The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-03-04
Mistella1leotls.
East Baltimore Conference M. E.

Church.
This body met at Danvlle Montour Co.,
Pennsylvania, on "Wednesday March 1st,
for its eighth annual session. Bishop Ba-
ker of Concord New Hampshire presides,
and Rev. Jno. H. G. Dosh. of York Pa,
was reelected Secretary. As it will doubt
less be matter of interest to many Of our
readers, we publish the following descrip-
ton Of the locality in which The Confer
enee meets:
Danville, the seat ofiustice for Montour
county, Pennsylvania, is situated on the
right bank of the Susquehanna river. IL
miles above lis junction with the West
Branch at Northumberland. Col. William
and Capt. Daniel Montgomery were the
original settlers, about the year l779.-
For many years il was the Capital of Co
lumbia county Subsequently Montour
county was formed, and it became its coun-
ty seat, and Bloomsbury 10 miles north,
became the seat Of Justice for Columbia
The rich agricultural lands Of Columbia
and Northumberland counties made it q
depot for grain and produce generally,
which were forwarded to the Atlantic cities
by the North Branch Canal, which passes
through the town, and is link in contin-
uous chain of canals reaching from tide
water, at Havre de Grace, Maryland. to
Lake Erie, at Buffalo, New York. Dan
vile gradually increased in population I'M
til it numbered 1900.
Ia 1886 the abundant deposits OF iron
ore in Montour Ridge, contiguous to the
town. were discovered, and blast furDsces,
foundries and rolling mills we're immedl-
ately erected, giving employment to sever
al hundred operatives Tt now contains an
Industrious intelligent and moral popula-
| tion of 10000. The attempt to manutac-
ture pig iron by The use of anthracite coal
was successful here for the first time. and
| the first railroad iron manufactured 10
America was produced here. Two millions
of dollars are invested in the seyeraE iron
works in operation now. which consume
annually 200 600 tons OF anthracite coal,
and weld $4,000 tons Of pig and 80, 600 tons
of railroad iron. The old Montour Works,
now called the Pennsylvania Rolling Mills,
are managed by Messrs. Waterman and
Beaver, the former anopulent sugar dealer
the latterlof the well known firm OF Bar
croft Beaver & Co., Philadelphia. MIR
Beaver is "the man" of the concern; alta.
bel and courteous TO all, he commands uni
versal respect. and is beloved by all in bis
employ. Messrs. Grove & Brothers and
Hancock Il Foley have also extensive
works-the former, furnaces, the latter
ssRough and Ready Rolling Mills" The
rails used in the Baltimore City Passenger
| Railway were manufactured at the "Rough
and Ready" 4
The Catawissa Railroad, from Williams
port to Port Clinton, and the Lackawanna
and Bloomsburg Railroad, from Scranton
| to Northumberland passing through the
town. afford facilities for preaching the cities
Taking the train at 8 A. M. daily at Cal
vert Station in Baltimore city, N. Central
Railway, traveller would reach here same
evening. changing cars but once, and that
at Northumberland, the trip costing about
S..
The town abounds with creditable public
buildings, sixteen churches, some OF them
with elegance of finish and architectural
beauty, two banks, two weekly papers, and
number of good school-houses. The riv-
er which runs along the edge Of the town
is ne-half mile wide and spanned by fine
bridge. Complete arrangements have been
made for the reception and hospitable en-
tertainment Of the members Of the Confer
ence. Rev, A. M. Barnitz, pastor Of the
place, is doing all he can to promote the
comfort of the expected guests. The Con
ference will hold its sessions in the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, situated at the
corner of Mahoning and Pine streets, Q
plain, neat structure, IS by 81 feet in size
with spacious galleries to the audience
chamber, and basement for Sabbath Schoo
and Glass Meetings. 1t is built OF. brick
and surmounted with modest cupola con.
tanning the finest toned hellin this region
of country, The church numbers $50 mem
bers. and they will compare favorably in
intelligence and piety with those of any
Station in the Conference.
Boarding can|be had at from $l:5O tt
| $l.75 per day, and the "Montour House
and "Danyille Hotelna are excellent houses