The Baltimore County union., 1882-05-06
From oran0eyille ioth DIa,rlcl

9hprt letter may not bo unaccsptabls al this date
1his u busy seAson, and our wide.awake truck
planters, with their W0nied cate and energy, ara
"hard at H." plowing. planting and eulliv vaiing.
During the Winter, OSing to the Fall drought pro.
duee vas scarce, and yet. upon the whole, sellers
secured fair prices-in some instances unusual
pHees-for garden truck. Though the spFiug
! thns far has been cool aud vegetation somewhat
rearlcd, yet cabbage peas, lettuce, and raddishes
are looking well II Vennor's frost for each SUM
mer month proves TO be-as so many of his prob
esies have-falsc. the gardeners of this section
win do their full share In supplying the market
| with prime vegetables.
The Episcopal church and the Methodist Epis-
eopal churches on the Philadelphia road and 10
Patapseo Neck enter upon the Spring and Sum
mer with encouraging prospects, Atthe las, ses-
sion 81 the Baltimore Conference Iii lighand avenue
and fatnpseo Battle Groundl were united, aud
constituted n charge, to be known as Highland
! avenue and Patapsco. This gives regular preach
ing by the pastor. Rev. A. r. Kelley, in the morn
ing Of each Lords day NJ Patapsco at i0l o'clock
aud at Highland avenue at u =. ". by an
arangeinent entered into b. the pastor there will
he preaching each Sabbath marning by Rev. $.
Poster. Of woodbcrry. whose ministraiions are
highly appreciated by the eongrcg cation.
pleasant surprise was given the pastor and
family on the evening Of the day of their taking
possession Of the house provided for them. A
number Of the ladies and gentlemen from each Of
the congregations entered and took charge of cere
monies. and though unpacked trunks and boxes
!s!; 81: H::!e .ss;G 10 shich 20 spread out tho
good things brought. yet with ready hands and
willing, cheerful hearts they prepared an ample
supper. and after spending the evening in pleas
ant association and in bidding pastor and family
welcome, n, about 10 p. VI. started for their
homes.
Mr.. A. J. Parlctt. who l. we'll known In the
county aud who was confined 10 his house for
about two months, hhs recovered his usual health
and Is ilng his place IN the church as well as In
the industries of the community, with his usual
zeal and energy.
The measles are epidemic in Paiapseo Neck.
Some of the children have been quite ~. but 10
date none have died. Two adults have been pros
tra,ed by the disease. One. Mrs. $. Merritt, was
unable To attend the funeral of her infan, child
whn dsl" Sabbath morning last.
Brick yards are multiplying in the vicinity of
Orangeyille. The Messrs Robinson have erected
shcis and commenced operations near the High
land avenue church. While these yards 10 not
bcau;ify. yet they denote business activity.
Where ARE the county I,nlicr A. the Spring
opens the sport loving. sabbath breaking citizens
Of east Baltimore arc rendering x the Sabbath after
Moons unplcasani well as unsafe 20 the citizens
living along the Philaielphia road and the ave
nucs. by their rcckic's driving and In some in
stances drunken rcyc:ry. II l. n standing die.
grace. well unmitigateI evil. that the
many salonns. with open doors and alas too fro
qucntly with crowded bars. carry on unblushinrly
and wi,hou, fear, Sunday, their accursci traffic.
To your correspondent u l. a wonder that the
citiEens. month after month. quietly suhmittp this
outrage. and are willing that their rights ,ball be
;ramplci 10 the inst with impunity.
