The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-03-05
BALrIMonE. March "a. IssI.

BALTIMORE, March I'd, 1881.
This IL tho FIRST day Of Lent aud the Roman
Catholic and Episcopaiian churches were all open,
regular Lenten services being held therein. These
denominations always pay particular attention 10
this ceremony. The day being clear and pleasant
there was full attendance in eli the churches oI
these denominations. There are some others Of
other denominations who pay considerable atten.
tion 20 this religious rite, but none 20 especially
% the Catholic and Bpiscopalians with whom Il q
viewed as essential.
Gen. Garfield, President elect, stopped tnly a
fsE minutes a. the Union depot on his passage
through our city 70 Washington. He made nc
speech and was seen By but few. He was fatigusd
with travelling aud anxious 10 reach his journey
end. lie occupied superb eas-himself and
company.
There seems much uneertainsy-or secrecy a,
least-as 10 who win complete bis Cabinet, inds.
pent Of Mr.. Blaine, who has certainly been chosen
~ one member. All this, however, I have nc
doubt 10 already definitely arranged In the Presi.
dents own mind. Ifh does ~ well In selecting
all other members Of his Cabinet ~ he has In
choosing Mr.. Blaine, We may rest perfectly salts.
mon, every man thoroughly suited 10 tho position
assigned him. There is great confidence thus fAi
In all that Mr.. Garfield has done, and viii be In
what-if mistake not-is hereafter done by him
a. our Chief Magistrate. His whole course has
thus far been marked with decided prudence and
Of oficc-seekers already In the capital trying "a
beet Gen. Garaeid on every side, bat 10 very
prudently shufies them on with rather Q cold
shoulder. II mistake not Il win DO some time
Jet before any one can, with any degree Of Ger.
tainty, calculate upon future events In referenc,
70 getting once. etc, regarding either himself OF
The eighth annualeommsseemsnto Of tho collsg,
Of Physicians and Surgeons Of Baltimore was held
at the Academy Of Music last evening. and very
brilliantly attended by ladies and gentlsmen.-
There were itf graduates. The Alumni Anocia.
tion Of the college had grand supper 81 Barnum',
In the evening at which there we're some 800 guests
II was very brilliant and In every respect pleas.
ant affair. Speeches were made, toasts drank and
other social pleasures INDUCED In. The college 4,
In very prosperous condition.
The death yesterday Of ex-Gov. Bradford, In hi,
roth year, was not wholly unexpected % he had
been aiiing for some time. lie twas much esteemed
by all who knew him.
I regret 10 know by practical experience tina,
the wator-Tmean our water A. furnished Us BY
the city by means Of hydrants-is simply abomi-
nabie and has been really unat TO drink for SIX Of
eight weeks past. Il 10 absolutely filthy 10 both
smell and taste and sickening. The cause ID
doubtless BY drainage Of the surrounding country,
after heavy SHOWS, being washed OF suddenly By
heavy rains, such as We have had In the past six
weeks. Our reservoirs arc filed BY this washing
Of the country. containing MI manner Of 9th, and
We are thus Obliged to drink u OF get nothing In
the way Of drinking water. We can both taste
and smell Il In everything with which u Is mixed,
even to tea, coffee. bread and other cooked matters
Strangers unaccustomed 20 Il arc often made sick
and complain loudly thereof What Is worse 10
the probability Of our having 10 grin aud bear
with u for some weeks yet 20 come as has been
our lot nearly every spring. Let rs hope and
pray for speedy completion Of the new water
works and better supply-as 10 TO be hoped
from the Gunpowder. This We look for carly In
the coming summer.
street and the Falls, Is now nearly completed In
sodding. planting trees, gasights and other orna-
mentations. Efforts are making 20 have the other
part Of the same avenue between Charles street
aud the York road equally bcautifed and orna-
ted with trees, shrubbery, gas-lights, &e.
II now looks very much a. u electric lights
would soon be introduced into baltimore In place
Of the old gas monopoly. This will be most vel
come rs our citizens are complaining bitterly
about ga. bill, being pu. up upon them and ne
redress since the different companies have all con-
solidated and advanced the price Of gas Edison
and other inventors 10 utilizing electric light have
many fcrvent prayers for success. have no
doubt the day is not distant when We who con-
sumo the old gas will be able 10 do without II By
using electricity at less price.
Those Of your county who have been In the
habit Of making Guys their stopping place will
enjoy thsif last advantage Of 90 doing this week
next saturday-as Il viii be closed thereafter q
be torn down for the new postotice. Mr.. Thos
Boyian. however. has leased the Sc. Clair, TO b
called tho "New Guys" and 10 now getting that
establishment In readiness 20 accommodate hi,
friends. Rennert, learn, holds on for q month
or more yet, when he too must close that eeiebra
ted place. lie has not yet fixed himself with q
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