The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1888-11-17

IA 9th district granger made an odd cleo
ton bet with a Northern Central Railroad con-
ductor. He wagered his wife and farm against
the conductors wife and won. The conductor
wants to pay the bet but the other fellow kicks
and says that one woman is as many as he can
manage successfully. They have not yet de-
cided what to do
"A member of the present petit jury is an
inveterate pipe-smoker and he is rarely seen
without his old 'hod'' in full blast. To say
that he smokes like bad chimney is to tell the
simple truth. Within space of about two
months he has smoked four pounds of tobacco
that he bought-and the Lord knows how
much more that he borrowed"
1.-The Republicans ofMonkton and Corbett,
Northern Central Railroad, wanted to celebrate
the election of Harrison and one of them wrote
to us to hire "a piece of artillery which some
one told him could be had in this town. Brother
Duncan, of the Democrat owned the only can
non in TowsOntown and it went off premature
ly on the 9th instant and was ''busted."
Andrew Base died of consumption at his
residence near Upper Cross Roads, a few days
ago, aged about 40 years. He served through
the war in the Union army and was pensloner.
The deceased, who was an industrious man,
was raised by the late David Longnecker, OF
Dulany's Valley. His son, Charles A. Base, is
now seriously i'll with the same disease that
caused his fathers death.
1.-The Republican Club of Mt. Washing
ton, which is composed largely of young men,
did excellent work in the late campaign and
made more of a stir politically in and about
that village than was probably ever expert
enced resulting in considerable gains to the
party. Their qualification" meeting on Mon
day night last was a big success and reflected
much credit upon their organization.
THE Rock Band Concert Company of
England gave an entertainment on Friday af-
ternoon of last week in the Waverly Baptist
Church. All the Sunday school children in
the town were invited and over six hundred of
them were present. There was rock, bell and
glass playing and the entertainment was highly
enjoyed. 1t was repeated at night for the bene-
fit of the church. Mr.. l.. Scott Carswell had
charge of the arrangements.
Mr.. J. Wesley Lee, of Towsontown, has
been awarded the contract for the construction
of Boyce avenue, extending from the Charles
street road, opposite its intersection with the
avenue leading from TOwsontown to RuXton
Station, n. C. r. r. He commenced work this
week with large force and if the weather con-
tinues good he expects to push it through iii
about two months. The work is being done
under the supervisor of County Surveyor Nc
Clean.
->The Republicans of Canton, 18th district,
are haying good deal of fun at the expense of
County Treasurer George w. Morgan. A few
DAYS ago they sent him dead crow. This did
not disconcert him in the least, but the fact that
the bird had been dead for good many days
rendered it less agreeable to the olfactory nerves
than it might otherwise have been. He says
he don't object to eating crow sometimes but
in selecting regular diet he would choose some
other bird and take it little fresher.
THE election wheeling bet was decided at
Hereford on Saturday night last. The hour
was fixed for o'clock, but Mr.. Thompson got
out the barrow at and told Mr.. Sparks that if
he wanted to ride he would have to do it then
or not at all. This Sparks finally agreed to and
he was wheeled from one end of the town to
the other and back. Only about fifty persons
enjoyed the fun, but later in the evening over
two hundred assembled in the town and were
much disappointed when they learned that the
bet had been settled.
MIR. Joseph Duke, who was employed by
the Northern Central Railroad as manifest clerk
at Canton, has been appointed ticket and freight
agent at Lutherville, vice Mr.. Geo. b. COckey.
resigned. Mr.. William NJ Heilig, Jr., who had
been the efficient assistant agent and teegrapher
at that place for about four years, was strongly
endorsed for the position by number ofpromi-
nent citizens of Lutherville, but the authorities
failed to appoint him and he then resigned.
Mr.. Heilig expects to go to Butte City, Montana,
as soon as he closes up his fathers estate.
"A few weeks ago we wrote to Mr.. &. W.
Vickery, superintendent of the railway mail
service and laid before him a number of COM
plants from subscribers who did not receive
THE UNION regularly because of some careless
ness on the part of the postal authorities. He
at once set on foot an investigation OF every
route and postoffice from whence the complaints
came and this week he furnished us with an
elaborate report, showing how thoroughly the
matter had been looked into We hope that
this investigation will bear good fruit and that
there will be no cause for complaints i'll future.
