The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-10-30


blossoms.
On Wednesday afternoon about dozen
drunken colored men got into free light at Home
stead, Hartford road, and for time made things
pretty lively. The county police succeeded in
quelling the disturbance and arrested four of the
participants
Mr. Lewis Turner, sr, of Govanstown,
made pleasant call at The UNION office Friday.
Mr.. Turner enjoys good health and was in very
jovial mood He will leave his country home for
the city next week where he will remain until the
birds nest again.
Mr.. Harry White Assistant Secretary of
the American Legation at London, attended ser
vice at Trinity P. E. Church, Towsonto" n, on
Sunday last. He came home on a visit and was
temporarily stopping with his aunt, Mrs. Charles
Ridgely, of Hampton.
Judge Fowler, who has been occupying the
residence of Col. 0. P Macgi adjoining Trinity
p. E. Church, since he has been in TowsontOwn,
has rented the residence of the late Dr. Wing6eld,
opposite the east front of the Court House, and
will move there next week.
The Catholics of Belair, through Cardinal
Gibbons, have purchased a lot near the Mary land
Central railroad station, upon which they will
erect church. The purchase was made through
Messrs. j. S. and C. l. Dallam, we'll known real
estate agents of that place.
- Miss Mcintosh, daughter of Col. ID. Il.
Mcintosh, of Towsontown, is in Richmond, Va,
where she will spend some time visiting friends.
On Tuesday evening her aunt, Mrs. Gen. Ander-
son, gave her and Miss Winnie Davis, daughter
of JEFF. Davis, dinner party.
The time schedule on the mail route from
Fallston, M. C. R. R., to Monkton, N. C. r. R.,
has been changed as follows: Leave Fal!ston daily
except Sundays at p. m; arrive at Monkton by
p. No. Leave Monkton daily except Sundays at
a. M; arrive at Fallston by 2 p. m.
The State Board of Health has filed reti-
ton in the Circuit Court here that the rendering
establishment of Romoser & Mester, on Milling
ton lane, LIST district is a nuisance and calculated
to endanger health and life, and that the firm be
cited to show cause why it should not be abated.
The Fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey
Club, which was held at Pimico four days last
week, was in all respects success. The weather
was fine, the attendance good, and the racing
equal to any yet at Pimlico, which is acknowl
edged to be of the best tracks in the country.
"A Towsontown gentleman, who sometimes
bets on horse races, went TO Pimlico last week and,
believing he had sure "tip," bet $40 with a
book maker against S2S. He won the bet but
when he went to cash in his ticket it was gone
He thinks pickpocket got it and with it the S4S.
Judge Stewart, in the Baltimore City Court,
has refused to grant a new trial in the case OF
Henry Taylor, ST., of Woodbury., against John
C. Lamb, of Baltimore. The action was for dam
ages for the seduction of Taylor's daughter by
600.
Mr.. Fred. Groom, of Towsontown, who
visited his old home in England, returned on Sat-
urday last after an absence of about three months.
His trip did him great deal of good and he
comes back enjoying excellent health, and meet
ing the warmest greetings from his many friends
here.
DR.. ]. Piper and wife, of Towsontown, will
leave next week for Cincinnati to visit friend of
the Dr.'s, who is prominent official of one of the
great railroads of the West. From Cincinnati
they will go to St. Louis, Chicago and other prom
inent points, and expect to be absent about two
weeks.
Mrs. Henrietta D. Wolfe, sister of Mr.. John
E. Dorsey, proprietor of Belleview Dairy, near
Arlington, Sd district, fell down the steps of her
residence, on north Carrollton avenue. Baltimore,
Sunday night last, and broke her neck. She was
the wife of Mr.. Zachariah Wolfe and was 46 years
of age.
The nights are getting cool and the town
loafer may be found in the stores, perched upon a
box near the stove, spouting in bis usual voluble
and know-it- all style. What he don't know would
fill large sized volume, but he generally has
many eager listeners, who would be much better
at home.
ON Sunday night last Jacob Kuhn, who
lives on the old Frederick road, near Gainesville,
was robbed of new suit Of clothing, satchel
filled with Undertaking, pair of shoes, &C.. all
of which were taken from his room. tramp,
who had been employed on the place, is thought
to be the thief.
