The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-05-29

Office of Treasurer Hebb last Monday, amounted
to about $4,000, and one gentleman Mr.. A. S.
Abell) paid half of that amount.
The commencement exercises of the Lu-
thcrville Female Seminary will take place on Mon
day and Tuesday next. The graduating class
this year consists of FIVE young ladies.
Mr.. Samuel Gore, ex-member ofthe County
School Board, is very i'll at his residence, in the
9th district. He is suffering from disease of the
heart. Mr.. Gore is brother of the late Chris
tian Gore, who was at one time Treasurer of this
county. His age is about So years.
The Maryland Central Railroad receivers
have dispensed with the services of Mr.. E. B.
Peasants, chief engineer of the road, the object
being to reduce expenses. Mr. Peasants, who is
a thorough engineer, built the road and has been
connected with it since its organization.
in the 2:34 class at Belmont Park, Phila-
delphia, on Wednesday, "Orange Bud" was the
favorte and won the race in three straight heats.
Time-2:224, 2:24, 2:26. This young horse trot-
ted in the fifty class at Timonium last year. He
is owned by John E. Phillips, of Baltimore.
Mr. Carville Mccormick, son of Mr.. Alex.
Mccormick, Jr., of the 18th district, has secured
position with Mr.. j. f. Atkinson, dealer in
groceries and provisions, southeast corner Eden
and Biddle streets, Baltimore. He is very
worthy and intelligent young man and deserves
to succeed.
When the Old School Baptists met in Bal
timore last week good brother, who was dele
gate from Hartford county, strolled down to the
Signal Service Office and asked the man in charge
"When are we going to have good settled wealth
er ?" The reply was, "Can't tell you. We're not
running the weather now; the Baptists are in
town."
"A large number of citizens of Baltimore
county took the civil service examinations last
week for positions in the customs service. 1t will
be from four to six weeks before their papers are
marked in order to tell who succeeded and who
failed. To get through it is necessary for the
applicant to make an average of not less than 80
per cent
Capt. Joshua L. Burke, one of the conduc-
tors on the Maryland Central railroad, in con-
nection with two or three others, is successfully
working a slate quarry at Delta They are get
ting out splendid article of slate and have de-
mand for all they can produce. 1t is understood
that be has already been offered large advance
for his interest in the quarry.
Mr.. II. c. Suter, who lives at Gainesville,
and who is employed as clerk at the Calverton
stock yards, had very sudden bereavement on
Monday last. A bright little son, aged about
two years, who apparently in the best of
health was taken suddenly i'll and died within
four hours The physician who was called in
was unable to determine the cause of death.
Archbishop Gibbons, who dedicated the
Catholic Church, in this place, last Sunday morn
ing, entered the priesthood in Richmond, Va, in
1861. Upon the death of Bishop Bailey he was
elevated to his present Office and was then the
Youngest Bishop in the world. He is not yet SO
wears of age and socially most popular and
agreeable gentleman. Next month he will become
a Cardinal.
In the steeple chase at Pimlico, on the third
day of the Spring meeting of the Jockey Club,
the mare "Feather," owned and ridden by Mr..
S. Hoffman McLane, of Baltimore, fell at the last
jump and broke her neck. Mr.. Chappell's "Dem-
onstrator" also went down, but was not hurt
Both riders escaped without injury. "Braewood,"
owned and ridden by Mr.. A. Shields, of Canada,
won the race.
Miss Rebecca Lippincott, daughter of Mr..
John Lippincott, of Baltimore, and grand daugh-
ter of the late William F. Peerce, of Dulany's
Valley, was married at St. Luke's Church, Balti-
more, on Wednesday morning, to MIR. Willard A.
Rhoads. The father of the bride being una
yoidably absent in the West, she given
away by her uncle, Mr.. Edward S. Peerce. After
the ceremony the young couple left for North
ern tour.
Mr. Richard Duckett, son of the late JUDD
son NJ. Duckett who at one time owned one of
the handsomest farms in Long Green Valley, paid
visit to his old friend, Mr.. S. Cover Wilson, of
this place, few days ago. Mr.. Duckett has been
in the Baltimore city tax department for the past
nineteen years. He is cousin of the late Rich
ard J. Cuttings, and an uncle of Mr.. NJ. D. Wilson,
who formerly owned Glen Ellen farm, near Tow
sontown.
The fair at St. Thomas's Catholic Church,
Hampton, which had been in progress about two
weeks, closed on Wednesday evening. The re-
cepts will amount to about 81 500. During the
fair there was quite spirited contest for gold
headed cane, between the friends of DR.. George Il.
Cairnes, Mr.. Germon II. Hunt and others, in
which the DR.. came off victorious. He received
92O votes to $50 for Mr.. Hunt. The price of
vote was 10 cents.
NJ. nf uho
for several years has been connected with Mr.. ii.
L. Bowen in the insurance business, has accepted
the position of special agent for the Agricultural
Insurance Co. of Watertown, N. Y, and, his field
will include the states of Maryland, Delaware,
Pennsylvania and portions of Virginia. Mr.
Herbert, who is an active and intelligent young
man, is thoroughly posted in insurance and will
make q successful agent.
The Ellicott City Times complains of the
large number of able bodied colored men who
lounge about the stores in that place, and who, it
says cannot be induced to work "for either love
or money" We regret to say that about the
same state of affairs exists in Towsontown,
although we have here many industrious colored
men who are always employed whenever there is
work to be done. How the loafers manage to
exist is something that not be easily explained
On last Sunday afternoon the county police |
saw a colored man bathing in Jones's falls, near
the Maryland Central railroad station. They
started fo- him and the fellow seeing them COM
ing, grabbed up his drawers, and ran, leaving the
balance of his clothing behind. Theoficers pursued
and the bather, with his single garment only half
on, fed up Maryland avenue and escaped. He ere
ated great CONSERVATION among pedestrians as he
went up the avenue at 2:40 gait.
We hear many complaints from different
sections of the county about the wretched condi-
ton of the public roads. Baltimore county yearly
spends very large sum to keep her roads in re-
pair, but it would seem that much of this money
must be misappropriated or expended in work
that is utterly useless 1t is unfortunate indeed
that the peoples money should be wasted by in
supervisors, and it is the duty of the
County Commissioners to look very closely into
all matters connected with our public road sys-
TEN. There is undoubtedly large-sized screw
loose somewhere.