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

The Old Town Fire Insurance Company,
organized in Baltimore few weeks ago BY the
merchants of that section of the city, is now ready
for business. The incorporators, whose names
have heretofore appeared in these columns, are
all well known business men.
We learn from a number of farmers that
the outlook for the wheat crop is most discourag-
ing. The wheat has wintered badly and the APP
pearance it now presents seems to promise very
poor yield. Last year the crop in this section of
the State was unusually heavy.
1t now appears that the death of Mr.. Henry
II. Unduch, who was last week reported to have
committed suicide at his residence, on the York
road was the result of accident He shot him
self in the face while trying to get a cartridge
out of his pistol, and died in short time there
after.
DIR. c. A. Rutledge & Bro, well-known
Gamers, last year put up $4,000 cases of corn and
sold it all at remunerative prices. This year they
expect to pack not less than 80, 900 cases. They
cut, silk, pack and cap their corn by machinery,
and in this way save much of the ordinary ex-
pense of canning.
William Wagner, proprietor of the drink
ing place known as "Haymarket," on the west
limits of the city, and who was in Jail here on
the charge of killing Ambrose Anderson at his
place last Sunday week, has been released from
Jail under writ of habeas corpus. Judge Fowler
fixed his bail at $4,000.
Gen. E. B. Tyler, of the Sd district, was in
Towsontown on Wednesday and called at THE
UNION Office. The General is a warm advocate of
the public schools and came here as member of
committee appointed by meeting in his district
to deliver to the County Commissioners the reso-
lutions passed at that meeting.
The deeds from Rev. John F. Goucher and
Mr.. Henry Shirk, for two lots of ground on St.
Paul street extended, upon which the Methodist
Female Seminary is to be located, have been
corded in the Clerks Office here. The lots are
beautifully located and valued at $4,000.
They were given by the gentlemen named for the
Seminary.
Rev. DIR. Stokes, the highly esteemed rec
tor of the Church of the Redeemer, Charles street
avenue, is about to make extended foreign
tour for needed rest and recreation, and his pa
rishioners have presented him with purse of
several hundred dollars to defray his expenses.
He expects to sail for Liverpool on the 18th of
next month.
&C. Louis Cross and Alex Green, of this
county, were engaged at the city Jail this week.
erecting the scaffold for the execution of John
Scott, the colOred wife murderer, who was to have
been hanged on Friday, but whose sentence the
Governor on Wednesday committed to imprison
ment for life. The scaffold belongs to the county
Jail and was loaned by Sheriff knight to Sheriff
Airey, of the city.
The Northern Hartford Packing Associa-
tion which has been successfully conducting bust
ness for several years, seems to have gotten into
serious financial difficulties. Two or three men,
bers of the association have already made as
signments and it is thought that others may be
seriously involved Some of the most substantial
farmers in the northern part of Hartford and in
York county are members of this association.
Mr. G.. W. Hammond, of Waverly, agent
for "The National Files Cabinet" most valuable
invention for the of business and professional
men, was in Towsontown Thursday, and made
several sales. This arrangement is something
that is destined to become very popular with bust
ness men generally and we have no doubt that it
will meet ready sale. Mr.. Hammonds Office
is located at 81 North Charles st., Baltimore.
"A few days ago the water was drawn from
the race of Jerusalem Mills, when coored boy
saw large fish ioundering in q shallow place.
He procured pitchfork and speared it and when
weighed it tipped the scale at liz pounds. It
measured ~ inches around and 81 inches
long. Some gentlemen who saw the fish said it
was a carp. 1t is thought to have escaped from
the carp pond of DR.. Emory, several miles fur
thur up the stream.
Lewis F. Bowen, ST., of Calverton, who
last year built twenty two houses on Greenmount
avenue and Lanvale street for Mr.. Chas. F. Pitt
Jr, is now building twelve more small houses on
Carter alley, near Greenmount avenue, for the
same gentleman. He also has the contract for
the erection of fourteen dwellings Fourth street,
near Charles, for Mr.. Pitt, upon which he expects
to commence work next month. Mr.. Bowen is a
good mechanic.