The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-02-13

Sunday, 18th instant, is St. Valentines day.
Col. Samuel n Hyde, of Long Green VAL
ley has cold his Boothby Hill farm, in Hartford
county, to Mr.. James Smith.
Mrs. Ann Disney, widow of the late Aaron
Disney, of Baltimore county, died at Hereford,
last Monday, aged so years.
The Canton branch of the Pratt Free Lii
brary will be opened on Monday next and will
start with about $500 volumes.
The late heavy SHOWS proved too much for
the Hampden electric railway and locomotion by
electricity had to be suspended.
Tile mild weather of the early part of the
past week caused the snow to disappear very rap
idly and seriously damaged the sleighing.
Mr.. William Baldwin has been elected
president of the Hartford County Agricultural So
ciety and Mr.. Noble L. Mitchell, secretary.
Mr.. Henry c. Turnbull, Jr, of Baltimore
county, has been elected secretary of the Real
Estate Exchange lately organized in Baltimore
Judge Yellott delivered the charge to the
Grand Jury at the opening of the February term
of the Hartford county Circuit Court on Monday.
Mr.. Robert Stewart, of Baltimore, is build
ing q large dstilery at Highlandtown, 18th dis
trict, and expects to have it in operation in short
time.
Miss Edith Mercer, of Ellicott City, who
was lately appointed teacher of the public school
at Glyndon, 4th district, has taken charge of the
same.
is an employee of the present Legislature, slip
ped and fell in Annapolis a few days ago and
broke his arm.
john G. Morris, D. D., president of the
Baltimore County Historical Society, has been
elected one of the vice-presidents of the Mary
land Historical Society.
The Jurors for the March term of the Cir
cult Court were drawn by Judge Fowler on Thurs
day. The term begins on the first Monday, which
is also the first day OF the month.
Mr.. John Dorsey, living near Granite, I'd
district, who was so seriously injured by falling
from load of fodder some time ago, is improving
under the treatment of DIR. Barber.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Baltimore and Jerusalem turnpike company
will be held at Gardenvile, Monday, March Sth,
between the hours of IL m and p. m.
1t is stated that Col. Walter S. Franklin,
of the Sth district, is not applicant for U. S.
Marshal for Maryland, but that he wants to be
Naval Officer at the Port of Baltimore.
Several seighing parties passed through
Towsontown Monday evening. One party from
the city had six horses to large ph@ton on run
ners. They stopped at the Smedley House.
DIR. J. Pembroke Thorn, one of the promi-
nent applicants for Collector of the Port of Balt
more, owns fine farm in the LIST district of this
county and has large herd of Jersey cattle.
Col. VIM. P. Maulsby, of Westminster, was
engaged in the Circuit Court here this week in the
trial of the case Of Augustus and Martha H.
Owings VS.. The Baltimore Ohio R. R. Company.
Col. Samuel N. Hyde, of Long Green VAL
ley, sent to the Baltimore Evening Ne,cs on Thurs
day, as a contribution to its poor fund, fifteen
cases Thirty dozen cans) of his Egyptian sweet
corn.
Col. VIM. A. McKelip, of Westminster
has been elected delegate from Maryland to the
National Encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic which meets in San Francisco next
August.
The Hillen road, near Towsontown, which
had been SO drifted with snow that it was render
ed impossible, opened the early part of this
week by Mr.. Nelson Cooper, sub-supervisor for
the 9th district.
Mr.. John T. Barton, well-known carpen-
ter living on Brady avenue, Waverly, died on
Tuesday, in the 63d year of his age. He had
been suffering from affection of the brain for
three years past.
If oil the Baltimore county bills now before
the Legislature-effecting in one way or another
our county government-should become laws, we
are inclined to think that things will become in
extricaby mixed.
MIR John Bader, who lives at Lavender
Hill, on the Hartford road, rendered good service
at his own expense in opening the way through
the late heavy snow drifts from his place to Ham
ilton avenue, on that road.
john Reynolds, gate-keeper for the B.
O. road at st. Dennis, was struck by the engine
of passing train, on Friday morning of last
week, and received serious injuries He was re-
moved to his home at Eicott City.
The sociable and supper, which has been
in progress at the Towsontown NJ. E. Church
three evenings the past week, will be continued
this friday evening. 1t has been well patronzed
and no doubt the receipts will be gratifying.
-Four heifers belonging to Mrs. Bradford
on Charles street avenue, which were said by DR.
Ward, the State Veterinary, to be affected with
pleuro pneumonia, were killed last week by hi
order. This disposes of Mrs. Bradford's entire
herd.
Among the names so far suggested for Bel
Commissioners, in the event of the passage OF Mr.
Poles bill, are J. Hartman Schone, 18th district
Isaac peddicord, LIST district; VIM. II. Wight, Stf
district, and ex-Sherif Joseph r. Knight, 9tf
district.
Mr.. With. Whiteford, a member of thu
Hartford county School Board, left his home on thu
I'd instant and went to Baltimore, since which
time nothing has been heard of him. He has 8
family and has heretofore always borne goot
character.
Mr.. JOS C. Y. Duncan, who lives at Law
ender Hill, on the Hartford road, has sold his liv
ery stable, on north Calvert street, to Mr.. Loui
Kilchenstein. Mr. Duncan has secured an inter.
est in one of the slate quarries at Slate Ridge
near Delta.
Mr.. Patrick NJ. Quinn, who for many year.
had been engaged in the Wholesale liquor business
at the corner of High and Hillen streets, Balti
more, died on Tuesday last. Mr.. Quinn was wide
ly known in Baltimore county and had an extern
sive circle of friends.
Mr.. Thomas e. Kemp, of Phoenix, will b.
married on Wednesday evening, Feb. 18th, a
Ashland Presbyterian Church, to Miss Eddie
Burnett, daughter of Mrs. Lydia Burnett, OF Phoe
nix. After the ceremony a reception will be Eelt
at the residence ofthe brides mother. Mr.. KemI
is well known here, having been clerk unde
Sheriff Barton.