The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-08-15

"A matchmaker named Katz, who had been
carrying on business in Gainesville, left rather
suddenly few days ago, carrying with him a
gold watch belonging to Miss Elizabeth List.
He was afterwards arrested in Baltimore, where
he had pawned the watch with seven others.
Residents of Madison avenue extended
have lately been much annoyed by chicken thieves,
who invaded their premises in day time and car
ried off their fowls. A few days ago a boy named
John Dorsey was seen in the act ofrobbing q hem
house and he was arrested and committed to Jail.
On Monday writ of injunction was is
sued by the Circuit Court, at the instance of DR..
Norment, sanitary officer for Woodbury. and vi
cinity, restraining the Melvale Distilling Com
pany from discharging slops and other nauseous
liquids into Jones' falls, thereby polluting the
stream.
-Halstead's new half-mile trotting track,
near Pimlico, which has been heretofore described
in these columns, was finally opened Wednes-
day, there being large attendance of horse fam
ciers. The track is an excellent one and the
necessary buildings are in every way suitable and
commodious.
The Belair Democrat suggests that Har-
ford county issue bonds to raise money to repair
the damage by the food of Sd inst. If this plan
is not adopted it will be necessary to add so cts.
to next years tax rate, and this would prove
grievous burden when the industries of the coun-
ty are partly paralyzed.
The accident which happened near Belair
on Saturday evening last was the second fatal ac-
cident which has occurred on the Maryland Gen.
trail road since it has been running, period of
about three and a. half years, and both of them
were the result of careessness on the part of the
unfortunate men who lost their lives.
"A warrant has been issued for the arrest of
John Rogers, colored, WHO'S charged with commit
ting an aggravated assault upon his sister-in-law,
Nancy johnson, near Alberton, I'd district. It'll
charged that Rogers beat the girl numerically and
left her for dead, having placed large stone on
her head. Jealousy is said to have been the
cause. Rogers escaped.
Mr.. H. L. Bowen, of Towsontown, who is
the agent for several prominent insurance COM
panies has been appointed agent for Baltimore
county for the London, of Liverpool, which is one
of the strongest companies in existence. Mr.. r.
Emory Warfeld, q gentlemen prominently known
in the insurance business, is the Baltimore man
ager of this company.
Mr.. Frank o. Parr, aged twenty-seven
years, son of Mr.. D. Preston Parr, of Towson-
town, died on Monday last, in Dallas, Texas,
from a relapse of remittent fever. Mr.. Parr came
on to Baltimore short time ago to attend the
funeral of his mother, who died at the Smedley
House, and he was then in excellent health. lie
was engaged in business with large mercantile
house in Dallas.
William Wilson, the keeper Of the Hamp-
den reservoir, which is part of the city water sup
in it and notwithstanding his vigilance they get
ahead of him sometimes by INDUCING their pass
time at night. Mr. Wilson has adopted the novel
scheme of loading gun with corn and firing
upon the intruders, and his plan is said to work
very successfully.
Very many bridges destroyed by the re-
cent flood in Hartford county will have to be re-
placed at once and it has been suggested that
they be put up under the care of an experienced
engineer, so as to offer the least obstruction to
wind and water. The name of Mr.. j. G. Wren
shall, receiver of the Maryland Central road, has
been mentioned in connection with this work and
no better man could be found to take charge OF it.
Mr. John F. Shipley, highly respected
citizen of the Sth district died at the residence CT
his son, Vincent 7. Shipley, Esq, near Texas,
on the 18th inst, in the S5th year of his age. His
funeral took place at Jessop's M. E. Church, Sun
day afternoon, and was very largely attended.
Until O few years ago Mr.. Shipley had been ac-
lively engaged in farming and had been resi-.
dent of that section of the county for upwards OF
fifty years.
