The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-28

to be an excellent opportunity for observation as
to business management and successful enterprise.
Not that received nor asked permission SO to act
| for am certain of consent after publication and
| sure of refusal before. So concluded to act ON
the surest plan, and with newspaper relish OF
notes, l jotted few and send them to you, trust
ing an interesting letter and profitable lesson will
| be the result.
After the usual exchange of salutation with the
| ladies, kiss from the baby, and repast worthy
of Aunt Louis very best effort, find myself stroll
| ing mile and half from the house down through
| the meadow with its inexhaustabe turf rushing
water, artificial drainage, and forest shade that
borders either side, and while pause on the top
of a high worm fence, the bright, eaping fire from
! brush comes in view and am in the midst Of
blaze in the new clearing that will shortly be put
| in readiness for the next buckwheat crop. Next
| I cross to field where the well seasoned posts
| and rails are piled high and can be counted by
| the thousand each year adding to the number,
| and being carefully selected and made are sought
| after and find a ready sale. Next am attracted
to the spot where the are telling trees, by the
| unusual sound of laughter and the monotone OF
the cross cut saw. Here cheerfulness abounds
| and meet the owner. Instnctively 1 remember
| farmers that are overbearing task drivers, who
| grumble and growl with the farm hands, and the
contrast is so great and the work accomplished so
| increased that fall to musing and wonder why
this experiment is not more frequently attempted.
way toward the barn over fields of wheat that give
fair promise, even under present dsparaging cir
| cumstances, across acres of plowed ground that
| will be ready for corn when the frost disappears,
| and up through the orchard to the barn-yard,
| where hundreds Of cart loads of manure have ac-
cumulated, and where the large and well-selected
herd of cows await the opening of the doors, the
frisky little lambs, the pigs that roll in fat and
greedily swill the milk that seems almost too good
| for swine, each taken in with hasty glance as
enter the large and well stored barn. All surplus
stores in this department are reserved until the
| stock are well through the winter season before
any sales are made, with one or two exceptions.
then go into the stables and see the row OF we'll
conditioned horses and colts, and last ask to see
the winter quarters of the favorite horse and am
taken to a large, well-lighted and ventilated
building, where, as 1 go in the entry, see the
keen young stallion Harrison" up to his knees
in straw, his coat as glossy as satin, and fully
| aware of the graceful symmetry and curving lines
that are admired by every as proudly be stands
and daintiy nbbes choice clover and timothy
AS pass up the lane large pile of newly sawed
boards from the mill and heavy hewn timber for
new buildings greet my eye, and L wonder what
next and where other additions can be made to
the already young village of new outhouses and
sheds.
So the days glided by till the end of my visit.
could mention the evenings, the games, the
music, the literature, that included copies of The
N,
frain for want of space and to make room for
descriptive little brush behind the trotter "Harry,
as his owner, Mr.. George w. Francis, sometimes
calls him. And what drive. How 1T would ex-
herate the befogged brain of a newspaper editor.
Away we dash, without break, through the crisp,
frosty air, passing everything without effort, the
animal enjoying the fun with saucy shake and
toss of his head. Occasionally this appreciation
is too keenly felt, when word from his master
will instantly subdue and bring him to his senses
And so the miles fly by to the end of our journey,
after a full stretch of twenty miles, in less time
than it takes to relate.
As pass out the gate on my way home notice
the material for fence awaiting the frost to
come out of the ground, and am convinced of the
pervading sentiment to be ahead in everything
that would do credit to older heads and wisdom.
The many friends of Prof. W H. Singleton we're
profuse in their congratulations upon his marriage
to estimable lady of Warren, on the l7th inst,
all wishing him long and happy future, which
he deserves.
