The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-28

To,csonto,cn NJ E. Church.-Preaching Sunday,
at IL a. m. and at II p. m, by the pastor, Rev.
Watson Case.
PRAYER and praise meeting on Wednesday even
ings, and class meetings on Wednesday afternoons,
at o'clock, and Friday evenings, at u o'clock.
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, upon which
day special and interesting services are held in
the Catholic churches.
DIR. John L. Brown and ]. j. DriscoH,
both of the 9th district, have been declared in
sane paupers by the Court.
-Ex-State's Attorney Jervis Spencer, of
this county, was in Washington on Wednesday
and called on the President.
Mr.. Robert S. Corse, of Baltimore county,
has sold his farm on Deer Creek, Hartford county,
to Mr. James L. Gorrell for 300.
Chicken thieves have lately been paying
some attention to Woodbury. and number Of
hen houses have been made to suffer.
The new telephone line between WestmIn-
ster and Baltimore passing through Reisterstown,
will be opened about the 1st of April.
The alleged spring weather of last week
was the subject of general comment, our oldest
inhabitant failing to remember anything like it
before.
Rev Mr.. Kiracofe and family now
residing at Trenton, Baltimore county, until the
completion of the United Brethren parsonage at
Hampstead.
Several boys, pupils of the Towsontown
high school, will take the examination under the
Civil Service rules when the next examination
takes place in Baltimore.
- Mr.. Robert johnson, father of Conductor
johnson of the Maryland Central, died on the
10th inst, in the 56th year of his age. He lived
on Oak street, in the Belt.
An additional train has been put the
Maryland Central road, leaving Loeb Raven at
1856 a. M, and returning leaves Boundary av-
enue station at IL So q. m.
Mrs. Richard Parker, of this place, has
purchased lot on the York turnpike, south Of
the NJ E. church, and will shortly commence the
erection of house thereon.
Col. VIM. A. McKellip, Of Westminster, last
week presented DIR. A. w. Dodge, of Baltimore,
with a handsome gold-headed cane. These gen.
tlemen we're old army friends.
Business of all kinds continues very dull
and we are not surprised at the general complaints.
1t is hoped that things will take turn for the
better when spring fairly opens.
The congregation of the First NJ. Z. Church,
Baltimore, held service in Huntingdon avenue
church, in the Belt, for the first time last Sab
bath. The church was crowded.
Mrs Duggan, mother of Rev. Father Dug
gan, of St. Thomas's Church, Woodberry, died on
Monday last, aged 76 years. She had been res
ident of this country thirty five years.
The trustees of Pine Grove Church, United
Brethren in Christ, located near Rayvie, 9th dis
trict, have applied for an act of Incorporation
through Mr.. Thomas J. Hunter, attorney.
-Dr 7. H. Wingfeld who has been extreme
" i'll at his residence in this place. for the past
two weeks, is now somewhat improved and his
Physician, DR.. Piper, thinks he will recover.
Mr.. Edward Burns has purchased lot
from Mr.. II. L. Bowen, of this place, on the east
side of the York turnpike near the toll gate, and
will at once commence the erection of house.
An authority says that the simplest and
easiest plan to cure chapped hands Is to rub them
with corn starch or clear starch powdered, as soon
as you dry them after taking them out Of water.
-PhiIip Bearch, of Bird River Neck, 18th
district, had mule struck by locomotive of the
P W. B. railroad, at Canton, on Monday last,
and so seriously hurt that it was afterwards killed.
The Maryland Jockey Club has written a
letter offering the use of its fine club house and
grounds at Pimlico for the use of the Army of the
Potomac when it meets in Baltimore city in May.
-Ex-Judge Richard Grason, of this place,
is an applicant for the Maryland U. S. District
Attorneyship. He is endorsed by the Judges of
the Circuit Court as well as by many members of
the bar.
