The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-09-19

To,csontoton NJ. E. Church.-Preaching to-mor-
row Sunday, at ii a. m. and u p. m, by the
pastor, Rev. Watson Case. Revival services each
evening during the week, commencing at d o'clock
Preaching by Rev. L. T. Waterman, of Madison
Square NJ. E. Church, Rev. VIM. M. Ferguson, Of
Monument street M. E. Church, Baltimore, and
other prominent ministers. Public invited.
ST. Johns NJ. E. Church, observation-disclosures
ing Sunday, at IL a. and 73O p. m, by the pas
tor, Rev. VIM. DaIIam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7.SO o'clock.
Trinity p e. Church, MISUNDERSTANDING
Sunday by the rector, Rev. W. II. II. Powers, at
IL a. m. and u p. m. Bible class Wednesday at
7.45 p.
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev.
WITH Powers, in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
Mr. Thomas Craddock, of the Sd district, is
foreman of the present Grand Jury.
Col Chas. I. Cockey, of the Sd district,
has purchased the Mittnacht property, near Pixies
vile, for $4,000.
The corn husks are thick and chestnuts
will be plentiful-two unfaiing signs of a hard
winter, so tits said
"A young daughter of Andrew Banks, Esq,
of Reisterstown, fell from hay-loft few days
ago and broke arm.
The Woodbury. public school, now taught
by Mr. R. c. McGinn, has upwards of three hun
dred pupils upon the roll.
Col. E. II. Webster, who spent several
weeks at Bedford Springs, returned on Monday,
greatly improved in health.
The notice for the October sitting of the
Registration officers of Baltimore county appears
in our advertising columns to-day.
--Reisterstown has been supplied with later
mall leaving there at SAB p. m, which very much
improves the facilities of that Office
Prof S. 7. Ford, of New York, will give
some select readings at the Hall, in Lutherville,
Monday evening, Sept. 2Sth, at o'clock.
The season for bit-shooting opens Oct.
18th and continues until January 10Th. very
little attention is paid to the law, however.
We have this week been enjoying some
magnificent sunsets, similar to those of last fall
which the scientists tried so hard to explain
Capt. E. Herman, manager of the Shop
pard Asylum farm, this season raised AIS bushels
of Rockey Mountain wheat on l04 acres of ground.
-Protraeted services are now in progress at
the NJ. E. Church, Towsontown, and the pastor,
Rev. Watson Case, is being assisted by number
of other ministers.
Mr. Samuel R. Sterling, who was for many
years an engineer on the Northern Central rail-
road, died at his home in Baltimore, last Satur
day, aged 20 years.
-THE UNIONS mail lists have had another
boom this week. And what is particularly pleas.
ing to the publishers, the new subscribers are oil
coming up voluntarily.
Mr.. Jos. Mcdowell Stafford has been ap-
road at Boundary avenue station, vice Mr.. John
Wilson Brown, Jr., resigned.
The price of lime being burned at
Texas, Northern Central railroad, is quoted at Is
cents per bushel which is higher than it has been
in the last three or four years.
This is the last week the statement of Bal
tmore county's expenses will appear in our col
umns, and hereafter we will be able to give our
usual amount of reading matter.
Capt. John Ridgey and wife, OF Hampton,
who spent the summer at Halifax on their return
from Europe, reached home on Monday. Mrs.
Ridgeys health is much improved.
The colored Odd Fellows of Towsontown
will make an excursion to Fallston, M G.. K. r.,
Thursday, Sept. Oath. Tickets 60 cents for the
round trip. A large crowd is expected.
MIR. Geo. V. Bowen, whose farm is at the
head of Charles street avenue, lately lost several
fine hogs from cholera. He also lost fine COW
which died from bloat from eating green corn.
Mr.. D. E. Wiley, son of Mr.. David Wiley,
of Norrisville, Hartford county, has gone south in
the interest of mercantile house. Heexpects to
visit Florida, where he has an idea of locating.
