The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-06-24

This Il an unusually busy season and the erops
are In the main abundant. The query comes up,
What becomes Of the vast qualities Of onions,
rAddishes, beets, eabbages, etc., grown By thsss
busy gardeners. Truly our city neighbors ara
good feeders. Cabbage will seracely average .
half crop. the seed soWn By the mcst Of the gar.
deueFs have proven q fraud, the plants growing
tall and falling 10 head. Several Of our largest
growers have none 10 sell.
serious hurt 10 the growing crops has devel.
opod In Patapsco Neck within the last ten days,
In the form Of myriads Of army worms and army
lice. Tho fields Of Messrs. Shunek, Stengle,
Boone, Merritt and others have been visited BY
multitudes Of these eFop-destroyers, against the
coming Of which no enc can iorsify himself. The
usual custodian Of the potato crops (posato bugs)
are also on hand IN fall strength. aud the planters
nTo just now treating them 10 full dose Of Paris
green. But for these pcsts the promise for Abun.
dan; harvest was never better than now In this
district.
Tho "army worm" Of intcmpcrance, roeklessness
and dissipation IL still marching shataeessly for.
ward. Places for drinking. debauehery aud Sab.
bath breaking are multiplying and the youth Of
both city and county being ruined and poison
cd by the Wholesale. The immense appstites and
capacities Of many Of tho irequsnters Of these
places are simply amazing. IL used 10 be that
they had their favorite places, but not 80 now
The drive Is from house 20 house, drinking at each,
young women as well as men, with flushed faces,
loud and vulgar words and obscene oaths and
song. disgrace themselves, their parents the cir.
cles In which they move, and insult every lover Of
virtue and the good along the highways on which,
like maniaes, they race. II has become dread
20 hear such an expression a. ian orderly and 70.
spectacle house." as, beyond controversy, these
are the most dangerous, because, like the deadly
asp in tho grass, they are hidden, their colors
traiied. place Of this kind Il kept not far away
from ono Of tho churches indeed there are two,
the keeper Of one Of which says that his place IL
so orderly and respectable that even church mem.
bcrs may call on Sundays. The other, In 80 far
a. can be, 10 quiet aud orderly. On tho Sabbath
tho bar-roOm front door 10 tightly closed, but .
side gate, rarely opened during the week, q not
only nnbolted but opened and tied back early on
Sabbath morning and kept open until such time
a. custom ceases for the day. The rumor Il cur.
rent that here young and some older ones, too,
gather on the Sabbath, especially evenings, not
merely to drink. but To play cards or bagaiee,
and while they condemn their own folly are dis
gns,ea with their own inia,usiion aud lack Of
manly decision. Ye, they 90 ON, turn aside per
chance when on their way 90 church, and their
earning, for which they toll and sweat. 20 into
the till Of one who has interest In them other
than TO live b. their toll. their pay-Aching head.
shamed face. aching heart and an empty purss.--
II Is not to be wondered Mt that the quiet of the
ncighboThood is startled by the screams of young
wife. % scarcely one year. as che receives the
blows and mRltTeatnent Of her gallant husband.
and that too on the highway. Oh! shame, where
IL thy blush
The ladies of Highland avenue II. T. church
will. the eth and 2Sth Of this MONTH hold their
annual supper and festival, at which they will
maintain their eil.lessrved reputation. No bet.
ter supper can be obtained 10 city or country for
the money. Tickets. adults 80 cts. Convey anees
will run from To church.
Cupid has been quite busy with the hearts Of
our young folks for aShile past. In this immc.
date section five couples have been married as
follows: April iith, Jacob l.. Porter TO Miss Lu
cEoiia Lynch May llth, Charles e. Ciarkson to
Miss josephine Wolf; june let. George W. Zirk-
Ter 90 Mise Winnie Hughes; June sth. Joseph
Mclchcr 10 Mics T. Fountain; june 18th, l.. j..
ijams to Miss l.. l.. Mcicher. The last named
were married in Highland avenue NJ. T.. church,
by the pastor. Rev. A. u. Kelley, who alec married
each Of the other couples, except Mr.. Melcher and
Miss Fountain. who were married by Rev. Mr..
Wroih. Of the Church of the Messiah. Baltimore.
Occasional.