The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1888-08-18

Rev. l.. Rimarski, ut p. NJ.
81. Johns Church, Long Green, Bdldwin Station
First, third and fifth Sundays and holidays
masses ut and II A. NJ; second Sunday. mass al
"A. NJ; fourth Sunday, mass at A. NJ
SALES ADVERTISED IN 1.-THE UNION.''
Saturday, August Is, by Jacob Musselman, mort
gagee. house and lot in WOOdensburg, 4tf
district.
Saturday, September s, on the premises, by Geo
p. Everhart, owner, very desirable building
lots and woodland at Partition, n; c. X. K.
Tuesday, September III, at the Court House door
by S. Parker BOsley, attorney, valuable farm
1.-THE 18th district, near Middle River Station
THE public schools of the county will
open for the fall term on Monday, Sept. Sd.
The Democrats of ParktOn, 9TH district
raised a Cleveland and Thurman pole on Satur-
day last
- Frederick Rosenthal, of Canton, Balti-
more county, has been granted pension by
the Government.
THE Cornet Band of Middletown, 9th dis
trict, has been awarded the contract for furnish
ing music at the coming county fair.
->Last year Mr.. George Harmon, who owns
a snug farm of 100 acres ON Chestnut Ridge
sold a little over 5000 worth of lima beans.
"a few days ago Mr. Charles Dance OF
Pleasantville, near Baldwin, NJ. c. r. R., had
fine young horse gored to death by COW.
>And still we have seen no electric-motOrs
on the York Road Railway. Is it possible that
Col. Tagart intends to disappoint us after all:
capt. Nicholas NJ. Brian, of the 18th dis
trict, who was in Towsontown on Monday,
brought us box of very fine Queen tomatoes.
Trinity Chapel, TowSOntOwn, which was
lately frescoed and otherwise beautified and i'm
proved, was reopened last Sunday for the first
tiHp
On Tuesday last a little daughter of Con-
st06le William Nagle, of the LIST district, was
kicked in the face by horse and had her nose
broken.
George Berry, Sr., of Woodberry. was
painfully hurt in the city few days ago by a
street car cOliding with his buggy, throwing
him out.
@Rev f. w. Scott accepted an invitation
to attend the colored camp-meeting at West
Wilmington, Del, which commenced on the
18th inst.
>Dr. Gerry, the sanitary officer for Cations
vile, reports that that place and vicinity is in
better sanitary condition than it has been for
some time.
-Rev. ]. NJ. Slarrow of Oxford NJ. E..
Church, City Station, will preach in TowsOn-
town NJ. E. Church, Sunday, 18th inst, at IL
A. ~ and 8 p. NJ.
The people in the Belt want the Mayor
to send his dog-catchers out into that section to
scoop up the many CANNES that make life al
most uncomfortable.
> Mr.. Samuel J. Robinson, the new post
master al Towsontown, received his commission
this week. He expects to take charge OF the
office September LIST.
MIR. John Ridgely, of Hampton, sold this
week to gentleman living near Washington,
d. c., a number of young cattle from his cele-
brated herd of Jerseys.
1.-The Highlandtown and Point Breeze
Railroad Company has reduced the fare from
the City Hall to Patterson Park to cents. To
Highlandtown the fare is 5 cents
1.-THE colored camp-meeting in Wisner's
woods, near Towsontown, closed on Tuesday
morning last. Though at no time very largely
attended, the camp was successful
"a resident of TOwsontown, who lives in
a large frame house, seriously contemplates re-
moving the lightning rods, believing them to
cause more danger than protection.
1.-The Republican campaign club OF Forest
Hill, NJ. G. r. R., will hold a mass meeting
this Saturday afternoon at o'clock, at which
time there will also be pole-raising.
THE colored camp-meeting at Asbury
Park, Western Maryland Railroad commenced
on Friday last. There are about one hundred
and twenty-five tents on the grounds.
