The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-26

From the 9Th District.
A few hurried notes from this locality. The
weather is pretty dry here a. We have had no rAin
since "rainy week." three OF four weeks ago. ex-
eept slight shower on Wednesday. The farmer,
have, for the last week or 90, been blowing and
preparing their ground for sowing fall grain, but
viii have 10 discontinue these operations u has
become too dry and the ground too hard 10 con-
time. Tho drought has not yet much affected
vegetation and probably will not a. We will likely
have another rain before u becomes excessive.
The dry spell and hot suns have been Of great
benefit TO the corn on low grounds where it has
been kept 10 go backward state By the cold wet
season throughout the spring and summer, and
should they continue for another week u will be
still further benefited. The farmers generally
think that the corn crop 10 now made, even II We
have no further rains ill the time for saving Il,
but from its appearance the hill sides and high
grounds ! should think that another good rain.
fall would be Of great benefit TO Il. Already In
such localities u begins 10 show the effects Of the
drought, the leaves curling up In the hot sun aud
looking withered. However, under the influences
OF the cool nights and the heavy dews they always
unfuri and look refreshed In the mornings. The
crop promises to be large one. rs was the wheat
crop.
All the farmers arc now engaged In threshing
out their wheat and Data crop Of the past season
~ rapidly as they can secure the services Of the
steam threshers. There are but two Of these In
use In this (,he upper part Of the district a. far
as can learn. One belongs 20 Mr.. Jacob Geist,
the engine attached 30 which no uses at his saw
mill at other Of the year. and the other 10
Mr.. Leech Lloyd. Both are having IS much
work ~ they can do, and the farmers strive with
each other TO obtain the services Of tho machines
first. All seem anxious 10 get their grain threshed
a. soon as possible, no doubt with view 10 get
ting u into market, as they do not hope for much
better prices than now prevail and are apprehen.
sive that the prices may 20 still lower. Tho turn
out OF the wheat crop IL very satisfactory, there
being but one instance that have heard Of here
In which the quantity realized was less than was
expected. On the other hand Il has usually been
larger. IS for instance one farmer expected hun
dred bushels from the amount Of land no had
seeded and the appearance OF the grain while
growing. and when he threshed he found he had
one hundred and forty bushels. And believe
this would be fair criterion for the whole crop
produced here.
The oats crop, on the contrary, 10 said 20 be in
fcrior. " not In quantity 10 quality, as the vet
spell just at the harvest caught much Of Il IN
saved. and caused 10 60 be black and mouldy, and
almost unsalcablc. AZ least some that was offered
was found 50. The price Of oats, however, 10 very
good and probably will be better before eorn.sav.
ing time. by reason % the scarcity Of the last
years corn crop, which l. now about exhausted,
and the oats crop must nov be relied on for feed,
both In country and the cities. till that time.
The Eve hundred millions bushels Of wheat that
this year l. enough for home consumption, with =
surplus Of at least three hundred millions Of
bushels. and Il will be difficult for spectators 20
''corner" that immense quantity and shove up the
price. Therefore. farmers can sec what n slight
chance there will be for the price 20 advance
without very large foreign demand, Of which. as
yet. We have no assurance. and consequently u
would not seem very wise for them 90 hold their
crop with the hope of such a rise.
The colored camp meeting at Asbury Grove,
near 81. Georges Station, W. VI. X. r.. which be.
gan more than n week ago, was in full blast Sun.
day last, II being the second Sunday. and 10 TO
continue over another Sunday. Tho owners Of
the ground and the railroad company seem 20 have
a regular young "bonanEa" In the matter Of trans
portation Of passengers 20 this camp, the trains
especially on Sundays. seem 20 come crowded. and
run every half hour or So SOME Of them sisting
Of as many a. twelve and fifteen cars. containing
white and coiorei folks alike. The number Of
persons on the camp ground Sunday was estimated
a. between 5000 and q. 600, and supposing two
thirds Of them 90 have come by cars-ihe remain
der from the country around about, In wagons
afooi, on horseback and In every eonceivabl
way-and the fare from the city 60 DO only 50
cents the round trip, with 4 rebate 20 the owners
Of the ground IL can be seen . snug sum would
accrue 10 the parties above, and IL IL no wonder
they are willing the camp should continue as long
a. the eolcred people hold oct. The relig ious
services on Sunday were Of the usual animated
praise meetings in the morning. then preaching
and preaching in the afternoon and evening, with
the usual informal assembling and shouting and
singing between the sermons or regular exercises
Registraiion of voters was In progress here last
week, and ain informed . fair number Of persons
were registered. hut At the former sitting Of the
register. and up 90 last Wednesday afternoon,
scarcely more than one.thrd Of the former voters
Of the district had awaited themselves the privi
lege Of becoming legal voters at the coming elec.
tion. II IL 10 be hoped that a larger number will
perform this duty before the September sitting Of
the register 10 over. The members Of the Repub-
lican Executive Committee for this district do not
seem TO have taken any interest in the matter Of
trying so get Republicans 10 register, and there
fore IL 10 supposed that some Of the more promi-
nent Republican,. who are not members Of the
Committee. but feel an interest in the success Of
the party, will endcavor 20 make up for this neg.
iect Of duty on the part Of the Committee, aud
will, before the next sitting Of the registers get
copy Of the registration and see what names %
Republican, belonging In the district are not on
the list, and will endeavor 20 induce such persons
20 &c; registered in September.
One more note and have DONE and this last
am sorry 20 have 90 relate 20 your readers. On
last Saturday, ~ Mr.. John Leaf, an unmarried
young man. living near woodensburgh, this dis
triet. was working with Michael Davis on q new
house being contracted for Mr.. o. Matthews, a
short distance below Reisterstown. \ joist upon
which he was walking turned, and he FELL striking
his breast adjoining joist. and quite seriously
injuring himself DIR. !. y. Dixon, his attending
physician, says the cartilage connecting two ribs
10 broken, hut cannot yet tell what internal in
juries be may have received. J.