The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-05-16
Religious Notices.

Topsonto,on M E. Church.-Preaching Sunday,
at III g. m. and at p. m, by the pastor, Rev.
Watson Case.
PRAYER and praise meeting on Wednesday even
ings. and class meetings on Wednesday afternoons,
at 81 o'clock, and Friday evenings, at o'clock.
81. Johns M. E. Church, acknowledgements
ing Sunday at IL a. m and 7.30 p. m, by the pas
tor. Rev. VIM. Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7.3O O'Clock.
Trinity p. e. Church, Topsontos0n.-Preaching
Sunday by the rector, Rev. W. H. II. Powers at
IL a. m. and u p. m. Bible class Wednesday AZ
7.45 p. m.
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev.
VIII. Fl. Powers, in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
1t is said that English sparrows eat a great
many honey bees.
The May term of the Circuit Court COM
mences on Monday next.
There was ice on standing water in the
upper end of the county on Sunday morning last.
The Commissioners of Druid Hill Park
have decided not to establish dairy in the park.
Mr.. Chas Weidey, Jr., the new postmaster
at Mt. Washington, received his commission We'd
nesday.
The contract for building the new Canton
market-house has been awarded to l.. c. McCusker
for $4,000.
Mr.. B. Hoshal, son of Jacob Hoshall, Esq,
of the 9th district, was painfully hurt few days
ago by being kicked by horse.
The spring meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club commences at Pimico on Tuesday next, 18th
inst, and will continue four days.
Mr.. Samuel Pilson, of Louisville, KY, has
been paying visit to the family of his late broth
er, George W. Pilson, in this place.
There is some talk of extending the York
and Peach Bottom Narrow Guage railroad from
the Susquehanna to Wilmington, Del.
MIR. Robert Fl. Mccoy has been appointed
excursion agent of the Western Maryland rail-
road. with headquarters at Hillen station.
The dwelling of Mr.. A. Cole, of S., in
Western Run Valley, which was burned last week,
was insured in the Hartford county company.
On Sunday morning next Bishop Paret
will nav a visit to St. Johns P. E. church, Mount
Washington and administer the rite of confrma-
ton.
Mr.. W. smithson Forwood, of Belair, who
il an applicant for U. s. Marshal for Maryland,
was in Washington a few days ago and saw the
President.
Mr.. John Tomay, of Colorado, brother Of
Mr.. s. C. Tomay, of Towsontown, is delegate
to the Catholic League Convention, now in session
in New York.
The taxable basis of Howard county is
1855, 299. The tax rate for the current year is
81 cents on the 500, slight decease as compar-
ed with last year.
Mr. VIM. II. Gardner, of Finksburg, has
rented the residence of Mr.. Zouck, at Glen Nor
ris, W. M. r. R., and will conduct it as a sum-
mer boarding house.
Some Of the citizens of Woodbury. have
sent petition to the Postmaster General asking
for the appointment of j. Alfred Kopp as post
master at that place.
The county police force has been trigged
out in new gray uniforms, the old-time blue hav
ing been discarded. If their work is as good as
their clothes they will do.
There were 129 deaths in Baltimore last
veek-twenty less than during the same week of
1884 One third of the deaths were from con-
sumption and pneumonia.
The grading on the Stewartstown branch of
the Northern Central railroad will be completed
in a short time. The connection at New Freedom
will be made about July LIST.
The City Water Board has authorized
Chief Engineer Martin to advertise for proposals
for the sale of the old copper works property, on
the Hartford road, at the Gunpowder.
The Union soldiers monument in Loudon
Park Cemetery, on the Frederick road, which was
erected by the loyal women of Maryland, will be
unveiled on Decoration Day-May Both.
Deal Spurrier, who was a soldier in Col.
John W. Wilson's First Maryland Regiment dur
ing the late war, died at Mount Hope Insane
Asylum, on Saturday last, aged As years.
