The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-01-02

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for Mr.. Henry c. Turnbull, Sr for many years, ser
us on Thursday large quantity of the most beau
tiful celery we have seen this season. 1t is need
less to say that we fully appreciate so seasonabl
| present.
H. R. Fetterhof, M. d. well know
homeopathic physician of Baltimore, called to Sc
us Friday, accompanied by his son, Ira L. Fetter
hof, NJ. D. The latter contemplates locating i
| TowsOntown and came out to make survey Q
| the field.
Quarterly Conference will be held at Hunt
| NJ. E. Church, Saturday and Sunday, Januar
I'd and Sd. The meeting of the official board viii
be held on Saturday, at p. M, and Rev. Dr
John Lanahan will preach Sunday morning a
| 101 o'clock.
Very little ice has been secured so far an,
fears are being expressed that there will be fail
ure of the crop. Where are those people who pre-
dicted an unusually severe winter? All thei
signs have failed up to this time, but we ma,
catch it later.
Mrs. Mary A. Brian, Of this county, Will
driving two-horse wagon in the city few day
ago, was thrown out and slightly hurt, caused
by the horses taking fright and running away
Her son, who was with her, escaped injury. Mrs
Brian had finger broken.
Miss Imogene A. Wells, an assistant teach
er in one of the Grammar schools of Wilmington
Del, is visiting her cousin, Miss Lou Conner, o
Towsontown. She is a daughter of the late Col
James Wells, who was one time proprietor of tn,
Smedley House, in this place.
-Four private houses in Woodbury. were
entered by burglars during Wednesday night, bu
in every INSTANCE they were frightened off before
they secured any booty. Much anxiety is fell
among the people who believe that there is ar
organized gang of thieves in the town.
Mr.. Richard F. Harkins, who keeps store
in the upper end of Hartford county, shipped in
one day four tons of poultry by the Maryland
Central road to Baltimore. On the same day he
shipped a car load of turkeys to Baltimore by the
Stewartstown and Northern Central roads.
Mr.. James A. Marian, who has been re-
appointed chief book-keeper the Baltimore City
Water Board, is brother-in. law of Mr.. Alex. B.
Miles, of Towsontown, and son-in law of the
late Gen. Dixon S. Miles, U. S. A. He is very
clever gentleman and thorough accountant.
Mr.. Hoffman Gilmor, who died suddenly
in Baltimore last week, by his will bequeathed
one quarter of his estate to Harry, Alice and
Eliza Gilmor, children of the late Col. Harry
Gilmor Deceased was first cousin of Col. Gill
NOR and was the guardian of his three children.
A second barn in the vicinity of Sweet Air
has been mysteriously destroyed by fire within
the past few months. Can it be possible that
there is some one in that neghborhood who is en-
gagged in the nefarious work of burning build
ings? The circumstances are certainly suspicious.
Mr.. A. 7. Houck, the well known Balti-
mOTe pOsteT anu WHO summer before lasC was
of the essees of the Oriole base ball grounds,
on the York road, has been sent to Spring Grove
insane asylum. He was attacked with softening
of the brain and towards the last grew very vio-
lent.
--S1S2, 900 worth of the first and second
mortgage bonds of the Maryland Central Rail
road Company, belonging to the estate of the late
Oliver C. Zell, of Baltimore, were sold a few days
ago for S72, 900. Tho name of the purchaser has
M heop rooda puhIio Ey Ind Gilrpnr affao cd
the sale.
"A man named Charles Metcalf, of Mt.
Vernon, Falls road, has been committed to Jail
on the charge of drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct and also with smashing the furniture of
Lucy Cornell, of that place. Special officer Dix,
who arrested Metcalf, was very badly beaten by
his prisoner.
Tho old tumble-down frame shanty which
stood in the rear of Judge Yeott's residence,
beside the Maryland Central railroad track, was
burned on Christmas day. 1t was doubtless fred
by some of the boys who wanted little fun of
that kind. 1t was only an eye-sore and is well
out of the way.
The property on the southwest corner of
st. Paul and Fayette streets, Baltimore, belonging
to the estate of the late John FOLLY Johns of Bal
timore county, has been sold by Mrs. Ann R.
Caldwell and Mrs. Sarah W. Hodges, sisters and
heirs of the deceased, to the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity for $4,000.
Mr.. Charles Thomas, of Hampton mill
farm, just before the late freeze, planted lot of
potatoes as an experiment. He put whole pota
toes in trenches about six inches deep, covered
them well with earth and then put heavy coat
ing of manure over the ground. He will report
the result when the potatoes mature.
Mr.. John Peerce, of Mineral county, West
Virginia, who is nephew of the late William F.
Peerce, has lately been visiting his cousins,
Messsrs. Edward, George and Thomas Peerce,
well known Dulany's Valley farmers. Mr. Peerce
owns 1000 acres of land in Mineral county and
is extensively engaged in farming and grazing.
Richard Mason Henderson. son of Mr. John
Henderson, who formerly resided at the head of
Charles street avenue, was married ON Monday
evening last, at Grace P. q. Church, Baltimore,
to Miss r. Garnett Denmead, daughter of Mr..
Francis Denmead. The bride is well known in
Baltimore county, where she has many relatives.
The fine dressed pig given by Mr.. Fred.
Groom for a charitable object and which was raf-
fed at Urban's restaurant the night before Christ
mas, was won by the number held by Mr.. Wn.
Ii. Ruby. The proceeds of the rattle, as well as
the porker, were afterwards sent to widow lady
and made avery substantial and acceptable Xmas
gift.
Mrs. Pattie Tyson Haines, daughter of
George Ellicott, and great granddaughter of the
founder of Ellicott City, died at her residence in
Baltimore, few days ago, at an advanced age.
Mrs. Haines belonged to Quaker family, and
was married by Friends ceremony, but she lived
and died Catholic. Her husband, Ephraim
Haines, died in 1873.
The low price of poultry, pork, &c., just
before Christmas was the subject of general re-
mark and was principally caused, no doubt, by
the remarkably mild weather. Not in many
years have these articles sold at such low figures
at the holiday season, and this was fortunate for
those whose scanty means would not admit of
large outlay for the Christmas dinner.
The Christmas entertainment of the public
school at Cockeysville very pleasant affair
and was highly enjoyed by all. Plenty of good
things were given to the children, who in turn
presented their teachers (Prof. VIM. Griffith,
principal, and Miss Ella Connolly, assistant,)
with substantial tokens of their regard Mr.
Frank l. Duncan, in very neat speech, made
the presentations to the teachers.
The funeral of Mr.. John Bosley of VIM,
which took place at Sherwood Church, Jockeys
vile, on Thursday afternoon of last week, was at
tended by an immense concourse of people The
services were conducted by Rev. S. NJ. Perry, of
Ashland Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev.
A. T. Pindell, rector of Sherwood The pail
bearers were Col. Walter s. Franklin and Messrs.
VIM. Parks, V. 7. Shipley, P. F. Cockey, Geo.
II. Merryman, Goo. A. Mills, w. B. Brooks and
John G. Cockey. Mr.. Bosey died without a WILL
He leaves valuable estate.