The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-06-12

Monday, June 21st by NJ. w. Offutt insolvent
trustee real estate in the 10th district.
" auctioneers, store and dwelling on Beiair
road, near the city.
Steam motors are now running On the High
landtown railway.
The Criminal docket in the county Circuit
Court will be taken up next Monday.
The entertainment in the Court House on
Friday night of last week will net about Sl25.
Tho public schools of the county will close
for the summer vacation on Wednesday, June 30th.
"A lodge of the order known as the "Shield
of Honor" has been organized at Clifton, Sd dis
trict.
The fund for the new organ for Trinity P.
E. Church, Towsontown, now amounts to about
5000.
The Philadelphia Times is authority for
the statement that Mr. John E. Owens will never
again appear upon the stage.
Hon. j. Fred. G. Talbot attended the
Masonic bazaar at Belair, on Tuesday evening and
met very cordial reception.
Mr.. Ernest Cook, of the 4th district was
thrown from his horse in Reisterstown, on Mon
day evening and was seriously hurt.
The Western Maryland railroad employees
will excurt to Baltimore on the 18th of July and
from thence by boat to Chestertown.
Representative Shaw has succeeded in hav-
ing passed by Congress bill to pension Eliza
beth Slenbacker, of Baltimore county.
Mr.. Charles H. Nicolai, of Baltimore coun-
ty, has been awarded the contract for lighting
with oil lamps the streets of Portsmouth, Va.
The members of Gov. Loyd's staff have
formed an organization with Col. Clinton P. Paine,
president and Col Henry c. Tieck, vice. president
The annual June meeting at Sater's Bap
tist church, on the Falls road, will be held Sun
day, 18th inst Preaching at II a. m. and 8. p. m.
Mrs. Miller, wife of Judge Oliver Miller, of
la, 6 H. Of
place, was slightly injured in runaway accident
last Saturday.
"A colored camp m Getting will be commenced
in St. James's Grove, on the Maryland Central
railroad, a short distance east of Towsontown,
Friday July Both.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Gainesville Short Line Railroad Company will
be held in Gainesville, Tuesday evening, June
18th, at S o'clock.
Mr. George W. Gail, who lives on Linden
avenue extended in this county, has a fine Jersey
COW that dropped perfect twin calves on Monday.
They are doing finely.
Walter Ensor, of the Sth district, has been
appointed one of the guards at the Maryland
House of Correction, vice Martin Manager, OF Bal
timore county, resigned.
Mrs. Martha E.. King, of Hampden, 9th
district, while visiting in the city few days ago,
fell down flight of steps, dislocating leg and
seriously cutting her head.
Mrs. Littleton. wife of Rev. Chas. II. Lit
tleton, of the NJ. P. Church, and who was at one
time stationed in Towsontown, died in Baltimore
last Sunday in the 61st year of her age.
DR.. George H. Cairnes, of Woodbury., who
was lately appointed U. S. Marshal for Maryland,
has associated with him in his large practice
promising young physician named Smith.
Mr.. William H. Bosley, of Baltimore coun-
ty, member of the banking firm of John S. Git
tings & Co., has been elected one of the board of
Dali; Evo
Mrs. Calvin Chestnut, of Baltimore, who
has been an invalid nearly all winter, is now much
improved and is visiting her father, DIR. VIM. II.
Mace, a prominent physician of the 18th district.
On Monday last John W. Shankln, Esq,
Clerk of the Circuit Court sent his check to State
Comptroller Turner for 1000. The greater
part of this amount for receipts from licenses.
Judge Fowler has overruled the exceptions
of the purchaser, Rosster l.. Scott, and has rati-
fed the sale of real estate in the case of Barnes
vs. Phillips, made by George Whitelock, Esq,
trustee.
The telephone exchange at Lutherville is
now in full operation and wires are being strung
all around the country. The exchange was es-
tablished through the enterprise of the Messrs.
Corkran.
The Messrs. Benson are erecting the
corner of Roland and Third avenues, Hampden,
q store-house so by &C feet and three stories
high; also large stable and carriage house on the
same lot.
Mr.. VIM. ]. Bland, of Arlington, Sd dis
trict, raised some very large strawberries. He had
sixteen berries that filled quart box, and the
bottom wasn't half way up the box either. Was it
Mr.. Bland?
-Hampstead, Carroll county-whicb is not
far from the Baltimore county line-is about
forming militia company. They are real war
like people over there-that Is they ike war
long way off.
We are told that while Mr.. Chas. F. Kramer
was fishing in Middle river few days ago, he
caught lamprey eel that was "nearly white and
had nine eyes," Mr.. Kramer is a prominent
temperanceman.
"A colored man named Harry Grey has been
committed to Jail here upon the charge of setting
fire to an unoccupied house on Boundary avenue,
belonging to Mr.. Joseph Snyder, in whose employ
Grey had previously been.
Cen Isaac r. Trimble of Baltimore coun-
ty, who attended the annual examinations at the
West Point Military Academy last week, is the
oldest living graduate of that institution. He lost
a leg in the Confederate army.
Nelson Cardwell, gardener for Mr.. Henry
G. Turnbull, Sr., raised this year some of the
largest straw berries, of the Triumph of Cumber-
land" variety, that we have heard of. Twenty
three of them weighed pound.
The private school of Miss Pattison, in this
place, closed for the summer vacation on Thurs
day. On Friday the children held a reunion and
picnic and their teacher furnished them with an
abundant supply of good things.
"A bold colored man named Jim Norris, who
stole the cash box from one Of the Peoples Line
cars, near Druid Hill Park, now languisheth in
Jail here. Jeems got the box, with $23, but he
couldn't run fast enough afterwards.
Mr.. John Smith, whose home is in the I'd
district, and who was lately honorably discharged
from the Fifth U. S. Artillery, after five years
service on the plains, expects to secure position
on the Washington ID. co. police force.
Mrs. Fannie Collegiate Cockey, formerly
Mrs. Cherbonnier, died in Baltimore, on Saturday
last, in the Goth year of her age. She was a
daughter of the late Edward Goodwin, and was in
some respects very remarkable woman.
William Tyson died very suddenly near St.
Georges Station, Western Maryland railroad, on
Monday afternoon, from blood poisoning and ex-
posure. He was SO years of age and was men,
Der of Coles Cavalry during the late war.
Horse thieves-evidently an organized and
very expert gang-have commenced operations in
Baltimore county and the people should be on the
lookout for them. Several losses have already
occurred and others are almost sure to follow.
The regular excursions over the Western
Maryland railroad to Pen-M Mar and other points
of interest will commence Thursday, June 18th.
This enterprising company expects to do o larger
excursion business this summer than ever before.