A Fine New Ducking Club House.-The
Baltimore ADlericdn says one OF the finest duck
ing club houses in the country has recently
afa1 t0rtQt
ming and Pleasure Club This club is COM
posed of twelve wealthy gentlemen who own
about three hundred and fifty acres of land,
with over three miles of water front at the
mouth of Middle river, having several points
and blinds from which there is to be had some
of the best duck shooting on the bay. The
house stands about two hundred yards from
the water front, and is surrounded by fine
forest trees. 1t fronts due east, giving delight
full view of the bay and surrounding country,
with full view of all the shippingto and from
Baltimore. The house is ninety-siX feet long,
by thirty-three feet WIDE all built in the most
substantial manner, being first sheathed on the
frame, which is Georgia pine, with diagonal
sheathing of flooring boards, then covered with
two thicxnesses of felting, then by weather.
boarding up to second floor, then to square or
fine heavy cornice, with round-end shingles.
The roof is of tin, and there is a handsome OBJ
servatory. The first story has double floors,
with felting between them, and divided as fol-
lows: A large kitchen, 10 by % feet; open
room or porch 10 feet wide; dining-room 10 by
80 feet with buffers pantry and china closet.
At the end is the cunning hall, 10 by "A feet i'll
which there are twelve double gun closets.
The front or main entrance door leads from
this room to an open room or porch, from which
you pass through a beautifully finished arch to
the lawn in front. This arch gives to the front
of the house pleasing effect. The next room
is the sitting-roOm or parlOr, 19by 30 feet, from
which leads fine open stairway, of ancient de-
sign, to the second story. In each of the three
aforementioned rooms there are large freplaces,
highly ornamented with pressed brick, sur
mounted by fine mantels. These three rooms
can all be thrown into one by large folding
doors. The second story is divided into II bed
rooms, with hall running through the center
of the house. Each room is well lighted and
ventilated, and can be heated at pleasure. The
house is lighted by gas, and has electric bells in
each room. The house was built by j. A.
Sheridan. The club will probably make this
also summer resort for their families, as the
shore for salt water bathing is excellent, and
the water IS OF very superior quality. The
cost of the house was 81 900. The president of
the club is Mr.. n. i. Janney of Philadelphia.
Emory Grove Association.-The Emory
Grove Camp-Meeting Association has elected
the following officers for the ensuing year
Trustees d. III. Carroll. DR.. John f.
Powell, z. Mitchell, r. W. Baldwin, John B.
seidenstricker, William Rudolph, John H.
Short, VIM. A. Leitch, John S. Macber, Thos.
HI. King, Richard Cornelius and William H.
Falconer. Executive ommittee-Baltimor
district, Rev. w. S. Edwards, Rev. l.. B. Will
son, Rev. C. ID. Smith, VIM. MCGEE, s. Frank
Bennett, Jacob H. Taylor, Samuel ]. Hindes
and A. Roszel Cathcart; East Baltimore dis
trict Rev. w. +. Ward, Rev. w. ]. McKenny,
Rev: R. r. Murphy, Joseph Dukehart, Edward
A. Hartman, James Maginnis and David Aber
crombie; West Baltimore district, Rev. l.. Z.
WeIderman, Rev. A. e. Gibson, Rev. Joel
Brown, Richard NJ. Cochrane, A. f. Wilker-
son, A. W. Monroe, Abraham Sharp, James
w. Flack c. c. Speed and ]. Berry Turner.
Harford's New Railroad.-The Belair IE.giS
of last week says: amidst the hurly burly of
politics it is gratifying to have one piece of
news, at least, in which Hartford county Demo-
Gratis Republicans and Prohibitionists can all
take pleasure in reading An arrangement
has been made between the directors of the
Deer Creek and Susquehanna Railroad Com
pany and Messrs. Baldwin and Miller, con-
tractors, of New York, under which the latter
will begin, on Wednesday of next week, the
construction of the new railroad from Belair
to Stafford, on the Susquehanna river. Ground
will be broken at Belair and the work will be
vigorously prosecuted all along the line, in
order that the road may be completed in the
shortest time. This is good news indeed and
people who want the road, if not pleased with
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