The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-17

From THE l1rH DIsrRIcr.-Th The Season Prices
! for Hay aud iStraw- Vondoiism-M. Garrett
| and the Hartford Tnnpike-HoW 10 Precem Hard
Times-A Norel Ided.-The summer so far has
been very favorable to farmers and the late rains
will enable us to push forward blowing for fall
seeding. Those who not so Immediately con-
cerned about the condition of the weather can
hardly realize the favorable change in farming
operations that few hours rain may make. Ouf
greatest trouble is to sell the produce of our
land at paying prices. Hay selling at IS to $40
per ton, and straw so low that it will hardly pay
for the hauling may force us to keep more stock,
and feed our stuff ON the land, which is no doubt
the proper plan.
hood by the partial destruction of the iron rail
ing around the lots of Mr.. Samuel Pinkerton and
others in the cemetery at Camp Chapel. war
rant was obtained by Capt Isaiah Baker against
a party living in the neighborhood, and an inves-
tigation was to have been held on Saturday last,
but have not heard the result.
Mr.. John w. Garrett deserves the thanks of the
community for his course in the matter of the
Hartford Turnpike Company. These corporations
have things their way, as a general rule,
taking what toll they please, and defying alike
the people and the law in regard to the condition
of their roads. 1t is well for the public that they
stumble once in q while on man who will con-
tend for his rights, and who is able to follow them
against the poor man. Property owners on the
line of the Philadelphia road could afford to pre-
sent Mr.. G.. with good farm, if it would cause
him to take that road in hand and force the Com
pany to comply with the terms of their charter.
Here is preventive for hard times and money
pancs in the future: Abolish the collection OF
debts by law-that is in ordinary transactions.
don't think that government instituted for
this purpose and certainly the curtailment of the
credit system to healthy proportions would follow.
Them instead of the Greenback imitation (which
is the cause of present distress, in part at
least,) stick to the specie, allow no bank to sus-
pend, but put the screws to the first one and to
every one that does not redeem on demand. Not
r.rrry years ago, when there was = move TO aDol-
ish the law of Imprisonment Tor debt, merchants
declared that business would be ruined if this law
was repealed so they will say if the law cannot
be used for the collection of debts. But they will
be more careful of giving credit and after little
time business would go on in a natural and health
full way. We are all living few years ahead OF
time and this brings about the periodical panic,
because settling time must come and whether it
comes sooner or later, large proportion of debt
will not be ready to ''settle up
WHITEMARsH.
From PHILoPoLIs, STH DIsrRIcT.-Interestinq
Grange Meeting-Roscolly Acts, d;c.-August 18th,
at o'clock p. M. Glencoe Grange, No. 100, held
public meeting in grove on the property OF
Mr.. d. Gorsuch, at the l9-mile stone York turn
pike. Worthy Master GOrsuch, of Glencoe
Grange, announced the object of the meeting in
words expressive of the greatest interest in agri
culture and the farmers interest after which
Worthy Master Taylor, of the County Grange,
opened the meeting according to the manual An
ode was sung by the Misses Stewart, A. c. Stew
art and Mr.. and Mrs. YOst. The singing through
out was rendered by them and it is due them to
say it was well done. VIM. b. Sands, Esq, ofthe
American Farmer, was introduced and addressed
the audience ably that the people could not
help but be impressed with the necessity of COM
bined and speedy action. Worthy Lecturer, }.
Robinson, of the State Grange also spoke on the
objects of the Grange and gave great satisfaction.
Mr.. Samuel Brady, of Garrison Forest Grange
was also present and made few appropriate re-
marks.
The stand was very tastefully decorated with
corn, wheat, oats and evergreen appropriate
notices were also arranged about it, giving it
beautiful appearance.
At the close of the meeting Worthy Master
Gorsuch again addressed the audience in a most
earnest manner. The occasion was one of con-
siderable interest.
Recently in our neighborhood, several acts
were perpetrated which were dastardly in the ex-
IRENE. Some one, it is not known who, stopped
at Capt. Thos Loves, broke the bottoms out of
about dozen milk cans and turned his cows in
the corn-field. The person persons possessing
themselves with a saw, stopped along the pike to
try their strength or the quality of the saw by
saving gates. For Mr.. Z. Stewart they sawed
one in two from top to bottom one for Mr.. Owen
Dorsey three for Mr.. Aquila Matthews, one
being a new gate one for Mr.. Evan Matthews
and one for Mr.. G. G. Ensor. The gates were
cut in two the hinges, some were cut so bad
ly as to leave them almost beyond repair. The
tramp is not censured for the act, it required
too much labor.
The rain of Saturday and Sunday needed,
as the ground was quite hard Now the soil can
be turned more easily. Farmers making
every preparation for fall seeding yet there is not
much encouragement for so doing because of the
low price of grain. PHILopoLIs.