The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-10

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There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev.
VIII. H. Powers, in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
Eutaw M. p. Church, Hartford ROad-Preach-
ing every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. D. NJ. yin,
at II a. m. and p. m. All invited ------------
The trackmen on the Northern Central
road had their pay advanced to Sl.20 per day on
lst instant.
Miss Miranda Litzinger, of this place, has
a large scarlet cactus which has upon it IT'S buds
and blooms.
Preparations are being made for calico
ball to be held at the Smedley House on the
evening of 14th inst.
Wagon loads of clans were hawked about
the streets of Towsontown this week, which is
something unusual here.
The warm weather of the past week has
caused the business of the summer hotels and
boarding houses to boom.
"A comparative statement shows that the
month of June just past was the coolest expert
enced in sixteen years, except in 1881.
1t is mentioned by Hanover paper as a
rare occurrence that last week, in that town, oats
commanded five cents more per bushel than corn.
On Tuesday the County Commissioners
paid the Consolidated Gas Company 81, 400 for
gas, repairs and new lamps in the Belt for the
past six months.
-Andrew J. Taylor of Hampden, Falls road
was seriously hurt in railroad accident at
Washington, on Friday of last week. He was
brought to his home.
The purses offered for the racing events at
the next fair of the Hartford county agricultural
society will be larger than ever before, aggrega-
ting upwards of $4,000.
The petit jury for the May term of court
was finally discharged the I'd inst. 1t is
thought that no cases will be assigned after this
week until the September term.
H. Of Tn1v hrou ma first
installment of real summer weather, when the
mercury climbed above so. But we can look out
now. Old Soils got it in for u.s.
Mr. Thomas Wooden, native of Balti-
more county, died in the city on Tuesday, aged
70 years. He was cooper by trade and had
lived in Baltimore forty years.
George Webb John Fitzgerald and George
Dinsmore were badly scalded on Saturday even
ing last while cleaning the fues of boiler in
Poole & Hunts shops, Woodberry.
The coming fair of our County Agricultural
Society will commence at Timonium, Tuesday,
Sept. 18th. The prospects are that it will be the
best show ever given by the Society.
The Pikesville Cornet Band held reunion
and celebration in the Arsenal grounds on Mon
day and spent very pleasant day. At night the
grounds were handsomely illuminated.
john T. Shea, of the Sth district, who has
been appointed messenger in the Custom House,
will receive salary of S720 year, instead of
$3.50, as stated in The UNION last week.
The Woodberry Redstockings played
game of ball Monday afternoon with Reisters-
towns crack team and defeated it by a score of
s to /. The game took place at Reisterstown.
"A boy named Walter Hebb, living on Den
mead street, in the Belt, had his right hand so
badly shattered by an explosion of gunpowder On
Monday that two of the fingers had to be ampu-
tated.
oliver Holbrook, of Calverton, has been
bound over for court upon the charge of keeping
vicious dog his premises. boy named
Ebaugh was bitten by the dog and caused the
arrest.
Mr.. John Douglas Beach, of Woodland,
New York, was married in Baltimore, on the Both
of June, to Miss Minnie R. Sears, daughter of the
late John L. Sears, of 0wings' Mills, Baltimore
county.
Edward Burke, of Baltimore, whose little
son was killed last week by one of the York road
cars, has sued the company for $1,000. The
death of the child was purely accidental, and the
coroner's jury so decided.
"A stable belonging to Mr.. John Chatter
ton, of Pleasantville, Hartford county, near the
Baltimore county line was burned on Friday
night of last week, with its contents, including
horse and buggy valued at $500.
Mrs Shanklin, mother of John W. Shank
lin, Esq, Clerk of the Circuit Court had the mis-
fortune to fall last Sunday, painfully injuring her
hip. She is 50 years of age. DIR. j. IL. Jarrett
and DR.. Harrison are attending her.
-Devoe, the weather prophet, says we will
experience heavy thunder storms about the 18th
of the present month He failed in his predic
ton that we would experience a cold northeast
storm between the 9Th and Sth of July.
Mrs. Elizabeth GLENN, wife of Rev. W. I.
D. GLENN, of the M. E. Church, died at her resi-
dence, Govanstown, on the 4th inst. Deceased
was sister of Bishop Thomas Bowman, of St.
Louis, and was we'll advanced in years.
A colored man named George McTeeny
has been committed to jail here upon the charge
of stealing lot of wearing apparel from the store
of Jones & Thorne, on the Hillen road. The
goods were found in the possession of the thief.
"A cooking main was fought at Perry
Knights, Cross Keys, Falls road, Monday after
noon, between Baltimore county birds and a lot
from New York. Four battles fought, in
three of which the county birds we're declared the
victors.
During the month of May the Hampden
Electric Railway carried 10000 people and in
June 900. They run two motors on week days
and three on Sundays. The company is about
putting up electric lights at all the stations along
its line
The two Methodist churches in Reisters-
town held Sunday school festivals on Monday
in groves near the town, and spent the day very
pleasantly. There were also two baseball games
during the day, and at night several displays of
fireworks.
Charles and JEFF Bosley, with two four
mule teams and two harvesters. cut 55 acres of
wheat on the Stump farm, in Green Spring Val
ley, in twenty hours. These young men are sons
of Mr. Charles Bosley, farm manager for Col. A.
D. Brown.
The Waverly Guards, Capt Jos. Wardin,
engaged in target shoot last Monday. The first
prize was won by Private VIM. Pillsbury the
second by Second Lieut.. Hart, and the third
by First Lieut.. Wardin. The Guards spent
very pleasant day.
The receivers of the Maryland Central rail-
road are about extending the switch at Bynum's
station, short distance above Belalr, building
cattle pens, erecting scales and making other i'm
provements in order to increase the facilities of
the road at that station.
Mr.. Alexander H. Rutherford died at
"KirkIeigh," the residence of his son, Mr.. Alex.
II. Rutherford Jr., on Roland avenue, Tuesday
last, in the 10Th year of his age. Deceased was
native of Virginia and his remains were taken
to Richmond for interment.
Last week the men employed on the gravel
train, on the Maryland Central road, who were
receiving S1.10 per day, struck for higher pay,
demanding S1.25. The company at once dis
charged the whole gang, including the foreman,
and put colored men to work in their places.
Some of the men engaged at Ashland fur
mace last week demanded of Mr. Kenny, the man.
ager, an advance of wages. short conference
was held and afterwards, upon the authority Of
the company leasing the furnace, their pay was
advanced 10 per cent, which was satisfactory.
Henry Ford, young man living on the
Frederick road, while firing small cannon last
Monday, had his left hand terribly lacerated by
the explosion of the gun. He was on visit to
his father-in-law, in the 18th district when the
accident happened. He will probably lose his
hand.
DIR. Piper, who is "chock" full of patriot
ism, gave a very pretty display of fire works on
Monday night, and he also organized miniature
torch-light procession, which created much fun.
The DR.. is always cat home' on anything like
this. Fact is she's built that way" and can't
help it.
We'll, the Baltimore Light Infantry did
come out to Towsontown last Monday and they
made things lively around here. They didn't do
anything really bad but if Baltimore has l25
citizens who can make more noise than they did,
we should like to look at them. We know now
what is meant by "painting a town red" Those
hoys did it right here on Monday, but it was all
right. They came out to have "good time"
and it was their own fault if they didn't have 1t.