The county police made some effort last
Sunday to enforce the late order of the County
Commissioners with reference to more strict OBJ
servance of the Sunday law in the Belt city
paper referring to this matter says the front doors
of saloons were closed" There is a great deal of
meaning in those words.
"A regular meet of the Elkridge Club was
held at Hampton, near Towsontown, Wednesday
afternoon. Owing to the threatening weather the
attendance was small and only three huntsmen
followed the dogs. A drag was first laid and then
fox was turned loose, the dogs capturing him
after hard run of thirty minutes
The Sun says that there were raised this
year, on Mr.. G. ]. Bakers farm near Leicester, 81
bushels of Burbank potatoes from three bushels OF
seed. To person who knows anything about
growing potatoes this will look like pretty tough
yarn, particularly as the PAST season was an I'M
usually poor one for the potato crop.
The barn on the farm of Miss Matte
street,, near Clermont Mills, Hartford county, wa;
burned on Thursday of last week, together with
400 bushels of wheat, large quantity of hay
farming implements, &c. The fire was caused by
steam threshing machine. There was a small
insurance in the York county company.
The Circuit Court here has passed an ordel
| in the case of Messrs. Brown and Spence, trus
and others, directing the creditors of said compa
ny to produce and conclude their testimony in
said cause, before A. W. Perrie, ESQ.,, specia
auditor, on or before December LIST, 1856.
Mrs. Bond, wife of G. Morris Bond, Esq.
| U. S. Commissioner, died at her husbands resi-
dence. on Charles street avenue, in the Belt OF
| Saturday morning of last week, after long i'll
ness. Deceased was daughter of Mr.. John j
| Wight, of the Sth district, and a sister of ex
County Commissioner William II. Wight
"A driving party composed of Mr.. Georg'
| H. Elder, Mrs. Jervis Spencer, Miss Elder, to,
| Misses Stewart, and the Messrs. Stewart, of Bal
timore county; Miss White, of Howard county
and Messrs John H. Harris and L. Kemp Duval
of Baltimore, spent Tuesday night last at the City
Hotel Westminster, and returned home on Wed
nesday.
Through the personal efforts of Rev Watson
Case. who collected the necessary funds among hii
| friends for the purpose, new heating apparatus
has been placed in Towsontown M. E. Church anG
hereafter that edifce will be properly and com
fortably heated. The improvement was a very
agreeable surprise to the congregation on Sunday
| morning last.
| Mr. John Bolgiano, son of Mr.. Joseph A
Bolgiano, of Wavery will be married on the 2Ott
of November, to Miss Sophie, daughter of Louis
P. Hennighausen, Esq, the we'll known lawyer
| who resides in the same town. The father of thu
bride has presented the young couple with
pretty cottage in Waverly, which will be furnish.
ed complete by the parents of the groom.
| The funeral of Miss May E. Watkins
daughter of Mr.. ]. Maurice Watkins, Of this town
took place in Trinity P E. Church, at o'clock m D
on Sunday last Rev. Geo. c. Stokes, of the Church
of the Redeemer, Charles street avenue, conduc
ting the services. The church was filled to it,
utmost capacity, and the services were of mos
beautiful and impressive character. There were
large number of very rich floral tributes, wrought
in exquisite designs. The pail bearers were Capt
| Chas. B. MCLEAN, Prof. G. Clinton Hanna, VIM
| II. Murray, Frank I. Wheeler, John Erdman anC
George Erdman. Interment in Govane Presbyte
| rian cemetery.
| "A young friend of ours, who is to be mar
ried shortly, built himself very pretty cottag,
and returning from his business in the city few
evenings ago he went to the house to see how the
painters were getting on. The upstairs rooms hat
been beautifully white coated and our friend wa
not little surprised when one of the painters re
| marked to him that the paper hangers were al
work upstairs As he had ordered no paperin,
done he rushed upstairs to find thst the beautiful
white walls of one of the rooms had already beer
covered by cheap quality of paper. He remon
strated with the paper hanger, who said he hat
been ordered to do the work and that our fren,
must be mistaken. He assured the man that b.
was not and that he thought he ought to hav
something to say about what was done in his owl