The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-06-28

w n H. Powers, in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at Al o'clock
To,csonto,cn M E. Chwch.-Preaching Sunday,
at IL q. m and at n p. M, BY the PASTOR rev.
w. I. d. Clemm.
;nos. and class meetings on Wednesday afternoons,
at 3 o'clock, and Friday evenings, at O'CLOCK
g, .Iohn's AZ. Il. Charch, LutherViTe.-Preach-
49,. sunday. at IL a. m and 730 p. NJ, by the pas
zoe Rev. VIM. Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
wednesday evening, at 7.3O o'clock.
Friday next is the 4th of July-the great
National holiday. ,,,.
JUST Baltimore bicycle club will wheel to
~Tbe nublic schools of the county close for
the simmer vacation on Friday, 21th INST =,
Farmers have been busy the past week with
tho wheat harvest and laborers were in great de-
mand. es,.;,
Stone are being hauled for the foundation
of tho Catholic church which is to be erected IN
I'M. The garbage service of Towsontown has
been improved, an able bodied man now being at
the head Of it. g.. ,,,,
r;on in the Catholic church, TowsontoWn, last |
'unua There ia general demand for short SER
mons when the thermometer is cavoortlng up
among the nineties.
IF YOU desire to become an essential element
in society you must pay your subscription TO the
newspaper promptly. A., p-.,b,..r;or
chapel, in this place, Sunday afternoon, Tor the
-Wheat was quoted in Baltimore on Satur-
day last at 991 cents per busheb which is lower
than for very many years.
The numerous boarding houses along the
limo of the Northern Central railroad are already
crowded with summer guests.
"A kind wife, who knows how to put Things
in their proper place, calls her husband FIRE.
because he goes out every night Mr.,
Mr.. c. S. Mosher, and his daughter, MISS
Ada Mosher, have been engaged to speak at
BENTLEY Springs. this county, on July 4th.
Mr. John Boyce, a well known young
Ralt;more business man, with his family mas
taken rooms at the Smedley House for the summer
Randolph Macon College, Va, has con-
ferred the honorary degree OF LII. ID. upon Col
VIM. Allan, principal of McDonogn senooi' 'ni'
county. o..,
The net earnings of the Northern Central
railroad for the month of May, 1884, were Sl94,-
1862 and for the same period of 1888, SZlZ'-
O75.9O.
Mr.. Ohio Ridgely, brother of Capt. John
Ridgely, of Hampton, has secured position IN
the auQltOr OHCo VI ehO D"ANN' -
Company.
THE Baltimore Potomac railroad is now
runnino a daily express to Washington, leaving
Baltimore at 12.45 p. m, and making the run IN
sixty minutes.
"A Young man named Washington Burnes,
living at Mount Vernon, Falls road, was acciden-
.,lv izarv-~rSivIooes, falls last Saturday night,
weeks of the May term Of the Carr0n county Court
was occupied in the trial of two small cases from
Baltimore county.
-Mrs.Merkle, wife of the late Joseph Merkle,
who for many years kept a tavern on the Fred
rick turnpike, above Gainesville, died at Ellleott
City on the oath inst.
IF you wish to enjoy the beauties of nature
you must get up with the birds these charming
mornings, say about halfpa four o'clock
Try it and be convinced.
MIR. Columbus Sheridan, provision dealer,
of this place, lost valuable horse few days ago.
This makes the second horse Mr. Sheridan has
lost within the past six months.
"A few days ago VIM. Seemuler auction
eer, sold the half interest Of Mary B. Albert in
lot of ground on Gorsuch avenue, Homestead, to
Talbot J. Albert, Esq, for $780,
Within space of two days the thermome-
ter here took tumble of about 80 degrees. This
is a splendid climate-for people with consti-
tutions like Government mule.
Mr.. 7. C. Blair, of Ashland, this county,
has purchased from Mr.. David Hanway, farm
of 122 acres, in Hartford county, adjoining the
farm Oh MT. w. u. Dlalr, LOT SOy4UU.
a never failing remedy for bloat in cattle
is large tablespoonful of pulverized alum and
chimney or pipe SCOT, each, and given to the ami
NAL as soon as the bloat is discovered.
IS. Parker Bosley, Esq, leaves to-day for
Philadelphia, business and from there he will 60
to Cape May to hear what the "wild waves" are
saying. He will be absent about four days.
"A few days ago r. year-old son of New
ton Laws, of Baltimore, was accidentally drown
ed in disused stone quarry on the old almshouse
property, in this county, near the city limits.
Boys ought to know that it is not only
cruel to take eggs out of birds nests but that it
is contrary to law. We hope none of our young
friends will be guilty of such wanton cruelty.
DIR. J. Piper and family left for Atlantic
City on Tuesday. They expect to be away sew
eral weeks. They were accompanied by Mrs.
Judge Fowler and son, and Miss Gay Pattison.
Prof Barnett, editor of the Delta Herald,
stopped in Towsontown for short time Wednes.
day last, and paid friendly call. Of course
he welcome, as his lively little Heraldis every
week.
ALI the morning and evening trains on the
Maryland Central are now running crowded, and
the business of the road was never better. The
Sunday trains also carry very large number of
people.
"A young man named George Gilland, who
was resident of Baltimore county, and was en-
ployed on the steamer Highland Light, was
drowned at Denton, Caroline county, on Satur-
day last.
Mrs Price, wife of Mr.. John II. Price Jr.,
and daughter-in-Iaw of Hon. John II. Price, of
Hartford, ex-judge of our Court, died in Whining
ton, Del, few days ago. She was highly es-
teemed lady.
r--sAsE vJJaaPes Rregdan- Of Newark, Del, 9
the past week, looking after the business interests
OF his company.
The Hagerstown NeDs says ga strictly
honest man has no superior, not even among the
angels in heaVen We
who are tardy with the printer to put a pin here
and occasionally refer to it."
At recent meeting of the State Board of
Health attention was called to the existence of a
nuisance at Melvale, Baltimore county, and the
secretary was directed to take the necessary
steps to have the same abated.
- Sunday last was the hottest day of the sea-
son SO lar, the mercury scoring 93o in the shade
About o'clock in the evening splendid breeze
sprang up from the south, cooling off the heated
atmosphere and making it possible to sleep.
-On Thursday morning little son of SQUIRE
Walter, of Perry Hall, 18th district, got matches
Dy some means and accidentally set fire to two
straw stacks. 1t was with the greatest difficulty
that the dwelling and other buildings were saved.
Rev. VIM. Litsinger, of Level, Hartford
county formerly of this place, met with quite
serious accident recently by falling from q chair
on which he was standing. The injury was of
such q character that it prevented him from
preaching.
At the sale of the Bradford estate on Mon
day, few lots were sold but those that were dis
posed of ranged in price from 5000 to $3.50 per
acre. Another portion was with drawn at bid of
Ss25 per acre. This property should have readily |
sold at 81 900 an acre.
An Eastern Shore editor says "that in his |
town there are number of children who always |
look neat and clean, see them whenever you may, |
and then again there are some that never look |
neat and Clean" The same state of affairs exists
in some towns that we might name.
The new fast mail service on the Western
Maryland railroad went into effect last Monday.
Cranes have been erected along the road from
winch the mail pouches are taken as the train
speeds along. The train leaves Baltimore at 40
Q. m. and reaches Hagerstown at 7.45.
we are pleased to see that our friends.
Messers. j. W. Bond & Co., of Baltimore. we'll.
known publishers, have been awarded the con-
tract for supplying the Hartford county schools
with books for the ensuing year. Their bid was
ct discount of per cent. from schedule rates.