The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-12-06


vices of the State organizer.
IA Hartford county man who called at
THE UNION office on Tuesday, saw big pump
kin lying on the floor. Moving it with his foot
and finding it very light he said it reminded
him of one of the Belair editors. because, as he
further observed, ''it don't seem to have much
in it."
MIR. Shultz, who has been renting the
farm of Mr. George Peerce. in Dulanys Valley,
for the past ten years, will shortly remove to
the farm lately purchased by him from Mr.
John G. Snider, near Timonium. Mr.. Gerhard
Shultz his brother, will remain on the Peerce
farm.
1.-The County Commissioners will soon
have big Job on their hands--that of making
the appointments for the next year. Among
the most important of these are the road super
visors-who are appointed for two years-and
regular scramble is going on for some ofthese
places.
- Mr.. Richard Cromwell, who owned
large estate on the south side Of the Patapsco,
in Anne Arundel county, died few days ago
at an advanced age. His mother was daugh-
ter of Samuel Owings, after whom the village
of Owings' Mills, Baltimore county, takes its
name.
@Gottfrield Scherer, of Sweet Air, Green
bury A. Pearce of Glenarm and Mary V. Cos
nell, of Franklinville, widow of Elias J. Cos
nell, have secured pensions from the Govern
ment. Charles Harp, of Hampden, and ThOs.
Kurtz, of Oregon, have had their pensions in
creased.
People around the county are having a
great deal of fun at the expense of those Tow
sontown fellows who were so beautifully taken
in by the corn-salve sharps. They haven't too
good an opinion of Towsontown and when
they hear of any of its citizens being swindled
they are delighted.
"a number of men who have been en-
ployed on the Maryland Central Railroad have
resigned lately to accept better paying positions
on the Norfolk and Western road. Mr.. G. w.
Maslin, who was formerly connected with the
Maryland Central, is superintendent Of the
Norfolk and western.
MIR. E. p Lippincott, brick manufacturer
of Towsontown, has on hand kiln of about
125,OOO brick. the burning of which was fin
ished on Wednesday. During the burning,
which requires five or six days. Mr.. Lippincott
gives his personal supervision to the work, re-
manning at the kiln day and night.
->Mr. Harry E. Mann. of Baltimore, who
bought the property of Mr.: Dudley, near
Lauraville, Hartford road, will have a large
addition made to the dwelling. Messrs. Mark
ley & Rigdon. contractors, are now digging the
cellar, and Messrs. George Sack d Son have
the contract for the carpenter work.
THE case of F. l.. Morling against the
County Commissioners of Baltimore county
was commenced in the Hartford county circuit
court on Thursday. Mr.. Morling claims a
large amount as commissions on the assess
belonging
late A. S. Abel, of the Baltimore San.
Among the curious names of postoffices
found in the 'U. S. Official Postal Guide" the
Chicago Herald mentions Gunpowder which is
located in this county. Tennessee has a U Bet
and Mouse Tail, Indiana No Go, South
Carolina Corn COB Virginia Negro Foot,
and Georgia Dirt Town and Cut OFF.
"A bunch of twenty head of splendid fat
cattle from Mr. Charles H. Streets farm, near
Taylor, Hartford county, passed through this
place, on their way to market, Tuesday after
noon. We haven't seen a finer lot in long
time. They were in charge of Master Rush
Street,, who seemed very proud of them.
1.-The Baltimore papers tell of man from
that city who went up to Sweet Air, Baltimore
county, on cunning expedition. After an
absence of two days, so they say, he returned
with AZ rabbits, phcasants, p cartridges and
81 robbins. That's a very nice story, but it
lacks one important element-it isn't true.
- Rev. +. III. Stubs, rector of st. Johns
P. E. Church, Waverly, preached in Trinity
Church, Towsontown, on Sunday morning
last. He spoke of st. Johns Orphanage for
Boys, in Waverly, and asked for contributions
to aid in maintaining it. This is most de-
serving charity and should be literally sup
ported.
IA volunteer company to man Towson-
towns hook-and-ladder truck is about being
formed and those who have signifed their will
ingness to join are requested to meet at the
armory, on Wednesday night, December 10th,
at o clock, when it is hoped permanent Or
ganization may be effected. Fire Marshal
Morgan will be present.
