The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-08-01

row, Sunday, august "a, at IL d. In., py the pas
tor, Rev. Watson Case, and at p. m, by Rev
Joseph A. Whitaker.
Prayer and class meetings on Wednesday and
Friday evenings, at o'clock. Pastors class on
Thursday afternoons, at o'clock.
81. Johns IT. E. Church, Lutheruile.-Preach-
ing Sunday, at IL a. m and 7.3O p. M, by the pas
tor. Rev. VIM Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7.3O o'clock.
Trinity P. e. Church, To,csontown.-Preaching
Sunday by the rector, Rev. w. Ii. H. Powers, at
II a. IN. and u p. m. Bible class Wednesday at
7.45 p. IN.
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev.
VIII H. Powers, in the Public Hall, every SUM-
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
Some farmers have already commenced
their fall blowing.
The regular meeting of the County School
Board will be held on Tuesday next, August 4th.
Democratic primary meetings will be held
in Hartford county to-day-Saturday, August 1st
THE UNIONS mail lists are receiving many
accessions, fact which is very gratifying to the
publishers.
Thomas Neal, janitor ofthe hall in Hamp-
den, Falls road, died on Friday of last week, aged
about AZ years.
We are now in the midst of the "Dog
Days." and they will continue until the latter
part of August.
This is the first day of August and the
summer of 1885 is on the down grade and slip
ping away very rapidly.
The Towsontown NJ. E. Sabbath school will
hold its annual picnic, at Druid Hill Park, on
Tuesday next, August 4th.
The wife of Mr.. Harry Malcolm was thrown
from buggy in Mount Washington, few days
ago, and had an arm broken.
The postofice at Gwinn, M. C. r. R., now
receives an afternoon mail from Baltimore, leav-
ing the city by the 4.30 train.
On Friday of last week Right Rev. Bishop
Paret confirmed class of fifteen persons at St.
Johns P. E. Church, Waverly.
Two Sunday schools from Belair will make
an excursion to Druid Hill Park, by the Mary
land Central railroad, on Friday, 9TH inst.
WIN. McLane, of Woodbury., the driver of
one of Sumwalts ice wagons, was overcome by
the heat on Wednesday. He will recover.
"A colored lad named George Brown was
accidentally drowned last Sunday while bathing
in the dam of the Five Mills, at Calverton.
Emory Grove camp meeting commences on
Thursday next, 9th inst, and will be one OF the
largest gatherings every held upon those grounds.
The Towson Guards annual tournament is
announced to take place at Groom's Dairy Grove,
Towsontown, Tuesday, August 18th. See adver-
tisement
A German carp, weighing pounds and 16
ounces, was caught in the reservoir at Hampton,
Monday night last. The fish measured 26 inches
in length.
The storm Of Sunday afternoon last badly
knocked down and tangled the oats in some Sec
tons of the county, but otherwise not much DAM
age was done.
-Mentzels paper mill, at Union, LIST district,
is undergoing extensive repairs and new and i'm
proved machinery is being put in to increase the
capacity of the MILL
Mrs. Jonathan Disney, of Gray's Factory,
LIST district, was stricken with paralysis while at
tending to her household duties on Sunday, and
died almost Immediately.
The intensely warm weather Of last week
largely increased the death rate in Baltimore city,
the total number of deaths having been BIS, the
highest within seven years.
Mrs. Ebaugh, wife of David A. Ebaugh
and daughter of Mr.. John Wesley Armacost, died
at her home, near Trenton, Baltimore county, on
the 18th ult., aged 81 years.
"A good work horse belonging to Mr.. Julius
Rudger keeper, of this place, died of collie
few days ago. This is the third horse he has
lost within year by death.
The store of Mr.. r. F. Harkins, at McCo-
mass Cross Roads, Hartford county, was burned
on Saturday night last, with its contents. The
origin of the fire is mystery.
