The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-06

Miss Hasson, of Baltimore, who rented the
Smedley House for the summer months, took
charge last Monday.
II. Parker Veazey, Esq, Baltimore city's
new postmaster, has country residence at Ca
louisville, Baltimore county.
"A colored man employed by Mr.. w. A
Burke, of Arcadia, Baltimore county, was strick
en- with paralysis few days ago.
Two young men from Govanstown on We'd
nesday caught about six dozen fine large frogs
in some ponds near Towsontown.
Mr.. Thomas Armstrong, of Baltimore, has
occupied for the summer his handsome country
place near Fork P. o., 18th district
"A black bass, seventeen inches in length,
was caught in Lake Roland last Saturday, by
George Coe, Towsontown printer
Bishop Paret will administer the rite Of
confirmation at All Saints Chapel, Reisterstown,
on Monday next, June sth, at $50 p. m.
jos. H. Bruf, of the 18th district, who has
been a Waterman at the new postofice building
in Baltimore, was removed on Wednesday.
Gen. Bradley t. johnson, of this county,
delivered very able address before the Mont
gomery county agricultural society on Wednesday.
Miss Mann, of Germantown, Pa, daugh-
ter of Col. Chas. II. Mann, spent Sunday last in
Towsontown, as the guest of Mrs. c. Bonn Sling
luff.
One of Towsontown's editors got "knocked
out" this week, and this is the first time such
thing has occurred within our journalistic expe-
rience.
Rev. j. N. Davis, d. D., formerly pastor
of the NJ. E. church, Towsontown, was in Wash
ington on Wednesday and paid his respects to the
President
There is no truth in the report, published
in the city papers, that Capt. John T. Dillehunt,
Ofthe Waverly fire company, had resigned. "Few
die and none resign"
1t was Mr. William E. Hoffman, of Balti-
h. L. ola fal
of the Baltimore & Hanover r. R. Co., and not
Mr. G. w. S. Hoffman.
Williamson Bros, who came to this place
few months ago from Belair, and started
riage factory, have made an assignment for the
benefit of their creditors.
Mrs. Sarah ]. .Yellott, of this place, mother
of Major John l. Yellott, left on Thursday for
Montgomery county, Md, where she will spend
the months of June and July.
Rev. G. NJ. Beckley, of Virginia, has
sumed the passionate of the Lutheran church in
Reisterstown, vice Rev. c. Lepley. He will preach
his first sermon next Sunday.
Mr.. Charles A. Ridgely, son of Charles W.
Ridgey, ESQ.,, of Lutherville, was on Saturday
last admitted by the Supreme Bench to practice
in the courts of Baltimore city.
The Rocks of Deer Creek, with 40 acres
of land attached, were offered at public sale on
Tuesday. The best bid offered was $40 per acre,
and the property was withdrawn.
Mrs. Bosley, wife of DIR. G.. NJ. Bosley, of
this place, who has been in delicate health for
some time will leave on Tuesday for Atlantic City,
accompanied by her son Arthur.
At Mount Vernon Place Church, on Tues
day last, Miss Jennie L. Cole, daughter of Mr..
B. F. Cole, of Lake Roland, was married to Mr..
]. Summerfeld Bull, of Baltimore.
Summit Grove camp meeting will COM
mence Thursday, July Both, and continue until
August 18th. Mr.. B. F. Roller has been appointed
assistant superintendent of the camp.
= Mr.. Charles Smith, proprietor of the Gull
ford House, Govanstown, was an applicant for
chief of the registered letter department, Balti-
more postofice, and was strongly backed for the
place.
We acknowledge the receipt of kind in
vitation to attend the second annual fishing party
of the Fullerton Debating Society," which will be
held at "Cape May" 18th district, Wednesday,
June 18th.
At theannual meeting of the Canton Work
ingmen's Institute few days ago, it was decided
to erect large building for the use of the nsti-
tute and committee was appointed to select
suitable lot.
