The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-01-31
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM YORK, PA.

York, Pa, Jan. 9th, 1885.
Messrs. Editors B. f. Roller, Esq, of Shrews.
bury, who pursued the horse thief, Max Margan-
tina, of SO Patterson Park avenue, Baltimore, and
captured him in Philadelphia, had him indicted
in this court and tried last week before Judge
Wickes and convicted. His Honor gave him we
years and three months at labor in the Eastern
Penitentiary. Night before last Max came very
near making his escape by digging hole through
the thick walls of the Jail. close description of
him shows that he was in this neghborhood be-
fore. He is described as the person who in
the vicinity of Mr.. Harry Hildebrand's place, in
Shrewsbury township, this county, couple of
years ago, when his horse was stolen. Max is no
doubt an old dealer and is wanted when we get
through with him at several places in New Jersey
to answer similar charges. 1t costs great deal
to pursue, apprehend and convict horse thief,
but when it is known among them that people
hang or convict horse thieves, they keep away
from their places.
I was too late last week to give you the pro-
ceedngs of the annual meeting of the stockholders
of Summit Grove camp, but to what you have al
ready given let me add that the meeting was very
harmonious and pleasant. The report of the diff
ferent committees showed very fourishng con-
dition of the society. There a few changes
made in the oficers-Rev. J. w. G. Seitz, as pres
ident, in place Of Isaac RudisilI, of York Carl
Erdman, as superintendent, in place of Thomas
Leib. Mr.. Leib retains the secretary and treasur-
ership. There is a movement on foot to make the
coming camp the finest in every respect ever held
upon the ground.
Our tobacco growers have their tobacco ready
for market which is the finest ever raised in the
county.
Our stock feeders have been feeding their stock
for the past five months and within month will
be ready for market Over 10000 head of cattle
are fed in York county this season, which will
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enrich soil by the manure. 1t has been pretty
| generally conceded that the wheat and other
| cereals have been effected by the too free of
| fertilizers. Our lands have now improved to
| such hight in cultivation that our farmers
getting back to the use of lime, plaster and ma
nure for permanent improvement of the land and
| the raising of better grain. The tobacco raised
from the use of fertilizer is not good. The
leaf is brittle and the inspector can tell it the mo-
ment he touches it, hence they first select lots
| raised from manure. 1t brings better prices too
The milk traffic along the line of the Northern
Central railroad is getting to be so extensive as
| soon to require the running of what is called on
| roads out from large cities, "milk train"
| which carries nothing but milk and one coach
In this industry our people are making nice
living, besides enriching their lands from stock
| manure, so that when we combine these different
| enterprises together, which farmers are en-
gagged in it is easy to note the rapid progress of
| improvements uuu tuo dccuLnuldtlOu VI wealth.
| York county is becoming among the wealth.
lest counties in the State. Her mineral resources
have not brought her much the past few years,
| but she has gained in the advancement ofagricu-
tural improvements and manufactures of all
kinds.
| There is not much real estate changing hands
| as yet in comparison to other years. There is a
| demand for dwellings everywhere, and more build
ing will be required to meet the demand for houses.
| There is not so much of move West as former
| ly. Persons who have gone West have returned,
having had enough of western life, cold winters
| and destructive cyclones. There has been some
movement southwark, but not to any very great
extent though / believe our people would fare
very much better going South than west. The
West has got too fast for our people. The South
| has better facilities for our ways of farming,
mider climate and equally as productive soil,
and better markets and easier access thereto
Florida has some admirers, but the climate is not
so free from disease as represented. Those who
have been there in the Summer and returned,
don't have much to say about the climate, but in
winter it seems to be admired. X.