The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-11-29

II.
Tuesday. Dec. %, by w. Frank Mitchell, trustee,
at the Court House, house and lot in the 9TH
district.
The December term of the Circuit Court
will commence next Monday.
1.-The Turkey That Never Came" is a
sad and painfully suggestive refrain.
-Albert H Schmidt, of Lake Roland,
Baltimore county, has secured an increase Of
pension.
Next week THE UNIONS subscription
bills go out. If you receive one you will know
what it means.
"A former citizen of Towsontown who
was hunting in Virginia last week, killed 225
partridges and wild turkey.
THE late E. A. Talbot, of Ellicott City,
left an estate estimated to be worth between
forty and fifty thousand dollars.
The congregation of Dover NJ. E. Church,
Hereford Circuit, has presented Rev. Edward
Hayes with handsome lap-robe.
MIR. William H. Knight, constable for
the 18th district, announces that he is candi-
date for Sheriff and means business.
-Dr. William Shipley, of Pikesville, lost
child on the 18th inst, and another on the 10th.
Their ages were respectively and years.
THE Towson Guards went to Baltimore
on Thursday, about thirty strong, and ,Partic-
ipated in the parade ofthe National Guard.
MIR. Caleb s. Hobbs, one of the best
officers in the county, was on Tuesday reap
pointed constable for the I'd district for two
years.
There was another little furry of snow
on Thursday and We are beginning to think
that there is to be some winter weather sure
enough.
BY the burning of stable in Westmin-
ster on Sunday night last the Baltimore County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company sustained
small loss.
- Canvas-back ducks sold in Baltimore this
week at $3.50 per pair, and red-heads at "a.
Pheasants brought 81. so per pair and partridges
$3.50 per dozen.
MIR. James Harlan. an ex-judge of the
Howard county Orphans Court, and highly
esteemed citizen, died on Wednesday, in the
18th year of his age.
THE fine large enclosed shed attached to
Urban's restaurant, in this town, has been
completed. 1t furnishes room for the covering
of many horses and vehicles.
IA corps of the U. S. Geological Survey
passed through Towsontown on Thursday.
They came from the northeast and travelled in
wagons and other conveyances.
Frank Harbaugh freight brakeman
on the Western Maryland r. R., had one of his
hands badly mashed while coupling cars at
Emory Grove, on Saturday last.
"A youth named Edward Won Vert was
arrested few days ago on the charge of placing
distinctions on the B. & o. Railroad track
near the Relay House, 18th district.
MIR. Michael Padian, Of Texas, Sth dis
trict, sent to The UNION office this week. three
turnips that weighed Al ounces over 9 pounds.
The largest one weighed lbs. q ounces.
William Smith, colored, of Mt. Washing
ton, was struck by an engine at Mt. Winans,
18th district, on Sunday night last and had an
arm broken besides sustaining other injuries.
"a protracted meeting has been in progress
at Wetheredville NJ. E. Church for some time.
at which sixty-fve persons have protested con-
version and fifty eight have Joined the church.
THE mill at Mt. Washington is only run
ming on three-quarter time and it is said it may
shut down entirely. This would be great
misfortune, particularly so as winter is now at
hand.
The motor has been given more trials on
the York Road Railway. What the public
wants is to see the thing put to work regularly.
This thing of simply trying" is growing mo-
notOnous.
Fifty shares of stock of the Towson Ma
tiOnal Bank were sold on the Baltimore Stock
Exchange on Monday at $115. On Tuesday it
was quoted $106, twenty shares being sold at
that figure.
-The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Baltimore County Agriculture Society
will be held at the Carrollton Hotel. Baltimore,
Saturday, December 9Th, commencing at IL
o'clock A. M.
I'VE had a real touch of winter on Thurs
day night and ice formed to the thickness of q
quarter of an inch. At 8o'clock Friday morn
ing the mercury marked 4 degrees below the
freezing point.
Alexander Bone, ofthe LIST district of this
county, who was night inspector in the Bal
timore Custom House, has been removed. He
is a Democrat and the charge against him was
neglect of duty.
IA Baltimore firm of booksellers has
secured the old Herring Run race track, on the
Philadelphia road, and will shortly commence
selling pools there. 1t is also proposed to have
races every day.
The handsome new residence of Mrs.
Worley, on the hill Just east of Sherwood Sta
ton, N. C. R. R., is rapidly nearing compile.
ton. 1t commands a magnificent view of
Green Spring Valley.
Canton NJ. E. Church voted last Sunday
against the proposition to admit women dele
gates to the General Conference. Out of 100
persons entitled to vote only 80 voted The
majority against was IL.
THE Germania Permanent Loan and
Savings Association of Baltimore County has
been Incorporated by Messrs. Matthews Mueller,
p. C. Mueller, Frederick Pfoertner, John l..
Mueller and Florian Keidel.
Mr. John Arthur. the successful carriage
builder at Fork, 18th district. has introduced
anew branch of business-that of undertaking,
and has fitted up with everything for carrying
on the same in all its branches.
flames McMahon, of the firm of Gill &
Mcmahon, of Granite, I'd district, died at Mount
Hope Retreat, on the HoOkstown road, last
Sunday, aged Sc years. He had been an in
mate of the institution for two years.
1.-The wife of Mr.. John s. Baldwin, we'll
known farmer living about q miles northeast
of Sweet Air, died on Tuesday last, aged 66
years Her funeral took place at Chestnut
Grove Church ON Thanksgiving day.
Letters addressed to Mr.. Hoffman, Mrs.
Elizabeth Forester, Patrick Kelly, Samuel d.
Ring. Amos Tiler. George McC. Turnbaugh,
John Williams and VIM. H. Wilhelm remain
uncalled for in the Towson postOffice.
-Application has been filed at the Treas
ury Department in Washington for authority
to organize a national bank at Cockeysville.
Mr.. Joshua f. Cockey, Jr., will be the presi-
dent and Mr. VIM H Buck cashier,
The divorce business is growing apace
in Baltimore county. This would seem to in
dictate an unfortunate condition of affairs.
Perhaps the old saying applies here with force
Married in haste to repent at leisure"
->It is no longer the York Road Railway
Company The proper name of it is the Union
Railway Company. But we don't care any
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