The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-08-25

| temperance
meeting held on Tuesday last, 2ist, in llutchins'
woods, near Wesley Chapel NJ. 4. church. was one
Of much interest and profit. The attendance was
large The meeting was presided over by Mr.
Piper, who. in few pointed remarks. stated the
object Of the meeting. The speakers were Revs
kathburn, GLENN. Davis and Brown. Mr.. G. :.
Mosher and Miss Moshcr gave two very accept.
able reciiations. Every important thought rc.
specting the evil influence of the liquor traffic
was very imprcssively presented. II was thought
u reasonable request for the two parties 90 have
''for" or against local option printed on the
tickets so the people can express their wish. rc-
specting this great question, being finally decided
at some time. The proceedings were interpreted
with highly entertaining music. most ample
lunch was provided by Mrs. John u. Pcarce and
other ladies, and the same most thankfully aud
heartily enjoyed. The ladies In connection with
Wesley chapel church had table bountifully
spread with confectionery and readily sold what
they had at good prices, the proceeds Of which
will go towards worthy object. The amount Of
profit was about $25.
The congregation contemplate building n new
church next spring. opposite the old church. The
ground selected belongs TO Mr.. Jacob NJ. pearcc,
who, Il 10 said, will donate sufficient ground for
church and graveyard. Mr. Pearce Il very gen
erous and II h thought he will assist in building
the church. There H. no graveyard in connection
with the old church. and IL being deemed a neecs.
sity, cemetery will be laid out adjoining the
individual farms, will soon be abandoned and an
interest put forth in the proposed cemetery, which
will be cared for better than individual ones. The
church will be built in modern style. and much
larger than the old one. " eslcy appointment Is
the only one Of Hereford Circuit that has no
organ. They intend purchasing one when they
build. Our people arc we'll informed and indus
irious and are improving what they possess. Some
Improvement in Oatbuildings l. noticed.
Mr.. William Hu,ehns Is busily engaged can
ming. eos
Philopolis, 9th District late rain did
great deal Of good. yet il. good effect has about
ceased, as the ground has become very dry again,
owing TO the extreme heat Some Of our farmers
have taken advantage Of the good weather and
cut and housed their second crop Of clover in ex-
cellent order.
Mr.. J.. Fred Heissc. who recently received
license to preach. occupied the pulpit at Jessop's
church, on Sunday last, and preached n most
acceptable sermon. Mr.. lIeissc will attend Dick
inson College three YEARS longer. after which time
he will engage in the regular work Of the minis.
try. Rev. J. y. Davis whose place Mr.. ~. diieH
preached ut broadway ". T.. church. Baltimore,
on that day.
The next quarterly meeting Of the Friend will
take place At their Meeting House. near Western
Run. ON the 9Th and 10Th of September at 10
o'clock q. M.
The difference in the maturity Of frui, and
weather greatly changes the appearance Of all
vegetation. Fruit th,t bore well and ma,ured
perfectly last year. hi. fast decays before
fully ripe We hear great complaint from other
sections Of the rot IN the tomatoes. and indeed VIC
are not entirely exempt The profits are greatly
reduced by this disease. ns IL Is termed by many.
But few tomatoes have yet been put up. oain.
10 the latcncss of the ripcning. Tho season for
canning will he short one. The dry weather
will seriously ci''rt the cabbage crop. The prices
have ranged well. a. high as STA per hundred has
been received. At - or $40 per hundred, there
Is no more rcmunerativc crop. Four thousand
five hundred can easily be raised To- the acre.
Some potatoes have been dug and have yielded ut
the rate Of ~ To - bushels 70. one planted
Our friend and ncighbnr, Mr.. Thomas Tan.lcy.
Jr.. recently purchased some property in Calvert
county. and now resides there. Ills health l.
much better and he is much pleased with his pur-
chase. lie has beiIcl about 1900 bushels Of
oysters. Mr Thomas Tanslcy. ST. il much pleas.
cd with the country. and con;emplatcs removing
there puILo,oiis
Fullerton. 18th District. After an absence
OF two weeks again send few items for your
columns. and will enicaVur hereafter tu keep YOU
apprised of whatever iranspircs hcrcabuuts.
