The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26

Fourth District.-0ur regular Washington
| correspondent is now spending brief vacation
in the 4th district of this county, near Glyndon,
reaching there last Saturday. After giving some
incidents of his trip he continues as follows:
Sunday morning revealed the country to be as
beautiful as ever, but every side evidences
of prevailing drought, the roads being white and
dusty, the ground hard and dry, and vegetation
assuming dropping and wilted appearance as
the rays of the hot sun for another dry day came
upon it. Although there have been frequent
thunder-gusts and rains, some of them destruc-
tive. in other portions of the county and in Penn
sylvania just above here this immediate neigh
borhood seems to have been missed by them, there
having been no rain here of considerable quantity
for several weeks past, producing the drought,
and if it continues thus another week or ten days,
the prospects of productive corn crop will be
very seriously impaired. At best the corn of this
section appears to be very backward and short,
owing to the cold and wet spring. Although the
wheat crop was sufficiently abundant, the price
for that cereal is unusually low, and if the corn
crop is in addition, to be curtailed, tho farmers
may indeed look awry.
On Sunday afternoon, or rather evening" drive
down through Reisterstown showed me what i'm
provements continue to be made in that thriving
and healthful village, and as it was about time
for the various churches to begin evening services
the way the people tbronged towards the different
church edifces-those that did not remain at home
enjoying themselves on their own door stoops or
their front porches-convinced me that there
were large accessions to the regular population,
which is accounted for by the fact that the taking
of summer boarders has become a thriving indus
try in that old but of late greatly improved vii
lage. Almost every house has its quota of these
transient boarders who would escape, if but for a
brief period, from the heat and close air of the
city, and some which years ago were thought to
be but large enough for small private family are
now accommodating eighteen or twenty boarders
in addition to a like private family! The prin-
cipal persons thus taking boarders in the village
are Mrs. Charles Beckley, Miss Mary Beckley and
Mrs. Sallie Storm, widow of the late Edwin Storm,
who has leased and fitted up for the purpose the
extensive residence of the late Jacob Forney.
Near Reisterstown, also, is the beautiful village
of Glyndon, which has recently sprung up the
Western Maryland Railroad. Summer boarders
are also taken there by Mrs. Roswell Gore, who
keeps very fine establishment and s. :; sh,s |
spoken OF by her patrons As soon as the Emory |
Grove camp meeting takes place. which will be
shortly, Mrs. Gore will no doubt have the profer
of more boarders than she can accommodate dur
ing the continuance of the camp. The village of
Gyndon almost borders on the camp ground, and
her house is favorite resort for persons attending
camp but who cannot get accommodations or do
not wish to stay on the ground.
The most able and statesmanlike letter of Hon.
James G.. Blaine, Republican candidate for the
Presidency of the United States, has been most
favorably received and commented upon by every
body. Ifthere was ever any doubt of Mr.. Blaines
broad craftsmanship or exceedingly great knowl-
edge of National affairs and all live National
questions, of his patriotism desire to do the
best for the whole American Nation and for all the
people, individually and collectively, in this great
country, together with his knowledge of how to
do it, this able letter of his sets the doubt at rest
Not question that concerns the Nation and its
best interests and the best interests of every ind
vidual in it escapes him that he does not dis
cuss fully, always throwing the truest light upon
it and often sweeping away the cob-webs and fall
lacies that have heretofore surrounded it. Every
one should read it, not excepting the farmers of
the country, whom the Democratic party has en-
deavored to deceive with its free trade hcresy but
to whom MIR. Blaine can give better instruction.
And after reading it and perceiving Mr.. Blaines
accurate and diversified knowledge of National
affairs and all the needs of the country, perhaps
every one will be inclined to ask who will write
Mr.. Cleveland's letter for him, or where he will
get his knowledge of National matters so that he
can compare with the great and experienced Mr..
Blaine ANON.