The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-04-11

Mr.. Edward Austen is about commencing
the erection of chapel at Sparkss station, N. c.
r. R., for Sunday school and Christian Associa-
ton purposes 1t will cost about 81, 900 and the
whole expense will be borne by that gentleman
who is widely known Cor his generous acts.
1t now looks as though the Western Mary
land railroad would have double track in the
near future. A significant sign is the widening
and enlargement of the bridges along the route
1t is believed that the Vanderbilt road will reach
Baltimore by way of the Western Maryland.
--0n Friday afternoon, 9Th inst, on invita-
ton of Mr.. Hugh Sisson, number of young
ladies from Luthervile Seminary paid visit to
Beaver Dam Marble Quarries, near Cockeysville
They made careful inspection of these extensive
works and were highly delighted with what they
saw.
The corner stone for St. Johns 0rphauage
for Boys was laid at Waverly, on Monday, the
Rev. F. H. Stubs officiating in the absence Of
Bishop Paret. The cost of the building will be
$4,000. The building committee is Rev. Mr.
Stubs, and Messrs. Arthur H. Jackson and VIM.
Wyman.
Mr.. Leander Paine, who for some years
past very successfully conducted the Sea Girt
House, Lower Canton, 18th district, died last
Saturday, of consumption, in the SD year of his
age He was irst-rate hotel man and had a
large circle of friends who will regret to hear Of
his death.
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week presented to the Confederate Relief Bazaar,
trio of his fine Brahma chickens, one of which
weighed II lbs. and is twenty three inches high.
They were ratified off and realized S25. The win
ner then re-donated them to the Bazaar to be raf-
fled again.
"A short time ago a strange man went to Mr..
L. Almony's, near Maryland Line, and hired as a
farm hand. few nights ago he packed up his
clothing and entering Mr.. Almony's room while
he was asleep, took $50 from his pocket book and
disappeared, since which time nothing has been
heard of him.
At the regular meeting of Centennial
Grange, held few days ago, when the usual
routine business was disposed of, the sense of
those present on the subject of increase in the
school tax, was taken, and the sentiment was al
most unanimously opposed to an increased levy
for that purpose.
The well known firm of Bakers, extensive
Hartford Gamers, has dissolved and the several
members will hereafter carry on business on their
own account. The senior member of the firm,
Mr.. Geo. W. Baker, was the originator of the
canning industry in that county, and made a
great deal of money.
Mr. Levin Mitchell, of the Gardenville high
school, having passed the civil service examina-
ton for position in the Baltimore postofice, was
appointed a substitute clerk, but declined the
place because he would only receive pay while ac-
tually employed. He stood at the head of the
list, his average being $685..
The highest trestle on the Maryland Cen
trail road, located at the wash-hous short dis
lance east of Towsontown, took fire from cinders
from an engine on Monday, and travel was slight
" iuterfered with. One stringer was burned, but
this was soon replaced by new one, making the
structure as safe as BEFORE
john Cunningham, who had been in the
employ of the n G. Railroad Company as watch
man at Cockeysville, died on Tuesday, aged II
years. He had two children one of whom, a
daughter, was burned to death six years ago, and
his only son was killed on the railroad eleven
years ago. His wife survives him.
Mr.. J. Edward Smith, Towsontown prin-
ter, was on Thursday appointed member of the
Baltimore police force. He was temporarily en-
ployed IN The UNION Office when he received
ders to report for duty. He is a sober, industri
GUS and very worthy young man, and we have no
doubt he will make reliable officer
Among the graduates at the late commence
ment of the University of Maryland School of
Medicine, was Mr.. B. F. Bussey, of Baltimore
county. DR.. Bussey has located at Cockeysville
and has entered upon the practice of his profess
sion. He is well and favoraby known in the Sth
district, where he has resided all his life.
The EIkridge Club had little run at
Brooklandville on Wednesday. Five of the dogs
got separated from the others and started fox
which they "holed" on Fernwood after run of
twenty minutes. Mr.. 7. Swami Latrobe was the
only man who enjoyed the run, the other hunters
having more fun with their luncheon just at that
time.
The new rectory of Trinity P. E. church,
in this place, cost, including the furniture, about
IS ,00G all of which was paid on its completion
except $50. This debt was gradually reduced
to 81 $50 through the efforts of the ladies of the
congregation. The Easter offering amounted to
nearly $3.50, and this sum will be applied to
still further reduction.
Several gentlemen, while hunting on Car
rolls Island last week, managed to catch an old
mother fox and her four young ones. They were
brought up to the city and presented to Mr..
Swami Latrobe, master Of the Elkridge hounds
The Elkridgers will raise their own foxes here
after and thus save the trouble of running their
horses to death trying to catch them.
Mr.. Lawrence Turnbul of Baltimore, is
about to commence the erection of handsome
residence near Sheppard Station, NJ. c. r. R., on
the Turnbull estate. The location he has selected.
in the strip of woods just east of the railroad
is beautiful one, and the improvement will add
greatly to the attractiveness of that section Geo.
Horne, Towsontown builder, has the contract.
For eighteen years Nelson Cardwell has
been gardener for Mr.. Henry c. Turnbull, who
owns fine estate short distance south of Tow
sontown. He is a sober, reliable and industrious
man, and these qualities Mr.. Turnbull has not
needs no better endorsement than the mere men,
tion of the fact that he has held the position
for eighteen years.
The four tramps who we're arrested few
weeks ago on the Northern Central railroad, on
the charge of breaking into store in Baltimore
and stealing several reyolvers, were convicted in
the city Criminal Court and sentenced to the
House of Correction. They were confined in the
Southern police station, preparatory to being sent
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Three of them were afterwards arrested.
On Sunday last Towsontown man, who
thought he could find Cooper, the brutal negro
who assaulted Miss Gray, started out early in the
morning horseback, thoroughly armed and
equipped with a coil of window rope. He did not
return until late in the evening, and his search
proved fruitess. Some time ago this same man
did very clever piece of detective work in arrest
ing in the city a colored man who had broken
into house in Towsontown.
The first gift for public school in Balti.
more county was made by Thomas FOLLY, of the
18th district, in 1925, who conveyed to trustee
100 acres of land to be held in trust for school
purposes. Under the provisions of the deed
school house to be erected in 1870, on the old
post road on site now owned by James Haw-
kins. The trustee was DR.. Walter T. Allender,
who sold the land and built two school houses
from the proceeds, one for white and one for COL
ored children.
Beautiful Spring
When the earth from winters thraldom is released
by balmy spring,
And the robin and the bluebird overjoyed their
carols sing:
When the trees, so lately gaunt and bare, the
starting bud display,
And the fields, erst white, decked again in
verdurous array;
When the promise of the summer breathes in