The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-12-20

The fine farm of the late John o. Price
situated on the York turnpike, opposite the
county fair grounds, was offered at public sale
at the Court House door on Tuesday, by Messrs
Yellott and Mcintosh, trustees. The highest
bid was $55 per acre and it was withdrawn.
IAN adjourned meeting of the Towson-
town hook-and-l ladder truck company will. be
held at the armory, Saturday night, December
Goth, at 7.30 o'clock, when a constitution and
bylaws will be adopted and officers elected for
the first year. All interested are requested to
be present.
@Col. s. n. Hyde, whose large farm is in
Long Green Valley, last winter secured sup
ply of ice when none of his neighbors got any.
The ice was thin, of course. He says that tins
year he has given orders not to cut any until it
is eight inches thick, and he feels confident he
will get it.
county the early part of the past week. 1t was
from p to Al inches thick and some of it very
pretty. Many people think there will be an
amply supply this winter and they are in no
hurry about filling their houses. They may be
disappointed.
town, fell from a wagon on Saturday evening
last and cut his head and face very badly. On
Sunday he was dangerously i'll from the shock.
but is now better Mr.. Dunphy, who served
in the Federal army during the late war, is 70
years of age.
agreed to appropriate $125 to aid in shelling the
road leading from Upper Falls to Bradshaw,
18th district, the citizens of that vicinity con-
tributing a like amount. Messrs Blakeney
and Chapman were before the Board to ask for
the appropriation.
This week County Examiner Rogers
awarded the vacant scholarship in the Mary
land Agricultural College to Samuel Buckley.
a seventh grade graduate of the public school
at Mt Washington. Young Buckley was the
only one to put in an appearance for the COM
petitive examination. J.-gs
F@Mr. Thomas w. Slater, who was con-
ductor on the Philadelphia, Wilmington q
Baltimore,R. r. for about forty-fve years, died
at his home in Baltimore, on Sunday last, aged
Ga years. He was a son of Col. William Slater,
who at one time owned CarrolPs Island, and
was O native of London.
-Six colored men were arrested in Sandy
Bottom on Saturday night last for indulging in
the seductive game of crap. They all went to
Jail and on Monday morning Justice Perne re-
leased five of them upon the payment of So %
fine and costs in each case. 1t is likely that
this will put an end to the crap game.
mr. William G. Green died at his home
near Warren, 9Th district, on the 9th inst,
aged 76 years. He was well known builder
of post-and-rail fence, but about year ago he
was stricken with paralysis, since which time
he had been unable to do anything Mr.. John
w. Green, constable is a son of the deceased.
judgment was affirmed in the case Of Remus
Adams VS.. the Board of County School Com
missioners of Baltimore county. The suit
grew out of a lot of ground in Gainesville to
which Adams claimed title The lower court
decided against him and judgment is sustained
->Constable Hughes, of the 18th district, is
engaged in the laudable work oftrying to break
up the violations of the law in that section of
the county on Sundays. Last Sunday he again
made number of arrests for disorderly con-
duct and fast driving on the Shell road. JUS
tice Hevern imposed fine and costs in each
case.
THE Baltimore Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals has been engaged in a
crusade against those unfeeling people who
allow clipped horses to stand out in the cold
without blankets. Many valuable animals die
on account of this inhuman treatment and we
are glad to see that steps are being taken to put
a stop to it.
> About two-thirds off ordinary envelope
that had been received at the New York inquiry
office where it was stamped without con-
tents" was received at the Towson postoffice
on Thursday. It was addressed to Sheriff
Beckley and the name of G. E. Logsdon, North
and Lincoln avenues, Denver, Col, was written
on the face of it.
"a meeting of the citizens of the 18th dis
trict will be held at Rosedale postoffice, Phila-
delphia road, on Monday, December 22d, at 2
o'clock P. M. looking to the formation of COM
pany to build steam flour and feed mill in
that district. This is highly commendable
enterprise and it is hoped those interested may
make a success of it.
