The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-05-01

sunnybrook, 10th District.-Mr. Amos
Kelley has given up active work for the present
and has gone to the alms-house. He has been
powerful man in his day, standing feet, inches
in his stockings and weighing 245 pounds. when
young he thought nothing of taking two bushels
Of wheat in a salt sack and broadcasting all day.
On one occasion, on wager, he cut three acres OF
heavy timothy in one day with moving scythe.
But as the poet puts it
"The weight Of numerous years bow down
The most gigantic strength of man..
Mr.. Kelley is now over rs years of age lie mas
lived long and seen much. He has been foreman
on many of the largest farms in this county, in
GLIDING the "Windsor Farm" lie was an eye
witness to the shooting of the Southern soldier,
Fields, by Ishmael Day. Mr. Kelley had received
intimation about ten minutes before that the SOL
diers were coming to take the flag down and has
tened to tell Day in order that he might take 1t
down before they arrived and save trouble but old
Ishmae could not see it in that light and replied,
II will take it down after dew begins to fall, for
it is o new one and I do not want it t, get wet,
bat otherwise will not take it down, and will
shoot any man that does" All are familiar with
the balance of this history, how he shot one SOLDIER
snapped his gun at another and then He'd back OF
the house and concealed himself in thick growth
of bushes, from where he witnessed the burning
of his house. barn and everything perishable about
the place. During the fire some members of the
family rushed into the building and brought out
some articles of furniture, &C., which were highly
priced, but the soldiers cast them back into the
flames. Mr.. Kelley made very narrow escape
from being killed on this occasion. All was ex-
citement, of course, and one of the soldiers rode
up to where he stood and shouted, "You are
Ishmael Day and am going to shoot you
Kelley did not deny the assertion but squared him
self and told him to shoot and be sure he took
good aim. Just at that instant an officer by the
name of Bateman, from Belair, recognized Kelley
and ordered the soldier to desist. L have often
thought that Kelley did bear some resemblance to
Day, except in size. He also witnessed the burn
ing of Magnolia and train of cars there, and saw
the mails opened and plundered, and after the
soldiers left fully half of ground was cover
ed with mail matter. He had followed a horse
which Harry Gilmor's soldiers had taken from him
and found them at this place. He went to Gilmor
and stated his errand. Gilmor told him to go IN
the woods and get the horse and bring it to him.
Kelley found the horse almost covered, as he said,
with pistols, muskets, knapsacks, swords, &c
The soldier who had charge of the horse refused
to give him up, saying that he "cculd not do with
out him." Kelley replied, "That's likely tale,
young man you can't do without him but can"
He got the horse and mounted him without saddle
or bride and rode him home. On one occasion he
and several other friends partook of cheese
which was supposed to have contained poison.
At any rate, all were made desperately sick and
Kelley was thought to be dying. Some one asked
him if they must go for doctor. He turned on
them look of disgust and replied, "The doctor,
hill; go for the undertaken as quick as you can"
Mr.. George H. Merryman is building large
hay barrack in his field, adjoining the falls, and
from the appearance Of the growing grass in this
field he will need still more room to hold the hay.
Wheat is looking well everywhere have been.
A band of Gypsies have been encamped several
days on the Jarrettsville pike. near Mr. Isaac
Kings After making several horse trades and
going from house to house begging food for their
children, which did really look as though they
were suffering from hunger, they left for parts I'M
known.
Sorry YOU have a libel suit on hand, but don't
get scared and back down. I have got plenty of
money and can back you to the extent of $4,000
0OG, and we will lick him out if we have to carry
the case to the Court of Apple Peals. FLINT.