The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1890-11-08

Fork, 18th District-The quarterly meeting
for Long Green Circuit was held Nov. LIST and
I'd. After the services Rev. w. +. Speake, r.
f., left for Friendship M. L. Church, Hartford
county, where he conducted similar services:
Owing to so many inclement evenings the
singing class that meets at this place could not
organize until the evening of the Both. Mr.. ID.
r. Smith was elected president Mr.. George M.
Halle, vice-president; Mr.. John Arthur. treas
urer; Mr.. Willie Allender, secretary. For the
convenience of the majority of the class the
school will hereafter meet in the public school
house at this place. The lyceum meets on
Tuesday evening, the building association We'd
nesday evening and the singing school Thurs
day evening
Fork Sunday school is preparing to give an
entertainment on Thanksgiving evening, in the
interest of the missionary cause. These affairs
have always been of a very interesting charac-
ter. 1t is hoped the church will be ready for
occupancy by that time.
A friend in Oregon who occasionally receives
THE UNION, writes me that he is personally
acquainted with Samuel Cover Wilson, of Tow
sontown, and when he saw that he had shot
squirrel II yards, without using eyeglasses, he
became interested and thinks the following
should be chronicled. He says: I'm 1874,
while was one of the commissioners for lay
ing out state wagon road through Jackson
Klamath, Lake Grant and Baker counties,
while in the valley of the Stein mountain, in
Eastern Oregon, we espied in the distance
band of antelope, Our surveyor had my
needle-gun and with two other men started in
pursuit of the game. After getting as close as
they could without frightening them, the sur
veyor raised the sight on my gun for 1,OOO
yards, fired and broke the thigh of one of the
antelope, gave chase on horseback and sue
ceeded in running it down and capturing 1T.
The surveyor afterwards measured the distance
from where he shot and found it to be 900
yards-more than twelve times as far as Mr..
Wilson shot the squirrel In another part of
his letter he says: 'District fair had lots of
fine exhibits some the world could not equal
especially in grapes and peaches. Lots of
peaches weighing one pound each and several
of them weighing IS and 181 ozs. each. 1t
takes large peach to weigh h.; when "a ozs.
more are added they are achopperS." (Not lies but
peaches.)
have heard the writer above alluded to say
they often have punches of grapes that would
fill water bucket and as much as one could
lift with one hand. 1t makes ones mouth
water to read of such luscious peaches and
grapes, especially when fruit in this country is
so scarce.
The funeral services of Mrs. Adele Maud
Smith, wife of DR.. J. Holmes Smith, took place
at st. Johns Catholic Church, Long Green, on
Tuesday last. The remains were brought from
her late residence. North Calvert street, lBalti-
more, via the NJ. C. Railroad to Baldwin Sta
ton. Mrs. Smith was a daughter of the late
DIR. David King a lifelong resident of this dis
trict. Her husband, Dr. ]. Holmes Smith, was
formerly practicing physician at Kellville,
Hartford county, and also assisted the late DR..
David S. Cuttings in his practice, his wife being
a sister of Mrs. Cuttings.
The Baltimore papers say that Mrs. President
Harrison visited that city recently to make
some purchasers and found goods considerably
advanced in price, owing to the passage of the
Mckinley bill. don't know what particular
line of goods Mrs. Harrison was purchasing.
According to statements made by many / ex-
pected while recently on shopping expedi-
ton, to find goods of all kinds advanced in
price, but was agreeably surprised to find the
contrary. Shoes, hosiery, gloves, hats and dry
goods had not advanced one cent higher. If
anything they were cheaper than usual.
Rev. o. c. Marriott will take the vote on the
admission of woman delegates to the General
Conference on the 10Th inst, Immediately after
morning service. All members over 81 years
of age will be allowed to vote.
The oyster supper held in the hall at Sweet
Air on the evenings of30th and 31st of October,
for the benefit of Chestnut Grove Presbyterian
Church, was success financially.
The election in this precinct on Tuesday last
was very tame affair Not more than half, it
seemed, took interest enough in it to attend
and cast their votes. 1NCOG.