After a weeks interruption on account of
the flood, trains the Maryland Central road
commenced running regularly last Monday morn
ing. The main trouble was at the Watervale tres
tie, several of the benches of which were knocked
out by the bridges which the food washed down
Winters run, and at the Deer Greek bridge, one
of the abutments of which was somewhat damag
these were promptly repaired and the road is
again in good order. 1t is remarkable that the
road bed stood the food as we'll as it did and that
the damage was not much heavier.
People along the upper end of the Mary
land Central road say that they do not know how
they would get along now without the convent
ences offered by it. The Interruptions to the
moving of light freight last week were very great,
yet those who constantly patronize the road say
that with even these disadvantages they get their
produce to market with far less labor than by the
old means, and some of them went go far as to
say that they would turn in and help the compa-
ny repair the damage without making any charge
for their services. This shows how the road is
appreciated by the people of the upper end OF
Hartford.
The man who kept the shooting gallery at
the Rocks of Deer Creek lost lot ofclothing, be-
sides other articles, in the great flood of Sd inst
Among other things missed was a good watch
and chain and eight or ten dollars in money,
which were in his pantaloons pocket. day or
two after the food Mr.. Chas. E. Fendall, OF this
place, who has been spending some time in Har-
ford, was walking along the creek, looking at the
destruction that had been caused when his atten-
ton was attracted by piece of clothing among
a lot of debris. He drew out q pair of panta-
looms, in the pockets of which he found the mis-
sing watch and money, which he restored to their
owner.
The devastation wrought by the food of
last Monday a week, in the vicinity of the Rocks
of Deer Creek, is simply appalling. The beauti-
full road skirting the stream for considerable
distance was rendered utterly impossible, the
bridges are gone, and look of desolation per-
vades the neighborhood. Mr.. Wetherall, who
kept the store at The Rocks, was q heavy loser.
The water was up nearly to the ceiling of his
store and his goods were so damaged that he sold
them out at auction last Saturday. His stable
and spring house and the front porch of his dwell
ling were swept away, while many Of his house
hold effects were damaged. His family and the
boarders in his house were driven to the upper
floors and some of them sought refuge with neigh
bors, leaving the house by the rear seconds story
windows. We were informed by old resident
of the neighborhood that the water was u feet
higher at that point than it was ever before known.
Family Re- Union.-The Belair Times oflast
week says TUESDAY, July 2Sth, at the residence
of the late David Tucker, near Forest Hill, nine
children gathered home to celebrate the eighty
third birthday of their mother, this being the first
time that so many of the children have had the
pleasure for q number of years, or perhaps since
their childhood days. The mother having had
no notice of their plan, was of course ,'-eaty and
agreeably surprised. Only two were 5sent.
Each of them brought goodly supply of eatables,
which were spread on a large table in the yard,
where a sumptuous dinner was enjoyed. With
her children were their husbands, wives, and
some of their children, making in all about forty
six present. After dinner ice-cream, lemonade
and cake were served. They then gathered in
the parlor, where letter was read from an alb
sent child, who lives in Illinois and who could
not be present. But those who were present SEEM
ed to put all their cares and business affairs aside
for the occasion, and Joined in recalling their
childhood days."
Mrs. Tucker is the mother of Mr.. Aaron H.
Tucker, successful farmer of the Sd district of
this county, who resides near Pikesvillc.
Very Narrow Escape.--The man who
drives the milk wagon for Mr.. Arthur Shanklin,
whose farm is near Loeb Raven station, made
very narrow escape with his life on the morning
of the great food. In going to the station from
the farm it is necessary to cross an open bridge
over a small stream, which empties into the Gun
powder about half mile below. The stream was
very high when the driver went to the station
and when he came back it had risen much higher
and was apparently running over the bridge, which
he could not see but which he supposed to be in
its usual place. He forced his horse through the
water to the bridge, but the bridge had been
swept away and down went team and driver into
the torrent. The man and horse managed to save
a;r 1;vau hut tho oon wrecked oulv txvo