The Baltimore County union., 1884-12-13

33 From Delta and twcnty-seven lnterneuiaIe
offices, by Nj. c. +. r.
A. NJ. DEPARTURES.
81 For Delta and intermediate Offices, by mall
train,. M. C. r. r.
90 For Govanstown, Waverly and Baltimore,
by Y. R. R. W.
Pm DEPARTURES.
33 For Baltimore, by mail train, NJ. c. r. K.
90 For Govanstown, Waverly and Baltimore, by
Y. R. r. W.
The Delta end of the Maryland Central road
being ballasted with stone and generally I'M
owed.
"A Young child of Conductor Burke, of the
arvlapd Central Railroad, died on Tuesday OF
embranous Group.
We take no notice of marriage announce
ents unless they are accompanied by the names
resnonsible persons. 1t will be well to remem-
,r this.
-Owing to the heavy rain of last Saturday
o Elkridgers had poor success at their meet at
lyndon, W. NJ. R. R. A number OF gentlemen
ere present at the meet
-Tbis week the York road horse railway
,auged back to the old plan of running the con
,ctors all the way through to Towsontown, in
cad of only to Govanstown.
The disbursements of the County Treas
er's Office for the month of November amounted
SAG. .s39. "a, and the balance of cash on hand
ecember 1st, was S36,9lS.53.
-Areument in the deed of trust case of Err
,rlt H. Williams against his father, Hon. Geo.
awkins Williams, was commenced IN the Mary
nd Court of Appeals on Thursday.
Joshua M. Martin, of Hampden, Falls road,
bo was employed on the new Presbyterian
,urch. in the Belt, was painfully hurt on Tues
,v by a heavy timber falling upon him.
Mr.. Joseph S. Gitt, the well-known civil
,pineer of New Oxford, Pa, has returned from
$ trim through Mexico. We hope soon to have
interesting article from his graphic pen.
Mrs. Hoff, wife of the late Rev. j. F. Hoff,
D.. for many years the much-loved rector of
r;nitv p. E. Church, Towsontown, is lying very
/ at her residence, near Sherwood, N. C. r. R.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
,e Baltimore County Agricultural Society will
a held at Chas. o. Cockey's tavern, adjoining
,e fair grounds, Monday next, 18th inst, at 10
Mr.. Flanagan, the fagman at Homeland
cation, NJ. C. r. R., in stepping from car some
avs ago, seriously sprained his right knee, from
ie effects of which be has since been incapacita-
d for work.
"A gang of tramps has again established
sadouarters on Mr.. Tyson's property, Belvi-
are avenue, and are a general nuisance IN the
,iehborhood Some of them have been arrested
i'd brought here.
About three weeks ago our friend, DR.. A.
Baldwin. Of Long Green Valley, ruptured
nall blood vessel in tie lower part Of one of his
us. and Tuesday of this week was the first day
was able to be out.
Pleasant Hunter, Esq, OF the 7th district,
ne of Baltimore county's best known and most
ighly esteemed citizens, called to see US several
mes this week, on business. He has entirely
.covered his health.
The Commissioners of Baltimore and How
I'd counties have awarded the contract for put
ne new floor in the Woodstock bridge to Mr..
rank Parlett, for $40, half of which is to be
aid by each county.
Thieves are going for the poultry roosts IN
ne upper end of the county. This is the season
,hen these providers generally get in their best
rork, and it would be the right thing TO keep
seIl-loaded gun handy.
Mr.. d. E. Wiley, of Norrisville, Hartford
ounty, Just before Thanksgiving day, shipped to
Philadelphia, from Shrewsbury Station, N. G. X.
T., A tons of poultry, the largest shipment of the
ind ever made from that point.
The testimony in the Elizabeth Anderson
ill case. removed from Baltimore county, was
oncluded in the Superior Court of Baltimore on
Wednesday. The trial of this case occupied the
.ttention of the Court nearly three weeks:
The receipts of the County School Board
or the wear ended Sept. 80, 1884, as will be seen
" report published in our advertising columns
o-day, were S170, ,411.71; disbursements, $685.
,0O.33: balance of cash on hand, s., 7,211.3S.
It is said that sharpers are again roaming
hroush the country with new schemes to take in
he unwary. Look out for these fellows. The
,est plau is to have no dealings with strangers
Who come around importuning you to buy.
Mr.. J, Frank Mather, of Brooklandville,
eff this week for the West, expecting to be absent
everaI months. He will spend some time in
Chicago, and as he is one of our regular cores
oondents we hope to hear from him during his
travels.
evening, that the Belt burglars had robbed the
Wayerly police station the night before, needs
confirmation. The police should be on their
yuard. Somebody will steal them if they are not
careful.
"A letter from Maryland Line, published in
TIE UNION to-day, gives the particulars of the
arrest, in Philadelphia, of a man who is supposed
10 he one of the fellows who got away with sew
oral horses from the Sth district of this county,
few weeks ago.
In our last issue we neglected to mention the
fact that Mr. Alex. Mccormick, Jr., of Garden
vile, is authorized to receive subscriptions for
The UNION and receipt for the same Subscri-
bers at that Office WILL for convenience, please pay
their bills to him.
There were three proposals submitted for
printing, in pamphlet form, the last annual re-
mort of the County School Board, as follows
Longnecker Bros, S135; Towson Publishing Co.,
sl59.67; Benson & Co., SIP. The contract was
awarded to the latter.
IT is rumored that the Baltimore county
hremen got into fight at the burning OF the
Halls Spring horse railway stables, and badly
damaged one of the machines. If they can't
fight any better than they can put out fires we
don't suppose the melee amounted to anything.
MIR. Stephen G. Boyd, who has been con-
uected with the Maryland Central Company since
its first organization, has severed his connection
with the same and will engage in other pursuits.
Mr.. Wrenshall, the receiver, will hereafter dis
charge the duties of Mr.. Boyd's position of gen.
eraI freight and ticket agent.
Capt. Henry McElderry, Assistant Surgeon
u. S. Army, has been promoted to be Major and
Surgeon. He is son of the late Henry McEl'
derry, who resided near Govanstown, and MS
brother is a son-in law of the late exGov. Brad
ford. Major McElderry has gone to New Orleans
to remain during the Exposition.
General Manager Wrenshall put an addl-
tional passenger train on the Maryland Central
road on Wednesday, leaving Towsontown at ii. III
m and Balto at about II. 55 am. The more trains
the more travel, and we have no doubt that this
train will in q very short time make business
enough to justify its continuance.
Mr.. Silas W. Conn, who was at one time
resident of this county, but who for years has
been engaged in the livery business in Baltimore
was married at Bloomfield, Pa, on Thanksgiving
morning, to Miss Jessie F. Virgins, daughter o
Mr.. Samuel Virgins, Of that place. This is thu
eroom's third matrimonial venture.
"A poor Chinaman named Hong Gong start
ed laundry in a room in the hall at Hampden
Falls road, few days ago, and had scarcely got
ten under way when the rascally boys of the neigh
borhood commenced pelting his place with stones
A county officer interfered and perhaps saved tn
Chinaman from serious injury.
We note one unfailing sign that Christina
is drawing rapidly near-little boys with biI
horns are commencing to make it pleasant for us
Which leads us to further remark that the persol
who introduced horn blowing at Christmas tim
was a deen-dved villain and son-of q tinker
We hope and believe he is dead now.
"A number of the friends Of Rev. W.
Bird, pastor of waverly M. e. Church, paid hir