The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-09-06

ings and class meetings on Wednesday afternoons,
at o'clock, and Friday evenings, at o'clock.
Great Falls Circuit.-There will be an all day.
meeting at Ebenezer M. e. church, near Chase's
Station. September 9TH. Rev. L. ii. Cole, of Bal
timore, viii preach at lOl a. IN. and at p. NJ
All invited REV. WATSON CASE, Pastor.
st. Johns NJ f.. Church, LwtherciLie.-Preach-
ing Sunday, at II m. and 7.3O p. n, by the pas
tor, Rev. VIM. Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7.30 o'clock
Friday of next week-September 12th-is
legal holiday.
Eighty, two prisoners are now confined in
the county Jail.
CRAZY patchwork lap robes the latest
bit of dementia.
What are you going to exhibit at the Bal =
timore county fair?
The September term of the Circuit Court
commences next Monday.
The September term of the Howard county
court commenced on LIST instant
We return thanks to Mr.. E. II. Roberts, of
Cub Hill, for several very fine cantaleups, grown
on his farm.
If you wish to keep horse collars in nice
condition, wash them with car5olic soap and then
oil the inside.
For the month of August the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Baltimore county issued IA mar
rage licenses.
"A child of Mr.. John A. Boyce, aged nine
months, died at the Smelly House, Towsontown,
on Monday last.
One hundred and ifty-two deaths occurred
in Baltimore last week. The births for the same
period we're IA.
The reunion of the survivors of the 9th
MARYLAND Regiment will be held in Westminster
on the 18th instant.
1t is said that the time the Maryland
Central road between Baltimore and Delta is to
be shortened thirty minutes.
As late as IS40 there were but seven voca-
tons into which New England women had en-
tered now the number is BIZ.
Mr.. Samuel ]. Robinson, of Towsontown,
is making some very attractive improvements to
his residence and business place.
Reed bird shooting has commenced in the
marshes of Bush river and elsewhere, and the
birds are said to be unusually fat.
The Bond Guards, of Gainesville, Capt. D.
P. Barnette, will hold picnic in the Railway
Park, near that place, on 18th inst.
The Gainesville Short-Line Railroad has
been leased to the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company for period of SO years.
Mr.. J. Randolph Mordecai, who owns the
old Hunt homestead, near Sherwood, N. C. r. R.,
is erecting handsome residence thereon.
The enterprising Baltimore firm of Griffith
& Turner had good display of machinery, seeds,
&C., at the harvest home festival on Tuesday.
The County Commissioners have appointed
John O'Ronrke Waterman and lamplighter to ell
the unexpired term of Hugh Nolan, deceased.
Letters were granted in the Orphans Court
this week to Francis Veara and Richard Hamil
ton on the estate of Catherine s. Veara, deceased
Gen. Bradley 7. johnson has been elected
president of the Maryland Line Beneficial Society
and Gen. Isaac R. TrimbIe one o f the vice presi
dents.
The Stabersville Sabbath school made an
excursion over the Northern Central Railroad to
n I'LL ,roek
Parkton.
There are lots of men who have attained
high regulations for strict attention to business,
but the trouble has always been it wasn't their
business.
The premiums offered by the Cecil County
Agricultural society amount to upwards of Sc, 0OO
The fair commences October 18th, and continues
four days.
Mr.. 7. C. Blair, since the Ashland iron
works went out of blast, has temporary charge Of
the lime kilns and quarries of Mrs. John o. Price,
near Cockeysville.
Mrs Annie II. Love and James II. Love,
her husband, have made deed of trust of their
property to Lemuel d. Ofutt Esq, for the beno-
fit of their creditors.
Miss Sarah Sheridan, daughter of Mr..
John Sheridan, of the 11th district, and sister
of Mr.. Columbus Sheridan, of this place, died of
consumption last Sunday.
-Dushane Post, G. A. R., will hold en-
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mencing on Monday next and continuing until
Wednesday, 18th instant.
This week number of Jurors who had
been previously been summoned to serve at the
September term of court, were excused and others
were drawn in their places.
ii cents is never asked for anything at market or
elsewhere. All the other figures except perhaps
9, are freely brought into
The 9th annual exhibition Of the York
county agricultural society, will be held at York,
on the 7th, s;h, 9th and 10th of October. The
premium list amounts to $4,000,
The public schools of the county will have
one day holiday during the progress of our coun-
ty fair in order to give teachers and children an
opportunity of visiting the same.
Mr.. John Watkins, prominent farmer Of
Hartford county, died on Tuesday Of last week, al
his home, near Clearmont Mills, in his 10th year
He leaves a widow, but no children.
Mr.. David N. Dawson, who was at one
time one of the proprietors of the Ivy Mill, in
the 9th district of this county, died at his resi-
dence, in Baltimore, few days ago.
Mr.. William T. Walters Percheron stations
"Sutton" and "BIack Prince" were on exhibition
at the harvest home on Tuesday. They weigh
100 and 1900 pounds, respectively.
Milton W. Ofutt Esq, as attorney fol
Baldwin Myers, has fled bill for divorce from
his wife, Annie Myers. The bill charges the
wife with adultery and abandonment
IN, TFsrf~rl -vF,at thew s.ss
"Ayoirdupos Socables." Each young man has
his girl weighed and pays for her supper at the
rate of half cent pound on the figures.
Mr.. Anon Sven, Of Lutherville, has the
contract for the painting of Saters Baptist church
Chestnut Ridge. He is good workman and ii
doing the job in very creditable manner.
DIR. G.. W. Davis, of Pleasantville, Har
ford county, raised within fraction of 81 bushels
of wheat to the acre, of the washington Glass
variety. The DR.. sowed II bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Alfred Garrison, highly respected
farmer of Hartford, died very suddenly on Tues
day last He was stricken with paralysis while
riding in his buggy and died before reaching his
home
a fire occurred in the husk factory o
Weems Bro, on Gorsuch avenue, this county
on Monday morning. Engine No. of the county
department, extinguished the fire. The loss was
slight.
The Spiritualist camp-meeting at Loci
Raven, last Sunday, was not so largely attended
as on previous Sundays. Mrs. Hyser, who SPOKE
for couple of hours, will lccture again next Sun
day afternoon.
"A Judgment By confession for 5000 has beer
fled in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Cour
by Messrs. Slinguf & Slngluf, as attorneys fol
John S. Reese, Jr., VS.. Benjamin j. Worthington
of the 4th district.
Mr.. George Stearns, the wel-known Bal
timore coal merchant, has purchased the ole
MOrr1sOn homestead, dC CWeet ar, lVbn uisIiIOt
for SIC, 800. The farm contains lab acres and il
beautifully located.
Judge Fowler spent his vacation at one Of
the well-known Virginia springs, but the JoMrna'
says he was recreating" way up in New York
State If you want to get the news in simon pure
shape always read the Journal.
Two men were rendered insensible by light
ming, on Saturday evening last, at Wilson's brick
yard on the Washington road. One was a work
man in the yard, the other was a switch tender
at Carroll switch, B. & 0. r. r.
"A hotel costing about SAC, 000is to be built
at Sykesville, Carroll county. The railroad
company has erected depot building, and with
the other improvements constantly going on, the
place is getting to be quite noted.
Mr.. J. N. Henderson, of this town, the
widely known agent of the Royal st. John sew
ing machine, has just had several thousand cir
culars printed at The UNION Office, to be distribu.
ted at the Baltimore county fair.