The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-08-03
AN EXCURSION TO YORK.
A Fine Country and Enterprising PEG
pIe-BeautifuI Hedge Fences.

Upon invitation of Mr.. j. William Bauer, of
the Bel Air Hedge Fence Company, party OF
gentlemen left Bel Air last Friday morning on
Hedge and Wire Fence Co., at YORK, "a inc
train, consisting Of an engine and one car,lett Bel
Air at $50 A. M and arrived at Delta, Pa AZ SOD
The party went at once to the railroad Hotel
and thoroughly enjoyed substantial breakfast
which had been prepared 6g the PpopGfea!4 ths
train for York and after ride OF two hours
through the beautiful and picturesque county OF
York arrived at our destination. the YORK ana
Peach Bottom Railroad runs side by side Tor
about thirty miles with Muddy Creek at times
leaving 1t and after winding through pretty
met at York by MIR. W. II. Crider, President of
the Fence Co.. DR.. f. II. Neiman, Mr., S: g. Boyd,
editor and proprietor OF tne iGrK ma,t%' long
cratic weekly, and several other prominent citi-
zens. After we were seated in comfortable phir-
where the hedge fences of the York Hedge and
Wire Fence Company are planted, and the
methods of FLASHING and trimming them were
Mr. W. NJ. HORNE. The fence shown us was
one of the old style that had been planted for
fourteen years, and had only been in the care OF
the York Company since last year. Already the
fence is becoming perfectly solid at the bottom,
has decreased In width from four feet TO cgh-
teen inches. There 10 an impression ameng farm
ersto the effect that crops Will not grow near a
hedge fence and that there is a loss on that ac-
count. This is a mistake as we saw wheat grow
ing SO close that a reaper could not cut it, with
out injuring the fence. The Bel Air Hedge
Fence Company is operating under the same
President; Frank E. Gorrell. Secretary and
Treasurer; James NJ. Reynolds, Manager and j.
William Bauer, Agent.
to $40 per rod while the hedge costs but 81 %,
the money being paid In four instalments.-
Twenty -hve cents per rod is paid when the stalks
are planted the same sum the next year, when
the company replace all dead and defective
plants the same sum the third year, when the
stalks are wired or FLASHED, and fifty cents the
fourth year, when the fence is handed over to
the farmer. guaranteed to be proof against all
stock, including that terror to fences, the hog
During this period the farmer has nothing to do
to the hedge but cultivate 1t, the company at
tending to everything else. AT the end Of the
third year IL " i'll be stock proof, and with the
auired attention will become better every year,
until IL bears a man walking on top of 1t.
We then drove to the National Hotel, at York,
where we had dinner. After dinner the car
riages were ordered and we were shown the
beauties OF the city. Among the handsome resi-
de6ces we NOTICED Se those Oh Mr. george Small
cupied by his sou, Hon. Chauncey Black, near
the fair grounds.
to city many times the size of York. The put
lie buildings and residences are an evidence of
an enterprsing and wealthy community
When we had finished our drive, II was time for
the train, which left at o'clock. On our way
down we noticed the crops, which are far behind
those of Hartford county. both in forwardness
and and quantity. The crop Of oats is especially
poor and in some places they are entirely choked
by the weeds. We arrived at Delta. where sup
per HWhlteu "hiSh VIZ leit lor All
at 100, arriving in ~ minutes, the fastest time
ever made on the Maryland Central Railroad, be.
tween the two points.
The party consisted of Mr.. Frank Gorrell. Sec
tary Of the Bel Air Company; Mr. ]. William
BAUER, Agent: Mr.. VIM. Young, Col. Ohio. g. Lee
Mr. c. W. Proctor, Mr.. VIM. NJ. Hines. Mr.. Johr
Bauer, Mr.. s. w. Bradford. MIR. VIM. II. Dozen
Mr.. Harry Norris. Of the Bel Air Times, MIR. W
7. L. Taliaferro, Of the Den.ocrGt Mr.. James NJ
Mr.. Geo. Y. Maynadier, Mr.. Charles Ralph Lee
Mr.. Treakle, Mr.. Asa Barnes, of Delta, Mr.. Jas
Amos, OF Forest Hill, Mr.. Abel ID. Wilson, Mr.
David ]. Benson and MIR. Walter II. Mitchell, o
the Bel Air EgiS. Mr.. j. VIM. Bauer did every
thing In his power to make the trip pleasan
one and II will long b. remembered by all thos
who were fortunafh enough TO be invited