The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1889-07-06

valuable property of Col. Colgate y. Jockey,
at Texas, N. c. X. X
THE camp-meeting at Summit Grove, n.
c. r. r., will commence Wednesday, July 3lst.
>Childrens Day services at Ebenezer NJ.
f. Church, 18th district. will be held Sunday,
July 9TH.
1.-The county school teachers will be paid
off in Baltimore on Friday and Saturday of
this week.
The employees ofthe Western Maryland
Railroad will go ON an excursion to COLCHESTER,
Saturday, July 18th.
> Proposals are asked for painting the out
side woodwork of Trinity Church, Chapel and
rectoFy in TOwsOntOwn.
Ludwig Emerich. of Baltimore county, a
laborer in L. S. Public Store No. l, Baltimore
Custom House, has been dismissed.
1.-The petit jury for the May term OF court,
except the panel serving on the RuXton road
case was finally discharged on Tuesday.
->Six months of 1889 have already passed
and we are on the down grade of the year,
which will end almost before we know it.
1.-The heavy rains of the early part of the
past week again caused freshet on the Gun
powder, the water being very high and doing
some damage.
by the annual distribution Of the State
free school fund, made by the Comptroller on
the list inst, Baltimore county schools will re-
ceive 50, 1923.
"A few DAYS ago valuable horse belong
ing to Mr.. William Brooks, ST., of WOOdberry,
backed loaded cart over an embankment and
broke his neck.
Much of the wheat cut last week and
shocked up has sprOuted and will be rendered
worthless. 1t could not dry owing to the rain
and want of sun.
THE flood of Tuesday did some damage
to the Maryland Central Railroad bridge over
the (iunpowder, but not sufficient to seriously
interfere with travel.
"a feature of the Maryland Exposition to
be held at PimlicO next fall will be a grand
chorus ofmixed voices, arrangements for which
are already being made.
THE TowsontOwn base ball nine went
over to The Kennels on the afternoon of the
Fourth and defeated picked nine of the Elk
ridgers by score OF IL to 8.
%TowsOntown sports are growing excited
over the Sullivan-Kilrain prize fight, which
takes place next Monday, and a good many
wagers are being made on the result.
"A game of baseball was played at Putty
Hill few days ago between the club of that
place and the Germantown club, the former
proving victorious by a score of ID to 10.
- The Baltimore firm of Markell Brothers
has been dissolved and the business will be
continued by Mr.. John Markell: The mem
bers of the firm are sons of Mr.. Chas. Markell
of Lutherville.
People in Waverly are complaining be-
cause the York Road Railway Company con-
tinqes to charge them 10 cents to the city.
They claim that other lines carry passengers
longer distances for cents,
. George w. Jean, who was for fifteen
years foreman in Poole Il Hunts shops,
Woodberry, died at his residence, in Baltimore,
on Saturday last, aged 81 years. He was ma
tive of Prince Georges county.
John c. Thompson, of Kingsville, 18th
district has signed an agreement with Chaplin
Brown, mail contractor, to carry the mail from
Kingsville to Gwinn Maryland Central r. r.,
for four years from July LIST, 1889.
THE contract for building the Wyman
annex to the Hannah More Academy, Reisters-
town, has been awarded to Robert Caron for
5000. Mr.. John q. Wyman, of New York,
gave the money to erect the annex.
1.-THE tax rate in Hartford county for the
current year is IS cents on the 500. The taxa
BILE basis of the county il Sl3, 243 6s6. and the
amount required to be collected is S2l GA y
for State, and S97. 1926 for county purposes.
THE County Commissioners this week
awarded the contract for building an open
wooden bridge on Green Spring avenue, Sd dis
trict to Mr.. Richard III. WoOllen for 1925 Mr..
John H. Beckley's bid on the sameiob was $3.50.
@Children's Day services will be held at
FairTieW ~ i. CHURCH, s4pnyhrook, 10th dis
trict, sunday, July Ith: PREACHING at 10! A.
NJ. by Rev. Edgar Wilson. Addresses and sing
ing by the school in the afternoon. Public in
vited.
1.-The Roberts noiseless motor was given
another trial in Baltimore few days ago and
was claimed to have been built for the York
road railway, but it was not tried here because
Of its weight,
-At the closing exercises OF the public
school at GlyndOn, 4th district, the Townsend
gold medals for general excellence were award
ed to Beatrice Tiffany and Ralph Kemp, and
the principals medal. handsome gold cross
to Randolph Cockey.
@Over six inches of rain fell in the vicinity
of Baltimore during the month of June. For
the corresponding month of 1888 over eight
inches fell. The way July has started in it
promises to surpass the preceding month in
the matter of rainfall.
- Baltimore county roads sustained another
tearing up by the heavy rains of the past week
and the supervisors in some sections will have
their hands full getting them in shape again.
Where there is no more money TO be expended
this will not be an easy matter.
1.-The mortgage lately given by the Mary
land Central II, Il. Company is actually for
ST,0Od,000, and the paper is now of record in
the County Clerks office. The bonds are of
the denomination of 81 900 each, payable in
gold coin of the United States, etc.
1.-The firing at the rifle range in barley
Park, Hartford road has made it dangerous for
persons visiting Holy Cross Cemetery, the
bullets often flying into the cemetery, causing
much alarm. Proceedings have been COM
menced to put an end to the firing.
IA report was in circulation this week that
the Maryland Central road will not be broad
gagged. This grew out of the fact that there
has been some changes in the railroad plans
about Belair, whereby connection will be made
with the b. & o. to reach Baltimore,
Mrs Elizabeth Reister who died in Bal
timOre on Monday last, aged II years, was the
widow of Elias Heister, grandson of the man
from whom ReisterstOwn, Baltimore county,
took its name. She was native of Dorchester
county and her maiden name was Phillips.
@Mrs. Mary A. HixOn, of Baltimore, died
Al .ln,,o ,1f ufCf Nrc Hon
iltOn, in TOwsOntOwn, on Saturday last, aged
10 years. Her remains were inferred in st.
Frances Catholic Cemetery here on Tuesday,
hers being the second interment in that ceme-
terry.
- The guests at the I.andOn House, Luther
yille had jolly time on the Fourth, winding
up with ball and fireworks at night. The
committee in charge of the celebration was
Messrs Chas. w. Slagle, chairman, Ernest
Schmesser, j. Seth Hopkins and G. BOwley
Richardson.
More rain the past week caused another
set back to the farmers, who so far this year
have had an experience with the weather that
they will not care to have repeated very soon
But all things considered they have not done
badly. There are always some cOmpensating
circumstances.
1.-The Fourth of July passed very quietly
in TowsontOwn There were no special 'Obser
yances of theday, butpatriotic Young America
made the usual noise with fire-crackers, DC
At night there was musicale and dancein the
court House, which was enjoyed by large
number of ladies and gentlemen.
- The sanitary condition OF woodbury.
and Hampton is said to be very bad at this
time, filthy alleys and cutters being the rule
1t was promised that nothing like this would
be permitted to exist after the city limits were
extended but promises made before election
are rarely carried out afterwards.
THE firemen in the Belt were not paid on
the 1st instant for their services for last month
there being no money to pay them with and
Mayor LatrObe declares that he will not call al
extra session of the Council. Nothing like thi:
ever happened when the Belt belonged to the
county and it looks like small piece of bust
timOre does