Mr.. August humar will soon have his house
completed and will open u as a store anil tavern.
lie proposes To sell at city prices. The feed bus.
iness will be IN important branch Of his enter
prise
Mr.. William Babacon has purchased the farm
Of Mr.. Christopher Dumar. containing IL
acres. paying therefore $4,000. Th. property
had been advertised in TuE CNioN, and MIR. u.
borrowed the paper from = ncighbor. and seeing
the advertisement. bought the place So you see.
borrowing and reading another paper should not
always be condemned. The propraiy had been
offered for sale for nearly year before IL adj
ycriised.
Some thief entered the peach orchard Of Mr..
Sylvester Ritter. on Thursday night of last week
and stripped u number Of trees Of their fruit. Mr.
X. intended gathering the fruit the next day FOR
Saturdays market. but the mean thief Anticipated
what he intended doing and relieved him Of that
much work. IL Is n great loss to Mr.. Ritter.
Mr.. A. Sack. carpenter aud builder, ha. con.
tracted TO build ine house for Mr.. Frederick
Paul, at this place. II will be fine improvement
TO our fast growing village.
since writing you last, the pipe line which
passes through this place has been mplcted. and
the oil Is now running The finish was made on
the place Of Mr.. benjamin Parlett. Considerable
blasting had 60 be done at that point, and one of
the workmen named Cornelius Brady, in running
away from blast, fell across pipe. injuring
himself very badly. lie was conveyed 60 the ei,v
hospital. lie halls from New York.
NJ. Seabold aud Mr.. duncan will not can any
this season. having much Of last seasons pack on
hand.
The rain Of last week has started many Of the
farmers to Ploughing for fall crops. J,So.
Kingsviiie. 18th District Your regular
correspondent from this section having been dire.
lict for some time. will try to make amends by
giving you few items.
Mr.. Leonard Ford met with \ serious loss on
Saturday last while returning home from u visit
lie had To pass closed gate. and dismountng TO
opcn II, he thought IL little trouble 60 leave the
valuable colt he was driving whilst he returned
the gate to its former position. The result was
the colt ran away. breaking one Of its legs and
smashing up the buggy. The animal had TO be
killed to put IL out Of its misery.
This usually healthy neighborhood has had an
unusual amount Of work lately for doctors, but
the cause be directly traced to the imprudence
in diet or undue exposure.
The line Of our new railroad 10 this vicinity,
IL being pretty well filled up with workmcn. There
are three gangs south Of the Big Falls within
three miles, and three gangs north Of the Little
Falls and south Of Abingdon. learn that n
large force will commence this week On Col. Tay-
lor's farm. the risht.of.way through which has
been acquired by arbitration. Tho award was
$1,000, and IL considered very nominal, taking
into consideration the fact that the road runs for
one mile through the property. dividing /; un.
equally aud causing the passing Of all farm crops
at grade.
Mr.. Hoax bess leave TO return thanks for the
very hattcring mention of him by your CORES.
pondent from this district, and suggests that
while he has no objection TO "tafy." he prefers
the clear article 90 "glueose.'
For the next three weeks we poor voters will
have 10 suffer. The number Of candidates here
Is large and u has to endure u visit from all Of
them II Is hoped the weather may bccooler. II.
Upper Falls.-I desire 70 call the attention
Of our bridge superintendent, Mr.. Magic. to the
condition Of the bridge over the Little Gunpow.
der, near Jericho and Jerusalem Mills. II very
much needs bracing and tightening up; if not
soon attended 10 IL will tumble into the stream,
with possible loss Of life and damage
More hot weather aud according TO old veanor,
plenty in reserve. Corn looks badly-much vel
lowed. Whether this comes from the cool nights
or drought or too much working II Is hard to say.
For myself, I sometimes think that We American