Mr.. Z. Calvin Williams the we'll known
member of the bar, who has been on tour of
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and other parts of
Europe for the past two months, has reached home.
Typhoid fever, which has been so preva-
lent at Phoenix, is abating. The owners OF the
factory property have had the place cleaned up
and Thoroughly disinfected, and no further alarm
is felt.
County Commissioner Wight unable
to attend the county convention on Monday be-
cause of the sudden and extreme illness of his
only child, a bright little boy aged about seven
years.
Already some little uneasiness is being felt
in the County Clerks office. Theproblem is to find
out how the new cat is going to jump-and the
said feline may prove very refractory and hard to
manage.
There were ffty.six prisoners in the coun-
NJ I. hn
Sherif's clerk, says it is the largest number he
has reported to any Grand Jury during Sheriff
Knights term.
Mr. Charles Dale, of Dorchester county,
Nd, this week paid visit to DR.. A. c. McCurdy
of Towsontown. He is on his way to Harrisburg
to see Gov. Pattison, who is an old friend ano
schoomate of his.
The Maryland Central railroad will offel
reduced rates to Odd Fellows and their families
who may wish to attend the unwilling of thu
Ridgey statue, in Harlem Square, Baltimore, OF
Tuesday of next week.
-Deidrick Faber of Canton, 18th district
fell dead in the cemetery of Zion Church, nea
Highlandtown, on Tuesday last, while visiting tn
grave of friend with his wife. Death was caused
by paralysis of the heart.
-Rdgely Encampment and Towson Lodge
l. o. q. F. of this place, will attend the unVeillnl
of the Ridgey statue, in Baltimore, on Tuesda,
ReSt 22d inst The d EaGTampment is named af'e
manager of Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore, died a
his residence in this county, near Wavery, las
Monday, aged "a years. He was a genial gen
tleman and had hosts of friends.
The County Temperance Alliance resolu
ted against the sale of malt liquors at the count
fair, but the said Alliance is not running thu
show this year. They had better devote all thei
spare time to their own little circus.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Franklin Voss, father-in
law of Mr.. Robt. N. Elder, of Green Spring Val
ley died at the residence Of the latter, on Mon
day last, in the seth year of his age Mr.. Vos
a native of Culpeper county, Va.
We experienced another heat wave this
week, the mercury going above so degrees. Their
is something about the rays of September sui
that is peculiarly overpowering and altogethe
different from any other month of the year.
The debt upon the property Of Trinity P
E. Church, Towsontown, having been entirel
liquidated, the church will be consecrated Of
Tuesday, Oct. 18th, services commencing at IL a
m. Bishop Paret will conduct the ceremonies.
About sixty survivors of the Second Mary
land Regiment held banquet at the Maltb.
House, Baltimore, on Thursday night. ANON
the speakers was Col. B. F. Taylor, of Baltimor
county, who was at one time colonel of the regi
ment
Mr.. John Commit, a well-known Towson
town stone-mason, few days ago set up the frs
set of slate steps in Towsontown, and made
frst-class job. The slate came from Delta an
were put up at the residence of John B. Long
necker
Rev. c. Herbert Richardson, pastor of tn
M. E. Church, Broadway, Baltimore, was in Tow
sontown Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by hi
wife. They called upon several of their oil
friends and at night he preached in the M. E
church.
The Towsentown Band of Hope will hol
services in the M. E. Church, at 2.30 Sunday al
ternoon, Goth inst, to commemorate the one hun
dredth anniversary of the beginning of temper
ance work in the United States Public cordial
invited.
Mr.. Henry Eichelberger, florist, whose es
tablishment is located on REGISTER avenue, sout
of Towsontown, died on Wednesday, after shoI
illness, in the 5Sth year of his age. He was
native of York, Pa, where his remains were take
for interment.
Prof. B. C. Reed, of Towsontown, if hi
health will permit expects to open private schot
here for boys, about the first of November. ii
has already met with considerable encouragement
from gentlemen who desire to have their sons pre-
pared for college.