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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
The Gunpowder Farmers Club.

The December meeting (says the American Far
fner) was held the llth at the residence of Col.
w. S. Franklin, who is the manager for the Ash
land Iron Company, and under whose supervision
and direction are a number of farms belonging to
that enterprising and wealthy corporation, the
Ashland farm being less extensive than several of
the others. Owing to the character the business
done, requiring numerous heavy teams, the stock
consists mainly of horses and mules, but few
head Of Jersey cattle and fattening hogs, and a
numerous flock of poultry were found, as well as
the driving and riding horses, and the teams at
the works, in comfortable quarters, and all recpi
ents of intelligent care.
The ice harvest was just being gathered, and
some of the members viewed with interest the ex-
peditious process of filling one of the houses, a
large one which affords supply to large portion
of the population of the village surrounding the
furnace. By means of an inclined plane reaching
to the edge of the pond, single horse draws up
by rope rugged through pulleys, blocks as wide
as will pass through the door of the house, and
the job with a few hands, is sometimes completed
in half day.
The round Of inspection included sight Of the
drawing of charge from one Of the immense fur
naces.
The principal business Of the meeting was the
discussion of the question, Chow shall we treat a
crop of clover in order to derive the greatest bene
fit from it ?" which was participated in by SAM
NJ. Price, Dickinson GOrsuch, John d. Matthews
B. Mclean Hard;sty, Col. Franklin, Abram G.
Scott, Edwin Scott, E. IL. Matthews, Nelson r
Miles, VIM. W. Matthews, and others.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
One Way of Making Wine.

The Germans in the Fatherland are, for some
reason or another, particular as to the character
of the fluids they drink. Water is not in much
favor as tpple over there, but beer and wine are,
and about the purity of these they manifest much
solicitude Because large firm in Baden was
discovered in the manufacture Of wine by pouring
mixture of spirits and water over raisins and
leaving the compound stand for awhile, after which
it was drained off and mixed with better natural
wine, the members were prosecuted and sentenced
to five months imprisonment and fine of one
thousand marks By the above process they
could manufacture any wine that was desired
When red wines were called for they colored up
the liquor with cheap French or Spanish wines
while darker tints were supplied by mixing de-
cocton of elder-berries with their raisin mixture
In five months this enterprising firm turned out
$4,000 gallons of choice wines by their very sim
pie process-Lancdster New Era.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
.Il1dpa WattarS' Invention

In the reported proceedings of late meeting Of
"The Eastern Experimental Farm Club of Ches-
ter county, Pa, as published in the West Chester
papers, we find the following paragraph:
"The implement committee made the following
report Patent Cattle Fastener, invented by Jas
D. Waters, Esq, of. Hartford county, Md, and ex.
hibited by Jesse Burbank. The arrangement i:
designed to liberate cattle horses from stalls in
stantly and simultaneously in case of fire, and is
also calculated to save time and labor in that
operation at all times. The device is simple,
durable and not expensive, and is easily applied
to any number of stalls if in line. We regard it
as being worthy of adoption by dairymen and
feeders everywhere. The club concurred in this
report"
Hon. James D. Waters. the inventor, is one Of
the Associate Judges of this Judicial Circuit.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever.

The prevalence of the two diseases above named
in any community naturally causes alarm and
anxiety among parents, and the question is fire.
quently asked, what is a sure preventive against
these dreaded diseases? A reliable correspondent
of the Philadelphia Ledger writes as follows on
the subject:
GA year or two ago our housemaid, after days
illness-fever, throat obstruction, etc.--went to
bed about noon thoroughly sick. Our doctor in
the afternoon decided that she was suffering with
diphthGia. Toward evening my youngest child,
about three year old, who had been ailing some
what all day, manifested the same symptoms and
also became quite sick. On reaching home at
night at once placed in tumbler enough black
i=TN gffangssnese to cover the bottom to the
dee III half an inch, and added sufficient COM
mon muriatic acid to form thin paste. Stirring
this mixture with glass rod every few minutes,
and holding the tumbler at arms length to avoid
direct inhalation of the fumes given off, walked
slowly through every part of the house, leaving
the windows open at top and bottom to provide
the free circulation of air. and not forgetting the
cellar. Next day the housemaid attended to her
usual work and the child showed no signs of i'll
health. Ispoke ofthe circumstance to my brother
and. some time after his child, who had been play
ing with neighbours child not fully recovered
from scarlet fever, became sick and showed the
early symptoms of that disease. My brother
adopted the measures had employed, with the
same results, the child being quite well the mex
day. Since then other persons to whom sugges
ted this simple preventive have tried it and founC
| Il effective I have used it whenever any member
| of the family has manifested any of the SYMPTOMS
which usher in any one of the many diseases, ant
nv children, in their eighth and sixth years, hav
not as yet suffered from any ordinary diseases o
| chidhood."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
A Pitia,b19 Case

