The Baltimore County union., 1880-07-31
From I.nke ROLAND. n,h nistrin.-y,...


Load Of Hay. de-, d'c.-We have entered the last
week uf July. and the Indications Of the wane Of
summer are abundantly manifest. The birds
whose CHEEKY ndfcs have for the last three months
welcomed the dawn. now nearly all silent.
The blue bird, the first hafbinger of spring, the
cat-biTd, oriolc and others are heard no longer
The wren alone Of the spring songsters still twii.
| tiers around our dwellings. But Ne the birds cca q
their daily songs the insect tribes begin their
nightly concerts. Already the cricket and some
others are tuning their pipes and rs the autumn
! approaches their music will increase in volume
until the whole atmosphere appears vocal with
their strains. but like the birds their songs will
be OF brief duration. In few short months the
frosis Of autumn will compel them 10 lay aside
their instruments and begin their long interval Of
rcst.
The nu, crop Of the present ear promises TO be
an unusually large one. The chestnut trees were
one mass Of blossoms aud already the prick!y burs
appear thickiy upon the limbs. A walnut grow
ing under the window where I now write Is this
early bending with the weight Of the fruit.
The late rains have been Of incalculablc bene-
Gt 10 our corn and We hope now to make n fair
crop In this section. Thu effect of the late dry
weather Is abundanty evident in the city markets
where most kinds of garden truck bring prices
much beyond those realized generally at this sea.
| son. Tomatoes particularly keep very high, hav-
ing sold at close Of last week for :? per bushcl.
Referring TO my diary find that at the same time
last year they broght 20 TO so cents.
That reporter of the baltimore Is,erican whom
the editors of thc CSIoS leeturcd in the last issue
because he did not know how much hay II took to
make n big load. only showed his ignorance US
most city folks do when they talk about rural
Affairs. The average town man Is not expected 10
know any thing about country matters. in fact hc
probably thinks there Is nothing outside Of the
town worth knowing, but a newspaper reporter and
| indeed every man connected with n newspaper in
| any capacity whatever should be omniscicnt,
should know all about every thing and when any
such is caught exposing his ignorance ho ought
not only 20 be iertured but jrummed out Of the
corps. But what struck Inc as most novel about
this big" load Of hay. was that the owner sat on
the load and drove the team Of four horses. Now
people IN this region of country who haul four ton
l"ads ~ hay don't ride un top at least they don't
generally Il" 20. and mus; confess have no re-
collection of ever having any one do 80, but
perhaps ot the readers of the tNIoN who live
in lees obscure aud out. OF the way sections Of the
county than We may have seen IL. but I imagine
that !: any man should be seen un our roads sit.
ting nh top OF itun load Of hay and driving his
team that feat would attract more attention than
the siFc "f his load.
au pleased to see LuihcrV lille a gain represent
c,i IN the columns oi the tNIoN. II j. u lively
place and ought {" furnish u good lot Of news
items. ] presume from the name sigma" the
Grcck :, which YOUR correspondent assumes he
| must either bc . Grcck ar u gentleman ur classic
prurli,ites Tis said there nothing in name -
aHi u uieht hc iFuthihlti saiu Oi tue average Ot
newspaper writing. there l. nothing in il, but
whcn writer adopts classic H"a dc y,lnme IL IL
naturally expected that his productions shonil be
oi higher style and possess polish not looked
for over the signatures of"Twaddc" or Nobody. :"
Humility IL not apt to be .nubbc and the unprc.
tcniious usually escape criticism.
The rain &C Monday nigh, week must have been
an usually heavy one in the 18th district Us your
tar'lcnSilie correspondent says il filled n half
barrel in the open yard brim. full. 1.-THE rain fall
was as heavy outside of that barrel a. IN II IL is
not surprising that damage was. In the city ~
inches ~ rain fell and n bucket under my window
showed about inches depth Of water. $.
From Brooklnndvilie, 9th District
'ari""s i"IT"rc@s"i.-Li, literary Soei-ty- Crops
-Th' G"nr'is' Tournament. d.c.-Not having seen
any letters from this ncighborhood lately, 1 send
you few items. ST. swi,hin must have gone
back On his record and the faith of the believers
have experienced n "dampcr," for IL did not rain
On several days Of the past week.
