The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-06-07

Wednesday evening, at 7.3O o'clock.
celebration. Interesting services at ii a. m. and
7gp.m Public cordially invited.
a wound from the tongue is far worse than
wound from the sword.
-Hampden, Falls road, has new hall, with
seating capacity for 700 persons.
The Western Maryland Railroad has made
survey for a road from Pen-Mar to Monterey.
it is said that the Union cotton factory,
situated in this county, will stop operations for
period of two months.
F-CoI. CYRUS Diller, of Hanover, whose illness
ha.hereofore been referred to in The UNION is now
in a fair way to recover
Strawberries are so named because the
growers are supposed to lay straw under them to
keen them clean but they never do.
Towards of seyenty-ive car loads OF live
stock have been shipped from New Freedom sta
ton, Northern Central Railroad, this spring
-Towsontown had streak of unusual luck
this week. We had two Democratic conventions,
and both we're very orderly and respectable bodies.
DR. VIM. C. Ebaugh, prominent physi-
clan of PHILADELPHIA and brother in-law of Thos.
J. Hunter, ESQ.,, spent Sunday last in Towson-
town.
Rev. W. II. H. Powers, rector of Trinity
p E. church, Towsontown, left Tuesday night
last for Staunton, Va. He will be absent about
ten days.
No: spring chickens are not so named on
account of any elastic qualities, but from the fact
that they were Matched in the spring-two or three
years ago.
There is said to be more rabies from rum
than from mad dogs. Yes, says newspaper man,
and we've frequently seen keg of beer iroth at
the mouth
Capt A. W. Eichelberger, of Hanover, has
been elected president of the Hanover Junction,
Uanover and Gettysburg railroad for the thirty
first consecutive term.
Whit Monday was pretty generally observ
ed as holiday, particularly by the colored peo-
ple large numbers of whom "excurted" over the
Marylad Central road.
Mr.. Samuel Ceilings, our energetic butcher
and live stock dealer, bought few davis ago from
Mr. Frederick Heb, of York county, 20 head of
very superior beef cattle.
The Advocate says that Col. William A.
McKellip, of Westminster, grows strawberries by
the barrel. Is the editor getting ready for his
next winters hog stories?
1t is claimed that cells supply an unusual
amount of brain and nerve strength to those who
feed on them, which accounts for the noticeable
smartness of some of our people.
-Christopher Laurence, who farms Mr.. Jerre
Millers place. in the 18th district, last week haul
ed a load to Baltimore, consisting OF peas and
strawberries, from which he realized SIG.
We experienced another warm spell the
past week and the heat came very OPPORTUNITY,
Gus had a bad effect upon all growing crops:
The Belair papers say that Messrs. Will
hanson Bros carriage builders of Belair, intend
to open up business in Towsontown, but will not
entirely relinquish their business in Hartford.
"A large number of people from York made
an excursion over the York and Peach Bottom
and MARYLAND Central railroad to Baltimore, on
Monday last, and appeared, to have a good time.
We would like to be advised of everything
of local character transpiring throughout the
county, and hope our subscribers and correspond
ents will see to it that not an item is overlooked
Capt. d. P. Barnette, Assistant Examiner
of the county schools, will next week remove his
family from Gainesville to Towsontown. He has
rented Mr. James w. 0wings' house, on Allegany
avenue.
Col W. W. Taylor, formerly of this county,
who built the water works at Westminster and
Havre- de- Grace, has been awarded the contract
to erect water works at Fredericksburg, Va, for
$4,000.
Attention is called to a letter published on
fourth page of THE UNION, headed diversified
Farming" 1t is written by an experienced Sd
district farmer, who generally knows what he is
talking about.
= DR.. Richard McSherrY, Of Baltimore, has
been appointed by Governor McLane, president
of the State Board of Health, to fill the place
made vacant by the death of DR.. j. Robert Ward,
of this county.
"A Frederick county paper says that Col.
James C. Clark, formerly of this county, had
$50, 900 on deposit in the Marine Bank of New
York, but withdrew few days before the collapse
of that institution.
The three men arrested for driving hogs
on Sunday, on Wilmington lane, this county, the
cases of which were to be tried before magistrate
have been dismissed, as no one appeared willing
to prosecute them.
Mr. James P. Reese, of Lutherville, has
been elected first lieutenant of Company b, 9Th
nf1l Of
Reese this company has now the largest member
ship of any in the regiment
Mr.. Seth NJ. Vose, wealthy merchant of
Providence, Rhode Island, has been visiting the
family of DR.. VIM. S. Thompson, of the Sth dis
trict of this county, the past week. He is a
first cousin of Mrs. Thompson.
The excursion from York on Whit Monday,
over the Peach Bottom and Maryland Central
roads, to Baltimore, was not so large as was ex-
peeted, but the excursionists were carried safely
and no doubt had good time.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thur sday
evenings of next week, the members of the Tow
sontown NJ. E. Sabbath school will hold a fair
and festival in the lecture room of the church.
Proceeds for benefit of the school.
Mr.. R. Harry Willis, of this place, who has
been telegraph operator at Boundary avenue
station, Nd. Central r. R., short time, has been
appointed ticket and freight agent and telegraph
operator at the Rocks of Deer Creek.
"A bazaar and supper win be held at the
PRESBYTERIAN parsonage, Govanstown, on Thurs
day and Friday evenings of next week, commence
ing at o'clock. The object is worthy one and
the affair should be literally patronized
Mr.. John Dunning, an old resident of this
town. and father Of Messrs. Edward E., and John
Dunning, of the Hess express line, is suffering
from blood poisoning, and his condition is con-
sidered critical by the attending physician.
Persons using canned goods should pour
ont the contents of the can when it is first opened,
and not wait ten or fifteen minutes as is often the
case By observing this suggestion the metallic
taste which often attaches to such things can be
avoided.
administration were granted to Henry u. Arthur
on the estate of Benjamin Arthur; to Sister
Borgia Farrell on the estate of Frances Denmead;
10 Richard Fry on the estate of Abraham Fry,
and to Ruth Tischmeyer on the estate OF Lew
Tischmeyer.
Mr.. Frank I. Duncan, son Of Mr.. John ID.
C. Duncan, of the Sth district, who graduated last
week at the annual commencement OF the Law
School of the University of Maryland, was this
week admitted to the bar of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore city.
The father of five manageable daughters
was in town a few days ago trying to buy some
four-leaf clover seed to plant in his back yard
He said he had read that when young girl finds
four-leaf clover it is sign that she will be mar
ried within year.
We hear of Baltimore county man who
has never worn pair of stockings in his life and
who boasts that he has not taken bath Tor thirty
wears. lift is true that Cleanliness is next to
godliness," this person must be one of the most
"ongodliest" of men.
Mr. d. W. Shertzer, living on the farm OF
Mr.. George X. Tryon, near Bare Hill, is the owner
of valuable Jersey cow that produced IN ten
weeks I4S lbs. of butter. In one week she mas
produced as much as Is lbs, and her average is
about 131 lbs. per week.
Mrs. C. f. Ady, of Cub Hill, Hartford road,
widow of the late Francis Ady, and mother of Mr..
Benjamin W. Ady, proprietor ofthe emile House,
Hartford road, died on Wednesday, 4th instant,
in the 69th year of her age. Mrs. Ady was well
acquainted with the travelling public, having re-
sided at Cub Hill hotel for many years. Her re-
mains were inferred at St. Mary's church, Govans-
town, on Thursday afternoon.