The Baltimore County union., 1886-04-03

dixie road. IL miles from BalUlmOre.
Monday, April 18th, by Samuel III. Tagart, trus.
tee, the fine estate called Raven Wood,
on WOOdbOurne avenue, near GovanstoWn:
Tuesday, April 10Th, by Thos. A. Hopkins and
Louis p. Hennighausen, trustees. valuable
farm of 55 acres, in the 9Th district, near
the BALTIC. g. Hanover II. r.
Thursday, April I'D, by VIM. S. Keech and Rob-
ert E. France trustees, house and lot in
the village of Randalstown, I'd district.
Thursday, April I'D personal property Of Pencil
ope Gill, near Dover and Mantua Mills.
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Nearly four inches of rain fell in this vi
cinity within the past week.
Thursday last was the first day of April
and we may now safely say that spring is here.
Over $4,000 persons have alread registered
at the Canton branch Of the Pratt Free Library
MIR William S. Smith, one of The UNIONS
subscribers at Gunpowder, Baltimore county, has
removed to Akron, Ohio
a good many Baltimore county Democrats
are Joining the Crescent Club the leading Demo
cratic organization of baltimore city.
The annual statement of the Baltimore
County Mutual Fire Insurance Company is pub
lished in our advertising columns to-day.
State Senators Mccaig, of Allegany, and
Shriver, of Carroll county, were in Towsontown
last Sunday and dined with Senator Slingluf.
March came in like lamb, but, disregard
ing the old theory, it didn't go out like lion.-
Its departure was more ike that of drowned rat.
Mr.. S. A. Kirkwood, of Baltimore, who
was a cousin of DR.. A. C. McCurdy, of Towson-
town.
Mrs. Warfeld, of Baltimore, has sold the
Hess farm, near the Little Gunpowder, to DR.
Richard Emory for $4,000. 1t contains 2S2
acres.
The late Hartford county Grand Jury found
number of indictments for violatians of the local
option law but convictions followed in only four
cases.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the
following Justices of the Peace f,r Baltimore
county: J. P. JONES' Lewis H. Bonsal and j. W.
Offutt.
Rev. W. J. Nicoll, of Baltimore, has lately
been conducting services at Gunpowder Baptist
Church, in this county, and baptised seventeen
persons.
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Nearly all the leading stables of the country will
be represented.
-ur. and Mrs. John NJ. Denison, of Balti-
more have been in Florida for some time. Mrs.
Denison is q sister of Jacob NJ. Pearce, Esq, of
My Lady's Manor.
-Towsontown is to have uniformed night
policeman, and our thanks due Senator Sling
luff for his efforts in the passage of the bill by
the Legislature.
Rev. w. f. Speake, Presiding Elder of
East Baltimore District, preached highly inter-
esting sermon in the Towsontown NJ. E. Church,
on Sunday night last.
-Ine clerkS III tue OOunty COUinlSslOucTs
Office are now busy preparing the levy for 1886.
1t is believed that the tax rate for the year will
be slightly increased.
Rev. E. w. Scott, pastor Of st. James A.
U. NJ. P. Church, Towsontown, and president OF
the Maryland district, preached several times in
Cecil county last week.
Prof. Hanna, principal of the Towsontown
public school, has organized class in botany and
gives free instruction two afternoons each week
in this interesting study.
Mr.. John D. Weakey, of Sweet Air, is
negotiating for Mr.. Samuel Hge's store stand, at
Glenarm station, NJ. C. R. R. He is at present
engaged in store keeping.
The BARRIERS on the Frederick road have
been working on Sunday, in violation the State
law, and the city BARRIERS propose to prosecute
them unless they stop at once.
Mr.. George Harwood, of Towsontown, who
has for some time been a driver on the York road
railway line, has been appointed a member of the
Baltimore city police force.
Mr.. J. I'll. Shamberger, postmaster at Lake
Roland, Baltimore county, has sent his resigna-
tion to the Department and recommends Mr.. w.
s. Wheeler as his successor.
Howard Preston, who was convicted in the
Hartford county court of stealing horse from Mr..
Mordecai Price, was last week sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years and two months.
Mr.. E. Livezey, the well known Baltimore
real estate broker, has been resident of Cations
vile for upwards of thirty years and isnow, as he
always has been, one of its most progressive citi
zens.
Mr.. J. K. Sweeny, formerly of Freeland,
n. c. R. R., but who has FIR years been resi-
dent of Colorado, has purchased the Canon City
(Col) Record and has embarked in the newspaper
business.
The large barn of Mr.. Thomas Poole, one
of the Commissioners of Hartford county, situated
the Hickory, was burned on Monday night.
Insured for $4,000. Supposed to have been fred
by tramps.
-Presdent Cleveland spent Saturday last
in Baltimore county, at the headquarters of San
Domingo Ducking Club, on the Gunpowder, as
the guest of several members of the Club from
New York.
Mr.. Phil L. Moore, Reading Clerk of the
House of Delegates, who has been confined to his
resIuence III this place Ly Illness, is IN much
improved condition and bis friends hope soon to
see him out.
COL Samuel N. Hyde, who spent the win
ter in the city with his family, returned this week
to his residence in Long Green Valley, and will
at once commence active preparations for this
seasons canning.
Forty houses in block are about being
commenced on Jefferson Place, which is one square
west of Oak street, in the Belt. That section OF
the 9th district is growing wonderfully and will
soon be solidly built up.
The Masons of Belair having determined
to build new hall the ladies of that place are
now actively engaged in arranging for a fair, to
be held early in June, the proceeds of which are
to be devoted to that object.
Mr.. Samuel j. Hough, a member of the
Baltimore bar, has purchased from Mr.. George
r. Granger, the property known as "Cedar Lawn,
at CatonsviIle 1st district. Mr.. Hough will make
many improvements upon the place.
County Treasurer Hebb has ccmmencei
delivering bills for unpaid taxes for the year 1850
Those who have not paid their taxes for that year
should do SO without further delay in order to
save themselves heavy additional expense.
-Miss Rose Keech, daughter of VIM. ).
Keech, ESQ.,, of this place, while Oh recent visit
to Prince Georges county, took part in the exer-
cises of the Waverly Literary Club and contribu-
ted largely to the success of the entertainment.
This is the season to commence cleaning
up about your premises, removing the accumula-
tions of the winter and setting things to rights
generally. Nothing so soon attracts the eye OF
the stranger as wel-kept yards, neat fences, &c.
Hon. Anthony Kennedy, whose farm is in
the 1st district, one mile from Elcott City, sold
his herd of Jersey cattle at public sale on Tues
day, obtaining good prices. Mr.. Kennedy has
rented his farm and will reside in the city in the
future.
A fire in the city residence Of Mr.. Howard
Ridgely, on Bolton street, near McMeckin, at an
early hour on Saturday morning of last week,
damaged the furniture, pictures, &c. to the extent
of several thousand dollars. The fire started in
the rear of the house, on the outside, and is be
Iieved to have been of incendiary origin. The
loss is covered by insurance.