The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-08-01
The Board of Managers of the Baltimore

The Board of Managers of the Baltimore
county agricultural society will hold q meeting
at the fair grounds, Timonium, on Monday next,
at 10 a. m, to make arrangements for the coming
fair.
"A very successful lawn party was held by
the Ladies' Aid Society, at Hannah More Academy,
Reisterstown, on Tuesday evening. The grounds
were beautifully adorned and lighted, and besides
those of the neighborhood, many Baltimoreans
were present. The affair netted about $75.
Rev. Joseph A. Whitaker, of Philadelphia,
who has been spending several weeks at the
Smedley House, addressed meeting at EPSON
M. P. Church, this place, on Monday evening
last. The meeting was held under the auspices
of the Towsontown branch of the W. G. I. U.
At George Stearns's sale, at Sweet Air, last
January, Mr. Mahlon Price, of the Sth district
bought fine horse, for which he paid $157.
short time ago he was offered considerable sum
in advance for the horse, which he refused. A
few days afterwards the horse was taken sick and
died.
"A movement is on foot to place a bell on
Jessop's NJ. E. Church, above Cockeysville, and
otherwise improve the building, the young ladies
of the congregation having the matter in charge.
Subscriptions have already been very liberal and
the necessary funds will be raised without diff
Guilty.
The branch of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union of this place, is circulating petit
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islature praying that q law be enacted, similar
to the one passed by the last Legislature of Penn
syIvania, that the principles of hygiene be taught
in the public schools of this State.
Miss May Butler, of the Towsontown high
school, obtained average of 95 per cent. at the
Normal School examination, and will be award
ed the Cunningham gold medal. This is the
third successive year that a pupil from Prof
Hanna's school has won this medal. Miss But
Ter is a daughter of ex-Sheriff Samuel F. Butler.
The Maryland Central railroad will run
an excursion to Pen-Mar, on Tuesday next, Au.
gust 4th. The train will leave Delta at ga. m,
and the fare for the round trip from that point
will be $3.50, with corresponding reductions from
all stations. From Towsontown the fare will be
S1.1O and this cheap rate ought to induce many
to go.
of Baltimore, visited the Postofice Department
on Tuesday, and asked that postofice be estab-
lished at st. Georges Hall, on the W. M. r. R.,
in this county. After hearing what they had to
say First Assistant P. M. General Knott directed
that an office be located in accordance with their
request.
TITS natures plan the modest man
Shall never win the goal,
While brazen cheek that dares to speak
In wealth and fame doth roll.
Thus fate may frown or fortune crown
Your life with rosy hue,
But those who win must make din,
And blow their big bazoo.
james O'Brien, who for some years has
made his home with Mr.. Frank M. Hines, of Tow
sontown, was a private in Co. G., 18th Maryland
Federal regiment during the late war. He is
seventy years of age and although he has been an
industrious man he has not now the ability to
perform hard work and this week he received q
permit to enter the Soldiers Home, at Washing
ton.
The colored camp meeting in St. James's
Grove, east of Towsontown, which commenced on
the 24th, was not largely attended on Sunday,
owing, no doubt, to the intensely warm weather
of that day. There are a large number of tents
and the meeting is under the management of Rev.
E. w. Scott. 1t will continue over two more
Sundays and if the weather is favorable the at
tendance will be very large.
james Bordley we'll known colored
man who for long time worked about the old
car stables in this place, and who died years
ago. His wife, who was between sixty and seven
ty years of age, lived at Govanstown. One day
last week she heard that her son had been arrest
ed and was in Jail at Towsontown. She came up
here and finding that there was no truth in the
report she returned home and just as she en-
tered the house she dropped dead from heart dis
ease. 1t is supposed the excitement was too
much for her.
"A report was put in circulation here last
week that the colored preacher, Gilmere, of Bal
timore, who preached the very absurd sermon ~
on "Why Cooper was Lynched," had been invi-
ted to preach the same sermon at the Towsontown
camp last Sunday. Of course there was not the
slightest foundation for the rumor and we felt
safe in saying to those who mentioned the matter
to us that we knew that Rev. E. w. Scott, who
has charge of the camp, would never consent to
anything of the kind. He is too self-respecting
and too sensible man to lend himself to any,
thing so Objectionable.