The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-11-08

- Mrs. Bokel, wife of Mr.. Theodore A.
Bokel q well known citizen residing on the
York road, near st. AIMS Church, died on
Thursday evening, after short illness from
pneumonia. Deceased was the mother of Mrs.
Lewis HI. Urban, of TowsontowE.
THE officers of the Grand Encampment
of Maryland, l. o. o. F., paid visit to Ridgely
Encampment, TOwsOntown, ON Monday night
last. After the work of the evening had been
disposed of the visitors were entertained at
supper provided in the lodge room.
= Less than halfthe registered vote of Tow
sontown precinct, 9th district, was cast on
Tuesday and it was perhaps the smallest poll
ever made here since it has been voting place.
Only SO white Republicans showed up indica-
ting an apathy never known before.
- Beech Hill' the handsome old home
stead of the late Jesse Slingluff, on the Liberty
road, has been laid off in building lots and will
soon be offered for sale. 1t is one of the most
desirable locations adjacent to the city, and the
sites will no doubt meet with ready sale.
->Look out for the nonresident sportsmen
who prowl around the country and shoot
everything with feathers on it. They are re-
quired under the law to pay license fee of $40
and every man of them should be compelled to
come down with the cash or be arrested and
fined.
THE Towson baseball team will join the
Amateur Athletic Union, lately organized in
Baltimore. Among those who are spoken of
as members of the Union team for next sum-
mer are Ensor for catcher or short stop; Stocks
dale, pitcher and Randolph Isaac for one of
the outfelderS.
1.-The oyster supper held by the ladies of
Trinity Church, Long Green, was a success
financially and otherwise. 1t is proposed to
build rectory for the parish and the money
will be devoted to that purpose. The ladies
already have upwards of $500 on hand for the
building fund.
I'VE again have to request that some of
our local correspondents send their favors in
earlier in the week. Many oftheir letters come
on Thursday morning or Thursday evening
and it frequently happens on account of the
rush so late in the week, that they are neces-
sarily neglected.
> Messrs. John l. Yellott and E. c. Eichel-
berger counsel for Arthur Finnegan, have
entered suit against the Trustees of the Wilson
Sanitarium, located in this county, claiming
5000 damages for personal injuries sustained
by Finnegan while working in quarry on the
Sanitarium property.
Lula NJ. Carter, teacher of the colored
public school at Pikesville, was married in
Baltimore, on Wednesday night, to Hiram
Watty, colored politician of the city. All
colored swelldom attended the reception, which
preceded the ceremony, something altogether
new in matrimonial ethics.
1.-The small vote cast in Baltimore county
on Tuesday shows that the voters, particularly
the Republicans, took no interest whatever in
the election. When it is remembered that their
no effort was made to get up an interest in the
campaign, this is not surprising.
Judge Fowler has signed a decree di-
vorcing Arabella Gore from Robert S. V. Gore,
on the grounds of cruelty and abandonment.
A deed from the wife to the husband of certain
lots in Reisterstown has also been cancelled
upon the ground that her signature to it was OBJ
tanned by Misrepresentation, &c.
Edward Barrett who applied for a Ii
cense for the 17-Mile House, York road, with
drew his application on Monday. 1t appeared
that some of his signers lived more than two
miles from the place where he proposed to sell
liquor. There was filed a numerously-signed
petition against granting the license.
->Several well known Baltimore county
farmers, who have posted trespass notices on
their premises, have also published warming
notices in The UNION, prohibiting sportsmen
from entering upon their premises. They say
they have found the latter plan much more
effective, as it gives wider publicity.
ION Wednesday Rev. Harry D. Mitchell,
pastor of the NJ. E. Church at Sparrow's Point,
that place, before the County Commissioners
with request that he be sent as State pupil
to the Maryland Institution for the Instruction
of the Blind. The request was granted.
>George r. Shock, of TOwsontown, has
sued Joseph E. Tracey, of Hereford, formerly
of an advertisement published in THE UNION
by Mr.. Tracey, notifying the public not to nego-
tiate note given by him to Shock, alleging
that he signed the same through misrepresen-
tations, &c.
