Union*rOWSONTOWN, Md.

Saturday, May 28, 1887.I.ONGNECKER BROS., Editors and Propr’s.

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LOCAL ITEMS.Religious Notices.

Toirsontown M. E. Church.—Preaching to-mor-row (Sunday), at 11 a. m., and at 8 p. m., by thepastor. Rev. Page Milbum. Sabbath school at9.30 a. m.and 2.30 p. m.

Prayer meeting on Wednesday, at 8 p. m.—Class meetings on Thursday, at 4 p. m„ and Fri-day, at 8 p. m. Bible class on Thursday, at Bp.m. Public cordially invited.

Trinity P. E. Church, Towsontown.—ServicesSunday at 11 a. m. and Bp. m.; Wednesday at 4p. m.; Friday, Bible Reading, at Bp. m. Luther-ville on Sunday, at 4.30 p. m.

Eutaic M.P. Church, Harford Road.—Preachingevery Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. J. M. Gill, at11 a. m. All invited.

Saters’ Baptist Church.—Preaching every Sun-day by the pastor. Rev. W. J. Nicoll, at eaters’BaptistChurch, at 11 a. m., and at Pikesville Bap-tist Church at 4p. m.

Epsom M. P. Church, Toicsontown.—Preachingon Sunday, by the pastor. Rev. J. L. Elderdice,at 10.30a. m. Prayer meetings every SundayandTuesday nights, at 8 o'clock.

Sales Advertised iij “Tlje Uijiog.”Monday, June 6th, by Chas. E. Wilcox, attorney,

valuable leasehold property, on Lennox street,Baltimore county.

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Monday, Juno 6th, by D. G. Mclntosh, trustee,valuable property, consisting of farms, lime-kilns, quarries, Ac., belonging to the late JohnO. Prtoo.

The public sohooU of the county close forthe summer vacation on Thursday, June 30th.

The young folks of Lutherville are forminga tennis olub and they expect soon to be ready for

play.The annual commencement of the MoDon-

ogh School, in this county, takes place Saturday,June 4th.

One hundred and fifty-fivepassenger trainsnow pass through Union Station every twenty-four hours.

A protest against the opening of Malvernavenue, 9th district, has been filed with the Coun-tj Commissioners.

Col. Levin Woodford, State Tax Commis-sioner, was in Towsontown on Friday, onbusinessconnected with his office.

Monday next, May 30th, is Union Memori-al or Decoration Day, when the soldiers’ graveswill be strewn with flowers.

Col. S. N. Hyde, of Long Green Valley,has 125 aores of corn growing beautifully, someof it fully twelve inches high.

Mr. John W. Shepperd has been appointedpostmaster at St. James, Baltimore county, viceMr. Thos. J. Miller, declined.

The receipts of the County Treasurer’s of-fices —Towsontown and Baltimore—on Saturdaylast amounted to something over $14,000.

Mr. George Lauman, aged sixty years, a

well known carpenter of Union, Ist district, drop-ped dead from heart disease on Wednesday.

The oitizens of Patapsco Neck have peti-tioned the County Commissionersfor a new votiDgprecinct for that section of the 12th distriot.

Mr. James G. Kirkwood, a well known cit-izen of Ellicott City, has gone to Ottawa, Kansas,to reside permanently, taking his family with him.

Gen. Bradley T. Johnson will deliver anaddress before the Harford County Historical So-ciety, at Darlington, Tuesday evening, May 31st.

Thefollowing are the postoffices on the newB. A 0. line in this county: Rosedale, WhiteMarsh, Cowenton, Morrison, Joppa and Brad-shaw.

Mrs. Abbott has presented Rev. J. WynneJones, pastor of the Abbott Presbyterian Church,Higblandtown, with a handsome horse, carriage

and harness.The unsightly trestle of the Maryland

Central railroad spanning the turnpike in thisplace, is to be replaced at an early date with aniron bridge.

Thenew Baptist Church at Middletown, 6thdistrict, will be formally dedicated on Sunday,June 12th, when all-day services will be held.Publio invited.

Some of the horses now at work on the Ti-monium track are doing very well and it is saidthat Mr. Chas. W. Lee’s “John W." has shown amile close to thirty.

Messrs. Ditch Bros., well known businessmen of the Belt, lately purchased a handsomepair of horses from Mr. Vincent Banner, of Fred-erick county, for S6OO.

Mr. E. B. Pleasants, formerly chief engi-neer of the Maryland Central railroad, is aboutstarting for South Carolina, where he will be en-gaged on a railroad survey.

Jessop’s M. E. Church, above Cockeysville,will be re-opened next Sunday, May 29th, whenan all-day meeting will be held. Bishop Andrewswill preach in the morning.

The City Water Board is having Lake Ro-land dragged with a seine to rid it of some of thefish, which, it is thought, are causing the waterto have a bad taste and smell.

There was an all-day meeting at the Bap-tist Church, at Butler, on Sunday last, which waslargely attended. Several persons were immersedin the pool in the church-yard.

A few days ago while Mr. John Posey, of“Brightside,” was fishing in Lake Roland, hecaptured a German carp which measured twentyinches in length and weighed 41 lbs.

A letter from Lynchburg, Va., addressedsimply “Cockers’ Ville, baltimore,” was receivedat the Baltimore postoffice on Tuesday. It wasforwarded to Cockeysville, Baltimore county.

Don’t forget the farmers’ meeting at theTimonium Fair Grounds, Wednesday, June Ist.It will be in the nature of a basket pic-nio andwill be an event of much interest and pleasure.

Mr. W. K. Sutton, of Baltimore, formerlyproprietor of the Emmit House, Emmitsburg, Md.,has rented the Smedley House, Towsontown, forthe summer and will take charge of it June Ist.

The country seat of the late Robert Lehr,on Roland avenue, 9th distriot, has been sold toMrs. R. M. McSherry for something like $25,000.It contains 47 acres and has good improvements

The State Lunacy Commissionvisited thep.u;~—-iTitr.™- fr<r Haas awn andwere not favorably impressed with the manage-ment of the insurance department of that institu-tion.

Rev. S. M. Brandi, S. J., will deliver a freelecture in the hall at Randallstown, 2d district,Monday evening, May 30th, at 8 o’clock. Subject—-“Land Communism, or Henry George and theRight of Property.”

The Messrs. Hooper, proprietors of themills at Woodberry and Mount Washington, havefixed thefollowing holidays for their hands duringthe summer: May 30th, July 4th and 9th and thefirst two weeks in August.

Mr. P. Harris, lessee of the BaltimoreAoademy ofMusio, has rented one of the hand-some and beautifully located cottages of Mr. J.A. Edmondson, on the west side of Charles streetavenue, near Blytbwood Station.

The Towson Guards are preparing for theState militia encampment at Hagerstown nextAugust, and Capt. McClean is holding a school ofinstruction two nights each week to perfect hismen in camp duties of various kinds.

The showers of the past week did a greatdeal towardsfreshening up vegetation, but therewas notenough rain to do any lasting good. Theground was very dry and the drouth was begin-ning to tell on the grass and young corn.

The present Grand Jury, of which Col. W.S. Franklin is foreman, is a working body of men.On the second day after itmet it returned a pre-sentment to the Court, and this is something wenever remember to have seen done before.

The Mite Society of Chestnut Grove Pres-byterian Church will hold a strawberry festivalfor the benefit of the church, at the parsonage,Sweet Air, Wednesday and Thursday evenings,June Bth and 9th, commencing at 4 o’clock.

A mission will commence in the Church ofthe Holy Family, Harrisonville,2d district, Wed-nesday night, June Ist, and close Sunday morn-ing, June sth, at 9 a. m. The mission will bedirected by Rev. Fathers Devitt and Brandi.

Mr. Henry F. New, of Baltimore, has rent-ed for the summer, through Mr. F. H. Hoff, agent,the old homestead of Dr. G. M. Bosley, on theJoppa road, west of Towsontown. Mr. New is amember of the firm of Messrs. P. New A Sons.

The funeral of Rev. J. S. M. Haslup,of Waverly M. E. Church, whose death was no-ticed in these columns last week, took place onMonday at Union Square Church, Baltimore. Theinterment was made in Loudon Park Cemetery.

The property of Albert McClure,at BynumStation, Maryland Central railioad, has been soldby the trustees, Messrs. Van Bibber and Boarman,to Mr. Eli Tucker, for $2,500. It embraces a•tore and dwelling, with 111 acres of land attached.

Gen. James C. Clarke has at last succeededin resigning the presidency ofthe Illinois CentralR. R. Company, but he remains a member of theBoard of Directors. He never lost his residencein Maryland and will again make his home here.

Mr. Thomas R. Crane, who formerly ownedthe Cowpens farm in Lime Kiln Bottom, nearTowsontown, has lately obtained five patents forgrain drill and attachments. For several yearsMr. Cranehas been engaged in farmingat Heaths-ville, Va.

Mr. A. D. Sanks, superintendent of theYork turnpike, has had men engaged the pastweek removing the loose stones from the surfaceof the road. This is a good work as horses arefrequently erippled by treading upon loose stoneson the pike.

W. Eldridge Wiley, son of the late DavidWiley, of Harford county, who was for sometimeengaged in business in Baltimore, has gone toCalifornia, leaving, it is said, numerous unpaiddebts. The young man is well known in Balti-more county.

