The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-15

"Monday next is st. Patrick's Day. Loo
out for some more weather then, and also ge
ready to plant your cabbage seed.
deputy Court Clerk, Mr.. Lewis M. Bacon
is confined to his home in the Sth district suffer
ing from fracture of one of his legs.
The Towson Guards talk of making a pil
grimage to Belair on Easter Monday. Well-bu
then we don't like to say anything. Have it you
own way, boys.
"A fair and bazarr, under the auspices O
the ladies of the congregation, will be held at 81
! AIMS Church. on the York road, commencin,
Monday, April 14th.
Rev. A. B. Grosh, formerly of Marietta
Pa, who has been spending the winter in Tow
sontown, with his brother in law, Col. Charles
Mann, is now lying quite ILL.,
Mr.. Isaac Newton, the Chief Engineer o
the Water Department of New York city, visite,
Baltimore on Thursday, and in company will
Chief Engineer Martin, of the city Water Board
visited Loeb Raven.
We are pleased to say that Mr.. John E
Owens, who has been lying quite i'll at his resi-
dence, near Towsontown, for some weeks, was 81
much improved on Monday that no was able t
take short drive in his carriage.
The remains of Mrs. James L. Gallagher
who died on the 9th ult., were on Wednesday re
moved from Holy Cross Cemetery and buried il
St. Mary's church-yard, Govanstown. Rev
Fathers Lyman and Connolly oficiatcd at tn,
grave.
Baltimore county's valiant fremen anG
police force are hanging by the eyelids Should the
extension bill go through, good morning. Wed
like to give $3.50 for of the "squirts" to make
soda water with next summer. But what would
we do with the policemen, you ask Give it up.
Give us an easy one.
The trial of the suit of Ernault H. Will
liams against his father, Hon. George Hawkins
Williams, of this county, to set aside deed OF
trust, was concluded in the city Circuit Court on
Monday last 1t was tried before Judge Fisher
and occupied the attention of the Court nine days.
The Court reserves its decision.
Mr.. John c. Bosley, late chief clerk in the
County Treasurer's Office, who left for San Fran
cisco early in February, safely reached his desti-
to New Orleans, where he enjoyed the Mardi
Gras festivities and from thence by the Southern
Pacific route to the Golden Gate.
MIR. John NJ. Gordon, aged IS years, died
on Wednesday last, at the residence of his SON. in
law, Eugene Blackford, Esq, near Pikesville. He
was for many years president of the Union Bank
of Baltimore, and was also a member of the bar.
He was a polished gentleman and was highly
esteemed by large circle Of friends.
The Journal last week had a new disease,
viz, gradual decay Of the physical powers" A
number of persons mentioned in its local columns
were thus afflicted and we take it for granted the
"disease" is getting to be prevalent. Perhaps
this was the trouble with the fellow who wrote
monday last was Ash Wednesday,"
--Messrs. Robert Wright & Co., whose Rock
land Bleach and Dye Works, on the Falls road,
were destroyed by fire a few weeks ago, are clear
ing away the debris preparatory to rebuilding.
We are glad to hear that the business of this
widely known establishment is to be continued,
the firm being one of the oldest and most success
full in our county.
Lieut.. Frederic A. Yeager, U. S. Civil En-
gineer, stationed at Hotchkiss, Tennessee, has
been granted leave of absence, and will leave
New York to-day March 49, for an extended
trip through Europe. He will be accompanied
by his brother, Edward Ii. Yeager. These gen.
tlemen are well known here, being brothers of
Mrs. J. B. Longnecker.
In discussion in the M. E. Conference on
Tuesday, on the subject of Sabbath observance,
Rev. W. T. d. GLENN, pastor of the NJ. e.
church, of this place. said that it was never right
to travel on Sunday, and he thought it was eqally
wrong to buy or read Sunday papers. On the
subject of riding in street cars the Bishop said,
81 do when necessary"
"A small frame house ON the Washington
road, belonging to Messrs. Burns & Russell, was
damaged by fire on Wednesday last to the amount
of about $3.50. A colored woman who occupied
the house sustained loss of 5000 on her furniture.
