The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-09-08

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maturing well. Good frui, has brought goo,
prices aud nov IL selling better. Those who ha,
/ good fruit this season were fortunate. II - vel
| 20 plant every few years, % n 10 have young
trees To take the place Of old ones. The yea
1855 being locust year, many hesitate 90 plant be
cause Of the injury the lOcusts inaiet on th'
young trees.
II Is indeed pleasant weather for work. aud bu
few are idle. The canning factories and other in
dusirics keep old and young employed. Tbs
work Of the packers Is about ut Its height. IIav.
ing visited the factory Of Mr.. 4. Parsons, I wa,
much pleased with his arrangements and the man.
ncr he puts up his goods or vegetables.
On Saturday afternoon last. the funeral Of Mr.
George Shaeaer EnsoT, son Of Mr.. wm. .. Ensor
took place at Bosley's VI. l.. church, Rev. Joel
Brown officiating. Mr.. EBs9r died In his Goth
year. lie was . coach. maker by trade and re.
sided In the city until three weeks previous to bis
death. Being unable TO work he came home nd
rapidly grew worse, when death ensucl. lie was
we'll known and much thought Of by his aumer.
Gus friends. Seldom larger funeral than his
Is witnessed. Much sympathy was manifested
| for the bercavcd family.
On Sunday mornii last q large congregation
was present at Jcssops VI. y. church. Rev. Joel
Brown preached one Of his best sermons aud il
was not without effect. The amount Of So wa,
requested in order 20 pay all the bcney olcnt coll
lcctions except the missionary, and TO prevent
frequent appeals for the several objects. The
congregation readily sanctioned the suggestion
aud raised nearly $50, SIS Of which was request
cd 60 be added 10 the conference collection.
Mr.. George A. Underwood recently purchased
sparks Station property. now Owned by Mrs.
Matilda Marshall, and twelve acres ol Mrs.
Sparks property lying next 10 Mrs. Joseph Nov
clrs property. Mr.. Underwood intends improy.
ing the dwelling and making other improvement
lie will take possession Of the property between
now and spring.
One Of our ncishbors talks Of averaging IS
barrels of corn on a field of 10 acres. Sccins
some large corn. ! went into n field Of ~ acres
aud pulled six ears. the weigh; Of which. with the
husk On, was u! pounds. PnILorOLIs.
Upper Falls, 18th Dis,ric..-The Jury Of
condemnation has been along this section on the
railroad eases. From their awards and the jus.
,icc Of them We can only pray 60 DO delivered rs
from Pestienee, particularly so in the Cross.
more case. This party was allowed 5000 dollars
for a damage that totally ruins a man. farm. and
upon such testimony as that " an expert, intro.
duccd by the Railroad company. who sworc tina, a
building. costing Sl.j0O. could be built for $3.50
Very properly this will come up again before
n different tribunal. and perhaps some Of the true
inwardness of the whole bu,iness be there re-.
vcaled.
Things are moving lively around Franklinvillc.
or, 20 call u by it, new maine. l.indcnVillc. The
factory l. going up slowly, the wage. paid the
mechanics and laborers are 80 low that il Is a
hard matter to get hands.
The new bridge over the Little Gunpow,lcr
seems to be like &, Of Indigestion. but the out.
look Is very unfavorab:c for il, being built. see
no chance Of ever getting this great benefit cx-
cepiins bill or act Of Legislature compelling
the Commissioners Of Hartford county 90 take tho
necessary action with Baltimore county for build
Ing IT, There are many needed public improve.
meats all through this disiric, that only need
SOME live personal acting on the principal Of the
"lmpor,unaie widow to get them. anl We, the
question Is. Do the people of this listFic; appre
ciaic such a per,on,
Canning houses are in full blast On tomatoes
and corn. The land also seems 10 lie full &c
Italians aud strangers Of all kinds. most of them
connected with the railroad improvement.
am almost afraid to say anything ;hi. week
because our hsii. art gentleman, mentioned in
last weeks paper. has talked Of such asininc pro-
eeeiings agains, the that il makes me .hivcr with
apprehension. Billy BARLOW.
