The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-05-01

-Ex-Mayor Latrobe of Baltimore accom-
panied by several gentlemen, were up in Harfor
last week, inspecting some of the beautiful farm
of that county with view of purchasing. The
were the guests of Messrs ]. S. & G. L. Dallam.
p. F. Shauck, yard conductor at Unto
. station, Baltimore, fell under an engine on Mon
day evening and received injuries which cause
his death the day following. He was 25 years oil
and unmarried. His family lives at Woodberry.
The County Commissioners on Tuesda.
dismissed the charges against Mr.. A. Cole, Keep
er of the Waverly station house, who was accus
ed of having sold to medical college the body
colored man that had been placed in his keeping
Hon. J. Fred C. Talbot has established
law Office in Baltimore, at the corner of Calver
and Lexington Streets where he can be foun
every day in the week except Tuesday and Wed
nesday, when he will be at his Office in Towson
town.
Isaac Jones, the colored man heretofor
convicted in the Circuit Court on the charge o
stealing the body of a colored woman from Laure
Cemetery, on the Belair road, was on Monda
sentenced to five years confinement in the peni
Tertiary.
The weather of Easter Sunday was unusual
ly fine and as result all the churches were large
attended. The services in the Episcopal ant
Catholic churches were interesting and impress
sive. A profusion of beautiful flowers were dis
played in both
Grace Murphy, aged Is years, employed il
one of the mills of the Messrs. Hooper, at Wood
berry, on Saturday last fell from the second stor.
of the mill, distance of fifty feet to theground
She was rendered unconscious by the fall but wa
not seriously hurt.
st. Mary's Catholic Church and schoo
house, at Govanstown, were entered by burglars
on Sunday night last. Nothing of much VALUE
was taken, but windows were broken and locks
forced in the search for money. 1t is thought
the outrage was the work of tramps.
In the Orphans Court this week letters o.
on the personal estate of Mary Ann Scharf; to AL
administration were granted to Joshua 7. Young
berthe Ware and Charles II. Ware on the estate
of Chas. H. Todhunter, and to Peter j. Wolf or
the estate of R. N. Wolf, deceased.
Mr.. N. H. Kemp, who has been with
Messrs. j. P. Benson & Sons, of Woodbury., foi
several years past, has opened grocery and pro.
vision store corner Chestnut avenue and Third
street, Hampton. He is a very clever young
man and deserves success in his business venture.
Those who pay their tax bills during the
month of May will get the benefit of a discount OF
per cent. This should be an incentive to peo-
pie to paw up promptly, and those who are able
to do it will not feel so much the increase in the
tax rate, which is seven cents on the 500.
"A law, passed by the last Legislature, for
bids the sale of cigars, cigarettes, and smok-
ing and chewing tobacco to boys under the
age of fourteen years, unless they can produce an
order from parents or guardian. The penalty is
a fine of from $40 to $50, or Imprisonment from
five to thirty days.
The Easter Sunday services in Hampden
NJ. P. Church, Rev. DR.. Kilgore, pastor, were OF
a very int, resting character. There was a great
profuson of beautiful flowers upon the pulpit and
chancel and beautiful and appropriate music was
rendered BY the choir. Mr.. Geo. l.. Byers, leader,
and Mrs. Hall, organist.
The bodies of Samuel and Frank Quinby,
whose home was near Belair, and who were
drowned in New river, W. Virginia, on the 10th
of APRIL as stated in these columns last week,
have both been recovered and brought home for
interment. They were taken to Belair by the
Maryland Central railroad.
Mr.. Christian Eigenbrot, Jr., who lives on
wilkins street, Baltimore county, is q member of
the Maryland Academy of Science and is an en-
thusiastc entomologist He has collection of
upwards of 5000 insects and at the New Orleans
Exposition, where he had an attractive exhibit,
he received several premiums.
Mr.. Michael Chester, highly esteemed
citizen of the 18th district died at his home, near
Orangeyille, on Saturday last in the 9th year of
his age. He was a native of England but had
resided in Baltimore county forty -four years. Mr..
