The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-13
Religious Notices.

To,csonto,on II. E. Church-C hildren's Day.
Special services will be held Sunday, 14th inst.
morning, afternoon and evening. Preaching
III m. by Rev. Louis H. Cole, of Baltimore; a
8 and s o'clock p. m, speaking, readings, solos
Duets quartetts, choruses, etc., by children OF tn
Sabbath School and others. All are cordially In
vited to be present.
PRAYER and class meetings on Wednesday and
Friday evenings, at o'clock. Pastors class on
Thursday afternoons, at o'clock.
81. Johns M. e. Church, LutherUilte.-Preach.
ing Sunday, at IL a. m. and 73O P. Ia, by the pas
tor. Rev. VIM. Dallam Morgan. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, at 7.3O o'clock.
Trinity p. E. Church, To,csontorn.- Preachine
SUNDAY by the rector, Rev. W. II. H. Powers, a.
IL a. M. and Up. m. Bible class Wednesday a.
7.45 pm.
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev
VIII. HI. Powers, in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock
81. Johns Mission, York Road.-Preachins
Sunday, June It'll, at 81 p. m, by Rev. Watson
Case.
The barbed- wire fence is said to be very
undesirable country seat
The Grand Jury for the May term of tht
Circuit Court adjourned finally on Tuesday.
The public schools of the county will close
for the summer holiday on Tuesday, June Both.
Mr. W. A. Wilson has purchased the
Dieter mill property, in the 1lth district, and i;
putting the mill in frst-cass order
There were 107 deaths in Baltimore last
week. against 1872 for the same week of last year
The number of births reported was 1876.
Mr. VIM. Mex. Cassell, son of Capt. Gas
sell, of Druid Hill Park, has been appointed 9
substitute clerk in the Baltimore postofice.
The present schedule on the Maryland Cen
trail road is the best have ever had and is uni
versally approved by the patrons of the road.
Mr.. Joseph B. Brinkley, father-in-law Of
Judge Fowler, of this place, has been very i'll at
his residence, in the LIST district, for some time
benjamin 7. Chenowith, of this place, who
has held position in the Baltimore postofice for
some time, has been dismissed for alleged neglect
of duty.
The new schedule of teachers salaries,
adopted at the late meeting of the County School
Board, will effect saving of something like S1O,
900 per year.
-Hereafter the regular wagons from the post
Office will deliver the mails to the Maryland Gen.
trail station at Boundary avenue, by order of the
p. M. General.
Patrick H. Walker Esq, of the Sd district,
has been elected by the State Board of Public
Works director in the Baltimore Ohio R. R.
Co., vice Mr.. Jos. B. Brinkley.
Rev. John +. Goucher has been elected
president of the Centenary Biblical Institute of
the NJ. Z. Church, and Mr.. VIM. ]. Hooper has
been elected treasurer of the same.
About two hundred and fifty persons have
already secured board at Luthervile for the sum-
mer. Doubtless as many more would go there if
they could secure accommodations.
The outbuildings at the public school house
on the Joppa road, near Sherwood, were shatter-
ed by lightning on Thursday afternoon of last
week. Fortunately one was hurt
Master Willie Keech, while fishing in o
pond on the property of Mr.. H. G. Turnbull, ST.,
last Monday, caught two German carp, one of
them weighing about pound and a-half
Several buildings on the premises Of John
j. Pilert, the Frederick road, LIST district were
entered by burglar Monday night last, but
the only articles missed were pair of shoes.
Mrs. Aretta 0rndorf died at her country
seat on the Choptank river, a few days ago. She
was the widow of the late John H. Orndorff, of
Baltimore county, and was far advanced in years.
--Children's Day will be celebrated at Tow
sontown M. E. Church on Sunday next, when SER
vices will be held morning, afternoon and night,
and will be of an unusually interesting character.
Thomas H. Moore, ESQ.,, has rented for the
summer his residence, "Glenmore," near Rock
land, Sd district, to Mr.. Pope, of Baltimore. Mr..
and Mrs. Moore will spend the summer at Atlantic
City.
did considerable damage about Highlandtown,
18th district. One house blown down and
the occupant German milkman-was instant
ly killed.
