The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-12

extended out the York road to Waverly.
Mr.. Richard II. WoolIen, of the Sd dis
trict, is foreman of the present Grand Jury.
Mr.. Edward Matthews, OF Baltimore county
is teaching the public school at Finksburg, Carroll
-Miss Cecilia johnson, of Newark, Ohio, is
visiting the family of DR.. Jas. II. Jarrett, Tow
sontown.
There we're 1877 deaths in Baltimore last
week, one less than for the corresponding week
of last year..
baltimore county has twelve pupils in the
Maryland Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
located at Frederick.
Col Robert K. Martin, who built the Gun
powder water works, has been reelected chief
engineer of the city Water Board.
Some of the record clerks in Mr.. Shanklin's
Office went to work this week. Others will start
in as the new books are received.
Herman S. Alexander, of Baltimore coun-
ty, obtained license in Washington on Wednes-
day to marry Miss Ellen G. Pike, OF that city
Mr.. Charles H. Mann, Jr., formerly OF
Towsontown, has been re appointed doOr-keeper
of the press gallery of the House OF Representa-
tives.
The Park Board has passed resolution
appropriating small sum of money to have the
trees in Druid Hill Park labeled with their prop
er Names
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
appointed Mr.. William S. Cowley one of the road
commissioners for the 9th district, vice Jonn w.
Shankn ESQ.,, resigned.
Mr.. j. VIM. Merryman, living near White
Hail. 9TH district, lately hauled load OF rye
straw to Baltimore, which weighed $500 pounds
and for which he received S55.
At the meeting of the State Grange, held
in Baltimore this week, memorial services in re-
spect to the memory of Mrs. Daniel Jenifer, who
was an officer of the Grange, were held
Don't borrow a newspaper, particularly
from fellow who has not paid his subscription
BILL If you want to be Independent, subscribe
for q paper for yoursef-dnd pay Joru.
TO the gentIer sex, polite and good,
As the strong and the manly are;
He never sat while woman stood
And chung to the strap of car.
-"Cloud Capped" the beautiful country res
idence of the late Talbot Taylor, Jr, on the Fred
erick road, 1st district, has been purchased by
Orville Horwitz, Esq, of Baltimore, for S23,5OO.
Mr.. Simon 1. Kemp, member of the whole
sale liquor firm of Chas. II. Ross Co., Baitl-
more has purchased the handsome residence oil
the late William Denmead, at Melvaie, N.C. n; H.
COL Samuel N. Hyde, of Long Green VAL
lev, left on Sunday night last for New York and
from thence to Chicago, st. Louis, Milwaukee and
other western cities upon business and pleasure
trip.
The wise man who reads in the weather
probabilities that it will be fair day takes his
umbrella and gum coat when he goes out. Ii a
storm is promised he is safe to chance it without
either.
john w. Merryman, Of the 9Th district, ap-
peared before the Grand Jury on Tuesday, as the
principal prosecuting witness against Charles L.
Jessop, whom he charges with assaulting with In
tent to kill him.
The work of getting out the marble from
Beaver Dam Quarries, fer the spires OF St. rat
rick's Cathedral, New York, will be commenced
shortly. There will be two spires, each about
800 feet in height.
DR. Ward, State Veterinary Surgeon, in his
report to Gov. Lloyd on the subject of pleuro-
pneumonia, &c., says that some of the diaries IN
the Belt are sources of danger and recommends
that these pest-houses be demolished.
DR.. A. c. McCurdy, and Messrs. ]. Wesley
Lee and VIM. Wesley, of Towsontown, in about
two days shooting in the neighborhood of Cor
such Mills and Black Horse, killed thirty rab
bits, three squirrels and one pheasant.
Sunday night last was the coolest this win
ter thus far, the mercury on Monday morning
registering from six to ten degrees above zero, &C.
cording to location. The wind storm which
brought this cold wave was simply terrific.
Mr.. Abe Street, who has been keeper OF the
Court House and grounds for about a year, was
re- appointed by the County Commissioners on
Tuesday. He is most worthy young man and
his re-appointment gives great satisfaction.
On the first Of the year the Maryland Cen
trail road will return to the old plan of selling
unlimited tickets-that is tickets that are good
until used-the rate upon which will be about 70
per cent higher than the limited round trip tick
cts now sold.
Joseph S. Hoshal, proprietor of the tavern
at Piney Hill, near Hereford, who was shot sew
eral months ago by John M. Keleher, of Balti-
more, is still living and may eventually recover
Keleher, who was confined in Jail here, has been
released on bail.
Mr.. Joseph Jackins, who was on Tuesday
elected chairman of the 9th district road commits.
sioners, has been a member of the board since
1870, period of fifteen years. He is a thorough
ly qualified officer as the roads in his section Of
the district amply prove.
"A few days ago a colored boy was acquit-
ted in the court at Belair o. the charge of firing
Miss Martha Twining's barn. He was since ar
rested in Baltimore for stealing mare from DR.
Mordecai Price, of Fallston, the animal having
been found in his possession.
Capt. Alfred S. Cooper, of the 18th district
Baltimore county, has been elected Commander
of Wilson Post No. l, G. A. R., of Baltimore
This Post is named for the gallant COL John W
Wilson, whose remains repose in the cemetery al
Chestnut Grove Church, Sweet Air.
You may not believe it but the wind ac-
tually blew at the rate of twenty-six miles an
with some of the frame houses in Towsontown one
would have thought that the velocity was at least
one hundred and twenty-six per hour.
Rev. George G. Stokes, rector of the Church
of the Redeemer, Charles street avenue, has been
proposed as an honorary member of the Hartford
County Historical Society. Gen. Bradley T.
johnson, of this county, has been elected a cor
responding member of the same society.
When the cases of JEFF. Clayman, proprie-
tor of Clayman's Hotel, Belair, were called in the
Hartford county Circuit Court Monday, he
failed to answer and the Court ordered his bail
forfeited. There are three indictments against
CIayman for violations of the local option law.
t. tad IN DIR
nary that there were cases of pleuro-pneumonia
near Brooklandville and in the vicinity of Timoni
um. He went out and made thorough inspec
ton, finding the rumor to be false. No new case;
of this disease have developed on Charles street
avenue.
Mr.. Bertram N. Stump, of Belair, spent
three weeks hunting on the James river, Virginia
and killed over five hundred cartridges besides
any number of rabbits. He was accompanied par
of the time by Mr.. Bradley 7. johnson, Jr., o
Baltimore county, and the two killed nearly ,00(
cartridges.
DIR. William S. Ridgely died in Baltimore
few days ago, aged 81 years. He was nephew
of Nicholas E. Ridgely, who was the founder
of the present Hampton branch of the Ridgely
family. DIR. Ridgey was the father of Major
Thomas G.. Ridgely, gentleman well known in
Towsontown.
Mr. Tyler who owns farm at Summer
field Station, Maryland Central Railroad, has
commenced the erection of large building fol
machine shops at that station. He also expects
to build twenty tenement houses for the use Of
mechanics and others who will find employment
in his shops.
When the new NJ. e. Church in the Bell
ITO be known as Baltimore City Station) is COM
pIeted, it will be one of the finest church proper
ties in the country and will compare with any
building of the same character in Baltimore city
Tb;s nil he something for Baltimore county Meth.
odists to boast of.