Mrs. Kate V. Kepler, widow ofthe late Dr.Samuel Kepler, who was at one time School Ex-aminer for Baltimore oounty, died at her residencein Baltimore, on the 21st instant. She was theyoungest daughter of the late William M. Ris-

teau, of Lime Kiln Bottom, Baltimore county.Her only ohild (a daughter) died in the South

. three or four years ago.

William Ritter, who shot and killed hiswife in Patapsco Neok, 12th district, about threeweeks ago, and who was oonfined in jail hero, hasbeen released under a writ of habeas corpus, theCourt fixing his bail at $5,000. Mr. John Grasonis Ritter’s counsel.

: Dr. Mitchell, sanitary offioer for Wood-berry and vicinity, says that the filthy conditionof some of the streets in the Belt is due to thefact that there is only one cart to remove thegarbage, and he wants the County Commissioners

. to put on more carts.Chief Engineer Martin, of the City Water

' Board, says the bad taste cf the water, of whichso many complaints are now being made, is at-tributable to millions of small red ants in the

- pipes. These, he says, are now dying and willsoon entirely disappear.

Mr. N. B. Merryman has resigned his po-sition in the auditor’s office of the Western Mary-land railroad, after a continuous service of someyears, and has engaged in the commission busi-

ness with bis father, Mr. Nicholas H. Merryman,> at the Eastern Hay Scales.

At the Diocesan convention of the Protes-tant Episcopal Church, which met in Baltimorethis week, the secretary presented a petition from

. Immanuel Church, Glencoe, Baltimore county, forits erection into a new parish from portions ofSherwood and St. James parishes.

Rev. W. L. MoDowell, pastor of St. John’sM. E. Church, Lutherville, will be married Wed-nesday, June Ist, to Miss Mamie Johnson, of Bal-timore. Upon their return from the wedding tripthey will reside in a snug cottage built for them

' by Mr. E. S. Young, near the church.The fox den on the farm of Col. Hyde, in

Long Green Valley, was dug out one day lastweek and eight foxes of all ages were captured.Theheads of a number of fowls were found in theden, which wa9 indubitable evidence of the fact

- that the sly scamps had been living high.The contract for digging the first artesian

well for Towsontown’s water supply has be6nawarded to the Miller Artesian Well Company,and work will be commenced at an early day.—Dr. Bosley has executed tho deed conveying tothe company the necessary ground for the water

, works.Mr. Edward L. Pearce, son of Jacob M.

Pearce, Esq., of My Lady's Manor, who, sinceNovember last, had been engaged with the firmor Sterling, Birmingham A Co., of Laramie City,Wyoming Territory, has returned to bis home.He was not particularly pleased with his Western

. experience.The friends of the Towson National Bank

made another effort with the County Commission-ers on Tuesday to secure the county deposits forthat institution, but it would seem that they didnot meet with much encouragement. It is morethan likely that the account will remain with thecity bank for some time to come.

Tho damage case of William Mali againstthe Balto. A Ohio R R. Company, which has al-ready been tried throe times in the Baltimorecounty Circuit Court, will be again called for trialon the 21st of June. This case has already costthe Company thousands of dollars and it willlikely cost a good deal more before it is finallydisposed of.

“Reverence my sanctuary,” is a divinecommand, yet many people go to church with nofeelings of reverence whatever, but laugh andtalk in the church and vestibule. To such lengthshas this rudeness been carried in Westminster re-cently that a police officer was stationed at one ofthe churches last Sunday night to preserve order.— Advocate.

The new organ for Trinity P. E. Churcharrived here from Boston on Tuesday, and thework of setting it up in the northwest corner ofthe church was at once commenced. It will beready for use in a few days and an organ recitalwill be given Thursday evening, June 2d, so thatthe people may have an opportunity to hear thisfine instrument.

The Harper property, above Woodberry,containing something like 300 acres, has latelybeen sold to a syndicate. It is said the priceagreed upon was about S2OO per acre. Other largeproperties in the vicinity of the city are aboutchanging hands and there appears to be a briskmovement in Baltimore county real estate, mostlyfor speculative purposes.

There was some excitement in Towsontownon Wednesday night, caused by the report havinggained circulation that a body of men intended tolynch the colored man Henry, confined in jailhere on the charge of brutally assaulting Mrs.Ridley in Druid Hill Tark last Monday. A num-ber of men and boys hung around the jail thegreater part of the night, but the lynchers did notput in an appearance.

Detective Todd Hall, of Baltimore, and hisson-in-law Mr. Daniel Toy, delivered addressesin the chapel at Qlyndon, 4th district, on Sundayafternoon last. They also spoke at Reisterstownat night, and created a very good impression atboth places. Mr. Toy was at one time a commontramp and told how on one occasion he passedthrough Reisterstown begging from door to doorand recounted his experiences with the people onthat occasion.

Demanding Mail Facilities.—On Saturdaylast the peopleresiding in the vicinity of MorrisonStation, on the line of the B. A 0. extension, inthis county, held a meeting to consider what actionshould be taken in the matter of asking the Gov-ernment to give that section increased mail facili-ties: also, some eetlen on rntri faeilltlea FrowinFout of the immense cut west from Morrison, whichintersected three converging roads. It was deter-mined to represent to the Washington authoritiesthat thepetition of citizens of that section was onfile at the Postoffice Department for a “postofficethat the seotion from thejunotion of Big Gunpow-der and Bird river, (the point of ferry landingwhen “Joppa” was Baltimore,) running northwardwith and including the Gunpowder bluffs to Belairroad, some six miles, thence westward to CampChapel road, four miles, thence southward byCamp Chapel road to Bird river, was an area ofabout 12,000 acres of land, 7,000 of it high grazingland at elevation of 200 feet above tide, and 5,000acres on peninsula south from the great railwaycut and curve of the Baltimore and Ohio R.R., ataverage elevation of 60 feet, adapted to “truck-ing,” has a population of about 1,200 persons.This is without mail facilities. The natural androad commercial centre of it is at Morrison Sta-tion. They determined to press upon the Govern-ment to give them a postoffice. They propose toconstruct a roadway of 1,500 by 31 feet from sta-tion to the road system intercepted by therailwayconstruction.

Narrow Escape from Serious Injuries.—Mr. William P. Cole, of this place, proprietorof the Towsontown and Lutherville stage line,made a narrow escape from serious injury on Mon-day last. He had just returned from one of histrips and in turning his team in front of the stable,the horses being quite spirited, they lugged sohard on the reins that Mr. Cole’s feet slipped fromthe toe-rail and he was pulled down in front offVin irUAelo. * knegna WOOn♦ln O KflOAW’JWBconsiderably excited and starting to run. Mr.Cole’s brother was at the stable and he called tohim to catch the horses, but seeing the danger hisbrother was in under the stage, he ran towardshim and justhad time to pull him away to pre-vent the wheels passing over him. One of thewheels caught him on the side of the head andscraped him badly, carrying away the out-sideskin and hair. Had bis brother been a secondlater the wheel must have passed over his head,and the stage being a heavy one, he would proba-bly have had the life crushed out of him. Theteam ran a short distance and was caught withoutdoing further damage.

Sunday School Organized.—At a meetingof those interested in the formation of a Sabbathschool, held onSunday afternoon last, in the Du-lany’s Valley publio school house, J. E. Dunphywas made chairman and J. E. Flayhart, secretary,both of whomare officers of the Towsontown M. E.school. Twenty.soven persons united themselveswith the school, and a permanent organization waseffected by the selection of the following officersand the adoption of the constitution for the govern-ment of the school as laid down in the M. E. ChurchDiscipline: Superintendent, AlfredG. Lee; assis-tant superintendent, Harry Bosley; secretary, Mrs.Fannie Lee; treasurer. Miss Olivia Collins; libra-rian, Herbert Lee. The superintendent then ap-pointed thefollowingteachers: Mrs. Fannie Lee,Mrs. Emma Hayes, Mrs. Rebecca Torbit, MissAmelia Seidel. Miss Kate Seidel and Miss OliviaCollins. The school will hold regular sessions onSunday afternoons at 3 o’clock, and will be con-nected with the Quarterly Conference of the Tow-sontown M. E. Church. Rev. Page Milburn,pas-tor of the above named church, will hold regularservices at this place.

