The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-11-02

| From RAYvILLE, 9TH DIsTRICT.-An UnsaUory
| Affair ecorering-La Vegetabie-Ihe Agri-
| cultural Society PotiticaL-Literdry-W What an
absolute Monarchy has Done, &c.-Everything
is toleraby quiet in the upper End" at this time.
We have had considerable commotion in the neigh
| borhood during the past month, but all the
parties interested were bound over to keep the
peace Zone of them spending several days at Fort
Worthington, in your town. and as the difficulties
were of such a nature as to become disgusting to
most of our citizens, have not thought it worth
while to send the particulars. ...
Mr. Bennett 7. Hoshall is improving and will
| be about again in a few days.
| Mr.. G. j. Kirschner's -law-Mrs. Big
ger-has been suffering with drOpsy for several
weeks and but little hope is entertained for her
| recovery.
The storm of last week. though quite severe, did
| but little damage in this section beyond blowing
| down fences.
| Our farmers are now busy husking corn. The
crop is fair one, but the present prices for pro-
duce of all kinds give farmers very little encour
agement.
| Carroll county and the lower end of Baltimore
county can brag of "big things" but enter
| prisng merchant, Mr.. VIM. Gorsuch, has succeed
ed in raising egg plant, rather the fruit Of
an egg plant, which measures 26 inches in crcum-
ference and weighs pounds. Who has larger
one?
We are glad to hear that the Baltimore county
Agricultural Society is an established fact. In
the matter of selecting site for fair, it is my
opinion that it should be near the centre OF the
county as possible and accessible by railroad and
turnpike. We would say somewhere on the line
of the Northern Central Railroad, not farther
north than Ashland nor farther south than Luth-
erville.
Political matters are at a stand still in the Cup
per End" The majority of the people appear to
be Indifferent and unconcerned about the election.
The few Greenbackers that acre in our midst have
ceased trying to make converts to their doctrines
of financial heresy. The fight will be entirely be-
tween Mr.. Milligan and 'rLittle Fred"
The Rayville Literary Society is still flourish
ing. The last subject for debate was, "Resolved,
that inventions have tendency to improve the
condition of the laboring classes" Decided in the
negative.
The president of the society, Mr.. J. w. Hess,
who was refused a school in Baltimore county by
one of the members of that "absoute monarchy"
the School Board, has obtained better school at
New Freedom, Pa, than he had in Baltimore
county. Yours truly, OBSERVER.
FROM CHAsE's STATION, 18TH DIsTRICT.-Sudden
Death-Painfd Accident-The Storm-Emprore-
ments- Wild Ducks, 6c.-0n Sunday night, Oct.
goth, John Thomas was found on the public road,
near Middle River Station, in an insensible con-
dition. He was taken to the house of his brother
resulted from natural causes.
A few days ago Mr.. William Wilkerson, who
lives Rossville, met with painful accident.
He was returning from Mrs. Asher's with load
of corn, when he attempted to mount the saddle
horse while the team was moving. The horse
made sudden start causing Mr.. Wilkerson to fall,
when one of the wheels Of the wagon passed over
his foot, MASKING it terribly.
Last weeks storm was very severe in this sec
ton, the wind blowing perfect gale, causing the
tide in the rivers to rise rapidly to unusual
height. The chimney and part of the roof of
John Smiths dwelling were blown off, and other
damage resulted from the high wind.
The late rains have mellowed the ground and
farmers able to go on with their fall work.
Before the rains the earth was so dry and hard
that all field work had to be suspended.
A number of improvements going on in the
neighborhood. Robert Brazier has erected a very
nice dwelling, while j. w. Ulrch has put up
very fine barn. ]. A. Sheridan is erecting build
ing at this place in which he proposes to conduct
a store.
Wild ducks are commencing to put in an APP
pearance are also the sportsmen in quest ofthem.
Mrs. Hattie johnson, living on Carroll's Island,
while standing on the porch of the dwelling few
days ago, leaning against the railing, the railing
gave way, causing her to fall a considerable dis
lance to the ground, injuring herself quite
painfully.
Almost any sunday the county Omcers cOuid
find Sunday gunners in the neighborhOod of Bull
Neck or at the head of Stansburys Creek The
shooting can be plainly heard from this place.
Ebenezer NJ. L. church contributed $3.50 to the
yellow fever sufferers of the South.
Mr. James Hughes had two fish weirs demolished
by the late storm.
The ladies of Ebenezer church contemplate
holding oyster supper about the middle of
November
Mr.. Wesley Wilson met with painful accident
b few days ago. While ascending the steps of
one of his outbuildings he slipped and fell over
barrel, hurting himself considerably.
We experienced very heavy frost on Tuesday
morning of this week. h.