The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-07
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"A family living near Timonium has three
of its members down with typhoid fever.
And ''the place" that knows him now will
soon know him no more forever. Selah
Who will keep the man with a twenty
foot ladder and lantern" out of the Court House
now?
a project is on foot to put up telephone
line between New Market and Freeland, on the
The election passed off very quietly in the
county. Generally very little interest appeared
to be manifested.
"A handsome new ticket Office at Calverton
has lust been completed by the Baltimore Poto-
mac Railroad Company.
BY proclamation of the President, Thurs
day, November 18th, has been fixed as day of
thanksgiving and prayer.
-The Prohibition vote in Baltimore county
amounted to about $50. Rather slim showing
in a total vote of over ii 600.
Among the other attractions in Druid Hill
Park lust now is young seal. He lives in the
same pond with the sea lions
There were no new developments this week
in the fight over the Monkton postofice, and Mr..
Samuel Miller still holds the fort.
Golden Light Lodge, Grand United Order
of Odd Fellows, colored) dedicated their new hall
at Randallstown, I'd district, last Sunday.
MARY Ann Sinnett has fled a bill in the
Circuit Court here, praying divorce from her
husband John Sinnett alleging abandonment, &c.
Mr. John E. Owens continues to improve
and apparently is now in fair way to permanent
ly recover. He rides out daily when the weather
is fine.
Capt James Hall, formerly of the 9TH dis
trict of this county, has been elected Committee
Clerk of the Second Branch City Council of Bal
tmore.
Elder F. A Chick, of the Old School Bap-
tist faith will preach in the Presbyterian chapel,
Towsontown, Sunday afternoon, sth inst, at 4
o'clock
During the Hagerstown fair the Western
MARYLAND Railroad carried about sixteen hun
dred people from Baltimore and other points to
that city.
-Gunners were out in force on election day
and rabbits and small game no doubt suffered
considerably. No accidents have thus far been
reported
Mr.. D. K. Este Fisher, son of Judge VIM.
A. Fisher, has returned from five months So
journ in Europe and will now begin the practice
of the law.
There are now about three hundred deer
in Druid Hill Park. large number of these
will be caught shortly and shipped from New
York for Germany.
MIR. William Grason left on Tuesday for
Queen Anne's county, cunning expedition.
Partridges are said to be very abundant in that
section of the State.
Col. Walter S. Franklin, Of the Sth dis
trict, attended the funeral of Gen. Mcclellan, in
New York, on Monday. The Col. was personal
friend of the deceased.
The total rainfall in the vicinity of Balti-
more, during the month of October, was 6.51
inches, the heaviest fall occurring on the 2lst of
the month-1.4S inches.
"A Carroll county farmer has presented q
ground hog to Druid Hill Park. Thisi the right
season for ground-hog but not the kind that the
bucolic Carroll countian sends.
"A colored man named Oscar johnson was
buried under bank of earth along Stony Run,
near Hampden, on Wednesday. He was soon
dug out and was not much hurt
Mr.. Samuel W. Owens, the Prohibition
candidate for Sheriff. received about $50 votes in
the 4th district, most of which were cast by Dem
ocrats who cut the nominee of their party.
The next Baltimore Annual Conference of
the NJ E. Church will be held in the Metropoli-
tan Church, Washington, D. c., commencing
March 4th, 1886. Bishop Ninde will preside.
Some cases of diphtheria have been re-
ported at Phoenix, N. C. r. R. During the early
fall there were number of c@ses of typhoid fever
OF the same place, some of which proved fatal.
-Loxley Ricards, aged rs years, son of Mr..
John r. Ricards, who lives in the Belt just
north of the Boundary, was instantly killed in
Cecil county on Tuesday, in cunning accident
jacob Hogg, of Woodbury., while driving
in the city on Wednesday, was thrown out, caus-
ed by the horse running away, and was painfully
hurt Tie horse and buggy belonged to Mr.. VIM.
