The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1889-08-03

stand at Randallstown.
"a small comet has been visible for sew
eral nights in the northwestern heavens.
One month from to-day the Baltimore
county fair commences. Get ready for it in
time.
1.-The next meeting of the Baltimore coun-
ty School Board will be held Wednesday, Au-
e%Messrs. J. E. Slade & Bro, undertakes,
of Unionville, last week served five funerals IN
six days.
Summit Grove camp-meeting on the
Northern Central Railroad, commenced on
1t is now said that Mr.. Charles T. Cockey
has refused an offer of over 5000 for his trot-
ting horse Garrison"
. Ridgelv's mill-dam, ON the Dulanys
Valley turnpike, was badly damaged by the
flood last Wednesday morning.
The rains of the last ten days can easily
beaccounted for The Prohibition camp-meet-
ing has been in progress at Glyndon.
- Ex-County Commissioner James Kitten
house has purchased 95 acres of land in the 18th
district, from Mr.. Geo. w. Hall, for $1,000.
- Major John /. Yellott, counsel for Emma
Hunt, has entered suit against John Knight,
claiming $1,000 damages for alleged SANDER.
"A gentleman who thinks he has straight
tin saws the MARYLAND Central Railroad will be
broad-gauged within year. Speed the day.
Ion Thursday of last week Bishop Paret
paid visit to st. Thomas's Church, Garrison
Forest and confirmed a class of nine persons.
- CHRISTOPHER DietZ, of Baltimore county,
who served during the late war in Company II,
9th Md Regiment, has been granted a pension:
I've call attention to pretty legend OF
Summit Grove camp-meeting ground, which
is published ON the first page of The UNION
to-day.
"a certificate of incorporation of Grace
African NJ. E. Church of Gainesville, has been
filed for record in the office of the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court.
The month of July made almost as good
a record for rain as its predecessor and It ended
with a regular down-pour that lasted nearly
twelve hours.
THE damage by the late flood at Herring
Run Park has been repaired and arrangements
are being made for a series of trotting races to
take place this month.
Son Friday morning of last week the car
riage of Mr.. John L. Anderson was run into on
the York road by hay wagon and had the en-
tire top torn off. No one was hurt.
THE executors of the estate OF the late
Mary c. Riddell have sold to Paul A. Seeger,
for 81, 700, II acres of the estate known as
Pomona situated in the Sd district.
"a festival will be held at Wilson's NJ. +.
Church. Unionville, Wednesday, August 9TH,
continuing during the day and evening. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the Sunday school.
>Charles Mason. of Baltimore county, was
arrested in Howard county last week for ped
ding without a license. The justice OF the
peace before whom he was taken fined him S37:
a public meeting in the lecture-room of Tow
sontown NJ. Z. Church, Thursday evening
August Sth, at o'clock. Public cordially in
vited.
Stephens Church, Bradshaw, B. &. o. Rail-
road will commence Tuesday next, August
9th and contine five days. See advertisement
in this issue.
1.-The sale of the estate of the late John L.
Owens, made by the trustees some time ago.
haar fpa1Iu rafifia6 an6 ODfi ad hxy fhP
court. Mr.. Solomon King of Baltimore, was
the purchaser for S2S, 600.
1.-The total rainfall in the vicinity of Balti-
more during the month of July was little
over IL inches, which was greater than for any
month in the past twenty years. The rainfall
in June was about 81 inches.
Mrs Gibson died at her residence, Della,
1stdistrict, on Sunday last, aged IS years She
was the widow of John H. Gibson, who was
during his life time well known surveyor and
teacher in Baltimore county.
1.-The open wooden bridge on the Dulany'S
Valley turnpike, just above Ridgely's mill
woods, was much damaged by the flood of
Wednesday morning, although travel over it
was not entirely interrupted.
ION Tuesday the County Commissioners
awarded the contract for building an open
wooden bridge over the Gunpowder, on the
road leading rom Hoffman's paper mill to
Beckleysv14e, to VIM. L. Miller for s4S5.
