The Baltimore County union., 1886-04-24

Mr.. Frederick Smith, OF Glencoe, who has
been critically ill with pneumonia, is now much
improved and will get we'll. He is brother oi
Mr.. George A. Smith.
The County Commissioners have very prop.
erly decided to dismiss any policeman who is
found to be inefficient derelict in his duty. The
Marshal, Chas. d. Moore, has been ordered to re-
port any shortcomings of the men to the Board.
"A slight fire occurred in the carpenter shop
under Hampden Hall, in Hampden, Falls road,
Tuesday afternoon, and its timely discovery no
doubt averted a serious confagratiou, as the
neghborhood is thickly built up with frame houses.
Mr.. j. II. Shamberger, who has been agent
of the Northern Central railroad and postmaster
at Lake Roland for several years, has resigned
and has removed to Glen Rock, Pa. He is q son
of Mr.. Jacob Shamberger, of the County School
Board.
The Baltimore Cremation Company is ad-
vertising for lot in Baltimore county, convent
ent to the city, upon which to erect an incinera-
ting furnace. number of prominent business
and professional men are connected with this en-
terprise.
The Northern Central railroad is now SELL
ing quarterly tickets from Mt. Washington to
Baltimore QSO trips) for Sl0.15, and monthly
tickets (6O trips) for $3.50. Corresponding cheap
rates made to other points on this popular
railway.
An excellent authority says that bald
head is not only an indication of intellectually,
but also a mark of manly beauty. We give this
for the benefit of our bald headed friends. We
could almost wish that We were bald, but then we
are not, of course.
"A counterfeit silver dollar is in circulation
and good authorities say that you can't detect it
from the genuine. Well if that's the case we're
ready to take some of them. If you don't know
they are "wrong," what harm is there in letting
them pass around?
The Maryland Central railroad company
has purchased long, narrow strip of ground on
the south side of Boundary ave. BRIDGE upon which
a passenger station will be erected. When thenew
station is completed the present one Will be used
for offices and freight.
Rev R. T. Smith, of the M. P. Church,
who three years ago was stationed in Towson-
town, preached in EPSON chapel on Sunday last
His present appointment is Rolandsville, Cecil
county. Mr.. Smiths wife is a step-danghter of
Hon. Arthur P. German.
The TowsOn Guards of T0wsontOwn; the
Bond Guard, of Catonsville, and the Waverly
Guards, of Wavery, have, with other military
CARNATIONS in the State, been consolidated into
one brigade, to be known as the First Brigade,
Maryland National Guard.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Keerl, who owns the old
Matthews property, on the west side of this town,
is having it plated and intends laying it out in
avenues and building lots. We hope he may find
ready sale for the lots, there being many beauti-
full sites upon the property.
The city Office of County Treasurer Hebb,
which is located in the banking house of John S.
Cuttings & Co.. North and Fayette streets, will,
for the convenience of the taxpayers of the coun-
ty, be open daily from the 10th of May to 1st of
July, 1886, from 10 a. m. to 2.3O p. m.
Monday next being the anniversary of the
founding of Odd Fellowship in the United States,
William S. Keech, Esq, will deliver an address
on the subject of the order in the Odd Fellows
hall, in this place, on Monday night next, at
o'clock Public cordially invited Admission free.
Sunday last was the typical spring day
and brought out thousands of people upon the
prominent thoroughfares leading from the city.
The roads were in fine condition for driving and
the troters were out in force at all the prominent
resorts The street cars also did large business.
At the meeting of the Maryland Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, on Tuesday night, Mr..
William NJ. Isaac was elected Grand Master for
the ensuing year. After his election Towson
Lodge presented him with handsome bouquet.
Mr.. Isaac is member of the lodge at Ellicott
city.
The practice of boys using sliugs on the
streets should be put stop to. They very
dangerous and may yet result in the serious in
Jury of some one. The pebbles shot from these
sings go with great force and there is no telling
what damage they might cause, should one of
them hit person.
