The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-02-27

Mr.. Robert s. Fowler, brother of Judg
Fowler, of Towsontown, is one of the incorpora
| tors of the Maryland Non Electric Telephon
Company, of Baltimore. The capital stock
| 100000 and the company will deal in non. cleo
| trio telephones, wires and appliances.
-Garrison Forest Grange has adopted res
oution calling upon the Legislature to wind u
the affairs of the Maryland Agricultural College
so far as the State is interested, and suggesting
that the United States appropriation be diverte
to some purely agricultural enterprise.
The Baltimore county Belt is occupying
large portion of the attention of the Marylan
Legislature. It appears to be the all-absorbin
topic SO far as this county is concerned Prett,
soon there will be no Belt and when there is non
to fight over then the trouble will cease.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G. Deal, of Waverly
celebrated their silver wedding at Ritter's Govans
town Hotel, on Monday night last, when they
were made the recipients of many handsome ant
useful gifts. Nearly one hundred guests partool
of splendid supper spread by Mr.. Ritter.
Mrs. Catherine Iglehart, who resides nea
Glenelg, Howard county, and who is now nearly
Sc years of age, since last September has com
pleted quilt which contains 1900 pieces, an(
this is all the more wonderful when it is known
that the old lady has the use of but one eye.
"A number of fires have occurred in tn,
county within the past ten days and in nearly
every instance the origin was unknown. Vigor
GUS efforts should be made to discover the cause
of these confagrations particularly in cases where
they are surrounded by considerable mystery.
At the Sd annual meeting of the Maryland
Sunday School Union, held ON Tuesday, Mr.. S
Merryman Anderson was elected vice-president
for Baltimore county, and Messrs. Joseph A. Boil
giano and John S. Hayes, also. of this county.
were elected members of the board of managers.
The Towsontown M. E. Church, fine
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was sold on Tuesday at Trustees sale for the in
significant sum of $4,000. Whether the sale will
stand or not remains to be seen. 1t was purchased
by O. P. Merryman and J. T. Ensor, interested
parties. go
-Messrs. Johns H. Janney and George E.
Silver, prominent Hartford county farmers lately
returned from a visit to Montgomery county,
where they went to inspect number of sios, and
make inquiries as to the value of ensiage as win
ter food for stock. They were most fayorably
impressed with what they saw.
The Baltimore County Teachers Associa-
ton, at its meeting in Baltimore last week, deci
ded to hold its next meeting in Towsontown. There
was great deal of opposition to this movement,
for the reason that the teachers would quito ad
ditional expense in coming here and also because
they will be obliged to 60 to the city to get their
checks cashed.
"A great many public sales of stock and
iHpiolutuls dTo pidCC III tuls Oouu-
ty, as the advertising columns of THE UNION will
show. People have wisely concluded that if they
want to have successful sale it is necessary for
them to patronize the advertising columns of q
widely circulated newspaper, in addition to the
usual posters.
The Maryland Line, Army and Navy of
the Confederate States, held its sixth annual ban
quet at the Carroton Hotel, Baltimore on Mon
day night. Among the gentlemen present were
n II ~ MzT~ I'll H.. ~ ~
W. Macgill, Gen. Bradley I. johnson, Col. VIM.
Norris, Maj. VIM. F. Wharton and Capt D. P.
Barnette, of Baltimore county.
Mrs. Amanda Tracey, wife of Mr.. Aquila
Tracey, bailif to the County Commissioners and
night Waterman at the Court House, died in this
place on Wednesday, in the 4lst year of her age.
Mrs Tracey has been a sufferer for several years
from consumption which finally caused her death.
The family came here from the 9TH district last
November She leaves three children, the eldest
about IL years of age.
The first regular meeting of the Baltimore
County Historical Society, announced to take
place last Wednesday, had to be adjourned be-
cause of the very slim attendance. Can it be
possible that our people take so little interest in
the success of this Society that they will not
attend its meetings? For the credit of the county
we hope more interest will be manifested when
the next meeting is held, Wednesday evening,
MaTcH lUI0, III tue NUuTl IOuSe.
