The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-12-04
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From Gnrdenville, 18th District.-A Grai-
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Youthful GrooS'-1hs "FTeeEe"
| Preparing for he Hoiidays, dc.-A very impOr-
tant case was decided by Judge Pinkney, in the
city Criminal Court last Saturday, and the dccis-
ion brings with Il great satisfaction 90 those
try people who are obliged 10 travel the streets Of
| the city. II will be remembered that last sum
mer man who was In the employ Of Mr.. John 3.
Btddison, was arrested In baltimore for not hav-
ing number on his wagon and for driving faster
than q walk. The magistrate before whom he
was taken imposed the fine prescribed by the city
| ordinance. Mr.. Biddison took an appeal and
Judge Pinkney decided that the Law Is uneonsti-
tutional. The case Of Mrs. Ann Ritter, who was
also arrested on the same charge, went up with
Mr. Biddisons and resulted NJ did his. A large
number Of country people, who were afraid Of
being arrested and fned took out the required
license and some Of them now declare that their
money must DO refunded. by this "iittle game"
| Of the city her treasury was benefited 10 the
amount Of several thousand dollars. Mr.. Biddi-
Is deserving Of much credit for the bold stand
| taken BY him, and he will no doubt receive the
thanks Of the community. Those interested
should assist him in defraying the expenses Of
the suit.
Gotieib Schwartz, a market gardener and an
old resident Of this ncighborhood, died on Friday
OF last week and was buried by the Farmers and
| Gardener Society, Of which no was q member.
This Is the hfth member this Society has lost by
death during the past year.
On Thanksgiving night very pleasant mas
qucradc party was held nj the residence Of Mr..
John Erdman, number Of friends being present
from the city. The Gardenville band was In at
tendance and rendered some fne dancing music.
About o'clock, after partaking Of refreshments,
all returned to their homes.
see there 10 . movement on foot In Cecil eoun-
~ TO have the next Legislature pass law I'm.
posing hne upon any young man, under Fl
years Of age, who IL caught out AFTER II o'clock
at night without the consent Of his parents. Now
II such law were In force In Baltimore county Il
would work q. great hardship upon some Of our
young citizens. In this neighborhood lately
boy Of II took 10 himself n wife ten years bis
senior. They are keeping house. attend market
and appear TO be very happy. but notice that the
groom has his head tied up nearly all the time.
but whether from tooth.ache or some other cause
deponcnt saycth not.
As I predicted last week the "freeze" caught
some of our gardeners with unfinished work,
planting not done. turnips not pulled nor cab.
bagc buried. They not deserving Of sympa-
thy. having had excellent weather aud ample
time TO do all this work. remember some years
ago the weather was open until Christmas, and
saw planting being done on that day.
Hog killing Is now the order of the day and
some very Gne ones are being slaughtered larger
than I remember to have for years. Those
who had large tracts Of woodland for them 90
roam in saved much feed as the crop Of nuts was
very heavy and upon these the hogs toasted until
they were in inc condition. Nearly all will
butcher before the holidays.
As the season has arrived forprcparing fcstoon.
ing crosses wrcaths, stars. &C., for holiday deco
rations, many are out gathering cellar, moss,
spruce. etc.. but the ground being covered with
snow Il is no easy matter TO obtain some Of these
articles. There are some who 60 into the eoun-
try thirty miles with their wagons 10 gather ever
green and sometimes remain away three or four
days before returning with their loads. The
prices they receive run about 81 per dozen for
stars. hearts and wrcaths: from 60 to IS cts. per
dozen for crosses and from 5 90 10 cts. per yard
for fcstooning. NJ. A. 4.
TNorE.- Subscribers 10 the USIoS at Garden.
vile postofice, for the sake Of convenience, can
pay their subscriptions to Mr.. Alex. Mccormick,
Jr., who is authorized to receipt for the same
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