The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-25
Philopolis, 9th District.-Thi,

Philopolis, 9th District.-This section was
visited by a splendid shower on Saturday even
ing last, which continued for nearly one hour,
and did an incaculable amount of good, especial
ly 10 the corn, tomatoes, &c. The farmers of this
section as you are aware, are all thrifty and in
dustrious and therefore have nearly finished get
ting their wheat, rye and hay crops up, so that
Saturdays rain did them no damage. Other Sec
tons of the county were not SO well favored as we
were in this instance and in some places the dry
weather is a subject of complaint, but doubtless
all this will be remedied in the proper time. We
are told that rain falls upon the just as we'll as
the unjust so that all will in time get their allot-
ted supply.
The second quarterly meeting of Hereford Cir
cult was held at Jessop's NJ E. church, on the
York turnpike, on Sunday last. This church is
beautifully situated on q commanding hill over
looking the country for many miles around. As
usual on the annual recurrence of these all-day
meetings the attendance was quite large good
ly number of persons being present from Balti-
more, Woodbury. and Towsontown as well as from
all parts of the circuit, and all present appeared
to injoy themselves and returned to their homes
in the afternoon feeling improved spiritually and
socially. Rev. J. HI. Lemon oficiated in the morn
ing and afternoon services, the Presiding Elder
(Rev. Mr.. Black) and Rev. Mr.. Brown being
unavoidably absent, and his discourses were at
tentively listened to and highly appreciated. At
2 P. M. young peoples meeting was held, when
appropriate addresses were delivered by Messrs.
F. 1. Duncan, S. Merryman Anderson and Howard
Shipey, the latter superintendent of the Ashland
Presbyterian Sunday school. Miss Ida L. Craw-
ford and Miss Mary Todd, of Baltimore, presided
at the organ alternately.
1t is said that the wheat crop of our good friend
and neighbor, Mr.. Edward Austen, will yield from
20 to rs bushels per acre, and that his total crop
will be about 200 bushels
The Messrs. Stewart planted this year ten acres
of peas, from which they gathered 900 bushels,
for all of which they found ready sale at Winks's
canning factory, Glencoe. Such crops are en-
couragng and show that the land that produces
them must be good.
The 17-Mile House on the York road, with
about acres of land attached, which was former
ly owned and kept by Anthony Shaneybrook,
was sold by his son, on the 18th inst, to G. Hop
penburger for $4,000.
Mr.. Thomas Barry, who has been living in
Texas and Mexico for two years or more, return
ed TO his home, near Sparks's Station, about ten
days ago. He is in excellent health and says
that whilst he enjoyed his stay and was generally
well pleased, yet heagrees with Payne that "there
is no place like home"
On the subject of politics am unable to say
much, not being connected with the Democratic
family, but take pleasure in standing off and
quietly viewing the many ups and downs of my
good friends of that school, Judging from what
observed at Jessop heeIlng iast Ouhuay an
constrained to say that does not become men who
consider themselves worthy to hold public Office,
to desecrate the Sabbath by visiting religious
gatherings for the purpose of furthering their
political ends. sincerely trust that all who have
been thus guilty in the past will reflect upon the
error of their way and do so no more. We are
told that good name is rather to be chosen than
great riches, go that in order to retain the former
they should abstain from politics on the Sabbath
and thus not lay themselves liable to be accused
of improper conduct. S.