The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-11

MOnkton, N. @. r. R.-lt has been SOM
time since anything has appeared in the loca
columns of The UNION from Monkton and il
order that the place may not be entirely los
to your columns | will send you few fact
that may be read with more or less interest
The village itself is situated on the Northern
Central Railway % miles from Baltimore and
IA miles from TowsOn. Some other station!
on the line of this road are claiming impor
lance because of the freight shipments from
them, but there are few If any that can sur
pass Monkton in this particular. In the first
place we have one of the finest stations on the
road and the business is such here that it re
quires two agents to handle the work. Mr.
Nicholas e. Miller is the head man and has as
bis assistant Mr.. w. Harrison Winstanley
son of the late William Winstanley, who was
| for many years agent for the company and
who met his death about eighteen years ago
while in the discharge of his duty in carrying
the mail from the station across the track to
| the postofice.
We have three mail delivery routes going
| out from Monkton. No. l. goes by way OF
Mr.. Thomas j. Miller's to Mr.. Jacob NJ.
Pearce's, thence to Houck's Mill, to Taylor,
Hartford county, returning by way of Wesley
Chapel and other points to the starting point.
The carrier is William D. Sheppard, with VIM.
II. Shepperd, assistant
Route No. 2 goes by way of Piney Hill to
Hereford and from the latter place to point
near White Hall and thence TO Wiseburg re-
turning by way of Hereford to Monkton. The
carrier is Herbert Young, with Charles Strick-
land substitute.
No. is the long established star route. 1t
goes by way of the old Manor road to Manor
| postoffice and from thence to Hess pOstofhce,
in Hartford county thence to Stansbury's
| Mill, returning by way of Clynmalira Church
| to Hartman's shop, and thence to the old
Phoenix road, passing the late Henry Carroll 8
property, (now owned by Mr.. William H.
Graftiin. OF Baltimore.) and thence by way Of
70 he rrso sc
Elihu Nelson, with Eugene Ford, substitute.
The town of Monkton and surrounding ter
ritory supports two large stores and hotel OF
about 30 rooms, conducted by Mr.. G. l.. Sheeler.
These are doing large business. The second
store, which is owned by Mr.. Samuel Bosley
is conducted by Messrs. Norris & Burk who,
although comparative strangers here, are al
ready doing most satisfactory trade. This
latter store was until recently kept by Mr..
George P. Everhart who is now engaged in
business at Glencoe.
We also have large warehouse and grain
elevator conducted by Mr.. w. Royston Mat
thews. He buys and sells grain and handles
all kinds of feeds for dairymen, seeds, fertili-
zers, coal, etc.
Monkton boasts of one of the best black
smith shops in the county. 1t is a large
milkshipping point and this fact necessarily
brings many teams here daily and keeps things
lively at the shop at all hours. Mr.. James A.
Shepperd, manager Of the shop, has been very
proven a serious drawback to the business.
We also have two livery stables, one conduc
ted by MIR. G. L. Sheeler and the other by Mr..
James A. Shepherd.
1t is often said that MonktOn has all it needs
to make q country village complete except a
physician and dentist. Our nearest doctors
ale DR.. Josiah T. Payne and his son, DR.. T.
Ross Payne both of whom are located at Cor
bett, only three-quarterS OF q mile distant.
When the services of these gentlemen are re-
~n1 he. x.a1 knl<
phone.
The people of this section, especially the
farmers, have been snOwbound for weeks.
Many of them found their way out, but not
with the assistance of the County Commits
sioners who have persistently refused to spend
money to relieve our roads Of the snowdrifts.
In York county, which is not far removed
from us on the north, things are different in
this line. There the roads are opened at the
public expense and the plan meets with gen.
eral approval.
Mr. Walter Hutchins, who has been conduct
ing the farm of the late Col. Milton w. Offutt,
near Monkton, has rented the farm of his
father-in- law, Mr.. William T. Price, on My
Lady's Manor, and will take possession as
soon as the roads are in condition for moving.
Mr.. Hutchins, who is a live business man, is
an extensive milk shipper and will make
number of improvements at his new home.
There are many believers in the grounding
theory hereabout and as they believe the
warming saw his shadow on the I'd instant
they look for fun six weeks more of disagree
able weather S.
Rayville, 9th District.-We still have near
" zero weather. Doubtless if the weather
man had our coal and wood bills to pay he
would not play such strong hand along this
of the weather is happy, therefore we desist.
The snow which fell Sunday night has materi-
ally improved the sleighing. which is our only
way of locomotiOn, as our roads, which have
been opened, are not wide enough for buggies
or wagons.
r. R.. is moving to his farm, which he bought
near Eklo, 9th district.
The public sale of Mr.. Eli Hoofheiser, near
Ruhls school house, last Saturday, was well
attended.
Rev. f. B. Emenheiser had announced COM
munion services for Pine Grove Church last
Sunday morning, but owing to the small con-
gregation caused by the severe weather and
bad travelling, the services were postponed for
four weeks from that date.
Rev. George r. Sanner having funeral for
last Sunday, his appointment at EklO was filled
by Mr.. Charles s. Kidd
Mr. VIM. Kirk, who lived near Belfast, and
who was a brother of Mr.. David Kirk, of Eklo,
was buried at Mt. Zion Church, near Freeland,
last Sunday afternoon. Rev. T. NJ. West, of
Hereford, officiated.
Mrs Absolom Baker, who has been in feeble
health for about four months, is now under the
care of DIR. Resi-, of Beckleysville.
Prof. John Hale and wife, of Forest, spent
last Saturday and Sunday with the formers
parents, near Eklo.
Mumps is making the jaws of some of the
pupils of Middletown school quite plump.
This malady has been making its rounds among
the schools of the Upper End.
Some of the farmers are still cutting ice and
filling their houses. Owing to the quantity
and number of SHOWS it has been impossible
to get good quality of ice thus far this sea-
son. b.