The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-21

Woodensburg, 4th District.-I wrote THE
UNION last week but in consequence of hurry to
go to the city on business, neglected to send the
letter, which did not discover until my return
home. However, some of the items The UNION
obtained from some other source, especially the
one concerning the inspection of Gosnell Post, No.
80, G.. A. R., at Resterstown, and the reception
and banquet given the Departmental officers OF
that organization at the house of Mr.. William ID.
Yingling, late postmaster of that town, who is
member of the Post. I learn that it was grand
affair." Thirty five persons sat down to the table
at Mr.. Yingling's and by means of speech making,
singing of songs, relating army "reminiscences, &C.,
the evening was very pleasantly passed in way
that always peases old veterans, because it recalls
to their minds the experiences they have gone
through in other days that really did "try brave
| mems souls"
have just been reading in Abbott's History of
the Civil War the accounts of the battles that con-
stituted the Wilderness campaign, and those that
took place around Richmond and Petersburg, in
the summer and fall of 1864, and also at Hatcher's
Run and elsewhere in the winter and spring of
1865, which resulted in the capture of Richmond,
the taking of Lees army and the final crushing
out of the rebellion, and I wonder how human
frames could endure the hardships those poor SOL
diers had to 60 through. The "reminiscences of
these battles particularly interesting to the
brave veterans in this section, for a majority of
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of Maryland constituting the Maryland Brigade
of the Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac,
which was commanded by General Warren, and
participated in all the battles, marches and
skirmishes from the Rapidan river to Lees sur
render at Appomattox.
Mrs. Yinglng, the agreeable wife of Mr.. W.
D. Yingling, and late assistant postmaster at Refs
terstown, with her daughter, Miss Blanche, and
two sisters-in law, Mrs. Samuel B. Yingling and
Mrs. Peter Conrad, did the honors of the occasion
and waited on the veterans in manner that
showed that her whole heart and soul had been in
sympathy for the cause for which the assembled
soldiers had fought and suffered and which was
still remembered. General Horn, of Baltimore,
Department commander, made q most eloquent
speech, which stirred the hearts of the veterans
and aroused that enthusiasm that had inspired
them during the war; when they were lighting and
risking lives for the Union. Although member
of the G.. A. R., but elsewhere, received an invi
ation to attend this inspection but too late to do
so on account of the mail conveying the invitation
passing two or three times up and down between
Baltimore and the Hanover railroad before being
delivered to the office at this place. My disap-
pointment was great.
Speaking of the irregularity of the mails at this
place as also, presume, of those all along the
line of the Hanover road, l would suggest that
since we are to have new postmaster here, that
some improvements be made in the transportation
ment should be made by which the mails intended
for this place from Baltimore should certainly be
assorted and ready for delivery before reaching
hero. The distance is so short between the Emo
ry Grove junction, where our railroad-the Ii. j.,
II. & G.-connects with the Western Maryland,
and this place, the mail route agent on this road
says, as to sometimes prevent the assortment OF
the mail for here and hence the mail is carried
up the road and brought back before being deliv-
cred. Secondly, the local morning mails for this
route from Baltimore are brought up by the w.
NJ r. R. and thrown off at Emory Grove station
at o'clock There they lie on the ground or plat
form, exposed to the weather and without
any one to look after their safety till nearly IL
o'clock a. M, when the mail route agent arrives
from Hanover, there being no postofhce or agent
at the station. This fact should be brought to
the attention of the Baltimore postmaster and of
the Postoffce Department at Washington, for the
mails should not be so exposed. Now it would
seem that some arrangement should be made by
which a mail route agent should be placed on the
a.. m. train on this road-perhaps it would re-
quire the appointment of an additional agent on
the route-and thus delivering the mails along
the route two hours earlier than at present and
securing their protection and safety at the station,
as then possibly an agent would be there to re-
ceive them. If the people along the route under
stood this whole matter of how their mails are
managed on it they would have very great cause
for complaint.
The postofhce at Resterstown changed hands
Thursday night of last week, it being delivered
over to the appointee, Mr.. Joseph Passano.
A postofice inspector, have heard, was present
to look after the change. The other postofice
changes that have recently taken place in this
vicinity are Henry S. Fitch, vice Mrs. Fannie
Hartman, at Owings' Mills; VIM. T. Haughey,
vice S. J.. Townsend, at Glyndon j. W. Benson,
vice Christian Musselman, at Woodensburg Mr..
Algire, vice VIM. f. Gardner, at Farview, and
Mr.. Wells vice Mr.. Samuel Murray, at Hamp-
stead. The changes all on the line of the w.
M. and III. j., III. & G. railroads.
The farmers in this section are rapidly pushing
forward to completion the husking of their corn.
Many have finished and are now engaged in haul
ing in their corn fodder. The late sown wheat
has come up and is looking well.
Miss Luella Barr, of Worthington Valley, has
been quite i'll for week past with gastric fever.
DIR. James Gore is attending her, and Ter early
recovery is hoped for by her many friends.
A protracted meeting began at the Methodist
Chapel, Glyndon, last Monday evening. 1 have
not heard of any results yet in the way of CONVEX
sions. Rev. B. W. G. Reid is the able pastor at
the chapel, as we'll as at the M. E. Church, at
Reisterstown, from which it sprang.
Mr.. Lamottes hogs, at Stansbury's mill, on the
Westminster pike near Finksburg, I have heard,
are affected with cholera. None had died,
but one seemed beyond recovery and several
becoming affected when my informant saw them.
The farmers are all fattening their hogs now and
many will be ready for butchering in a week or
so. Mr.. Edward Patterson killed his on Tuesday.
ANON.