The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-01-24
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| Rock (Pa.) Item recently paid visit to the man.
ufacturing town of Elysville, on the b. & o. rail.
road, on the western borders of this county, and
has the following to say of the place: "The town
is beautifully nestled between the hills of that
section has comfortable, well arranged and neatly
built dwellings, to accommodate population Of
about 700. The people of the town nearly
all connected, either as employees or officials, with
the large cotton factory in operation there There
was a small village commenced at the place in
1909, but developed but little until 1856, when
James S. Gary erected a cotton mill there. The
mill was small, running only about 900 spindles
The mill has been under the control of the Gary
family since, it being run by James S. Gary 4
Son, for many years and is so conducted now al
though James S. Gary is dead and his son James
A. is running it. Under the present owner the
the mill has been greatly improved. Modern
m mech has taken the place Of the old and in
are now about $4,000 running, employing about
$50 people, The mill is supplied with electric
lights, water in abundance and every other pos
sbe and needed convenience. Mr.. S. F. Cobb
has been the efficient manager for the past four
teen years. He is a gentleman Of culture, kind
ly disposed and does all in his power to make
those under his comfortable. He has been
in the business for many years and is an expert.
"The dwellings in the town are mostly con-
structed of stone, are roomy and are supplied
with gas and water. They belong to the proprie-
tors of the mill and are rented to the workmen at
reasonable rentals. The prOprietors have also
large store supplied with we'll selected stock.
The store is in charge of Mr.. Minor, a courteous
and intelligent gentleman. The employees can
purchase at this store or elsewhere. There is
nothing compulsory about it.
"Mr. Gary spends great deal of money for
the comfort and profit of his people and he has
erected very fine hall for their use. He has
Had oil Cd &C I
volumns, which is accessible to those he employs.
The sale of liquor within the corporation limits
of the town is prohibited by law.
"Mr. Gary does not only look to the physical
and intellectual comfort of his people bat he cares
so far as he can, for their spiritual welfare.
There is Catholic and a Presbyterian church in
the town, to the support Of which he contributes
very literally. He has also had erected very
neat little church and presented it to the Evan
gelical Association, to the support of which he
also literally contributes.
"On the whole we know of no more desirable
place for people to work then in the mills at Elys
vile, and those seeking employment in cotton
mills will find that the place to CO."
A Squeal Skin Sacque.-T York (Pa.) Age
is irresponsible for the following: "a back woodsman
who raised very fine Berkshire pigs, whose slick
glossy coats were the admiration of the lovers of
fine bred hogs, and who lived just over the Pennsyl
n
or two ago with several very exquisitely tanned
skins from the backs of his favorite Berkshires.
He placed the skins in the'hands of ladies' coat
maker and unfolded piece of brown paper on
which he chalked out his wifes measure, over
which he ordered coat to be made, with broad
grin on his countenance and an air of extreme
satisfaction. The rustic citizen unbosomed him
self to the dressmaker in regard to the better
half. and said
0sMv Sally Ann ia n nowerfuI merit critter
right smart looking and burned proud. Why, du
you believe it, she's getting so stuckupiied that
she wears stockings fur to go to meetn.' | tell
you, marin, shed be rite smart gal eff she was
dressed up kind er fashionabler like. She's get
ting er ideas up since she'd bin to Baltimore.
Ne and her were down there fur spell sellin'
the last crap O. hogs, and she seed so many of
these purity slick seal skin coats sacks, they
call 'em, and she just sot her mind on getting
of em. So when she axed rae fur tn git her one
uf 'em jst told her to huld up fur spell,
was too gol darned poor fur to git FER seal skin
sack, so, seq to Sally Ann, eff you jest hold your
bosses till kill the old glossy black boar, with
the silk coat, I'll git you squeal skin sach made,
which will knock the shine off them seal skins
which everybody has in the gol darndest kind
er shape, and SEE to Sally Ann, when you git
on that squeal skin sack of your'n you'll look
like sercity gal; you'll be regular Swineburne
-one of them big critters the noosepapers talk
so much about. Why, Sal Ann you'll be leader
of the fashions, for yer will nturduce the squeal
skin sacks made from the fur of our own Berk-
shres, and you'll know its the gennrne stuff and
no counterfeit like so many of them seal skins
are.'"
1.-THE writer don't quite locate the backwoods-
man, but we take it that he must be resident of
the 18th district probably in the vicinity of New
Market.-EDs. UNION.