The Baltimore County union., 1886-12-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOoAL i L 11V4os
The December term of the Circuit Court
commences on Monday next, 9th inst.
The total rainfall in the vicinity of Balti-
more for the month of November was 400 inches.
The Baltimore County Historical Society
appears to have collapsed. AT least we don't
hear any more about it.
"A great many applications are being re-
ceived by the County Commissioners for the otil-
ces soon to be filled by the Board.
Mr. William P. Henry, who rents the Myers
farm, Govanstown, will accept our thanks for
choice lot of homemade sausage.
Thursday morning was the coldest OF the
winter thus far the thermometer registering only
Is degrees above zero at o'clock.
Mr. Wm H. Stiffler, of Parkton, 18th dis
trict, had one of his fingers cut off short time
ago while working at cutting box
Mr. Jeremiah Mayes, who had been resi-
dent of Chestnut Ridge all his life, died on the 4th
of November, in the Saith year of his age.
Some Philadelphia sportsmen, who come
down to Baltimore county ducking points TOR
their fun, shoot ducks all day Sunday, regardless
of the law.
"A SUBJ station of the Baltimore postofice is
about to be established at Canton, on the eastern
limits of the city, and one at Homestead, on the
Hartford road.
"A pure white rabbit-in all respects like
the farm of Mr.. Benjamin Wilson, in Hartford
county, few days ago.
Miss Annie Gingrich, daughter of Samuel
Gingrich, and Mrs. Henry Nelson, both of the
4th district, were declared insane on Friday of
last week by Sherif's jury.
Columbus Watkins who lives near Falls
ton, has rented the farm of Mr.. Levin Lake, near
Glenarm station, Long Green Valley. Mr.. Wat
kins is said to be good farmer and worthy
citizen.
AN eleven year-od boy in Baltimore swal-
lowed a horseshoe nail and coughed it up after
it had been in his stomach two days and nights.
His mother says the boy was relieved through her
prayers.
gagged in the business of huckstering, lost vaua-
Bile horse few days ago. The animal died at the
17-Mile House while Mr.. NJ. was on his way from
the city.
-Postmaster Brown, of Baltimore, has ap-
pointed W. A. Mulcahy, of Woodberry, mounted
letter carrier for Highland Park and vicinity,
vice W. II. Swansberry, removed. The salary is
5000 q year.
An oyster supper will be held at Shirley
Hail. near Fork, 11th district, on the evenings Of
December 9th, 10th and I1th. Proceeds for the
benefit of the hall. No postponement on account
of the weather.
Mr.. ]. Edwin Griffith, son of Mr.. John M.
Griffith, senior member of the well-known firm OF
rial Church, November 23d, to Miss Jennie L.
Bennett, of Baltimore.
A man in York county, while taking rab-
bit from a trap, had his hand and wrist slightly
scratched by the animals feet. The wounds be-
came very sore and much swollen, and he was
laid up for over week.
Mr.. N. B. Shorey, who lives on the Pimli-
co road, and who lost three children in one day
from diphtheria about two weeks ago, lost another,
q girl years of age, on Saturday last, from the
same disease with which his wife is now ill.
We send out our subscription bills with this
issue of The UNION. They are printed on pink
paper and those who do not receive them will
know that they have either paid in advance or
that-but then they will know what it means.
Gov. Lloyd has reappointed Hon. James
D. Walters, Associate Judge of the Hartford Cir
cult Court to until the next general election,
in 1887, the term for which the Judge was elected
having expired. He qualified on Saturday last.
Two youths named Richard and Robert
Rainey were arrested few days ago for assaulting
county policeman Lytle. The officer went to ar
rest their father, Richard H. Rainey, when the
assault occurred. The boys were released on bail.
Mrs Herr mother of Messrs Samuel K.
and Frank Herr, carriage builders, of Westmin-
ster, died at her home in that place, on Monday
morning, aged IS years. She was sister-in-law
of the late Mrs. Kendg, of Pikesville, Baltimore
county.
On Wednesday Judge Fowler signed de-
cree divorcing Sophia Shipler from her husband
George Shipler the latter to pay the costs of the
suit. They were married in August, 1882, and
the wife asked divorce upon the ground of aban-
donment.
The total number of registered voters in
Baltimore county is 19,177-16,9O1 of whom are
white and 2,276 colored. The district having the
largest voting population is the 9th, ,234 whites
and 466 colored. The smallest is the 6th-5O9
white and colored.
"A good many Baltimore business men who
reside in the Belt, have an improved plan for es-
Gaping jury duty at Towsontown. By payin
$40 year they become honorary members of the
Fifth Regiment or some other militia organiza-
ton, and are thus exempt.
The question asked lately, elbow does
it happen that there so many old maids among
the school teachers?" and the answer was "Be-
cause school teachers are, as a rule, women OF
sense, and no woman will give up forty-dollar
position for ten-dollar man."
ON Wednesday, November Oath, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Hannah Kirkwood, in the 18th dis
trict Mr.. Harry Birmingham, of L. M. Bir-
mingham, ESQ.,, was married to Miss Gerte Mere
dith. The wedding was very quiet affair, at
tended only by the relatives.
There was not single cunning accident,
go far as we know, on Thanksgiving day, due no
doubt to the fact that the heavy and continuous
rain of that day prevented hundreds of sports
men from getting out. 1t is rare thing for the
day to pass without some accidents occurring.
The 9th district of Baltimore county has
only one colored voter in it. There is something
else about it that is worthy of mention-there is
not place in the district where liquor is sold.
But for the size of it there are more political as
pirants in it than in any other district in the
county.
The postofice lately established at Bynum,
MARYLAND Central Railroad, has been dscontin-
ed for want of postmaster. This is the ottce OF
which Mr.. Albert Mcclure, who lately mystic
riously disappeared, was the postmaster. Moth
ing has yet been heard of Mr.. McClure's where
abcuts.
Theodore Seeger, who lives on the Freder-
ick road, 1st district has bull dog that is some
thing of a rat-slayer. A few days ago 25 big
rats were put in pit and the dog was put in to
see what he could do with them. The rats fought
like fury but the dog killed the whole lot in two
minutes and twenty seconds.
Rev. VIM. L. Mcdowell, pastor of st. Johns
Church, Lutherville, preached in Towsontown M.
E. Church ON Tuesday evening, to good audi
ence. Mr.. Mcdowell, who is quite young man,
was a Sunday school scholar in Greenmount
Avenue Church, Baltimore, when Rev. Watson
Case was the pastor, few years ago.
The business Of the Towsontown National
Bank is growing. lot upon which to erect
bank building has been secured from the heirs OF
the late Edward II. Ady. The lot fronts 30 feet
on the York turnpike and is situated between Ger
mans provision store and the Ady Hotel proper
ty. The price agreed upon is said to be $500.
On Monday night the county police arrest.
ed George Brooks, colored, charged with stealing
set of harness and gun from the premises Of
Mrs. H. G. Vantine, on Green Spring avenue
Brooks had the harness in his possession, and thu
gun, valued at $125, he had sold to a gate keeper
on the Hookstown road for $3.50. He was com
mitted to Jail.
Quite large crowd of society people as
sembled at Pimlico on Saturday last to witness
the seven running races which were to have takeI
place on Thursday, but which had to be postponed
on account of the rain. There we're number o
starters in each race all the riders being amateurs
and the sport was quite exciting and greatly en-
ioved hv ALL