The Bull Neck Ducking Club was or
ganized in Towsontown on Monday, with
twelve members. The officers are Mr.. John
w. Shanklin, president; DR.. A. c. McCurdy,
secretary; Mr.. Henry Jessop, treasurer. The
club will shoot at Mr.. Jessops Bull Neck
Point, which is between Middle River and
Frog Morter
If I'll ~ n ~, rot,,r,, ;,d,xoe mould ~
tend promptly at the Court House the second
day after election, as the law requires much
delay ard trouble would be saved. Usually two
or three remain away until later hour and thus
greatly interfere with the work of making up
the returns. The judges should be on hand
not later than 1920 A. NJ.
by the annual report of Examiner Rogers
it is shown that 162 schools were in operation
in this county last year. The number of school
houses owned is 1913; rented 80; number of
teachers 243-79 males and 164 females. The
number of pupils that attended the schools for
the last fiscal year was II ,302, and the per
capita cost Of each was $3.50.
"a very foolish idea prevails with some
people that if a dead body is found it cannot be
removed until coroner has investigated the
cause of death. As matter of fact there is no
foundation for this belief The body of the
man found dead on Friday of last week, on the
Pot Spring road, was left lying there until Sat
urday afternoon. Common humanity, itseems
to us, would dictate different course.
"a new weather prophet named Hicks,
with the prefix Rev." has doomed up lately
and pretends to be something of an oracle in
his chosen profession. In his forecast for No
vember he crowds in about everything imagin-
able-storms. rain, snow, sunshine, but very
little of the latter. We have some little faith
in this man because he don't blame the dis
agreeable parts on Mckinley. If he had done
the latter we would have commenced looking
for him with our gun.
-IIast week some of the packages of THE
UNION that should have gone out from here
early on Saturday morning, reached their des-
tination forty-eight hours behind time and in
consequence numerous complaints have
reached us. We regret this delay very much,
but no blame can be attached to us. Wenever
fail to get the papers in the mail early enough
to reach their destination at the usual time on
Saturday, and if they do not do so the postal
authorities are wholly to blame.
IA delegation of prominent citizens of the
18th called on the County Commissioners on
Wednesday and complained of the bad condi-
ton of Eastern avenue from Bayview to the
Back River bridge. They stated that nothing
had been done on the road since last fall and
that portion of it, particularly culvert, was
in dangerous condition. The Board said all
the 18th district road money had been expend-
ed, but that an appropriation of $50 would be
made to put the culvert in safe condition.
William Sellman, colored, who was COM
mltleu Dv the court 10 Sprlng OrOVe insane
asylum about three months ago. again turned
upin Towsontown on Saturday last. On Mon
day the officers nabbed him and returned him
to that institution. 1t is useless expense to
keep this man at Spring Grove. He is entirely
harmless and if he must be provided with a
home the alms-houseis the right place for him.
He is able and willing to work and ifhe can be
kept away from liquor would be valuable
man.
1.-The total Republican vote in Baltimore
county last Tuesday-that is in the eleven dis
tricts embraced in the Second Congressional
district-was 2,04S. Two years ago. when Col.
Lang was the candidate, the vote was 4,777.
This shows falling off of 2,729 votes. Who
was responsible for this trihing discrepancy
The 9th district, which sometimes gives Re-
publican majority, polled exactly 66 votes.
This district has not place in it where whisky
is sold and we don't think it has one colored
voter.
MIR Edward A. Talbot, prominent
citizen of Howard county and president of the
Patapsco National Bank of Ellicott City, died
suddenly from heart disease, on Saturday last,
in the I'D year of his age. When the late
Daniel S. Armstrong was elected Sheriff of
Baltimore county Mr.. Talbot, who had filled
the same Office in Howard county, came here
to instruct his friend in the duties of the office.
He remained in Towsontown for several
months and made many friends by whom he