The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-10-31

IL a. m. and Up. m. Bible class Wednesday at
7.45 pm.
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev.
W. II. II. Powers, in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at 81 O'Clock.
Election next Tuesday, November Sd.
Mr.. Asa Nelson, living near 0wings' Mills,
died on 23d inst, of consumption.
Nearly five hundred passengers per day
are carried over the Gainesville Short-Line rail-
road.
Tuesday next-eection days legal
holiday and the offices in the Court House will be
closed.
Albert Allen, of Mount Vernon, Falls road,
was seriously hurt on Monday by bank of earth
caving in upon him.
William Rolf has been appointed post
master at Mt. Winans, Baltimore county, vice
Edward Miller, declined.
A great deal of interest manifested
here over the result of the municipal election in
Baltimore on Wednesday.
The wife of John Q. Cooling, formerly q
resident of the I'd district of this county, died in
Baltimore on the 23d inst.
Mr.. B. Howard Scott, formerly of the Peo-
Piles Voice newspaper, is now connected with the
Baltimore County Democrat.
Mrs. Ernest Hoen, of Waverly, Baltimore
county, was among the throng who called upon
President Cleveland on Monday.
DIR. James o. Keech, of Hereford, 9TH dis
&c
the candidate for County Treasurer.
Many Baltimore families who have been
spending the past summer in this county will re-
main out until after Christmas. This is o new
wrinkle.
"A few days ago q colored man named Hill
caught an old 'possum and eight young ones in q
stump on Mr.. Washington Stevenso'ns place, near
TowsontOwn.
Jos. S. Hoshall, of Piney Hill, York road,
who was shot by John Keleher, is still alive but
it is not thought that he can recover. Keleher is
still in Jail here.
The Prohibitionists have been making an
active campaign in Baltimore county this week
and meetings have been held at q number of
prominent points.
There were 149 deaths reported in Balti-
more last week, or nine less than for the corres-
ponding week of last year. The health of the
city is excellent.
A man supposed to be John Ford, of Refs
terstown, Baltimore county, died suddenly of apo
plexy, at No. 9 west Lombard street, Baltimore,
on Tuesday night.
Col. Samuel N. Hyde, of Long Green, will
please accept thanks for case of his canned corn
sent us. We are satisfied it is delicious as any
ever packed by him.
An inspection train will pass over the new
B. & O. extension, between Baltimore and Phila-
delphia, some time next month. The party will
be in charge of vice-president King.
The growing wheat throughout the county
presents a splendid appearance and will be in fine
condition to 60 through the coming winter, which,
we are told, is to be severe one.
Miss BERTHE Conner, daughter of Capt.
Chas. A. Conner, of Havre de Grace, and grand
daughter of the late Daniel Lee, is visiting her
sister, Miss Lou Conner, of this place.
"A man named Charles III. Palmer was ar
rested at Gainesville few days ago upon the
charge of stealing Photographic apparatus, VAL
ued at $780, from a man in Philadelphia.
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Church, My Lady's Manor, was again in Wash
ington on Monday to urge the retention of Mr..
Samuel Miller, as postmaster at Monkton.
-Pleuro- pneumonia, which made its sp-
pearance in herd of cattle near Belair, causing
the death of several, has now been stamped out,
and no further alarm is felt on account Of it.
Gen. James G. Clark, formerly of this
county, but now president Of the Illinois Central
railroad, in Baltimore last Saturday and
was warmly greeted by many of his old friends.
"A man with a chain around his waist and
ankles, was seen tramping down the Western
Maryland road on Tuesday. He is supposed to
have escaped from the Carroll county almshouse
Rem smber-the polls open next Tuesday
at a. m. and close at 3. p. m. If you DOM
know the location of your voting place look in
the advertising columns of The UNION and in.
form yourself.
Mrs. Julia Miller, of Germantown, 18th
district, was thrown from her wagon in Balti
more, few days ago, caused by her horse run
ming away, and was quite painfully hurt about
the head and body.
Large numbers of ducks are already in
rivers and some sportsmen who have beer
down have met with excellent success. Capt
John Ridgely, of Hampton, brought home larg'
bunch few days ago.
Alta meeting of the Methodist Church Unior
in Baltimore, on Tuesday night, steps were taker
to secure lot in the neighborhood of the Yorl
road and Boundary avenue, for a Sunday schoo
and church enterprise.
During the last Conference year the in
crease in membership of the Methodist Episcopa
Church in Maryland, white and colored, was abou
5000. The increase within the bounds of the Bal
timore Conference was 5O7.
The little of Mr.. Chas. w. Lee, of thi.
place, who had an operation performed hi
leg last week by DR.. Tiffany, of Baltimore, is get
ting along very nicely and it is believed q perma
nent cure will be effected.
The partnership heretofore existing between
G.. F. Painter and Martha E.. Price, general coun
try store, at Grave Run Mills, Baltimore county
has been dissolved by mutual consent. The bus
mess will be continued by Mr.. Painter.
Two bright and interesting little girls
Marguerite and Rosalie Porter--daughters o
Lieut.. Theodore Porter, of the U. S. Navy, nov
stationed at Annapolis, were guests this week O
their cousin, Mrs. B. W. Crane, of Towsontown.
The Beair Kgis strongly denounces tn
many gambling devices which were in full bias
on the grounds at the late county fair. Tha
paper takes a very proper view of the subject an
its we'll timed remarks will no doubt be produc
tive of good results.
Mr.. Thomas S. Tansley, Jr., son of MI
Thos S. Tansley, ST., of the Sth district, died q
the residence of his father-in-law, in Baltimore
on Wednesday last, in the 39th year of his age
His disease was consumption, from which he ha'
been sufferer for some time.
The County Commissioners ask for pro
posals for building two open wooden bridges
one over Piney run, near Dover, 9Th district, an
the other on the Green Spring Valley road, q
Stump's mill, Sd district. The bids will be open
ed Wednesday, November 4th.
Mr.. James Comrie, who for fourteen year
was manager for Mr.. Enoch Pratt, on his coun
try place, Woodbourn avenue, near Govanstowr
died in Scotland, on the 5th inst. Mrs. Comri
died only few weeks before him. They wer
on visit to their native land.
40, why should the spirit of mortal be proud.
What will become of the fire-proof addition to th
Court House now Baltimore county has so, 90
invested in it so far and it will require fe
more thousands to complete it, and for these th
next Legislature will have to make provision.
Mr.. Henry Taylor, of Waverly, Baltimor
county, accompanied by his wife, sailed frol
New York on Monday, for Nassau, whel
they will spend the winter. Next spring the
will 90 to Europe, where they will spend tW
years Mr.. Taylor is the Prohibition candida
for Comptroller of Maryland. 1t is quite evideI
he believes his chances of election are worse tina
slim.