The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-14

The Waverly Guards, Capt. JOS Wardin
commanding, and the Cornet Band Of the same
town appear to be growing and popular institu-
tions in which the people of that place take just
pride. Both organizations have uniformed them.
selves and their friends have shown their appre-
citation BY liberal and substantial contributions.
The Western Maryland railroad conveyed
thousands of people to and from the coored camp
at Asbury Grove last Sunday and not the slight
est accident occurred. 1t is one of the best man
aged railroads in the country and its rapidly in
creasing business will soon make q double track
necessary if, indeed, it is not necessary already
Active preparations for the State Fair at
Pimlico are going on, and Mr.. Frank Brown, the
indefatigabe president of the association Is hard
at work to insure the of the exhibition. A
large number of horses are now in training at the
TIE most aSg S ezcng ever in this
State.
Last June a woman named Martha Jane
Krebs was committed to the county Jail because
of her inability to pay fine and costs imposed by
q Waverly magistrate. A few days ago she was
released by Judge Yeott, under a writ of habeas
corpus, the grounds for her discharge being that
the commitment did not set forth any otfense
against her.
Old Dan Christ who, for some years, has
been terror in the upper end of the 4th district
of Baltimore county and in the adjoining
sections of Carroll, was arrested on Monday
upon the charge of breaking into store and two
dwellings, at Patapsco Station, Western Maryland
railroad. Christ is a notorious burglar and sneak
thief and has already been in the penitentiary.
Summit Grove camp ground came very near
being the scene of an elopement on Tuesday, but
a stern officer of the law broke it up. The girl,
who is only 16 years old, lives in York, and the
would be groom is Washington printer. They
had only known each other three weeks, having
met at picnic at Glen Rock, where the arrange
ment was made to elope during the camp meeting.
Agents for the stations on the B. d o g
new line to Philadelphia have been selected, the
applicants, of which there were many, having been
obliged to undergo an examination and to pass
the physical test necessary for membership in the
relief association of that company. There are
nine stations in Baltimore county, Bradshaw the
farthest one from Baltimore Fifteen miles) being
located on the farm of Col. B. F. Taylor.
Mr.. Phil. Laurenson, of the County Com
missioners' Office, who lately returned from trip
through Prince Georges county, gives very
gloomy view of the outlook for farmers down there.
He says the corn and tobacco crops in some Sec
tions will be almost total failures, owing to the
long. continued wet weather of last spring. As
these are the principal crops grown in that county
it will not be difficult to what the consequences
will be.
Mr.. Chas. H. Matthews, former Baltimore
countian, but now residing at Wo0lson, Jefferson
county, Iowa, some time ago had one of his eyes
very painfully injured by hedge thorn. He was
driving reaper when the accident occurred.
The optic nerve was seriously affected and for
time it was thought he would lose the sight of
both eyes, but he is now slowly improving, only
one of his eyes being affected, and this, it is
thought, will pass off.
a Baltimore county lady, now resident Of
Jefferson county, Iowa, writes US in very doeful
strains about the drought from which they are
suffering out there. She says they have had no
rain since the 14th of May, the corn is drying up
the cat crop was a failure and grass was very
light. Water is scarce and there is not enough
for domestic purposes. She says that the cry Of
hard times is heard on every hand and that bust
ness is very dull. This certainly is most dis
couraging outlook and no doubt our esteemed cor
respondent longs to be back in good old Baltimore
county.
Some of the roads in Baltimore county are
a disgrace to our civilization. We have in mind
several that have lately Travelled over and they
are a sad reflection upon the intelligence and
public spirit of the men who are supposed to have
them in charge. We should like to know where
the money goes that is raised from the taxpayers
to keep their roads in repair. We know of one
road over which it required eight horses TO pull
four horse load of hay, and this in summer time,
too. There is something radically wrong in the
management of our public roads, and we are not
surprised that farmers and others are doing some
lively kicking.