The County Commissioners have had
choice collection of flowers planted in the Court
House park, adding much to the beauty of the
same. They came from Mr. A. Brackenridge's,
Govanstown.
"A few nights ago Chester Smith, con of the
late Marshall P. Smith, of Waverly, while walk
and injured himself so seriously that his life is
despaired of.
Mr. Thomas McRae, of Woodbury., Balti-
more county, has been appointed captain of the
watch of the Treasury Department, Washington.
He is an active Democrat and an ardent friend of
Senator German.
The Old Town Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association has in contemplation grand
excursion, by the P. W. & B. railroad, from Bal
timore to Port Deposit, stopping at intermediate
points of interest
The Court of Appeals will not render its
decision in the Cooper until the 23d of June.
Then, if the case goes to the Supreme Court of
the United States, Cooper's wretched life may be
prolonged many months.
Prof 5. q. Boyd, formerly connected with
the Maryland Central R. r. Company, has been
engaged as an instructor in one of the six Nor
NAL Institutes to be held in the State of North
Carolina during July next.
Rev. DIR. A. Van Bokkelen, of Buffalo, N.
Y, attended the Episcopal convention which was
held in Baltimore last week. From 1916 to 1872
the DIR. was rector of st. Timothy's Church, Ca
louisville, Baltimore county.
On Sunday morning last Archbishop Glib
bons confirmed a class of twenty at the Church of
the Holy Family, Jacksonville, I'd district four
teen of whom were converts, and in one family
four generations were represented.
The cloudy rainy weather, which continued
for upwards of a week, was broken up last Sunday
by several thunder gusts, one in the evening, be-
tween and o'clock, being very heavy. Since
then we have had charming weather.
Mr. Samuel High, who lived near Airing
ton, Sd district, and who was stricken with paray
sis on the goth of May, died on Tuesday, aged 70
years. He was painter by trade but for sixteen
years had been incapacitated for work.
WIN. b. Given, ESQ.,, successful young
member of the Lancaster county bar, has pur-
chased the Columbia (Pa.) Herald. Mr.. Given
is Baltimore county boy and son of the late
William Given, of Worthington Valley.
DR.. r. Willis, of this place, has over fifty
colonies of bees and last Sunday morning the
warm sun brought out seven swarms. ALI of them
were secured except one, which lit in a high tree
and afterwards took fight for the woods.
-Ex-County Commissioner John H. Millen-
der, formerly of this county, but now engaged in
the milling business at Ceredo, W. Virginia. was
here on business trip this week. He is in good
health and is much pleased with his new home
The commission appointed by the Balti-
more county court to make a partition of the
pump house property in Druid Hill Park, has
not yet been able to arrive at conclusion. The
commission held another meeting last Saturday.
The work of paving the centre of the alley
extending from Alegany to Pennsylvania avenue,
in this town, was commenced on Friday. Half
the expense will be borne by the County Commits
sioners and half by tie property owners along
the alley.
The seventeen-year locusts have arrived in
force and are objects of much interest to little
folks, who see them for the first time. We OBJ
serve that chickens devour the locusts with appa-
rent relish, but they are said to render the eggs
almost unfit for use.
The funeral of Mr.. Nimrod Gosnell, who
died very suddenly in Towsontown, on Tuesday
of last week, took place at Loudon Park Cemete-
~ on Saturday afternoon. The attendance was
very large, many officials and others from Tow
sontown being present.
The old Board of Baltimore Pension
aminers, of which DR.. james II. Jarrett, of Tow
sontown, was a member, has been displaced by
Commissioner Black, and Drs. J. Howard Hoff-
man, S. X. Merrick and Geo. B. Reynolds ap-
pointed in their place.
"A representative of the Columbia (Pa.)
Herald lately visited Delta and wrote an inter-
esting account Of the slate quarries. Among
others who have accumulated snug fortunes in
the slate industry he mentions the name of Mr..
Foulk Jones, who, he says, "after a long and ac-