The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-08-04

county, where L understood the cutting was to b
some 40 feet deep. 1t seems to me that the com
pany would have Jared better if they had put VI
their line higher on the table lands, but don
propose to know anything about engineering
The hardest strike the road makes anywhere il
this section is at Alfred Crosmore's near here
The line runs within % feet Of the front of hi
house, between it and his barn and outbuildings
with cut Is feet deep, that goes through hi
spring and dairy, totally running them. He il
thus deprived of water and access to all parts o
his farm. In fact, consider it renders his place
comparatively worthless. What settlement the
railroad company will give him | cannot say, Blu
it ought to be a very liberal one, considering tn
damage dcne.
| noticed the remarks of your Fullerton cores
pondent, and examined the Belair road last week
carefully. In the sections under charge of Messrs
LANCE and Raspe, the condition is simply dis
graceful, and whilst portions of the road hav'
been improved to a certain extent, there is M
director who seems to attend to his duties except
Messrs. Snyder and Quinlin All along the hill a
Fullerton and Lange's gate, the hill at Raspes
and the portions of the road beyond Gardener
Hail. towards the city, the road bed is in bad con
dtion, and ascertained, by inquiry, that the com
pany never fails to ask for toll. l believe if the
county had a just and equitable road law, that
toll gates could be abolished and travelling made
free. am glad to see that this subject OF better
roads is attracting the attention it deserves Good
roads are the true basis of civilization, as have
said before.
see that the old Gunpowder copper works, on
tinued. The water power of the place is first
class and / think ought to be utilized in some
manufacturing way. There is room for a first
class paper or strawboard mill and I believe a
profitable enterprise might be carried on. Plenty
of straw or poplar wood can be had and money
made by any sagacious, practical man.
Your correspondent at Kingsville failed to give
you any account of the very handsome improve
ment at that point. The Messrs. Dilworth have
so altered, changed and remodeled the store build
ing that it is now one of the most complete estab
lishments in the county and credit alike to their
enterprise and business sagacity, and then they
have a young man with them as clerk, who is a
host in himself and just courteous, polite and
attentive to all customers as ne can be. Mr.. Hook
is deservedly popular and great favorite, and
good business man as he is, bids fair to do well.
If the new B. & o. R. r. company want good
agent on its road he would be the very man for
them to freeze ON to at any price.
had intended telling you of the case of those
two young men who went that Sunday on a
"mash" and got "ducked," but my tender feel-
ings oyercame me.
The belief is very general through this section
that the Pennsylvania Company will, in few
years, extend their Oxford road down through
here, but why they should make such long de-
tour as Stemmer's Run, fail to understand.
Politics are warming up, but l take it for
granted that the people are intelligent enough to
know what they want and know how to get It, so
| leave it in their hands, BILLY BARLOW.
From Lauraville, Hartford Road.-The
literary and musical association of this place held
meeting on Tuesday night last, upwards of 100
persons being present. Prof. Neumayer, of this
county, and Miss Carlyle, of Baltimore, rendered
the music. After some interesting readings and
Rotations the usefulness of the English sparrow
was discussed by several members of the society,
at some length, but the question was decided
against the birds.
Mr.. Robert Whteford, formerly proprietor OF
the Mile House on this road, who some three
months ago purchased the property of Mr.. Thos.
Armstrong, is making many improvements to the
buildings. He will, in connection with his
brother, continue the cattle business, which they
have so successfully conducted for the past dozen
years.
Mrs. Mary Markley has purchased house and
lot of Mr.. Culver and will make some improve
ments to the building.
Mr. L. Rosenberger, postmaster at Lauraville,
has purchased from the heirs of Mr.. Hinkle the
store stand and 5 acres of land. Mr.. Rosenberger
has been conducting this store for the past or
10 years. The price is not stated.
1t would be great convenience to the public
if the road supervisors of the 9th and 18th dis
tricts would put sign-bo at the crossings of
the Hartford road at Hamilton and Belmont ave.
nues. These roads are much travelled and many
inquiries are made about them.
Eutaw NJ. P. Sunday school held its annual
pic-ni on Wednesday. A delightful day was
spent, and all seemed well pleased.
Many of the farmers of this section have fin
ished threshing their grain. The corn crop looks
well and will be the largest for many years. The
sowing of turnip seed is now in order. WAKE.
From Arlington, Sd District.-An inter-
esting temperance meeting was held at Mcken-
dree NJ. E. church, Arlington, on Sunday, the 29th
ultimo. The meeting was opened by the pastor,
Rev. w. A. Koontz, who, in pleasant manner,
expressed his qualification at the evident interest
manifested by our people in the important move
ment of local option, and introduced to the audi
ence WIN. Sherwood, ESQ.,, of Baltimore, gen.
tleman who, for many years, has devoted much
time in the interest of the temperance cause. Mr..
Sherwood then favored the audience with an en-
tertaining address. He is an able and intelligent
speaker and expressed himself clearly and forci-
bly,, his hearers listening with unfaggng interest
during the entire discourse. His remarks were
pertinent and thoroughly convincing At the
to organize an alliance at this place. Rev. W..
A. Koontz then read the constitution for local
option alliances and extended invitation to all
to come forward and sign. A number of persons
unhesitatingly responded, thus pledging them
selves to do all in their power to aid in and for
ward the cause of legal prohibition of the liquor
traffic.
An organization, to be known as the Arlington
Union Local Option Alliance, auxiliary to the
n. II b. To- liz
was then formed. The officers elected were as
follows President, Mr.. James M. Whitley vice
president Rev. James E. Ingram; secretary, Miss
Bessie Allen treasurer Mr.. Thomas Keyworth
executive committee, Mr.. VIM. Buck, Mr. Jacob
Shockney, Miss Mary Broome, Miss Amanda Gill
son, Miss Kate Merceron. B. A.
Hoffmanville, 9Th District.-Harvest is in
a measure over, and feasting upon blackberries
causes every one to smiles, and inclined to
love everybody-this is a grand feeling, which
we are trying to make the most of, as well as 20
consume all the berries, at the same time, for we
need to cherish this feeling, since the day of
tribulation is near at hand, when the Democratic
candidates of this district land their name is
legion,) will be forcing their claims upon u.s. In
the language of the late Sheriff of Baltimore
S. S. Mills, Esq.,-"Spare us from our friends, 3"
such thin skin. merits as our standby candidates
DaSe LnelT upOHs L IiSdI0u JOu ds
a gentleman says one. Another tells you that he
invariably returned correct change after paying
your tax bill. will have you drawn on the jury
five times this very year. I am bound to save
the county five millions of dollars annually, &c.
The fact is they eat too much fitch, are too
persistent, ought to con6ne themselves to black
berry diet, stay at home contented rather than
meet their fate by being forced back to their
proper elements, learn to manage their farms to
make them pay, before launching out.
The fact is, Messrs. Editors, the only salvation
for us taxpayers to break this boss ring is to
vote the Republican ticket solid, and not allow
this district to put up candidate for five years,
1--WE have not elected many creditable ones for
longer than that and freeze out all this running
for office of incompetent men, for the ringsters at
Towsontown plainly tell us that we never put up
our best men. MILLENIUM.
From Gardenville, 18th District.-Garden