The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-05-29
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Tuesday, June LIST, by George Whitelock, trus-
tee, real estate near Plml1co.
Monday, June 14th, by N. Charles Burke and K.
ii. Boarman, trustees the valuable proper
ty known as Cross Keys Hotel, on the Falls
Tuesday. June 18th, Sheriff's sale of lot Of
ground in the 9Th district.
Monday, June 21st, by M. w. Offutt, insolvent
trustee, real estate in the 10Th district.
"A total eclipse of the sun will occur on the
29th of next August.
A council of the beneficial order OF the
ROYAL Arcanum was organized this week at Wa
verify.
Sheriff Miller has appointed Bernard Fall
Ion, of the 1st district, special deputy at barley
Park, on the Hartford road.
On Sunday afternoon last Archbishop Glib
bons confirmed class of ninety-o persons at
St. AIMS Church, on the York road.
Rev. W. W. Reese, of Queen Anne's coun-
ty, Nd, has accepted call to Chestnut Grove
PRESBYTERIAN Church, near Sweet Air.
"A house and lot belonging to the late Jos.
Merkle, near Gray's Factory, LIST district, was
sold last week to Mrs. Sarah Graham for S5l5
The new marriage license law goes into
effect next Tuesday, June 1st A license can
then be procured for 81, instead OF $3.50, as at
present
Rev. George T. Purvis, D. D., pastor of
Boundary Avenue Presbyterian Church, has ac-
cepted a call to the first Presbyterian Church,
Pittsburg.
Tie ladies of Chestnut Grove Church will
hold an ice-cream and strawberry festival, at
Sweet Air, on Thursday and Friday evenings of
next week.
Miss Weddell, who conducts large board
ing house in the city, has rented the Smedley
House for the summer and will take charge about
the LIST of june
Richard Myers has been appointed post
D. HILL poIfs VII
bert H. Blackstone, and the site of the office has
been changed.
Mr.. Samuel Spencer, one of the receivers of
the Maryland Central R. R. Company, was slight
ly injured few days ago by being thrown from
q fractions horse.
Mill, Woodbury., got his hand in the machinery
on Tuesday and had finger torn off and other
injuries inflicted.
An adjourned meeting of the Hartford Fire
Insurance Company, to consider final action on
the new bylaws, will be held in Belair, Tuesday,
June Sth, at IL a. m.
At the sale of thoroughbreds at Pimlico,
during the racing meeting, Mr. VS.. G. Williams,
of Baltimore county, bought chestnut fy, by
Dan Sparkling. for SllO.
However it may be in the earth beneath,
there are certainly no signs of hard times in the
heavens above. Why, astronomers report that
six comets now visible.
MIR Richard II. Peasants and family this
week removed from the city to their handsome
summer residence, on the Hllen road, short
distance below Towsontown.
Mr. Patrick II. Walker, prominent citi-
zen of the Sd district, who has been very ill for
some time, is still in a precarious condition and
it is feared he cannot recover.
Mr.. Stephen G. Boyd, who was for long
time connected with the Maryland Central rail
road, is a candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for State Senator in York county.
Mr.. Nelson r. Gorsuch, brother of Mr..
Noah Gorsuch, highly respected citizen of the
Sth district, died at his residence, in Baltimore,
on the 22d inst, in the 10Th year of his age.
"A petition has been sent to the postoffiee
department asking that postofice be establish
ed at Woodbrook Station, Maryland Central rail
road, with Mr.. W. H. Marriott as postmaster.
The mother of Rev. Joel Brown, who is
we'll known in this county, died at her residence,
in Centreville, Md, last week, aged about 73
years. She had been sick for about three years.
DR.. J. Piper, who is lay delegate to the
Episcopal Diocesan Convention, left for Wash
ington on Tuesday, to attend the meeting of that
body. He was accompanied by his wife and chill
dren.
There is a postofice in Howard county
called Glenelg, the spelling of which is the same
backwards. The attention of a wag was called
to this fact when he remarked, That's what's the
matter with Hannah"
Decoration Day occurs next Monday, 3lst
inst. The soldiers graves in Chestnut Grove
cemetery, near Sweet Air, will be decorated on
Sunday morning and donations OF flowers are
respectfully solicited.
Rev. Thomas Myers, who was sent to
Washington by the late NJ. E. Conference, has
since been elected agent of the Maryland Bible
Society and has returned to Baltimore, where he
will reside in the future.
The Changers meeting and pic mic, which
will be held in the woods just north of Luther
,,;1ln cIav Tnna Let mis- n hi q aVaDf
of much interest and pleasure and will doubtless
attract very large crowd.
Some fellow predicts IL at June will be a
very cold, wet month, with strong easterly winds.
Possibly he bases his prediction upon the wealth
er Of the present month, which about tallies with
his weather for the coming one.
-Congressman Shaw's bill, to pay to the
heirs of the late f. I. Wheeler, formerly of this
county, the sum of S35S advanced by him to two
Federal soldiers during the late war; has been
favorably reported in the House.
Mr.. James B. Ayers, of the vicinity OF
Shawsville, will enter into partnership with Mr.
Chas. Cathcart and establish flint mill at Burns
Switch, on the Northern Central railroad. They
expect to conduct large business.
Mrs Lavinia X. Taylor, who died at the
Mt Vernon Hotel, Baltimore, on Monday last,
formerly resided Gainesville, Baltimore coun'
ty She was the widow of the late Talbot j. lay
lor and was most estimable woman
Our old and esteemed friend, Mr. William
Mccullough, of the 9th district, WHO'S now nearly
70 years of age, called to see us on Wednesday.
He is still quite an active man and it is crafty
ing to know that he bears his age so well.
Cen James G. Clarke, formerly of Bati-
more county, now president of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company, was in Baltimore last
week, arranging to go to Honduras, Central Amer
lea. in the interest of a railroad enterprise.
The entertainment to be held in the Court
House. Friday evening, June 4th will be a trea
that none should miss. The proceeds will be de
voted to most worthy object and it is therefore
hoped that liberal patronage will be extended
In the Orphans Court this week letters
administration were granted to Winfield j. Tayio
on the personal estate of Shubrick Hayward; II
Frank and Louisa Krug on the estate OF Georg
Krug, and to Edward l.. Coulson on the estate
Godfried Ebert.
Mr. John Heitchew, Jr, of Reisterstown
has been temporarily appointed by Mr.. Ii. L
Bowen as his travelling agent for Baltimore coun
ty, to succeed Mr.. Chas. E. Herbert, who goe
with the Agricultural Insurance Company OF New
The Fullerton Debating Society will hole
its third annual fishing party at Cape May Point
Wednesday, June 10th. We return thanks 10
an invitation, and if only fish are to be "discuss
ed" we may be there to take part IN the ENJOY
ments of the occasion.
The citizens of Highlandtown, 18th dis
trict are not satisfied because the County Com
missioners did not give them policeman who
a resident of that place. They have held meet
ing and appointed a committee to present thei
grievance to the Board.
1t now appears that the young woman VIII
was found dead in her bed in Lutherville, as re
ported in these columns last week, was not color
ed but white girl. She was nearly II years o
age and daughter of John Klob, a German, liv
ing ON Chestnut Ridge.
The Masonic fair in Belair, commences Of
Monday, June 9TH. Arrangements are bein
made by Mt. Moriab Lodge, of this place, to v,sl
the fair in body and the Lodge will probabl
20 up on Wednesday evening, 9th, accompanie
In n Cnmmandarv from Baltimore.