The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-03-16

son, was authorized to procure a lot from some
| pubc-spirited citizen, which to erect tempo
rary truck house. The next meeting will be held
on Monday night, 18th inst, when it is expected
an election for permanent officers will be held
| All are invited.
A few weeks ago we published the fact that
little girl of the 4th district, aged years, had
finished a handsome quilt which contained over
ZOO pieces, and at the same time challenged the
county to beat it. 1t has been beaten and by a
little girl of the 9th district, daughter of Mr. Will
liam Mills living on BellOna avenue, above Go
vanstown. At years of age she had finished a
! quilt which contained ,440 pieces, and at years
another which contained 1900 pieces. The sew
| ing is nicely done and the pieces neatly put
together. This may be put down as a great
achievement for a child of her age.
FRoN RAYvILLE, 9TH DIsTRIcT.-Cross Fire
| Groarinq Crops-The ROdds-Form Prchdsed-
Death Of an Aged -Hymeniot-Local OPP
tioa-Literary, d,c.-There is very little going on
in the Upper End that will be interesting to your
readers as you well aware, if you have noticed
the letters from this quarter in one of the Towson
town papers, signed "GanO," "a" and "Med-
GUS" who for want of something better to write
about, find fault with one another's grammar, the
diet they were raised on, and "lather each other"
like "blazes" ION paper. But there really is
dearth of news about Rayville. Some of our en-
| terprising farmers have taken advantage of the
recent swarm spell" and spring work has been
commenced in earnest.
Wheat and rye are growing finely and the farm
er who finished seeding the day before Christmas
has had his eyes made glad by seeing his grain
come up during the fine weather.
The roads are drying off, but some Ofthem need
working badly, especially the one recently opened
through the lands of Joseph and Robert Jones,
in 9TH district, though all the opening there was
to do was to move one gate. This road has been
/ 20 hA rich 10
travel it-and has been kept in repair by Mr..
Jones, but some public-spirited citizen of the 9Th
district got up a petition to have the gate
ed, and the majority of the damages that were as
sessed had to be paid by the 9th district and some
of those who use the road most were not assessed
at all. Qmpartiality thou art jewell
Mr.. Edward Kelly has recently bought the farm
formerly owned by B. F. Ray, Esq. The price 1
have not been able to ascertain.
| Mrs. Rachel Wilson, an aged widow lady, died
near this place Wednesday, 9th inst, in the
| 10th year of her age.
| My old friend Robert W. Jones, getting tired Of
living a life of "single- bessedness," has taken
| unto himself a wife to cheer him in his declining
years.
The local option bill has failed and the 9th dis
trict is happy for there is but one place in the
district where liquors sold, and that is hard to
| find.
The only sure way to stop the liquor traffic is
to stop the manufacture, or else stop the demand
for it. and is about hard to do as the other,
for in this case, where there is demand, there
will be supply, and where there is supply
there will most surely be a demand The taste for
intoxicating drinks is in many instances, first
formed unthOughtedly, perhaps, by parents who
would not be seen in bar-room, yet they make
and drink themselves, and allow their children to
drink homemade wines, &C., which is, in many
instances the first step toward drunkard's grave.
The Rayville Literary Association is still -four
shing. 1t now numbers Al members. The sub
iect discussed at last meeting was-"ResOlved,
that there is more pleasure in the pursuit of an
object than there is in the possession of it." De-
cided in the affirmative. The subject for discus
sion at next meeting is-"Resolved, that metals
are more useful to mankind than CATTLE" Ito in
clude all quadrupeds). 1 am glad to find that
was mistaken in saying that your Middletown
correspondent tried to kill our Association with
hattery. l take it all back and ask his pardon,
though noticed big word from foreign Ian
guage in his letter in regard to our Association.
Now, as we are just able to understand the rudi-
ments of the English language, we are unable to
comprehend the meaning of that word, but hope it
means no harm. Yours truly, OBSERVER.
FROM GARDENvLLE, 18TH DIsTRIcT.--Chioke,
Thieres-Thetts from Market Wdgons-Fingers
Cut o6-Supper and Festirdl, dc.-Lately you
have had number of reports of the operations of
the chicken thieves in this section and the scamps
are still carrying on their nefarOus business. An
thony Hanley colored has lost all his geese, ducks
and chickens, and the premises of others have also
been invaded. Some parties have been arrested
in the city and one goose stolen from Mr.. John 5.
| Biddison, was found in Baltimore and returned to
its owner officers and citizens have been on the
watch for some nights but have not been rewarded
| by the capture of any more thieves.
| During the winter and spring any number of
wagons, on their way to market, have been robbed,
A1xync ne ntoht and thnr
articles have been stolen. On Friday night LIST
inst as Mrs. Butts, living on the Belar road was
| on her way to market, she saw some one take
| milk can out of a wagon short distance ahead of
her, and another person coming along at the same
| time also saw the theft. The person who took the
can proved to be Hartman WOrshing, who is en-
| gagged in the milk business. When accused he
denied the charge but upon being pressed took the
can from his wagon and handed it to its owner.
| He was arrested by officer Neumayer and taken
before Justice Carter who released him on bail for
his appearance before the Grand Jury. The Off
Ger procured a search warrant and on visiting the
| premises of WOrshings father many articles were
| found which had been stolen from wagons and
were readily identified by their owners.
| On Saturday last little son of Mr.. BrOokmay
err living on the Belair road, while playing with
| Ratchet, cut two fingers off his left hand. The
dismembered fingers only hung by piece Of
skin and the little fellow took knife and cut them
| entirely OH.
| On Monday, 4th inst, the Ladies' Mite Society
connected with the German Lutheran church at
Gardenville, celebrated its 9Th anniversary with
| grand festival and supper at Hertlein's Hail. on
| the Belair road, which was patrOnized by very
| large and liberal assembly. The SUPPER which
was good and substantial one, such as anybody
might enjoy, was donated and was served by the
members of the Society, and to which ample jus
| tice was done, about 200 persons partaking. An
other feature was the rattle for large and hand
some pound-cake, which had been donated by a
lady of the neighborhood. Numerous other
amusements and passtimes were INDUCED in by
the young folks and altogether the affair was de-
cided success. The net profits amounted to about
$3.50. The Society numbers about forty members.
| NJ. A. K.
From PHILOPOLIs, STH District Literary and
| Temperance-Heary Rain, dc.-Friday evening,
March sth, the exercises of Philomatharia Liter
airy Society were held in the interest of temper
ance The programme follows: Essay,
Opportunity, C. Hammett; defamation, Strong
Drink Z. Duncan Selections, "a wolf at the
door, Miss Emma Stewart; $50 weep have