Good Words for Towsontown —An ex-change speaks in the following complimentaryterms of Towsontown: “This beautiful inlandtown is now in its gorgeous array. Green seemsto be the fashionable color for Dame Nature in

i this section. This is certainly a lovely spot. Na-ture has displayed a large amount of her gifts tothis section ofour beautiful oounty. The land lieshigh and justrolling enough to give to the coun-try a pioturesque and delightful appearance. Asa summer resort Towsontown has no superior in

i the State. Everything to make an attractive andenjoyable home is here. We feel sure that if the

i people of Towsontown would only let the peopleof Baltimore and other sections of our State know

, what a charming and romantic spot lies just here,, and what advantages are presented for summer

residences, the place would grow with amazingl rapidity. Towsontown is not as far from Balti-

I more as Germantown is from Philadelphia. Now,i just look at that place, with its thousands ofbeau-i tiful country villas, some of them costing as high

as a hundred thousand dollars a piece.”[ A New M. E. Church.—The corner-stone for

a new M. E- Church was laid Thursday afternoon,. at Grange Hall, Patapsoo Neok, 12th district,

about four miles from Baltimore. Rev. W. F.Speake, Presiding Elder, conduoted the oeromo-niee, assisted by Rev. F. H. Havennor, of High-land Avenue Church. The new church will be

j Gothic style, foundation of Port Deposit graniteand frame super-structuro. It will have a towerand belfrey 72 feet high, and will cost about $5,-500. The lot upon which it will bo ereoted was a

i donation from Mr. Chas. E. Lynoh. Rev. Elbert( S. Todd preached the sermon at the laying of the

, corner-stone.I *

Normal School Graduates.—The annualcommencement of the State Normal School took

. place on Thursday night. Among the graduateswere the followingfrom Baltimore county : Etta

> Hyatt, Nannie L’Allemand, Alice Lytle and Sallie3 Cole, Waverly; Bertha Balls,Govanstown; Lottie

- Chapman, Harrisonville; Minnie Stiefel and. Rboda Steinaeker, Carroll; Sarah Pilert, Chase’s;

i Nellie Gorsuoh,Arlington; W. S. Weller, Granite,and Charles Bussey, Texas.

i Hebbville, 2d District.—Perhaps the read-i ers of The Union wonder what has become of your

i Hebbville correspondent, as nothing has appear-i ed in yourpaper for several weeks. The sequel toi it all is a oontemptible carbuncle appeared on his

right shoulderand so far paralyzed his right armthat he could not move a finger. We would nothave you think it was on aocount of the dearth of

i news in this section, for we are a live people andi require a live paper to keep abreast of us. No

doubt this is the reason a neighbor exclaimed toyour correspondent recently “I’m going to dropthe other paper and take The Union.”

A very quiet but interesting wedding came offhere Thursday night of last week. The contract-ing parties were Mr. Wm. E. Upton, oldest son ofMr. John W. Upton, and Miss Annie, daughter ofMr. Caleb Emmart. Mr. Upton took bis intendedbride and hied away in the afternoon to Pikes-ville, where they were married by the Rev. Mr.Nice, of the M. E. Church of Baltimore Circuit, at8 o’clock. Mr. Thomas and wife, of Baltimore,witnessed the nuptials, which took* place at theparsonage, after which they returned to the com-modious dwelling previously outfitted for the re-ception of the bride. Here friends, relatives andguests had assembled and welcomed them with thedevotional rise shower. Tho bride was attired ina black silk dress with jetornaments and rose-budsin her hair, while the groom was clad in steelbrown. The happy couple were the recipients ofmany presents. After a very enjoyable eveningthe friends withdrew leaving them to their owncogitations. On Friday nightabout forty serena-ders put in their appearance and after regalingthemselves retired without a “jingle.”

Mr. John W. Graham and Miss Sophia Pom-ranning, both of York county, Pa., were marriedon the 19th inst., at Salem Church, in this place, byRev. 11. N. Greninger, and left for Delta, Pa., onthe 21st.

Mr. John Heim and wife, of Columbia,Lancas-ter county, Pa., are visiting the Rev. H. N. Gre-ninger, where they expect to remain several days.Mrs. Heim is a sister of Mrs. Greninger.

A young lawyer from Baltimore delivered avery interesting lecturo before theWhite Groundsliterary association on Fridoy night of last week.His subject was “The wars of Napoleon.”

Last Sunday night Rev. 11. N. Greningerpreached a very able sermon to a large and atten-tive congregation from tho text “Have faith inGod,” Mark 11 ch., 22 v. The choir sang verysweetly on Sunday night and Prof. Rhineholt, theorganist, acquitted himselfin fine style.

The Salem Sunday school is very large and ina very flourishing condition under the superinten-dency of Mr. William Uhler. The sohool haspurchased new musio books, entitled the “HappySinger,” which they used for the first time onSunday. The school will hold its annual pic-nioon Whit Monday, in the old pic-nio woods, whichalways is a gala time for old and young through-out this section, for it seems liko everybody at-tends the “German pio-nio,” as it is called.

Messrs. Monterey and Adolphus Smink havejustfinished ooncreting the walks in Union Square,Baltimore, at a cost of $1,200.

A christening tcok place at Mr. Henry Clay’slast Sunday weok. Their first born, a little girl,was christened Bertha, after her mother. Rev.Mr. Hauser, of Baltimore, officiated. Mr. andMrs. John Clay and Mrs. Barbara Ilaugh and Mr.Albert Mihm, of Baltimore, were present.

Mr. John Maekin is superintending the erectionofa fine block of houses in Catonsville.

The bridge on the old Rolling road, oppositeMr. Adolphus c'mink’s, whioh had become danger-ous, was newly covered and widened by the super-visor, Mr. Wm. Piel. He has also repaired Stum-pylane, opposite Mr. Smallfoose’ssaloon. A gen-eral complaint is made about the oldLiberty roadextended, noar Pikesville Station. Mr. WilliamSellers, a member of tho present Grand Jury, see-ing the condition of the road, offered stone free ofoost with which to repair it. This road was sub-let by William Piel to Edward Lynch and is nowworked by Mr. John Smith, if rightly informed.

Master George Zigler had a very narrow escapefrom having his brains knocked out by Mr. Am-brose’s horse the other day. Ho was passing bythehorse with a log on his shoulder when the an-imal planted his foot squarely in the boy’s face,knocking him quite a distance.

Children’s Day in the M. E. Sunday schoolspromises to be unusually interesting and shouldbe well attended. T.

Rossvllle, 12th Dlßtrlct.—Children’s Daywill be celebrated at Orem’s Church, on Sundaymorning, 29th in9t. Rev. Mr. Hcyde will preachon that occasion. The trustees and lot owners ofthe cemetery at this appointment will hold a meet-ing on next Monday morning, at 9i o’clock, andall interested parties are urgentlyrequested to at-tend.

Mrs. Morris, living near Stcmmer’sRun, had anattack of paralysis recently but was much betterat last accounts.

Thehealth of Mr. Philip Johnson, of Cape MayPoint, is slightly better but he is still in a verycritical condition.

Mr. Joshua Bevans, who had his jaw-bone badlyfractured a few weeks ago, is now able to be aboutbut it is with a good deal of difficulty that he canuse his jaws and partake of food.

Mr. Aaron Grammer, of Putty Hill, Belair road,was marriedrocently to Miss Mary Gump, ofBal-timore.

The Colorado potato bugs are more numerousthis season than usual, and they have made a newdenarture bv attacking: the tomato and egg plantvinos. There is also a smaller Dug, #uun)ut> ...

sembling the old lady bug, that is doing greatdamage to the potato and bean vines, and last, butnot least, the currant and gooseberry bushes arebeing stripped of their leaves by innumerablesmall greenish worms.

The farmers and truokors are exceedingly busyand hired holp is very scarce, while there are agreat number of idle men tramping and beggingfrom door to door, greatly to the annoyance of thedwellers along tho public roads. This ought notto be allowed. Query : What can bo done to pre-vent the nuisance ? Principio.

Kingsville, 11th District.—The farmers ofthis section have most of their spring crops in theground and thorefreshing showers of tho past fewdays have been of much benefit.

Mrs. Burnell, formerly of this place but now re-siding in Philadelphia, is the guest of Mrs. Wm.Dilworth.

Politics, like the weather, is growing warmerdaily and will be in its summer heat the latter partof July, as it is calculated to hold the primariesabout that time, so the politicians will not havemuch spare time until after then. I understandthat Mr. W. 0. B. Wright has entered the fiold asa candidate for Commissioner. Mr. Wright is agentleman that has many friends and is well likedall over the district.

Miss Annie Stubbs, cousin of Col. B. F. Taylor,who returned to her home in South Carolina sometime ago, has been in delicate health since shearrived.

Mr. Harry Catorand wife, ofBaltimore, are vis-

'*'Bn MondayThompson, of this place, gave a pleasant enter-tainment to several of his friends, it being thean-niversary of his twenty-first birthday. A greatmany ladies and gentlemen were present. Amongthem were Messrs. Blair, Ely, Hook and Grey, ofthis place, and Miss Minnie Crossmore, Miss SusieNumbers and the Misses Dilworth and others, allof whom enjoyed themselves hugely and remaineduntil a wee hour in the morning.

Forget-Me-Not.

Harford Road Items.—TheLadies’ Mite So-ciety of Hiss’s M. E. Church will hold a strawberryand ice-oream festival Wednesday, June Bth, towhioh a oordial invitation is extended.

Children’s day will be observed at this churchSunday, June sth, and a very enjoyable time isanticipated.

We have had several welcome showers this week,which have been of great benefit to the gardeners,but they are in need of more rain.

Some building improvementsare going on in theneighborhood find business generally is brisk.

A party of young men congregate on Mr. White’splace every Sunday and pass the time playingbase-ball. Last Sunday they had a disputo andthefun came very near rounding up in a fight.It is strange that tho people of the neighborhoodput up with this desecration of the Sabbath, moreparticularly as the participants often fill the airwith their boisterous language, swearing, Ac.

The new saloon ot John Kcimes ts to be upenedon Whit-Monday.

Ulrick’s saloon was destroyed by fire lately,making one less on the road.

Wisner’s stage line, on the Harford road, is nowdoinga good business anrd many persons are beingaccommodated.

Mr. Wm. White has the finest potatoes in thisneighborhood. Ho also has peas whioh are bear-ing abundantly.

’ Vigilant.

