The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1876-09-09
The kindness of our Democratic friends is

The kindness of our Democratic friends is
really overpowering. Didn't they actually offer
us their Tilden and Hendricks banners to run up
on the ''pine" pole after ours had been destroyed
by fire And the Journal editor went so far to
say that, if we accept their offer, "it will be
feather in their (our) caps when Tiden and Hen
bricks take their seats next March," If never
get ga feather in our caps" until Tilden and Hen
bricks take their seatsin the Presidential chair,
we suppose he means-we fear we shall always be
as free from feathers as TIE Irishman's "burd"-the
frog. However, we appreciate the kind offer, and
can only say "excusc us, gentlemen-excuse us If
you please"
notwithstanding the Cleaning up" the
young Mems" Democratic Club of this place
ceived at the hands of the cold fellows" at the 9th
district primary, on Saturday last, they are not
dismayed. They have rented large tent which
has been pitched in the yard attached to Ady's
Hotel, and in this they propose to worship at the
shrine of S. Jones Tilden, Esq, gentleman whose
name has been mentioned in connection with the
Presidency. The Tabernacle" is what it
is caled-s the subject of no little amusement
Every gentleman from the country who comes
in wants to know "whose circus is showing here. "
The 'ring master" be found near the tent, and
any calling upon him will be taken in and shown
| how nicely he make the elephant walk around.
| The last exhibition of this model "reform" show
will be held Monday evening, Nov. 9th.
NECESSITY OF A FIRE DEPARTMENT.-The recent
| disastrous conhagration in our town, from which
| VIC ourselves and others have suffered severely,
gives effective, practical warning of the danger to
| which our citizens exposed without an organ
lied fire department, possessing such appliances
| as may do execution in the time of need, guaran-
| teeing better safety to both life and property
Very fortunately the elements were in our favor,
when the late fire occurred. Had there been a
strong gale, such as is frequently experienced here
there is no telling to what extent this fire might
have gone. Defenseless as we are and totally un-
prepared to battle against furious element
instead of having only few tenements or business
places burnt out, devastation might have cast its
| lamentable pail over almost every dwelling and
| store within our limits. We would, indeed be but
| mere melancholy loOkers-on unprepared and inca
pable of doing anything. Without adequate
supply Of water, fire apparatus or an organized fire
| department, we must merely stand STILL seeing Oul
property, our town burnt up, lamenting when toe
late, our ruin and ineXcusable neglect or want OF
proper enterprise, in not having, to say the least
of it, some kind of an engine or fire extinguisher
There is an old but expressive adage which tells
about locking the stable after the horse is stolen
also another declaring that an ounce of prevention
| is worth pound of cure. Both these apply fOrci
bly, in the present case. True, locking the stable
will not the stolen horse, but if such precau,
ton be continued, perchance it will prove barrier
against future stealing and save other horses thai
| might be stolen. So in like manner with thu
ounce of prevention. If iguratively speaking
our town had have been supplied with that ralua
bic ounce in the shape of fire engine, including
other necessary appliances and well organized
fire company, it might have saved the expending
of pound Of cure, which pound or malady falls Sc
heavily upon the losers.
1t is never too late to do good. We learn lessons
sometimes sad ones-from the past, as in thi
instance. Let embrace the present opportuni
ty and unitedly, earnestly go to work with fixed
determination, and, speedily possible keeping
the lesson here given in view, realize fully thai
Towsontown can no longer be permitted to dc
without some better means than at present enjoy.
ed, to save the lives and property of her citizens
from destruction by fire. Whilst suffering to g
considerable extent, pecuniarily, and by Interrupt
ton to business, yet we have to be thank
full it was no worse and are truly grateful at es
Gaping so well.
A meeting for the purpose of considering The
propriety of forming fire company for TOwson
town was held at Robinson's Hall, on Tuesday
evening. Col. d. G.. Mcintosh occupied the chair
with Chas. E. Herbert, secretary. A committee
consisting of Messrs. Jesse S. Hunt, Chas. H
Mann and VIM. L. George, was appointed to as
certain the cost of necessary apparatus for extn
gushing fires, &c. The meeting then adjourned
until such time as the committee shall be prepared
| to report.