The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-07-24
From Lake Roland. 9th Distric..-C..

From Lake Roland, 9th District.-Csa-
fiHHed IroHyhf-APpiss aud Pcars--Rsckies'
the Bseek Tree, dc..-We have had no rain In this
region except one slight shower since last Sunday
week. Several heavy clouds passed north and
south Of US but only from the ragged edge Of one
did We get any rain. Vegetation Of all kinds
shows the effects Of the heat and drought and We
have not had season for getting out what few
late cabbage and tomato plants We have that sur.
yived the dry weather. The past week has, how
ever. been favorable for getting In the oats. most
of which are by this time safely housed.
Apples will be a short crop again this year. Ia
fact this fruit Is becoming with Us almost rs un-
certain rs the peach. Pears promise 10 be rather
more abundant than apples aud although the
crop will be small, IL may net more TO the grower
than the abundant one Of last year when prices
were low beyond all precedent. But fear that
the blight Is destined TO prove rs destructive "a
our pears as tho 'yclows" has been Co our peaches
News items have been rather scarce the past
week only one or two noteworthy incidents having
transpired aud they have already appeared In the
CSIoS. The fashion Of ladies driving on ouI
roads without the company Of the male sex IL be-
coming quite common Of late and the recklessnes,
or want Of skill In some of these fair Jehus ha,
| already furnished some items for the newspaper
There 10 nothing which so readily disturbs the
mental equipoise Of young man rs TO give him
n horse and buggy and the usual result Is he
either smashcs his own wagon or some one eise's
and IL IL probable that the effects Of such pos.
session on the young female not very dissimi-
| lar. A shor, time since I saw two girls, who
probably had not yet reached the mature age oi
fifteen, driving rapidly along road In thi.
vicinity and crossing gutter without checking
their horse both bounded from their seats rs il
they were made of rubber. but instead Of showing
any alarm they laughed heartily. seemingly un.
conscious that there was any danger whatever IN
such rerkcss driving.
The payment by tho County Commissioners oil
the council fees in the famous dumping cases
Il Is To be hoped finishes up that filthy job. Ac.
cOrding 90 the USioS one Of the learned counsel
spoke rather unkindly of the other gentlemen con.
ncctcd with this business who like himself only
wanted their fees. hut one of them showed his
msgnaniiniiy by accepting considerably less than
he was by law entitled Ia. while the legal gentle
mcn- although they expressed quasi regret that
the county had been run I" such needless expense
did not show u willingness to knock uG any
thing FROM their little bill.
| The article copied int" last weeks uSioS FROM
the llavrc ReIubiic"n. headed ~ strange freak al
lightning. affords additional proof in support 81
the opinion entertained among farmers aud Other
residents of the country that the lightning never
strikes u beech tree. A residence of nearly forty
Years on farm aud enquiries from scnfcs fpco.
pie life long jewellers in the country have failed Il
! produce single instance "f beech 50 struck. II
| j. said tina; not only the Indians but the wild
| animals have an instructive know led &c If the Sc
curiiy from lightning afforded by the beech aud
some assert that domestic cattle also give cvi
| drncc ui IL.
since this letter wa. begun We have been blessed
with abundance oi rain. Last night (Monday
shortly after midnight a heavy rain storm passed
south Of Us but still near enough to give Us III,
benefit Of several showers which soaked the earth
thoroughly aud enabled Us To get out our late cab
baIc and tomato plants. This Afternoon Tues
day NC hal another heavy rain accompanied
with hail. some Of the hail.'tones we're rs large
n hickory nuts and caused somc approximations o
damage from them. but fortunately We escaped
| injury. :.