"a committee of citizens of Govanstown,
composed of Messrs. VIM. McRoberts, Jr.,
Isaac H. Moss, VIM. S. Norris, G. L. Pape, ].
F. Rosensteel and H. NJ. Walker, are making
move looking to the building of hall in that
town in which to hold entertainments, &c. 1t
is thought that a suitable building could be
erected for about 81 600
"a Gainesville correspondent writes: IA
pious old lady, who is member of the W. G.
7. u, says that money has got tight again and
she has decided to give temperance tracts for
Christmas presents this year. Those who want
to economize and do great and good work
can be supplied with tracts by the society at
very low rates. Egg-nogg has got to CO."
ION Sunday night last some one set fire to
the woods on Mr.. Joshua NJ Matthews farm,
OH the Jarrettsville pike. Fortunately there
was no wind at the time and it was extin-
guished before it spread far. Had there been
a high wind the consequences might have been
disastrous, as the farm buildings of County
Commissioner Smith and others are near the
woods.
THE UNION office has had steady stream
of callers during the past week and nine out of
every ten persons who came produced little
strip of pink paper upon which they requested
our autograph. These annual receptions are
growing larger every year and this fact tells its
own story. Those who have not yet called
will have ample opportunity to do so between
now and January LIST, 1891.
AThe Baltimore county court room had in
it more prominent men on Thursday than it
possibly ever had beforein one day. These in
cluded lawyers, State officials, bankers and
others, brought here on account of the trial
against the Dondsmen of ex-State Treasurer
Archer. Gov. Jackson and Comptroller Baugh
man were not present, but they will he here
during the progress OF the trial.
IA resident of this town has, or had,
setter dog that did some cute tricks. He would
go out in the morning to bring in the paper,
which was usually thrown upon the porch by
the carrier, and if he failed to find it he would
go off to the neighbors in search of one and re-
turn with the first one he came to. A gentle
man who had been missing his paper found
one stole the dog.
1.-The Grand Jury for the December term
of court adjourned finally on Friday, 10th,
having made fifteen days. We never before
knew December term jury to adjourn before
the holidays and we do not recall an instance
where jury finished up its work in so short
time. Judge Fowler's admonition at the begin
ming of the term no doubt had good effect.
We hope other juries will take the hint. After
the adjournment the jury gave dinner at
Bosley's Hotel.
Mr.. &. o. Wilson, whose fine stock farm
Holstein-Friesian cows to a gentleman in Bal
timore also two fine heifers of the same breed
to Mr.. T. Edward Hambeton. A few days ago
Mr.. Wilson bought from Mr.. o. b. Ford. of
Boston, a splendid inbred Wilkes and Mann
brine filly, 2 years old, for breeding purposes.
The stock of this county is being rapidly i'm
proved by such men as Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. ID. H.
Rice and others.
MIR. Nicholas w. Smith is one of the
Oldest duckers in the 18th district and still en-
joys the sport. He says that twelve years ago
he often killed as many as sixty ducks in a day
and then stopped shooting because he had more
than he knew what to do with. Now if man
gets half dozen ducks in day. shooting he
thinks he is doing pretty well. Mr.. Smith
shoots on Bird river and says he has not killed
a dozen ducks this winter. The sport appears
to be almost entirely broken up, so far as our
waters are concerned.
"a pumpkin pie is an odd thing to be sent
by mail, but we received beautiful one on
Wednesday, carefully done up in a box and
postmarked Parkville. 1t was accompanied by
mote which read "Mr. Longnecker-Having
read in your paper very nice piece of poetry
in honor of the pumpkin pie concluded to
make one and send it to you" Our fair friend
will accept our best thanks. A girl who can
make pies like this sample has no right to be
single and we are strongly tempted-but we
prefer to discuss this in thepresence of smaller
audience.
I'LL IoI hoo, nrfo nv,