The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-06-19

Shrewsbury, Pa, Itens.-Wm. c. Chap
man, one of the oldest members of the York bar,
died suddenly on Tuesday morning, at his resi-
dence in York, aged about Ga years. The deceased
had been failing in health for about year past.
He was recognized as good lawyer and zealously
advocated the cause of his client BY the death
of Mr.. Chapman the York bar loses one of its
abest members and the city one OF its best citizens
Mr. Thomas M. Wilson, of New Market Balti-
more county, who had been so seriously ill for a
long time, 1 am glad to say continues to improve
and is likely to be restored to health again.
Mrs. Sechrist, widow of the late Sylvester Sc
christ of Parkton, Nd, who resides in this place,
has been seriously i'll for some time from a COM
plication of diseases, and but little hope of her
recovery is entertained. Prot. Thos. S. Latimer,
of Baltimore, was here on Tuesday in consultation
with DR.. James Gerry in her case.
Rev. G.. B. Gallagher, talented young minis
ter of the Evangelical Church, well known in Bal
tmore city and county, who entered the ministry
lately and located at this place, has been subject
to severe hemorrhage of the lungt. On Sunday
he had several attacks, resulting in the loss OF
several pints of blood, which greatly Frustrated
him. He has had none since and under tho skill
full treatment of DIR. James Gerry he is rallying
and gaining strength. 1t is feared he will have
to abandon his pastoral work for time at least.
Our railroad enterprise has not yet died out en-
tirely. A meeting will be called this week when
some action will be taken to secure survey and
estimate of the probable expense.
Our brickmakers are very much at dsadvan-
tage making brick this season on account of so
much wet weather. 1t will be remembered that
the wet season, which commenced in August last,
has continued to this time, except about two weeks
in the beginning of April.
Our crops are enormous this year and will re-
qure large force and hard work to secure them.
In some places the wheat is very rank and lodged
so as to make it difficult to harvest. The oats
crop will be the largest raised in this county,
the season being peculiarly favorable to it. To-
bacco and all summer crops will be abundant.
Politics is commencing to warm up in York
county. There will be host of candidates for the
different offices to be filled this fall. The Demo-
cratic convention does not meet until September.
The candidates for Congress for this district are
all from York county, the nomination being con-
ceded to York county by Adams and Cumberland
counties The candidates are DR.. Elbridge II.
Gerry, of Shrewsbury Hon. Levi Maish, E. D.
Zeigler, Esq, and Hon. Jas. II. Ross, of York
DR.. Gerry leads the race and will no doubt be
nominated. The rest have all been well served
by the party heretofore, therefore have no claims
to the nomination on that line. The DR.. has been
for quarter of century working Democrat OF
the old Jeffersonian school, His father, original
ly from Cecil county, Nd, represented this dis
trict in Congress A years ago. Since that time
York has had no Congressman and the county
claims it now and will have it. The Dr.'s ability,
integrity and high standing as Democrat makes
him exceedingly popular among the people OF York
county.
There will be a go-as-you-please race for the
Legislature Whether the question of legislative
ability will enter largely into the canvass or not
does not seem to be talked of. We certainly need
some more practical men for representatives than
we have had in our Legislature of late years. X.