> Mrs. Rebecca Stevens, who died in Balti-
more this week, at the advanced age of SO
years, was the widow of Alexander Stevens,
prominent ship builder and the inventor of the
steam pile-driver. She was a remarkably
bright and active old lady and only three weeks
ago paid visit to her nephew, DR.. A. c. Nc
Curdy, of TowsontOwn.
"a Towsontown printer went to Balti-
more last Saturday afternoon and after buying
himself pair of kid gloves, spent the evening
at the Academy of Music. When he got to the
train on his way home he missed one of the
gloves and on Monday wrote to the manager of
the theatre about it. The lost article was re-
turned to him by the next mail. Z
1.-The will of the late Lee Webster, of
Mount Repose," Sth district, was admitted to
probate this week. 1t was dated in 1880, and
his mother, Mrs. Margaret Il. H. Webster, is
named as executor. She bonded in the sum
of $500, covering the personal property. The
will was made before his marriage and every
thing was bequeathed to his mother.
1.-The gentlemen in the County Clerks
office occasionally have funny experiences with
people who apply for marriage licenses. This
week a colOred man applied for one to marry
widow and in order that there should be no
hitch about it, brought with him certificate
from the undertaken that the woman's former
husband was actually dead and buried.
"A correspondent writing from the 9th
district says he don't want to hear that section
of the county called Dumb Corner again,
after what the corn-salve sharps did in Tow
sontown. He says there are two reasons why
those fellows could not have succeeded up there.
One is that quarters are too scarce and the other
that they keep too well posted on such matters
by carefully reading The UNION.
->Messrs. s. P. DeMuth & Son, the well
known contractors and builders, are erecting q
fine house for Mr.. Frank Hoff near Sherwood
Station, n. &. r. r. The new residence of Dr.
Sweeny, west Of Charles street avenue, is rap
idly nearing completion. 1t is a substantial
and imposing stone structure. Mr.. Joseph S.
Bowen, of TowSontOwn, is doing the masonry,
and Mr.. George Horne the carpenter work
THE mother of ex-County Commissioner
Monmonier died on the 10Th ult., at the resi-
dence of her son, DIR. ]. G. Monmoner, near
Wetheredville, in the S5th year of her age.
The interment took place at Bonnie Brae, on
Sunday, the funeral being largely attended.
The pall-bearers were VIM. V. Warfeld, Francis
b. Laurenson, Ignatius Monmonier, DIR. Chas.
B. Byrne. Mr.. AherE and G. Philip Laurenson.
- Discussing some of the extraordinary
breaks seen on some of our public roads, Com
missioner Smith says the right name for them
would be "break-necks,' while Commissioner
Magruder says that hurdles would not be a
bad name for them. If the supervisors who
build them would break their necks over them.
then it would be all right, but one OF these days
a really valuable life may be lost and then the
people will rise in their indignation and string
a few supervisors up to oyerhanging branches,
like jumping.jacks dangling from the limb of
Christmas tree. That would be awful-but it
would be right.
These BREAKS" are Properly Named
On Tuesday last Messrs. Joshua REGISTER, John
F. Centrum and ]. Hartman Schone appeared
before the County Commissioners and made
complaint about the bad condition of REGISTER
avenue, extending from the York to the Hillen
road One ofthe gentlemen stated that breaks"
two feet high had been made by the supervisor,
rendering the road dangerous to drive over.
They reported that the trees and bushes had
not been cut down along the sides of the ave-
nue.. Mr.. Smith said that such breaks were
called ''neck-breakers, +" and that he had once
been thrown out of his wagon by just such an
obstruction. Mr.. Magruder replied that they
were intended perhaps for hurdles. The super
yisors generally use their own carts and horses
on the roads, and Mr.. Todd said that the reason
the trees were not removed, he supposed, was
because the supervisor could not use his carts
to do it. The Board promised to attend to the
matters complained of.
Death of an Aged Maiden Lady.-Miss
Maria Butler, aunt of Col. Charles B. Rogers,
secretary of the County School Board, died at