The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-11-16

The chances for the location of the county
agricultural fair grounds seem to be all in favor
of some point on the N. C. railroad. We are very
glad of it for the reason that the grounds will be
easier of access there than at any other point in
the county, Lutherville being nearly the centre OF
the county reckoning from east to west. With
the fair grounds located somewhere between Luz
therville and Cockeysville the success of the en-
terprise will be assured.
The venerable John Scott, the well-known
minister of the Society of Friends, who was born
in Baltimore county and spent many years of his
life in Western Run Valley, attended the Friends
meeting, at Darlington, Hartford county, last
week. Mr.. Scott now resides with his son at
Oakland. California, and he will return home
shortly, which will make the ninth time he has
crossed the continent. He is now in his Slst year
and still enjoys good health, being remarkably
vigorous for a man of his age.
The forty-third annual meeting of the
Maryland Baptist Union Association commenced
on Tuesday morning in Eutaw Place Baptist
Church, Baltimore. Delegates from several church
es in Baltimore county were present, as follows
Sater's-A. Brown and I. Kenny Woodbury.
A. B. johnson, II. Watson and j. Freeland F;
Pikesville-H Henry Davis and John G. Cox Wa
verly-Wm. Rogers and J. Matthews; Gunpow-
der-Jesse Daily and Zachariah Alban. The Elk
ecutive Board reported that Waverly church had
become disappearing. Their report also states
that the death of Mr.. George Little was great
loss to Hereford church.
The property of the late Joshua Jessop, To-
Gated in Dulany's Valley, 81 miles from Towson-
town, was offered at public sale on the premises,
on Tuesday, and the highest bid offered was $66
per acre, when it was withdrawn. The farm con-
tains upwards of two hundred acres and is situa-
ted in one of the richest agricultural sections of
Baltimore county. Mr.. Augustus Warfield of
Howard county, civil engineer, until lately en-
ployed on the water works, was the highest bid
der 1t is understood the heirs expect to get $S5
for it. short time before the property in
that valley sold readily at 500 per acre. and dur
ing the war as much as 5000 per acre was asked.
1t is stated that about forty years ago the late Mr.
Jessop paid $4,000 for the property. i.
We have just learned Of another game by
which farmers and others are being extensively
swinded. fruit tree agent, who represents
himself as being connected with an extensive nur-
serv at Geneva N. Y, has been purchasing a
large number of grape vines, of some ordinary
quality from an extensive nursery in this county,
for about Is cents each. These vines he sells to
the unsuspectng all over the country at 81 each,
representing them to be very superior quality
of Crane which are to be had from his nursery
alone The same thing has been done with fruit
trees of various kinds and the swindle has no
doubt been an extensive One We have no sympa-
thy with people who allow themselves to be taken
in by fellows who profess to represent foreign nur
series, &C. If you want anything in the way of
fruit trees the best plan is TO purchase from re-
liable home nursery, when you are sure of getting
what you pay for.