The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-12

I W..
futt, Esq, member of the Legislature from Balti
more county, as a suitable man to receive tn
nomination for Congress in this district.
Mr.. Charles B. Taylor, of Lutherville, wi
leave for Colorado next week, to visit his broth
ers-in-law, Messrs. Samuel and Harris Colling:
who have been living in Denver for some time
If the country pleases him he may locate Their
permanently.
Col. OILERS suit against the Marylan
Central Railroad, for balance of pay for worl
done in building the road, was before the Cour
at Ellicott City, on Wednesday of last week. an,
was again removed, this time to Baltimore city
where it is expected it will be heard in May.
Mr.. Joseph Patterson, well known con
| tractor, died at his residence in Baltimore, o.
Sunday last, in the Gath year of his age. He wa
| a member of the firm of Bruce q Patterson, VIII,
had a contract on the Gunpowder water works
| few years ago. He leaves one son and two daugh
tiers.
The Sun continues to violently oppose tn
city's endorsement of 100000 of the Maryland
Centra's bonds, but the Old Town merchants ar,
| not dismaycd by the "luminary's" opposition anC
at a meeting of their association on Tuesday they
pronounced that papers's editorial Statements
| ''false and uncalled for"
| At the funeral of DIR. Henry II. Keech
which took place in Baltimore, on Saturday after
| noon last, the pail bearers were James K. Keech
DIR. A. r. Keech, VIM. S. Keech, DIR. E. r. Keech
Richard Grady and A. P. Gore. The interment
| was at Greenmount cemetery.
| An enthusiastic individual was heard ia
| remark, "That any man who would object to pay
| ing the old fee of $3.50 for a marriage license
| sets but a meagre value upon the true worth Of
| woman, and at the same time exhibits character
istcs of fearful disqualification for either a good
husband or a wise and prudent father"
On Saturday night last another cock fight
took place at Canton, 18th district which at
tended by large number of 'sports," many of
them of questionable reputation. The battle was
between fowls owned by A. S. Garland and Samuel
Kirkwood. Another battle will be fought at the
same place next Monday, and the police, if there
is any law against this brutal sport" should
break it up.
At an early hour on Saturday morning last
Mr.. Thos Gracean was killed by freight train
on the B. &. o. Railroad, near Carrsville, 18th
district. For some time his mind had been af-
fected and the day before he wandered from his
home on Wilkins avenue. He was brother of
the late John Gracean, who died only about ten
days ago at his home in the Sd district. He was
n years of age.
The failure of the well-known and wealthy
Baltimore bacon firm of 7. Robt. Jenkins Sons
was great surprise to large number of country
people who knew them well and respected them
highly. An extraordinary decline in prices sas-
signed the cause, and it is thought the suspen-
of the firm has beautiful summer residence near
Mt. Washington, this county.
Mr.. Percy Taylor, the young drum major
of the Towson Guards, stands six feet six inches
high in his stocking feet. He will go with the
company to Westminster next Monday and we are
willing to bet that he will stand head and shoul-
ders above the tallest man in the procession. If
our neighbor of the Westminster Advocate can
show "longer" drum major, let them do so next
Monday or forever after hold their peace.
The new Sanitary law for Towsontown
goes into effect as soon as the Governor signs the
bill, and hope citizens will do their best to
conform to its provisions. In this respect our
town has been sadly deficient, and the only way
to preserve the health of the place is by correct
sanitation. This is matter upon which THE
UNION has been outspoken in the past, and we
hope our readers will give the law proper consid-
eratien.
The Annapolis Record says: "It is stated
that the friends of Tobacco Inspector A. ]. Smoot
who believe that he will hold on to the Office be.
cause Mr.. Philip A. Kroh was not confirmed by
the Senate, reckon without their host. Mr.. Smoot
was never confirmed by the Senate, having been
appointed by Governor Hamilton after the session
of 1882. This vacated the Office at the expiration
of Mr.. Shoots term, and left the Governor free
to appoint his successor"
-Fishermen who go down to Lake Roland
have had poor success thus fare this spring. One
deciple Of Izaak Walton, who was there few
afternoons ago, assures us that he saw a bass
jump out of the water that looked almost as big
as the whale that was stranded on Pongoteague
Island about two weeks ago. Doubtless there are
big bass in the Lake, but with all due respect to
our friend we think, perhaps, he was the least bit
"of that afternoon. He will take us down some
day to see for ourselves.
The funeral of Mr.. Daniel SbeaIey-our
Oldest inhabitant-took place on Sunday morn
ing last, from the residence of his sister in law,
Mrs. Mary A. Shealey, and was the largest seen
in this town for a long time, showing the great
respect in which the deceased was held. The SER
vices were conducted by the Rev. Mr.. GLENN, as
sisted by the Rev. j. R. Nichols in the NJ E.
SRqsch end FsFe EsTy %R5esSSxs yAa samsiHs
the east side of the town.
-Daniel-not the man of old who got into
slight difficulty with the lions, but be whose sir
name is William-did not like some things that
werepublished in Baltimore county paper, written
from Annapolis during the session of the Legisla-
ture. Perhaps the man that the lions spared re-
fers to what he may have read in The UNIONS
correspondence from the Ancient City. If he does
we are not dismayed. We are sinful-desperateIy
so-but that wicked correspondent of ours (who
never took drink in his life) is responsible for
it. We don't want to get between the two mill
stones-at least not just yet awhile.
The family of our friend, Col. B. F. Taylor,
of the 18th district has been and still is sorely
afflicted A short time ago his children were
attacked with "black" measles and on Monday
his oldest child-a bright little boy-died very
Unexpectedly while its father was temporarily
absent at his Mount Peru farm. On the day fol-
Lowing, the Colonel's mother, who was so years of
age, and who had been critically i'll for some time
also died, and herremains were inferred in Green
mount Friday. In his great affection Col.
Taylor has our warmest sympathies and we know
he has those of his many friends, not only in his
immediate neighborhood, but throughout the
whole county.