Chester had been engaged in the business of mar
ket gardening, in which he had been very sue
cessful.
Every one should pay attention to clear
ing up their premises now, in order to have them
in proper condition for the summer 1t is neces-
sary to good health that proper precautions be
taken by removing all accumulations of the win
ter. It is also a good plan to sprinkle lime over
the cellar floors and other damp places in order to
purify them.
Mr.. John Warfeld, who died at his resi-
dence, in Baltim IRE, on Saturday last, was well
known produce commission merchant and q much
respected citizen. He was a son-n law of the late
E. Stewart of the Sth district, of this county. Mr..
Warield was go years of age and leaves wife
and three children. His death was caused by an
attack of pneumonia.
The New York Sunday papers we're on sale
in Towsontown at o'clock on Sunday morning
last. They were brought out from the city in a
wagon by two enterprising young men, who pro-
pose running out every Sunday as far as Luther
Vile. The train which brings these papers from
New York to Baltimore leaves the former city a
little before IL O'Clock Saturday night.
The congregation of Emmanuel Baptist
Church, corner of Boundary avenue and ST. Paul
street, have determined to erect large frame tab
ernace in front of the chapel which they are now
the chapel having become too small
for their numbers. The contemplated building
will be only temporary one and will hereafter
be replaced Dy q nduuSOme CHURCH euluce.
Mr.. James Campbell, superintendent of the
Montebello estate, belonging to the CARROTS, was
in Towsontown on Monday, driving splendid
pair of colts, sired by the celebrated "Volunteer"
They are three and four years old, beautiful in
form and as blood like in appearance as it is pos
sible for a horse to be. 1t was real pleasure to
look at such perfect specimens of horse flesh.
The address of William S. Keech, Esq, on
Odd Fellowship, delivered in the Odd Fellows
Mopdou nj Lost waa
highly entertaining and did the speaker great
credit. Mr.. Keech is thoroughly familiar with
the history of the order and no one could have
treated it in a more graphic and polished manner
than he did. The audience was large and thor
oughly appreciative.
"A bright boy, who attends the Towsontown
public school, told the principal that his father
was very sick and that he was suffering from
bronchitis. The principal, in order to find out if
the boy knew what he was talking about, asked
him where his father had the disease. The reply
was "Hes got it in his back and he's awful sick.
It's spreadin' all over him. too" 1t turned out
that the boys father had lumbago.
Detectives Mitchell and Pointer were in
Towsontown on Friday evening of last week, look
ing for the man who few days before stole a
horse and burned barn near Ellicott City. The
fellow is known to have been here only a little
while before the arrival of the detectives, and
he took was worth $500 and he sold him in Balti
more for S75. 1t is believed the thief went north
"A delegation of butchers from the Frederick
road and Butchers lane LIST district, called on the
County Commissioners on Wednesday and asked
to have an additional water supply for that sec
ton, the present supply being inadequate for theil
demands. The Board was in doubt about it:
powers in the premises and will refer the matter
to its counsel. There was also delegation from
Canton, 18th district, asking for additional police
protection.
Tho County Commissioners were engaged
two days this week hearing the petition for thu
opening of North street through the Blind Asylum
property, on the north side of Boundary avenue
9th district The petitioners want the street t
run through the asylum property, in order t.
straighten it, and the asylum authorities object t
any interference with their property. The Com
missioners reserved their decision until they cal
visit the place in dispute.
The wife of Rev. Hobart Smith, rector o
Henshaw Memorial p. E. Church, Baltimore, die
on Wednesday, from an attack of pneumonia
Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss Florence Schenck
and at one time resided with her mother in Tow
sontown. She was highly esteemed for her man
Christian virtues Before his marriage with Mis-
! Sehenck Rev. Mr.. Smith a minister in TIL
Methodist Episcopal church, while she was a
active and devoted Episcopalian.
- essrs. Henry Reckord Sons, who pro