The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-12-13

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PHGNIx, Baltimore C O., Nj


| very seldom see any reference NJ in your
columns to our model little city o. 2hpnix -
hence, in order to break the ice, | mined to
pen you few lines descriptive of 4 place, to-
gether with some few incidents ~ recently
transpired, with the hope of arous hereby u
few of our Rip Van Wrinkle resdeL a higher
appreciation of their own capabi''T , commu-
uicate with the Union and r. yer suffer
US to remain in obsCur''- n ir back
wardness and apathy. MA
fhmniX is cotton M - con-
siderable impesieGlO - -isrn
Central kailw. AZ ~ BALI.
more, containing a populaMon OF vdt three
hundred and fifty. It's industrial CONNER.
cial interests consist of very er ave cotton
mill recently erected to take the place Of an old
one of less capacity. The new building is an
elegant piece OF architecture, planned by and
constructed under the supervision OF COL James
Mahool, manager Of the Phoenix ManI featuring
Company Mr.. Jacob Vance, of Hereford, was
the principal architect. Auxiliary TO his manu-
featuring operations, Col. Mahoo also erected
during the last eighteen months, thirty of the
best and most convenient dwelling houses for the
use of his operatives that were ever known TO be
built for the same purpose st any public works
in this State. The new factory will be completed
in few days and will at once be put 10 opera
ton, when, perhaps not less than three hundred
which, in a pecunary view, speaks for itself
The goods known in the market as Osnaburgs
the product of this enterprise So much then f5
the industrial pursuits of PhGniX.
The next most prominent object of our notice
is the extensive supply store VI Mr.. A. F. Cav,
managed by the proprietor himself and his son,
Joseph Cav. These gentlemen during brisk
times are doing very extensive and no doubt
lucrative business. The peopeof Phoenix are TO
great extent supplied from this establishment
with the good things wherewih to refresh the
inner man, provided they haze The aoherecithal to
pay for them, which, by the way, is not lying
around loose in very large quantities just at this
time, which fact is clearly demonstra in the
Uiaion'S notice to the boys who are fJt. ears
But perhaps had better not talk too fast in that
direction | am just after examining the con-
tents of my vest pocket and the awful factreveals
itself that too am carrying around one q those
gentle little reminders out of whose red fee the
sum of 81 so is so appealngly peeping, (ou we
will about that matter some other time
Among the last, but certainly not the lest, OF
our trade marks is the new store OF MessrI Pat
terson Kemp, recently opened. By Their gen.
temanly department and strict attention p bust
ness this firm has secured goodly portionof the
patronage of the PhGnixites, and they cerainly
merit it, We wish them success The senior
member of the firm, (Mr. j. T. Patterson re-
Gently underwent one Of those trying ordeals to
which Young America in this age looks Toward
with no little degree of dread but as | 90 not
wish to arrogate to myself full knowledg, Of its
effect upon mortal man in general sense, ] will
leave it to himself to explain 10 the readers Of the
Union what the character of thatpartcular ordeal
was. Suffice il to say, it was endured with
quivering lips and trembling heels
We will now pass down the village again and
take look at our means Of transportation and
other public facilities. We find here the COM
Portable station house OF the Northern Central
Railway Company, together with passenger and
| freight office, also an Adams Express and Post
Office in the same building. All the accOmmo-
daton and mail trains stop here. Until recently
the Western Union Telegraph Company also had
branch Office here, which, it is expected will
soon be re-opened. Your humble servant is the
| agent for these several companies.
And now, my dear Union, to change the sub
ject will say few words in reference TO the In
| dependent Order of Mechanics. believe told
| you on a former occasion that Lodge of this
Order, known by the title OF Mountain Glen
Lodge, No. 49, was instituted at this place in
October, 1872, under such favorable and proms-
| ing auspices. Those of your readers who have
had any experience in secret societies OF course
| aware that the first year Of Lodges existence
| is the period during which the material compos-
ing it is put to the severest test and it it bears
| the shock it is generally sure TO stand. ] am
| glad to say that Mountain Glen passed through
| these trails with marked success and planted the
banner of victory upon the ruins OF every element
that stood in the pathway of her progress and ad-
vancement.
On last Sabbath afternoon, Dec 7th, the mem.
bers turned out in full parade regalia, in charge
of P. W. S. Master, J. D. Durkees, who was ap-
| pointed Marshall for the occasion, and repaired
| to Phoenix church to attend divine service. The
| Rev. A. W. Shenberger delivered sermon pre-
pared expressly for the benefit Of the Order, and
| | venture the assertion that better sermon was
never preached from the same pulpit. The emf
| nent Divine took his text from the Apostle PauPs
6rst ers''A ''-ss A-''+- '"dr 'w5'''iAr- 18th
made MANIFEST, for the day shall decls /, be-
cause it shall be revealed by fire an he fire
shall try every mans work OF what sort il is
If any mans work abide which he hath built
thereupon he shall receive IL reward" The Rev.
gentleman spoke in the very highest terms oil
praise of secret fraternities, declaring upon the
authority of holy writ that they were taking one
grand step in the right direction He condemned
in the strongest language the public prejudice so
strongly arrayed against the existence of these
benevolent associations, simply because they were
secret in their general character, and went on to
prove that similar organizations existed IN the
days Of the Patriarchs, and even translated from
the Hebrew some of the passwords used by A bra
ham. He also spoke of the injustice of condemn
ing an entire Order upon the mere pretext that
an individual member had srayed from the path
of rectitude and virtue. "The fact that these
fraternites are founded upon the Bible is in itself
strong enough evidence that their object is good
Their works are made manifest in the daily min
istrations to the wants of suffering humanity"
He said that often 10 his own knowledge acts of
charity had been performed by them where per-
sons protesting and calling themselves christians
had turned their backs upon those very objects
of charity. These, he said, are however works
which only pertain TO our temporal being and be
admonished the members Of the Order to take
one step farther and follow in the pathway of our
blessed Redeemer, then their works would bear
the test even of fire and they might rely upon re-
ceiving a good reward in the end.
All the other ceremonies, except the opening
prayer were conducted BY the Lodge in very
impressive manner. The opening and closing
odes were beautifully sung, and taking it alto
gether il was perhaps the most impressive service
that ever took place in Phoenix church. AS the
night is pretty far advanced, | will drop the pen
and he off to Shut-eye-town. Bleiben sie arohI,
herr Union. D..