The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1888-02-04
woodensburg, 4th District.-Although

| Woodensburg, 4th District.-Although
this is usually an uneventfu neigh borhood, yet 1t
has had its due amount of appropriate events this
winter. Several marriages have taken place and
one or two more announced to take place soon.
Within the same week, fortnight since, two
weddings occurred. Mr.. George Bushey mar
ried to Miss Blessing, of Cavetown, Md, and re-
turned to the residence of the grooms father, Mr..
VIM. Busney, to receive the congratulations of his
| friends; and Miss Moie Stirling was married to
Mr.. Alfred Williams. Both couples were serenaded
in the old calethumpian style on separate nights,
which made the neighborhood lively enough for
one week.
The snow that fell last week was badly drifted
by the wind and entirely blocked up some of the
roads in this neighborhoOd, rendering them i'm
passable to both pedestrians and vehicles. Per-
sons seighing had to take to the fields in travel
ing from this village TO Fairview on the Old Road,
or return home again. Tuesday last two gangs
of volunteers, about twenty five persons EACH COM
posed of the residents of the neighborhood, were
engaged in opening the above road from the neigh
bOrhood of Squire Shipley's to Fairvew, a dis
lance of more than q mile. They did their work
thor oughly that conveyances of any kind can
pass on the road, but if they had left it to Old Sol
be would, with his warm rays, have settled the
matter satisfactorily without their aid in very
few days.
On Thursday night of last week an oyster sup
per was given at Piney Grove Church (colored)
for the benefit of the church, but it not we'll
attended nor as large a sum of money realized as
would have been had the roads and weather been
more favorable. Two colored bands of music
were in attendance, one local and the other from
Reisterstown. The band from Reisterstown came
four-horse sled, but when it reached the
neghborhood of Squire Shipleys house it had to
turn off into the fields on account of the road be-
ing drifted full of snow, and I am informed
that the members had to confront an upset ana
afterwards revived their sinking and discouraged
spirits and chilly bodies with an ardent which
some thoughtful member, probably anticipating
just such mishap,h had brought along in a bottle,
the said ardent being in liquid FORE; and quite
handy to have around such an occasion, the
thermometer then marking very low figure, near
ing zero.
On Friday night of last week, when the Their
mometer was still lower and the piercing wind
made every one shiver who simply looked out
at his door, a surprise party from Worthington
Valley and the neighborhood of Glyndon paid a
visit to the residence of Mrs. Julia Duncan, near
this place, and remained till late hour enjoying
themselves. The party came in seighs and sleds
and consisted of Miss Annie Longnecker, Miss
Edith Mercer, the teacher of Sunny Hill public
school; Mr.. John LoDgnecker and others from
Wortbington Valley Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Croft
and Mr.. Peter Smith, of Glyndon Misses Belle
and Kate Gore and Mr.. Hugh Gore, of St. Georges.
Mrs. Julia Duncan, Mrs. Brannan, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Trainor and other members of Mrs. Dun
cans family, and Mr.. William and Mrs Dora
Altman, of this place, were also present. 1t was
intended to be one of the largest parties of the
kind of the season, number of which have been
held at different residences in Glyndon and the
upper part of the valley, but the bitter cold pre-
vented many couples that would have attended
from Reisterstown and vicinity from coming.
On the same evening a meeting was called at
Mt. Gilead M. P. Church to organize mite socie
ty for the aid of the church, but although some
forty eight persons have given their names to be.
come members, on account of the excessive cold
of that evening but few attended and the society
was not organized. 1t probably will be at the
earliest possible tune.
Last Tuesday terminated the winter term of the
public school at this place, and on Wednesday
morning the three trustees of the school were in
attendance to sign the teachers report. They
complimented the teacher and the school on the
marked improvement the latter has made during
the past term, and certainly in earnest in their
wish that it shall continue to improve under the
efficient management of its present able teacher,
Mr.. Joseph Trainor. UNo.