The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-08-19

know of places and people, customs and business
but few miles from home, and how much we
may learn by just taking a peep beyond the hor-
ion of our own little sphere. For instance, we
didn't know until the other day, that the borough
of little York; In the adjoining county of our
sister State on the North, was so large and beau
tiful town. 1t has near IL 900 inhabitants, with
a number of fine churches, elegant mansions,
and several large and hourishing machine shops
and factories. The Court House, Jail and Aims
house are also fine buildings and credit to the
county. $3.50 c.
York has Eve weekly newspapers in the Eng
fish language and one in the German, of which
the True Democrat, published by Hiram Young,
takes the lead. There are also three weekly pa
pers issued in Hanover, making nine newspapers
supported by the county,-a fact which speaks
well for its general intelligence, in spite of Co
dorus township, where the School master is said
to be never at home and Copperheads are indigo
nous to the soil. The new National Hotel, under
the skillful management of Mrs. West and her
untiring and gentlemanly assistant, Mr.. D. W.
Pearch, is already doing large business and is
daily growing in popular favor.
The great event of the past week, in that Sec
ton, was the Camp Meeting near New Freedom.
1t was held in fine grove belonging to Mr..
Raymond of Baltimore. There is no running
water on the Camp ground, but number of wells
were sunk and pumps put in them, which aoun-
dainty supplied the demands of the large crowds
that were in attendance. In the size and number
of the tents, in the order of their arrangement
and the general management of the camp, it full
" came up to the great Shrewsbury Camp Meet
ings of the olden time. The weather was favor
able, and large numbers of people from Balt-
more, York and the surrounding country, were
daily in attendance. On Sunday the large ground
was literally swarming with people and convey
ances of every description, though the Railroad
Company yielded to the request of the managers
of the camp and ran no special trains on that day,
SO that many were compelled to stay at home who
else would have been there. VIM. H. Hoffman,
ESQ.,, Rev. Samuel Kramer, VIM. II. Curry and
others from the upper end of the county had
tents on the ground. A9A 9.j g
There is something solemn and impressive in
religious worship conducted in the groves
Gods first temples" 1t is especially so at night
when the large enclosure is lit up with blazing
pine-wood 6res and the preacher delivers his
solemn warning, and the songs of praise from
thousand tongues, swell and rise through the
trembling foliage. 1t takesone back to the time,
&C Ere man learned
To hew the shaft and lay the archtrave,
And spread the roof above them-ere he framed
The lofty vault to gather and foil back ae3
The sounds of anthems, in the darkling wood,
Amidst the cool and silence he knelt down s
And offered to the Mightiest, solemn thanks Is
And duplication" oft,.i ,,s{sg6 isis
Although the Camp is not laid out according
to the Army Regulations, the snowy tents re-
mind one somewhat of military encampment.
1t hasits sanitary and police regulations. There
are regular hours for s'Reveille, y Tattoo" and
the various religious exercises each day, all an
nounced by the sounding of a horn, or bugle.
Then it has Commanding officer in the Pre-
siding elder, an ''officer of the Day." who sees
that proper order is preserved in the camp, and
special officers in the Preachers whose duty it is,
at stated hours, to marshal the assembled host,
drill them in the discipline of morality, and
teach them the tactics necessary to u successful
warfare against our common adversary--the
Devil. We are all soldiers. We all have our
battles to fight and victories to win if we would
come home conquerors at the end of life's cam
paign.
The double track of the N. G. Railway is now
in use to point above Hanover Junction On the
incompleted portions between Baltimore and
York, heavy force is at work, giving assurance
of the early completion of the entire line. The
ballasting is being done in the best style, the
bridges are being put up of the most substantial
materials, and the rolling stock of the company
is in fine order. This road, is one of the best
and most important internal lines in the country.
Connecting the head waters Of the Susquehanna
with the Chesapeake. it is daily pouring into our
commercial metropolis, Baltimore, the vast min
eral and agricultural treasures of the region
through which it passes, to say nothing of its
great convenience to the travelling public.
To show how valuable it is to Baltimore Co.,
we need but notice the evidence of prosperity
along the line of the road. Mills and factories
are springing up, agriculture is improving, better
buildings are being erected and new sources Of
wealth being laid open. Perhaps the most at
tractive station along the road is Bee Tree. In
a most romantic spot, the proprietor has added to
its natural beauty, all the adornments which good
taste could suggest. Passengers never fail to no.
tice the fountain, the handsome cottage and the
grassy yard, filled with flowers.
At Parkton, the Railroad Company, has put
up new turn-table, aud we presume new en-
CINE house will be erected. This is an important
station. All trains stop here for wood and water
The neat and tasteful appearance of the village
of Monkton, and the beauty of the surrounding
scenery, are also objects Of note to passing trav-
oilers. a@ da-f,- ~ s.,,..s sr.r,fs...f....,l3
The proprietors of the Phoenix Factory are al
ready at work putting the works in running or
der. The head race is being cleaned out and the
machinery prepared for an early resumption of
work. '' a.
Lutheryille attracts notice by its elegant resi-
dences, its wide avenues and the imposing though
somewhat gloomy appearance of the Seminary.
A fine dwelling has teen erected in the Seminary
grounds for the residencesof the Principal, Rev.
B. Sadtler. We were informed by this gentleman
that the Seminary will be filled to its utmost ca
pacity the coming session, a fact which speaks
well for the efficiency of its present manag sment.
Other places along the line Of the Railroad de-
serve special notice, but we must reserve them
for future article. an ese 3Bd abo6
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odW % II The Crops. aias sas iii
The Richmond Times Of Saturday says that 1t
has pleased God to bless the Southern States
with the most abundant and wonderful crop of
corn ever known, and we are, therefore, saved
from all the danger of famine and suffering for
want of food No contin oecv of dronobt bo;,