The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-03-21
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Rayville, 9th District-The recent warm
weather has made the grain fields look quite
green, and as the ground was at no time dur
ing the winter frozen more than or inches
deep--being covered with snow during the
very cold weather-grain has come through
the winter in good shape.
A number of farmers in the upper end
have become tired of farming, sold of their
stock and implements and secured work on
the railroad, the scarcity of farm laborers be-
ing assigned as the principal reason.
The question of help on the farm is becom-
| ing serious one. Laborers want shorter days
and more wages than farmers can possibly af-
ford to pay, and the farmers sons are general
ly opposed to manual labor and want to be
| officeholders, clerks or professional men.
! A new free rural delivery route has been laid
| out to be known as Partition Route No. 3. 1t
will supply section of country southwest OF
Parkton as far as Mt. Carmel. The postoffice
at Evna will be abolished. A civil service ex-
animation for carrier was held at Parkton,
| March 18TH Several persons took the exami-
| nation, but it seems to be settled fact that
| the carrier will come from the 9th 'deestrick.f
| The carriers on the other two routes are also
! from that "decstrick."
There is section of the 9Th district, lying
between what is known as the BLACK bridge"
over the Gunpowder falls and Beckleysville,
/ which has been the scene of some strange oc-
currences and remind one of the improbable
tales from the Arabian Nights, though these
occurrences are vouched for as being real by
those who have witnessed them. A few years
ago a man whose veracty is unquestionable
was driving home from Beckleysville shortly
after dark, and saw woman coming toward
him. He pulled his horse aside to let her pass
when she, apparently. fell under the buggy
and was run over. The man, thinking she
had been badly hurt, got out to assist her and
was unable to see anything OF her.
A short time ago two men were in that sec
ton in the early part of the night when they
heard a noise in the woods like that made by
six-horse team being driven through brush
piles. accompanied by the rafting of heavy
chains, and suddenly large ball of fire shot
up out of the ground toward the sky with
figure seated in it which looked to them like
an angel.
On Sunday night, March 9Th, one of these
s.-ss ya-so.,s oooo,.s panied by two TIERS were
in the same neighborhood again when sud
denly balls of fire of all sizes and colors began
to shoot up into the air and burst with a loud
noise. They were pretty badly scared and ran
| as fast as they could, but the display of fire.
works followed them for some distance.
Another section of the district is said to
have number of wildcats that keep the resi-
dents indoors at night. OBSERVER.
Upper Falls, 18th District.-Mrs William
| Guyton. of this place, who was bitten by one
of DR.. Platts dogs, as reported in The UNION
last week. is now being treated at the Pasteur
| Institute in Baltimore She goes back and
| forth to the city by train every day and the
| treatment is to continue twenty-three days.
| 1t has not yet been positively determined that
! the dog was suffering from rabies but the usual
| tests are being made by inoculating rabbit
and it will require twenty-one days to ascer-
tain for certainty if the dog really was mad.
| The dogs Of Messrs Edward Standford and
/ Thos. Nichols that were bitten by DIR. Platt's
dog have been killed.
On Monday evening Mr.. Joseph Ferguson,
| of this place, was attending to his horse in the
| stable, when cat sprang at him and while
attemptingto keep it off it bit him severely on
! the hand. 1t then ran across the road to Mr..
| William Crossmore' s stable and attacked him.
He managed to kill it before it could bite him.
| There are those who believe the cat was mad
| and in view of the previous mad dog scare
some uneasiness is felt about the matter. Mr..
| Ferguson is blacksmith here.
Mr.. William Whitten who few days ago
bought the Tyosn property, near Bradshaw,
has taken possession of the came. Mr. Frank
! Tyson has rented the Hammond property,
near Upper Falls, and is now moving his FAM
lily there.
we'll known farmer of this neighborhood, will
| be pleased to learn that his health is improv-
| ing and be hopes to be out shortly.