Drowned In Shallow Water.—WilliamFugit, formerly of Hereford, Baltimore county,was drowned in Deer Creek, near Sandy Hook,Harford oounty, a few days ago. For some timeFugit had been employed as hostler at dayman’sHotel, Belair, and on Wednesday of last week heaccompanied Mr. W. B. Chamberlain, who livesnear Sandy Hook, to liis home, intending to re-main a few days. He did not stay long, however,and started to return to Belair on foot. It isthought that in crossing thefoot-bridge over thecreek he became giddy and fell into the water,which was only three feet deep at that point. Itis believed that his head must have struck upona stone, rendering him unocnscious and he wasdrowned. The body was found on a sand banksome distance below the bridge, and bore evidencesof having been in the water several days. Fugitwas 47 years of age and was of unsound mind. Itis said ho has a wife living in Baltimore.

Eleventh Distriot Notes.—Thomas J. Haile,of Sweet Air, is a candidate for the Legislature.

Mr. W. 0. B. Wright, the well-known merchantof Fork, is a candidate for County Commissioner.

Dr. A. S. Baldwin, of Long Green Valley, is acandidate for Treasurer.

Mr. Benjamin W. Ady is a candidate for Sheriff.Mr. James J. Lindsay, who has acceptably

served two sessions in the Legislature, is an as-pirant for the State Senate.

’Squire Henry Walter, of I’erry Hall, is a can-didate for Judge of the Orphans' Court.

Thomas Lawrence, of Fork, candidate forSheriff.

Mr. George W. Yellott is a candidate for CountyTreasurer.

Attacked by a Cow.—On Tuesday last Mrs.Mitchell, wife of Mr. Jos. B. Mitchell, who liveson the York road a short distance below Towson-town, was attaoked by a cow on the placeand was considerably bruised before she oouldmake her esoape. Dr. Harry S. Jarrett wasoalled and gave the neoessary attention to her in-juries, which were not ofa serious nature.

Shrewsbury Items.—The inquest in ther Ehrhart case was concluded on Sunday morning- last, the jury rendering a verdict that “Williamo Ehrhart came to his death from suffocation by gas,s considering the external violenoe as a contributingi oause.” The physioians who held the autopsy—-t Drs. CharlesF. Spangler and Samuel J. Rouse—-f gave the followingas their opinion : “In express-

-1 ing an opinionas to the immediate causeof death,o from post mortem appearance ninety-six hours) after death, notwithstanding the body was in an) excellent state of preservation, the result of de-

composition exerts an important influencein oom-f plicating appearances. Likewise when a combi-- nation of causes are indicated it becomes extreme-f ly difficult to determine which contributed in thef greatest degree to produce the fatal result. In

1 considering the marks of violence as a factor to- the cause of death the injury of greatest gravity

. denoting tho greatest degree of force applied ist that of the left temple. The damage sustained by

, the soft parts overlying the skull in this particular) region indicate a degree of violence that oould

have readily produced a fatal concussion. How-- ever, the existence of abnormal conditions of the

1 brain and its membranes, save moderate conges-) tion, aro not sufficiently conclusive to admit of itsi being the immediate or sole cause of death. In! referring to other injuries and the large quantityI of blood found about bis person, we state in ex-r planation that the venous pressure resulting from

suffocation by gas frequently occasions an oozingi of blood from the nose, mouth and ears. The

hemorrhage in this instance was too profuso toflow lrom these channels by this cause, but camefrom the wounds of the nose, influenced in a de-gree by the venous pressure induoed by the suffo-

-1 cation. The appearance of general congestion ofthe vessels ot the face, ohest and mucous mem-branes, the enlargement of the lungs and abdomi-nal visoera, with the empty conditon of the rightand left ventricle and auricle, the right auricledistendod with blood, indicates asphyxia, or suffo-cation, as the immediate cause of death, viewingthe external violence as a contributing cause.”

The jury, after hearingall the evidence, render-ed its verdict as above. It now remains to beseen if the police authorities of the city will beable to find where and by whom he was so brutal-ly beaten up, and what has become of his valise,clothing and mason’s tools. It is pretty certainthis was done within two squares from CalvertStation, in some den of some kind. It is said hewas in company with a very bad character onCalvert street, {about 7 p. m. the Tuesday even-ing on which he received his injuries. The nameof this party has been given to the police authori-ties and it is hoped they will find out how, whereand from whom ho received his injuries. Thereseems to have been a disposition on the part ofsome parties to cover up this matter, as thoughthey had a guilty knowledge of some part of thetrouble that caused this man to lose his life. Thesefacts being known to our people, they have cometo think that a man’s lifo in Baltimore, when astranger, is not worth as much as it is elsewhere.

Theconviction of William 11. Ilerbst, the GlenRook National Bank cashier, and his son Jacob,in the U. S. Court in Philadelphia, has been thetown talk for a few days. Tho release of thecashier, Henry Seitz, was a matter of oourse, hehaving remained in prison over two terms of courtoould not be tried, but would step down and outof prison on his own recognizance.

The marriage of Mr. Conrad Ebauer to MissShuppert, all of this county, took place on Tues-day at tho Catholic Churoh. Mr. Ebauer is oneof our best young men. K.

Old McKendree Church.—Mr. L. M. Gor-

such, of Baltimore, who has many relatives andfriends in Baltimore county, lately paid a visit toMcKendree Church, West Harford circuit, andwrites as follows to tho Belair Times: “Wellknown to most of its inhabitants forty-five yearsago, I was married and settled in life nearly insight of where this church now stands, forty-threoyears ago the 28th day of last January. It wasdedicated to tho worship of God by that eloquentpreacher, Rev. John A. Collins, who passed awaythirty years ago. He took for his text Haggai ii.7. In the month of October, 1843, forty strong,able-bodied men came together on a day appointedand the frame went up, without the least accidentoccurring. lam now the only man living whohelped to lay the first piece of timber on theground for its erection. The architect then wenton towards its completion, and it was ready fordedication at the time specified. As I was con-nected with this charge for thirty-six years, andkept a oorrect record, I know whereof I speak.Sinco its dedication the record shows that sixtypreachers have been sent there by the BaltimoreConference, some staying three years, being thelimit; half of that number have died and theother half still live. In that time twelve Presid-ing Elders have been superintending the work ;

six of them have died, and eix still live. I couldgive the names of each one, as I was personallyacquainted with them. On my recent visit I un-dertook to count who in all that vicinity was thereforty-five years ago, and I could not number ten

persons. The first one buried in the cemeterywas a young man who fell from Dr. Streett’s barnand was killed. My father and mother lie justback of the pulpit, and my wife’s farther andmother nearly side by side. Each couple lived upto 83 and 93, and had been in the M. E. Churchfor 60 and 70 years.

“There, in sight of this church, I raised all myfamily nearly to manhood and womanhood andafter 36 years of toil, moved to Baltimore. ThisHill over uu uetu spot lo me, eu mug a-o a

live, and I shall continue to keep up the record,which will make valuable history when I havegone. lam now closing up the thrce-score-and-tcn. My memory and all thefaculties keep brightand clear, and having lived an abstemious life,free from all reckless habits, have still a soundconstitution ; have not, as yet, taken a dollar’sworth of medicine, though a son is a physician,and standing as a head of a full-grown family.—For the forty-five years, what is remarkablo, deathhas not touched it; wife and children all live,sound, steady, hearty and healthy, mostly settledin life, doiDg well. “What shall I render to thoLord fo r all his benefits to me ?’ ”

Discussing 1 Sanitation—What Is Neededin the Belt and Elsewhere.—The BaltimoreCounty Board of Health held a meeting in Balti-more last Saturday. Mr. John E. Crout presided,with Dr. Hill, secretary. Among those presentwere Drs. Piper and Massonburg, of Towsontown ;

Dr. J. B. Hart, of Waverly; Dr. Chas. 11. Mitch-ell, of Hampden, Mr. W. F. Mitchell, counsol totho Board of County Commissioners, and others.Dr. Massenburg said there are no sowers in theBelt and not sufficient drainage. The subject ofthe metes and bounds of the different sanitary of-ficers was discussed, and Dr. Hill said ifa man iscreating a nuisance it is easy to stop it, but wherethe flew is on another man’s land it is not so easy.It is the opinion that the man on whose land thenuisance stands is obliged to have it drained; ifany damage is done him be has his recourse.

Mr. Crout said it was the intention to fiebt tbosloLis, 6 „r K.iy wells in Baltimore county in thecourts, if necessary. Dr. Massenburg showed theevil results of cemented vaults. Dr. Piper in-dorsed his views, advising a boiling mixture ofasphalt and tar toooat the bricks. Dr. Hart spokoin favor of wooden hogsheads, with lids. Mr.Crout spoko in favor of forcing the large hotelsnow being built in Baltimore county to use woodenstructures specially mado for the purpose.

Mr. Mitchell suggested that special laws shouldbo made for Baltimore oounty. The present lawdoes not give the local Board sufficient power. Hethought the Board should have absolute controlall over the county, and appoint, when necessary,an inspector for any neighborhood requiring it.Dr. Piper said he did not think Dr. Hill wouldhave any trouble in enforcing the sanitary laws inBaltimore county. There was a general discussionof the condition of certain streets and alleys, afterwhich the conference adjourned.

Judge Stewart 7{alks tothe Boys.—Whenthe Board of Trustees of the McDonogh Schoolvisited that institution last week, Judge WilliamA. Stewart, who is a member of the Board, madea very interesting address to the boys. Amongother things he asked all tho boys who were goingto be farmers to hold up their hands? Not a handwent up. Col.William Allan, the superintendentof the school, asked how many wanted to bejudges? Two or three hands went up. JudgeStewart then asked how many wanted to be Pres-ident, to which there was a numerous response.The boys were warned to avoid following tbe badEnglish of some of the Baltimore oounty news-papers.

