The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-05-23

Mr.. Isaac Crowther, Sr., who was elected
a County Commissioners on the Reform ticket in
1875, was in Towsontown this week and called at
The UNION Office. He resides at Woodberry and
is highly esteemed and progressive citizen.
The Middle Conference of the Maryland
Synod of the Lutheran Church, which was held
this week in Frederick, requested Rev. c. Lepley,
of Reisterstown, Baltimore county, to take charge
of the church at Fair View, near Frederick City.
Miss Elizabeth E. Starr, daughter of Mr..
Samuel W. Starr, of the 4th district, on Monday
last passed the examination for the diploma of
the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore.
This is the highest honor conferred by that In
stitute.
II held her tiny hand in mine, and clasped
her fairy form, and told my tale of ardent love in
language sweet and warm. And when paused
for want of BREATH she raised her dimpled chin,
and whispered low, 81 don't catch on; please sing
your song agin."
"A drive around Loeb Raven Sunday after
moons discloses the fact that many people do not
consider it sin to fish on that day. But perhaps
as the fishermen do not catch anything the trans
gression-if it really is such-may be regarded as
a very small matter.
Jacob NJ. Pearce, ESQ.,, and wife, of My
Lady's Manor, left on Friday, 22d inst, by the
Northern Central road, for Auburn, N. Y, to visit
their son, who is engaged in business in that city
with Messrs. d. M. Osborne & Co., the great reap
ing machine manufacturers.
"A laborer named Fred Monahan, employed
at Montebello, the country seat of the late John
W. Garrett, on the Hillen road, was instantly
killed on Saturday morning last by a tree, which
had been undermined, falling upon him. lie was
SIS years of age and leaves a family.
Mrs. Saxton, the estimable wife of Mr.. VIM.
HI. Saxton, well known Baltimore jeweler, died
at her residence, in the city, on Thursday night
of last week. She was daughter of the late Geo.
Jenkins, of Long Green Valley. Her husband
and six young children survive her.
Samuel Brady, ESQ.,, of the Sd district, is
foreman of the present Grand Jury. His health,
which has been quite delicate since the adjourn
ment of the last Legislature, of which he was
member, now appears to be quite robust and we
are pleased to notice the marked improvement.
A gang of tramps infest the upper end of
Charles street avenue and cause the residents con-
siderable trouble and much uneasiness. These
fellows have their headquarters on the Wilson
property-have been there all winter-and we
think it about time that they should be compelled
to move on, even if it be to the House of Correc-
ton.
On Sunday morning last the dead body Of
a young colored child was found concealed In
some bushes near the intersection of the Liberty
and Reisterstown roads. 1t bore marks OF vlo-
lence and coroner's jury decided that it came to
its death by being struck on the head by some
sharp instrument.
The bass fishing season in the Susquhanna
commences on the LIST of June, the time being re-
stricted by law. The party of gentlemen who
went up from here last year and had right royal
time, propose to try it again next month. They
didn't get many bass, but they had fun enough to
last them for some time.
-Towsontown people who have been garden
ing the past week, have dug up scores of the
nasty looking seventeen year locusts. In some
places the ground is full of holes, from which
these pests will emerge in due season, and from
what we have seen we believe the "crop" will
this year far surpass all expectations.
Edward F. Kelly, the Woodberry carpenter
who disappeared mysteriousy few weeks ago,
has been heard from. He is said to be in North
Carolina, working at his trade. The where
abouts of the young woman, who disappeared at
the same time that Kelly did, and who, it was
supposed, went with him, are not known.
Mn L. II. Hutchins, who for ten years had
been chief clerk in the weighers department of the
Baltimore Custom House, died very suddenly ON
Sunday last, of heart disease, at his residence,
Jessop's, Anne Arundel county, aged 40 years
Deceased was native of Baltimore county and
brother of Henry C. Hutchins, ESQ.,, of My Lady's
Manor.
