The Baltimore County union., 1885-08-08

1t is said Government detective was in
Belair few days ago on the look out for persons
who are selling whisky without the required rev.
enue license. These people may manage to get
out when they violate the county local option law,
but it is quite another matter when they get into
trouble with Uncle Sam.
One of the most delightful resorts in the
vicinity of Baltimore is Mrs. N. L. Paine's hotel
located on the river front, Lower Canton. The
house is splendidly kept and the finest meals are
served at all hours. The location of the house is
very beautiful and if there is breeze anywhere
about the city it can always be found at Paine's.
Oliver Young, well known colored char
scter about Towsontown, was arrested on We'd
nesday afternoon on the charge of stealing a box
of cigars from Mr.. j. Rudigers store, and was
committed to Jail. Oliver was considerably un-
der the influence Of liquor and doubtless the act
was more OF drunken freak than anything else.
The time for our annual county fair is
drawing near and those interested should begin
active preparations for that event. Each sue
ceeding fair should be made better than its pre-
decessor and this can only be accomplished
through increased interest on the part of all our
people. Let all strive to make the exhibition OF
1885 superior in all respects to any yet held.
There was another horse race at Hamp-
stead on Saturday afternoon last and several
hundred people were attracted. The first race
was for a purse of 800, and Mr.. Merryman, of
Baltimore county, had horse which he desired
to enter, but there being objections from some of
the interested parties, the race was declared off.
Another race was then made up, in which there
were four starters, and it proved quite exciting.
The Maryland Central road suffered heavi-
ly by the flood of Monday. Several of the small
er trestles were swept entirely from their founda
tions, while some of the larger ones had their
foundations damaged to such an extent that it
was dangerous for the trains to cross them. There
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the company a very considerable amount to put
the road in as good condition as it before the
freshet. The running of the trains was greatly
interfered with, but Receiver Wrenshall put q
large force of men to work to repair the damage
as speedily as possible. Such unusual rain storms
always cause much trouble on new railroads.
The worse than silly rumor set ahoat in
Towsontown on Friday of last week that body
of colored men was coming here that night to
mob the town in retaliation for the lynching of
Cooper, caused some little excitement and a few
citizens held meeting to consider the matter.
They were misled, of course, and they don't like
to hear anything said about that meeting now.
This was perhaps the most utterly absurd rumor
ever set on foot here and that any one should
have attached any Importance to it is entirely
beyond our comprehension. The whole thing
was well-concocted lie but so fimsy that any
one with his wits about him should have been
able to see through ieat a glance.
Those Baltimore reporters who dashed out
to Towsontown in hacks between l and o'clock
on Saturday morning last to record the terrible
slaughter which was to take place here that night,
must have seen that somebody had played big
joke on them when they got here and found the
town as quiet as Greenmount Cemetery. Some
of them had the good sense to say nothing about
it, but the Morning Herald man, with desire to
make mountain out of a mole hill, strung to-
gether lot of the most brilliant lies we have
seen in print lately and published them in Sat-
urday mornings edition, to the infinite amuse-
ment of the people of this place. Towsontown
will vote that reporter a very fine leather medal,
he having won the distinction of being the cham
pion liar of the age.