The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-02-20

city.
real estate Of Henry II. Hofacker, in the
9th district
Monday next, February 22d, is legal hol-
iday in Maryland.
Most of the county officials about the Court
House are violently opposed to the Belt commits
sion bill.
1t is said that some truckers in the 18th
district will next spring plant as many as 10
bushels of peas.
-Franklin A. Sterling has been appointed
postmaster at Glen Falls, Baltimore county, vice
A. Sterling, Jr., of A., resigned.
The wedding of Miss BERTHE Mays and Mr..
John Griffith is announced to take place at Jes-
sop's Church, on Oath inst, at p. m.
Rev. F. B. La Barrier, pastor of the Bap-
list Church at Woodbury., lately lost two inter-
erting little children from diphtheria.
We are pleased to learn that the condition
of Mr. John E. Owens, who is still at his city res
idence is now said to be much improved.
Mr.. W. L. Stork, the Baltimore builder, has
purchased the country seat of Rev. DIR. Lefevre,
on the Frederick road, Catonsville for SS 0OO
Mr.. James NJ. Burgoyne, ofthe 9Th district,
has been appointed record clerk in the County
Clerks Office, and entered on his duties this week.
The annual meeting of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company in Baltimore county will be
held at the city Office of the company, Monday,
March LIST.
Mr. James E. Hooper, of the Woodberry
manufacturing firm of VIM. E. Hooper Sons, is
decidedly opposed to the passage of the Belt COM
mission bill.
Hon. George Hawkins Williams, who has
been quite ill at his city residence for some time,
left this week for Florida, accompanied by two of
his daughters.
A man out West says he can raise cyclones
at will. If he will tell how he does it, he will con-
fer priceless boon on thousands who are unable
to raise the wind.
MIR Andrew B. Lindsay, for many years a
we'll known merchant of Old Town, Baltimore,
died at his home, near Dublin, Hartford county,
last Tuesday, aged SO years.
Miss Gertie j. Norris, daughter of Mr.. Jas.
T. Norris, of Govanstown, married the
9th ult, to Mr.. H. Clay Cox, son of Mr.. John
Cox, the well known Baltimore printer.
Col. D. G. Mcintosh, of Towsontown, who
is an applicant for U. S. District Attorney for
Maryland was in Washington on Monday, as
was also DR.. Geo. H. Cairnes, of Woodbury..
The social and supper held four nights last
week in Towsontown M. Z. Church, netted $126.
The weather was extremely Indictment, otherwise
q much larger amount would have been cleared
At the last meeting of the County School
Board authority. was given the President and
Treasurer of the Board to borrow $4,000 to meet
the pressing demands of the present school term.
MIR. Thos. Treadwell, who lives near Provi-
dence, 9th district, is considerably upwards of
ninety years of age. He was soldier in the war
of lSl2-14 and fought in the defense of Balt-
more.
The late P. NJ. Quinn, of Baltimore whose
death was announced in these columns last week,
by his will bequeathed several thousand dollars
to charitable objects connected with the Catholic
church.
1t is reported that Rev. J. y. Stitt, of Ha-
gerstown, formerly pastor of the M. E. Church in
this place, will be made Presiding Elder of East
Baltimore District by the forthcoming Annual
Conference.
William Pole, ESQ.,. member of the House
of Delegates from Baltimore county, spent por-
ton of Wednesday in Towsontown. Probably
the "Belt Commission" bill had something to do
with his visit.
The only child of Rev. Watson Casa
boy of about Is years of AGES i'll with typhoid
fever. This is the second of this disease
that has occurred in the parsonage here in the
last few months.
The Carroll House, situated at the railroad
station, in Westminster, and which was destroyed
by fire at an early hour on Wednesday morning,
was insured in the Baltimore County Mutual Com
pany for s., 400.
At the dinner of the Princeton Alumni,
given at the Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, on Thurs
day night of last week, the Rev. George Morrison,
of Baltimore county, responded to the toast,
"Princeton and the Cloth"
Mr.. Harry B. Sadtler, son of Mr.. George
7. Sadtler, of the well known jewelry firm of
Sadtler & Sons, on Baltimore street, died at his
residence, in the city, on Wednesday night, of
rheumatism, aged "a years.
We enjoyed small taste of spring weather
this week and it served to whet our appetites
for more, but then the grounding will not loosen
his grip until the middle of March, until which
time we need not expect much.
DR.. Thomas +. Barron, successful veter-
mary surgeon of Baltimore and the father of DR..
John Barron, of Govanstown, died in Baltimore
~. - had h;c for
than forty years. on Tuesday last.
"A meeting in opposition to the passage Of
the Belt commission bill will be held at Wilson's
Hotel, Cockeysville, to-day, Saturday, February
goth, at O'Clock. Several speakers will address
the meeting. Public cordially invited.
The Fire Commissioners of Philadelphia,
who were tour of inspection in Baltimore on
Wednesday, came out in the Belt and took look
at Baltimore county's squirting machines. They
don't want to buy our department, however.
-Messrs. VIM. P. Henry and W. E. Berry,
who have for some time had charge of the Sutton
farm, near Lake Roland, have rented the Myers
property, on the York road above Govanstown
and will remove to the same on the LIST of March
Mrs. Davis, wife of Rev. J. N. Davis, D
D., of Waterbury, Anne Arundel county, former.
" of Towsontown, sailed from Baltimore for Jack
sonville, Florida, on Tuesday. She goes to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Bentley, who resides in thai
city.
We Ns
pastor of the M. P. Church at Hampden, Falli
road but who has lately been stationed at Alex
andria, Va, died few days ago. Mr.. Middle
toms wife was formerly Miss George Belt, o
Hampden.
Some one has sent us notice of wedding
to take place at Jessop's Church next week, Blu
the sender failed to furnish his name and the let
ter goes to the waste basket. Again-for tn
thousandth time-annonymous communication
cannot appear in our columns.
Mr.. VIM. Wesley, who has been farming
the Burke property, near Loeb Raven, has give
up the same and has rented large farm ON By
NUNS run, near Belair, which he will take charg
of on the LIST of March. Mr.. Eugene Burke vii
take charge of his mothers farm.
1t is said that many Maryland couples VIII
live near the line, skip over to Pennsylvania t
be married in order to escape the $4.5O marrlag
license fee here. Over the line the fee is but D
cents, but it is claimed that such marriages ar
not held to be legal in this State.
ON Friday evening of last week "vaien
tine hop" was held at the Mt. Washington Casino
Every one, upon entering the room, deposited
valentine in a box, and these distributed b.
the postmstress later in the evening. There wa
q large party and a jolly time was had
Mr. E. B. Peasants, chief engineer of tn
MARYLAND Central, has, in addition to the dutle
of that position, been made acting general freigt
agent and master of the road. Mr.. E. Free Bono
who has been dis,harging the duties of the latte
positions, is now simply train dispatcher.
Some of our county exchanges must admir-
this department of The UNION because they pa
such close attention to it. This is evidenced b
the fact that they rob it SO persistenty-stes
items bodily without even thought of givin
credit. Give us q fair deal, brethren. That's a
we ask
The afternoon train from Annapolis, o
the BALTIC. & Potomac road, makes the run fro
Odenton to Charles street station, distance
Is miles, in nineteen minutes. This is extraord
nary running when remember that the rou
includes the long tunnel around the northern pa
Of the city,