The city fire department put out the blaze [P. S.
At last accounts the county fire department had
hOL dAilfCu DIT IuO sCcuc VI COuudSTdtlOQ.
The six weeks during which the ground
hog is supposed to rule the weather, expires with
to-day-Saturday, 18th. Persons who had here
tofore some belief in the grounding theory have
had their back bones stiffened after experiencing
the weather of the past six weeks and are now
satisfied that the grounding can be relied upon.
We are yet, however, little skeptical on this
point.
The County Commissioners offer reward
rorf ha falnuuS xrh hov baar /,
smashing county street lamps. Probably if peo-
pie could see these lamps at night they might
stand better chance. IF fellow happens to
run against one of them on a dark night and
smashes it he should not be found fault WITH
MEANS.
Constable Emerich, of the 18th district,
must be a very easy going officer. On Monday
he had prisoner in charge, on his way to the
House of Correction. When at Camden Station
The prisoner, who was doubtless ga good fellow"
proposed a walk, which they took, and perhaps
something else with it. When they returned to
the station the officer met friend and while talk
ing with him the prisoner quietly walked off and
has not since been seen.
Sunday last was a very remarkable day
In the morning there was a very heavy rain and
sleet, followed by storm of thunder and light
ming, the thermometer standing at the freezing
point. Late in the afternoon there was heavy
snow squall, the wind blowing strongly from the
east, and in the evening it cleared off and the
moon shown brightly, with very high wind from
the northwest. 1t is very rare thing for us to
experience so many changes in the weather with
in space of or 10 hours.
"A few nights ago DR.. J. H. Jarrett, of this
place, was called to see very sick patient on the
Hillen road. At the crossing of tho Maryland
Central road, about a quarter of a mile south of
the town, his horse got stuck in the mud and in
his efforts to get out fell down, breaking the har
ness and the DR.. had to postpone his visit. This
is county road and it is rather serious refec-
tion upon our road system that public highway
of its Importance should be permitted to remain
in its present condition, endangering the lives of
persons compelled to travel it.
Mr. Arthur Bosley, proprietor of the High
land Poultry Yards, of this place, has Matched in
his incubator this spring, over two hundred
Plymouth Rock chickens. When two days old
these chicks are carefully packed in baskets, lined
with sawdust and cotton, and sent all over the
country. Two dozen were sent few days ago
to Evansville, Indiana, and but one of them died
on the way. Mr.. Bosley gets SIS per dozen for
them and says it pays better than selling the eggs
at So per dozen. He is very successful in his
business and is rapidly increasing his stock.
Among the graduates at the annual COM
mencement of the Maryland University School of
Physic, held in Baltimore on Friday, was DR..
Richard c. Massenberg, of Towsontown. The
DT. mas Deeu u IeSlUeHI VI OuE tOWH lOr SOme
years, having made his home with Judge Yellott.
He is a native of Hampton, Va, but for some
years before coming here was engaged in the
drug business in Macon, Ga. He is an intelligent
gentleman, hard student and there can be no
doubt but that he will succeed in his chosen pro-
fession. To that end he has our best wishes.
Land Slides.-A very heavy landslide oc-
Cured on the Maryland Central Railroad, in
the deep cut through Chamberlain's Hill, near
Glenarm station, early Wednesday afternoon last,
and it required nearly twelve hours hard labor to
remove the obstruction. Fortunately two pas
senger trains were on the lower end of the road
and one at the upper end, so that no delay of any
moment occurred, passengers being transferred
from the other. On tho afternoon
there was another slide in a cut the Rocks Of
Deer Creek, which, blocked the Delta train, but
this one was soon removed without occasioning
much inconvenience to passengers. Considering
the fact that the ground for some weeks has been
so thoroughly soaked with water the great won
der is that many more mishaps of this kind have
not occurred on the road.
Wills and Matrimony.-The great John 7.
Johns will case was tried in 1882, in one of the
courts, to which it was removed from Baltimore
county. One of the jurors who tried the case was