The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-07-29
L.rnrr. Pnrscr Grones's cors7r. MI, |

Points, Etc.
LAuEEL. PRIScE GEoRGE,s CouxzY. Nh,
July 9Th, lsS2.
Messr.. Editor. The large head line that YOU
gave TO my letter from this place last week arrest.
81 my attention for n moment aud made me think
OF another Laurel, but no, in the State. aud fear
had made some mistake In my directions. The
Laurel thought Of is located in the southern part
of Delaware. on Broad creek. branch Of the Nan.
ticoke river which divides Dorchester from wcom.
leo county. The creek on which Laurel, Del, IL
situated u navtgabie Tor soops. The lumber trade
Of the town u Of considerable importance and EN-.
Ploys several saw-mills. The town IL very pictur-
esque aud attractive. but Laurel, on the Paiuxcni,
surpasscs u In 80 many respects that II might
prove tedious u should enunerate them. I will
say, however. that although Laurel, Del. has more
aw-mills. the whir and hum of tue machinery Ia
Laurel. Md. while manu- iactuFing yard of Laurel
I'D would completely drown the soand Of tho Nhia
and buIE OF all the saW-miils. There l. one saw
mill here but Il and the gtist mill with which Il Is
connected are not IN operation at present. made
n mistake IN the number nt operatives said were
employed in the factory. | should have reported
them At over three hundred in place os two hun.
dred 10 be correct. also omitted some other In.
dustTies and occupations in the town besides those
! mentioned. There Is marble yard and from
the number of partly finished tomb stones In Il.
the proprietor must have an extensive business.-
There are two livery stables aud not far from the
town there several large canning establish.
menis. Laurel boasts Of daily stage, which runs
between the toWn aud Brookville, Montgomery
county. The postoifee does a large business anil
from u the mail Is distributed o. thirteen different
Offices In Montgomery aud Howard counties. The
postmaster. Nc. Curley Is polite. obiiging aud at
tcntiVc lie has several relatives ia Baltimore
county Who. like himself here are highly respect
ell IN the community in which they live.
While writing will say that there u here an.
other highly respected ul citis,n - the i8Wn me
whom all the citizen, hove. Nr Robert Pii.on. a
brother Il NJ. Gclrsc " Piisun. citizen Ut TpW
'onte~n The relationship ue. between Prince
Ge"fgcs aud baltimore cuuutict are clstsf and
more numeruu. than one might suppose
The PatuNent. On witch Lawtcl IL situated. .rp.
arates Prince Gearsc's irom Howard. Anne Arun.
del ani Calvert cpuniie.. II 10 the iouee.i river
IN the state. excluding the Potomac. aui !. na,i
gable Tor stcamcfsas far a. lliil- Landing ~ 20
distance snuthcast ui Mafihaf. the county seat 1T
fuEcc Gc'rgc'. ,uut aht.h j. ahIu; hlt, indie.
from 90. mouth. tfir ur tbt. titcr 0. sell s.rth
taxing The rauui trip &. uHif -. state riltu go
ceni' cNtrA. The Wscm, line g steamer. ply ~
this route. anil al the User. gentlemen 90 40
their dealings
The citizen. % Laurel are a pre- esninent, 30
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