Capt Herman, Of the Sheppard Asylum,
and Mr.. j. Wesley Lee last week attended the
sale of the personal property of the late Edward
smyser, of York. They bought several fine mules
and one horse.
On Friday of last week the Baltimore pc
lice arrested five tramps at Phoenix, N. c. K. X 4,
on the charge of stealing several revolvers from
store in Baltimore. The revolvers were found in
their possession.
Mr.. VIM. Il. Watkins, of Long Green Val
ley, has purchased the farm of Capt Spicer, near
Watters's X Roads, Hartford county, for $500.
The place contains 40 acres, and is located two
miles from Fallston.
There are now upwards of thousand
inmates in Bayview Asylum, located High
landtown, 18th district. A number of insane pa
tients from Spring Grove have lately been trans
ferred to this asylum.
Mr. John Delcher, an old Baltimore brewer,
died at his residence, Calverton, Baltimore coun-
ty, on the 10th inst, in his Slst year. He was a
native of Uniontown, Pa, but had lived in Balti-
more about seventy years.
"A young man named Scott Wilson, who
formerly lived at Woodbury., Baltimore county,
was instantly killed at Glen Rock, York county,
Wednesday evening, by being struck by an engine
on the Northern Central road.
-Messrs. Denny Mitchell this week COM
menced the erection of large livery stable on
Boundary avenue and Oak street, above the
Maryland Central station at the Boundary. They
leased the lot from Mr.. R. ]. Capron.
During the winter the woods on Mrs. E.
Stansbury's property, just east of Towsontown,
and extending from near the Joppa road to the
Hillen road, has been cut down, perhaps with a
view to opening up the ground for building sites.
Miss Amy Elizabeth Johnston, daughter Of
Col. r. NJ. Johnston, formerly of Pen Lucy, near
Waverly, died on the Oath inst. She grad
uate of the Convent of Notre Dame, near Govans-
town, and was a highly accomplished young lady.
Mr.. Joseph Trainor, of the Sixth Auditors
Office, Washington, D. c., was in Towsontown
this week, having had a case pending in the Cir
cult Court. Mr.. Trainor is resident OF the 4th
district and has been in the departments since
1873.
wednesday next is the first day of April
and with the ground frozen to the depth of about
foot the outlook for the farmers is not encour-
aging. Usually at this time ofyear much of their
blowing has been done, but now they have not
turned furrow.
The late Mrs. Frances L. Lurman, of this
county, left personal estate Of upwards of $780,
OOO besides much valuable real estate. The exec
utors are Messrs. G.. W. thurman and Frank Prick
her son and son in-law. To each of her servants
she left about 5000.
The enterprising people of Gainesville and
vicinity are making arrangements to secure per-
manent water supply for that town. The estima-
ted cost is between forty and fifty thousand dol
lars. There is also project on foot to supply
the village with gas.
The present is very good time for the
sanitary inspector of Towsontown to make
thorough inspection of the place. There are local
tiles that need immediate attention and we hope
that this highly important matter will receive the
attention it deserves.
-Messrs John S. Wilson and James McMil.
Ter are applicants for the Gainesville postofhce
Mr.. Chas. F. Fusting, the present postmaster, has
been very efficient and accommodating oficia
and doubtless many patrons OF the office will Dc
sorry to see a change made.
-Messrs. Joshua NJ. Matthews and Edward
s. Peerce, prominent DuIany's Valley farmers
called at TIE UNION Office this week and express
ed their opinions very freely on the present school
agitation. They say that in their section there
is very decided opposition to any increase in the
tax levy for school purposes, and that general
reformation is needed in the conduct of the schools
"A young man named r. G. Dorsey, whose
mother resides in this county, and who has been
the paying teller for some years for Messrs. Nc
Kim Co., Baltimore bankers, suddenly disap-
peared few days ago. An investigation of his
accounts showed that he $1,000 short. On
account of the kindly feeling felt by the firm for
Dorsey's mother, they decline to prosecute the
young man.