MIR. III. Clay Whiteford, of Hartford cOun-
ty, debenture marker in the Baltimore Custom
House, has resigned and Mr.. r. Morgan White
ford has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
County Treasurer Morgan has agreed to
accept 81 600 as compensation for the transcript
ton of the Belt tax lists for the use of the city.
At first Mayor Latrobe refused to allow more
than $500.
Within the last week there have been fine
rains in Baltimore county, which greatly bene-
fitted vegetation. In some sections it had be-
come SO dry that farmers were Obliged to stop
plOughing.
"a few days ago George Wolf, while ell
gagged in killing sheep for Chas. Wannenwetsch,
butcher, on Pennsylvania avenue extended,
cut terrible cash under his left arm, caused
by the slipping of the knife.
&0ur sanitary officer, Dr. H. S. Jarrett,
having returned from the seashore, we hope he
will now give some attention to the filthy alleys
and other matters in this town. There is GER
tainly room for improvement
"a good authority says that horses and
cattle may be protected from annoying flies at
this season of the year by wiping them all over
with sponge dipped in soap suds in which q
little carbolic acid has been mixed.
1.-The Baltimore County w. T.. L. Union
has secured the privilege of the eating-house
and lunch-counters at the coming Timonium
fair. John S. Deck, of Baltimore, has secured
the confectionery and ice-cream stands.
This week the County Commissioners
passed an order to pay the Northern Central K
R. Company 5000 as the county's share of the
expense of building the bridge on Ruxton ave
nue. over the railroad tracks at Ruxton Station
1.-The Burgoyne Band furnished the music
for the TowsOn Guards tournament on Wed
nesday and it was. considering the short time
the members have been practicing, very high
ly spoken Of Prof. James L. Burgoyne is the
director.
IAN old Towsontown sportsman says ht
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are this season. He has also noticed that there
viii be scarcity of nuts this fall and this ac
co41ing to an ancient belief, is sure indication
of mild winter.
%By the burning of Mr.. J. V. Wilson's
barracks in Long Green Valley, reported in hi
UNION last week, he loses between seventy ant
eighty tons of hay and his entire Oat crop
Only partially insured in the Baltimore County
Mutual Company.
The report of County Treasurer Morgan
for the month of July makes the following e1
hibit: Cash on hand June Goth, $6S lO5.3 IS
receipts from all sources during the month SIS,
91614 disbursements, $23, 1882 cash on HAND
August LIST, $63, 1927.
Mr.. VIM Fell Johnson, Sd district, and
Mr.. William H. Wight, Sth district, hertofort
drawn to serve as jurors at the September ter tern
of court, have been excused and Messrs. VIM
H. Buck and William Price have been drawn
to serve in their stead.
Mrs. Margaret E. George, widow of the
late Mayor William 4. George, of this place
died in Baltimore, on Monday morning last
after few days Illness She was daughter
of Mrs Zania Hamilton, of Towsontown, an6
was well known here.
Mr.. John o. Bpsley, of CockeySville, gave
his horse nJohn W. q trial at Halstead's tho
past week and no showed halfin remarkably
good time Since he has been in Mr.. Bosley'
hands this horse has improved wonderfully
and he is not yet at his best.
ION Monday night last the mercury weni
down to about sixty degrees, drop of more
than thirty degrees within space of two OF
three days. At noon on Thursday it had gone
up again to ninety-six, the highest recorded by
our thermometer this summer.
1.-The Bullet Carriage Manufacturing
Company of Belair'' has been organized with 8
capital of 900. Mr.. John G. Rouse is the
president, and Messrs. Allen Hoffman, S. A
Williams, ]. T. c. Hopkins and John H. Record
compose the Board of Managers.
1.-THE iron for the Meredith's ford bridge
has not yet arrived. The Commissioners wrote
this week to hurry up the contractors and it i
expected that it Will be ON the ground In few
days. The contract calls for the completion o.
the work by the 18th of September.
->Since portion of the Belt became an
pexed to the city the business of the County
Clerks Office has fallen off very perceptibly
One day recently not single paper was received
for record and this was most unusual occur
repce before annexation took Place. -