The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-10-12

The BOYS ENGAGED IN NOBLE WORK.-Mess.
Editors 1T is with pleasure | record the partic-
uars of an affair which took place at MOnkton
last week, which for its signal success for its char
liable purpose, and for the manner it was brought
about, deserves prominent notice in your paper,
and the approval of all good people. In the early
part of the week n number of our spirited boys,
belonging to the Testament class of Monkton NJ.
L. church, Mr.. Samuel Bosey, teacher, met to-
gether and determined to hold fair and festival
for the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers of the
South. Preparations were Immediately made, no.
tee given in written handbils and Friday and
Saturday nights, Oct. 4th and 9Th, were deter
mined upon for holding the affair. Committees
of arrangements were appointed, some to wait
upon the ladies for aid in providing cakes, &C.,
and they 1.-THE ladies' responded noby and en-
couraged the boys in the good work. Soon sugar,
eggs, flour and other good things were made ac-
quainted with each other and produced delicious
cakes sewing machines were also brought into re-
QUESTION and handkerchiefs, necktes and aprons
were speedily produced to add to the boys stock
in trade. Mr.. Samuel Miller, the owner of Monk
ton Hall, upon application at once furnished the
Hall free of any charge. Friday night arrived and
the festival began, and soon you could old and
young, lovers and sweethearts, filling up the large
hail. and ice cream, cake, candies, nuts, &C., be-
gan rapidly to disappear greatly to the satisfac-
ton of the boys whose cash boxes began to tell of
paying business. Next morning 1t was found
that to make the festival success for that night
more goods would have to be gotten from Balti-
more. Some of the boys feared there would not
be enough of peanuts on hand for the nights
sales, so they at once scampered off to the woods
and gathered nearly half bushel of chestnuts,
which were sold in a very short time. Saturday
night a repetition of the previous one, only
there more people, and before IL o'clock
everything was sold. The boys borrowed Mr..
Miller's large platform scales and labeled them
"The Cattle Scales" and this together with the
pOstOiice, prize box and other things, created
much fun. Altogether the affair was one of the
most pleasant well credtable ever held in
this place. The net receipts ($27.45) were prompt
ly forwarded on Monday and duly acknowledged
in the Sun of Tuesday.
The whole affair was exclusively managed by
the boys, of whom the following were the commit
tee: Marion H. Merryman, Charles II. Young,
J. Emory Bond, Charles II. Bosley, Leonard c.
Heisse, J. Fred. Heisse Jr., Charles II. Prichet,
Clarence W. Bosley, Mitchell Upton and Royston
Matthews. The little fellows, proud of their sue
cess, already talking of extending the field of
their usefulness in getting up master festival in
the future for the benefit of their school.
The above amount, together with the proceeds
of a concert given some two weeks ago in this
place, will make total of something over $1,000
for the sufferers in the South. We say, good for
Monkton. J.F.H
After the above was in type we received an
other letter the subject from our local
correspondent, the publication of which we omit
on that accOunt.-EDs.