The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-06-10
A Brief description OF warrsn.

Warren l. = small manufacturing village, stu
ated on the Gunpowder river, abont " miles from
Baltimore and q miles from the York turnpike.
II is surrounded on all sides by LOFTY hills con
tanning many picturesque views. The surround.
ing villages are Phonix, Ashland, and Cookers.
vile, each about three miles distant. Warren
proper THAT IL the portion north Of the bridget
contains 10 OF so dwelling houses. n store, cotton
factory, grist mill and church. IL l. divided
into FIVE streets, win; Main, Lower. Water, Her
ring Hin and New Row. Main street Is the prin-
eipal one. On one side IL n eurhcd dirt walk,
bordered by young maple trees, and the other has
front yards, some Of which very tastcfully ar.
ranged In the summer. II also has q cuFbed
walk, though not 80 wide NJ the opposite side.
some Of the houses this street arc Psnciicd
others are washed with the colors Of brick. light
and dark yellow, white, lead, etc. Lower street
has back yards with a wagon road past them,
bordeTcd by n walled ditch ab0u, three feet deep.
The houses In Water street have small back yards
there Is also wagon road past them, bordcredby
the river. or falls. rs II Is called by the inhabi-
tants. Herring Hill Is an cminence considerably
higher than the river and contains six dwellings.
The street Is accessible nj both ends by wagon
roads. New Row Is boriered by the mill-Face.
The store. kept by T.. Duvall a Co., l. n large
stone building. three stories In height II Il about
SO or 90 years old and IL yet neat looking build.
ing. The factory l. also built of stone IL Is fve
stories high and attached to Il Is building called
h"N hoout oleT-
atives Of both sexes, and u owned by Mcssrs.
Baldwin 4 Norris. The manager l. Mr.. Reuben
Gladfelter. The grist mill l. n stone building.
four stories high, and IT, manager IL Mr.. W. Il.
Ennis. The church stands on hill. II l. built
Of stone. 10 pencled the outside, and has lately
been re-frescoed, re-pained and re-carpctcd with
in. IL was built in 1866. There l. n fine grove
in the rear. in which the Sunday school pic.nics
and outside meetings are held. The houses on
the north of the bridge are all Of stone, while
those on the south are mostly frame.
The bridge itself Is quite long. II was built Of
heavy timber in 1876. by Mr. Thos. Todd. The
school house, a handsome stone structure, was
completed in lSs0. II consists oftwo large rooms
each provided with q vestibuc. The doors aud
window-frames rest on marble. as do also the
large arches which span each room. Outside, the
building IL nicely penciled. and the woodwork is
painted light color. with seal brown trimmings.
The whole Is surmountcd By q cupola in which n
large bell IL hung. The school now numbers
about - pupils and the teachers are. =. q. Nell
son. principal. aud Miss Jennie Connolly. assist
ant. There are some neat little cottages south Of
the school house; also two stores kept by Messrs.
J. ". liull and Robert :. smith. The scenery
along the river banks l. wild and romantic and
in the summer very beautiful. In many places
the paths are overhung by towering rocks which
seem ready 20 fall and crush the passcr by. One
place. called Lowers Retreat, IL especially noted
for it, beauty. and nearly every evening during
the summer there may here be seen throngs OF
young people enjoying the BEAUTIES Of nature after
the work and turmoil of the day. NJ. T.. T.