Another practice sh0uii he vigorously iOokri
int" and promptly suppress scl BY the county police
Ever since grass has promised t. any sense food
OF grazing. quite a numbcr of men and boys icing
their hor,es out just beyond the city limits on
sabbath mornings aud spend several hours. AZ.
parcnilt unwl-he'i inluncombcd-ga garments dirty
and repul.ve. they roll about much like pigs. or
ci'c like turkey. they range thcmsclves on the
fences. where by their oRths aud vulgar jestings
and general roHgh demeanor. they insult the re-.
fined taste. anl outrage the rc giuu. sentiment ot
the entire community. The person. who attend
Highland avenue church are annoyed each sab
bath morning by this lounging. motley crew. and
a; the evening hour by the feckles, driving and
often by the singing of those who are returning
home from their sabbath debaurh. Can not our
county officers remedy this evil - 0,cISIoN.L.
From Philopoiis. 9th District.
The very severe iros, Of Wednesday morning. |,
u thought. would rcsul; In great damage 10 the
fruit. the peach pear and cherry tree. being in
full bloom. I; ~as hoped that af,cr the rain
vegetation would advance rapidly. but this hope
has ha. not been realized. the cold. windy weather
having greatly retarded IT. pTogrcss.
The SenipF Gunpowder Agricultural Club me,
op Saturlay la,, a, the residence Of Mr.. Eiwin
Scott. anl Through inspection 81 the farm. &c.
, wa made. \ beautiful meadow was greatly ad-
ruircd asn the stock IN ice house with but lit
tie ventilation waseommcntci upon. when a mem
bcF stated that he knew Of house without yenti.
latiun which kept the ice very we'll Theexcellent
condition of the dairy reflected great credit upon
those having IL in charge. There WI. large
quantity of uiiis. Of excellent quality. on hand
ani Ife'enici very tempting appearance Mr.
SCOTT farm is abundantiy supplied with excellent
water. there being several fine streams. Aiier the
tour OF inspection the members partook Of an
elegant repast. o. which ample justice was done
The growing Of orchard gtass. Ae., was discussed
and report. of last years crops were handed in by
the members. Mr.. Sc1tts average Weld VI wheat
was 90 bushel. TO the acre; rye Is bushels. oats
6; bushels. anil coru barrels. The amount Of
salc- was not generally given. One member re-
pprtel sae. amounting 60 81 500. The Ashland
Company IF"en spring farm produced cXcellcn;
crops of grain. Sc. The sales from the farm. cx
elusive Of grain, hay, &c.. amounted to $50. The
sales from the Oregon farm exclusive Of grain and
hay crops. amounted 10 SiiO. Good yields Of
grain reported from thi. and the Pu, Spring
place The potato crop generally Was failure
Information va. reeti, ei with reference to the
sluction " tie cost for Weighing hay t. ons cent
Per hundred weight The next meeting Of the
Club will be held at the Eesiience of Mr. wm. ".
Matthews.
Corn planting anil other farm work il now be-
ing pushed forward. A variety of implements
used o. save labor and time. Two aud three
rlv, are laid Of at a time. The smoothing har-
row is a useful implement TO get the ground in
order and to use after the corn is planted. Such
have been the improvements in harrows that the
I'D style Is being laid aside.
Glencoe Graage Club met the 3d instant and
Discussed several subjects of interest. How 10
utilize the clover crop was the principal question
and was thoroughly considered. Mr.. L. Parsons
encouraged those present with the importance Of
90 operation. MessTs. Samuel VI. rrice, Edward
Austen. !. l.. henson and A. VI. Morrison
among the visitors.
Owing 60 the absence of Rev. J. y. Davis from
Je'scp's church on Sunday last, Rev. y. Parsons.
Rev Rcsin Gersuch aud other. took part in the
exercises of the morning. A Gorsuch Hall. sun
day night. Rev X. W. Black, =. y. Of Hereford
Circuit. preached an excellent sermon On "Perse
vcrance IN the Christian Life" PnnOrotis.
From Chestnut Ridge, 9th District.
After several weeks silence. during which the
world has continued 60 move and the Ridge with
it. shall ,ry again e. notice some OF the hap
Penings of our section.
Mr. Edward wor,hing,on has sold large trac,
Of woodland on his Palace farm, To Messrs. Sny-
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