@It has got so now that even heavy dew
delays the mails on the Maryland Central Rail-
road. There was another wash-out down the
ROAD on Wednesday morning and the mail
REACHED here an hour and a-half behind time
- Bridge Superintendent Shipley reported
to the County Commissioners this week that it
will be necessary to build an iron bridge over
Gwynns falls at McDonogh Station w. Nj. K.
R., to replace the one damaged by recent floods.
"a postoffice has been established at Trump
in the 18th district of Baltimore county, with
Samuel S. V. Trump as postmaster. The site
of the office is at Trumps mill, on the county
road leading from Fullerton to Rechabite Hall.
- Messrs. Yellott & Mitchell and John
Grason, counsel for Christian Hagenstaler,
have brought suit against Conrad Speilman for
$1,000 damages for SANDER in charging the
plaintiff with stealing horse in the spring OF
1883.
>Over one thousand people attended the
colored camp meeting near this place last Sun
day. Rev. d. G. Hill, ofthe A. NJ. E. Church,
Elkton, preached fine sermon in the after
noon. The camp will be continued over Sun
day next.
@Themail schedule between Bradshaw and
Jerusalem Mills has been changed as follows
Leave Bradshaw daily, except Sunday, at $50
A. NJ; arrive at Jerusalem Mills by Los P. NJ. /;
leave there at A. NJ, and arrive at Bradshaw
at A. NJ.
"a vine with one perfectly white and one
dark purple potato, both growing on the same
stalk was curiosity shown at THE UNION
office on Thursday. They were grown by Mr.
w. B. Reed. on Mr.. Albert's place, near Tow
sontown.
The Iong-continued wet weather has pro-
duced an unusually large crop of mosquitoes
and they are now found in places where they
were rarely if ever seen before. Ofall summer
annoyances they are the most pestiferous and
irritating.
Tile Maryland Central Railroad charges
so cts. to bring a buggy pole from Glenarm to
Towsontown. This week We received pack
age of paper, weighing about 70 lbs, from
Philadelphia the express charges on which
were so cts.
The belief that camp-meetings and rains
always come together has been strengthened
lately, as we have had scarcely anything but
cloudy weather and rain for the last fortnight
and the campers have had their ardor dampen-
ed not a little,
The Sunday school of st. Johns Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, Parkville, Hartford
road will hold its annual festival in Mr.. Fred.
Mueller's grove, near Carney postoffice, on
Thursday afternoon, August Sth. All will be
made welcome.
"A Young colored man named Walter
Johnson, son of the late Benjamin Johnson, of
Towsontown, went to Johnstown. Pa, over
year ago, but since the flood nothing has been
heard from him and his relatives here think
that he was drowned.
gan for the month of June makes the follow
ing exhibit Cash on hand May 31st, S144, 264.
II; receipts from all sources during the month,
S25,311.74; disbursements S31 ,954.88; cash on
hand July ISL, Sl3l, OZl.oI.
MIR. Charles +. Fusting, who succeeds Mr..
James McMiller as postmaster at Gainesville,
has taken charge of the office, which he for
merly held under the Republican administra-
ton, having been removed by the Democrats
to make room for Mr.. McMiller.
compliant was made to the County Com
missioners this week of the filthy condition of
Loneys lane, near Baltimore Cemetery, and
DIR. Harry S. Jarrett, sanitary officer for Tow
sontown, went down Tuesday afternoon to
make an examination of the same.
Ground has been broken for the new
Memorial NJ. E. Church to be built on the Fred
erick road, adjoining Mt. Olivet Cemetery. 1t
will be built in memory of nearly one hundred
Methodist ministers who are buried in the
cemetery, and will cost about 81, 800.
ION Wednesday morning Long Green run
was higher than it had been before in twenty
years and farmers whose lands lie along it suf-
fered considerable loss. The road leading past
Hartley's mill was torn to pieces and the mill
Of the Messrs Hartley was badly damaged.
Mr.. Edwin Booth, the great actor who
is a native of Hartford county, has sent his
check for $500 to the Jackson Guards of Belair,
as a contribution to the bazar which the COM