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

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Monday, Dec. I'D, by Henry Green, near Dances
Min, 10th district, postponed public sale OF
stock, farming implements, furniture, etc;
premises, valuable real estate near Warren
Sth district.
- There was skating last Saturday for the
first time this winter.
Mr.. William Wheeler, of Mt Carmel
Baltimore county, has secured a patent for a
thill coupling.
>Mr. Joshua Crooks, well known farmer
of the I'd district, died on Wednesday last, aged
70 years.
I'VE had a regular old fashioned northeast
rain storm on Wednesday, accompanied by
high wind.
9>It will be unlawful to shoot rabbits in
Baltimore county after the Goth of December
Friday next.
THE new Guilford reservoir, on the York
road, says the San, will be finished by the last
of the year 1891.
1.-The editors of TIE UNION wish all its
readers a merry christmas and happy and
prosperous New Year.
>Tbe public schools of the county will
close On Tuesday next and remain closed until
Monday, January 9Th, 1891.
@Christmas next Thursday. It's bad
day for Towsontown editors and printers, Dut
we'll have to put up with it:
1.-The value of the marble taken from the
Beaver Dam Quarries last year is stated by the
census to have been $139, SIG.
-Orem's Sunday school will give an enter
tainment on Wednesday evening, December
31st, commencing at 7.30 o'clock.
-To-morrow-Sunday, December 2lst-is
the shortest day of the year and according to
the almanac, the beginning of winter.
IA shooting match for turkeys will take
place at Wesley store, Sunnybrook, Saturday,
December 9th, commencing at l P. NJ.
-Ex-County Commissioner Rittenhouse
on Wednesday purchased "a acres of land on
the Washington road, 18th district, for sos per
acre.
Hook. Miss Lucy Hayes and Mrs Elizabeth
Price remain uncalled for in the Towson post
Office.
@R. r. Boarman, Esq, was the first man
in Towsontown to secure supply of ice. 1t
was cut from Mr.. Fred. Groom pond on Mon
day and Tuesday.
>Mr. Thomas Mann, who lives on a high
hill just west of the Jarrettsville turnpike. in
Dulany's Valley. has well 50 feet deep. The
water is unsurpassed.
Mr. William Henry Wheeler this week
took out letters on the estate of Elisha Wheeler.
The bond was for 5000, indicating a per-
sonal estate of $4,000.
Conductors are now running on the
York Road Railway between Towsontown and
Govanstown. On the other end of the line
Slawson boxes are used.
THE City Comptroller has decided that a
man who hauls meat around in the Annex and
sells it in quantities to suit must take out q
hawker's license, costing S25.
->Christmas coming next week our cores
pondents will oblige us very much if they will
send in their favors early in the week-not
later than Wednesday morning.
MIR. William E. Whittier, of Keyser, West
Virginia, died on Saturday last, aged 80 years.
He was a brother of Mrs. Ruby, wife of Mr..
VIM. H. Ruby, of the Maryland Journal.
>Thesaddle horse 'Mosby," given by Gen.
Agnus, of ''Nacirema," Green Spring Valley,
to the late Masonic fair in Baltimore, and won
by Col. VIM. A. Boykin. died few days ago.
MRS. Margaret r. Morrison, wife of Rev.
George Morrison, died of pneumonia at the
residence of her father, Mr.. Joshua Register, in
tiers.
THE tin horn is again having its little
innings. The fellow who introduced this ex-
eeEable instrument of torture as Christmas
amusement deserves to be drawn and quar-
tered.
> Messrs Ephraim Harris and Henry Cron-
hardt have filed creditors bill against MesSrS.
John Whiteford and John Whiteford of VIM,
asking for the sale of certain property to satisfy
claims.
last week to raise funds to place bell on the
new school house at Evna, 9TH district, and it
was so successful that the required sum was
secured.
MIR T. Gordon Edmondson, son of Mr.. ].
