The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-01-02

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Mrs. John Fife, of Maryland Line, 18th dis
trict, now in the 92d year of her age, has lately
become very feeble and is now confined to her bed.
Mr.. William D. Yingling, of Reisterstown,
Baltimore county, has been elected secretary of
the Maryland and Pennsylvania Mining Com
pany.
Tho dwelling of Mr.. VIM H. Taylor, in
Waverly was slightly damaged by fire on Thurs
day night of last week. Loss covered by insur-
ance.
The children attached to the colored Prot
estant Episcopal Sunday school, in this place,
were given nice Christmas treat on Monday
evening.
Mrs Brooks, sister law of DR.. R. Will
lie, of this place, died in Baltimore on Christmas
day, of consumption. Her funeral took place on
Monday.
Mr.. William T. Cox, who formerly run the
Mantua Mill, is conducting very success
full business at his mill on Gwynn's Falls, near
Pikesville.
Hon. Charles H. Gibson, Maryland's hand
some and popular young Eastern Shore Congress
man, is nephew of Charles W. Ridgely, Esq, of
Lutherville.
We are now fairly launched upon the new
year 1886. We earnestly hope it may prove
prosperous one to all the friends and subscribers
of The UNION.
--0n Monday last Thomas Turner, by his
counsel, filed bill in the Circuit Court here for
divorce from his wife, Alice Turner, alleging
abandonment, &c.
A house in the 9Th district of Anne Arun-
del county, which was burned on Sunday night,
was insured in the Baltimore County Mutual
Company for $500.
The American says "Gunpowder water is
not necessarily explosive, but the fact remains
that several Brown men have been fired out of
the Water Department"
Mr.. Luke Street, of the 18th district has
three year-old heifer that dropped twin calves
few days ago. They are heifers, as much alike as
two peas and very pretty.
Miss Osborne, of Harrisburg, who was con-
nected with Miss Mann's private school in this
place, spent Christmas in Towsontown, the guest
of Mrs. c. Bohn Slingluf.
We want to see building boom in Tow
sontown next spring and property owners
should bestir themselves in order to bring about
so desirable state of affairs.
Mrs. VIM. D. Breckenridge, of Govanstown,
who was IS years of age on New Years day, has
been lying at the point of death for a week past.
Her recovery is nat expaatad-
Mr.. Edward Austen, of Glencoe, N. C. r.
R., accompanied by his wife and daughter, is at
Thomasville, Georgia. They will spend por-
ton of the winter in the South.
Mr. George Tracey, of ex-Sherif R. c.
Tracey, of the 5th district, who has been appoint
ed an assistant clerk in the County Treasurer's
Office, went into the Office this week.
"A man named Chauncey Baker, who be-
haved in disorderly manner on one of the York
road cars and assaulted Conductor Becker, was
fined $40 and costs by city magistrate.
Mr.. Samuel Fuller well known gardener
Fullerton, 18th district, has been confined to
his house for some time with serious attack of
illness. He is attended by DIR. A. X. Whiteford.
The Towsontown NJ. E. Sabbath school will
hold its annual entertainment and treat, in the
lecture room of the church, on New Years night,
commencing at y o'clock. Admission 10 cents.
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county, is one of the incorporators of the Great
American Brick Machine Company lately organ
lied in Baltimore with capital stock of 100000.
The handsome new passenger station of
the BALTIC. d Potomac Railroad, at Calverton, was
opened for business on Wednesday. 1t is in
charge of Mr.. E. O. Preston, agent of the COM
pany.
Mr. Harris Ceilings, of Lutherville, receiv
ed this week by express, saddle of antelope from
Colorado. The meat cut up and distributed
among his friends, THE UNION coming in for a
share.
The children of EPSON NJ. P. Sabbath
school were given their annual treat Christ
mas night. An abundance of good things were
dispensed to the little folks and very jolly time
was had.
The public school building in the 1st dis
trict of this county, Ellicott City, has been
enlarged by an addition is by "a feet, the con-
stantly growing school making the improvement
necessary.
The Elkridge Club had spirited run last
Saturday, starting from Sherwood, N. C. R. R.
A fox was turned loose and was captured after a
chase of about half an hour, all the huntsmen
being in at the death.
-Christmas was very quiet day in Tow
sontown. There was very little if any drunken
ness, not many horns, and very little firing.
Some few citizens kept open house and entertain
ed callers handsomely.
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first day of the year-and we hope you did-be
man and stick to them. Good resolutions
cellent things at all times and it is better still if
one can hold on to them.
by the will of the late Mrs. Mary Sellman,
of Anne Arundel county, the children of the late
Richard j. Cuttings, of this county, are bequeath-
ed $500. Mrs. Sellman was the mother of Mrs.
Cuttings, who died year or two ago.
"A dressed turkey, which weighed u lbs,
was won by Towsontown man at Ritter's Hotel,
Govanstown, the night before Christmas. 1t was
brought here and rallied again on Saturday night,
this time being won by well known farmer.
The large bridge the Patapsco, con-
Meeting Baltimore and Howard counties at Eli
colt City, took fire on Monday from some acct
dental cause, and it only the prompt action
of the citizens that saved it from destruction.
The weather on New Years day, 1886, was
remarkable for the season. The genial sunshine
more like spring than winter while the air
almost as balmy Indian summer 1t was
day to be remembered and talked of hereafter.
Prof. Triepel, linguist, musician and artist,
who erstwhile made it pleasant for us in Towson-
town, is now rusticating in Long Green Valley.
The report that the Prof. had committed fello de
&c is without foundation, as he doomed up here the
past week and presented the appearance of man
who had suddenly struck rich 1ead." All hail
Prof. Triepel