The Baltimore County union., 1882-10-21
carFs.p4aft-e. RIras,. C.-,'g f.ia,.
ONE OF OUR CORRESPONDENTS on
THE ROAD

Nessrs. p fifH.s - A. the close 20 Ca last letter
-s ha1 reached point 20 ta~ FAaaIviptiA tarE-
pike. % miles from the city. farliug .uf lace.
as,in ssstsAfi sent baes tpsard. Hartford
county The arst ausrisasas ti Get that attracts &
our attention Hss the rsstieuee 20 'ai y ;. Isy
isr VI Peru. shlea. sith the sIni mlii attached
-au be- sesu from al ths elevated points iaf u.t.s.
around. Iac-e is al.a another ise sleu % tLe
Ganps~ icr fl,cf fritn ta~ turnr tks y.a aescsn
she org h.. tasafl. thr Luts u4upas lrr
rrlssius tals hy . .ab.taous. iaeslug cosrfe!
huiso are again on TIE s.i. ai Haft5ft -oanty
We turn g. the nkat aui trire lT tl sfst mi.
SOME 80 feet from she turnpike llis u..iI. slfa
ths iauI attached some Goo arts.. -. once TIE
properly q N.sct SHEPPARD snI 80 .a.l aitss
ai. death o. - gent -tue1 g llarf.r county sll
afisr aeeuTytns it some ysafs' I'D n.t sui e.i tie
-.un'v The mill property ani taru4 ADJOINING
are nos .rncI b. Nr. J. IS Dieter sha 30 ais
eVisn.t~iy engaged in farming sui eauuiue
standing tg the nIl tnt L4Hk4nE 90 tie stream
iuslng tas'. sAich appeared les % salums "a ~
fsnes FALL. 80 sere informed that .. anc tine
the lsrge.i hay rrai, rnsli come ut slane siIe oi
the mill aud receive ani iisrhafge their carg 20.
increiibis a. tbs. statement MAJ appear g. ans
Sho may examine the locality. there sail g. b.
some nu~ living who can testtfy g. the truth e u
The clearing up e the forests and the tillags If
the soil 10 many 4 tho older settled portions -
the country have - -ll-ei the sane effect on TIE
streams a. their entrance into tide sater Tht.
region af country the vicinity q Old Jgppa va.
settled many year. before that around Baltimore.
sni the sEpt IN ahich se are nos stfniing may
have eehoei o. the footsteps pf the white man tso
centuries ago. The land was taken up by the
founder ~ tho onion family name once cYmman n
Ia this vicinity bat nos extinct although some
,h. name siiil found "a baltimore In the
yard attached q Mr bistsF's canning house se
we're .hesn side hsadstone found on th. site -
40 Old grave Jafd on the premises from shirh !
eopiei the follosing inscription. which sere ii.
tihctly legibls
SrFFHrx OsHN.
Born Feb 10. 1924. EtftHEtH ktssFtt oStpx.
AZ Brswood. Horn July ~. 1894
Stafordshue. Ebg Died June 10th. i.Ga.
Died Aug. 2f. i1st.
Hos great God's pousr u none can tell.
Nor think how large His grace
Not man belou nor saints that dwell
On high before His face.
Bidding adisu q Mr.. Dieter after brief ihspsc-
,ion of bis establishment We pushed On up the
turnpike past kouse's ant Prospect iiiil. On top
of which ue halted for awhile 90 sgain enjoy the
eEtsn'ise viss. and then descended 10 the Magno-
La road. leading south 10 the T.. ". A u. railroad
Entering this We passed for some three miles
through poor country, the soil chiefly gravel.
the improvements being mostly small, eheaply
constructed bailiings. occupied BY Gertnans most
Of vhorn find employment on the railroad or In the
ore banks and canning house. In the neighbor.
hood. A. ws approach Magnolia the improve
nsnts arc ~ q better character and the soil also
changes ,o sandy loan producing good crops. s.--
The village 10 quite smart business place % some
twenty or more dwellings, aeannery. store, black.
smith and whseiwright shops. The cAnnery is
Owned by Mr.. George Brown, who Ne believe
makes q speciality Of tomatoes and sugar corn and
whose goods we know by "the proof Of the pui.
ding" to be of FIRST quality. Many of the hands
employed were either Italians oT Bohemians Who
appeared quite a. expert at husking corn and
cutting II from the cob those of their feilow.
workers Who were 60 the manor born" Mr.
Brown also conducts = large store we'll stocked
With goods aud owns most of the other property
In the village. The freight business of the rail.
road al Magnolia 10 quite large aud many goods
~ we'll ~ much produce h handled there. bat the
local passenger travel has greatly diminished
Twenty years ago some halt doEen stages could be
found at Magnolia which carried the mails and
passengers 10 many points In Hartford and Baiti-
more counties. but nov all who wish 20 reach
points not within walking distance of the station
must hire u conveyance. Even the parties carry.
Ing the mails end u does not pay them 10 run a
stage 10 ascomm1 1date the Few passengers that
offer, go they carry tho mail. bags on horse. back
OF IN n buggy. Magnolia was once great excur-
sion point and had fine grove handsomely fitted
up With u spaeieus dancing pavilion aud other
buildings. all of which have been allowed 10 fall
TO ruin. Finding letters at Magnolia requiring
our presence in the city We purchased tickets for
baltimore and for the present must bid adieu 10
the readers Of tho THE USIoS. s.