The Baltimore County union., 1885-08-08

Woodensburg, 4th District.-Since my
letter of couple of weeks ago, in which l en-
deavored, without malice or favor, to give the
truth with regard to both Glyndon and Relsters-
town as rival villages, and concerning which there
had been good deal Of cross-fring between the
correspondents from the district of The UNION
and the Peoples Voice, have waited to hear
reply from one or the other of said correspondents
but as none has come I must judge my structures
ON the two places were correct and the contro-
versy as to which is the enterprising of them
is terminated. Or perhaps the correspondents
have taken to the mountains or gone to the sea-
shore or other watering place during the late
heated term, which now seems happily ended by
the heavy rains we have just had.
do not remember since boy heavier or more
flooding and constant rains than we have had the
last couple of days and nights, beginning with
Saturday evening last-one thunder gust after
another closely following each other and these ap-
parently accompanied by a heavy "settled rain"
from the southeast. have so far heard of no
damage in this neighborhood, except the washing
away Of the mill dam of Mr.. Jacob Carr and some
fencing belonging to Mr.. VIM. Vickery, director
of the II. j., H. & g. R. R., from his meadow, q
short distance below Mr.. Carr's mill. The trains
on the II. j.. Fl. 4 G. R. R., which passes this
place, have been running uninterruptedly and
regularly during and since the rains, as have also
those apparently of the W. M. h. H., notwith-
by flood reported from the neighborhood of Fred
erick, Hagerstown, etc., where for a week past
lowering clouds have daily hung over the horizon
and must have precipitated heavy rains in those
sections that did not occur here.
Every one who has had experience at camp
meetings knows what rainy weather means on
those occasions-the acme of discomfort rendered
still more disagreeable almost thousand fold, by
the rain dripping from the trees and bushes and
by the mud and water. The camp-meeting at
Emory Grove, on the W. M. R. R., between this
place and Glyndon, does not begin until next
Thursday, 10th inst.) but there have been families
from the city in tents the ground for six weeks
past, and on last Saturday, when the first of the
series of heavy gusts and rains began, there were
between 300 and 400 tents already erected and
occupied by families. Whether they experienced
all the fulness of the disagreeableness and dis
comfort commensurate with and suited to such a
rainy siege can be judged.
Religious services of some kind have usually
been held on the grounds each Sunday ever since
the city folks began occupying it some weeks ago,
as stated above, as sort of summer resort. On
last Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Schreck, local
preacher of Monument street M. E. church, Balti-
more, preached sermon, and in the afternoon q
children's meeting was held. It is said the COM
ing camp will be the largest ever held on this
stately camp. ground, and will continue about two
weeks.
As promised in my former letter, I meant to
give at this time some account of the improve
ments in and about this place, but will again
have to defer it to some other opportunity.
The farmers safely housed their harvest crops.
Vegetation seems at its very best, especially since
the late rains, and the corn crop promises to be
the best the farmers have almost ever had here.
The early corn, and the farmers here always en-
deavor to have their corn well as all their crops
early, thereby usually getting the best results,
cannot but be said to be made by these last rains.
Although the winds blew the corn around good
deal no damage was done to it.
Several narrow escapes from accidents have re-
Gently occurred on the II. j., H. d G.. r. R., near
here. Your correspondent had barely time, one
day last week, to spring from buggy in which
he was riding with DR.. Curry, of Reisterstown,
and turn the horses head out of the way when q
train whizzed by in too close proximity to be
comfortable. Again, on last Sunday week Mr..
Theodore Naylor, with Miss Florence Altman, and
Mr.. Newton Uhler, with his wife and her aunt,
Miss A. Mcclure, were driving out in two bug
gies and in crossing the railroad near Fairview
Station, found train at full speed nearly upon
them that it was only by whipping the horse at
tached to the foremost buggy the occupants of it
we're able to get across the track out of the trains
way, while the occupants of the other buggy were
happily able to check their horse before reaching
the track It is claimed that there is great reck-
lessness in running the trains on this road, and on
this last occasion, although the crossing is most
dangerous one, no whistle was blown.
There is very little political talk. DIR. Gambler
("Alpha" of the Voice wants to 60 to the Legis-
Iature Commissioner Crout to be reelected to his
office, and Mr.. Charles Beckley to be elected
Sheriff. But perhaps the Republican party will
elect some of these officers this fall. ANON.