The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-05-08


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The addition to the Court House will now
bo finished and furnished at cost OF s., OOO.
1t is expected that the summer schedule on
tbe MARYLAND Central road will go into effect
next Sunday.
Mr.. D. Hopper Emory, of the Baltimore
county bar, has been elected librarian OF the BAL
timore Oratorio Society.
Mechanics and laborers are now demand
ing ten hours pay for eight hours labor. Does
that look reasonable!
"A direct telephone line between Lutherville
and Baltimore is being put up through the enter
prise of the Messrs. Corkran.
DR.. R. Willis, druggist of this place, has
very much improved the appearance Oh MS store
by putting in double show windows.
Planners have been very busy the past week
planting corn. The ground was very dry, yet in
tolerably fair condition for the work
Mr.. IT. G. Turnbull, ST., Mr.. Chester Turn
bull and wife and Miss Turnbull, of "Auburn,"
near Towsontown, are at Atlantic CITY,.
An extra mail for Hampden, closing at the
Baltimore postofice at 1925 p. m, is sent out by
the Maryland Central road at O'Clock.
Hon. H. B. Hotons "Orange Boy" trotted
in q race at Belmont Park Philadelphia, one day
last week and won it in 2:33 and 2:3l4.
Bishop Paret will conduct confirmation
services in Trinity P. E. Church, Towsontown,
Sunday afternoon, 10th inst, at 4SO o'clock. -,
Nineteen pr0batl0ners were auiHilteu W lui
membership in Towsontown NJ E. Church, Rev.
Watson Case. pastor, on Sunday morning last.
-Lutherville has already commenced filling
ND with summer boarders from the city. In three
or four weeks the village will be alive with them
The employees in the mills and shops at
Woodbury., who are now paid monthly, have
made demand to be paid their wages every two
weeks. .--s
County Treasurer Hebb will commence
receiving taxes on the levy of 1886 next Saturday
18th inst The discount for the present month is
4 per cent.
The total amount of rainfall in the vicinity
of Baltimore during the month of April was Z.O6
inches. or /. 90 inches below the average OF the
EAST fifteen years.
MIR. Chas. W. Lees promising colt "John
w." is doing good work and Towsontown has
prospects of turning out trotter that Will make
a name for himself.
-Thomas E. Harris, who lives in Baltimore
county, near the Carroll county line, made mar
row escape from death on Monday by being run
over by loaded wagon.
-Renresentative Shaw, of this district, has
reported favorably to the House bill to pay the
claim of Emily J. Ford, of Baltimore county,
which amounts to So ,OOO.
DIR. Massenburg, our new sanitary lnspec-
tor, has work to do right now if he will keep his
eyes open. We know of one place that should re-
ceive his immediate attention.
Windsor, Carroll county, which was burned on
Monday, was insured in the Baltimore county and
Carroll county companies for S5,6OO.
"A fire in the woods of Mr.. Andrew Banks,
in the 4th district on Tuesday, burned over about
forty acres, destroying much timber, fencing, &c.
The loss is estimated at several hundred dollars.
The net earnings of the York and Peach
Bottom narrow-g gauge railroad for the past year
were SI4,5S687. The road has been equipped
with steel rails and is now in rst-class condition
-Messrs D. Sterrett Cuttings and Alpheus
H. Wight, of this county, who were lately ap-
pointed substitute clerks in the Baltimore post
Office, have both been promoted to regular clerk
ships.
The officers of the Maryland Branch Wo'
mans Foreign Missionary Society will address a
meeting to be held in EPSON NJ. P. Church, Tow
sontown, on tomorrow Sunday afternoon, at
o'clock.
Master E. Winthrop Bosley, son of s.
Parker Bosley, ESQ.,, left at The UNION ottce this
week egg livery little larger than pigeon s.
that was laid by Plymouth Rock hen weighing
over lbs
Talbot J. Albert, Esq, of Baltimore county
is now occupying offices with VIM. M. Marine
ESQ.,, at No. 26 north Calvert street, Baltimore
Business entrusted to either one will receive the
attention of both.
The Elkridge Club held the last meet Of the
season at The Kennels on Saturday. There was
large crown anu luucueOu was scIfeu uOiOio VIZ
hunt commenced. At night there was dinner
at the Maryland Club.
The statement of County Treasurer Hebt
for the month of April shows balance on hand
March 31st, SS,570.73; receipts during the month
SIO,926 81; disbursements, $14,39S.43; balance
April both, $5,O9S.67.
Rev. ]. W. Cullum, one of the oldest min.
;st.rs of the RaItimere- Conference NJ. E. Church
who was well known in some sections OF Baltl-
more county, died in Baltimore on the Goth ult.
in the 10Th year of his age:
john W. Shanklin, ESQ.,, Clerk of the Cir
cult Court, issued nineteen marriage licenses dur
ing the month of April. After the LIST day Of
June next these licenses will cost only SlOO, in
stead of $3.50, as at present.
The county school teachers were not toe
well pleased with their visit to Towsontown las
week and will never come back any more. Where
at we smile sardonically. Evidently they dom
know a good thing when they see it.
The County Commissioners on Wednesday
appointed Alexander N. Green night officer fol-
Towsontown, under the act passed at the late SEES
sion of the Legislature. The officer is to be uni
formed and receive salary of S25 per month.
Several gentlemen-members OF the Mary
land Bycicle Club-passed through Towsontowr
on Sunday morning last, on their way to faiis
ton. They made the run in good time and re
turned Monday morning by the Maryland Gen.
trail road.
trains be run on the Maryland Central road OF
Sunday. Only one train up and one down OF
that day does not supply the accommodation re
quired by the public and more trains would maxi
more travel.
Capt. John Fl. Suter, of Woodbury., CORES
pondence clerk in the Baltimore Custom House
was thrown from a carriage on Boundary avenue
a few days ago, caused by one of the wheels run
ming off, and was very painfully cut about thu
head and face.
Capt. E. Herman, of the Sheppard Asylum
last week caught a carp from one of the ponds or
the asylum property that weighed about eigh
pounds. He had it served for breakfast and sayi
be never ate finer fish, the meat being solid and
pleasant to the taste.
The Messrs. Reckord have secured lot al
the railroad station in Belair and will at onct
commence the erection of their steam -four mil
upon it. Their -four will be made by the roller
process and the capacity of the mill will not b
less than so barrels per day.
A delegation of citizens from Clifton anG
vicinity, Sd district, called on the County Com
missioners on Tuesday and requested them t
have q pond of stagnated water, near Clifton
drained. The place is said to be impairing tn