The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-03-31

The farmers have not been able to pillow mucl
yet owing to cold, wet weather. Grain looks toll
erably well and if nothing happens to it hereaf
ter we may expect fair harvest.
Business is dull and money is not very plenty
What little money is in circulation travelling agents
of different kinds trying to get hold of to sond
out of the State. There are fruit tree agents, Of
fering wonderful varieties of fruits, and some o.
them will sell you single trees, &C., for less thar
the kind they are represented to be can be bought
| at the nursery by the hundred. We have in mind
an agent of that kind, who took great interest
in Sabbath schools, getting up exhibitions, pic
| MICS, &c. collecting money to buy organs fol
churches, &c. This fellow worked himself into
the good graces of the people, but alas he
| has Como "where the wOodbine twineth," and the
Cast state of that people is worse than the first.
1.-THE fellow referred to here by our correspondent
| is not altogether unknown to us. We remember
him to the amount of S., he having gotten into
our debt for printing to about that sum before he
skipped. lie is of those sweet-scented Psalm
singers who will bear all the watching can
| bestow ON them.-EDs. UNION. Then come the
| book and map agents, with Centennial histories
and maps of BALTIC. county, which are all well
enough providing the history is authentic and the
map correct. But some of the histories-One in
PARTICULARS not history in any sense of the
word, it does not even give the date of the clos
| ing of the exhibition.
| The Centennial reminds me of centenarians and
as nearly every section has centenarian, ours
| has not been behind ON that score. Mrs. Marga-
| ret Frederick, who died on the goth day of last
| December, was considerably over 100 years old.
| She was confined to her bed for long time be-
fore she died, but had good appetite all the time
| until few days before her death. She was the
| widow of Aquila Frederick, who died about ten
| years ago. He was an Old Defender, who no
| doubt often cheered his comrades with tho music
| of his fife.
Mr. Lovelis Martin while cutting wood on tho
14th of last Dec. cut his foot with the axe and he
is not yet able to walk, though he is improving.
He is attended by DIR. NJ. E. Rankin.
Political matters are quiet. Now and then we
meet with man with petition for an Office un-
der the Postmaster General, Collector of Customs,
| DC. TEore arc several candidates for Sheriff,
House of Delegates, Treasurer &C., in the Cup
per End"
Our new Road Supervisor thinks we will have
better roads for less money than under the old
system. There are some bridges that need imme-
diate attention. The bridge over the run at
Shamberger's mill has hole in the floor large
enough for horses foot to 60 through. The one
at Ensor's paper mill, over the race is covered
with mud, and the over the Falls needs some
new boards in the floor.
A few weeks ago there was "spelling bee" ut
HoshalPs school house. The prize was n history
of the Bible offered by Mr.. B. T. Hoshall. After
vile, was declared to be the winner. We hope
he will study the prize and let his light shine on
the benighted of this section.
Yours respectfully, The ORIGINAL OBSERVER.
The RAILRoAD.-Under this head the Beair
xEgis of last week says "The interest in behalf
of the proposed narrow-gauge railroad from Delta
to Baltimore has assumed tangible proportions,
and even those who were at first inclined to scott
at the enterprise are willing to concede that the
plan looks feasible. Whether it will be built or
not, however, depends entirely upon the people in
terested. If they willing to subscribe liberal
ly, give the right of way, and make personal sac
rices to forward the project the road can be built.
IF they depend upon others to do these things for
them, they will continue to be without railroad
communication from the heart of the county for
long years to come.
''Mr. Stephen Boyd ex-President of the Peach
Bottom Narrow Gauge Railway, has shown from
actual experience that a narrow gauge road can
be constructed at q cost of from $4,000 to $12,-
900 per mile. The cost of grading, he has also
shown, need not exceed 81, 900 per mile. The
length of the road would be about forty miles, so
that it would cost to grade the proposed road not
over 100000. With that amount secured, there
would not be the slightest difficulty in selling
bonds to sufficient amount to complete the road
and place the cars on the track.
"The route of the proposed road will, of course,
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those most interested to aid in its construction.
Between two more proposed routes it might be
found most advantageous to take the longest, pro-
vided the difference in cost can be than made
up by an increase in stock subscriptions, and the
grant of rights of way.
at seems to us, however, that in any route that
may be selected, other things being equal, Belair
should be an objective point. Any difference in
length and consequent cost would be more than
made up by increased subscriptions and the facil-
tiles it would afford persons along the route in
reaching the county town.
at is not necessary, at this time, however, to
discuss probable routes. What is needed is Wig
orous effort in every neighborhood between Delta
and Baltimore, through which the road might
pass, to secure the largest possible amount of
stock subscriptions. The route offering the most
advantages can then be chosen. To this end,
every man who wants the railroad near this prop
erty, should set to work actively in its behalf
The advantages to be derived are so apparent as
to need no argument to convince any intelligent
man of the necessity of arailroad. Itwould pass
through one of the fairest sections of the State,
and its success as a paying institution would be
assured with the first whistle of the locomotive.
"The subject is an important one to the county,
and we feel assured the road can be built this time
if proper effort is made"