10th district correspondent writes the follow
ing under date of January 11th: "Last night
heard rap at my front door and on opening it l
surprised to find old man with large pack
upon his back. 1 invited him in and he proved
to be the same person who was in this neighbor-
hood last fall trying to raise money, as he said,
for the purpose of getting into the Aged Mems
Home. He was so cold that he could scarcely
speak, but after being warmed up and getting
supper he gave an account of himself. He says
his name is Edward Henry and that he is a native
of Scotland His wife has been dead two years.
He came to Baltimore last summer from Patter-
son, N. j., where be has two sons and one dauGts-
ter living He claims to be q member of the
Episcopalian church and says he is employed by
the Trustees of st. Paul's church, Baltimore, to
dispose of some small wares in order to raise
money for object stated above. If these are facts
| think the Trustees made q great mistake in
sending the old man into the country, when the
roads are blocked with snow and the weather as
cold and Indictment as it has been and now is. If
last night had been as cold as some have ex-
perenced lately the Trustees would haveshad no
further trouble with him. / offered my horse and
wagon to convey the old man to Upland Home,
the county poor house, but he would not consent
to go there. After good nights rest he sailed
forth for the purpose of trying to dispose of his
wares" G..
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
From Phoenix. N. C. r. R.

Ooosting TrouJles.-0n Friday night, 18th inst,
n number of boys were engaged in coasting when
a coored man employed by Mrs. Patterson came
out to take part. This the boys did not like and
for revenge stretched a rope across the track
which caught the colored man under the chin and
spread him out on the snow in the most approved
fashion. A little difficulty followed but the colored
man did not engage in any more coasting that
evening.
Bad Boys.-Some of the bad boys of this place
have been in the habit of teasing and using pro-
fame language in the presence ofSophia Robinson,
a domestic in the family of Mr.. A. Dugan. On
Monday last they were engaged in this amuse-
ment when she walked out of the house with q re-
vover in her hand and fired two shots at the boys,
who ran off in hurry. No one was hurt and the
domestic resumed her household duties as though
nothing had happened.
Improuing.- Duncan, wife Of Mr.. Geo. ii.
Duncan, who has been i'll for some time, is i'm
proving under the skillful treatment of DR.. VIM.
S. Thompson.
Heary Hauling.-Fred Greaser, teamster for
Mr.. II. II. Carroll, hauls regularly twenty barrels
of at load to the city, with six mules, not
withstanding the heavy condition of the roads
from snow and ice. Last week he hauled three
tons of hay to Baltimore with four mules.
&eighing.-The sleighing in this section is
grand and all who have seighs are enjoying it to
the fullest extent. CLEAN,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
How Horace Greeley Helped his Brother

