The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-12-12
Woodensburg. 9TH District. have had

quite a severe touch of winter the past few days
the thermometer standing far below 320 ice form
ing to a considerable thickness, the ground re-
naming frozen throughout the day, and all being
glad to seek the proximity of stoves as Ear as pos
sible 1t is noticeable how suddenly the increased
cold caused the growing wheat to change color
from lively green to deadish brown, and many
of the blades are withered and dead. North
western billiards accompanied the fall OF the Their
mometer, or rather the latter accompanied the
former, and two successive nights Saturday and
Sunday the wind blew so strong as to make one
| feel nervous and almost fear the house he was In
might blow over Evidently, from the unusually
early snow that fell recently, and the experience
of these last cold days, winter is not "lingering
in the lap" of fall, whatever it may do with next
spring.
learn that Mr.. Dixon McLane, of this vicinity,
narrowly escaped serious accident on last Sun
| day afternoon, returning from Pleasant Grove
| Church. He was driving colt he is just break
ing in sulky, and as he passed along the road a
projecting rail from fence caught in the wheel
of the suky and broke out two of the spokes.-
The colt became frightened, began kicking, threw
Mr.. McLane from the sulky, and then ran away.
| Mr.. McLane received cut on the head and quite
abrasion of the side of the face in falling, and
also narrowly escaped being thrown beneath the
wheels of jaeger driven by Master Frank and
Miss Julia Leaf that was following when his inju-
ries might have been still more serious.
The members of Mt. Gilead M. P. Church
! and Sunday school, near this place, making
considerable preparations for entertain
ment to be given on the goth of this MONTH
Pieces are being given the children to rehearse,
selections of music made and evergreens gathered
| for the decoration of the church. No doubt the
entertainment will be fair one, and both mem
| bers and children who attend it will enjoy them
selves very much
As generally predicted here, Mr.. Henry .Bolty's
| capture of the Sharpless murderer turned out
| fzzle and now Mr.. B. can enjoy the taunts and
| sings of his neighbors. It is, however, or 1t
| ought to be, serious matter to all how persons
are grabbed up on fmsy suspicious and thrown
into Jail without proper precautions being taken
| that they are the right persons to be arrested
There is ample room to suspect that none of those
| concerned in the arrest of the negro Washington
ever read the description of the Sharpess murderer
| as given in the papers, or else they could not
have taken light colored negro to have been the
| one described as dark. The only ground it would
| seem for the arrest was that this was a simple
minded colored man of INDECENT means, and un
| known in the neighborhood, going from one place
| of employment to seek the same at another, and
| a thousand dollars reward had been offered for
the capture of a supposed negro murderer in
| Pennsylvania. Would it not be a serious matter
to the Commuters of this deed, if possessed of
pecuniary responsibility, if the victim of their act
were to turn upon them and bring suit for
| heavy damages against them for arrest and i'm
prisonment without proper grounds for suspicion
The moral is, don't essay to make such captures"
without being sure you are getting the right per-
son the infringement of personal rights and lib
erty may cost you something.
| perceive from the correspondence to your
Towsontown contemporaries, that the wrangling
and jealousies continue to be kept alive between
Reisterstown and Glyndon. Why do not the in
habitants of those two inconsolable places move
out and come here where we have no "bones Of
contentious" nor envyings, nor discomfort?
The store building of Mr.. VIM. T. Haughey,
at Glyndon, is being enlarged by Mr.. S. ?. Town
send, from whom Mr. Haughey rents. ANON.
White Grounds, I'd District.-The White
Ground Literary Society Is in very prosperous
condition. Its regular meetings are very inter-
esting and always attended by sppreciative audi
ences The entertainment held Dec. I'd, was
grand success-in fact it far exceeded the most
sanguine expectations of the members. Franklin
Dean, Esq, of Reisterstown, added materially
to its interest, which was highly appreciated
by both tho association and the audience. The
exercises, both in music and literature, were rare
and pleasing, for which too much praise cannot be
given those who took part. Its present corps OF
live officers and members is guarantee of its
future success. Mr.. J. Fishpaugh, its president,
is a wide-awake man, and thoroughly under
stands his duties.
The Powhatan, Mount Olive and Diamond
Ridge Literary Associations all in a prosper
Gus condition, and their meetings are very inter-
esting.
Mr. j. Hughs, of this community, who had his
leg so terribly crushed between the wheel and
body of the wagon while sitting on the Clay
board" the other day, is fast convalescing and
will soon be able to get about.
August, the only child of Lewis and Jestina
Stern, died suddenly of chronic Group, on Friday,
Dec. 4th., and was buried on Sunday. Rev. j.
rofSas
The grandchild of Mr.. John Clay buried
on Friday, Dec. 4th. The Rev. ]. Greninger
preached the funeral sermon.
Albert, the eldest son of Nicholas and Charlotte
Smith, was buried few days ago. His funeral
sermon was preached in St. Luke's church.
Hog cholera has been playing havoc in this Sec
ton. Mr. Adolphus Smink lost six of his killing
hogs; Mr. Franklin Kalb lost his entire killing ;
Mr.. Loose lost ten, Mr.. Detmer one, and all
the others are sick Mr.. Sutch lost SIX Mr. Faus-
bender two, and those whose hogs have not already
died with the disease are sick or more or less ef
fected.
But few COWS have died in this section from
pleuro- pneumonia-not more then two or three,
if that many.
The people of this thickly- settled community
have long felt the need of greater postal facilities
In fact, we have such facilities at all. Many
of the citizens of the White Grounds get their
mail along the road, at stores, saloons, gates or
wherever most convenient for them. Now as a
postal route extends through our community, it is
altogether probable that postofice will be given
us at an early day. At least we will leave moth
ing undone to secure so precious gift. Then our
friends and relatives, seven eight miles distant
cannot sicken, die and be buried without our
knowledge, as they do now under our present
postal facilities.
The private school on the White Grounds
taught by R. NJ. q. Trainor, is in very flourish
ing condition, numbering over fifty pupils.
Winter has set in in earnest, and the northwest
blasts that have swept over our goodly heritage
for the last two or three days are potent remind
ers that the icy chain of winter is being wrought
T..
Philopolis, 9Th District.-Already Christ
mas festivities talked about and plans laid for
enjoyment and profit. Gorsuch Hall Sabbath
he childran fraa nd