A. Edmondson, who owns the handsome prop
erty at Blithewood, Maryland Central R. R..
died at Sarasota, Florida, on the 9th inst, aged
"A years.
John T. Stamp freight brakeman on
the Northern Central r. R., was killed on the
18th inst, by an engine running over him. He
was p years of age and lived on Oak street, in
the Annex.
Col. NJ. w. Offutt, counsel for the Mel
vale Distilling Company, will make up test
case to determine whether or not the county
has the right to assess whisky stored in bonded
warehouses.
ION Monday afternoon last a wooden
mantel in the parlor of the county Jail took fire.
but the flames were extinguished before any
serious damage was done. The Jail is not
fre-proof building.
> Miss Lena Shenkle, daughter of Mr..
Leonard Shenkle, of Rosedale, 18th district,
died in hospital in New York on Monday
last, from the effects of surgical operation.
She was an actress and % years of age.
ARTHUR ]. Hurley, son of Mr.. Michael
Hurley, of the LIST district of Baltimore county.
died at MeltOn'S Bluff, Alabama, on the 9th
inst, aged 81 years. His remains were in
TERED at that place beside those of his wife,
IAN old proverb says ifice will bear man
before Christmas it will not bear man after
ward. Another says If the sun shines
through the apple tree on Christmas Day there
will be an abundant crop the following year.
THE sick horse belonging to the Towson-
town fire engine was moved to Baltimore in DR..
Spranklin's ambulance on Friday evening of
last week. The horse is valuable young ami
NAL and ii would be misfortune to lose him.
ION Sunday morning last little colored
boy named Cole entered Col. NJ. w. Offutt s
stable when one of the horses kicked him full
in the face. Beyond an ugly cut, which DIR. H.
s. Jarrett sewed up, he was not seriously hurt.
Mrs. Russell, wife of Mr.. Reister Russell,
the we'll known Reisterstown merchant, died
of consumption on the 18th inst, after an ill
ness of about one year. She was daughter of
the late Henry Quicker, and most estimable
woman.
appointed John Balls. of Govanstown, consta-
BILE for the 9th district, and William J. Shank
lin, constable for the 18th district, each for two
years. The latter succeeds the late Alexander
WiSnOm.
Next Tuesday the County Commissioners
will make their appointments, including those
for road supervisors. The Board Will then adj
iourn until Tuesday, January 9th, 1891. 1t is
believed the changes in the list of supervisors
will be few.
-@The unusually heavy storm of Tuesday
night last did considerable damage to buildings
and fences. but no serious losses have been re-
ported in the county. The rain which accom-
panied the wind was such deluge as we
rarely experience.
> Sheriff Beckley's bill for his expenses in
the late election, amounting to 1,040.SO, was
presented to the County Commissioners on
Wednesday. The Board thought some of the
charges too steep and the matter went over for
future consideration.
ION Saturday night last York Road car
collided with the carriage of Mr.. Alfred Smith,
who lives on Brady avenue. killing the horse
and smashing the vehicle. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
were in the carriage at the time, but they es-
capped without injury.
MIR. Oliver H. Beaumont of the LIST dis
trict of Baltimore county, who held position
in the Navy Yard at Washington for the past
twelve years, has been dismissed. He is a
Democrat and nephew of Mr.. Samuel ].
Robinson, of Towsontown.
THE dead body of an unknown white
woman. supposed to be about 65 years of age,
was found in the woods near Mt. Winans. 18th
district, on Thursday. There were no marks
of violence on the body and she is believed to
= have died natural death.
1.-THE company which owns the steel works
at Sparrow's Point, 18th district also have i'm
mense works at Steelton, Pa, where over four
thousand men are employed. The payroll
there for the first two weeks of December was
SOS. 500, the largest ever known.
>Strange to say not a Towsontown lawyer
is engaged in the trial of the case against the
bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer Archer, which
was commenced in the Circuit Court here on
Thursday. 1t seems 10 us that this was great