The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-05-31
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM YORK, PA.
Good Prospects = Politics - Changes at
Summit Grove-Off to the Country &c.

YORK, Pa, May Zotn, 1904.
Messrs. Editors The recent rains and warm
weather have been of great benefit to the crops
Unless something unforeseen happens we will have
the heaviest harvest to gather that has grown in
this county for many years. The fruit crop also
promises to be a very large one. So that with all
the trouble among the money gamblers in Wall
street, we will have plenty to eat.
Politics is getting warmed up and will soon be
at fever heat We will soon have the Presidential
boom started, then follows the local county officers
and Congressman to nominate. We generally
have from five to twenty applicants for each Office
which makes the campaign previous to the meet
ing of the county convention lively. nomina-
ton by the Democrats in this county is equivalent
to an election hence the battle to get the ticket
We anticipate a very bitter contest when both
parties get fairly started in the campaign.
have just learned that at n recent meeting of
the Board of Control of Summit Grove camp
meeting, some important changes have taken place
of interest to tenters. The day of the commence
ment of the camp has been changed to July 31st
and continue Is days. 1 also learn that change
in the management of the boarding tent has been
made. Mr.. Roller, of Shrewsbury, who has for
several years past managed the boarding tent so
satisfactorily to the patrons of the camp, will not
have charge of that department this year. Here
fused, am told, to pay tax of 1915 for this two
weeks privilege and give the superior accommo-
dations he did. They awarded the privilege to
Welsh Bros, of this place. This is regarded as
step backward on the part of the management
that will not be recovered. The patronage of the
camp depended upon the liberality of the man
ayers and the accommodations given the public as
much as anything else. Those who go there this
year expecting to be served the same as the past
several years, will be disappointed. hear of
quite number of persons who tented there in
years past will not tent this year in consequence
of this change, and others will prepare to go to
housekeeping themselves.
1t seems early in the season for city folks to
leave the city and go to the country, but they are
moving out. Mr.. George Small, of Baltimore city,
has for several weeks past occupied his elegant
summer residence, adjoining that of the late Judge
Black, a short distance south of York, on an ele-
walton, giving delightful view of the city of York
and the rich valley which for miles surrounds it.
York has lost another of her prominent men, in
the death of Alexander Hay. His death occurred
in the city of Philadelphia a few weeks ago. His
will was probated in the Orphans Court, at this
place, few days ago. He leaves large estate,
valued at from half to one million dollars. He
bequeaths to his widow his late residence in Phil
adelphia, diamonds, jewelry, plate, furniture,
household goods wearing apparel and one third
of all his other personal property, with her dover
in the real estate. He leaves five children, all of
whom are well provided for. There was no one
named as executor.
You stated in your paper a week or two ago
that the base craze had not struck Iows0n-
town yet. May it never strike you, for. it is one
of the biggest frauds to kill time and ruin young
men that has yet been started. These clubs can
only flourish from public patronage The gam
bling in games has not yet sufficiently manifested
itself to attract attention. but it is coming to light
very rapidly. We have an organization in this
city which has just started out. 1t has taken the
whole town, and will no doubt be all the go the
balance of the season. The daily newspapers are
Id fba Of of
no interest but to few, to the exclusion of more
valuable matter. We shall ask these editors what
good comes from these organizations when the
season is over. h.