The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-08-02

The Towson Guards have decided to hold
q tournament at Groom's Dairy Grove, adjoining
Towsontown, Wednesday, August goth. The
tournaments heretofore held by the Guards have
been very successful and no pains will be spared
to make the coming one enjoyable.
"A youthful couple from Baltimore, came
out to Towsontown on Thursday evening and re-
quested Squire Herbert to make them man and
wife, but the venerable justice declined the prof.
fered honor, stating in substance, that he had no
authority, whatever, to make 'two hearts beat
as one."
We are informed that large rattle snake
was killed on the farm of Mr.. Jesse Hoshall, in
thu 9th district, a few days ago. We were not
aware that any of this species of reptile existed
in Baltimore county, and our informant may have
been mistaken. But there is no "tangle-foot"
sold in the 9th district.
a physician says: ga single case of ty-
phoid fever in a community should always be re-
garded as proof that there is a sanitary fault
somewhere and at once the town authorities should
see that all privies, drains, stagnant pools, and
filth and dirt, of all kinds, are cleaned up thor
oughly and some good disinfectants used"
Union Chapel Sunday School made an ex-
cursion to Druid Hill Park on Wednesday, by way
of the Maryland Central road and by ph@tons
to the Park from Boundary avenue. There was
a large and jolly party and as the day was line
they no doubt had pleasant time. Union Chapel
Mrs Shanklin, wife of Mr.. Arthur w.
Shanklin, a WE'LL known farmer living near Loeb
Raven, died on Monday afternoon last. She leaves
family of ten children, the oldest girl OF about
fifteen and the youngest less than year old
Deceased was a daughter of the late VIM. Bosley.
Mr.. Shanklin's many friends deeply sympathize
with him in the great loss he has sustained.
a number of citizens of this county have
filed bill for an Injunction in the Circuit Court
here to restrain the Phila., Wilmington and BALTIC.
Railroad from depriving them of their water
rights in a small stream passing through their
property, and with which the company has inter-
fered in order to secure supply of water for their
engines. They claim that by the action of the
company they will be deprived of the use of the
water.
Pat O'Conners sink of iniquity, which is
located within a stones throw of the NJ. E. church,
B this psSs the Of Snoth s s1en
ranch as this shall be permitted to exist in a
respectable community +? Again we ask, What are
our courts. sharitfs cnnstehl-, g. 8 II .
respectable and Iaw-abiding citizens no rights
that these fends can be made to respect? If not,
let us quietly give up the town to them and si-
lently move out.
Just think of it. The "Ancient City, of
Annapolis, has organized what they call an elm
provement Association" An initiation fee of 81
is charged, or the planting of shade tree is con-
sidered an equivalent. Already sixteen persons
have become life members of the association by
the payment of s25 each. Why can't Towsontown
have an organization of this sort? Of course we
don't want any more trees planted, but much
could be found to do in the way of making walks,
repairing avenues and otherwise identifying the
town. Every property-holder would be vastly
benefited.
"A good Methodist friend of ours attended
the Sunday school pic mic, which went from this
place to the Park, last Wednesday. He appear
ed at the church, early in the morning, in his
snug carriage, with his sleek black horse bedeck-
ed with yellow, thus showing the colors of Lord
Baltimore-black and yellow. For time the
lookers-on were somewhat dumbfounded and
thought our friend was just the least bit too
gaudy for picnic of the kind, but when he ex-
planned that they did things that way out in the
country where he just come from, the others were
disposed to overlook his little weakness and give
him place in the procession.