The Baltimore County union., 1886-12-04

been quite pleasant, allowing farmers to push
ahead their work. The majority of them have
the corn housed, the fruits and vegetables stored
and spring plowing commenced. The husband
men of Pennsylvania have won lasting reputa-
| ton for the neatness and dispatch in which their
work is finished. This reputation did not come
by revolution, but by years of patience and prac-
| tice to excel. Intelligent men have read and put
| into operation the experience OF Others few
years since if farmer had limited that green food
could be kept throughout the year, he would have
| set himself up as mark of ridicule. But the
hint is verified fact. Here our friends, S. X.
| Heathcote and ]. G. Bortner, of Glen Rock. Both
have silos and yearly pack into them upwards of
a hundred tons of ensilage, consisting OF green
| feed corn, oats, millet and peas, which is daily
alowanced out to their cattle, both to the benefit
| of their stock and profit to themselves. Another
thing notice is that the is housed earlier
| than formerly. This is good policy and saves
many chapped hands and cold fingers. We hope
| our old farmer friend down at Hereford will take
| the hint and cheat the crows and thieves out OF
| their usual daily rations this winter.
| The butcherng season is at hand, and few live
in this section but have their own supply of meat
Among some large families ten or twelve large
| hogs, besides a beef, required to serve them
| during the year. On account of the railroad COM
| pany's discrimination in shipping grain, many
| farmers have concluded to fatten stock for the
| spring market. The high authority of Mr.. B. F.
| fed at 1000 head in York county alone. The
| method of doing this is as follows: Good, clean
| looking steers, weighing about 500 pounds, are
| purchased from drove early in the fall for about
$3.50 per cwt. They are placed in pasture until
| winter commences when they are ready for feed
ing About twenty bushels of grain are fed to each
steer, and if proper attention is given his weight
| is increased to 100 pounds. In the spring the
animal is sold at cents per pound, live weight.
| This shows gain of one and a half cents on his
original weight, besides the increase OF 3OO lbs
at cents per pound, making gross return OF
| $27, less the feed. Suppose the corn worth 5O
cents per bushel, still have net return OF Sl7
| for each animal, which fully pays handsome
margin and leaves the farmers place in better con-
| dtion than the former year.
1t is an old Bible saying that "the way OF the
| transgressor is hard" Government officials ar
| rested VIM. Herbst, defaulting president OF the
| Glen Rock bank, and took him to philadelphia
| for a bearing last Saturday. He subsequently
gave bail in the sum of $1,000 and was released.
| His partner in crime, Henry Seitz, cashier, was
also arrested, but no bail was furnished he went
| to iail The two sons of Herbst were arrested IN
| Baltimore and will have hearing on the 10Th OF
| the present month Three months have not
| elapsed since these gentlemen stood high in
| church matters aud were honored by this entire
community Their word was recogniged as a
| bond. Widows and orphans We'd with each otherln
carrying their little savings to them for safe Keep
| ing. To-day they are cursed and none are SO
| poor as do them reverence As to where the large
amount of funds went the public is still in ignor.
| ance Some say they have heavy insurances on
| the endowment plan on their lives; others think
speculation was the cause of their downfall, and
| in one instance it is currently rumored that
| fast life with the demi monde of York pulled one
| to the ground On the whole this affair is moth
ing more than the repetition OF the course VI
| others in different places
| Much interest is manifested in the New Free
| dom Literary Society this season. This society
| is the outgrowth of Democratic political club
| and has done much service since the campaign OF
| Hancock and English. Some of its members are
| quite young, but just too Internally smart Tor
| everything. We warrant by their talk they can
| run anything from borough caucus to conven-
| ton at TowsontOwn.
