The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-18

Hebbville, I'd District.-Had a stranger
visited Hebbvile last Sunday, Monday and Tues
day no doubt he would have thought its bottom
had fallen out as sush and mud made the roads
almost impossible.
The protraoted meeting at Salem Church has
closed. There were thirteen pendants at the altar
when the meeting ended Over twenty protested
conversion during the meeting. Rev. Il. N. Gren-
niger closed the meeting here to start one at Elk
ridge Landing.
Notwithstanding the disagreeable condition of
the weather very few sick within the environs
of Hebbville. Mr.. Samuel Waterman is slowly
convalescing. Mr.. John Upton is quite sick from
severe cold, contracted while killing hogs.
Mr.. Thomas Ritter's horse fell with him on FRI
day of last week and broke his arm, which was
set by DIR. Monmonier. 3,
Mr.. George Hughes, of Baltimore, is visiting
Squire Fishpaugh; also Miss Ida Fishpaugh, Of
Clarks county, Va.
Last Friday afternoon Mr.. George Hughes, men
toned above, went to the barn where they were
cutting fodder. In trying his hand at the bust
ness he suddenly discovered that he was minus tie
two front fingers his right hand. This is q
warning to city dudes to be cautious.
Mr.. John D. Hammond, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of the I'd district, after long i'll.
ness of heart disease, died last Sunday. He
and a very large circle of friends throughout thu
State to mourn their loss He was good hus.
band, kind father, worthy citizen, a charitable
neighbor and had the respect of all who knew him.
The farm of Mr.. Hammond, which was to be sold
last Tuesday, has been decided by Hon. Hart b.
Holton and wife to Mr.. George Hammond, son of
the deceased, who is sober, industrious and in
telligent young man, and who has been clerk in
his fathers store in Baltimore for several years.
Prof. Golden, q ventriloquist and slight-of hand
performer, gave an exhibition in the White
Grounds Literary Hall last Saturday night, which
was one of the biggest humbugs ever witnessed.
He came shoeless and hatess and almost coatless
to the trustee, who, through pure sympathy, gave
permission, but had or the trustee known that
he was a gambler and a sot, he never would have
gotten permission to exhibit. Mr.. Monterey
Smink, who was present, said "He was q wreck of
past greatness" but it was whisky that wrecked
him. 1t will wreck any man who follows it up.
Prof. Hawks, Baltimore's most popular reader,
will give one of his very laughable entertainments
on next Tuesday night, Dec. 21st, at y o'clock,
in St. Johns Church, where the literary society
meets
Red Hill, on the New Cut road, above Hebb-
ville which the road supervisor and number of
citizens have been working on, is already consd-
erably improved. 1t is wonder this improve
ment which was so much needed, was not done
long ago.
upwards of sixty pupils, and after Christmas no
doubt it will be increased. T.
How She Fixed Them.-The following "take
in" was related to your correspondent by the per-
petrator herself and while it loses half its fun
when deprived of various personal remarks and
the vivacious manner with which she described it,
it struck my fancy as being too good to be lost so
if you have any use for the article here it is:
Jim and Ed are brothers. Both are rather fas-
tidious with regard to their daily fare, and, as a
consequence, their sister Annie, who is chief
caterer to their delicate palates has at times both
her ingenuity and her patience sorely tried. One
summer, among other articles, Annie preserved
two large jars of damsons. In due time some of
enjoyed by our two friends until one day when
some freak prompted Jim to say, "Annie, take
these damsons away and don't put any more on
the table; don't like them" eyes, do" echoed
Ed; 81 can't eat any more of them" Now Annie
was.in aquandary. What should she do? Throw
all those preserves away? Never! it would be a
shameful waste. Try to fix them so they would
she decided to attempt it. The first thing to be
done was to get them in another shape. This she
accomplished by passing them through fine
seive, which took out the seeds, skins, and CHINA
mon sticks with which the damsons were favored,
and left only the pulp, which, after being re-
favored and boiled down, ready for new
name. What should this name be? She remem-
the jars wrote "Grape Jam" on the tops and wait
ed for circumstances to shape her further of
action. In few days came the query, "Annie,
haven't you any grape preserves 2" eyes" "Where
are they" "You will see couple of jars on the
shelf with Grape jam on the covers" A jar was
opened, the old acquaintance under new name
was sampled and pronounced "splendid." Per-
A. Al
found it expedient to improvise an errand to an
other room. The "Grape Jam" was a prime
favorite from thenceforth, and from time to time
similar to the following were made:-
"Annie, this is the best grape preserve I ever
tasted" "Has the finest flavor of any you ever
made" etc. During the time (although it was
SHORTY that it took to empty those two jars, poor
Annie nearly lost her reputation for sensibleness
in the opinion of her brothers her frequent and
sudden attacks of merriment were to them unac-
When the "GrarA lam" was gone the
mode of its manufacture was explained ana It's
delicious flavor was fully analysed for the benefit 1
of the two brothers. The expressions of Jim's and
Eds faces and thoughts are among those things
which are more easily described by the magma
tion than by the pen. M. E. M.
Fallston and Vicnity.-The Jerusalem Mills
with rs acres of land attached, which
was recently purchased by Mr.. E. E. Phillips for
S., 400, is now being changed from burr into a
roller -four mill. The machinery is all on hand
and is of the latest improved style, Manufactured
by Bernard & Leas, of Moline, Illinois. The pro-
cess is known as the short system, having two
breaks on wheat and four reductions on middlings,
also the full centrifugal system. Mr.. J. B. Tread
well, milling engineer, assisted by large force of
skilled workmen, are actively engaged in placing
the machinery in position and expect in less than
three weeks to have the mill in full operation,
with capacity of fifty barrels per day. The
water-power at this mill is of the finest on the
Little Gunpowder and has a capacity at ordinary
flow equal to ifty-horse power, but judging from
the immense amount of machinery to be operated
I think it will all be called into requisition.
The Messrs Moore Bros, store-keepers of this
place, conduct an immense business in general
merchandise. Having large and commodious
buildings, situated Immediately at the station,
with full stock of everything generally found at
can be obtained for, and added to this genial,
kind and accommodating disposition, why should
they not take the lead
Mr. Frank Bateman, of this place, has many
friends and conducts very successful tobacco
business. He says THE UNION is the best county
paper he ever read.
While up in the 10th district of your county re-
Gently, noticed that Mr.. Conrad Zinkhan has
built himself nice little barn, and Mr.. William
Zinkhan, adjoining, has done likewise. Also that
Mr.. Lewis Ahrens, who purchased a large tract of
woodland from the Price heirs, has steam saw
mill and large force of hands at work there con-
verting the timber into lumber, shingles, cross
ties, &C., and the place that knows this beautiful
forest "will soon know it no more forever" Also
that Mr.. Dixon Brown, who conducts general
store at the corner which bears his name, has in
creased his stock and business is booming with
him.
was informed that the oyster supper held at
St. Johns Lutheran Church, near Sweet Air,
netted over $l45. The proceeds will 60 towards
building a new church where the old one now
stands. Additional ground has also been secured
and the lot will be enlarged. Rev. Wm M. Heilig
is the nastnr of this church and is much beloved