The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-07

The trotting race which took place over
Col. Joshua H. Jockeys track, My Lady's Manor,
on the Oath July, between D. E. Wiley's "Nellie
E." and Thos. Jordan's "Col. Tom," was won by
the remarkable time of 4:40. We have cart-hors
in Towsontown that can do better than that.
A bright yong lady who is boarding up in
the country for few weeks, seeing a contented
looking pig quietly browsing around, knowingly
remarked that she "didn't like anything about
the hog but the roast pork part" She is o second
cousin to the fair young creature who upon going
to the country, wanted to see the butter make
butter.
The colored camp meeting now in progress
in Wisner's woods, near Towsontown, was very
largely attended last Sunday and there were prob
aoly several thousand people present during the
day. Good order prevailed and the only arrests
made were those of two men charged with selling
liquor. The meeting will be continued over next
Sunday.
DIR. Rutledge who bought the old Rogers
homestead, at the Rocks Of Deer Creek, together
with about 1000 of land, has erected store
and canning house on the property and also, it is
said, intends building mill on the site of the
old furnace. He has transformed an old stone
barn into dancing pavilion and has other i'm
provements in contemplation.
On Wednesday last Mr.. John Willis, of
Waverly, found very young colored infant, wrap
The founding was taken to Justice Gallagher's
office, where an old colored man named Robert
Rose saw it and said his wife would like to have
it. Being unable to find the mother the little one
was consigned to the care of Rose and his wife.
"A game of base ball was played here Tues
day afternoon between the Nationals, of Balti-
more, and the Towsons, of Towsontown, resulting
in a victory for the home club by q score of 10 to
2. Battery for the Towsons, Horne and Isaac.
This club is doing good work and has some ex-
ceent material in it. If they would practice
more it would take strong team to down them.
Mr.. John GLADDEN., who bought about
acres of land belonging to the Rogers estate,
adjoining the station at the Rocks of Deer Creek,
Maryland Central railroad, is putting up q dane
ing pavilion near the station. This is the third
affair of the kind within radius of half mile
and the yong folks up there will have to do some
lively work if they expect to keep them all going
At pigeon shooting match at Knights
Cross Keys Hotel, Falls road, few days ego,
between Henry Engle, of Baltimore. and E. l..
Mills, of Washington, for SlOo side, the latter
proved the victor, killing SO out of As birds.
Engle's score was "a. Another match between
Fred Kell and VIM. Mayhem, for $50 side, was
won by Kell, who killed 81 out of "a, to his OPP
ponents 16.
Mrs. Belinda Higle wife of Mr.. Samuel
Higle, died at her residence, Glenarm, Maryland
Central railroad, on Saturday evening last. She
as q sister OF the lat0 MIS-. Idyue, Wilo VI luo
late Judge Benjamin N. Payne, of Towsontown,
and most estimable woman, loved by large
number of relatives and friends for her kindly
nature and many christian virtues. Her remains
were inferred at Waugh Chapel on Tuesday.
Mr.. Charles Kenny, one of the trutees of
the public school at Texas, Sth district, having
resigned, Rev. Father Lenahan has been chosen
in his place. Father Lenahan was formerly
trustee of this school but when the new board was
appointed some time ago he was dropped, Mr..
Kenny being put in his place. The change caus-
ed considerable feeling at the time. because the
school is largely made up of Catholic children
and their parents were displeased because Rev.
Lenahan was displaced.
"A young man living in this vicinity got
home few mornings ago along towards daybreak
and in order that the family should not hear him
he did not use his nght-key but reached his cham
Der by climbing the porch roof. He went to
bed feeling that he had done pretty smart trick,
and in a short time was called to breakfast
Dressing hurriedy he attempted to leave the room,
but he couldn't do it. The door had been locked
from the outside and he was prisoner. He had
to call for some one to let him out and this gave
him dead away.