The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-24

There will be preaching at LGthervile, by Rev.
W. II. II. Powers. in the Public Hall, every SUM-
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
Eutap II. p. Church, Hartford Road.-Preach-
ing every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. NJ. Gill,
at Il a. IN. All invited.
Alfred W. Neal has been appointed post
master at Lavender Hill, Baltimore county.
Henry NJ. carp, of Baltimore county, has
been appointed substitute clerk in the Baltimore
postofice
The Presby erian Sabbath school of this
place held pic-n mic at Groom's Dairy Grove on
Thursday.
The all-day meeting at Jessop's Church,
near Cockeysville takes place tomorrow, (Sun-
day., 25th.
"A disease similar to pleuro- pneumonia has
attacked some of the cattle in the vicinity Of Perry
Hall, 18th district.
We'll, what has become of the Baltimore
County Historical Society? We don't hear any
thing more of it.
The Towsontown NJ. E. Sunday school will
hold its annual picnic, at Druid Hill Park, on
Tuesday, August Sd.
On and after Monday next the price of
money orders not exceeding S. will be five cents,
under act of Congress.
Mr.. John NJ Gallagher, the well known
lawyer, few days ago contributed $25 to the
Irish Parliamentary fund.
Mr.. Edward Austen, of Glencoe, N. c. R.
R., recently bought Jersey bull calf for which
he paid the sum of $780,
ON Tuesday Representative Shaw intro
duced bill in Congress to pay the war claim OF
Cyrus Gait, of Baltimore county.
Mr.. 1. A. Scarf will hold his annual tour
nament near Glenarm Station, Maryland Central
railroad, Wednesday, August 18th.
Would be "sports" from the city are out
with their little guns popping over every bird
they see They should be arrested.
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Westminster on Wednesday and was defeated by
the club of that place by score of to 3.
"A big running race, for purse of $500, will
take place at the old Hampstead course to-day.
The distance will be 600 yards and repeat
j. Arthur Buckley, aged Is years, died in
Baltimore on Tuesday, from ockjaw brought by
an injury received while playing base ball.
in the Orphans Court THE week letters of
administration were granted to Eberhard " rising
on the estate Of Carl W. Wirsing. deceased.
The colored camp-meeting in Wisner's
woods, east of this town, commenced on the 23d
inst, and will continue several Sundays.
The postofice at Howardvie, Baltimore
county, on the Western Maryland railroad, has
been established with Maria E. Wright postmaster.
There are at this time perhaps more than
one thousand houses in course of erection in the
Belt, the larger number Of them being in the 9th
district.
The eleventh annual convention of the
Sunday schools of Hartford county will be held at
Churchville, on Wednesday and Thursday, 2Sth
and 29th instant.
At Z o'clock on Wednesday morning the
thermometer marked so degrees, which is little
remarkable for the 21st of July and the beginning
of "dog days" at that.
-"Dogdays" commenced ON Wednesday last,
21st instant, and will continue six weeks. 1t is
said that sickness is more prevalent during this
season than at any other.
"A Howard county farmer drove his hay
wagon into o county lamp on the Frederick road
and smashed it. He was arrested and Justice
Pilert fined him S4.75 and costs.
The new B. O. extension between Balti
more and Philadelphia will have nine stations in
Baltimore county, Big Gunpowder being the
farthest from Baltimore-14 miles.
There are said to be one hundred
horses-most of them very fashionably bred-on
the Monticello estate of the late John W. Gar
rett, on the Hillen road, in this county.
Constable Grace, of the 18th district on
Sunday last arrested six men who caught
gambling on that day near Highlandtown. Three
were committed for court and the others released.
Our friend, Mr.. Nathaniel Belt, of Boring
postofice, Baltimore county, has kindly sent
two old copies of the Baltimore County Advocate,
from which we may hereafter make some extracts.
"A boy aged nine years, of VIM. S. Nc
Culough, of Baltimore, drowned in Herring
Run, on the Hartford turnpike, few days ago.
A jury of inquest decided that his death was
cidental
Summit Grove camp meeting commences on
Thursday, July 10Th and will continue until Aug
10th. The religious exercises will be in charge of
Rev. W. F. Speake, Presiding Elder of East Bal
timore district.
An authority says the half of a lemon
squeezed into cup of strong coffee and drank
without milk sugar, will cure any of sick
headache. We doubt it, but there is no harm in
trying the remedy.
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his father in the 18th district, had the main ten
don of one of his legs nearly severed by scythe
one day last week. He was taken to a city hos
pital for treatment.
The monthly statement of County Treasurer
Hebb for June shows Balance on hand May 31st,
SI50,010.61 receipts from all sources during the
month, $50, 404.S3; disbursements. $50, STOP !;
balance on hand July LIST, Sis. 53S.42.
There are great many very noxious odors
prevailing about this town at night and we hope
our sanitary officer will use his best endeavors to
suppress them. This may not be easy task, yet
it is necessary that something be done.
john Miller having made some remarks
impugning Mr.. Geo. H. Duncan, of Union, LIST
district, publishes card in the Ellicott City
papers acknowledging that what he said was I'M
true and entirely generating Mr.. Duncan.
Ashland Presbyterian Sunday school will
hold its annual pic mic at Druid Hill Park, Thurs
day, July 29th. The train leaves Ashland at 1858
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railroad Friends of the school cordially invited
1t is said that the bass in the Susquehanna
have about cleaned up the perch and sun fish in
that river and that the sport of angling for those
two species of fish has been entirely broken up,
while it is difficult to catch the bass with hook and
line.
Mr.. John E. Crout, president of the Board
of County Commissioners, will have charge of the
hotel at Emory Grove during the coming camp.
meeting and is now prepared to receive boarders.
Mr.. CIRCUITS reputation as caterer is well estab-
lished.
The Jones family should commence getting
their store clothes in good order so that they can
present a good appearance at their reunion which
takes place at Walnut Grove farm, the residence of
Mr.. John 7. Jones, in the 18th district, Wednes-
day, August 4th.
Rev. John G. Morris, D. D., of Lutherville,
is arranging for a reunion of members of the
Lutheran Church of Maryland, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, to be held at Mar, W. M. h.
R., some time between the 25th of August and the
10th of September.
The late sale of Hon. Hart B. Holton's
"Orange Boy" for the sum of $4,000, has given
the "0range Blossom" stock quite boom. They
are natural trotters and some Of them can show
extraordinary speed. "0range Boy" can reel off
the miles way below thirty with the greatest
The Pikesvile baseball club came here on
Tuesday afternoon to have turn with the Tow
sontown boys. At the end of the sixth inning
the score stood 16 to against the visitors, when
they threw up the sponge and quit The home
club was entirely too strong for the Pikesvlians.
"A few days ago while the family of Mr.. j.
Gosnell, who lives Jefferson Place, in the Belt,
was at the dinner table, thief entered the house
and carried off a lot Of silverware. Several sus-
pected persons arrested by the county police,
but as there was no evidence against them they
were released.
Judge Fowler has appointed R. R. Boar
man, ESQ.,, receiver to sell the Union Brewing
Company's property at either public or private
sale, and in the meantime, in conjunction with
two co-receivers, to operate the brewery, located
in this county. Each of the receivers bonded in
the sum of $4,000.