The Baltimore County union., 1881-11-26
Correspondence Baiinore coEAty Onion.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Thanksgiving Day and Its Observance
Boundary Avenue TO be Further Inn
proved-More Fine Residences
Small Pox-"Pink Eye"
Etc. Etc, Etc.

ETC., ETC., ETC.
BALTIMORE, November 23j, 1881.
Tomorrow will bc both National and State
Thanksgiving day. II will, as q matter Of course,
be very generally and doubtless appropriately oh.
served. This should be, for there are many things
TO be thankful for. Blessings innumerabie have
been showcrcd upon Us ~ o people nationally and
personally. Peace and plenteousness have pre-.
vailed together with comparative good health and
freedom from epidemies or great calamities, save
one that In the cruel assassination and loss Of
President by the bloOd.stained hands Of an assas-
sin. This must be reconciled best We can 10
the inscrutable workings Of nm All-wise Provi.
dencc. Extreme drouth has prevailed in some por-
tons Of our domain, but, all things considered the
earth has yielded abundantly for all and 20 spare
There has been employment for those industrious
y inclined ut fair compensation. The truly
needy have mostly had their pressing wants sup
piled and dstrcsses relieved. Better times may
bc said 20 have como In all branches Of trade and
industrial pursuits. Money-that ncedful for
lfe's necessitics-has, through sources Of employ
ment and labor, found = more general circulation
In channels where most needed. In q word. We
may rejoice In saying that our whole Nation has
abaEdsa; reasons TO rejo!es aud be thankful At
the return Of another Thanks giving day.
learn that arrangements have recently been
entered into 10 improve aud ornament that por-
ton Of North avenue extending from y. Charles
street 10 the York road, pretty much rs has al
ready been improved and ornamented with sod
ding. trees, shrubbery, flowers, lamps, and other
ornamcntations on the same avenue west Of Charles
street TO Oak street, or North boundary bridge
The intention Is 90 commence work upon IL early
as possible aud have done all that can be before
the cold and hard freezing sets in completing the
residue early next spring aud summer. The ave-
nue. will be made 10 correspond, nearly as posi-
bic, In width and otherwise, with the portion al
ready 50 tastefuily improved between Charles
street and the bridge. When this improvement il
rnr eta1a O.. fill.
pleted, IL will make that Of the most imposing
and beautiful avenues in Baltimore, or, indeed,
any other city of the United States. not omittng,
| may say, the magnificent Euclid avenue. In
Cleveland, Ohio, 50 justly and highly praised by
all who have seen il. IL IL were possible TO make
a park or public square Of the vacant lot on the
north. bounded by Charles street extended, North
avenue lot and -. Paul streets taking in also the
property Of the Blind Asyl lum and grounds thereto
attached. lying castwsrlly. extending between the
avenue and lst street to North street extended IL
would make decidedly handsome park and out.
let for ,ha, growing part of Baltimore adding not
only TO the beauty and a,traetveness Of the city,
but materially enhancing the value Of property in
the vicinity as well rs outside the city limits
The truth Is the Blind Asylum property. being
free from buildings except the Asy luin and or
two other small structures, IL almost small park
already, requiring but little TO adorn and beaut-
fy IL.
Whilst speaking Of this subjec, may. with pro.
priety. direct attention TO the small unsighty tr-
angular lot. southeast corner Of North and Green.
mount avenues. This lot, though IL really runs
into Greenmount Cemetery and naturally belongs
thereto TO give shape aud symmetry. is owned by
private person and Is now offered at public sale
TO the highest bidder. There can be no question
that the GFcenmount Cemetery Company should
secure this ground. and I learn are anxious, to
make the cemetery more attractive aud uniform.
% 90 do, but the owner IL demanding an exOrbi
tant price. expecting. doubtless the company will
eventually be forced TO come TO terms. In mat
ter Of this kind let us hope fairness and libcraty.
looking TO public convenience and accommodation.
may be considered on both aud all sides.
The improy yements above spoken Of on North
avenue both Sides are attracting increased at
tentiOn 20 property-Or building lots-in that re-
gion. and they are rapidly advancing in price
There are now fourteen new dwellings about he.
ing completed, nine the south side OF North
avenue running west from the York road, and
i've sane side few doors farther towards
Charles street. They are expected 20 be tenantei
soon a. finished az profitable rents. there
grea, desire 10 locate in that vicinity. hear Of
quite n humber of other houses 20 be put un-
der way Of construction in the northern and north.
western suburbs-aso within the city . limits very
near the boundary. There il a gradual moving
towards the Belt few years hence-unlcss
Baltimore naturally gobbles IL up-there must Of
necessity spring into existence a large and beau
tiul city there attractive and important in every
taiion the annexation problem.
There have been altogether some seventeen or
eighteen eases Of small.Pox in city since II
fret broke out These were confined 90 two or
three rather obscure AMI neglected localities and
persons careless in their habits Of living. or Of
very poor parentase. who gave ba, little attention
TO their families. The fact l.. thus far the disease
has been rather more Of .cars than a rsaIiiy.-
chief objec;-and very good one-is TO frighirn
or force person. 60 be careful and on their guard
lest the malsdy might eventually become a serious
epidemic. The death. have been comparatively
few.
The pink-eyc horse epidemic had abaiei some
what. but IL i apprehendel the rainy, chilly
weather Of 20 day, and likely to continue will tend
towards an increase of the malaIy. II stili pre-.
walls 10 a considerable extent and many animals
are laid up. some dead. The York roal company
still find. itself unable TO run il. fui-not tnueh
over half-ofits regular schedule or ears. quite
n number OF horses used on the city passenger
lines still suffering from the disease. but il Is
abaiing and not particularly fatal.
Business has been rather quiet for days
past and prices Of grain and Aour tending down
ward, though holders firm. Il l. expected things
will become brisker after the Thanksgiving holi-
day. OF at least with the coming week.
NESron