How Horace Greeley Helped his Brother.
Barnes Greeley, brother of Horace, deserip-
ton of whose farm was published in the columns
of the UNION two or three weeks ago, relates the
following incident:
"When Lincoln was elected / took notion that
1 would like to have the appointment Of mail
agent on one of our local roads. The salary was
$1,000 year, which was a big thing for me. l
knew Horace could get me the appointment. /
spent some money travelling around and getting
recommendation, and succeeded in getting what
l thought was sufficient. l had letters from
number of leading business men along the route,
as well as from the party men, and these l for
warded to Horace, with letter asking him to help
me. What do you suppose he did! lie wrote
back, returning my recommendations, with them
formation, penned in his own hand, that he could
get the appointment for me without the slightest
trouble, but that he didn't want to do it. He
wanted me to stick to the farm. He said l was
the only boy at home, and he thought it best that
l should stay there. l wrote back and explained
to him that l could be at home quite frequently;
that at that time the salary of 81 900 year would
help me out very considerably; that autobiography
had offered to take the position for $500 year.
l wound up by urging him to help me to the APP
pointment. His reply was this: 'If another man
offers to do this service for $500, and you expect
81 900, that is an excellent why you should
not have it. If you had it the Government would
be losing $500 q year." In the same letter he
made me this proposition "Stay on the old farm,
and if do not raise more corn this year on two
acres than you do on ten acres 1 will give you
$780," Not being in position to better myself,
L stayed on the farm and accepted his proposition.
picked out ten acres of as good ground as had
and planted it in corn. lie planted two acres
When measured up in the fall had beaten
him just twenty-five bushels Of ears, and he sent
me his check for $780,"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
Hartford Fire Insurance Company

The annual meeting Of the Mutual Fire ms.
Company in Hartford county was held in Belair on
Monday, Sd instant. The report fthe Executive
Committee read and adopted. The president,
Col. Walsh, offered the following resolution, which
adopted
Resolred, That the Act of Assembly passed at
January Session, 1880, which repeats and re-en-
acts with amendments, section 10, of the charter
of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Har-
ford county, be adopted as part of said charter
instead of the original section 10 aforesaid.
Mr.. Johns II. Janney offered the following reso-
lutions, which were lost by tie vote:
Resoired, That the resolutions passed at the
meeting of the members of this company held
January, 1873, in regard to the use of steam
threshers be and the same are hereby repealed.
ResOlred, That in the future no permit shall be
required and no extra charge shall be made by
this company upon those of its members who shall
use the agricultural steam engine in prosecuting
their business.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. E. NJ.
Allen, was adopted:
Resotced That in future examination or
license shall be required of engineers who are to
run steam engines for farm use; but the qualif-
cations of such engineers shall be subject to the
judgment of the Director to whom applications for
the use of steam engines farms shall be made.
On motion of Col. Webster the question of
licensing steam engines was referred to the board
Vi uueClOIs, Win l0HuCs1 ludV IuCy eHdil ia
rates for the of engines by the year or day.
COL Webster also offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That all resolutions heretofore passed
inconsistent with the resolutions passed to-day be
and the same are hereby repealed.
b Mr.. ]. NJ. Street nominated the following for
directors, the list comprising the old board, with
the exception of A. W. Scarborough, deceased, C.
C. Kinsey being substituted in his place John
r. Walsh Jas Murrav n w Tavlor + y Sill
yer, John S. Dallam, VIM. Webster, VIM. Bald
win, Thos. H. Nelson, F. NJ. Allen, George Jessop,
Edwin Scott, f. NJ. Sparks John Sterling, Thos.
Gorsuch, VIM. 0. B. Wright, Samuel Pinkerton,
Thos. Peerce, C. C. Kinsey.
There being no other nominations, Mr.. Cheyney
Hoskins was authorized to cast the ballot of the
meeting for the persons nominated, and they were
accordingly declared duly elected
The meeting then adjourned.
The receipts Of the Company during the year
amounted to ,9l3. 81 and the disbursements for
balance Of SIG, 81 to meet contingent demands.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
Hartford Road Items

Farm Pwchased.-0li F. and William B.
Smith, of Towsontown, have purchased the farm
of the late James Fowler, situated about one mile
east of the Emile gate on the Hartford road, con-
tanning 60 acres, with plain improvements, for
$4,000.
jag Breaking.-A jug breaking and Sunday
school jubilee was held at Hiss NJ. E. church, on
Wednesday evening, 9TH instant. The jugs con-
tanned SIS and after the money had been taken
out the children treated to confectionery, &C.,
and a very pleasant time was had.
Good P,ices.-At the sale of the personal prop
erty of Mr.. VIM. II. Reed, on Wednesday of the
present week large prices were obtained. Corn
brought SO per bbl., and other things in proper
ton. Nj. Receives farm belonging to Robt.
Moore, Esq.
Large Faneral-The funeral Of VIM ii. Par
lett, son of the late David Parlett, took place at
Hiss church on Monday, and was very largely
attended. The services were conducted by Rev.
Thomas Gorsuch.
Tin Can Making-The Messrs. Duncan, who
are carrying on an extensive vegetable canning
business, are now making their own cans.
VIGILANT.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
Jerseys for Baltimore County.

