The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-12

Great Falls Circuit, ". E. Chwch.--There will
be an all days meeting at Orem's NJ. Z. Church,
on Sunday July 9th. Rev. Lewis H. Cole, Of
Baltimore, will preach at 1O4 a. m. and 3 p. NJ
All are earnestly invited.
REV. WATSON CASE, Preacher in Charge
ST. Johns II. E. Church, LutherviHe.-Preach-
ing Sunday, at ii a. m. and 7.30 p. n, by the pas
tor, Rev. VIM. Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7.3O o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas Hart, Jr., of Waverly, attend
ed the Chicago Convention this week.
IS. Parker Bosley, Esq, of this town, will
leave for Clifton Springs, New York, on Monday
next.
"A pic mic party of upwards of 500 people,
from Mount Vernon, Woodbury., &C., spent Sat-
urday last at Loeb Raven.
We are now on the home-stretch of 1854
We can scarcely realize that six months of the
year have already passed.
Two sea lions have been added to the other
curiosities in Druid Hill Park. Those on exhi-
bition there some time ago died.
Mr.. Philip D. Schmidt, of Baltimore, the
wefi-hn~-sn- carriage dealer, died on Tuesday
evening, in the SD year OF his age.
"A colored man named Flower was injured
at Mt Washington on Monday last, by sand
bank falling in on him, crushing his right foot.
We have not heard of a single accident
occurring in Baltimore county on the 4th of July.
This is fortunate and at the same time unusual.
Florida watermelons are arriving in Bal
timore via the Western Maryland Railroad, and
are selling at $40 and s25 per hundred, wholesale
DIR. J. Piper and family and Mrs. Judge
Fowler and son returned from Atlantic City on
Tuesday, after a sojourn there of about two week.
-Thos. C. Bruff, Esq, treasurer of the School
Board, received from the County Commissioners
on Wednesday, $21, 900 on account of the levy of
1884.
1t costs only $50 to use the same postage
stamp twice. Therefore you can save S49.9S by
using two-cent stamp only once, as the law al
lows.
One of the Hartford papers says that Capt.
Emmart, of the Maryland Central r. R., contem-
plates removing his family from Belair to Balti-
more.
The young folks have organized lawn
tennis club in Towsontown, and games are being
played on the vacant lot in front of Trinity P. E.
church.
Buffalo Bill has had wild Indian show
running at the 0riole baseball grounds, on the
York road, all the past week, and large crowds
were attracted.
Some slate is now going to Baltimore from
Delta, by the Maryland Central railroad, and it is
expected that the demand for this roofing material
will grow rapidly.
-The-l Trnstees of the McDonoeh School
have decided to erect wing to the building, as
intended in the original plan, and the contract
for the work has been let.
-Hickman's store, situated on Second street,
in the Belt, was burglarized on Tuesday night
A lot of cigars and the contents of the money
drawer was all that were taken.
On Monday last, Daniel Sullivan, a stone
cutter, fell from the walls of the church build
ing, corner Boundary avenue and st. Paul st.,
and dislocated his left shoulder.
Mr.. Rudolph Pelz, proprietor of the Clifton
House, Madison avenue extended, died on We'd
nesday morning last, aged As years. He was the
owner of property valued at $4,000.
The annual meeting at Jessop's NJ. E..
church, near Cockeysville, will take place on Sum-
day next, July 18th. Should the day be pleasant
no doubt it will be largely attended
1t is expected that the reorganization of
the Maryland Central Company, which took place
this week, will infuse new life into it and will
place the road more firmly upon its feet.
The County Commissioners have appointed
G.. W. Grace, driver for Engine company No. z,
vice Campbell, resigned, and Chas. Burton driver
for company No. 7, vice Forester resigned.
Mr.. I. A. Scarf, Jr., of this county, has
purchased from Mrs. Ann Jenkins, rs acres of
fine land, near Jarrettsvile, Hartford county, and
will take possession of the same next spring.
"A child of Thomas Writ, of Woodbury.,
aged 10 months, died in its mothers arms on
Wednesday, whilst the family were moving and
before the mother had reached her new home;
Mis- Lillian Painter, daughter OF Mr.. Mill
con FAINTER, died at the home of her father, near
0wings' Mills, this county, Wednesday. She
had been in delicate health for several years.
The great camp-meeting at Summit Grove,
on the Northern Central railroad, will commence
Thursday, July 31st. Already number of fam
lilies are occupying cottages upon the grounds
On account of the great destruction of prop
ertt and consequent suffering among the poor, the
borough authorities of York, Pa, have asked for
outside assistance to relieve immediate necessities
Mr.. John P. DeLauder, one of the public
school teachers of this county, is visiting his
parents who reside near Broad Run, Frederick
county. Mr.. DeLauder has charge of school 9,
district IL.
During themonth of June the receipts from
passengers alone on the Maryland Central rail-
road were upwards of $4,000. Freights were not
so good for the same month but will be largely
increased during July.
The heavy storm of wind and rain which
passed over sections of this county on Saturday
night last, did some damage in blowing down the
corn, wheat Shocks &c. The storm was very
violent for short time.
"A grand time was had at the Landon House
Lutherville, on the evening of the Fourth. There
was a brilliant display of fireworks, followed by
music and dancing, in which the guests of that
favorite resort participated.
a haud-stacK IN wheat field on one of Mr.
Foulk Jones' farm, near Delta, was struck by
lightning on Saturday night last and entirely de-
stroyed. The sheaves were scattered over con-
siderable space but all were burned.
Mr.. James L. Ridgely, of the 18th district
of this county, was a delegate to the 18th annua
convention of the Baltimore Conference Sunday
School Society of the M. E. Church South, which
met at Rockville, Nd, the past week.
"A young farmer in the 18th district wrote
to one of the Baltimore papers and asked how tC
get rid of moles. The agricultural editor answer
ed, "Plow them out" to which the young Grange
replied, "Can't do it. It's on my gals nose."
"A robust Granger down in the 18th district
on meeting physician ran to hide himself
Being asked the cause of his apparent fear, he re
piled at is so long since 1 have been sick tina
+ am ashamed to look physician in the face"
-Messrs. Symington Bros, of Baltimore, ar
about to erect a large warehouse near the Mary
land Central R. R. Station, at Belair. The build
ing will be used for the storage of the variou
brands of fertilizers manufactured by this firm.
Another cold wave this week sent the Their
mometer below so, and at nights it was just tn
least bit too cool for comfort. 1t looks as thoug
the N. Y Heraids prediction that would hay
cool weather until the middle of July, might com
true.
Mr.. George Quick, living near Garden
few days Illness in the MA 81 ts fagg
leaving a wife and five children. He was q farm
er and trucker His funeral took place on Wed
nesday.
st. Johns Circuit colored M. P. church will
commence to-day holding a camp-meeting, il
Capron's woods, on Roland avenue, near hamP
den and near the line of the Maryland Contra
railroad. The camp will continue over thre'
Sundays.
There were q large number of picnics, ex
cursions, &c, by Sunday schools and other or
CARNATIONS in this county on the 4th and 9th
and, so far as have been able to learn, all pass
ed of pleasantly, without accident to mar tn
pleasures.
John Q. A. Herring, Esq, of the Adam
Express Company, with his family, is boarding
at "Good Hope" the residence of Col. Jenifer
near the Hartford road. His son, Mr.. j. Wool
ford Herring, of the firm of Dix & Wilkins, is a