Wo know that Judgo Stewart Is a closo readerof the Baltimore county papers and wo also knowthat he is fond of a joke,but we think he piled iton a trifle heavy when he spoko of the “pigeonEnglish” of some of the Baltimore county news-papers, none of which are perfect, we know, butthat some are better than othors we believe theJudgo will concede. Supposo he tolls us to whichof thepapers he referred and thus relieve tho bal-ance of the imputation ho casts upon them.

Killed on the Electric Road.—A sad acci-dent happened at Hampden on Monday eveninglast, resulting in tho death of Howard Newton,aged eleven years, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Newton,of Woodberry. The boy attempted to cross theelectrio railway only a few feet in front of themotor. The men in chargo saw him and did allthey oould to stop tho car, but without avail. Thefront wheel passed over his body, crushing him sotorribly that he died in a few minutes. JusticeDorsey thought the affair was purely accidentaland declined holding an inquest, but the boy’s

i mother insisted that one should he hold, she clairn-t ing that her ohild’s death was tho result of care-: lessness on the part of tho men in charge of the

motor. The poor mothor was prostrated with griefat the loss of her son.

Auditor Appointed.—On Tuesday last ex-' Judge Richard Grason was appointed one of tho

auditors of the Baltimore county Circuit Court,1 vice Washington Yellott, deceased. There aro

two auditors, Col. 0. P. Macgill being the otherone. The order making the appointment wasr signed by Chief Judgo Yellott and Associate JudgeFowler. The many friends of Judge Grason inBaltimore oounty will be pleased to learn of hisselection for this offioe, for the discharge of theduties of which be possesses such peculiar fitness.

r Confederate Decoration Day.—Personsdesiring to contribute flowers for decorating thegraves of tho Confederate soldierß buried in Lou-

. don Park Cemetery are requested to leave them,s before Monday, June 6th, either at the Smedley. Houso, Towsontown ; Rittor’B Hotel, Govanstown,s or at the Engine House, Waverly. The decora--1 tion of tbe graves will take place June 6th, upons which day the Gilmor Monument will be unveil-- ed. Trains leave Calveft Station at 2.30 p. m.,

for Loudon Park.

e Another Brutal Outrage by a Negro—-j The Perpetrator In Jail.—Druid Hill Park□ was thesoene sfanother brutal outrage by a fiend-

i( ish negro about 10 o’clock on Tuesday morningg last, the victim being Mrs. Mary Ridley, a widow,aged about forty-five yoars, who makes her home

. with an unmarried daughter in Woodberry. Mrs.. Ridley had beon away on a visit and was return-

ing to her homo through the park when a showerB of rain came up. Although only a short distance

j from Woodberry, sho took shelter under a treo andwaited for therain to cease. While she was seated

. under the tree a negro man passed and she eyed. him closely, as she was entirely alone ina secluded

. place. When it had stopped raining she started9 towards home and when about 160 yards from the

j Woodberry entrance to the park she heard sorne-> thing behind her and turning around recognizedr the man who had passed her while she was under

i tho tree. lie at once sprang upon her and a des-r perate struggle ensued, Mrs. Ridley fighting with

■ all the strength she possessed, at the same time| calling loudly for help. The negro, who seemed

now thoroughly infuriated, beat her with his fisti about the head and face, knocking her down, and. as she lay upon the ground he brutally kicked her.i As she fell Mrs. Ridley dropped her purse, whichi she had beon holding in her hand, and the negro,r no doubt fearing that his victim’s screams would

attruct some one, picked up the purse and fledthrough the park. As soon as Mrs. Ridley could

; reoover sufficient strength sho made her way toi Barton’s store, not two hundred yards distant,i where she presented a most pitiable appearance.

i She related what had oocurred and she was thentaken to JusticeDaly’s office, where she made infor-mation against her assailant. Capt. Cassell, of the

f park polico,was notifiedby county officer Bowersoxand together they made an inspection of the sceneof tho assault, where they found a button from aman’s coat. Then proceeding through tho park

i they came across a colored man who they thoughtin somo respects answered the description givenby Mrs. Ridley, lie carriod a coat under his armand it was found that a button was missing fromit, but the one found did not correspond with theothers on the coat. lie was arrested on suspicionand taken to Mrs. Ridley’s house. As soon asshe saw him sho declared that ho was the man who

, had assaulted her. The man gave the name ofi Thomas Henry and said he had worked for a man

; on the Liborty road, but whose name he could notremember. He was committed to jail for a furtherhearing and was brought to Towsontown by officer

■ Ttowersox. When he was taken into the jail hei was recognized by a colored prisoner who said his

name was Bob Smith. He is oopper colored, abouti thirty years of age, and five feet eight inches ini height.

; Ilenry remained in jail here until Thursday,i when Marshal Frey came out in his carriage andi took the prisoner to the city for safe keeping, iti having beon currently rumored that an attempti would be made to lynch him. He made the fol-

, lowing statement to the Marshal afterbeing in hiscustody: “My name is Qeorge Williams. I sawtho woman sittingunder thetree, with her pocket-book in her hand. I passed her, and afterwards

i turned back. I snatched the pockctbook, and asi I did so she threw her hands up. I then strucki her in the face, and the pocketbook then fell on

the ground. I pioked up two silver dollars and; one silver quarter. I then left her, and started to

go out of the park, and was arrested by the policei beforo I left tho park.” The Marshal then asked

him, “Did she offer any resistance?” Williams,i “No, sir.” Marshal, “How do you account for the

bruises on hor face?” Williams, “I did not strikeher. As I snatchod tho pocketbook out of herhand, she held her hands up. My hand slippedand struck her in the face.” Marshal, “You didnot intend to striko her?" Williams, “No, sir."

Orphans’ Court.—Thofollowingbusiness wastransacted by the Orphans’ Court for Baltimorecounty for week ending May 26th, 1887:

Ordered that the sale of the leasehold estate ofWilliam W. Boyer, made by Ilosea F. Going, act-ing administrator, bo ratified and confirmed, nocause having been shown to the contrary.

Ordered that the first account of Caroline V.Hoen and Ernest Iloen, as administrators of Aug.Hoen, bo passed.

Ordered that tho second account of George 11.Hare, as executor of Jacob Hare, be passed.

Ordered that Alexander 11.Robertson, guardianof Emma Presstman, be empowered to purchasethe two ground rents in said petition mentionedat and for the sum of SBIO for each lot.

Ordered that the account of the public sale ofthe personal estate of Samuel N. France, as re-ported by Marshall McCauley, his executor, be ap-proved; also that the inventory of the real estatebe accepted.

Letters of administration were granted to T.Kell Bradford on the estate of Emiline N. Kell.

Ordered that the first account ofAlbert T. Lowe,as executor of Thomas Lowe, be passed; also totransferon thobooks of the respective corporations21 shares of the Central Transportation Co. stockand that the executor execute good and sufficientrelease for the mortgage to Albert T.Lowe, SB,OOO,and to Lewis Naylor, $3,000.

Ordered that tho inventory of the personal estato of Joseph Ritter, as returned by J. G. Ritter,his executor, be accepted, and that the executorsell by public sale all the personal estate of saiddeceased.

In the matter of the estate of Samuel H. Bleak-loy,ordered that the executors of Samuel 11.Bleak-ley are horeby authorized to retain the sum ofsl,-250 to be expended by them in the manner set........

... ,On,guiu£ puLinuu, uuu luttt cue tulruaccount ofEpapbroditus Swinney and Augusta E.Bleakley, as executors, be passed.

Letters of administration were granted to UriahP. Cox on the estate of John G. Cox, and that theadministrator give the notice to creditors as re-quired by law.

Letters of administration were granted to Alex-ander W. Hitchcock on the estate of Mary Clark,and that tho administrator give the notice to cred-itors as required by law.

Ordered that the sale made by JohnKrapp, lateexecutor of John Kranoe be set aside and thatJohn F. Gontrum is authorized to sell the real es-tate.

Ordered that tho first account of Lillie Lukens,as administratrix of Julian Lukens, bo passed.

Orderedthat the inventory of the estate of MaryS. Morrison, as returned by Alexander M. Morri-son, her administrator, be acoepted, and that saidadministrator soli by public or private sale all orany of the personal estate.

Some of Dr. Ward’s Work.—Mr. JosephBarton, who kept a dairy on North Spring street,Baltimore, had all his cows—about fifteen in num-ber-killed a few days ago byorder ofDr. Ward, theState veterinary surgeon, who assorted that theyhad pleuro-pneumonia. In talking about thisslaughter Mr. Barton said : “I had one of thefinest stocks of cows in the State of Maryland. Ittook a number of years to bring them up to astate of perfection. Some of them gave five gal-

, on "me aboutthree weeks before the 27th of November andstated that my oows were all well,but advisod menot to buy any more for fear pleuro-pneumoniamight break out among them. My stable wasalways open and a thoroughfare for all, policemenincluded. No one ever said it was dirty. Mybusiness is now at a standstill and I am almostruined. I will put the affair in tho hands ofmylawyers and lot them attend to the case. My cowswero not diseased. They wore fed regularly threetimes a day and wore all healthy. I will not buyany more cows until the matter is settled.”

