The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-04-14
THE DELTA AND BALTIMORE RArLRoAD-MEEr-

THE DELTA AND BALTIMORE RA1LRoAD-MEEr
ING AT BELAIR.-The railroad meeting at Belair
, on March 3lst, was we'll attended. The amoun
subscribed in Beair and vicinity was reported al
81, 200, provided the road comes within one milt
of Belar, and s., 900 if the road comes within five
, miles. The President reported subscriptions al
ready obtained amounting to 10000. Mr.. G. j
Moore stated that reports from Baltimore coun
ty indicated that great interest is felt there
for the success of. the road, and he had heard Of
liberal subscriptions that had been made. One
gentleman has subscribe $4,000, another $4,000
another $4,000, &c.
Mr. James Sutton, of Baltimore county, stated
that three-fourths of the narrow gauge railway
between Towsontown and Baltimore was graded
and the masonry and bridges principally construct
ed that 100000 had been spent on it, and the
| right of way secured from Towsontown to within
ne-fourth mile of the city limits. The company,
he was satisfied would act literally towards any
movement from this direction.
Mr.. Stump stated that the parties who held a
controlling interest in the unfinished portion of
road between Towsontown and CromwelPs Bridge,
would be exceedingly glad to transfer any right
they may have to the new company for much less
| than the bonds originally cost.
| The statement was made that large amount
| would be subscribe in and about Belarif the road
! should be made to Magnolia, in which case the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore road
would no doubt assist very materially, as that
company had offered to do when heretofore the
| Magnolia route was discussed.
| Mr.. Haviland thought the people of Baltimore
| county should have q chance to subscribe Ii we
can get a road to Baltimore, under control OF our
| people, it would be more satisfactory.
G. Morris Bond suggested the advisability Of
taking subscriptions in land, which could be sold
| by the company, money raised upon it by mort
gage. He thought many persons would give land
when they could not give money.
Mr.. Stump thought the two projects, namely the
route from Delta to Baltimore, by way of Belair
and Magnolia, and the route through Baltimore
county, should take some definite shape, and he
urged the appointment OF committees to consult
with the corporations at termini of the respective
routes to see what inducements can be offered by
each.
The chair appointed Henry D. Farnandis, Hen
ry w. Archer, Col. E. II. Webster and Garrett
Amoss, committee to confer with the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore road; Herman
Stump, Stevenson Archer, w. II. Waters and Jos.
Parry, to ascertain upon what terms the road bed
already graded between Cromwells bridge and
Towsontown, and the bed of the narrow gauge
road between Towsontown and Baltimore can be
obtained. Foulk Jones, C. C. Kinsey and II. I.
Heaps were appointed to confer with the York and
Peach Bottom Railway company. These commit
tees to report Saturday, May 9Th, when the next
meeting in Belair will be held.
FROM partition, N. C. R. R.-Messrs. Editors
Union Seeing nothing in your valuable paper
from this place for some time, have concluded
to send you few items that may BIO interesting.
Partition is still in the same place, THAT is the old
town. but our cnterprisng townsman, Mr.. W. II.
Stifhcr, has built a new town about 200 yards
west of the Railroad. He has large and com
modious store-room, well stocked with all the ne
cessary articles to supply his large and increasing
trade and room especially parttioned OIL for the
postofice All the mail for Hereford, WiseburG
and Rayville passes through this Office. Mr..
Stiffer is conceded by all to be model postmas
ter. He has lately erected blacksmith shop near
his store, in which Mr.. Daniel Lightneri is doing
thriving business. There are now two smith
shops, one hotel, telegraph Office, six dwellings
and one store in town, mot including the water
tanks, house cars, Matchbox, &C..
Mr.. j. Scott Price is now running the Parkton
Hotel, where the travelling public are accommO-
dated in the best possible manner.
Mr.. ]. C. Little, agent of the n. G. r. r. Co.,
at this place, is always ready to give any infor-
nation that may be desired to travellers by rail-
road.
Mr. VIM. A. Wheeler, mot the Vice Prcsident,)
of Middletown, has bought about quarter of an
acre of ground on the east side of the turnpike,
opposite the hotel, for 100000, and is about
erecting large store and warehouse. Partition
is looking up and is bound to grow if land IS worth
81, 100000 per acre.
warehouse has long been needed here. As
this is one of the principal stations between BALTIC
and York, all trains stop here, and great quaint
ties of fertilizer &C., are shipped to this point
and if parties are not on hand to receive it, and
the weather should be rainy, it very often gets
damaged more than the charges of the keeper of
the warehouse would amount to.
Mrs. Margaret Jones, widow of the late Elisha
Jones, IAN Old Defender,) was buried at Pine
Grove Church, near Rayvile, on Sunday last. She
was over 90 years of age. Funeral sermon preach
ed by Rev. Hugh G. Crockett.
The r. R. Company is digging a canal to
change the bed of the Falls near here, by which
the bed of the stream will be Strengthened, and
will also save two railroad bridges.
The weather has been cool and wet, keeping
farmers back with their spring work. Some have
finished sowing oats, and others again have not
commenced; not much blowing done yet. Grain
looks tolerably well, and a fair yield may be ex-
pectcd if nothing happens to it between now and
harvest time. OBSERVER.
OwINGs MILLs.-0wings' Mills, on the Western
Maryland Railroad, is thus described by CORES
pondent of the Reisterstown Voice: "Our little
place, though animated and aspiring, is at yet
very small; so small in fact that to take in two
hundred residents would require circle, the ra-
dius of which taking the crossing as centre)
would have to be about half mile The Mills
proper contains only three dwelling houses (excu
sve of the stores and Shops the upper portions of
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