The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-01-30


For4, 18th District farmers have
made good of the recent cold spell and all
have filled their houses with splendid ice
which will be great source of comfort during the
| coming summer.
| Ir. j. T. H. Gorsuch, our well-known physi |
clan, has been kept very busy, there having been
much sickness in the neighborhood. The DR.. is |
untiring and ever willing to try to relieve the suf-
fering. His sister, Miss Laura Gorsuch, of Bal |
| tmore, is spending few days with him.
The young people of this vicinity are having |
general good time, many of the young men |
having purchased fine cutters and the young ladies
have enjoyed many pleasant sleigh rides The |
roads at this time about bare in places but are
being patched by more snow, which is welcomed |
| by many.
Messrs. Arthur & Burton, proprietors of the
Acme Carriage Shops, of this place, haxes<S owf
| under way several fine buggies and Dayc6nsst-
| They have built and sold number of sleighs.- |
They nothing but class materials in their
| work.
Mr.. E. A. Gorsuch is now running prosperous
milk dairy.
The public school at this place is very large |
and is conducted with great success by Mr.. 7. r. |
Wolf, principal, and Miss Sidney Leaf, assistant.
The trustees should look after the water that gets
| in under the school-house When we secure good |
teachers we should try to keep them by making |
the house comfortable for them as we'll as for our
| children.
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spring branch, so that he can get nice cool drink
next harvest. The Judge is one of our most sue
cessfu farmers, and turns out the best team in the
neighborhaod. He is now preparing to burn
| kiln of lime.
Mr.. Thos. B. Gorsuch short time ago. went to
| New York and returned with of the farest
daughters of the Empire State as his life COM
panion. He has many friends in this vicinity
| and all join in wishing them long life. Mrs.
Gorsuch's mother is spending few days with
| them.
Mrs. Cowling is visiting friends in Baltimore
and will return home next week.
| Mr.. E. B. Porter, who is confined to his house,
| is making good use of his time He is inventing
and making a model for a harrow, which gives
| promise of great success. Mrs. Porter's mother
has been quite poorly. She is an old lady but by
her daugbters's untiringa cares>so is-now co, a.
| lescent
Mr.. John Dunty, son of Mr.. VIM. Dunty, was
married to Miss Alice Carrick of Baltimore, at
the parsonage, in this place. by Rev. A. r. Kelley,
on Wednesday, goth inst. Mr.. Dunty gave the
young couple reception on Tuesday evening,
Goth inst. On Friday night about fifty men and
boys got up caithumpian band and gave them
a serenads. When the bride and groom were
called for the father and mother of the latter
made their appearance, but that did not give sat
isfacton and they kept up the racket until the
young folks made their appearance and received
with refreshments, after which they visited the
residence of Mr.. T. B. Gorsuch and paid their
respects to him.
The store at this place appears to be doing
prosperous business. The proprietor's object seems
to be to try and please his many newly
friends and customers. ~-"
Miss Annie Robertson is spending several days
with her aunt, Mrs. VIM. Dunty. sos
Mr.. VIM. Wisner runs the stage from here daily
to Baltimore and return He is enterprising
young man and the neighborhood finds the stage
great convenience.
Mr.. c. 0. Burton, of the firm of Arthur Bur-
ton, has a COW that makes so much butter that he
finds it necessary to curtai her feed for fear he
will not have enough vessels to save the milk in.
STRANGER.
Fullerton, 18th District.-It would seem
that the little village of Fullerton is predfsposeo :,
to fluctuations, for within the past couple of years
its postoffice has been established and chan ged
hands, and the neighborhood has been represented
by four or five correspondents to THE UNION
"Juno" was quite faithful for WHILE but recently
he began to lag, when "B' took up the pen and
wrote for couple of weeks, but it seems that he
too wearied of the task And so I see that your
last correspondent was &C." who seemed to have
become discouraged after his first effort. Con-
WINGED that such fourishing village as this
should have regular correspondent, L will en-
deavor to do what can to let the readers of The
UNION know what we doing.