A Vain Boast.—Tho Cambridge (Dorchestercounty) Era says:

“Cambridgeat this soason is the most beautifultown in Maryland. Tho breezes are laden withthe fragrance ofnumberless flower-yards, the treesare clothed in mantles of groen, and the warbleof the feathered songster floats on tho gentlezephyr.”

The most beautiful town, indeed! Why man,you don’t know what a really pretty place lookslike. If you want to see what oompetont judgescall a pretty town just step this way, ifyou please.Towsontown is by all odds the prettiest town inMaryland. It’s simply beautiful; in fact it’s—-well, it’s “the chiefamong ten thousand and theone altogether lovely.” If these vain boasts con-tinue pretty soon we’ll have that dreadful littlehamlet called Belair putting in a claim in thebeauty show. But we pray that this will not hap-pen. Ifit should we’ll have to tell exactly whatBelair is '*>* J iLoro’ii to troutio—poitapsa funeral. We don’t want anybody’s blood on ourhands.

Heavy Real Estate Transactions.—Asyndicate of wealthy gentlemen, through Mr.Richard J. Capron, are investing heavily inBaltimore county real estate and within the lastten days have purchased three valuable properties,viz : The estate of the late ex-Gov. Bradford, onCharles street avenue, 123 acres; the Wilsonproperty, on the same avenue, and south of Brad-ford’s, containing 90 acres, and the Harper prop-erty, located on the Fullb road and Roland avenue,north of Woodborry. The last mentioned tractcontains somo 300 acres. Some of the gentlemenconnected with the Hampden electric railway com-

, pany are interested in these purchases and it is, said that a part of tho plan to develop some of

this property is to extond that road out Rolandi avenue to Homeland avenue. The names ol theI purchasers and the prices paid for these proper-i ties have not yet been made public.

It Paya to Raise Sheep.—The Belair JEgisI of last week Bays: “The profits of sheep-raisingi are well illustrated by Mr. Wm. Munnikhuysen,

of Thomas’s Run, who bought eleven stock eweslast August, at $3 per head. He kept them dur-

i ing the winter on a little hay with 7 bushels ofE oats and 31 bushels of corn. They now have 16

lambs, worth at least $3.50 apieco, or $56, andsheared an average of 61 lbs. of wool each, amount-ing to 711 lbs., worth about $lB. lie has there-fore realized from his eleven ewes about s7l, and

1 the ewes aro worth as much as when ho bought> them. They had only ordinary care and atten-’ tion during the winter. Those profits are not

large but serve to show what our farmers migh t do! if they kept more sheep and fewer dogs.”

1 The Temperance Cause.—Mrs. Black, of1 Baltimore, paid a visit to Glyndon, 4th district,

5 Sunday, May Bth, and organized a branch of the’ Woman’s Christian Temporance Union, with the

following offioers: President, Mrs. L. E. Gore;s vice-prosidents, Mrs. Dr. Chas. A. Leas and Mrs.s John T. Marshall, Jr.; corresponding secretary,

- MissAnnieLongnecker; recording secretary, Miss, Annio Adams; treasurer, Miss Mary Radcliffe;r superintendent of literature, Mrs. T. Reese Arnold;, superintendent of juvenile work, Mrs. Lydia

. Adams. At this meeting twenty-four personsl connected themselves with the society and at a

- regular meeting held since the number was con-, siderably increased. Much interest is being man*

Rested in the work.

Property Transfers in Balto. County.—Deeds, Leases, Mortgages, Bills of Sale, etc., re-ceived for record in the office of the Clerk of theCircuit Ccurtfor Baltimore county:

DEBUS AND ASSIGNMENTS.J. A. Marston A others to C. A. Cate.L. M. Levering to Henry H. Keech.P. C. Horn, et al., to John Hubner.Geo. E. Horn, Ac., to John Hubner.J. A. Harvey, Ao., to John Hubner.E. A. Brenneman to Josephine Grimm.E. A. Brenneman to W. 11. Brenneman.Wm. 11. Gibbons to D. R. McCauley.Wm. Gerwig to Sam. Ruff.Tobias Lutz A wife to C. H. Lutz.Peter Ruhl, Ac., to R. C. Zimmerman.E. A. Walworth, Ac., to A. P. D. Watkins.M. W. Offutt, trus., to Wm. Parks.Wm. Parks A wife to Chas. E. Parks.E. G. Waters, trus., to M. A. Hammond.Isabella Turner, Ac., to J. 11. Giese.J. 11. W. Marriott, trus., John A. Middleton.Adolphus J. Long to Robt. Harris.G. Reimann, Ac., to Frank Gransel.John A. Maul to Robt Luck.C. M. Armacost to Mary M. Shepperd.Edward Johnston to John W. Cole.Harriet Armacost to Wm. D. Robinson, trus.Lewis Abrons A wife to Mrs. A. Koarner.A. 11. Robertson, Ac., trus., to A. H. Robertson.Jane E. Birckhead to Mary Ballard.Joshua Levering, atty., to James S. Keller.Adolph Storck A others to Balto. P. B. A.Catherine Cummings to Bridget Croughan.Wesley Royston A wife to Jacob Wisner.Matthias Jorg, Ac., cxrs., to Catharine Jorg.Amelia M. Loef, Ac., to Alceas Hooper.G. M. Bosley to Towsontown Water Co.Geo. Whitolock, trus , to John Whittington.A. 11. Shannon, Ac., to Susannah Jones.M. W. Offutt, admr., to M. C. Danncnsfelsor.C. W. Stork, Ac., to F. W. Pearson.Herod Cross A wife to Wm. John King.James E. Tyson to John Volz.Wm. Wyman, etal., to Win. S. Whitely.

LEASES.J. Whittington to Y. O. Wilson, bond of convey.Jacob Gengnagel, Jr., A wife to G. W. Gengnagel.

MORTGAGES.G. G. Hooper to E. V. Mason, $2,000.G. W. Chamberlain to Edon St. P. B. A. $l5O.Wm. G. Townsend to J. C. Collinson, S4OO.Chas. 11. Lutz A wifo to B. F. Lutz, $625.R. C. Zimmerman to Dixon Connolly, $l,lOO.M. A. Hammond to E. G. Waters, trus., S9O.Augusta Kramer, Ac., to M. E. Curtis, $450.E. R. Murphy to Thos. Mullin, SI,OOO.J. S. Keller to 15th German A. B. A., $1,456.11. C. Reinhart, Ao., to M. P. B. A L. Co., $3,500.Mary E. Mceth, Ac., to J. W. Sohnepe, $1,200.M. E. Dannensfelser to 19th G. A. B. A., $416.G. W. Gengnagol to 15th G. A. B. A., $4,160.E. Hahn to Commercial F. I. Co.,$1,500.A. H. Shannon, Ac., to F. W. Trimble, SI,OOO.J. H. All to J. Wilson Patterson, SSOO.Jacob Gerwig to Jos. Turner, SBOO.Wm. John King A wife to Franklin P. B. A., S3OO.Wm. J. King A wife to Heron Cross, $l6O.Anna Grieshamer, Ac., to Franklin P. B. A. $l5O.C. O. Dorsey to Franklin P. B. A., S3OO.Wm. H. W. Reed to Franklin P. B. A., $2,100.John Volz to Jas. E. Tyson, $1,950.

RELEASES.E. W. Johnston to Sami. F. Milliron.Peter Smith to Owen Mclntyre.Dixon Connolly to Rachel C. Zimmerman.John Curlctt to Jos. M. Cone.Martha E. Keech, Ao., to Wm. Little.Jas. N. Frederick, oxrs., to Wm. Little.F. D. Morrison to Elijah J. Bond.Patapsco B. L. A S. A. to I. H. Francis.J. McE. Birckhead to M. W. Danger.Campbell Fair to Helen C. Reinhart.Mt. Clare P. L. A B. A. to Mary E. Meeth.Pearl St. P. S. A B. A. to Thos. Davis.

An Important Notice.—Norman J. Coleman,Commissionerof Agriculture, gives notice to themanagers and agents of all railroads .nlAhrtransportation companies throughout the UnitedStates and other persons, that a contagious, in-fectious and communicable disease, known aspleuro pneumonia, exists among cattle in thecounties of Baltimore, Howard, Carroll and PrinceGeorge’s, State of Maryland ; that all cattle insaid infected district are hereby quarantined untilfurther notice, and deemed cattle “affected with acontagious disease,” and all persons are prohibitedfrom moving or transporting any cattle from saidcounties of Baltimore, Howard, Carroll and PrinceGeorge’s, State of Maryland, to any other State orTerritory of the United States, under penalty ofSections 6 and 7 of the above entitled Act: Pro-vided, however, that any cattle that have beenexamined by an Inspector of the Bureau of Ani-mal Industry, and by said inspector are certifiedto in writing as being free of pleuro-pneumonia,may be transported to any other State or Terri-tory from said infected district within forty-eighthours after being so certified to; and providedfurther that said Inspector is furnished with anaffidavit made by two disinterested persons, stat-ing that they have known said cattle for a periodofsix months immediately prior to the examina-tion, and that during that time said cattle havenot been exposed to pleuro-pneumonia.

