The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-04-17

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Cash Nysi,~s. 'cc.--Aftsr an interval of months
l take up the pencil 10 send you some local items
for the INioS. In appearing again among the
number Of your correspondents II affords me some
pleasure 60 know that ut least Of your readers
has missed inc from your columns, your Luther.
| willie correspondent having some weeks ago in.
| quircd about what had become Of me and express.
Ell regret At not hearing FROM INC. For his benc-
t and for that Of all your other readers who feel
any interest in me ! would say that ! am still
"alive and"-well, | can't add kicking" my
pTcsert condition forbids indulgenes in such
athletic exercise, but can write and that Is much
more important. Newspaper correspondents are
not apt TO kick, although they sometimes get
kicked when they tell unpalatabs truth that
touches some pugnaciOus fellow IN . tender place.
This day Monday l. the last Of March accord
ing TO the old style calendar, and from the low
temperature and high winds that have prevailed
for several days past one might reasonably infer
that the old style Of reckoning was more correct
than tho new. lee formed last night more than
a-half inch thick and even now, near noon, the
temperature Is anything but April-likc, although
tbs middle Of the month has been almost reached.
Spring work, Of course, 10 very much delayed.
Many have not got their oats 10 and more have
no potatoes or garden seed in the ground yet
The present spring 10 like that Of ls43. the year
took up my abode in this county. Much Of the
stalk ground then was not dry enough 20 pillow
until the 18th Of April. We did not SOW our oats
ill the 18th. The crop nevertheless was good
although late Gown oats as rule do act yield rs
well as those got in during March.
There Is nothing to report In the way 81 i'm.
provsmenis in this immediate vicinity but looking
northward several new buildings can be seen. two
very conspicuous standing near each other on the
high ground east ofRider's Station. Another inn
proveinent. which may be q very desirable one in
.e.-tA i. Al. -
coming summer Of . canning establishment by
Messrs. Drakely 4 DuHsl on the property Of the
former, on Charles street avenue, opposite the
residence Of Gov. Bradford. This firm has been
making proposals TO farmers near BY g. grow to-
ma,oss for them at = stipulated price. but lew Of
them are sufficiently posted a. 60 the cost of grow
Ing this vegetable TO feel satisfied with the price
offered. IL SOME Of your correspondents will tell
what Il costs per acre TO raise tomatoes aud how
many bushels an acre will produce the informa-
ton will NJ doubt be thankfully received BY your
readers.
The pas, week WAS unusually prolific Of public
sales. there being some half dozen Of them within
- radius Of three miles Of this place. Price. took
very wide rang. stock brought good. and in
some cases extravasant. prices corn and bacon
brough; more than market price. while good farm
implements sold low and 10 some inrtances were
almost given away. One feature Of recent sale,
10 this county the little difference between the
prices realized at credit and cash sales. Whether
this was because the farmers have heavier purses
~" or because credit has lost it, power TO ul
price,. ! am not prepsreisto affirm.
The sara Rice case which has been wa,chci
with 90 much interest by many residents both Of
the county and city, wa. closed on Tuesday last ia
Way which neither reflects credit on tho school
board nor gives satisfaction 10 the friends Of the
accused The majority report which the .incri-
ran calls IAN immense docrmcnt. 81 pages long"
IN which the COMMITTEES not only review the testi
mon! bu; criticize uniavorably the way the case
was conducted pre.cnts its authors in . tiiicuuu.
light before the public. On tho first charge "coin
munica;in. with her niece during examination
thc Committee LAY tina; the accused cxpo,cI her
self TO suspici"n but the suspicion Wa not well
founded. AMI IN regarl 10 the second charge they
declare that although IL Wa 'indiscrcet" in the
accused. vet THE evidence showed that tho suspi-
cions lid injustice both 70 her and her niece. 30
thcsc wis" gentlemen declined To- pronounce the
accused not guilty on charge having no more
sahstan'ial basis than n suspicion not we'll found
ei. while they pronounce her guilty fan 'niis.
creiiun GA np better evidence than "sustirion."
which they themselves say do her Injustice" On
the hith charge. promising 60 see pupil through
an examination" the COMMITTEE instead of saying
sIuarely not proven. say there was mo evidence
81 dishonesty or Injustice. and on thslast charge,
"favoring private pupils" they assert that there
Wa mo evidence Of such favoriism.' but instead
OF .toPpin. there. they 20 out Of their way TO say
that the practice Of allowing private pupils "is
bad one. Thess absurd and evasivs decisions
aud the hasiy manner in which the majority ro-
port was rushed through the board without allow
ing time 10 examine the evidence, were only
damaging 60 the cause Of the unfortunate lady the
Committee had esssyed 10 defend. Truly. she
nigh. well sxclam, Save me FROM my friend,.''