We have had for some time past new. store
1t is run by Messrs. Gien & Bro. They appear
| to know how to conduct a business and by cut IN
prices have secured large share of patronage
This will certainly open the eyes OF some OF our
| close-fsted merchants and things may yet be Sc
cured simply for the trouble of carrying them
home, so sharp is the competition at present. d.
| Hebbville, I'd District.-A protracted meet
ing has been in progress for four weeks at Salem
| German Church, conducted by Rev. H. N. Grenin-
ger. During the progress of the meeting nineteen
| conversions have taken place and fourteen peni-
tents are still at the altar. Quite an influence for
| good is being exerted throughout this community.
| Mr.. Wm E. Upton sowed his wheat between the
1st and 10th of September, which came up well
| and which looked very promising until recently
when the hy got into it and moved it down like
grass before reaper. Some farmers think that
wheat attacked by the fly in the fall is not injured
| to so great an extent as when attacked in the
| spring. This is a great mistake, as the insect
| exudes deadly virus which penetrates the young
stock to the very germ, the presence of which can
be observed by microscope. Very little if any
| thing is gained by sowing wheat too early in the
fall, as it almost invariably becomes effected by
| the fly. The German farmer says that the proper
time to SOW wheat is from two weeks before to two
weeks after St. MichaePs day. The Western
farmer says that on or about September 29th, as
it is not apt to be effected by the many insects
| that prey upon earlier or later sown wheat.
| This has certainly been a very extraordinary
| fall. The farmers as we'll as the mechanics have
| no right to complain. They have had ample time
| to garner their fall crops, though thousands OF
| corn shocks yet dot the fields. This looks like
bad management. 1t may be that they care very
| little about the fodder, as hay is SO very cheap,
| there being an abundant crop this year.
| Miss Rosa, daughter of Mr.. John Maxim, of this
place, who has been ailing for five six years
and who was recently placed under the care OF
Prof Rusk, of Baltimore seems to be convalescing.
| Mr.. Samuel Widerman, who has been in very
precarious condition for several weeks with paraly-
r..
| hopelessly afflicted and may recover.
The White Grounds literary association met on
Friday night of last week, and there being but few
present, adjourned to attend the protracted meet
| ing at the German Church.
Mr.. Smallfoot, who recently purchased the
property owned by Mr.. Agustus Hidea, on Stumpy
| lane, has opened lager beer saloon. Now the
citizens of Hebbville boast of two saloons
where the upas of perditon is dealt out to its cit
zens and only one church where the gospel is pro-
| claimed unto them.
Mrs. Piel, who died at Franklintown recently,
was the wife of lawyer Pie and not the mother of
William and Harman Piel, as many supposed.
Mrs. Bertha Clay had two pet cats killed by the
dog the other day. Surely Mrs. B. has the sym
| pathy of the entire community.
Your correspondent received very interesting
letter from one of his old pupils, Mr.. George D.
Kelley, brother of Mr.. Franklin Emmart's wife,
who resides in St. Louis, Mo-, and who is clerk for
the Southwestern Lumber and Timber Association.
He gives glowing description of the West, its
| landscapes and beautiful rivers, the habits and
customs of the people, and particularly the march
of progress westward, which every young man
should keep abreast Of L.
Fallston, Hartford County.-Since the M.
| C. r. R. opened up this village to the outside
| world, it has taken on new life and energy, and
bids fair to become quite a business centre. I'm
like most country villages, we can boast of two
| pOst0mces, also quite iarSe uumper Vi sIores Vi
| various kinds, all of which appear to do good
business. The town is nearly mile long but just
what is its population do not know. The roads
in the neighborhood are generally good, and much
of the farming lands occupied by members of
the Society of Friends, and the country bears the
appearance of thrift and enterprise.
Much interest is being manifested in the new
Catholic Church which is to be erected here. The
ground has been secured and paid for and money
is being freely subscribed for the erection of the
building, which it is thought will be OF brick.
A large quantity of milk is shipped from this
point to Baltimore, many farmers being engaged
in this industry.
Mr.. Frank Bateman has educated Chesa
peake dog, which attracts much attention. He
appears to understand all you say to him and
proves it by his actions. He will stand erect on
his hind legs and walk around the store with
lighted pipe in his mouth and smoke it in gen.
uine American style. If lighted piece of paper
is thrown on the floor he will run to it and beat
the fire with his feet until it is extingushed, and
his other accomplishments quite numerous.
| woo mn in the 10Th district baltimore county.