Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-08
OVER THE LINE.
MARYLAND COI:REsPONDENCl


In anu About TangIewood, Hartford County,
Maryland.
The dry weather still continues in this
locality. The drouth keeps back the work
with farmers, the ground being too dry to
either plow, or with those who have their
plOwiny done, to SOW their wheat, fearing
to SOW, lest the dry weather will kill the
grain and it not come up. Tho wheat
which has been sOwn, does not seem to
come up we'll, which deters others from
sowing until there is a prOpect Of rain.
The tobacco growers have all the tobacco
hung up to cure, in very good order. l
observed in one lot of tobacco, that it was
coloring very nicely, but it was short.
Most of the crop this season seems short !:
there seems to be some difficulty in the
selling of tobacco here, upon account of
tho state warehouse. What the fiature of
the tOuble is l cannot tell
The canning business is about wound
up for the season, it being earlier than
common for the business to close, but the
drOuth seems to have cut short the ripen-
ing process. A number of the Gamers in
this vicinity have lost large quantities Of
canned corn, owing, no doubt, to two
causes : First, to filling the cans too full,
and second by not having the heat high
enough. To can corn requires great care,
which each housewife knows. Strict Obser-
vance of certain rules must be attended,
and the process kettle should be of the
best make to produce the greatest amount
of heat. In tho canning business the
novice is sure to come out short, rs we'll as
in all other undertakings with the unin
itiated.
The schools are all opened in the county
and have an average attendance, except
in the canning districts. The school sys-
tenn of Maryland is mp with the progress
of the times yet q see some drawbacks
which are easily 1emedied, one being
that the control Of schools is not in the
right hands. The management is now
virtually vested in the judges of the Cir
cult courts. The school commissioners
should be elected by the people, and more
than nine-tenths of the people SO desire it,
but ring management is in the interests
of the present system and the tax payers
are ignored.
The farmers and people generally are
busying themselves in making prepara-
tions for the agricultural fair, which opens
on the 10Th inst, and it bids fair to be one |
of the best ever held in the county, bar
ring the Baltimore Oriole.
1u0 IOCkS VI Dccr CrCek famous IOc LOcIr |
are the scene of daily jOlity |
from the first Of June till the inclemency of |
the fall weather sets in: picnics, exploring
parties and sightseeing companies are Of
daily occurrence there, and when the Bal.
timore & Delta narrow gauge railroad is ,
to this place, this promises tn be |
q place of resort for many parties from
Baltimore and other places along the route
Of the road.
On Sunday the Presbyterian couxrega-
ton at Bethel church enjoyed the pleasure
Of hearing Rev. Mr.. Calder, of Harrisburg.
on the subject of Chinese missions. His
subject was Watchman, what of the
Night" During the course of his remarks
he showed the congregation a number of
.he gods of China of which, said he, there
we're multitudes. The audience was large
md appreciative.
Ono day last week while one Of the car
9eLters at work OH the new Nj. f. parson-
lge, at Jarrettsville, was hanging the very
asst shutter, he fell from the scaifold and
vas badly hurt. yet not 80 seriously as to
,e fatal.
Politics seem to have no interest here.
let all the Democracy seem to be much
'leased with the prospect of Senator Bay
rd being made vice president.