Pay clerk Charles A. Roe, ofthe Maryland
Central railroad, went up the road on Tuesday
and paid off all the hands for June. The pay
roll amounted to about $4,000.
The trustees of Woodbury. public school
have elected Mr.. R. C. McGinn principal for the
ensuing year. This school has been taught for
some time by Prof. B. c. Reed, of Towsontown.
"A temperance meeting will be held on
Sunday afternoon, I'd inst, at Piney Grove
Church, near the 13-mie switch, P. W. & B. R.
R.. at which there will be addresses, readings, &c.
Elias Williams, a colored man So years of
age, died in Baltimore few days age. He was
born in Baltimore county and was slave of the
late Richard Taylor. He was very worthy
man.
Capt. D. P. Barnette, of the Bond Guard,
Gainesville, has issued an order directing the OIL
GERS of his command to wear the usual badge Of
mourning for thirty days out of respect for Gen.
Grant.
The P, W. & B. Railroad Company has
raised the block signals at its stations ten or f
teen feet higher than they formerly were, which
enables the engineers to see them at greater
distance.
BY the destruction by lightning of the
Maryland Central railroad ticket Office at Bald
win station, on Sunday afternoon last, the COM
pany lost about $25 in money and light freight
stored therein.
Mr.. Geo. D. Hampshire, well known res
ident of the upper end of the county, died at the
residence of his son-in-law, Mr.. John II. Harris,
near Hoffmanville, 9th district, few days ago,
at an advanced age.
The annual harvest home of the Hartford
county farmers will be held at the Rocks of Deer
Creek, Thursday and Friday, August 18th and
18th. Large numbers of Baltimore county farm
ers attend this gathering.
On Tuesday the County Commissioners
awarded the contract for building an open wooden
bridge over Stemmer's run, 18th district, to John
H. Beckley for S34S. There was one other bid
the figures in which were $500.
No horses and carriages will be permitted
to enter the Emory Grove camp-ground except
on q permit signed by the president of the asso-
citation. A horse pound 500 feet in length has
heen erected within the grounds.
john I. Wheeler, resident of Hampden,
Baltimore county, died very suddenly in Balti-
more, last Sunday. He was about As years of
age and served in the Federal army during the
late war. He leaves wife and one child.
The Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club
held its regular monthly meeting at the residence
of Mr.. A. c. Scott, on Saturday last As usual
the meeting proved very interesting and the men,
bers of the club had most enjoyable time.
st. AIMS Catholic Church, on the York
road, near the Boundary, is to be considerably
larged and improved at a cost of $4,000. The
money for the purpose was left by the will of Mrs
Sally Kennedy Boone, who died some two years
ago.
ON Saturday last number of girls en-
ployed in the Clipper Mill, Woodbury., were made
very sick by the terrible smell arising from ones's
falls, and which is said to be mainly caused by
refuse flowing into the stream from Melvale dis
tiIlery.
"A fine Jersey cow, belonging to Gen. John
Gill, of Gainesville, and valued at $500, was
struck by an engine on the Short-Line road,
few days ago, and had one of her legs broken be-
sides receiving other injuries. 1t is thought bel
life can be saved.
The long continued heated term was broken
on Sunday afternoon last, when we hada splendid
rain which did an incalcuIable amount of good to
vegetation of all kinds The thermometer, which
marked 92o during the early part of the day, Eel
100 within an hour.
The conundrum fend has been around
again and this is the latest: "What is the differ
ence between Zacheus, mentioned in Scripture
and Cooper, who was lynched in Towsontown
Because Zacheus climbed sycamore tree and
Cooper was pulled up one."
Mr.. VIM. Carr, collector for the firm Of
Messrs. Griffith 4 Turner, Baltimore was thrown
from his buggy at Boundary avenue bridge, on
Monday last, caused by bis horse running away
and had his skull fractured. Mr.. Carr is well
known in Baltimore county.
The County Commissioners have ordered
DR.. Norment, sanitary inspector for Woodbury.
and vicinity, to take necessary legal steps to
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