Republican Executive Moeting.- Re
ublican Executive Committee VI Baltimore county
met at occola Hall. Baltimore. on Saturday last
All the districts were represented except two
about thirty members being present. Ia the ab.
sence Of Col. u. 7 Taylor. chairman. Capt. John
II. Sutcr. Of the 9th district. occupied the chair
J. Scott Merryman, Secretary.
Primary meetings, to send delegates 90 the
county convention, were ordered a. be held in all
the districts Of the county on Saturday, Scptcn.
Der I'D. For places. hours, ac., see call a head
Of editorial columns. The convention will be
held At Towsont0wn. on Monday. Sept. 9Th.
IL was ordered that the judges for the primary
election be selected by the members of the Exccu
tive Committee in the respective districts. and
that none bu; Republicans be allowed to vote {:
also that the poll-books be used where they can
be obtained.
A committee from the baltimore County Tcm.
"A ~ R.x
GLENN, Joshua Cain, :. Mcrryman Anderson.
Robert Piper and Vim. Daniel. attended the meet
ing the Executive Committee and requested that
the words For Local Option and gains, Local
Option" be printed on the ticket 90 be voted a,
the coming election, the temperance ciaming
that the Committee was competent o. act in the
premises. The Committee took n different view
Of the matter. however. and decided that the pro-
petition should be referred 10 the county conven.
tion when IL meets on the 2ith inst.
After the transactions of some other unimpor.
tant business the Committee adjourned Subject to
the call Of the president.
Lauravillc, Hartford Road.-The Row H.
7. smith. pastor Of Rutaw Methodist Protestant
church. near this place. who has been absent for
the past three weeks, travelling through the
eastern States and Canada, has returned home.
and occupied bis pulpit on last Sabbath. lie OK.
pressed himself n highly pleased With the scenery
Of the country through which he Travelled. e.pcc
tally the Green Mountains Of Vermont aud the
White Mountains Of New Hampshire Mr.. Smith
spent two days on the Atlantic and one day passing
through the rapids of the -. Lawrence river. and
is Of the opinion that this par; Of hs trip. epeci
ally. has been Of great benefit 20 his health.
On Sabbath morning. after the services were
concluded. the pastor was surrounded by his
many friends, who congratulated him on his safe
journey and bid him a hearty welcome home. Mr.
Smith. during the short time Of his residence here
has secured the confidence and love of not only
his congregation but the community generally.
and all are pleased that he has returned looking
50 much better. 7.
A Lure for Trout and Black Basis
suggested by one Of the writers TO n sporting ne.
riodical that IL somewhat novel. lie says that
he has used IL for thirty years. and never saw it,
equal as q bait. The skin Of the neck and the
head Of n fowl. with specified and red feathers.
cut into narrow strips with the feathers on. makes
most ehticing bait, and IL may be used fresh. or
be kept picked in salt brine from fall Till spring
lie says "Whcn on the hook Il il most entic.
ing bait. and being tough hangs on well and looks
bright have caught q basket Of trout with one
bait. Sometimes you may want a bait like a bug
or grasshopper. or large miller this you can
closely initiate by leaving on one or two feathers
Sometime by cutting from the wa,tcs near the
bill. with feather or two. or piece &c the comb
and piece &c the little feathers attached will lure
atrout when nothing else will
Tomato Figs.-Takc six pound. of sugar 10
one peek Of the fruit. Scali and remove the skin
Of the fruit 10 the usual way cook them over n
Ere. their own juice being sufficient without addi.
ton of water. until the sugar pcnc,ra,es and they
are clarified then they are taken out, spread on
dishes, hattened and dried In the sun. A small
quantity Of the syrup should be occasionally
sprinkled over them while drying. after which
pack them down in boxes. treating each layer
with powdered sugar. The syrup IL afterward
concentrated and bottled for use. They keep
from year TO year. and retain their favor surprs-
ingly. which is nearly that Of the best quality Of
fresh dgs. The pcar.shapsd or single tomatoes
answer the purpose best. Ordinary brown sugar
may be used, large portion of which is retained
In the syrup.