The 1920 session of the Baltimore Annual
Conference, M. E. Church, will meet on Thursday,
March 4th, in the Metropolitan Church, Washing
ton, D. c., Bishop Ninde presiding. The most
important action of the Conference, of interest to
Methodists of this county, will be the election of
a Presiding Elder for East Baltimore District to
succeed Rev. R. W. Black, whose term has ex-
pired. 1t is not likely there will be many changes
among the ministers located in this county.
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Towsontown that we should like some one to ex-
plain. We know of wells here that a few years
ago gave splendid water that have within year
or two changed so much that the water has be-
come entirely useeS for domestic purposes. For
merly this water was apparently pure and soft !;
now it gives forth bad odor, is not fit for drink
ing purposes and is hard that soap will not mix
with it, but will float on the top and can be taken
off like cream from milk. And this is not the
case with one well only, but with number of
them. 1t is therefore plain to us that only few
years will eapse before it will be necessary to
have artificial supply of water for Towsontown.
and believe that the sooner this is accomplished
the better it will be for the health Of the town.
Death of Wen-Known Citizen.-Mr.
Caleb S. Taylor, wellknown citizen and bust
ness man, died at his residence, "Mount Pros
pect," ON the Hien road, two miles below Tow
age. He had been sufferer from rheumatism for
some time but had gotten much better and was
able to attend to his business. During one of the
late heavy snow storms he contracted severe cold
which resulted in pneumonia and caused his
death. Deceased was the youngest son of the
late Wilkerson Taylor and was born at "Mount
Prospect" which was the old family homestead.
When young man he read law for a time and
then became clerk in the County Treasurer's
onSa Cnhca In ha fad TOW I'll
lector for the 9th district under the old collection
system, and after giving up that Office he became
a member of the wholesale grocery firm of Free
land, Hall Il Co., Baltimore, in which business
connection he continued to the time of his death.
Before the Maryland Central Railroad went into
the hands of a receiver Mr.. Taylor was one of the
directors of the company and for some time filled
the Office of treasurer. He was gentleman of
agreeable manners and had large circle of friends
who will be panied to learn of his untimely death.
Mr.. Taylor's wife, who, with four children, sur
vive him, is daughter of Robert Moore, Esq,
the we'll known Baltimore cloth merchant.
The funeral of Mr.. Taylor took place form his
late residence at o'clock on Wednesday after
noon and was very largely attended. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. W. II. H. Powers,
rector of Trinity P. E. Church, Towsontown.-
The pail bearers were Messrs. VIM. H. Cox, VIM.
McManus, P. J. Quinlan, Thos. L. Hall, w. C.
engaged with the firm of Freeland, Hall & Co.
The interment was made in the family burying-
ground at "Mount Prospect"
Sale of a Valuable Farm.-At the Court
House door, Towsontown, on Tuesday last, S. G..
Wilson, auctoneer, sold for S. Parker Bosey, ESQ.,,
trustee, the farm that had been advertised in THE
UNION for the past four weeks, known the old
Bloomington" homestead, situated in 18th dis
trct near Kingsvie. The farm had been divi.
ded into eight lots and they were all sold at the
following prices:
Lot No. l. containing 16 acres and % perches,
was sold to Robert NJ. Chatterton for S32 per acre.
making S516.4O.
Lot No. 2, containing II acres, roods and 81
perches was sold to Charles B. MCLEAN, for $500
per acre, making $496.47.
Lots Nos. 3, 5 and 6, containing 1853 acres, 3
roods and 81 perches, was sold to Robert M.
Chatterton, for $4,000 per acre. making S7,771.31.
Lot No. A, containing IL acres, 2 roods and II
perches was sold to Percy II. Brown, for $4,000
per acre, making S493 10.
Lot No. Z, containing 29 acres, 2 roods and A
perches, was sold to Christian Settle, for $50 per
acre, making 81 ,476.50.
Lot No. 8, containing II acres and rs perches,
was sold to James III. Burton, for $35 per acre,
making $600.46. Total amount of sales, SILL
354.10.
The attendance at the sale was large, and the