The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-25

o'clock and class meetings on Inursuay, as p
m, and Friday evening, at u o'clock.
TRINITY p. E. Church, To,csontoon.-Preaching
Sunday by the rector, Rev. w. II. II. Powers, at
II a. M. and D. m. Friday-Evening Prayer
at 600 p. m.
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev.
III. H. Powers. in the Public Hall, every Sun
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
ISater's Baptist Church.-Preaching every Sun
dav by the pastor, Rev. W. J. Nicoll, at Saters
Baptist Church, at IL m, and at Pikesville Bap-
tist Church at p. m.
Eutap II. p Church, Hartford Road.-Preach-
ing every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. ]. M. Gill,
at IL a. IN. All invited.
Capt Charles B. MCLEAN left on Friday to
spend Christmas with his father, at Lewstown, Pa
Work in the quarries at Texas has been
mostly suspended on account of the severe weather
Dir Charles E. Moorehead, a well-known
physician of Sykesville, Carroll county, died on
the 10th inst.
Mr.. Thomas Ward, a well known business
man of Texas, Sth district, is living in Baltimore
for the winter. =,
Mrs Solomon Hillen, who has been very i'll
for some time at her city residence, on Franklin
street. is now much improved.
Col. Samuel N. Hyde and family, of Long
Green Valley have gone to the city for the winter
and have rooms at Barnum's Hotel.
"A dressed turkey weighing over "a lbs. was
ratified at Urban's restaurant on Thursday night,
and was won by Mr.. A. L. Bosey.
The Towsontown Bank received on Tues
day its first fhstalment Of paper money from
WESTINGHOUSE, 900 in $500 notes.
We extend the compliments of the season
to all the readers of The UNION and wish them
one and all very merry Christmas.
Hon Richard Grasen left on Thursday for
Queen Anne's county, where he will spend Christ
mas with his daughter, Mrs. Dr. Findlay.
The work Of harvesting ice has been going
on actively the past week. 1t was about five
inches thick and appeared to be solidly frozen
Mr. James johnson, an aged man living in
Woodbury., fell on the ice few days ago and re-
ceived internal injuries which may prove fatal.
RABBITS sold in Baltimore the early part of
the past week at so cents dozen. Partridges-
trapped birds from Virginia-sold at 81 per dozen.
The Comptroller of the Currency has ap-
proved the First National Bank of Baltimore as
the reserve agent of the Towsontown National
Bank.
The venerable Thomas D. Cockey, ST., of
Texas, Sth district, is suffering from cancer on
his face and the disease is said to be progressing
rapidly.
"A shooting match at glass balls for live
turkeys took place here on Wednesday afternoon
and out of ten birds put up Mr. Arthur l.. Bosley
won five.
The time for killing cartridges in Balti-
more county expires December 26th. The pheas-
ant and rabbit laws expire at the same time
January LIST.
-Chas. J. Bishop, son of the late David B.
Bishop, who at one time owned the Herring Run
track, died in Philadelphia last week, of paralysis,
aged "a years.
Mrs. Patrick H. Walker, of Dumbarton
farm, near Pikesvile, has taken rooms at the
Hotel Altamont, Eutaw Place, Baltimore, for the
Wintee months.
Mr.. Thos B. Dorsey, formerly of this place,
but who has been breeding fancy poultry at Eli
colt City for some years, has determined to give
up the business.
The Circuit Court has passed decree of
divorce in the case Albert S. Eberman VS.. Rosa
L. Eberman, and awarding their three children to
the custody of the plaintiff.
Mr.. ]. Maurice Watkins, provision dealer
of this place, bought lot of dressed turkeys this
week, one of which only weighed q pounds-the
smallest full-grown turkey we ever saw.
The public school at Unionville, 11th dis
trict, gave very interesting Christmas entertain
ment Thursday evening, which was largely
attended by the patrons and friends of the school,
The thirty-f annual reunion of Towson
Lodge, No. 70, L. 0. o. F., will be held Thursday
night, January 9th, 1887. After the installation
of officers the reunion supper will be partaken OF.
