The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-11

railroad at Glenarm station, vice John D. Weakl
resigned.
| Mr.. William S. Potter, of Cecil county, lai
ly appointed to temporary clerkship in the B,
timore Custom House, has moved his family
Baltimore county and is occupying . house
First street, in the Belt
Mr.. E. Cuttings Merryman, of Hayfeld
sold this week two fat steers-half Hereford al
half Jersey-that weighed together $500 pound
Considering the cross and the age (21 years. Il
weight was remarkable.
-Benjamin F. Horwitz, ESQ.,, promine
Baltimore lawyer and one of the gentlemen who
interested in the establishment Of crematory
the vicinity Of the city, was in Towsontown Thur
day, on professional business.
The residence of Mr.. James E. Hooper, q
Charles street avenue, in the Belt, was slight
damaged by fire on Sunday morning last Son
live Goals dropped from the dining-r room graf
setting fire to the carpet. The Waverly fire CON
pany responded promptly to the alarm, and tt
fire was soon extinguished.
Capt. D. P. Barnette, who took charge
the public school on the Frederick road, three
quarters of mile from the city, in May last, no
has two hundred and twenty five scholars an
four assistant teachers. The school has upward
of eighty scholars more than it ever had befor
and is in a most fourishing condition.
Mr. Arthur L. Bosley, son of Dr. G. M
u
ship with Mr.. George F. Patterson, of Baltimore
the style of the firm being George F. Patterso
Co. Their business is furnishing railway, mi
and fire department supplies, and their office i
in the Morse Building, Fayette street.
Miss Annie Houck, until recently an as
sistant teacher in the public school at Reisters
town, was married at Arcadia Station, on tn
Baltimore Hanover Railroad, Wednesday morn
ing, to Mr.. William Byerly. The ceremony wa
performed by Rev. Geo. II. Beckley, pastor o
Trinity Luthern Church, Reisterstown.
Mr.. Daniel B. Wilhelm, who was born an,
spent the greater part of his life in the 9th dis
trict of Baltimore county, died at his residence
on Remington Place, in the Belt Monday last
aged 70 years. few days before his death b.
cut the back of his hand with piece of tin, from
which erysipelas set in and terminated fatally.
Mrs. Marriott, wife of Mr.. Joseph Marriott
of Rockdae, I'd district, died on the 4th inst, il
The list year of her age. Deceased was the mothe
of Rev. 0. G. Marriott, pastor of Fork M. E
Church, 11th district and also of Mr.. E. E. Marriott
formerly teacher in the public schools of thi.
county, but now resident of the State of Texas
The protracted meeting which had been il
progress at Baldwin Memorial M. E. Church
Anne Arundel county, of which Rev. j. N. Davis
D. D., formerly pastor of Towsontown NJ. E
Church, is the pastor, came to a close last week
During its progress twenty-five new members
the church.
Winter commenced in earnest about the
middle of last week, followed on Saturday after
noon by snow storm which continued during
the night and nearly all Of Sunday, which was
the coolest day of the winter thus far. Again on
Monday night several inches of snow fell and at
this writing the ground is covered by at least
eight inches of the beautiful"
1t is said that Mr.. Thaddeus S. Sharretts.
Of Mt Washington, who the President appointed
one of the local appraisers in the Baltimore Gus
tom House, secured the place without the assist
ance of any of the politicians of the State his ap
pointment having been made upon the recon-
mendation of the merchants of the city, backe
There was fne sleighing this week, and the
people appeared to enjoy it-all except ourselves,
and the only reason we didn't is because no one
came to take US out or offered to loan as team.
We're in the position of the fellow who said to his
friend: "Gimme a cigar, I've got match"
We've got passably warm clothes flor country
editors), but alas we have no horse and sleigh.
The many friends of Mr.. Francis B. Lau-
renson in Baltimore county will be pleased to
learn of his appointment by the President as on g
Of the local appraisers in the Baltimore Custom
House. The Office is an important one and Mr..
Laurenson, who is a man of intelligence and good
business capacity, possesses peculiar fitness to
discharge its duties. The salary is
5000 year.