Farmers are very busy just now preparing
to plant their spring crops. Between blowing,
| hauling fertilizers, trimming orchards, ETC.,
they have no spare time on their hands.
| Mr. Walter Chapman, farmer near this
! place, has one of the finest fields of wheat to
| be seen anywhere and it now gives promise of
| big crop.
| After protracted rest the stonecrusher at
| Kingsville has resumed operations. JUDGE.
Jacksonville and Sunnybrook, 10th Dis
trict.-Mr and Mrs. Galbreath and daughter
| of Baltimore, and Mrs. Clark, ofStewartstown,
Pa, are visiting DR.. John S. Green, at his
| home in Long Green VALLEY. A family dinner
was given in their honor on Monday night,
| Mrs. Galbreath and Mrs. Clark being sisters
| of DIR. Green.
The oyster supper held in the hall at Sunny
brook was financial success and the money
realized will be applied to the building fund of
the new Fairview NJ E. Church South.
! Mr.. Theodore Treut will shortly succeed
Mrs. DiSoH C5tfhiSG5TfPp.h ~RG5 ftaG SEER 1gHy
sick with measles at her home at Corbett N.
| G. r. R., is somewhat improved but not yet
| entirely well.
Mrs. Elisha Jackson, of Jacksonville, has
been visiting friends in Baltimore.
The Sunday school of Chestnut Grove
Church will resume its regular sessions on
Sunday, April 9Th. Dr. John S. Green, the
indefatigable superintendent hopes there will
be large attendance
The Christian Endeavor meeting at the
above church was led last Sunday night by
Miss Silver Wilson, who spoke entertainingly.
| Miss Nellie Storms, of Corbett, sang a solo.
| The attendance was good.
Miss Fulton, of Stewartstown Pa, has been
visiting Miss Clara Price, at her home near
| Jacksonville.
Mr. Charles Smith of Sunny brook, who had
| an ankle broken some time ago while assisting
| in taking down the old Fairview Church, is
| able to be out again. The injury was seri-
| Gus one and he was fortunate to recover so
soon.
Farmers are just now very busy with their
| spring work, but gardening has been much
| roto rdp IN 0amnnpSg
ground. NJ.
Perry Hall, 18th District.-The young
| folks of st. Michaels Lutheran Church, of
this place, have organized a society, the main
| object of which is social intercourse and the
| fostering of the interests of the mother church.
| Their first meeting was held on Tuesday of
last week at the home of Mr.. George L. Rey,
| which was attended by large number of
young people. whether members of the society
or not. Mr.. Rey also extended invitations to
| the older members of the church, and the
party filled the house. Refreshments were
served during the evening and all had an en-
| ioyable time. 1t was not money making
| affair, but collection was taken up and
snug sum realized.
| The truckers of this section are very busy
| just now planting early crops among the prin-
! cipal ones being peas, which are largely grown
| here. Farm hands are scarce and this is caus-
ing no small amount of trouble. Some went
to Baltimore this week on the hunt for them,
! but failed to secure any.
| Mr. Bart Seidl is at present erecting a barn
| to take the place of the one destroyed by fire
! short time ago. 1t will be an imposing build
ing and larger than the old one. Billingsley &
| Coster are the contractors.
Just now the Belair road is infested with
many tramps who profess to be on their way
to Havre-de-Grace for the spring fishing. All
these men could find work on the farms if they
would do it,
The penochle game, popular here at certain
seasons of the year, is beginning to slack off
ON account of busy times on the farms and
short nights. X.
RuhPs, 9th District.-The new barn of
Mr.. Harry S. Baker was destroyed by fire on
the 18th instant, between and 6 o clock A. M.
Mr. Hoofheser, the tenant on the farm, was
awakened by the light and got out the live
stock, all the other contents being burned. 1t
is not known how the fire originated. 1t was
insured by Capt. Henry Wilhelm, who repre-
sents the Towson agency.
The public sales are nearly over for the sea-
son. Mr.. VIM. N. Mays auctioneer, has been
busy and gets good prices for live stock