The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-21

"A man giving the name of John Perry,
who is thought to have been implicated in the
robbery of Mr.. Leisenring's store at Lutherville,
was arrested in Baltimore on Tuesday. When
arrested Perry was in the act of selling lot of
postage stamps to a broker.
Mr.. w. Scott Whiteford, of Hartford county,
and Mr.. w. +. McSparran, of Slate Ridge, Y ork
county, are going to Florida, where they will en-
gage in a saw-mill enterprise on the St. John
river, thirty miles above Jacksonville. They will
not return until next spring.
-Mrs. Prick, wife of Mr.. Abram o. Frick, of
Waynesboro', Pa, died on the 18th inst. She was
a daughter of the late Martin Halter, of Balti-
more, who for many years conducted the confec-
tionery business on Gay street, and who was we'll
known by hundreds of people in this county.
In a week or two we will commence send
ing out our yearly subscription bills, and we give
this timely notice so that all may be on the look
out Cor them. The work of making out these
many hundred accounts is no trifing matter, and
must all be done at night, after business hours.
On Saturday last Col. Allen, superintendent
of the McDonogh School, gave a biography of the
founder of the school before the Historical Semi
nary of the Johns Hopkins University. He told
how McDonogh had accumulated his vast proper
ty and gave much other interesting information.
Mr.. James V. Whiteford, who has been ap-
pointed deputy sheriff of Hartford county by
Sheriff Carman, is an old Baltimore countian and
is well remembered here. He is a brother of DIR.
Whteford, physician at the Baltimore county
almshouse, and also of DIR. Whiteford, of the Har-
ford road.
Many farmers in the northeastern section
of the 10th district complain very much of the
wretched condition of their county roads. In
some instances, they say, the roads have had no
work put upon them since the late heavy rains
and as a consequence they are, in places, almost
impossible.
"A Shrewsbury correspondent of the York
Gazette says that Benjamin Klnefelter and Zach.
Houseman, of that place, were last week cunning
along the Gunpowder, in the upper end of this
county, and that they killed four 'coons, one
pheasant, lot of cartridges and as many rabbits
as they could carry.
"A library and club has been established at
Mt. Washington and meetings are held in room
in the rear of the drug store. The officers are
VIM. johnson; secretary, II. o. Buttner; treasurer,
H. W. Huntemuller; directors, Jos. c. Carpenter,
Joseph Jackins and VIM. Ince
The following "Notice" is posted upon the
door of a we'll known business firm: "The hours
of attendance in this Office are To canvassers for
church subscriptions, 10 to 2; book and insur-
ance agents, 2 to A commercial travellers, beg
gars, and advertising men, all day. We attend
to our own business at night"
road is working smoothly and appears to give
entire satisfaction. If Mr.. Wrenshall could
see his way clear to putting on night train, to
run at least far as Towsontown, it would be a
great accommodation to many of our people and
others along the lime of the road.
Mr.. Henry Schluderberg, of Highlandtown,
while driving on the Shell road last Sunday, had
his carriage smashed by lot of intoxicated men,
who were driving pair of horses attached to a
Dayton wagon. The horses ran away, but fortu-
nately no one was hurt. Mr.. S. declares that the
men ran into his carriage intentionally.
Mr.. Charles w. Lee, of Towsontown, pur-
chased two high bred colts at the sale of the Mon
tebello stock of the late John W. Garrett, in Bal
timore, last Monday. Most of the horses, colts
and brood mares went dirt cheap. The sale
not advertised in Baltimore county and very few
of our horse fsnciers knew anything about it.
Mr.. Joseph Passano, the new postmaster
at Reisterstown, made narrow escape few days
ago. He was returning to his home on the p.
train and just after it left Fulton Station some
one fred into the car, the bail grazing his hand,
imbedding itself in seat near him. 1t is
not known who fired the shot or for what cause.
Howard Amos, son of Mr.. Robert Amos of
Abingdon district, Hartford county, met with a
terrible accident on Monday of last week. He
was taking his gun from carriage, with the
muzzle towards him, when it was accidentally dis
charged, the whole load taking effect in his arm,
near the shoulder. The arm was afterwards am
putated.