E. Hooper.
1t will be well for gunners to keep off Of
farms that are sposted." They are liable to a
fine for violating the law against trespassng
upon lands that have warning notices stuck up
upon them.
The sale of a portion of the Pot Sp 'ng
estate to Mrs. Austin, reported in these columns
a few weeks ago, has fallen through, on recount
of some objections of Mr.. Poultney, the owner Of
the property.
The ladies of Fork NJ. E. Church, 18th dis.
trict will hold an oyster supper in Shirley Hall
Thursday and Friday evenings, Nov. 18th and
18th, commencing at o'clock. Proceeds for the
benefit of the church.
james Mccain, of Long Green Valley
raised squash this season that measured five
feet in length and was large in proportion. II
was grown in a small garden else the squash
might have been bigger. Fact.
George W. Robinson, brother of ex-Sherif
So. Robinson, of Towsoutown, died in Baltimore
last Sunday, aged 40 years. His disease wa
consumption, from which he had been long
sufferer. Mr. Robinson was unmarried.
Mr.. David W. Wiley, a well known citi
zen of Hartford, died at his home, near Norris
Vile, on the oath ult, in the seth year of his age
He had been q consistent member of the M. P
Church for more than twenty-five years.
When Receiver Wrenshall took charge o
the Maryland Central road he issued certificate
to pay off the Indebtedness of the company. Thu
first one of these was for $1,000. It was due oil
the 31st of October and was promptly taken up.
On account of i'll health it is said that MIR
James Sheridan, who has been the keeper of tn
Towsontown toll-gate on the York road, will b
obliged to give up the same. He has been at tn
gate long time and has given entire satisfaction
DIR. VIM. G.. Rider, of Sherwood, N. c. r
R., who lately gave $4,000 to Baptist missions,
aretired physician of large means. He is a bach
elor and a son of the late Edward Rider and
brother of ex- County Commissioner Edward Ri
der.
r, t,rontr forr boura, rup IafaIv the thre
mills of the C. A. Gambrill Manufacturing Com
pany turned out eighteen hundred and ifty-fv
barrels of four-the largest output in the sam
length of time since the mills have been in opera
ton.
titles of pulverized borax, camphor gum and sui
phur. Pulverize these and drop the mixture il
small quantities down the throat. For chroni
sore throat pulverized borax is IN excellent rem
edy.
"A little five-year-old girl in this count.
drew the picture of dog and cat on her SLATE
and, calling her mothers attention to IT, SAID
"a cat oughtn't to have but four legs, but drew
il with six legs go that it could run away fror
the dog"
in the Orphans Court this week the fol
lowing letters of administration were granted
To R. ]. Capron on the estate of M. Lee WARD
to Annie C. Castleman on the estate Of John Gas
tleman, and to s. Parker Bosley on the estate
Gen. James Lowry Donaldson, who wa
connected by marriage with the Dulanys OF Du
Iany's Valley, Baltimore county, died at his res
dence in Baltimore, last Wednesday, aged Z
years. He was graduate of West Point and wa
veteran of three wars.
John Bristor, the man who is charged wit
swindling David Hanwsy out of $1,25O durin
the Belair fair, had another hearing in Baltimor
last Saturday, which resulted in his being com
mitted for the action of the Hartford authorities
He is now in Jail at Belair.
Mr.. John S. Biddison, of the 18th distric
an old war-horse of Democracy, in addition to h
other business enterprises, in that of auction
eering and has successfully conducted numbt
of sales this fall. He is rafting talker and ca
run off goods with the best Of them.
A beautiful avenue is being opened frol
the keepers house at Lake Roland around tn
east side of the lake to connect with the avenu
that runs from Charles street avenue past the rel
licences of Messrs. Thos. Deford, VIM. II. PERI
and others. When completed it will be beaut
full drive. The expense of the work is being borr
by the city and the property-owners along the ne
drive.