Mr.. Fred'k Won Kapf, of "stoneleigh," near
Towsontown, has recently bought from Mr.. Sam'l
J. Sharpless, Of Philadelphia, Stella le Brocq Sd,
S,766, dam Imp. Stella lie Brocq. She took the
highest award at the Centennial. Sire, Beauclerc,
1,SS2-Beauclerc's dam was Nobe, 49, first prize
COW at the Centennial.
Francesca, 1O, 1909, dam Gcmmi I'd, 1914. The
owner of Gemmi, 4,4S7, (the grand dam of Fran
cesca) well known breeder of Baltimore county
considers her the finest animal in his herd, which
speaks very high for the stock Sire of Francesca,
Lenape, 1882 took first prize at Pennsylvania
State Fair, 1879, as the best two year old bull at
the Fair He is out of an imported cow that made
10 1916 lbs butter grass alone.
Mr.. Won X. was unfortunate in losing last fall
a fine young bull, Niobes Prince, q son of Imp.
Aybele 1876, by Beauelerc, 1882, also bred by Mr..
harpless-American Farmer.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
No IMPRISONMENT for Debt.

On Monday last James B. Hutchins was released
from the Hartford county Jail by Judge Yellott,
under writ of habeas corpus. Hutchins, who is
a resident of this county, arrested, tried and
convicted on the charge of assaulting a tavern
keeper in Hartford county, and was sentenced to
pay a fine of 81 and costs and be confined in Jail
for thirty days. He paid the fine and served out
the term of imprisonment, and then took advan-
tage of the insovent laws, claiming that the costs
were debt which he could not pay, the sum be-
ing S106.S0. His counsel, Hon. Herman Stump,
argued that the costs was a debt, and that no one
could be imprisoned for debt. Judge Cellott de-
cded that ''the costs in this case cannot be con-
verted into fine. Cost is debt, and cannot be
treated as anything else, and forms part of the
fine and the petitioner must be released from the
custody of the sheriff of Hartford county," which
was accordingly done.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
Terrible Midnight Encounter.

A farmer living on the Sweet Air turnpike, at
the head of Dulany's Valley, had terrible en-
counter few nights ago which no doubt made
his hair stand end "like the quilts on
the back" &c. Notwithstanding the fact that
he keeps posted on his premises sign which
reads, "This is not healthy place for dogs" he
owns one canine himself which the night in
question "raised Cain" about the yard, waking
the farmer and his family and causing them great
alarm because they believed a terrible midnight
prowler, huge burglar, or some other dangerous
thing was lowering around with evil intent. The
farmer took his heavily loaded gun and with eau
tious step proceeded to investigate He stealthily
Ssent into the -
he found tffat had literally shot to pieces fine
white shirt which had been hanging on the clothes
line. That farmer didn't go to church the next
Sunday, because his best shirt not presentable,
and now if you say anything to him about burg
lars, shirts, oranything in that line he ges on his
ear" in minute. But his neighbors are extract
ing considerable fun out ofthis "terrible midnight
encounter" al lie samee.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15
CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE co.
DECEMBER TERM, 1880.
Hon. Richard Grason, Chief Judge; Hon. George
YelIoa, Associate Judge; D.G.McIntosh, Esq,
States AHy; VIM N. Isaac, Esq, Clerk
William A. Slade Esq, Sheriff

