The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-02-07

the city in joint discussion. We know something
about the takers around Gardenville and Fuller.
ton, and if those city fellows don't get knocked
out on that occasion we very much mistaken
Mrs. Lohr, wife of the proprietor of Lohr's
Park, on the Frederick road, died on Friday oil
last week and her funeral took place Sunday af-
ternoon 1t is said to have been one of the largest
assemblages of the kind ever seen in that section
of the county. The interment was at Loudon
Park.
Mr.. George W. Walter died at his residence,
near Taylor, Hartford county, on Saturday last,
aged 20 years. He was native of Germany but
had resided in that vicinity for upwards of thirty
years, carrying on the business of cabinetmaking
and also farming. He leaves a wife and eight
children.
The young man who was killed near
Rogerss Station, Green Spring Valley, one day
last week by a horse falling upon him, mention
of which was made in these columns heretofore,
was named Joseph Peters and his home was in
York county. He was "a years of age and was
one of family of seventeen children.
The Northern Central Railway Company
has entered into a traffic agreement to operate
the line of railroad to be known as the Stewards
town Railroad, extending from New Freedom
Station, on the Northern Central, to Stewards
town, distance of about ten miles. The line, il
is expected, will be finished the coming summer.
Upon the request of States Attorney n.
Chas. Burke, of this county, Gov. McLane has
issued requisition upon Gov. Pattson, of Pa,
for Tilghman Clemson and VIM. Jones, who are
now in Jail at Lancaster, charged with stealing a
black mare from Mr.. j. S. Underwood, of the Sth
district The evidence is said to be dead against
these men.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials have
made a proposition to the Maryland Central road
to provide accommodations for the Inauguration
travel of the latter road at the same time holding
out some inducements to secure the same. The
Pennsylvania Company offers to make provision for
Maryland Central passengers, but holds out no
special inducements.
A small delegation, headed by VIM. II.
Taylor. appeared before the County Commissioners
on Wednesday and asked that the pay of the en-
gineers of the county fire department be increased
from $50 to $50 per month, the latter being the
nav of the county police. The Board informed
the delegation that it could take no action until
the next levy is made.
Mr.. L. H. Smith, of Chestertown, Nd,
brother of Mr.. Job Smith, of the 18th district,
has in his possession a receipt for retainer paid
by his grandfather to lawyer fifty six years ago,
for services in prosecuting French spoliation
claim. He has, however, no data as to the amount
of the claim or of the facts bearing upon the case
His grandfather's name was Job Smith.
Mr.. Philip S. Cross, of the 9th district, left
at THE UNION Office on Tuesday, small box con-
tanning two locusts seventeen gears old. They are
in a good state of preservation. He captured
them himself seventeen years ago and has since
carefully kept them. He says the present year is
the one in which the seventeen-year locusts will
RETURN hence he is certain about the age OF these
curiosities.
On Tuesday evening Rev. J. W. Gray, pas
tor of Hampden NJ P. Church, Falls road, and at
one time stationed at this place, gave sciopticon
exhibition in EPSON Chapel, Towsontown. The
church was crowded and the scenes in the "Life of
Christ" "Pilgrim's Progress" and "Ten Nights in
a Bar-room' were greatly enjoyed and highly in
structive. The proceeds were for the oeneht OF
the NJ. P. parsonage in this town.
Mrs. Parlett, wife of the late John I. B.
Parlett. took out letters of administration On her
husbands estate on Tuesday, and gave bond in
the sum of $50 600, which is supposed to represent
double the value of the personal estate. The sure
ties on the bond were Messrs. George A. Smith,
BENJAMIN F. Taylor, William Price and s. Parker
Bosiey, the latter being Mrs. Parlett's nephew by
marriage and also her legal adviser.
-Monday was ground hog day and as the
early part of it was clear and bright of course
the old fellow. if he came out of his subterranean
abode. saw his shadow and retired again for six
weeks, during which Understanding to the old
believe are to experience rough weather. But
whether he came out or not, we will have that
kind of weather, and we need not trouble about
it. We don't belong to the class who pin their
faith to the grounding.