James VI. bryan. proprietor of Brookiand Mills,
is having his mill thoroughly rcmodeicd and re-
paired. lie will have u Midlling's Purifier put
IN and other machinery necessary to make the
new process -four. Mr.. Bryan keeps his mill
wagon running on the different roads i've DAYS
each week and the improvement in his Aour will
no doubt be highly appreciated by his customers.
E"ekIand Mills are now running night and day
and turn out IS barrels daily.
barbcd-wire fence Is being erected around
Hunts VI. l.. church. This will doubtless inter
ferc with some of the youth of the land, who de.
cline TO sit upon the fence, Of yorc. during the
singing Of the first hymn. If there were some
spikes placed in the logs which lie in the church
yard u would perhaps induce the boys TO enter the
church before service. and the minister would
"harily ever" be interrupted by late arriy als
The members of Hunts Musical and Literary
social decided Ia continue the society meetings
throughout the summer. Notwithstanding the
ftlar fh.r. I.s k..0
ai every meeting. Al the last election the follow
ing officers were chosen president, W. Il. Foster
secretary. Mr.. Corcoran treasurer. Geo. Roberts.
There are about 60 meembcTs anil the social l. In
hourishins condition.
IL Is alleged that the TowsOn Guards tourna.
ment was not u model offairncss or courtesy, and
that for fear certain knight. who has u good
record would be victorious. the baltimore county
knights conbinci against him. aud one Of the
rings was placed higher than the other two. go
that he failed To take IL: also that he lost one run
because he ran an eighth of second behind time
l. this fair play.
The Democrats of thi. place will raise n iag n nd
pole at Causcy's Hotel. on Saturday. August 9Th,
at =. ".
With a few exceptions the harvest IL now in.
tifcly over and the crop was very good one
Corn looks exceedingly well at the present writing
Laborcrs have been scarce during the entire sea
son. which indicates fewer idle than last year
FnoH ":3.''
From Philopolis. 9th District. Grasys
c1"b heefi"y- -H"Tr'.i Or'r-A Pr:ftaLis FarL.
de.-A monthly meeting Of Glencoe Grange Club
was held on the 2lst inst, when Mr.. Henry ..
Devries, Master of Maryland State Grange. lie.
livcred an earnest mn interesting address on the
necessity Of concert Of action the part of farm
crs lie al'o spoke Of the importance of an cdu-
cation rs 90 the needs Of the land as 20 apply
the proper fertilizers. &c. lie stated that the
house known u the Nd. Grangc Agency, estab.
lishcd in Baltimore. was for the benefit Of farmers
and urged all 10 take advantage of il. Mr.. J. J.
Starr. Of Hereford. also delivered an interesting
and instructive address. 4 large aud apprccia-
tive audience was present. The singing was ap
propTiatc and well rendered, accom- panied by the
organ. The question for the August meeting of
the Club 10, How To- prepare and manage To I!O-
cure the beet wheat crop
Since harvest the country bears holiday ap.
pcarance. a. the activity usual in that season l.
not secn. The reaper with its followers has left
the field and the many shocks of grain no longer
dot the Landscape. Since harvest the frequent
"snacks' between meals are missed. With these,
IN many cases, We weuld have the presence Of the
farmers fair daughters. but now We do not look
for their presence In the fields. The farmer now
has n little rest. the busy season being over.
We have had frequent rains, sufficient to insure
an excellent crop oi corn. Plows have eominenc.
ed turning the furrows for another grain crop.
The pastures have been revived aud the newly set
grass looks promising.
For the information Of those who may intend
planting peach trees will state that the "piough-
ton" Is . very excellent variety, being prolific
bearers, early and hardy, Of medium size with an
excellent favor.
As camp meeting season has arrived there Is
much talk about tho several camps and some are
making preparations to tent. PnILoroLis.
From Gardenville, 18th District.
Da@age Ly Fiood-I"iaios. Roniny- Tomatos.,
Ge.-whcn ! wrote my letter of Tuesday, Goth,
had no idea that the damage by the food on Mon
hav nieht waa Al yreaf n. stte.,u. p... III