James Powell colored, forgery; demurrer to
plea overruled: Judgment of not guilty enterered
and prisoner discharged. Lewis Seeger, assault
with intent to MURDER in this case there were
also separate counts charging assault with intent
to "disable" and "disigure !" counsel for defense
filed demurrer to the indictment on the ground
of misjonder Of counts; the demurrer was sus-
tanned and the traverser discharged without day.
The States attorney in both these cases took u
writ of error to the Court Of Appeals. John E..
Powell, colored, larceny guilty and sentenced to
the county Jail for three months.
Adler & Muhihauser VS.. Charles NJ. Herr ct all;
petition for adjudication in insolvency motion of
respondent to quash sustained and petition and
proceedings dismissed. John Rexroth and wife
VS.. George Guest; judgment of non pros entered
by order OF plaintiff attorney. DanlJ. McCaulay
vs. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company !;
motion to strike out judgment heretofore entered
in favor of plaintiff for $4,G20ll under agree
ment of counsel the verdict and judgment were set
aside and new trial awarded and plea of limita-
tions withdrawn Charles Klein VS.. E. W. War
ner judgment extended for plaintiff for $4,000.
John C. Sullivan VS.. the Baltimore, Gainesville
and Elcotts Mills Passenger Railway Company;
motion to strike out judgment entered for plain
tiff by default; argued and sustained and judg-
ment stricken out. David Carroll VS.. Henry I.
Daley, in equity; exceptions to auditors report
and account argued and overruled and account
finally ratified and confirmed.
In the case of Julius Hart VS.. Paul Gable ct al.
a motion was filed by the defense to strike out
Judgment Lewis Gable, assault; not guilty. On
Recommendation of the grand jury Henry Wood
was released from Jail.
Louis Seigman use of Emanuel Shaffervs. David
II. Hohacker; removed from Carroll county, YER
diet for defendant and judgment on verdict for de-
PENDANT for costs.
Thos. c. Boone, indicted for unlawfully and
wilifully OBTAINING the revenue of Anne Arundel
county for 1873 and 1874; removed cases; tried
before the court. The defense filed plea that the
accused had already been tried in Anne Arundel
county on the same charge. The court sustained
the plea and ordered "not guilty to be entered on
the docket. John P. Swartz, false pretenses not
guilty.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-01-15

Justice Cloudy, Of the LIST district sent a
boy named Howard Phelps to the House of Cor
rection on some triaing charge. On Tuesday
Phelps was brought before Judge Yellott on a
writ of habeas corpus, and released. His Honor
administered a sharp rebuke to Mr.. Cloudy for
overestimating his authority and it is safe to say
the Squire will not be quite so previous in
future.
Two cars of the passenger train which left
Hillen Station, w. NJ r. R., at 6 o'clock Tues
day evening jumped the track a short distance
above 0wings' Mills, causing a delay of about
three hours. Passengers on the down train, due
in Baltimore at about $50 did not get in until
after 9. The passengers experienced very dis
agreeable time in wading through the deep snow
changing cars. tf.
William Roberts is Towsontown institu-
ton, aged probably 70 years. and has spent most
of his life here. For twenty or thirty years he
has been sleeping in old barn on the property
of the late Nathan H. Ware and slept there during
the intensely cold weather of the present winter,
having few old blankets for covering. Billy is
plasterer by trade and works when he can find
it to do. He is still robust man and never
heard of his being sick day.
Mr.. Milton W. Offutt, who has been stu
dent in the office of Col. D. G. Mcintosh for some
time was admitted to the bar Saturday last.
He was put through very rigid examination by
the committee, composed of Messrs Keech, yell
lott and Mcintosh, and answered all questions so
promptly and satisfactorily as to merit and receive
compliments from both the Bench and Bar. Mr..
0ffutt who is son of DIR. I. z. 0ffutt, of the I'd
district, is very active, energetic young gentle
man, and will make his way in the world.
On Tuesday night last large party of the
members of Epson M. P. church and Sabbath
school of this place, paid surprise visit to the
residence of Mr.. s. Merryman Anderson, the
esteemed superintendent of the school, who lives
on the "Furnace farm three miles on the Dula-
nys Valley pike. Every member of the party
carried pie and each presented their gift to Mr..
Anderson, creating much merriment. Other good
things were also on hapd in abundance and a very
delightful time had, it being nearly daylight
when the party returned to Towsontown.