The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-11

Among the successful bidders for granite
paving blocks in Baltimore this week Mr.
VIM. F. Weller and Messrs. Gill h Mcmahon, of
Granite, Baltimore county. Mr.. Weller will fur
nish so, 900 blocks at LAS per square yard, and
Messrs. Gill & Mcmahon will furnish 100000 at
81. so per square yard.
Young Foreman, of Woodberry, who was
lately engaged by Manager Barnie of the Oriole
base ball club as pitcher, has been released. 1t
is said that the trouble with Foreman is that he
can't last for nine innings He is very strong for
five innings, but full game is too much for him.
He is quite young and will improve.
"A boarder in the house of Andrew Will
liams, in Woodbury., suddenly disappeared on
Sunday evening last, and about the same time
some $500 in money, belonging to Mr.. Williams
and two other boarders in the house, missed
and it is believed the money went with the missing
man, who has not since been heard from.
Owing to an over-supply of manufactured
goods, all the mills at Woodbury. have shut down
for two weeks. very large number of women
and children are employed in these mills. The
mill owners, who are also the owners of the tene-
ments occupied by their employees, do not charge
them any rent when they are unemployed.
Mr.. John Johns, who showed disposition
to shoot Major Yellott, and who was arrested un-
der a warrant sworn out by Mr.. F. w. Bruno,
who charged him with criminal libel, appeared
in Towsontown Friday morning of last week
and gave security in the sum Of $3.50, his counsel,
Fielder G. Singluf, Esq, becoming his bonds
man.
The actual cost of what are usually sold as
ve-cent cigars at retail is thus stated by one who
claims to be informed on the subject: Actual cost
of tobacco namely, what the tobacco raiser gets
for it) for 1000 cigars, 81; cigar boxes, 81
wages for 1000, IS; packing, 81 stripping, %
cents total cost of production, $3.50, or It
cents a cigar.
ON Wednesday night last old horse be-
longing to N. A. Cornelius, of Hampton, fell upon
the central rail of the new electric railway which
terminates at that place, and was instantly killed
by the shock, the rail being heavily charged with
electricity. The railway company allowed Mr..
Cornelius to pick another horse from their stables
to replace the one that had been killed.
The fact that people in Kentucky who
stocked their ponds with German carp are now
very anxious to get rid of the fish, is not very en-
couraging to those persons in Baltimore county
who went to much trouble and expense to stock
their ponds with carp. They are thought to be
of very little value as food fish, and from what
we have seen Of them we incline to this opinion.
The wholesale and retail newsdealers play
ed a game of ball at the beautiful residence of
Mr.. Henry Taylor, near Waverly, on the 4th
of July, resulting in victory for the for
mer. Mr.. Josh Frock pitched for the retail
ers and his work was so effective that it is said
Manager Barnie has made him princely offer.
After the game Mr.. Taylor invited both players
and spectators to his house and gave them
splendid entertainment which was highly enjoyed.
One of the best games of ball seen this sea-
SON at 0riole Park was played on the afternoon
of the 4th, between the Westminster club and the
Pastime, of Baltimore 1t was closely contested
and resulted in victory for the Westminster by
a score of to 8. Some of the most prominent
business and professional men of Westminster
came down to see their club play. They take
great interest in the game and think they have a
nine that can hold its own with the best of the
professional teams.
The Prick line cars lose many nickles every
day by not having a special car at Boundary
avenue bridge in the morning to meet the $40
train on the Maryland Central road Last sum-
mer there was special car and was filled nearly
every morning. Now majority of the passen-
gers 90 off and take the Blue line in preference
to waiting from five to ten minutes. The large
patronage which the Prick line gets from the
Maryland Central should induce its managers to
offer better accommodations