIS day. The bill provides
also for the extension of the cty's police force so
as to protect the people in the Belt, and makes
provision for laying out new wards, so that the
annexed portions will be represented in the City
Council Additional Justices of the Peace are
also provided for. The annexed parts are to con-
tinue in any event in the same congressional dis
trict to which they are now attached, but that
part of the Belt described in the first division is
to be in the second legislative district the second
division in the third legislative district and the
third in the first district of Baltimore city.
The boundaries of the first division are as fol-
lows Beginning at the intersection of the north
west side of Belair road with the north line of
boundary avenue, and running thence northeast
erly on the north side of the Beair road until it
intersects line drawn north and south, and one
mile east of one parallel to the present eastern
boundary line of the city of Baltimore thence
northerly bounding on one north of this line until
it intersects line drawn parallel with the present
northern boundary line of the city, and two miles
northerly therefrom, measured at right angles
with the northern boundary line; and thence run
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until this line intersects the northeast side of the
Baltimore and Reisterstown turnpike, and thence
running and binding on the northeast line of the
turnpike southeastery to the point of its intersec-
ton with the north line Of Boundary avenue and
thence easterly with the north line of Boundary
to the place of beginning.
Second MISUNDERSTANDING at the intersection
of the northeast line of the Baltimore and Refs
terstown road with the north line of Boundary
avenue, and running thence on the northeast line
of the Baltimore and Reisterstown road north
westerly until the line intersects line drawn
parallel to the northern boundary line of the city
and distant two miles therefrom, measured at
right angles thereat, and running thence wester-
ly on the line until it intersects line drawn par
allel to and distant westerly one mile from the
west side of Payson street, as laid down on Pop
pleton's map of Baltimore city, and thence south
erly with this line and bounding thereon to the
south side of the Patapsco river at low-water mark
on the south shore of the Patapsco, and running
| thence southeasterly and northeasterly, binding
on the south shore of the Patapsco at low-water
mark, to the eastern boundary at the Marine Hos
pital property, and thence by straight line to
the end of the present eastern boundary line Of
the city of Baltimore; thence westerly, south
westerly, northwesterly, northerly and easterly,
running around the present southern and western
boundary line and portion of the northern bound
airy line of the city of Baltimore, to the place Of
beginning.
Third Division.-Beginninga at the intersection
of the northwest side of Bear road with the north
| line of Boundary avenue. ond running thence
northeastery, plnding on the northwest side of
BeIair road until it intorsects line drawn north
and south and parallel to the present eastern
boundary line of the city of Baltimore, and one
mile distant therefrom thence southerly binding
on the line to the Patapsco river at the boundary
| line between Baltimore and Anne Arundel conn
ties, and thence southwesterly by straight line
| to the south shore of the Patapsco river at the
| eastern boundary of the Marine Hospital proper
| ty, and thence by straight line to the southern
end of the present eastern boundary of the city Of
Baltimore, and thence running and binding or
the boundary line northerly to the north bound
| airy line of the city, and thence westerly bind