The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-02-28

The weekly health reports of Baltmor
show that the sanitary condition of that city i
excellent and that the death rate is much lowe
than for the corresponding week of last year
In many respects Baltimore is one of the health
est cities in the Union.
1t is said the Pennsylvania r. R. Compa
nv has offered a premium of $40 900 to any re
sponsible company that will insure their grea
bridge over the Susquehanna river at Columbia
against the threatened food caused by the unu
sual accumulation of ice in that river
james League, who shot the young colore(
allowed flock of sheep, which he was driving
to trespass upon Leagues premises, has been re-
leased by Judge Fowler on 81 900 BAIL The par
ticulars of this affair published in last weeks
UNION.
Col E. II. Webster and wife returned from
their extended Southern trip on Tuesday evening
last. They spent some time at the prominent re-
sorts in Florida and also visited the Worlds Ex-
position at New Orleans. They were greatly
pleased with what they saw, and returned in the
best of health.
The prospect for good wheat crop next
harvest is by no means encouraging in this coun-
ty. Some farmers with whom we have conversed
the subject, assert that it will certainly fall %
per cent below last seasons crop. The freezing
ularly hard on this crop.
DIR. A. C. McCurdy, of this place, on Thurs
day received a telegram announcing the sudden
death of his mother in law, Mrs. William Gibson,
which occurred at her residence, near Norrisvie,
Hartford county, on that day. She was about 60
years of age and the cause of her death is sup
posed to have been apopleyy.
Mr.. Ernest Shelter, a respected German
citizen of the LIST district, who lives on Garrison
lane, celebrated his silver wedding-twenty- fifth
anniversary-on Saturday night last. A large
number of handsome presents in silver were re-
ceived, and the guests were pleasantly entertain
ed with an elegant supper, &c.
At the meeting of the county Teachers
Association last week, Examiner Bruf furnished
the teachers with copies of the school report for
distribution, and explained how the balance on
hand at the close of the fiscal year always ap-
pears in the reports, notwithstanding the heavy
Indebtedness of the School Board.
Work on the new union depot, to be erected
by the Northern Central Company upon the site
of the present Charles Street Station, will be
menced at an early day and the building will be
completed the coming summer. 1t will be Of
brick, with granite trimmings, so by 200 feet, and
the waiting rooms will be on level with Charles
street.
The Baltimore Annual Conference of the
NJ E. Church will assemble on Thursday next in
Eutaw street church. Baltimore. Bishop Foster,
who delivered the able and eloquent address at
the Methodist Centennial Conference, recently
held in Baltimore, will preside over the confer
ence. great many changes of pastors in our
county will be made.
Mr.. Caleb Bishop, who was born in Balti-
more county, died at the residence of his daugh-
ter in Baltimore, on 10Th inst, in the Saith year
of his age In 1914 he drove a wagon and hauled
provisions to the soldiers who were engaged in
the defense of Baltimore against the British. His
father, John Bishop, was one of the defenders and
was in Gen. Stansburys command.
MIR. G. w. Cherry, of Phoenix, called at our
Office on Tuesday and subscribed for THE UNION.
He is native of Ohio, where he was for many
years engaged in railroading. He has been a
resident of Baltimore county about two years and
lives on the Michael farm, adjoining Phenix.-
He is very intelligent old gentleman, and this
was his first visit to Towsontown.
If you want to be in the fashion you must
use very plain note paper and envelopes and seal
the latter with of any color that fancy may
suggest, invariably using a stamp with single
initial letter. We do not say that it is obligatory
upon our correspondents to adopt this style, how
ever. breezy local letter or a five dollar bill
will be as acceptable done up in the old STYLE
The Baltimore American pays the following
deserved compliment to the secretary of the Balt-
more County Agricultural Society, who acted in
a similar capacity in the late Farmers Conven-
ton "Mr. VIM. B. Sands, the secretary of the
Farmers Association, would make good clerk
of political convention. He reads clearly, and
distinctly enunciates every word, and can be
heard in every portion of a large hail."
The Indian Princess Winnemucca who,
while on her lecturing tour through the country,
visited Towsontown and other points in this
county, lately arrested on the charge of beat
ing and robbing friendly Bannock Indian with
whom she had been gambling at an Indian agency
in Nevada. This woman, who is educated and
apparently refined, was received by the best peo-
pie and was accorded hearty welcome. If the
report be true she must have fallen into evil ways
lately.
p. B. Lespinasse, the crank farmer OF
Spring Valley, Rockland county, N. Y, who is
walking to Washington, carrying pig and roos-
ter, spent Sunday last with Squire Reever, at
Rosedale, on the Phila. road. He is doing this
business to carry out election bet, which obliges
him to reach Washington on the evening of March
3D.. The bet was $1,000, which he put up on
Blaine and which he could redeem by walking to
the Capital, carrying the pig and rooster. He is
performing the task to save the money.
The Old Second Maryland Regiment.
The Second Maryland Federal Regiment had
among its members many citizens of Baltimore
county, majority of whom were either killed in
battle or died since the close of the war. The
survivors of the regiment at the instance of Col.
Benjamin F. Taylor, of this county, held meet
ing in Baltimore on Friday night of last week,
for the purpose of forming permanent organiza-
ton The following officers were selected for the
ensuing year: Captain B. F. Matthews, president
private James Disney, vice president; Lieutenant
James Glenn, secretary, and Major j. b. Herold,
treasurer. September 18th, anniversary Of the
battle of Antietam, when the regiment suffered
most, was chosen as the annual day. Lieutenants
D. z. Buckley and John England, John Howard,
Sergeants George Hoover and Edward Appel were
chosen as the executive committee.
The Second Maryland Regiment was organized
at Camp Carroll just after April 10Th, 1861. 1t
went with Burnside to Newborn, N. c., in March,
1862, and afterwards joined the Army of the Po-
tomac under Pope, and served through his cam
paign, experiencing active service at the second
battle of Bull Run. Chantilly, South Mountain,
Antietam and Fredericksburg. 1t twas transferred
with Burnside to the Department of the Ohio,
serving in the East TennessaA campaign Tt took
part in the siege of Knoxville, and for three
months lieved on half rations. On New Years,
1861 three-fourths of the regiment re-enlisted for
three years. The day following is fixed in the
minds of the survivors by the fact that ear of
corn a day per man was served out as rations. A
little later the regiment came East with Burnside
and Joined the Army of the Potomac under Grant,
and served with him until the close of the war.
1t was mustered out of service 300 strong three
months after the war. John Sommers, who was
a resident of Towsontown, now in the Baltimore
Custom house, was the first colonel, Thos. B.
Allard the second and Benjamin f. Taylor, of
Baltimore county, the third. The first lieutenant
colonel was ]. Eugene Duryea, and the second
was Henry Howard, who was killed at the battle
of the crater, before Petersburg. The regiment
started with 1,O40 men, and used not less than
1000 men for recruits. 1t was part of the First
Brigade, Second Division of the Ninth Army
Corps. Gen. Reno was the First Division CON-
mander. He commanded the corps afterwards
till his death at the battle of South Mountain
Three sets of flags were brought home, and now
adorH the walls of the Wilson Post hall. The
colors were never lost though two color-bearer;
were shot down at Antietam. There are probably
100 survivors now living in and around Baltimore.
The Works Of Abbott Iron Company
These works, located at Canton, 18th district
which have been shut down for upwards of two
months, will, it is said, be publicly sold in the
spring. Dull business caused the stoppage of the
works. A number of the stockholders of thi;
company are residents of Pennsylvania where
they are also interested in steel and iron works