Mr. Frederick R. Williams, a graduate of
the Baltimore Law School, has been admitted to
practice at the Belair bar. He is brother of
Stevenson A. Williams, Esq, prominent lawyer
of Belair.
The Grand Jury indicted Mr.. A. A. Piper
for assaulting with intent to kill Mr.. VIM. II.
Richardson, of the Peoples Voice. The particu-
lars of the assault were published in The UNION
last week.
Rev J. F. Goucher, pastor of the First NJ.
E. church, Baltimore, who on account of i'll health
has not been able to preach since March, is out
again and expects to resume his pastoral duties
very shortly.
-Postmaster W. o. Smith, of Hampden, Falls
road, was serenaded on Tuesday night by the
Americas Cornet Band, of that place. Afterwards
Mr.. Smith entertained the members of the band
at Roland Hall.
Thomas Robinson, of Union, LIST district,
fell from ladder few days ago, distance OF
fifteen feet, breaking of his legs in two place:
and dislocating the ankle joint. He was also
injured internally.
Miss Rebecca Sumerville, of Woodberry
has been appointed to position in the Govern
ment printing Office at Washington, at salary Of
$50 per month. She has been heretofore employ.
ed in the Mount Vernon cotton mills.
1t is q mistaken idea to suppose that the
digger-wasp, the sting of which is said to be fatal
clings to the F-year locusts. They come wher
the locusts do but not so numerous and do moi
necessarily travel about with them.
Among the most handsome donations o.
flowers sent to Loudon Park Cemetery on Satur
day last, for decorating the graves of Confederat,
soldiers, was that contributed by Miss e. Mather
of Brooklandville, Baltimore county.
Two very fine new cars have been bought
for the Towsontown end of the York road railway
They were built in New York aud have all tn,
latest Improvements. 1t was quite time that som,
of the old ratte-traps had been retired.
A union strawberry festival will be held al
Warren, 9Th district, ON Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of next week, for the benefit o.
Warren church. Donations of strawberries, CAKE
and flowers will be thankfully received.
There was cold wave this week which
sent the thermometer down from Is to rs degree:
between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning
Such sudden changes in the temperature are moi
only disagreeable but decidedly dangerous.
The Maryland House of Correction is full
having now 3O4 inmates-253 males and 81 fe
males committee Of the directors has beer
appointed to notify the courts of the State thai
the house is crowded to its utmost capacity.
Six hundred new books have lately beer
added to the Free Reading Rooms and Circula
ting Library at Woodbury., through the liberality
of Mr.. 7. Harrison Garrett and Messrs. Poole
Hunt The library is now full and complete.
Mr. W. j. Blair, a we'll known teacher o
this county, at present principal of the high schoo
at Carrollton, LIST district, will sail from Phiadel
phia for Europe to-day. He will be gone sew
eral months and will make extended tour.
-Joshua Plsskitt, Esq, who represented tn
9th ward of Baltimore in the last Legislature, i
again candidate and as there is no opposition
in the ward he will doubtless be nominated. ii
was formerly well known citizen of this county
Mr.. A. III. Rutherford, Jr., who lives oil
Roland avenue, has been very i'll for some time
suffering from an attack of fever. He
q cousin of Mrs. WiDgfeld, of this place, and wa
very attentive to the DR.. during his late fata
illness.
john Q. A. Herring, Esq, the Baltimor
manager of Adams Express Company, has takel
house on Charles street avenue, near the toll
gate, for the summer. Last year his family spen
the summer at Col. D. Jenifer's, near the Har
ford road.
Mrs. Mary Roach, who has been for som
time carrying on dress making in Towsontown
has purchased house on Main street, Belair, an,
has transferred her business to that place. Sh
is the daughter of the late Daniel Harding, o
Towsontown.
Mr.. Samuel Chew, the surviving execute
of his fsther-in law, the late David s. Brown, j
Offering for sale the valuable print works, ging
ham mills, iron works, &C., belonging to the de
ceased's estate and located in the vicinity o