The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-10-19

From ORANGEvILLE, 18TH DIsrRIcr.-Heall
| Of the NeighbOrhOod Improved Farm.
| ers-ImprOUement IN s-Politics-LiterGrs
Entertainments-C Church Improvements, de-, De-
| October has brought a favorable change in the
general health of our citizens, the fever and ague
cases having very generally ceased every branch
of industry is receiving a new impulse from q
change of seasons, and from the invigOrating
breezes from more northern cline.
| Our farmers complain somewhat of want OF
rain which greatly interferes with the blowing Of
| their fields and in the sowing of the usual fall
seeds. Our most extensive farmers, like Messrs.
Parlett, Burch and others, are sowing considera-
BILE fall wheat and as usual, laying pretty broad
foundation for the harvest of another year.
A. ]. Parlett resides on what has long been
known as the "0ld Orange Farm" two miles from
the city, where he has carried on farming and
dairying for the last twenty years with good de-
gree Of success. Any one looking at his mode of
farming will see at once that agriculturist,
he understands his business for his fields are clean
of weeds and his fence corners of stumps and
brush.
The recent rise in market stuffs has encouraged
many of our citizens who depend on this depart
ment of labor, as in the early season they hardly
received money enough for their produce to pay
for their labor.
But little interest seems to be taken in our
neighborhood in the matter of politics. the people
being less anxious about politicians than about
their own personal affairs.
Two interesting literary entertainments have
recently been held in Highland avenue M. E.
church, Rev. w. M. Osborne, pastor, for the pur-
pose of defraying expenses incurred in extensive
repairs on same church. Under the administra-
ton of the new pastor, repairs to the extent of
about $500 have recently been made, adding
finish to the church which has been needed for the
last ten years. With a new belfry, 9x1S, and one
of Registers finest toned bells, decided addition
has been made to the building. Within few
days an elegant flight of stairs has been placed in
front of the main entrance of the church, which
has greatly improved the whole structure and
opened the way for the occupancy of the audience
room for entertainments, exhibitions, &c.
Our two late exhibitions were great successes,
being well attended and affording us the needed
money with which to pay for our recent improve
ments. Too great praise cannot be awarded our
young ladies and gentlemen of tho church and
Good Templars Lodge for the interest manifested
by them in securing needed literary and musical
help from the city and in making the audience
feel very much at home. The Gardenville band,
Prof Neumayer, leader, favored us with their pres
ence and added additional interest to the occasion.
The band is composed of IL or Is musicians who
give the best of evidence of understanding how
to adapt their performances so as to please and
charm the people. We bespeak for this band the
patronage which it most richly deserves The to-
tai receipts of our entertainments above all ex-
penses, which were considerable, amounted to
about $75.
Revival services are to commence in Highland
avenue M. E. church about Nov. LIST. May the
effort be blest of Heaven.