The Convocation of Baltimore was held
this week in St. Marks P. E. Church, commence
ing on Monday night, when Rev. W. H. H. Powers
rector of Trinity Church, Towsontown, preached
an eloquent sermon. The object of the convoca-
ton is to obtain knowledge of the affairs of
the churches, to excite interest in the work and
also an interest in missions.
"A recent change among the conductors on
the York road line causes much inconvenience to
those hard-worked men. Under the present ar
rangement they are only at their homes one week
in six, being obliged at other times to undergo
the dscomforts of new beds and often poor sleeping
quarters. Mr.. A. d. Sanks, the careful and eff
cient manager of the road, is hardly responsible
for this state of affairs and will doubtless see that
the trouble is remedied without delay.
Mr. Joshua Horner, Jr., of Baltimore, who
purchased the Hooper property, at Hopkins's Hill
on the York road, is greatly improving the same
The front on the turnpike has been graded and
soped to the road, greatly enhancing the beauty
of the place, the location of which is one of the
most elevated and attractive on the pike between
the city and Towsontown. Other improvements
are also being made and Mr.. Horner will spare
no expense in the establishment of the property.
Col. o. P. Macgil has established a depot
in the city, On Liberty street, one door from the
corner of Lexington for the sale of his celebrated
ly increasing. A very large sign-"Strontia
Mineral Spring Company"-surmounts the build
ing, which has been nicely and conveniently fit
ted up for the business. The company is COM
posed of Col. Macgill, his son, Carroll S. Macgil,
and his sons LIN law, Messrs Albert and Howard.
Mr.. Thomas C. Bruf, school examiner
School Commissioner John P. Clark and Mr.. Thos.
]. Hunter, spent several days cunning in Kent
county last week. They took with them two bor-
nxroI Iorr &c nh Oh nd
BIRDS while the other left the field and took to the
woods, where he disgraced himself freeing squir-
rel. As consequence, although cartridges were
plenty, they got very few of them. Mr.. Clark
was delighted with Kent county and all the gen.
tlemen were much pleased with what they saw, as
we'll as with the hospitality of the people.
The New Court Clerk.-The commission of
John w. Shanklin, Esq, the newly elected Clerk
of the Circuit Court, has been received and he will
take charge of the Office on the LIST of December.
Mr. Shanklin has not yet publicly announced any
of his appointments. There are some fourteen or
fifteen places to fill and the number of applicants
is very large, many of them backed by the strong
est kind of endorsements. 1t is generally conceded
that Mr.. Lewis M. Bacon, of the Sth district, who
has been Court clerk for the past six years. will be
reappointed to that position. 1t also appears,
from the best information attainable, that Mr..
Charles III. Quinlin, of the 18th district, will be
made index clerk, vice Mr.. James W. Thompson.
For the equity clerkship-that now held by Mr..
r. Edwin Hook-there are three prominently
mentioned, viz, Chas. E. Fendall, Thos. J. Hun
ter and Benjamin P. Butler, but who will get the
place no one outside of Mr.. Shankin himself yet
knows. The knowing ones say that those who
are down "sure" for record cerkships are Mr.
Martin 0'Hara, Sth district, who is at present
holding positions Thos. R. Jenifer, 9th district,
who is personal friend of Mr.. Shanklin's; H. A.
Burgoyne, 9Th district; John G. Donaldson, 9th
district, and Edward M. Norwood, 9th district
Either D. M. Upton or a son of Mr.. George
Mcdonald, both of the 9th district, is pretty
of catching on" 1t is also said that if Mr.. B. P.
Butler fails in his efforts to get the equity clerk
ship he will certainly be appointed one of the
record clerks. He is very strongly endorsed. 1t
is also said that Mr.. Shanklin will not go outside
of his own family to furnish the required bond.
Three Weddings.-Mr. John j. Donaldson !,
q we'll known member of the Baltimore bar, was
united in marriage at o'clock Tuesday evening,
at Emmanuel P. e. Church, with Miss Ellen
Shoemaker, daughter of the late Samuel M. Shoe
maker, of Baltimore county. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. ]. H. Eccleston, d. D., assist