"A sub station of the Baltimore postofice il
to be located at DR.. R. E. Halls drug store, Cor
such avenue, Homestead. The citizens of Friend.
ship also want Postmaster Brown to give them q
sub-station.
Rev. J. Kinsey Smith, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church, Mt. Washington, delivered 6
highly entertaining lecture on Friday evening o.
last week. Subject-"Heroes and Heroines il
Modern Life"
"A boy named George Owens, employed il
Mount Vernon Mill, Woodbury., had his righ
arm caught in a belt last Saturday, and being
drawn into the machinery, the bones were broker
in several places.
Mr.. John A. H. Roller, son of the lat
Register of Wills, Mr.. Henry Roller, who hat
been living in the vicinity of Shane P. o., is now
residing near New Market, on a farm recently
purchased by him.
Mr.. VIM. e. Weaver of Calverton, wa
thrown from his buggy Woodbury. lane, las
Wednesday, and was painfully bruised. Thu
horse ran away, smashing the buggy and hurting
himself quite badly.
The County Commissioners will not NEE
next week. At their first meeting in January
their appointments will be announced. 1t il
pretty well understood that there will be few
changes in road supervisors.
"A young German named Marks PAM, EN-
ployed in Mr.. John F. Horst's slaughtering estab
lishment, Garrison lane, LIST district, fell dow
hatchway on Monday evening and sustained
injuries which caused his death in few hours.
This is the last copy of The UNION tina
settle their accounts before the issue of Januar.
1st 1887. We have given them fair notice and
if they do not comply they will have nobody Blu
themselves to blame.
Mr.. Chas. J. Parker, of the I'd district, wa
in Towsontown on Wednesday and Thursday O
this week and sold over fifty of his patent auto
matte cooking and preserving crooks. 1t is
good thing and highly thought of by all house
keepers who have tried it.
The Towsontown M. E. Sunday school wi
hold its annual Christmas treat and entertain
ment in the lecture room of the church, on Wed
nesday evening next, commencing at u O'Clock
An admission of 10 cents will be charged to assi'
in defraying the expenses.
Mrs. N. j. II. Duncan, sister of Mr.. Will
liam J. Hiss, of Lavender Hill, Hartford road, az
companied by her little daughter, sailed from Ne
York for the South last week. She will spend tn
winter in Florida, with her husband, who is chic
engineer of the steamship "City of Paatka."
Rev. E. B. Waltz, who has been living q
Hereford, Baltimore county, for some years, ha
removed to Uwchlan, Chester county, Pa, wher
he expects to reside permanently. Mr.. Walt
who is minister of the Baptist church, is goo
citizen and we regret that he has left the county
Last week the Court of Appeals rendered
decision in the case of John X. Caldwell and Ann
K. Caldwell VS.. Stewart Brown and John L. Ye
lott, trustees, affirming the compromise on tn
will and estate of the late John T. Johns, of Ba
timore county, and the powers exercised by th
trustees.
A man going home from Towsontown on
night last week, got ditched by the road side.
was raining and seeting and quite cold, and If b
had not been discovered, would have frozen
death. Perhaps he had been imbibing too freel.
but whether he had or not, this experience shout
prove a warning to him.
Mr.. F. K. Tyler, proprietor of the iro
foundry and store at Summerfeld Station, M; {
R. r. was in Towsontown on Thursday. M
Tyler is pleased with his business prospects 8
that point, and is encouraged at the future out
look. He visited our bank, with which he wi
have business relations hereafter.
Mr.. Ernest w. Springer, well know
citizen of the LIST district, died of paralysis, at
residence, on the Frederick road, last Monday, i
the 57th year of his age. He was born in Ge
many, but had been a respected resident OF thu
section of the county for many years. NJ
Springer was one of The UNIONS Oldest subscr