The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-02-21

Mr.. George Keller, of Paper Mills, 9th dis
trict, was married in Baltimore on 10th inst, to
Miss Martha Lawson, also of the upper end of
the county. When they returned home the
Hampstead band gave them a very pleasant SER
enade and in turn the members of the band were
handsomely entertained.
Robert Royston Badders, son of the late
William Badders, of Badders's tavern, Jarretts-
vile turnpike, 10th district died at Austin Texas,
on the 2Sth of January, in the 55th year of his
age. Mr.. Badders went south before the war and
never returned. He was brother of Miss Nancy
Badders, of Towsontown.
Chicken thieves have lately been opera
ting pretty extensively in the vicinity of Reisters
town. Mr.. Chas. 7. Crane lost four dozen fine
Plymouth Rocks, and Mr.. Arthur Rich also lost
lot of his choice stock. The first named gentle
man has offered reward of 500 for the arrest
and conviction of the thief.
Il. P. D. Newman, ESQ.,, will in the
spring erect a splendid residence upon his prop
erty near Arlington, Sd district. 1t will be re-
membered that some time ago Mr.. Newman's
house, with its contents, was burned by young
colored servant in the family. She is now in the
penitentiary under sentence for this crime.
Mr.. George B. Graham, son of the late
VIM. H. Graham, of Baltimore, was married in
New York on Tuesday, to Miss Sarah Poullain, a
daughter of the late Mr.. - Poullain, of Balti-
more, who spent several summers in Towsontown
the groom's father the wedding was very quiet
one.
The residence of Fielder C. Slingluf, Esq,
I2S St. Paul street, Baltimore was entered by
a burglar on Monday night and robbed of about
5000 worth of clothing and silverware. The thief
stole full suit CT clothing, from the skin out,
from Mr. Slingluff's sons room, and dressed him.
self up, leaving his old buds on the dining room
floor.
To Master Fred. Groom much Credits due
for opening paths through the deep snow on Sun
day morning last, with horse and drag. But
for this thoughtful service many persons would
have been kept from church and walking gener-
ally would have been abandoned. The citizens
owe him a vote of thanks-and something more
substantial.
The funeral of Mr.. Edward Mitchell, who
died at his home, Hampden, Falls road, on 18th
inst, took place on Sunday, at st. Mary's Gene
terry, in that place, and was very largely attend
ed He was a member of the Ct. A. R., and Den
ison Post of that order conducted the services.
Deceased was Al years old and leaves wife and
six children.
carry out his representations with excessively
sagreeable accuracy. The weather for a fort
night past has not only been wonderful, but simply
awful, and those who have heretofore laughed at
the grounding theory are beginning to shake
their heads in an ominous sort of way. Hang
the grounding, anyhow.
ON Thursday night Hon. George Cotton
delivered one of his popular lectures in Shirley
Hall, 18th district, to large and appreciative
audience. Mr.. Cotton delivers his lectures free
and the proceeds are devoted to church purposes.
Through his efforts in this line thousands of dol
lars have been raised for laudable enterprises of
the kind and he seems untiring in the good work.
The B. & o. r. R. Co. has issued hand
some posters, which have been widely distributed,
advertising the cheap rates agreed upon by that
company and the Maryland Central for inaugu-
ration travel. Passengers by the latter road will
be carried across the city, to Camden Station,
without extra charge. Travel that occasion
over the Maryland Central promises to be very
heavy.
-Early on Friday evening last two large
omnibus loads of people from the city passed
through Towsontown on their way to Lutheryille
to indulge in the pleasures of the skating rink in
that place, but when they arrived there they were
refused admission. 1t is said some of the male
members of the party were very angry at the
treatment they received and INDUCED in some
forcble explosives.
The City Solicitor, Bernard Carter, ESQ.,,
has given an opinion to the Fire Commissioners
to the effect that under no conditions the city
fire department be sent into the county to extin-
gush fires, not even for a money consideration
Mr.. Carter says an act of the Legislature will be
necessary before such privilege can be granted
So our soda fountains will be obliged to go it alone
until the law gives our citizens some better pro-
lection.
Mrs. Sarah B. Bounds died at her resi-
dence, Pikesville, Sd district, on Monday last, in
the 18th year of her age. Mr.. Richard E. Ii
dings, a well known citizen, is nephew ofthe de-
ceased and for years made his home with her.
She also the aunt of the late DR.. Tidings, of
Towsontown. Mrs. Bounds, who at one time
lived here, leaves no children, her nearest living
Ii: NJ h.
considerable estate.
We last week stated that train on the
Maryland Central road had been saved from plung
ing into wash-out near Highland station,
through the presence of mind of Mr.. Robt. Ram
say, who lives near by. Mr.. Ramsay now states
that his discovery of the wash out the result
of a dream. He dreamed Monday night that a
washout had occurred in the cut, and it made
such an impression upon him that he went there,
and found that his dream had come true.
At the meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Maryland Central road, held the 18th
inst, the old officers were re- elected including
Mr.. John Wilson Brown, secretary and treasurer.
As the road is in the hands of receiver the COM
pany organization is merely kept up because the
charter requires it, the Board taking no part in
managing the affairs of the road. Mr.. Wren
shall, the receiver has entire control and con-
ducts the business of the company under the or
ders of the Court.
"A local celebrity, whose warmest sympa-
thies are enlisted in Irelands cause, spent Thurs
day in Towsontown and entertained all who came
his way with praises for the dynamiters and curses
for England. He was sitting in saloon about
p. m, chewing over his favorite subject, when
some one went out and bought of those very
large ire-crackers. This was lighted and placed
under his chair. Suddenly there was an explosion
that shook the whole house to its foundation and
extinguished every light in the room. There was
some confusion, of course, and when the lamps
were relit it was found that the dynamite sympa-
thiser had pulled himself together and slid. But
in less than an hour afterwards he was in another
place in the town, playing on the same string.
Terrible Experience in a Flood.-Mr.
Beauregard Butler, son of Thomas Butler, Esq,
who lives near the Rocks of Deer Creek, Hartford
county, made a very narrow escape from being
drowned in flood during the heavy rain of last
Monday morning. He was on his way in bug
gy from home to the railroad station at The Rocks,
and when he reached Deer Creek he found the
stream very much swollen, as was also small
residence of the late E. Stanley Rogers, and which
is crossed by a small open bridge at that point
The road, which passes directly in front of the
Rogers mansion, was submerged, and Mr.. Butler
turned back and came around through field,
reaching the main road further down the creek,
when suddenly his horse became manageable
and started to run towards home. The water
running over the bridge at the smaller stream
above referred to- so that it could not be seen and
in trying to cross it the horse plunged into the