A very handsome monuments being erect
ed by the family of the late John Bosley, of VIM,
over his grave in Sherwood church-yard, Cock
eysvile. There are number of beautiful and
costly monuments and tombs in this church-yard
among the most imposing being those OF Mrs
Henrietta Cockey, wife of Hon. Joshua F. Cockey
j ohm Merryman son of the late John Merryman
and DIR. Griffith.
The fire which destroyed the barn of Mr.
Frank Parett, in the I'd district, caused loss or
building of 81 800, and on contents, 81, 400. The
insurance was 81 500 on the barn and $931.5O or
contents-$2, 431.50. The fire occurred Nov. 29th
and the Royal Insurance Company of London
which held the risks, paid the amount in full De
cember Sth. Mr.. H. L. Bowen, Towsontown, il
the agent for this company.
Mr.. James D. Slade, son of the late join
SIade, of Pikesville, Baltimore county, who ha:
been farming near Smallwood, Carroll county
for several years, has rented his property and
will engage in store-keeping and huckstering
He is thorough going young business man and
generally makes success of whatever he under
takes. Mr. Slade was in Towsontown on Wed
nesday and called at The UNION office.
Some time ago the Court here suppressed
the license of Pat O'Connor, who kept vile der
on tho York turnpike, short distance allow
Towsontown. The place was rented to anothe
charge and from all accounts the ranch is as bat
as ever it was. Can't something be done to driv
such nuisance as this out of the community? l
is an outrage that it should be allowed to con
tinue.
William S. Keech, Esq, surviving membe
of the law firm of Wheeler & Keech, this weel
paid to The UNION bill for advertising trus
tees sale in December, 1869, in the matter o
Creek and others VS.. Brooks. The UNION had n
account against Mr.. Keech in this matter, tn
books which contained it having been burned whe
our office was destroyed by fire in 1876. The Au
ditor's account was only recently stated and MI
Keech, the surviving trustee, kindly called our at
tention to it and then paid the long forgotten bill
With commendable enterprise the Yor
Road Railway Company lately had built larg
covered sleigh, with double runners, for use o
the upper end of the read in case ofa snow block
Fi;. ~Aw sleigh was brought into requis
ZION on tuesday morning and passengers wer
from which latter point to the city the road wa
kept open and the cars run regularly. This il
novation was the invention of Mr.. A. D. Sank
the enterprising superintendent of the road.
Many of our subscribers have already re
sponded to the subscription bills sent out wit
last weeks issue of THE UNION and we hope tn,
all of them will do so before the end of the yea
The amounts to each are small, but in the aggr
Rdtc Cncy run up W very cOuSiueTaDle lteln, III
feeling that we have already earned the none
we simply ask Cor what is our own and com
IDENTIFY believe our friends will see the justice
our claim and remit what is due US without vi
necessary delay. 1t is only once year that '
make any allusion to this matter, and even no
we dislike to do it, yet it is only by this mea
that we are enabled to keep our accounts collec
ed up to near what they ought to be.
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| Stolen Mare Recoverable last week
issue of The UNION mention was made of the ia
that dark brown mare had been stolen on 4
night of November 10th, from the stable of N
William P. Henry, who lives on the Myers farl
| Govanstown. On Monday evening subscrib
to THE UNION, who lives in the upper end of Il
county, notified Mr.. Henry that mare, answe
| ing the description of the one stolen from hi
could be found at Mr.. John Kidd's, about thr
miles west of Middletown, in the 9th district.
Mr.. Henry went to Parkton on Tuesday afterno
and hiring team from Mr.. J. Scott Price, wi
also kindly sent man with him, drove to Kidd
place, where they arrived quite late at night N
Henry made known the object of his visit nj
gave full and complete description of the mai
which he valued at 500. Mr.. Kidd admitt
that he had such an animal in his stable and ga
he had bought her from a colored man for So.
After some dispute Mr.. Henry secured his ma
and took her to Partition with him, bringing b
home the next day. A few days before the ma
was stolen Mr.. Henry hired young colored mi
/ uho oona IN his nlace soaking work saving