The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-26


AR. Henry Zoll, vho has for many years
been conductor on the York road morse railway,
will shortly engage in lie livery business at
Waverly.
sontown. has been very i'll for some time at his
residence in Elicott City. His condition Is now
much improved.
Mr.. ID. Sterrett Cuttings was one Of the
ushers at the recent wedding of Miss Mary limo
gene Addison de Gold to Henry Alex. Haines, at
Elizabeth, N. ].
Illinois Central Railroad Company, was in baiti-
more a few days ago and was warmey received
by his many friends.
-Locast Grove Grange, No. l73, p. of H., Of
the 18th district, will install its newly-elected
officers on January 9Th, at Diegle's Hall, seven
niles on Philadelphia road.
Monday last, December 2lst, was the short
est day Of the year and, according to the almanac
the first day Of winter Mondays length was
hours and twenty-three minutes.
Mr. Thomas ID. Gorsuch, a well known
farmer Of the nth district of this county, was
married on the 10Th instant, in New York, to
Amelia E. Berrein, Of that city.
-Chas. IL Sheridan, who farms Mr. Samuel
Chew's place, near Towsontown, this season took
go pounds Of honey from two colonies of bees.
He has about thirty colonies in all.
-FraE~linyirfe Presbyterian Church, in the
l2.h district of this county, has petitioned the
Presbytery Of Baltimore to be united with the
church at FallstOn, Hartford county.
"a green Christmas makes full grave
yards." So an old saying goes. But we believe
/ concerns majority of the people more whether
4 is going to be a "dry" Christmas not.
II The Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
Company, who had line through this place, was
cd few days ago in Baltimore, for $4,000.
'te Company was financially embarrassed
ruhA rTorhf in a
ct of robbing Col. S. N. Hyde's canning house,
4 Long Green, has a wife and several young
hildren. He is very respectfully connected.
Christmas falling this year ON Friday-the
ay upon which The UNION is printed-we were
bliged to go to press one day earlier than usual
order to allow our employees time to enjoy the
oliday.
An oyster supper and concert, for the ben
lit of the Towards Evangelical Church, at Stem
ser's Run, 18th district, will be held at Diegles
TALL, Philadelphia road, on Jan. 10th. Tickets
cents.
in the Circuit Court on Monday last de-
rec was passed divorcing Charles I. Hipsley from
lay Cora Hipsley. Mrs. Hipsley is daughter
f Mr.. John Marley, of Towsontown, formerly of
leisterstown.
The Maryland Central Company is build
ug a car specially adapted for transporting baled
lay and empty cans. 1t is longer than the ordi-
fry freight car and will have capacity Of ten
twelve tons.
John L. Rider, son Of Mr.. John G.. Rider,
ear Brooklandville, and Samuel Ceilings, son Of
Or. Sam1 Ceilings, Of Lutherville, both Of whom
ave been living in Colorado for about four years,
are home on brief visit.
Mr.. Hoffman Gilmor, a we'll known citizen
Of Baltimore, died on Monday morning, after
n few days illness from pneumonia. He
cousin of the late Col Harry Gilmor and was the
guardian Of his children.
The County Treasurer's Office was thronged
this week with people paying their taxes for 1855,
ia order to save the interest which would be
charged up against them from the first of last
June if their bills were not paid before January
LIST, 1856.
There are some subscribers to The UNION
who will receive no paper after Saturday, Decem-
her 18th, unless they settle their accounts before
the next issue thereafter. We have given them
fair notice and this is the last time shall mem
tion the subject.
Mrs. Armacost wife of ex-County Treasurer
Jabez Armacos, of the 9th district, while visiting
her son, near Hampstead, few days ago, had the
misfortune to fall and break her hip. DR.. Wells
rendered the necessary surgical attention and the
patient is doing well.
Real estate about Glenarm station, Mary
land Central railroad, has had boom lately and
number of small lots for building purposes, &C.,
have been sold. The figures obtained are far above
what the property would have brought before the
advent of the railroad.
The Rev. W. Fl. H. Powers moves about
with an unusual amount of buoyancy just now,
but few people know the cause of it. Well en-
Tighten them. He's an editor! The Trinity
Church Record is the name of his paper, which is
issued at rs cts. per year.
Mr. George L. Stocksdale, of Towsontown,
until lately Waterman at the Court House, is an
applicant for the position of superintendent of the
State House of Correction. The Board of Public
Works will fill this Office early in February. There
are a number of applicants for the place.
There's nothing mean about us. We're
not going to get mad because we didn't get
eon load of turkeys. We have no special fond
ness for turkeys, any way. Canvasback,' oysters
and terrepin, we find, agree with US very well.-
It's good thing to be able to suit ones self to
circumstances.
Davis and Miss Ella Pearce, which was published
in some of the Hartford and Baltimore county
papers, did not take place. 1t is very rare oc-
currence for The UNION to be caught in this way,
because we never publish a marriage notice I'M
less it is well authenticated.
MIR Dennis Carter has the contract for the
carpenters work on Mr.. +. X. Tylers machine
shops which are now in course of erection at
SummerieId Station, NJ C. R. r. and which will
be ready for occupancy by January LIST. He will
also build about twenty four and six-room dwell
lings for Mr.. Tyler's mechanics.
Rev. ]. f. F. Gray member of the Balti-
more Conference NJ. E. Church, was married on
Thursday evening of last week to Miss Jennie
Crossmore, daughter of Mr.. Alfred Crossmore,
well-known citizen of the 18th district of this
county. Rev. Mr.. Gray is at present pastor of
the church at Solomon's Island, Nd.
"A number of prominent German citizens of
the LIST district of Baltimore county are among
the incorporators of the Druid Savings Banks,
which is about being started in Baltimore
Messrs Macmillan Pitt, Chas. Peppler, Jos. +.
SNYDER Jacob Kriel, George Wannenwetsch
and Chas. Leydecker are among them.
The prevalence of cholera among the hogs
renders it necessary to observe due precaution in
buying pork. It is said that the diseased meat
may be detected from the fact that the fat turns
slate-colored and gets darker while being cooked.
Housekeepers will do well to throw aside all pork
which has any appearance of this kind.