The debating society met last Wednesday,
Jan. 20th for the first time since their "surprise
party" which was mentioned in former letter.
and as no subject or speakers had been appointed
q general discussion was had on subjects propos-
ed by the president. The chaplain of the Frank
lin debating society was present and carried off
the laurels by making the best argument in favor
of his subject, which was ''water." After his
speech he charmed the company by singing solo
in German, which was loudly applauded
The Fullerton society has accepted the Frank
lin society's challenge to debating contest
which will probably take place during the early
part of February.
Mr.. Frank Winkler, who recently purchased
the property of Mr. Jesse Fowler, is making con-
siderable improvement by grubbing up all the
trees, and is digging the foundation for hon1
assisted by his wife, who swings mattock With
dexterty that is unequaled by many men.
Messrs. Lenhoff, Dumer and Lassahn have sue
ceeded in filling their ice houses with sufficient
quantity of ice to last them until next Sept, at
least.
Mr.. Sylvester Ritter has been confined to the
house for several days, in consequence of at
tact of rheumatism.
Frank P. Ray, our enterprising barber, has
skipped to parts unknown. NIMPoRT.
Eklo, 9th District.-The past week has been
devoted to sleighing by nearly everybody. The
roads in some places still blocked up with
snow and should be opened, as several upsets
have occurred. 1 suppose the road supervisors
are waiting SOLneDOuy else 10 open LHem w nat |
is everybody's business, is nobody's business.
My own horse upset my sleigh, ran away and
broke another sleigh and might have injured
man and his wife, who were out riding, and all
on account of having to drive up steep bank
along drifted road.
The villages of Glenrock and Shrewsbury, Pa,
are benefited by supplying our people with hand
some cutters. Many persons trade there during
the sleighing season.
While the revival meeting at Mddletown draws
more people at night than the little Baptist
Church can hold, quite number of persons have
protested conversion, and many others seek
ing. This is the largest revival in the upper end
for eleven years. The last meeting resulted in \
the erection of Ruhls Evangelical Church. |Tns
present meeting has been conducted without
money and without price. the preaching is said
to be very plain, and sometimes quite personal,
but quite effectual and much good has been
complished. Middetown has not been so wrought
up for twenty years, and the church is often
filled to overlooking hour before services.
A pension officer passed through the neighbor-
hood last week, investigating the status of
claimant. 0.
Kingsville, 18th Dstrict.-The funeral Of
Mrs. John Dilworth, which took place at st.
Johns P. e. Church, on 18th inst, was largely
attended, Rev. Mr. Larmour officiating. The
pail bearers were Jas. L. Norwood, J. e. Standi-
ford, Jarrett Guyton, Joshua Hammond, Charles
Raine and John Bevard.
Mrs. Thompson, wife of the we'll known con-
tractor and builder, Mr.. Charles H. Thompson,
of this place. is lying very ill from stroke of
paralysis.
A pleasant reception and dancing party was
held at the residence of Mr.. VIM. Dunty, at Fork,
ON Tuesday night, in honor of his son, Mr. John
Dunty, who recently married to Miss Alice
Carrick, of Baltimore. A large number of friends
were present from the city and surrounding coun-
try. An elegant supper was served, after which
dancing was commenced and continued until after
midnight, when the city friends left for their
homes. Among those present were Mr.. Andrew
Carrick and wife, parents of the bride; DR.. J. Z.
| H. Gorsuch and Messrs. Edwin A. Gorsuch, Join |
Arthur, Chas. Benson, Jas. R. Dilworth, T. Blair,
| W. H. Hook, and the Misses Frances Arden,
Florence Stevenson, Maggie Dilworth, Annie Rob-
ertson, the Misses Lindsay, Mrs. Goss and others.
| Mr.. Frederick Schuetz, the undertaken of Up
| per Falls, while attending funeral the Phila-
delphia road, on Sunday, 10th inst, was snow,
bound, and the funeral was postponed until next
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