-Messrs. Shankin & Jenifer, who have two
perpetual kilns at Loeb Raven, have demand for
all the lime they can turn out most of it going
up the Maryland Central railroad for building
purposes Owing to the fact that they cannot
get coal fast enough, only one of their kilns is
now in operation.
MIR J. Burton Harrison, teacher of one
of the public schools in the 18th district, died q
short time ago oftyphoid fever. He was but %
years of age and a brother of Mr.. George Harri-
son. who teaches the school at Butler, Sth district
TT.- H. Sc in VIZ
county, for interment.
The Reading Circle of Towsontown public
school will give entertainment consisting of
vocal and instrumental music, readings, &C., on
Friday night 30th inst, to which cordial invi-
tation is extended to those who attend the meet
ing of the Teachers Association, as well as to
The residents of the town.
The valuable real estate of Mr.. W. Scott
Whiteford, in Hartford county, is now being ad-
vertised at trustees sale by Geo. L. Van Bibber,
ESQ. The failure of the Northern Hartford Pack
ng Company, of which Mr.. Whiteford was presi-
lent, caused him to make an assignment for the
benefit of the creditors of that company.
The warm sunshine of the past week has
rapidly forced the foliage on the beautiful maple
aanked on either side, and the end of another
week will see them nearly in full leaf In other
words, Towsontown will have her new spring suit
by the 1st of May-furnished entirely by Nature.
At an early hour on Monday morning last
an attempt was made to cause a wreck on the
Northern Central railroad, near Melvale. Some
miscreant had drawn the spikes and lifted q rail
from its position. Fortunately the work was dis
covered before any damage was done. Hanging
would be mild punishment for villain guilty
of such act.
The bodies of Frank and Samuel Quinby,
who were drowned in New river, Va, on the 10th
inst, have not been recovered. They belonged to
a civil engineering party and were crossing the
swollen river in boat when the accident occur
red. The home of the Quinbys is near Belair and
Frank, the older of the two young men, had only
been married few weeks.
Nicholas A. Selby, son of Mr.. Enoch selby,
of Howard county, prominent and highly re-
spected citizen, suddenly disappeared few days
ago after raising about $1,000 from his neighbors
and friends by forging his fathers name to a
large number of notes. The young man has a
family and had always borne good reputation.
His present whereabouts are unknown.
Just as we anticipated, the Converted" can
nibal, who was around here last week, turns out
to have been genuine fraud. He was denied
admission to the churches-that is he was not al
lowed to lecture in them-and he finally skipped
out of town without paying his hotel bill. Peo-
pie throughout the country are warned against
this fellow, who is evidently an imposter.
The company that has leased the Ashland
casting four times.every twenty four hours, max
ing average 16 tons of pig-iron at each cast,
or about 65 tons every day. The output of this
furnace is now about double what it was when
operated by the old company. The iron is sent
to Steelton, Pa, where it is manufactured into
steel rails.
-Towsontown was made quite lively on
Wednesday afternoon by visit from the Elkridge
club. They came in carriages, carts and on horse
back and proceeded out the Dulany's Valley pike,
where they had dash, lasting about thirty min
utes, after bagged fox, which went to earth in
quarry. The commanding figure OF Gen. George
S. Brown, mounted upon a splendid thoroughbred,
attracted a great deal of attention.
Mr.. Joseph Trainor, of Baltimore county,
has entered into the piano and organ tuning, re-
pairing and storage business, in Washington, in
connection with Mr.. Thos. D. Gambrill, who is
also an old Baltimore countian and son of Mr..
VIM. Gambrill, of the 11th district. Both are well
and favorably known in that city and as Mr..
Gambrill is an accomplished musician and has
practical knowledge of the business, we have no
doubt that success will attend their efforts.
The dust on Boundary avenue has been
simply terrible the past week and the street clean
ing department has been engaged in the utterly
useless work of trying to sweep it up and cart it
away. The only way to deal with this dust is to
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