On Sunday afternoon last some one set
fire to Perine's woods, in the rear of Govanstown
hotel, and the wind being high it spread rapidly,
requiring much labor before it was controlled
On Saturday night last Benjamin Seipel, of
Canton, was set upon near Meningitis by party
of white and colored men, who, after brutality
beating him, robbed him of his watch and chain.
Some of the advance guard of the seven
teen-year locusts have already been seen in this
county, having been turned up by plows. They
have not yet made their appearance on the sur
face.
Miss Jennie Dulany, of Baltimore county,
on Wednesday slipped and fell from the front
steps of the residence of Mr.. Robert Garrett, in
Baltimore, and sustained slight conclusion of
the brain.
"A very fine Jersey COW belonging to Mr..
Jos. Phipps, keeper Of the toll gate on the Du-
lany's Valley pike, died q few days ago. Mr..
Phipps paid $3.50 for this cow, having previously
sold one for 5000.
Seven arrests for drunkenness and disor-
derby conduct were made by the county police in
the vicinity of Waverly last Sunday. A woman
was among the number, the men belonging to the
"Falls road gang"
Mr.. William Gladson, who formerly lived
in DIR. Bosley's old residence, on the Joppa road,
Towsontown, has purchased the small farm of Mr..
r. J. White, on the Hartford road, 18th district.
1t contains 16 acres.
Mr.. Charles Gilmor has obtained the con-
tract for putting post and rail fence around the
city's property at Loeb Raven. He will furnish
the posts and rails and Thomas Bayne & Sons
will put up the fence.
The annual commencement of Lutherville
Female Seminary will take place May 31st.-
Twelve young ladies will graduate, among them
Miss Gussie D. Hook, daughter of Mr.. R. Edwin
Hook, of Towsontown.
"A man named John Koppel, of Canton,
18th district, has been arrested on the charge Of
passing counterfeit nickes on one of the city car
lines. When arrested number of the spurious
coins were found upon his person.
-Chas. A. Buchanan, Esq, of Mount Wash
ington, Baltimore county, was in Washington on
Tuesday and paid his respects to the President.
He was not looking for an Office and for this rea-
son he was very cordially received.
Mr.. w. Harry Phipps, son of Mr.. James
Phipps, of this place, who has been q clerk in
the office of the American Express Company, at
Ottawa, Iowa, for g year past, has been promo
ted to the position Of cashier Of the Office in that
city.
Mr.. F. B. Laurenson, of Baltimore county,
who is an applicant for one of the Baltimore ap-
praiserships, was in Washington on Tuesday and
called upon the Secretary of the Treasury in COM
pany with Congressmen-elect Shaw, of this dis
trict.
Mr.. John Ridgely, of Hampton, who went
to France a short time ago to meet his wife, ex-
pecting to be away only few weeks, has not yet
returned and may be absent until fall. At latest
what.
Mr.. Benjamin Chew, of Philadelphia, whose
illness was announced in these columns two weeks
ago, continues in acrtical condition. The whole
Of bis right side is paralyzed and he is unable tc
speak. 1t is earnestly hoped that he may re-
cover.
The Towson Guards, in the parade in Bal
timore last week, received the credit for doing
better marching than did most of the companies
Of the 5th Regiment. Of course the city papers
did not admit this, but competent judges say it il
q fact.
The passenger trains on the Maryland
Central road now stop at Dilworth's instead of at
Hyde's, as formerly. The two points are within
one hundred yards of each other, and there was
always some contention as to which should be the
stopping place.
Master J. NOVEL; Hawkins, son of Mrs. A.
M. Hawkins, of this county, celebrated his 9Th
birthday at his mothers city residence, 263 st.
Paul street, Saturday evening last, upon which
occasion he sumptuously entertained large num-
Der of his little friends.
The late cold weather has had very ben
efciaI effect on the growing wheat and most Of
the fields present healthy and beautiful appear
ance. Some of the finest wheat we have seen this
spring is on the old Manor road, below Unionville