The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-02-09

ageu 10, anu nVlng In the vicinity OF JarrettS
vile, hung himself on Wednesday last
In the Orphans Court this week letters o
administration on the estate of the late Ebeneze
Stewart were granted to Mr.. w. w. C. Stewart.
Mr.. Milton w. Offutt, member of the Leg
islature from Baltimore county, has been appoint
ed by Gov. McLane member Of his persona
staff, with the rank of Colonel.
On the evening of 5th inst, Mr.. and Mrs
John Sparks, of Govanstown, celebrated the 10tl
anniversary of their marriage. The presents wer
numerous, and a pleasant time was had.
The County Commissioners, accompanied
by their chief clerk and auditor, Mr.. John Growth
er, Jr., went to Annapolis this week to look afte
legislation concerning Baltimore county.
The Baltimore County Teachers Associa
ton will hold its next quarterly meeting in tn,
hall of the Young Mems Christian Association
Baltimore. on Friday and Saturday ofnext week
Feb. 18th and 10th.
The total receipts of the County Treasur
er's office for January, including balance or
hand at the beginning of the month, were $780,,
5O592; disbursements for January, $1S,952.24
balance hand Feb. LIST, S41, 553.6s.
The new School Commissioners have taker
q new departure and visited several of the schools
in the county to see by personal observation how
they are conducted. The teachers are very much
pleased at having the Commissioners visit theil
schools.
Strange to say that Mrs. Hundertmark
who according to the Baltimore papers, suffered
so much from heart trouble ~ during the pro-
gress of her trial, has been since sngularly free
from that malady. A dose of Granddaughter
had salutary effect on the old woman.
DR.. Jas. T. Bartlett, who for twelve
years connected with Bayview Asylum, died al
his residence, Owings' Mills, this county, on Sat-
urday last, aged 80 years. His disease was diph-
iberia, which he contracted while attending pa
tients in that institution. He was q brother OF
Rev. VIM. Bartlett, of St. AIMS Catholic Church,
York road.
The Westminster Advocate in striking from
its mailing lists number of delinquent subscri-
bers, says: "We dislike to do this, but paying
cash for labor and material, we must insist on
prompt payment" The Messrs. Vanderford GER
tainly give their subscribers the worth of their
money, and there is no reason in the world why
they shouldn't be paid, and that promptly.
1.-THE Permanent Republican Club" of
Wavery, 9th district, has been organized, with
Capt. N. M. Rittenhouse, president, and VIVA. r.
Patterson, secretary. The club room is situated
the corner of York road and Merryman's lane,
and is neatly and comfortably furnished. The
room is open at all times and the business meet
ings of the club are held every Tuesday evening.
Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge, of this place,
held re union and supper at the Smedley House,
on Tuesday night. About forty members and in
vited guests were present and a royal time was
udu, laSIluS UcSl part VI tuo night. he sup
per was superbly gotten up by mine host Urban,
and included all the delicaces of the season, pre-
pared in a style that reflected much credit upon
the CUISINE of the Smedley.
The young man who stands right in the
middle of the street car and won't ego up 'front.'
or move aside to let others pass, while ladies and
gentlemen are crowding in at the rear and can't
find elbow-room, may be taking very heroic
stand against the overcrowding vice of the rail-
mt IN foil
whose rights he ought to consider, he is most
disagreeable and disoblging young man.
States Attorney Burke, in his closing
speech before the jury in the Hundertmark muir
der case, made very able argument that sur
prised some old Baltimore lawyers who happened
to be present waiting for the Tivoli case to come
up. This was the first capital case the new
States Attorney has tried, and the ability and
energy he displayed in conducting it is conclu-
sive proof of his capacity to fill that important
office.
Mrs. Gallagher, wife of Justice James L.
Gallagher, the veteran actor, of Waverly, died on
Wednesday. She had been an invalid for years,
yet bore her great suterings with christian forti-
tude and resignation. Her two sons, Messrs.
VIM. L. and James M. Gallagher, are residents of
Towsontown, both being in the employ of Mr..
Lewis III. Urban. Mrs. Gallagher was daugh-
ter of the late William Stevens, of Queen Annes
county, Md. She was also distantly related to
Mrs. John E. Owens.
Mr.. Thomas r. Jenifer, whose hospitable
old mansion Is located near Loeb Raven, gave
Capt. Emmart's train men a sumptuous dinner on
Wednesday. Mr.. Jenifer had duck-a sort of
heir loOm-that had been in his family for some
nineteen years. This was killed for Capt. En-
mart's special delectation, as he is among the few
men who could thoroughly appreciate such a
toothsome morsel as this. He says he never
"struck" finer duck, and yet he claims to pos
sess great respect for old age.
"A number of Baltimore county people who
were in Annapolis on Tuesday last tell funny
stories of how local option is observed in the can
cient City," On that day some twelve or fifteen
hundred men, representing the numerous Trades
Unions of Baltimore, were down there, and they
say that beer and whisky flowed like water, one
place in particular selling openly. One obser-
want Baltimore county politician tells US that he
saw one Baltimore brewer collect $500 for
beer that had been sent to Annapolis only few
days before Tuesday.
Mr.. Gus. Folks has been driving baker
wagon on the York road for thirty five years,
commencing with the Mednger bakery, on Forrest
street, and afterwards for the Masons. His route
was first from Baltimore to Texas but latterly he
has been running to Ashland. During all this
time, although travelling the road at all hours of
the night, he has not been once interfered with,
and to-day-notwithstandin the exposure he has
gone tuTOuSu-ue Is u very ROBUST anu july
Mr.. Folks lives at Waverly, where he has a COM
Portable home, secured through his own industry.
School Matters.-The School Board was in
session on Thursday, and transacted the following
business:
A proposition was received from Kelly & Piet
for the board to introduce work-"Elements of
Agriculture" Allen Bowie Davis, and referred
to the Committee on Books.
Tho inc 10 notify no 1s
of schools having assistants, that from February
LIST the bylaws-referring to the dropping of as
sistants where their employment is not authorized
by the number of pupils enrolled and their aver
age attendance-would be strictly enforced.
1t was determined, on motion, to abolish assis-
tants' term reports.
The contracts of the following teachers were
confirmed; r. C. McGinn, school s, district 3,
Monroe Mitchell, school 4, district IL, and Robert
Andrews, school 2, district Is.
., drss41cs ecsahea.
An application for the establishment of an Eng
hsh-German school at Homestead, school 4, dis
trict 9, was referred to John P. Clark
Salaries of teachers for the winter term ending
January 81, were passed, and payment ordered :
White schools, $25,594.37, and colored schools,
81, 93401.
Bills for books, stationery, repairs, rent, fuel,
&C., amounting to 81, 1885, were passed and pay
ment ordered.
The secretary authorized to appoint a
teacher for colored school 2, district Z.