The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-04-11
Swaat Air 10Th Diatrict

Sweet Air, 10th District. =. frequently
among your correspondents a complaint OF search
ty of news is noticeable, and wonder why, for up
here there is always something stirring to break
the monotony, tits true, not sufficiently interest
ing at all times to appear in type, but generally
send the "gleanings" and trust to the beneyolence
of the compositors pruning knife, and this collec
tion of notes must be exception, therefore I'll
confine myself to news, with perhaps one or two
deviatiOns First, the martins have returned,
come to stay the bul-frogs have held at least
three evening concerts, rather weak in the high
notes, but the echo has resouI ded all the same.
A little boy told me that the "wild gooses" had
gone north.
The wheat is alive at the root and the tops are
beginning to sprout, the fruit trees are budding,
the lilacs ready to burst with the first balmy
breath of the coming spring season. All is life,
and the farmers are taking fresh courage.
Every body is suffering with or from the effects
of cold, and suggestions for curing too numer-
Gus to mention, yet one recipe struck me as being
worthy of note, and only adapted where the party
objects to taking medicine, the result was not
learned thereby two strong doses of EPSON salts,
one strong mustard foo,- bath; one ditto of flax
seed tea, same of honey and thyme, extra ditto OF
whisky punch, externally use turpine, tallow and
lard, send wife flat-iron to bed, one hour prior
to doing the above, then retire without saying
prayers.
Last week enjoyed drive through the coun-
try of over twenty miles to the farm of Mr.. VIM.
Porter, situated on the Gunpowder river, directly
by the Long Bridge of the P. W. q B. R. r. Be-
sides the large well-stocked and well managed
farm, the shores are famous for their ducking and
fishing qualities, and are the resort of mary gen.
temen whose tastes for sport extend in this line.
To me, a stranger, the generous, genial hospital
ity of Mr.. Porter and his wife, the social inter-
course, the menu, that included perch, crisp and
brown, the beautiful and picturesque surround
ings, were individually, something wonderful,
and are recollections that are fully appreciated
and will not fade away. Ducks are not 80 nu-
merous, while fish are more than plentiful, and
each day thousands are shipped to points north
and south.
On my return I noticed one farmer who, with
considerable pluck, was narrowing and laying OH
corn rows upon piece of ground on hillside.
The entertainment at Union M. E. Church was
a success, financially and otherwise, and each part
so well sustained that it would be hard matter
to discriminate Particularly noticeable was a
solo BY Mrs VIM. H. Singleton charming
scotch Duet sung by the Misses Reilly, and solos
by both Mrs. G. w. Francis and Miss Emma
Cathell, that elected merited applause. One OF
the attractions was reading, entitled "Search-
ing for the Slan," by Miss Mary Cathell, diff
cult selection, requiring pathos, expectancy, des-
pair, the delineation of which was SO carefully
rendered to engross the attention OF every one
from beginning to end. Miss Ruth Guyton reci-
ted in clear, we'll modulated tone, poem lit
tie Emma Francis was pretty as picture In
the tableau of Spring, and Misses Guyton and
Ford were charming in the characters of Summer
and Autumn Mrs. G. W. Francis as Mrs. jar
ley in the wax-works, capital, and the figures
worked to perfection. Miss Emma Cathell also
gave a choice reading, and the entire affair was
a credit to all concerned HOWARD.