The Baltimore County union., 1885-01-03
White Grounds, I'd District

White Grounds, I'd Observation-Disclosures
in this section was spent very quietly. Services
were held in the churches as usual. The children
were not forgotten by old Santa Claus, the Sunday
and day schools having made ample provision for
them.
The citizens Of the White Grounds having fire.
uuently urged your correspondent to open pri-
vate school in their midst, and having securefthe
St. Johns church, opened school on the first OF
last September, andit now numbers over 80 pupils,
notwithstanding its proximity to the public school,
The article in last weeks issue of the Peoples
Voice was erroneous. "The young people" did
not organize the White Grounds literary society.
"The White Grounds are not in the 1st district,
nor Contiguous to Alberton;" )" neither is Mr..
Fishbaugh president. The people were called to-
gether and began the organization of the White
Grounds literary society by making Mr.. John
Upton president. The following Friday night
Prof Harry Zimmerman delivered an able lecture
upon the suject "The new and higher education"
after which the organization was completed by
electing the following officers: President, John
Fishpaugh vice-presdent Joseph Emmart; re-
cording secretary, C. T. Emmart; financial secre-
tary, Ellsworth Upton; treasurer, VIM. Yerr1ck;
critic, Miss Mary Reese; musical director, Miss
May Zimmerman; editor, 7. Emmart, who has
since sgned and R. M. G. Trainor elected in
his place sergant- at arms, Mr.. Hughs; board of
curators Misses May Zimmerman, Mary Reese
and Blanche Zimmerman and Messrs. c. f. EN-
mart, T. Emmart and Il. M. G. Trainor. The So
ciety, which meets in st. Johns church every
Friday night, has grown to such proportions as to
surprise all, and has brought to the surface talent
sufficient to make it the most successful literary
society in the county this year. The society has
purchased a splendid organ from Mr.. VIM. Heine-
kamp, of Baltimore.
The citizens of White Grounds are certainly
highly favored people, for the spires of seven
churches can be seen, Mount Hope is plainly WIS.,
ible and three schools almost in the shadow of
each other-Prof. Harry Zimmermans academy,
the public school and the private school-a thriv
ing literary society where the aesthetics are with
the ethics taught, the gospel is dispensed in two
languages by the Rev. Mr.. Terric, hence every
White Grounder can excaim, truly our lot is cast
in goodly land flowing with milk and honey.
Mr. Greenwalt, to be Crank" with himself,
changed Miss Frank to Mrs. Greenwalt, for which
he received grand serenade.
Mr.. Ellsworth Upton, youngest son of Mr.. John
Upton took Miss e. Sauter to be his wife recently.
part of the Powhatan cotton mills have start
ed up again, giving employment to the heads of
families, which is certainly God-send to them.
very narrow escape occurred on the Western
Maryland railroad recently. Thomas jackson,
colored man living below Reisterstown, got Mr..
Nicholas Herder's horse to 60 to the city. lie re-
turned after night, and it being very dark wan
dered off the pike on to the railroad, where the
ing ran back and cried "Don't run over my horse
and wagon" The brakes were set but too late to
save the wagon. The horse and colored man es-
capped. L.
Germantown, 18th District.-The holidays
are over and Christmas far off ever, but 1
must admit that the people of Germantown en-
joyed themselves hugely. Sleighing has been re-
markably fine for some days and the young folks
mo in faki nd nj There
was considerable rafting at Myers and Louis
Klchenstne's hotels during the holidays for
rious articles such as turkeys, geese, accordeons,
sewing machines, &c. The successful contestants
were Messrs. VIM. Ady, e. c. Cole, Chas. Moores
and Herman Myers.
The Baltimore and Jerusalem turnpike, between
Perry Hall and the Great Gunpowder Falls, has
been piked by Mr.. Joseph Snyder, and stone are
| being hauled all along the road. From present
prospects we will before long have fine road,
| which has been greatly needed for number of
| years.
| Mr.. Louis Klchenstine, who opened hotel in
| Germantown recently, is doing very fine busi-
ness and we hope he may continue to prosper, as
he is accommodating and affable.
| There is some talk of fashionable wedding to
come off here shortly, and also the construction of
neat little cottage, which we hope will be occu-
pied by physician.
| Mr.. John Schwertzer has sold his farm, con-
tanning ten acres, to Mr.. John Coster for ST. 150.
The remains of Mrs. Akehurst who died here
last week. were inferred at Camp Chapel burying
ground in the presence of large concourse Of
people. She was Christian lady, whose piety
none doubted and whose womanly excellencies
won the respect of all who knew her.
Mr.. VIM. H. Billingsley, who has been quite i'll
of malaria fever for some time srecovering slowly.
| The organist at Perry Hall M. E. church has
presented Mr.. Strnger the minister, with very
! fine Xmas present. NOM DE PLUME