The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-09-23


Country Postofiicos- Signs and Drop
Boxes for Th0m-Tho Gainesville Post
ofico.--Country Postofhees, like needles In hay
/ stacks, are hard 10 fnd for any except the mice
that inhabit the stacks and know just where To
light on them. When in strange villages We have
ofien asked for the postofdee, and sought vainly
| until the small boy was engaged 10 lead directly
TO Il. There Is an air Of interest to the mind a..
ISOLATED with every postoaiee; for however small,
Il IL the great governmental depot for the arrival
and departure Of thoughts IL treasures are sacred
and It's patrons feel In u power that can be re-
lied on-the posies Of love and pleasure, the pro-
sales Of law and business all pass is portals.
With such a serving there should be some slight
token Of the seryieo--some little outward, visible
| sign Of the inward grace. Therefore, every post
Office ought to have before Il q sign with the
words "postofico' thereon, graduated from q
single charcoal marked In the baokwoods, TO q
| neatly painted sign for the suburban village. The
signs at the Carroll postofiee on road arc Ct
| ting examples.
Another thing requisite for villages should be a
handy drop box at tho door, properly labeled
"let,er- box" for when the stores are closed.
An example VI the usual facilities In this respect
\ IL furnished by our Gainesville postoflicc. A
small slit in the door under the top Of panel un-
lcttered. can only be found by vigilani search /;
ordinary letters when put In very often hit against
the side Of the box and &c, TANNED and the put
ting IN Of large ones can only DO accomplished by
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possible. IL Is also sufficiently low 10 aeeo nmo
date all the bread aud treake that three year-olds
may incline to mail. Now a box for this purpose
should be le,tered. no lower than an eight year
old could reach tip toe. the slit rs large as
street iettcr.box, and. like II, hare the boy edge.
rise 20 The sit. This last Il important. We have
seen business mems boxes the usual way, that
would hold all thsir mail for n week, rendered
worthless for properly receiving the mail for day
| BY getting jammcd, and the letter carrier, who
| spent some minutes wedging them. afterward get
eensured for carelessness.
Certain dignitaries Of our village were very Of
| hcous In getting Us two mails q day. Contrast
| ing Towsontown's lesser population with our own,
| IL seemed requisite; but u has proven that our
Law Offices and newspapers ~ hardly bring us up
to the standard Of a bi.daily mail. The digni.
taries now see the point 1--WE suppose Towsontown
has ten letters 10 onel aud call upon the eiti
Eens 20 patroaiEe the home Office moro or lie
privilege. gotten with Considerable pains. will
be rcscinied. A. boys like 20 get into boots be.
fore they have gone through with shoes. 90 with
| some men, they would like 10 have team before
| they know how 10 grease cart. Individually, We
are obliged 10 send O. the city for mailing much
/ that might go from here the outside box
Satisfactory receptacle. We forbear abiding 10
| internal posiuiice arTans rmcnts, suited 60 the
| convenience of patrons aud the ii nifty of the
/ oficc-thcy arc generally subjected 10 the post
masters tastes. The tastes of our Catonsvillc
thieves. md he has retired the Office to back
building and completely Disguised it, character.
/ Whatever Romance j. attached to going Co the
posiofcc' anil watching through sla.. the mAnipu-
I laiions which make hope spring for cheer from
aiar. is not found here However. VIC will excuse
the romance arl take the outside Convenience 90.
4 il not this. our city preference. CuWroN SUNsE.
Woodbury. and vicin!ty.-The want Of
some protection from ire in portion Of ;hc county
ihickly settled this, near being realized
Saturday night lasi. and what might have
proved serious c"nfaeraiun bu; for the presence
Vi mind Of some gentlemen ptc.cnt. terminated in
the destruction ui some bunting and ofiolc deco.
rations. Ia anticipation % some visitors from
Ohio and the celebration IN baltimore, Mr.. Frank
Sltoueh. well known druggist, had decorated
hi store front with the Orinlc colors. bunting.
nngs. Chinese lanterns aud other adornmcnts.
making very pretty appearance. the lanterns
being 10 M during the evening". and on Saturday
evening. ~ asuai. when piece Uf the bunting
caugh; IRE from one Of the lanterns. The flames
were Immediately communicated O. the other trim
mings and in les than minute the whole front
was mas % Aamcs. Some gentlemen who were
inside and the proprietor assisted in tearing down
the decorations and were severely burned about
the hands in doing Had /; not been for ihcir
pTc,eace O.: mind We nigh; have Ia record this
week large aud destructive fire. a. the houses a,
that poiu; are all frame and close together.
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Of Vt. Vernon Mills. took place from his residence
here sunday AMI was largely attended by his
friends AMI employees. IL being a beautiful day
the people ii this place and vicinity turned out en-
massc AMI the hillside In front Of his residence
was covered with those who came 20 review tho
funeral corie;c a. il moved from the grounds. II
novel by way Il the Falls road around past the
Mount Vernon Mills and out on 20 Chestnut ave
I nue. at the Mount Vernon VI. T. church. aud then
by way Of Huntington avenue TO Grccnmount.
A. the u. =. church another large concOurse of
people had gathered 20 sec the funeral pass.
The Chatham ease. mentioned last week, IL ap-
! pears j. yet 10 furnish more incidents. After
I the court released the daughter and she had re.
turned 20 work In the Meadow Mil at this place,
she received . visit FROM her father who nj Grst
tried 10 persuade her to return home. Failing in
this he threatened IL she did not he would again
have her arrested aud committed. lIis action
having been reported 10 the authorities he was
arrested and compelled TO furnish surety TO keep
the peace towards the children. The president Of
the Society for the Prevention &c Cruelty 10 Child
ren in the city has been in this neghborhood
during the past week. making enquiries into this
case.
That doctors will differ has been illustrated the
past week in the case Of Mr.. John Freeiand, said
TO have the small pox. Everybody was scared
/ and vaccination the order Of the week. The
yellow Gag was unfuTled and the house you might
say was quarantined. In day so the young
man aar seen rNAiAs AT MS AlhlnN. tmrkthS
pipe. The Gag disappeared and some Of the doc.
I tors now cay il was the measles. he IL what il
may Il produced quite a scare here for some days.
Tho lot on which the house stands runs back TO
one of those hog pen alleys spoke Of a. necdin,
the attention Of the sanitary inspector time
ago.
Hon. J. T. c. Talbot paid visi, TO this place
7 on Saturday night last to look after some broken
/ gnps in his fences. Whether hc succeeded in
patching them up have not learned. GnArE.
From Monkton, ". C. r. Rus, nov the
farmers are very busy, some cutting corn. others
! preparing for seeding, while Others are digging
| potatoes. Mr.. Thomas Miller. our young farmer
I friend, j. busy threshng his wheat, Of which he
has very fine crop. lie has finished digging his
potatoes and your correspondent thinks the yield
very large lie planted about half an acre Of the
Peerless and he has dug upward. Of 100 bushels.
Ar. John +. cgaay, oar "hsss' potato. raiser. Is
very much down In the mouth for fear Mr.. Miller
will outdo him. lie. however. has not dug hi
ani therefore cannot tell yet MIA; the ssss!; vii!
\ be.
The ". T.. church at this place j. being reno.
va,el and very much improved. II will be re.
/ opened in a few weeks, Of which due notice will
be given.
! Mr.. John =. lleisse was taken seriously i'll on
Monday but l. somewhat better Mt this writing.
I lie il attended hy Dr. Price.
Mr. John j. Mcrrvmnn who has been very siel