The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-14

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Sunday by the rector, Rev. W. II. H. Powers, at
II n. m. and s D. m. Friday-Evening Prayer
at 900 p. m.
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev.
III. H. Powers, in the Public Hall, every Sum
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
Eutaw M. p. Church, Hartford Road.-Preach-
ing every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. >. NJ GILL;
at IL a. m. All invited.
-Tbere were three deaths in Towsontown on
Monday, which is something very unusual.
-The fall term of the public schools OF the
county commences " Wednesday, September lst
The County Commissioners have appointed
Nicholas H. Mitchell constable for the 18th dis
trict. ~
Mace. died on Monday night last, after brief
illness.
The County School Board will meet Tues
day, August oath, when the teachers VIII De ap-
pointed.
Mr.. Henry L. Bowen, the insurance agent,
has renovated his offices and had them papered
and nicely carpeted.
The people of Stewartstown will hold
harvest home and social reunion Saturday, Au-
gust 14th, and good time is anticipated.
Mary. a little daughter of Mr.. VIM. Gra-
son, of this place, cut her foot very badly q few
days ago by treadng upon piece OF broken
bottle.
The Emory Grove camp meeting commence
ed on Thursday last and is larger this year than
ever before, there being some six hundred tents
upon the grounds.
MIR. John Day, respected resident of Ell
licott CITY, died on Monday, in the 74th year OF
his age He had been mayor of the city and held
several county offices.
There is no little typhoid fever through the
country and this is the season when people should
observe more than ordinary caution to ward of
l.; Lad
An exchange remarks that "after harvest
everybody is going to pay everybody what they
owe everybody" Let us hope that this good re-
solve will be carried out faithfully.
The Hereford Cornet Band will hold pic
MIC in Mr.. Thompson's grove, near that place,
Saturday afternoon and evening, August Zlst,
and pleasant time may be expected.
Mr.. Peter P. Lowe, of Dayton, Ohio, died
at the country residence of his SON inlaw, Mr. JOS
H. Rieman, on the York road near Towsontown,
on Saturday last, in the seth year of his age.
Elder F. A. Chick, of Reisterstown, admin
istered the rite of confirmation at Ferry par,
South Baltimore, on Sunday last. One OF the
candidates was immersed in full suit of broad
cloth.
Work on the foundation for the sta
ton at the Baltimore terminus Of the Maryland
Central railroad is progressing very slowly and
considerable time must elapse before the build
ing is completed.
The stable and storage house of John
O'NeiI at Homestead, on the Hartford road, was
destroyed by fire on Friday night of last week.
The loss will be about $500, which is nearly COW
cred by insurance.
"A man named Bernard Grady, aged about
thirty years. shot himself in Druid Hill Park,
Tuesday afternoon, and died the day following.
Ill health and domestic troubles are supposed to
have been the cause.
"A fine pair of.horses belonging to DR.. Geo.
H. Cairnes, U. S. Marshall took fright in Wood
berry on Tuesday and ran away. The driver was
thrown out and slightly injured and the carriage
was damaged to some extent.
"A general order has been issued from the
headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic
of Maryland, setting apart Monday, September
18th, as "Grand Army Day" in this State, when
there are to be special observances.
Mr.. William ]. Blair, clerk In the ware
house department of the Baltimore Custom House,
is building very pretty cottage on the Frederick
road, near Loudon Park Cemetery. Mr.. Blair
was formerly principal of the public school at Car
roll.
Mr.. William Cockey, son of Mr.. Thomas
D. Cockey, ST., of Texas, Sth district, has two
year-old colt that catches and eats chickens. How
the animal cultivated taste for this kind of prov
ender it would be difficult to tell, but he does it
all the same.
Joshua 7. Whittle former Towsontown
boy, is very successfully engaged in the ce-cream
business at Glyndon, Western Maryland railroad,
and the demands upon him are almost more than
he can supply. He is an energetic fellow and de-
serves to succeed.
The Hartford county Historical Society will
hold q special meeting at Darlington. Monday,
August 10Th, when Rev. Geo. A. Leakin, of Bal
timore, will read paper entitled "Eary Antece.
dents of Baltimore Town in Baltimore, Hartford
and lselis soy s0.-rss1ge rsIu,
the white veil at the Convent, Mt. Washington,
on Tuesday, is sister of Michael T. Fitzgerald,
&c he hai 10 MI
teen years of age and in the future will be known
as Sister Mary Matthias.
Mr.. F. Marion Bayne, son of Mr.. Thomas
Bayne, of Towsontown, has secured the position
of head gardener for Mr.. Charles K. Harrison, near
Pikesville. Mr.. Bayne was employed for long
time in the Hampton gardens and is very in
dustrious and reliable young man.
The horse and wagon stolen from the sta
BILE of Mr.. l. R. Amos, near Lutherville, about
two weeks ago, have not yet been heard FROM
This is the third theft of the kind in this vicinity
in the last two months and in each instance the
thieves have gotten away successfully.
The coiored camp meeting which had been
in progress in Wisners woods, this place, for
some three weeks, closed on Tuesday morning.
The camp was in charge of Rev. E. W. Scott,
president of the district, and quite successful.
Good order was maintained throughout
Tuesday last being the SOth anniversary of
the birth of Mr.. A. S. Abel, of the Sun, the Wa
to "Guilford" in the evening and rendered that
gentleman and his family serenade, which was
highly appreciated and enjoyed by them.
Mr.. Henry Gunther, we'll known Ger
man citizen of the 18th district, and an active
Democratic politician, died on Sunday last, aged
81 years. He held the Office of road supervisor
for several years, and was also contractor Mr..
Gunther leaves wife and eight children.
Between ten and twelve thousand people
attended the colored amp-meeting at Asbury
Grove, Western Maryland railroad, last Sunday.
The camp ground is one of the prettiest and best
in the county, the shade being ample and the
water supply abundant and of excellent quality.
The Hartford Democrat finds fault with the
authorities of the Maryland Central railroad be-
cause they did not properly advertise their late
excursion to PENN The number of excur-
sionists was very small and this doubtless
owing to the fact that very few people knew of it.
"A "pointer" for our Hartford friends:
method which gets around prohibition has been
discovered in Rhode Island, where porcelain eggs,
filled with whisky, have been introduced, each egg
containing ga good square drink" Six cases of
such eggs, containing 40 dozen each, have been
seized.
Ellsworth Section Fife and Drum Corps,
Cadets of Temperance, will give moonlight ex-
cursion on the steamboat "Helen," Friday even
ing, August Goth, leaving Pier IL, Light Street
Wharf, at P. M. Waverly Cornet Band will
furnish the music, and most enjoyable time is
expected.
Mrs. Flayhart, wife of Mr. John E. Flay-
hart, foreman of The UNION Office, died on Mon
day morning after about weeks illness. She
was daughter of the late Adam II. Krout and
leaves one child, a son aged about seven years.
Mr.. Flayhart has the sympathies of many friends
in his sad bereavement.
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county, who bought property at Bynum's Station,
near Belair, is making extensive improvements
He has just moved his family into snug new
dwelling and his new storehouse is well under
way. Bynum's promises to be an important sta
ton on the Maryland Central.
The funeral of the late William Nicoll, of
Waverly, which took place on Sunday morning
last, was one of the largest in that town.
The services were conducted by Rev. Alfred Har-
ris, pastor of the Baptist Church of that place.
and the interment was made in St. Johns p. e.
Cemetery. The Order of Odd Fellows, of which
Mr.. Nicoll was a member for thirty four years,
and the Mexican Veteran Association took part
in the services. The deceased served through the
Mexican war and also the war of the rebellion and