The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-11-20


being enthusiastic sportsmen.
| Mr.. Jas. Polk Street,, whose farm is situa
| ted near the Rocks of Deer Greek, is about en-
gaging largely in the bottled milk business, sup.
plying his milk to regular customers in the city
| He has a fine herd of cattle and ample facilite:
Tor carrying on the business.
The new station of the Maryland Contra
road at Boundary avenue will soon be under roof
when the interior work will be pushed rapidly
and it will probably be ready for use by the frs
of the year. 1t will be great comfort and con-
venience to the patrons of the road.
| Mr.. S. M. Cullen, who was employed by
Messrs. McCabe Bro. on their contract on the
Gunpowder water works, was killed at Tarrytown
| N. Y, on Wednesday. He was in charge of
shaft ON the line of the new water works for New
York city when the accident occurred.
The Hartford County Agricultural Society
| is now in debt $l,650, the Indebtedness having
been increased this year 81 ,200 much of it due
| to the erection of new buildings and the increas
ed premium lists. Various methods of wiping
out this debt have already been suggested.
Mr.. James Vaughn, who has been conduct
ing dairy on the Falls road, below Mt. Wash
ington, sold his stock this week and has gone out
of the business. 1t is said he will return to Eng
land to reside permanently. Col. o. P. Macgill
conducted the sale and realized good prices.
IS. Parker Bosley, Esq, of Bethel Lodge,
Ancient Order of United Workman, Towsontown,
represented the lodge at the funeral of Mr.. Jehu
B. Askew, in Baltimore, on Wednesday last, and
acted as one of the pail bearers. Mr.. Askew was
a prominent member of the Order of Workmen.
An immense brick stack-probably more
than 200 feet in height-at what is known as
Gilmor's kiln, in Texas, fell some time during
Monday night last. The kill has not been used
for long time and fortunately there were no
houses near the stack. What caused it to fall is
a mystery.
uv;f Of l.
fred FowbIe, died at her residence, near Pleas
ant Grove Church, 9Th district, on the 18th inst,
aged about 40 years. She leaves six children.
Mrs Fowbe was q sister-in. law of Mrs. George
A. Smith, and daughter of Mr.. Joseph Cole, OF
Baltimore.
The horses attached to Union line car
ran away on Maryland avenue, in the Belt, on
Wednesday last, and one of them was killed by
dashing into another car. Three ladies were in
the car at the time. Two of them jumped off
and were painfully hurt. The one who remained
in the car was not injured.
1t is said that Rev. E. E. Maynadier, who
was at one time pastor of st. Frances Church,
Towsontowu, now of St. Johns Church, Long
Green, will be appointed pastor of tae new Cath
olic Church about to be erected at Fallston.
Father Maynadier is young man and relative
of the Maynadiers of Hartford.
There will be temperance thanksgiving SER
vices held in the Presbyterian Chapel of this town
on the evening of the 25th, under the auspices OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and
the Towsontown Temperance School, at which all
are invited The meeting will be addressed by
good speakers from Baltimore.
One day last week a colored man named
John Chambers, employed by DIR. Goodwin, of
Reisterstown, was bitten on the leg by black
snake. The pc son spread rapidly and for time
it was thought he could not recover, but under
the treatment of DR.. H. NJ. Sade the effects were
counteracted and his life saved.
The ceremony of installing Rev. W. W.
Reese as pastor of Chestnut Grove Presbyterian
Church, Sweet Air, took place on Tuesday even
ing, the congregation being very large. Rev. "A.
B. Cross presided and delivered the charge to the
people, and Rev. Geo. E. Jones preached the SER
mon made the charge to the pastor.
Mr.. Stephen G. Magraw, of Cecil county,
formerly of Lutherville, was in Towsontown on
Thursday, transactng some business with the
Orphans Court He came to Baltimore county
on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mr.. Francis
S. Corkran, who was an intimate friend OF his
father, the late Judge Magraw, of Luthervie.