Every arrangement for the concert at Union NJ
E. Church has been completed and the date, April
I'd, is looked forward to with considerable plea
sure. Judging from the interest taken, preparing
of costumes, assistance of outside talent, success
| financially and otherwise is assured
| The item on teeth in my last created some dis
| cussion and speculation as to who it could be-
One ady's case differed in that her teeth were lost
| at night and considered swallowed. The search
| was given up by herself and husband, when 10,
| night or two AFTER they suddenly appeared in bed
| believe under the bolster. Another, where a
lady got up in the night in search of her lower
teeth and afterward discovered them in her mouth
| where they had been growing since childhood
gentleman of Unionville had an experience
similar to that in my last letter. only there was no
baby in his case. So 1 could mention half score
| of others. HOWARD.
Glyndon, 4th District.-Mrs. George Smith
died at her residence, in this place, on the 18th
inst, of consumption She leaves husband and
seven small children.
DIR. Chas. A. Leas has in course of erection two
handsome little cottages that will add much to
Glyndon's beauty when completed. The Misses
Gore have also built snug cottage and will &C.
cupy it shortly.
Mr.. W. G. Brown, who had his leg badly broken
SD ort time ago, is improving under the careful
attention of our skillful physician, DIR. Jas. Gore
A party of young folks from Reisterstown calling
themselves the "R. Night Owls" were very pleas
antly entertained few evenings ago by friend
in Baltimore. The party left Reisterstown at
P. M, driving to the city. From all accounts
they had most jolly time and returned highly
elated An abundance of choice refreshments
had been provided for them and these added to
the pleasures of the evening.
"Alpha and Omega" seems to have taken offense
at what your correspondent said about Reisters-
towns side walks and mud. 1 did not mean to
offend neither to compare Glyndon to that place.
for Reisterstown had its growth in the time of the
American Revolution, after which it went to sleep
and is still DOING Glyndon is mere infant
compared with her more pretentions neighbor,
but when it is quarter old as Reisterstown
| (Which is built upon higher ground) "Alpha and
| Omega" will have to climb that Cleveland flag
| pole to see the sun rise. GUssY SUNLIGHT.
Eklo, 9th District.-The improvements in
J. Y. Keeny's flour mill, will soon be completed,
and he expects an increased business in grinding
| wheat by the rubber process.
Rockdae paper mill is being altered to
wood pulp, and the change will reduce the female
help one half.
Frank Shenefelt, James Wirtz and Mr..
Hoshall, talk of going West this spring.
Mr.. Joshua Bareham, Jr., paid flying visit to
his parents this week. He is engaged in farming
near Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mr. George f. Miller will build house and
move his steam saw mill to his Mccullough wood
lot situated near Rockdale mill. He has about
finished saving at wood lot near New Freedom.
Mr. Alexander Walker is building dwelling,
| and Mr.. Adam Walker is building barn, at their
| places near Hoffmanville
Dawson Lawrence, Esq, of Howard county as
special lecturer will visit many Maryland Oranges
| this year.
The exchange of local news by the associated
press, which meets at Merrken's store, every day
before the arrival of the mail, is of very inter-
| esting nature, and accounts for the mass of cor
respondence from the 9th district.
| Capt N. z. Setz, of G len Rock, Pa, and Col.
| D. F. Roller, of Shrewsbury, are the prosecuting
attorneys in the mock trial of "alcohol,' at Lo-
| ganville, Pa, soon. 0
| Chestnut Ridge, 9th District.-Robins
ripe but very scarce; in fact there are more gun
ners than robins. Twenty-fve cents worth of
| ammunition and half day. time for two cents
worth of robin is about the size of it. But the
boys say it's lots of fun" and away ahead of work.
News items are scarcer than robins and cost
more to capture.
hear James Brown is an applicant for post
master of Shawan. "Jim" is true blue and never
splits his ticket.
| At public sale on the Ridge o few days ago a
gold dollar brought t,oo dollars and thirty cents.-
Who says times are hard /?
Capt. D. P. Barnette, the assistant examiner, in
visiting one of our schools, asked boy "What is
the county seat of Baltimore county ?" the boy
answered "The jail" Another boy in the same
school was asked by his teacher to make out bill
in proper form and receiptit. He did it and wrote
"received in full" in the usual way. "But," said
the teacher, Suppose you had received only half