The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1889-07-20

New Freedom and Vicinity Mr. Zach.
| ariah Jacobs. an old and highly respected citi-
| zen of this town, died at the residence of his
son-in-law, Mr.. Jackson Hetrick, on last Thurs
| day morning. His funeral took place on Sat
urday and was largely attended. The remains
| were inferred in New Freedom Cemetery. Mr.
Jacobs was formerly resident of the upper
portion of Baltimore county He leaves a
number of children, among them Mr.. Harvey
Jacobs, formerly connected with the firm of P.
A.. e.. S. Small, Of York.
Our enterprising cabinet-maker, Mr.. Geo. l..
Hartenstein, has OH exhibition at his factory
pieces of furniture made expressly for lawyer
D. X. Trimmer, of York. The pieces, consist
ing of cabinet bedstead and stand, are mar
wells of perfection in the woodwork line. Made
ofsolid walnut they combine weight, durability
and elegance. The chasing and carving are
exquisitely finished and the panels are models
of original conception. 1t is hard to say which
is the most pleased, the owner or maker Mr..
T. can congratulate himself in having a cham
Der suit unsurpassed in York county.
Mr.. Amos Baughman our well known stock
dealer, has Just harvested and housed IS acres
of golden grain that promises heavy yield.
He has forty acres of the finest looking corn in
this section, most of which is now in taSSle.
Miss Katie Lazenby, who was severely bitten
by large dog, supposed to be mad, has suffi-
GENTLY recovered to be out again.
AS previously reported in THE UNION the ill
ness of Mr.. A. H. Grove, our successful hard
ing. For the past year he has fingered with
throat consumption and although his family
physicians, Drs. Hetrick and Gerry, did every
thing that medical science could command,
death claimed thevictim. The funeral services
took place in the Reform Church on Thursday
afternoon. The entire community sympathize
with his wife and son in their bereavement.
A travelling medicine vender was again III
town on Monday night making the air hideous
with his impromptu oratory of self-glorifica..
ton. He cheerfully yanked out couple of
teeth for the crowd and then raked in the
shekels for his tooth-powder and corn-salve.
1t is surprising what an easy living can be
humbugged out of the credulity of the Ameri-
can people
Clarence Baughman, son of Mr.. Edgar
Baughman, while pulling heavy grain wagon
backward from the barn-floOr, was caught by
a chain and thrown beneath the wheels, one of
which passed over his breast causing internal
injury He was picked up inSensible and med
ical aid summoned. To-day he is resting better
and it is thought will recover.
Since the advent of camp-meeting folks our
mail has grown to large proportions, so much
so that the postal authorities have given us
double mail service. Five out and in going
mails will leave this office on and after to-mor-
row friday morning.
While the entire Atlantic seaboard states
have during the present year experienced
most remarkable RAINFALL occurring in many
instances in cloud-bursts, dealing death and
destruction the northwestern section of the
great Red and Assinibonie valleys have been
subject to drought of unusual length and
severity This vast wheat growing belt
comprised in northern Dial ota, eastern Mon
tana and the British provinces of Manitoba
and Assinibonie assuming Winnipeg as centre
with radius of 500 miles, no rain has fallen for
the space of three months. My friend, Mr.. J.
NJ. Day, who came over the Canadian Pacific
r. R., informs me that for hundreds of miles
not sprig of vegetation could be seen on the
bare, brown and sun-scorched prairies. He
compared it to an old sedge-feld over which
fire had swept. This report has lately been af-
firmed by the press of the country. OF what
interest is this to farmers Simply this: If the
wheat harvest of August in this great American
and British granary is drought-ruined, reac-
ton in the price of grain will occur, and the
same grain on the market to-day at so cents
will bring one dollar bushel by October.
One of the most disastrous confiagrations
broke out at o'clock this Thursday after
noon, resulting in the entire destruction of the
machine shops of the Glenrock Manufacturing
Company. The fire originated in the pattern
room and is supposed to have been caused by
sparks from casting. The plant is owned
by Messrs. j. G. Bortner, Eli Miller, G. w.
Heindle, E. Bollinger and VIM. Foust and was
valued at $50 600, on which there is an insur-
ance of $4,000. 1t is not likely that the works
will be rebuilt d.