An Opportunity to Hear the New Organ.—The fine new organ, built by Hook A Hastings,of Boston, is now being set up in Trinity P. E.Church, Towsontown, and in a few days it will beready for use. It is one of the most costly andthe people of tho town and vicinity may have anopportunity to hear it a public recital will be givenThursday evening, June2d, at 7.45 o’clock, to whicha cordial invitation is extended. There will also bevocal music by well known amateur artists, andaltogether it will be a rich musical treat. Ofcourse no admission fee will be charged, but a col-lection will be taken up and each person presentwill be expected to contribute not less than fiftycents towards defraying expenses. The organ it-self has been paid for, but there are other expensesincident to placing it in the church and these thecommittee hope to bo able to cover by this means.

Baltimore County Strawberries.—Messrs.Charles 11. Quinlin and Van Brant Rittenhouse,of the 11th district, went to New York on Satur-day last, to make arrangements for the sale oftheir strawberry crop in that city. Mr. Ritten-house has about 20 acres in berries, Mr. Quinlin10 acres, Mr. Edward Bell, of the same neighbor-hood, 20 acres, and Mr. Joseph 11. Gorsuch a con-siderable area. These gentlemen expect to shiptheir fruit over the new Balto. A Ohio line fromBradshaw Station, provided satisfactory arrange-ments can be made in the matter of quick deliv-ery; otherwise they will ship by the P. W. A B.from Magnolia. The fruit interest in the 11thdistrict promises to be one of considerable impor-tance in the future.

Local Option In Harford.—Tho Harfordiff,fl{*/V'^CItU’Y> a4Uj)uXned on the 18thinstant,

sible to Eecuro sufficient evidence against allegedviolators of the local-option law. Out of 79 wit-nesses examined by them 53 were on local-option

| cases alone. The report adds: “Its constant al-leged violation all over the county has broughtthe local-option law into disrepute, and tends todestroy that respect and awe which all laws shouldcommand; and recognizing the full import of ourtestimony, we would unanimously recommend thatthe next Legislature make some change in thelocal-option law.”

House Burned.—Ahout noon on Tuesdaythe house of Mr. John Hurley, near JerusalemMills, in Harford county, took fire from a defec-tive flue and was entirely destroyed, with its con-tents, including all the clothing of the family ex-copt whatthey wero wearing at the time. Themeat house, near the dwelling, was also burned,with its contents. Thehouse was insured in theHarford County Company for SSOO. The otherproperty was uninsured.

Serious Results of Stone Throwing.—OnThursday last a little son of Mr. Louis Held, ofthis placo, threw a stone at a companion withwhom he was playing. The stone struok aporch and glancing off, hit a little daughter ofMr. Joseph E. Tracey in the eye, producing aninjury which may cause her to lose tho sight ofit. Drs. Jarrett, and Massenburg were oalled tosee the child and did what they could to relieveher sufferings.

Obituary.—Selrner William Bode, son of thelate Dr. George Wm. Bode, formerly a resident ofTowsontown, died suddenly of apoplexy, at hisresidence in Baltimore, on Thursday, aged 39years. He was a graduate of the Maryland Schoolof Pharmacy, and had been in the drug businessfor about 20 years. He leaves a wife and twochildren. His father, the late Dr. Bode, built theresidence in this town, now occupied by Mr. Wm.M. Isaac.

Towson National Bank.—The County Com-missioners of Baltimore county on Wednesdaydeposited the funds for the construction of ParkHeights avenue, in the 3d district, amounting tosomething over $1,300, with the Towson NationalBank, of Towsontown.

Can This be True ?

New York Letter.A New York merchant says that in business

affairs thero is no longer muoh honor. He saidthat the time was when a man’s word in a com-

mercial transaction was as good ns his bond, andthat a verbal agreement was as good as the bestcontract a lawyer could draw. “Now it is verydifferent,” said he; “every man tries to take ad-vantage of the other, and an agreement in busi-ness affairs is of no value whatever unless it isreduced to writing.” He took rather a gloomyview of the future oftrading life and went so faras to declare that the business methods of thepresent day taught young men to be thieves—orwhat] was equivalent, to take every advantage,fair or unfair, by whioh they could make a dollarThis mayor may not be true, but it is the pre-vailing opinion of those who trade and traffic, notonly here, but elsewhere. It is shown in almostevery feature of commercial life here, and it issifted out to the public by the newspapers inalmost every trial that takes plaoe over businesstransactions.

If the Shoe Fits, Wear It.Maryland Journal.

At a visit of the Trustees of the McDonoghFarm School, at the farm on Thursday, 19th, inan address to the boys, Judge Stewart warnedthem to “avoid following the bad English ofsomeof the Baltimore county newspapers.” The Judge,no doubt, knows what he is talking about. “Eng-lish, as she is spoke,” (or written) is sometimesterribly murdered out here. The Judge is a gen-tleman and a scholar.

CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CO.

MAY TERM, 1887.

Hon. Qeorge Yellott, Chief Judge; Hon. DavidFowler, Associate Judge; N. C. Durke, Esq.,

State’s Att’y ; John W. Shonklin, Esq.,Clerk ; Silas V. Miller, Esq., Sheriff.

Friday, May 20.—James Beatty vs. Robert M.Colbourn, assignee of James E. Osborn; appealfrom Justice Pole; jndgment below for Colbournfor $97.69 reversed, jmd judgment for Colbournfor $52 and costs. Thomas and Eva W. Leaguevs. John C. Shanahan ; appeal from Justice Han-ley ; judgmentbelow for Shanahan for $60.12 reversed, and judgment for same for $61.76. Eu-gene Burton vs. Charles Burton, executor of Dom-inick Hammond; appeal from Justice Pinkerton ;judgment below for plaintiff for $5.75 reversed,and judgment for plaintiff for $lO and costs.John M. Ulrick vs. J. M. Ilerrman; appeal fromJustice Pinkerton; judgment below for Ilerrmanfor $27.46 affirmed. In the equity case of theFirst National Bank, of Baltimore, vs. Stump, etal., the court passed a decree for the sale of cer-tain property in Green Spring Valley, barring thewidow’s right of dower in kind,)Bhe to be paid outof the proceeds of sale.

Saturday, May 21.—Argument was heard inthe equity case of Walzl vs. Burger, and held subcuria. Argument was also had in the case ofHigginbotham vs. Clagott. Joseph M. Fowbleand others have filed a bill praying for tho sale ofcertain lands conveyed to the late Nancy Fowble.about 342 acres. Miller, Lippincott A Co. havefiled a creditors’ bill against the representatives ofStephen Musgrove, deceased. The defendant inthe case of Adolph Rose vs. tho Baltimore andOhio Railroad Company has filed a motion for anew trial to be heard on Saturday, June 4.

Monday, May .23.—Aaron Adler vs. NelsonRampley and William Cathcart; agreed. State,use of Christian Mast, and same, use of John W.Mast vs. Jacob K. Mast, two cases; referred to A.W. Perrie as arbitrator. Luke J. Pearce vs. CalebV. D. Cherbonnier; removed to Circuit Court forHoward county. John L. Crise vs. Harden AYoung; removed to Court of Common Pleas,Baltimore. Edward Landstreet, executor, Ac., vs.George Hane; removed to Circuit Court for Car-roll county. John Young vs. William Chapman;on trial before a jury. The case of William Malivs. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,which has already been tried three times, is set forits fourth trial June21st proximo.

Tuesday, May 24. —The jury in the case ofYoung vs. Chatman,rendered a verdict for defend-ant. The caso of the Peabody Heights Companyvs. Trustees of the Sadtler estate, on trial beforea jury.

Something; itWill Pay to Consider.Popular Science Monthly.

Wo are living under the reign of the school-master. The impulse to have children acquireearning that can never be made available for anypurpose of life is so powerful that it may almostbe regarded as morbid. For children to be re-dueed to one common level, as they are in ourschools almost without exception, and to havestudies crowded upon them in advance of theirbrain developments, are crimes against naturewhich nature in her blind way expiates by pun-ishing the wrong person, but which those whoknow the right should promptly expose. Thebrain of a child is larger in proportion to its bodythan is that of tho adult. A fact which is somewhat astonishing to those not aware of it is thatthe head of the boy or girl does not grow in sizeafter the seventh year; so that the hat that is wonat that age can be worn justas well at thirty. Ir.the meantimo the rest of the body has more thandoubled in magnitude. Not only is the brain •

larger, but it is more excitable and more impres-sionable in the child than in the adult. At thesame time the structure is immature. What itpossesses in size it lacKS in origination, conse-quently it is not at its maximum for eevero andlong continued exertion, and when subjected to astrain of this kind it is certain to suffer. The disadvantages to the child of over-tasking its muscu-lar system are well understood, and wise laws havebeen enacted by most civilized people protectingchildren from the greed of those who would, if leftto their own devices, work them to excess. Butthere are no laws for the protection of theirbrainsfrom the attacks of ignorantpatents and guardians,the insidious warfare of the compilers of schoolbooks who write treaties on physiology in rhymefor infants, and the ever-ready schoolmaster, who,with the child, a victim of a pernicious system,must carry out thebehests of those set over him.

The Women Odd Fellows.Indianapolis Journal.

Schuyler Colfax was the author of the degreo ofRebekah. Ilia connection with the order of OddFellows began March29, 1846, when he appliedfor admission, and was afterward initiated intoSouth, Bend (Ind.) Lodge No. 29, and joined theEncampment branch of the order soon after.

