The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-27
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death rate this winter is
lie preceding one. This is
the Monumental city.
John ii. Small, of York county, lately
Hanover man, young Jersey bull and
o heifers for which he received 81 600. They
re registered stock and said to be very fine.
Mr.. Charles S. Grason, son of ex-Judge
Richard Grason, who has been living in St. Paul.
Minnesota, for some time, returned on Monday
and will spend the holidays with his parents.
The heavy snow of Saturday night last,
which was followed on Sunday By rain and sleet,
made it extremely disagreeable for Christmas
shoppers and seriously interfered with business.
At the meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club, on Saturday last, the friends of Mr.. John S.
Cuttings, of this county, him for treasurer of
the Club and he came within five votes of being
elected.
The Messrs. Hooper, of Woodberry, on
Tuesday received 500 turkeys from Baltimore
dealer and presented one to every head of fam
lily employed by them. This is an annual custom
of this firm.
The cold snap of last week made ice about
four inches thick, and on Saturday the brewers
and butchers along the Belair road were actively
at work saving the crop. We don't think any was
cut in this vicinity.
"A man near seventy years of age, who lives
in the upper end of Hartford county, rode on a
steam railroad for the first time in his life last
Tuesday, going to and returning from the city by
the Maryland Central
Mrs. Halter, wife of Mr.. Chas. w. Halter,
of Baltimore, died suddenly on the goth inst, in
the 44th year of her age. Mr.. Halter is of the
directors of the Maryland Central r. R. Company
and is well known in Baltimore county.
before another issue of The UNION reaches
its readers the Old Year will have taken its de-
uarture and the New one will have been ushered
That it may bring COED health, happiness
prosperity to all our readers is our most earn
ish.
The official notice has been issued inviting
tors, vestries and wardens of the churches
Diocese of Maryland, as also other officials,
20 the conservation of the Rev. DR.. Paret at the
Church of the Epiphany, Washington, January
Sth, 1885.
Richard Thomas, a colored man in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Louis Held, of this place, while hold
ing horse attached to a wagon on Saturday last,
was accidentally knocked down by the horse sud-
lenly starting and the wheel passing over one of
ais feet crushed it very badly.
I The cattle that were stolen from Messrs.
Yakeland and Morgan, of Hartford county, an
,ccount of which appeared in the last issue Of
The UNION, have all been recovered and the inno-
cent purchasers, all of whom were residents of the
astern section of this county, are the only suf-
.rers.
nd militia should form part of the Centennial
,gion in the Inauguration ceremonies on the 4th
March, has been settled by Adjutant General
Howard ordering both the Towson Guards and
the Bond Guard; of Gainesville, to report for that
ervice.
Through mistake The UNION stated last
Feek that the mills of the Messrs. Hooper, at Wood
Jerry and Mt. Washington are running on three
p luarter time. The fact is that all their mills
iunning full except the Mount Vernon, which
only has about three-quarters of its machinery in
operation.
The time for shooting partridges in Balti-
more county, under the law, expired on Friday,
Goth inst. The Sun very properly says that
"sportsmen should protect the birds from lawless
people, and in hard weather, when the ground is
eoverd with snow, should put out feed for them
regularly"
Large quantities of "benzine" went over
the Maryland Central road to Hartford the three
first days of the past week. Most of it was car
ried in jugs and demijohns, but good many fell
lows put theirs "where it would do the most good
before they left the city. The result of the latter
was that many Of them were very "tired."
Remember that the poor you have with you
always. In this gladstone season. particularly, they
should not be forgotten. You will find pleasure
in doing your mite for them just now, and the
little ones especially should be remembered. Any
small gift will be grateful to them. God loves the
little children and His people should not forget
them.
Samuel Chew, Esq, of Germantown, Pa,
has been quite i'll for some time, but private note
from him, dated goth inst, conveys the gratifying
intelligence that be is convalescing. Mr.. Chew
has many warm friends here who will be pleased
to learn Of his improved condition. He owns a
fine farm, just east of Towsontown, in which he
takes great interest.
The present issue of THE UNION completes
1hs thirty fifth volume of the paper and it will
- smiling for its entry upon the thirty
o III great many subscribers whose subscrip-
So date from the first issue are still upon our
Iii lists and are to-day among The UNIONS
..nrarnest friends. This is most gratifying fact
nd We revert to it with more than ordinary
pleasure.
When the first snow and sleet came last
winter the York road cars stopped running to
Towsontown and for about two weeks commune
cation with the city by that means was entirely
emf of. This winter, when the snow and sleet
came. Mr. Sanks, the new superintendent, prompt
" cot out his salt and sand car and not single
trim was missed. This speaks well for the new
mana cement and shows that Mr.. Sanks under
stands bis business.