The water in Loeb Raven is lower now than
we have ever seen it. The water supply is so
short in some sections of the county at this time
that in some instances mills have been obliged to
shut down. This state of affairs is accounted for
by the fact that when the heavy rains fell last
winter and spring the ground was frozen so hard
that the water all ran Off
Mr.. Thomas E. Owens, brother Of Mr.. John
E. Owens, the we'll known actor, died in the Ed
win Forrest Home, Philadelphia, last Tuesday.
He was also an actor but was obliged to retire
from the stage on account of i'll health. In his
Younger days Mr.. Ownens spent much This time
at Aigburth Vale, the home of his brother, and is
well remembered by some of our older citizens.
james Logan, who died in Philadelphia
last Sunday was the man who, as an amateur de-
tective, spent small fortune in trying to find
Charley Ross. He found a boy in private
school near Reisterstown, Baltimore county, who
for years he persisted was the long-lost boy. He
chased many shadows in his fruitless search, and
during the latter years of his life he became &C.
centric.
Mr.. P. Hanson Hiss and family, who reside
on MARYLAND avenue, in this county, and who
have been lifelong members of the M. 4. church,
have withdrawn from Huntingdon avenue church
and Joined Rev. DR.. Kirkus's Episcopal church,
in the Belt It is rumored that Mr.. Hiss felt ag-
grieved at the action of certain members of his
church in relation to the new Methodist seminary
project, hence this step.
The Maryland Central R. R. Company is
about to commence the erection of freight shed
and platform at Boundary avenue station. 1t
will be los feet long, extending north from the
station buildings, and about half of it will be
rooted The increasing freight business of the
road has made this move necessary. The Com
pany also has in contemplation the erection of an
agents house and station at Homeland.
The annual statement of the business OF
the Hartford National Bank, Beair, shows that
institution to be in a most fOurishng condition,
its success being due to the conservative manage
ment of its officers. At this time the undivided
profits of the bank amount to S19,264.09. The
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4IS.ll. Col E. H. Webster is president of the
bank and Mr.. Jas. McAfee is the cashier.
Mr.. VIM. NJ Shoemaker, formerly of this
place, is now engineers yoeman on board the u.
S. Steamship Pensacola, lying at Fortress Mon
roe under orders for a three years cruise on the
European station. George W. Fisher, of Balti-
more county, is a marine on board the same ves-
SELL Mr. Shoemaker, who is brother-in law of
DIR. j. Piper, has been in the navy for several
years, having been abroad nearly all the time.
Just about now keep your eyes wide open
for all kinds of swindlers who travelling
through the country with patent churns, washing
machines, &c. We have not yet forgotten, and
we hope our readers have not, how one Of these
sharpers took in several farmers in the 18th dis
trict few years ago. The beet plan is to have
nothing to do with these fellows. If you want to
take an agency for anything, secure it from re-
liable house.
Mrs. Betsy Ellen Sparks died at her resi-
dence, near Monkton, N C. R. R., on Sunday last,
in the 91st year of her age. Deceased was the
widow of Francis Sparks, who was soldier in
the war of 1872 IA. She was remarkably ac-
tive woman and always enjoyed good health, her
death having been caused by an attack of pneu-
monia. Mrs Sparks was an aunt of Messrs.
Jas. M. and S. Merryman Anderson, well-known
citizens of this vicinity.
Miss Mile Dorsey, daughter of Col. John
T. B. Dorsey, formerly of this place, who has a
large class in calisthenics at Alexandria, Va, gave
a very successful entertainment in Marinis Hall,
Washington, a few afternoons ago. Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, who is a cousin of Miss Dorsey's, made
a very happy address to the class, and presented,
on the part of the class, handsome presents to
Miss Dorsey and her sister. Altogether the af-
fair was very enjoyable one.
The behavior in Towsontown on Saturday
night last was simply shameful. Several colored
men were lodged in Jail on charges of being drunk
and disorderly, while number of young white
men, who were roaring drunk, fired a bottle
of whisky through an upstairs window of a dwell
ling, greatly frightening the inmates, and other
| wise deported themselves in riotous Manner
This thing should be broken up, and if the Off
GERS do not do it they could be called to account.
An effort was made by a number of citi-
zens of Delta to prevent the issuing of licenses to
several restaurants in that place. because, they
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