Our esteemed neighbor of the Belair DEM
ocrat lately put new Campbell press in his Office
and he now modestly asks those who owe him
come up and settle so that he can pay for it. The
press will be paid for-no doubt about that
whether "the five hundred or more little bills" are
settled promptly not, but those who are indebt-
ed to our enterprising neighbor should promptly
walk up to the captains office and "see him for
the full amount of their obligations. That's the
~ DO m sm00thIV.
The official board of Monument street M.
E. church, Baltimore, has asked that Rev. W. M.
Ferguson be appointed to that charge at the ap-
preaching session of conference. Mr.. Ferguson
is just ending successful passionate at Resters-
town, this county, and is one of the promising
young men of the conference. 1t is also said that
the board of Madison Square Church, Baltimore.
has requested that they be given the services of
Rev. j. B. Stitt, at one time stationed at Towson-
town, but now ending his second year at Hagers-
town, Md.
The Congressional term of Hon. J. Fred c.
Talbot expires on the 4th of March next. The
Sun says sit is understood that after that date he
will open law Office in the city and practice his
profession here He proposes to make his home
at Barnuni's Hotel" and, the same paper adds,
"the question is asked whether Mr.. Talbot may
not have aspirations in connection with Baltimore
politics" We don't believe that Mr.. Talbot I as
any idea of making Baltimore his permanent
place of residence, particularly just at this time.
The signs of the times don't point that way.
Ext County Commissioner John H. Millen-
der, who is now carrying on extensive saw-mills
at Ceredo, West Virginia, has been here on
visit for some time. The floods of last year on
the Ohio river proved very disastrous to his
firm, who lost about $4,000 worth of lumber,
very little of which was recovered. But he re-
ports business good and is by no means discourag-
ed. The outlook, he says, is good, and he has no
fears for the future. Mr.. Millenderis much pleas
ed with the business men of that country and
says that man who is disposed to help himself
is almost sure of success.
The fellow who burglarized three residences
in Towsontown, and who was tried here and con-
victed was sentenced last week by Judge Fowler
to one years confinement in the House of Correc
ton. This appears to US ridiculously light SEN
tence for a man convicted of the high crime of
house breaking and it does not strike that evil
disposed persons will be held in check by such
evidences of judicial clemeucy. In this particu-
lar case there might have been some mitigating
circumstance of which we are not now aware, but
in view of the large number of burglaries which
have recently been committed in this county, we
think the Court, when conviction follows arrest,
should give the scoundrels the full benefit of the
law and thus teach them and others of their class
q wholesome lesson.
An old gentleman who resides in the I'd
district, near fOWlatdn, anu VIM lS UcmUeT VI
the present Petit Jury, is rather peculiar in his
WAYS. His first visit to Towsontown was made
when he came to do jury duty last December
When here he remains in the Court room every
day when Court is in session, until o'clock, no
matter whether the jury is needed or not. He
says the county pays him for so many hours each
day and as he is a conscientious man he remains
at his post, thereby honestly earning his per diem.
He walks back and forth to his home, distance
of perhaps fourteen miles, following the track of
the Powhatan railway to Baltimore, and the track
of the York road railway from the city to Towson-
town. He says the distance would be much shorter
across the country, but he does not know the way
He reaches here about o'clock Sunday evenings,
takes his supper and retires Immediately after.
wards.
Robberies at Woodbury. and Mt. Wash
ington.-0n Thursday morning last, between Il
and o'clock, the postofice and store of Mrs
Brayshaw, at Woodbury., was broken into and
the postofice thoroughly ransacked. About IS
or $40 worth of stamps were taken. No money
had been left in the store. The thieves took
lunch of pies, confectionery, &c. They entered
by the front door which they wrenched FROM it,
hinges.
Between midnight and o'clock the same morn
ing the grocery store of Weedey Sons, at Mt
Washington, was broken into. The large iror
safe, weighing 1000 pounds, rolled out o