The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-12-13

premises, valuable real estate near Warren,
6th district.
Another cold wave is scheduled to ar
rive to-mOrrow-Sunday.
-You may not realize it but it's fact that
Christmas is less than two weeks off.
NEARLY fifty persons have been converted
at the revival meeting in progress at Woodberry
NJ. E. Church.
CHARLES NJ. TASTE, of Govanstown, and
Nicholas Cooler. of Gainesville, have had their
pensions increased.
Some of the Hartford county Gamers are
taking steps to form stock company for the
manufacture of tin cans.
MIR. Frank E. Farley has purchased for
81 $50 the store property of Mrs. Elwood, OF
Beaver Dam, 8th district.
Mrs. Shelton Price has opened store in
the old Smile house, on the York road short
distance north of Towsontown.
Mrs. NJ. Ruth Sweet, an evangelist, will &C.
cupy the pulpit of EPSON NJ. P. Church, Tow
sontown Sunday, Dec. 14th, at 7.3O P. N.
-Ietters addressed to George Camel, Alice
c. Downs, Dolphus King and III. Williams re-
main uncalled for in the Towson postoffice.
MIR. William T. Perdue, one of the 10th
district road supervisors, handed his resigna-
ton to the County Commissioners on Tuesday:
-And still the motor on the York road
don't mote The prospect for rapid transit on
this line grows small by degrees and beautifully
eMrs. Sanders, wife of Mr.. Samuel Sam
ders, farmer and dairyman living near Glyn.
don, 4th district, died or Saturday last, aged
about 60 years.
The Baltimore County Hedge and Wire
Fence Company will hold a meeting at Tow
sontown, on Tuesday next December 10Th, at
IL o'clock A.. NJ.
sit is said that Rev. NJ. O'Keefe pastor of
st. Frances Catholic Church, TowsontOwn, has
Just sold valuable tract of land at Norfolk,
Va, for $4,000.
IA row of twelve shanties belonging to
the Sparrow's Point Company was destroyed
by fire on Tuesday last. They were used as
Mrs. Emeline Dorsey, wife of Booz Dor
sey, formerly of Middletown, Baltimore county,
died near Oswego, Indiana, on the LIST inst. in
the SD year of her age.
"A patent has been issued to Mr.. Charles
r. McBlair, of Washington, assignor to Mr.: NJ.
w. Offutt, of TowsontOwn, for making iron
prints by photography.
"A Towsontown lady who went to the
city this week on shopping expedition, boosted
when she came home that her luncheon had
only cost her six cents.
MIR. Joseph Mottu, one of the Oldest citi-
Zens of that section ofthe county and lifelong
resident, died at his home in Pikesville, on
Tuesday last, aged 81 years.
While attending the sale of Mr.. +. B.
Weaver, in the 4th district, on Thursday of last
week, ex-Sheriff Joshua Tracey had valuable
fur robe stolen from his wagon.
1.-The York Road Railway Company was
obliged to use snow pillow and double up its
teams on Monday. This was the first time in
two years that this was necessary.
> Work on the Belt Line Railroad goes on
day and night, Sundays included. An effort is
now being made by some ministers to compel
the contractors to stop work on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Haslup, of Sherwood, was to
have lectured in the Temperance Tabernacle,
Towsontown. on Monday night, but on &C
count of the bad weather no meeting was held.
MIR. John G. Butler a well known stone
mason, died suddenly at his home in Hamp-
den, on Saturday last, aged 20 years. He had
fourteen children, only three of whom survive
him.
1.-The cases against the bondsmen of ex-
State Treasurer Archer are set for trial in the
Circuit Court here on Thursday next, 18th
inst. Much interest will no doubt be mani
tested in them.
Mr. Charles Johnson. of the 4th district,
died at his home near st. Johns Church,
Worthington Valley, on the 9Th inst, aged
about IS years. He was son of the late
Elisha Johnson.
Bethany Lodge of Odd Fellows, at Glen
arm. Long Green Valley, which was started
about fourteen months ago, now has upwards
ofsixty members and new applications are con-
stantly coming in.
THE petit jury was discharged on Friday
until Thursday, 18th inst, when the cases
against the bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer
Archer will be called.
1.-The formation of an independent hook
and-ladder truck company for Towsontown is
now well under way. Another meeting will
be held at the armory, Wednesday night, De-
cember 18th, at o'clock.
>At the meeting of the Baltimore Presby-
terry on Tuesday Rev. Samuel McLanahan
spoke of the need of a Presbyterian church at
SparrOw's Point and appealed to the generosity
of the members to build one.
->Sheriff Beckley renewed his bond on
Wednesday for the second year of his term. 1t
ic the r1onal sur1 of g05 000 and iS Si0r,od hv
Messrs. r. r. Boarman, Richard G. Tracey, J.
Smith Orrick and George C. Tracey.
Thomas Ogle has sued the York Road
Railway Company for 5000 damages for being
elected from one of the cars. He was in a car
that had no conductor and the driver, who said
he had not paid his fare, put him off.
IAN announcement appears in the Balti-
more Sun that the marriage of Mr.. William
Phillips and Miss Josephine Matthews, which
was to take place at Gainesville, on the 18th
inst, has been indefinitely postponed
up to this time the ducking season in
Baltimore county waters has been the poorest
experienced in years. At some of the shores
not q half dozen ducks have been killed and as
a result sportsmen are getting discouraged.
"A I'd district man who came to Towson-
town in a sleigh on Tuesday, had more fun
than he wanted getting home. It's bad plan
to venture too far from home on runners with
only three inches of snow and warm sun.
THE new Board Of Managers of the Balti-
more County Agricultural Society will hold its
first meeting in Baltimore to-day Saturday., at
II o'clock NJ. when president. secretary and
treasurer for the ensuing year will be elected.
THE public school at Govanstown, Of
which Mr.. Thomas C. Bruff is principal, now
has $50 pupils, making another assistant
teacher necessary. Miss Ida Watkins, of Tow
sontown, has been appointed to this position.
>The will of Mrs. Mary A. Monmonier was
admitted to probate in the Orphans Court this
week. The estate goes to her two sons, ex-
County Commissioner l.. A. Monmonier and
DR.. ]. G. Monmonier, the former being named
as executor.
ION Sunday morning last Rev. Page Mil
burn, pastor of Towsontown NJ. f. Church, re-
ceived young lady into the church on proba-
ton, and on the same day her sister was inn