"A farmer living about six miles above Tow
sontown had occasion to send his team to the city
a few days ago and in order that the wagon should
not go empty, he put on load of good hay, and
all he was able to get for it in Baltimore was Sc
a ton. There is no money in hay at such figure
and the outlook for the farmer is not encouraging
john Tsen, living at Jerusalem Mills, on
the Little Gunpowder, was found dead In his
house Sunday morning last. He went home
intoxicated on Saturday night and stretched him
self upon the floor in his wet clothes, where be
was found as stated A coroners jury rendered
verdict of death from intemperance and expos
ure.
"A corked bottle containing piece of pa
per upon which the following message was writ
ten was picked up at the head of the Gunpowder
river a few days ago "0f Cape Hatteras, Aug.
2. 1885. Out in an open boat; no water moth
ing to eat H. T. Fisher, G. G. Robinson, A. G.
Hubbell." 1t is believed that some smart Aleck
DIV very Close vote tue stooAno.us.s :.
the Baltimore County Agricultural Society, at
their meeting on Monday, decided that no more
beer should be sold on the fair grounds at limo
mum. This is a victory for the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union, who were actively at
work with the stockholders to secure votes against
the letting of the bar privilege hereafter.
Rev E. R. Rich, brother of Rev. Arthur
7 Rich who has been making his home with the
latter, at Reisterstown, for some months, has &C
cepted call to St. Johns P. E. Church, Hun
tingdon, Pa. About year and a-half ago Rev.
Mr.. Rich was obliged to resign the rectorship of
a church in Raleigh, N. c., on account of i'll
health, since which time he has had no regular
charge
The description of the man who is said to
have been arrested in Bucks county, Pa, for
stealing horses, taies exactly with that given by
Mr.. John Beale Watkins, of Long Green Valley,
of the fellow who visited his house last summer
and who professed to be piano-tuner. MIR. Wat
kips is satisfied that the man was crook and
he is also positive that he is the one who stole
Mr. P 7. Georges horse and buggy.
Mrs Elizabeth Ayers died at her home,
near Shawsvile on the 18th ult., in the S4th year
of her age She had been married nearly sixty
three years and sixty lone years of this time she
had lived in the same house. Her husband, Mr.
Thomas J. Ayers now in his seth year, is very
i'll and his recovery is not looked for. Mrs. Ayers
was for many years a consistent member OF the
NJ p Church and was a most estimabe woman.
The "goose- bone" crank comes to the front
with a prediction that we are to have more "reg
ular" weather than experienced last winter,
and not so severe. The cOrn-h usk M an says the
winter is to be unusually severe, while the OBJ
server of number of other "signs" says the sea
son will be very mild one SO you needn't pay
any money and you can take your choice. You
can select mild or otherwise, just as you please,
and we won't quarrel with you about it.
The receipts of the County Clerks ofhce
for the first year of Mr.. John W. ShanBlin's term
will be between three and four thousand dollars
more than they have ever been. The business OF
the office was never better conducted than at
present, the returns to the State being made
PROMPTLY and all the financial affairs of the office
being in first class order, while the work is well
up and in excellent shape. This speaks well for
Mr.. Shanklins management and is good card
for his efficient corps of clerks
A we'll known gentleman in the 9th dis
trict was an xious to become a subscriber to The
UNION, but declined to pay $3.50 year for it.
Twice within the past three years he called at the
Office and rendered 81 for years subscription
and each time his money was refused upon the
| ground that we could not send him the paper one
year for that amount On Monday of this week
| he came in again and planked down Sl.50, say
ing at the same time that he liked THE UNION
better than any other county paper and that he
| could not do without it.
Work on Boundary Avenue-The Coun-
ty Beats the City County Commission
| ers lately made an examination of that portion O.
| North Boundary avenue which was being improv
ed under the supervision of the Board, and ex
pressed themselves entirely satisfied with thu
work. The grading and bridging has been com
pleted BY VIM. H. Shpley, the examiner, which
embraced upwards of $4,000 yards of materia
moved, principally rock ; one large culvert. cost
ing So, 100; one iron bridge, costing $4,000; sew
eraI small culverts and six hundred feet OF IL ant
| Is inch pipe.
The completion of the county part before tn
| 1e t,afao