The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1889-01-26
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Orangeville, 18th District. Though we
have a village of considerable size and situated
close to the city, yet it is very seldom we sec
any items i'll your paper from here.
Travelling out the Philadelphia road, just be-
yond the city limits, one sees a number of brick
wards and in these many of our inhabitants
find employment, while the shops of Joshua
REGISTER 4 Sons and the machine shops of the
p. w. & b. r. r. furnish large number with
work, and while rents are comparatively low
and access to the city easy, they live very COM
fortably. The remainder of our inhabitants
are principally truck gardeners with the usual,
or rather unusual number of saloons thrown
in. We can boast (?) of no less than eight along
the road, all of which are inside of one mile,
and during the past summer Joe" Beard added
his mite by opening summer-garden which,
l. believe, proved failure and i understand
there is Il sign up "for sale"
The chief attraction at present is band of
Gypsies who have been encamped here for the
past three or four weeks and are earning an
"honest penny trading horses and telling for
tunes. At the latter business they seem to do
themost for we number of those inquisi-
tive souls among us who are anxious topeer
into futurity and by going to the Great Queen"
you may do this to your entire satisfaction.
Price one dollar, or for five dollars she will
make you happy for the remainder of your
life but as VS. are rather scarce around here at
"
must still go plodding on i'll the same old way.
Our village was visited on Monday night by
a disastrous fire which burned four houses to
the ground and some ofthe inmates were forced
to leave their homes with nothing save their
night clothes, so rapidly were the frame struc-
lures consumed. One of the houses burned
was occupied by Mr.. George Mason as grocery
and feed store and as he carried only 5000 in
surance his loss will be considerable.
Part of this property stood within the city
limits and although the city engines were on
hand they were almost powerless, owing to the
want of water, as there were no tire-plugs close
at hand and the engines drew their supply
from the ice-pond of Mr.. Alex. Blair, which
was but short distance from the scene of the
fire. A collection has been taken up to relieve
some of the sufferers and learn that all of our
citizens responded literally.
We have a county school, and onethat any
School Board ought to be ashamed of. 1t is
held in the basement of Highland avenue NJ.
E. Church. Is Baltimore county too poor to
erect suitable building? We have had school
house for the past twenty-five years up until
last spring, when the old building became too
small to accommodate the large number of pu-
pills. Then it was sold and the church rented.
1t is not Justice to either teachers or patrons to
have the school so situated. We are confident
that with the efficient teachers now in charge
Miss George Hall and Miss Annie Cole,) the
school could havea much larger number of chill
dren on roll had we a suitable house for their
accommodation.
And now, Messrs Editors should you ever be
over in our part of the Twelfth, and not collect
ing bills, call and we will try to make it pleasant
for you. X.
Rossville, 18th DESTRUCTION Friday eve
ming of last week the Sabbath school at Back
River Church gave public entertainment
Preparatory to the assembling of the congrega-
ton large platform was erected over the altar
where all who were to take part on the occasion
were seated. The room was tastefu!ly trimmed
and decorated with flowers, wreathes, crosses
and two small trees, the latter being adorned
with small packages of candies &c. The eXer-
cises commenced with music and singing by the
school and PRAYER by Rev. J. H. S. Clarke. The
programme was elaborate and well carried out.
Mr.. James NJ Gillespie was manager, assisted
by Rev. w. c. Brian. The parts performed by
the scholars were exceptionally good and
much appreciated, as was evidenced by the fire.
quent applause. Among those who were
present from a distance were DIR. C. A. Cedar
berg and Prof. Chester Cedarberg, his son, of
Baltimore, who favored the audience with Sc
lections of choice music on the organ, accom-
panied by the cornet. The closing address was
made by Master Freddie Gillespie, who at the
close of his speech said, ''if they mean to give
us candies, now is the time" after which the
committee proceeded to unload the trees and
make general distribution of the treats that had
been provided for the school and friends and
the packages being opened the contents were
duly considered. While this was going on
Rev. Mr.. Brian announced a collection which
was literally responded to, the object OF which
was to aid in procuring bibles to be presented
to each of the scholars. DR.. Cedarberg was
called upon to make speech, to which he
promptly responded in quite felicetous man
ner. The Doctor is superintendent of large
Sunday school in the city, of which Rev. w.
C. Brian was member in his younger days.
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18th, 1888, and now numbers fifty scholars
Mr. Jos. H. Asher is superintendent, with Mr.
James NJ. Gillespie, assistant. About thirty
persons on probation were added to the MEM
bership at this appointment recently.
Mrs. Clara Murphy was visiting the family of
Mr. Calvin T. Shaffer the first of this week
Miss Emma Horney and niece, Miss Effie
Grape, of Baltimore, visited Miss Emma OPP
pertshauser recently.
Master George Smith, of Stemmers Run, ac-
cidentally shot himself through the feshy part
of the hand, with pistol, infiicting painful
wound, but it is thought not very serious one
PRINCIPE.
Mt. Washington, Sd District.-Some one
stole the traps of the Mt. Washington Gun
Club and the match for last Saturday had to
be postponed. The prize to be shot for at clay
pigeons is a first-class double-barrel breech-
loader.
Snow fell here all day Sunday and at night
rain set in. 1t cleared during the night and
cold clear, weather prevails. The ground is
covered with snow.
Your correspondent lately received quanti-
ty of seed from the Agricultural Bureau,
through the courtesy of Congressman Shaw.
| enclose you copy of President Taylor's
message to the Thirty-First Congress. AS you
no doubt lost many valuable and treasured files
and documents by the fire, hope this will
prove to be an object ofinterest to THE UNION
proprietors. How quaint the document reads
forty years afterwards. The recommendation
chat California be admitted as State,' that
"letter postage be reduced to fge cents and that
''as public opinion points to the feasibility
of railroad from st. Louis to the Pacific coast
/ recommend" &c. With the additional in
formation that ''the collector appointed to San
Francisco started overland and has not as yet
been heard from" And how sound his views
on the power of the veto. He says ''only in
extreme cases." &c. What grand old man he
must have been.
There is splendid coasting on the adjacent
hills and the young folks are enjoying it,
1t is said that the railroad company will have
platform at Belvidere crossing by the next
May meeting of the Jockey Club. With this
and platform at the Falls Road crossing local
travel would be well accommodated. X.Z.
Convention, 18th Dissatisfaction has
improved greatly during the last few years.
Where once were found few scattered farm
houses, now we see many cosy cottages. Inc
latest and most important of these new fea-
lures, however, is the commodious warehouse
erected by Mr.. ]. B. Robinson, our community
being so large that one building cannot contain
a supply large enough for its use.
Mr.. George Akehurst has just finished his
new home which, being of a very attractive APP
pearance, is quite an ornament to the general
neighbornood.
Although the most prominent industry here
abouts is farming, we have promise of much
more lucrative occupation. Squire Brady is
hauling lumber to build canning. house
Good luck go with him and may it be success.
Here especially, have we chance to save
money through the means of the Convention
Permanent Building Association Number l, of
Baltimore county" which meets weekly in Mr..
J. b. Robinson's hall.
In pleasures we are not behind hand. Our
Sporting Club has in its possession two large
boats and four able officers-Mr. d. Akehurst,
president; Mr.. e. Akehurst, vice-president Mr..
Louis Robinson, treasurer, and Mr.. w. NJ.