In September, 1851, be wroto from Baltimore:“We have been busy beyond all measure this week,working about eleven hours a day, and duringevery moment of leisure electioneering steadily formy pet measure—the‘ladies’ degree.’ It has beenopposed most strenuously; all sorts of objectionshave been raised; all sorts of speeches against itmace; all sorts or attempts to stiUe it. You canjudge, therefore, of my gratification, when nearlyall of its friends had given it up as hopeless, andwhen its opponents were certain of victory, whenI tell you that at this moment wo have carried itby 47 to 27.”

Colfax conferred the degree of Rebekah uponthousands, and in Dashaway Hall, at San Fran-cisco, in 1865, ho conferred the degree on thewives and widows ofseventy-five ofhis Californiabrethren, in the presence of over 1,200, 400 ofwhom were women. More than 70,000 womenhave taken the degree. To-day the “ladies’ de-gree” occupies a position by the side ofthe othersof the order.

Schuyler Colfax always attended his lodge whenat home, no matter how deeply he was engrossedin the affairs of State or business, and after hisretirement from public life he spent much time inlecturing on tho lessons to be derived from theorder.

This is Not a New Swindle.Philadelphia Times.

Anothor form of rural swindle has made its ap-pearance in the northwestern part of the State.The swindler visits a farmer, says he is introducinga patent fence, and wishes to put up a few rods ofthe same on the farmer’s place to give the peopleof the community a chance to becorno thoroughlyacquainted with its merits. Furthermore, as itmight Jie.spme tjrne before.he would be able to vethis name and address so that he can send himsome circulars for distribution among the farmersof the vicinity. Several days later the secondswindler arrives and notifies the farmor that themachine which he ordered the week before forbuilding a sort of woven picket fence is at a neigh-boring station. He also asks for the S2OO due thecompanyfor the machine. If the farmer refusesto do anything, having ordered nothing of thekind, the “agent” backs down and offers to let himout of the affair if he will pay the frieght, etc.,whioh would be about S7O. The farmer has tokeep a stiff upper lip nowadays to prevent un-known frauds from robbing him ; but it is a prettysafe rule to refuse to give a signature to any manhe does not know. Honest strangers do not wantsignatures.

Bob Ingersoll’a Jug; of Old Whisky.

New York World.A few days ago Col. Bob Ingersoll sent an old

friend a jug of very old whisky. With it were thefollowing lines in the Colonel's well-known chirog-raphy :

“I send you some of tho most wonderful whiskythat ever drove a skeleton from a feast or paintedlandscapes in the brain of man. It is the mingledsouls of wheat and corn. In it you will find thesunshine and the shadow that chased each otherover the billowy fields, tho breath of June, thecarol of the lark, tho dews of night, the wealth ofiummer and autumn’s rich content, all golden

with imprisoned light. Drink it, and you willhear the voice of men and maidens singing the‘Harvest Homo,’ mingled with the laughter ofchildren. Drink it and you will feel within yourblood the star-led dawns, the dreamy, tawny dusksof many perfect days. For forty years this liquidjoy has been within the happy staves of oak,longing to touch lips of man.” ,

An ExpressCompany’s Liability.The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently

affirmed a judgment of the Philadelphia Court of

CommonPleas, sustaining a verdict for tho plain-

tiff in the case of Holmes vs. Adams ExpressCompany. In this case the plaintiffgot a verdictfor thefull valuo of a lost paokage, although novalue over SSO had been assigned to it and al-though the plaintiff offered no further proof ofnegligence on the part of the company than thenon-delivery of the package. The Supreme Courtsaid, in giving judgment in the case: If goods arelost or injured while in the custody ofan expresscompany, in the absence ofevidence whioh rebutsthe presumption ofnogligcncoit will be presumedthat the loss or injury was occasioned by thecompany, and it will be liable for the actual valueof the goods. In the present caso no explana-tion was given for the failure to deliver the goods.So far as it is proved, they may still be in thehands of the company and withheld from theowner.

Turnpike Company in the Wrong.

Middletown Valley Register.The suit brought by tho Baltimore and Fred-

erick Turnpike Company against Mr. Thomas E.Lynch, of Boonsboro’, for cutting down the toll-gate at the western base of South Mountain, wastried last week in the Circuit Court of Washing-ton county, at Hagerstown, and no Tuesday lastJudge Syester rendered a decision in favor of Mr.Lynch. The Turnpike Company will now becompelled to remove tho gate at least fifty feeteast of its present location.

Seasonable Head Gear.—lf you want a hatof the very latest stylo, call on Messrs. France ASouthoomb, northeast corner of Baltimore andHolliday streets, Baltimore. They have a largeand beautiful stock at prices to suit all tastes andpockets. They are very clever young men andwill treat you right. Don’t fail to call on themand see for yourself. It will pay you to do it.

Miscellaneous.

OKEverybody knows the rep-

utation of this house forsupplying the public withthe very best Clothing forMen, Boys and Children,at the very lowest of bottomrock prices; ready-madeand made to order. ThisSpring Season we are wayahead of all previous exhib-its. Come and see. Youwill be welcome, and itshall pay you.

Pratt and Hanover Sts.Baltimore, Md.

Sample and Mail Orders ReceivePROMPT ATTENTION.

May 28,’87y.

clipffieNOW IS THE TIME.

The Lowest Prices Ever Touched!A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION.

REGULAR GOODS and NOVELTIESMOQUETTE CARPETS, $1.25 PER YARD,

Have been $1.60.They are the handsomest and most durable Parlor

Carpets made at the price.BODY BRUSSELS, a large variety and splendid

goods, $1 per yd., have been $1.25 to $1.40.All other Carpets, Wiltons, Axminsters, Tapes-

try Brussels, Three-Ply, Ingrain, at same propor-tionate reduction. Linoleum, English Oilcloth,Smyrna Rugs, Mats, etc.

CANTON MATTINGS. FRESH MATTINGS.JUST LANDED.

ODAMLE3O TTniTD OIAITIITaC.JOINTLESS FANCY DAMASK MATTINGS,

Superb in quality.All grades of Mattings, from the lowest price to

the finest in the world. *

Most of our Mattings were purobased at pricesfar less than the cost of importation, many ofthemas low as the China cost.

The entire assortment offered at great bargains.We invite inspection and guarantee satisfaction.

G. S. Griffith & Co..89 A 91 W. Baltimore St.,

2d door east of Holliday St., BALTIMORE.June 19,’S6y.

AT THE OLD STAND!

William (LRaiidali,—SUCCESSOR TO

B. R. YOE & CO.,No. 88 West Baltimore Street,

Near Holliday St., Baltimore, Md.

—Wholesale and Retail Dealer in—

STAPLE AND FANCY

Groceries"!—AND FINEST BRANDS OF—-

WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS,CANNED GOODS, &C.

Having had long experience in the business inthe employ of the late Mr.Yoe, he claims to havea thorough knowledge of all its branches, and istherefore able to fully keep upa reputation whichthis house established under the successful man-agement of its late proprietor.FACILITIES for supplying goodsat MOST REASONABLE PRICES, and withthe greatest dispatch. A call respectfully solicit-ed, and satisfaction as to prices and quality ofgoods guaranteed. [Dec.lß,’B6y.

BOLGIANO’SBENT TENTED

SEEDS.NEW QUEEN TOMATO, thefavorite with Gar-

danara ami finnnAra. 42 iifl IhPEAS, BEANS, CABBAGE and other Seeds at

low prices.BEST LAWN GRASS, 30 cts. lb.; 4 lbs. $1.00;

25 lbs. $5.00.SUGAR BEET and MANGEL WURZEL, 40 cts.

lb.; 5 lbs. $1.50.8 PAPERS FLOWER SEEDS, 25 cts.

J. BOLGIANO A NON, .

No. 28 S. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md.April 2,’87y.

E. G. Hipsley & Co-JOBBERS A RETAILERB OF

Staple & Fine Family GroceriesIMPORTED AND DOMESTIC

LIQUORS, &C.,184 N. GAY NT., BALTIMORE.

Special attention given to £HFine Teat* and Coffee*,*

Also, to fine

Old WhiskiesA Imported Liquors.

Good? securely packed and delivered tree ofcharge toany Railroad Stationor SteamboatWharf*

Sept.il/86y.

MB 4 Llifi—DEALERS IN—

Horses, Fresh Cows,—AND—-

LIVE STOCK IN GENERAL,433 N. NPRING NTREET,

Between Orleans and Jefferson Streets, and threesquares east of Belair Market,

Apl.2.—6m. BALTIMORE.

Whiteford’s Hotel,—SOUTHEAST CORNER—

Calvert and Pleasant Streets,BALTIMORE, Md.

The undersigned, having purchased the aboveHotel, and having

Tljorougljly Renovated & Refurbished Itwill be pleased to have his friends oall.

The proprietor, having established a Wholesaleand Retail Department, is prepared to furnishWines, Liquors and Cigars in quantities to suitcustomers.

J. M. WHITEFORD,Mayl4tSep.l9. PROPRIETOR.

WORKING CLASSESprepared tofurnish all classes with employmentat home, the whole of tho time, or for their sparemoments. Business new, light and profitable.Persons ofeither sex easily earn from 50 cents to$5.00 per evening, and a proportional sum by do-voting all their time to the business. Boys andgirls earn nearly as much as men. That all whosee this may send their address, and test thebus-iness, we make this offer. To such as are notwell satisfied we will send one dollar to pay forthe trouble of writing. Full particularsand out-fit free. Address Geougk Stinson & Vo., Port-land, Maine. Feb.C.v,