The Baltimore County union., 1883-11-24
c.rrs,pos iencs Bdiiiaiore County CaioH
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Thanksgiving Day-Parties and Balls
Improveing West Baltimore Street
The Local Option Question
Business. Etc. Etc.


BALTIMORE, November slst, 1854.
Ms..rs Longascksr Bros.:-Beiorr your paper
goes to press next week will have passed-and
let me Unprecedented the prcsent years Thanks-
giving day, which comes ON the 18th inst Prep
arations already making for IL in view of rem
dering thanks 10 n bounti.ul and bcneficcnt Prov
idcnce for Hts many blessings and iavors bestowed
in the past year. The indications are that IL will
be very generally aud appropriately observed -
Our markets. no doubt, will be fully and abund.
antly supplied with all the substantials and deli.
cacies Of life. As the means money to procure
these requisites l. moro than usually abundant n
result 0i prosperous times and plenty TO dot will
be within the ability Of all who wish to signaliIc
the occasion with feas;in. and good dinners to do
50. provided they have been sufficiently prudent.
Permit me, therefore. 10 hope all your readers aud
many fricnds-eyery one indced-may be fully
grateful and thankful on that occasion 10 appre-
catc all the bies.ngs it, coming and presence and
going may manifest. The latter part Of this week
and the beginning Of next. up to the eve Of Thanks
giving. will be perfect scene In various city
markets in the exhibition Of turkeys. ducks.
geese, partridges. chickens and all other kinds OF
seasonabie fowls intended Tor giving feast
ings. All secular business will DO suspended, in.
GLIDING that of the general, State and city govern
ments. II will in fact he mn entire holiday. Ser
vco will be heid-espeeially during the morning
in all churches Of all denominations excepting
those Of tho Isrieites. The theatres and all other
places Of amusement. a. usual such an occasion.
will be open day aud evening presenting suitable
representations ahd-no d0ubt-fully attended.
Very many citizens of the country come TO tho
city on such days and generally enjoy Themselves
either visiting friends, going 20 church or 90
places Of amusement.
The season i. nov az hand for social parties,
balls AMI other such cnjoyments which promise 20
be very numerous aud enjoyable. IL l. always a
sign ol prosperity and good times to note the fTc
quent and insrca.ns number of such pleasuTes.-
When people have god iortuse and are we'll sup
piled with life. ncsoss ssities-noncy particularly
they al. Z" sIeai and circulate il, not only
10 their pleasure but for the good Of the entire
community.
There il on.ilerabl- talk just nou about hav-
ing west baltimore street. from Fulton street To
the city liu.its--wcs, ward-Tegrade and other
wise Improved, 90 as 20 materially lower aud re-
duce the very steep grade on that portion of the
street. which Is nov the highest and most unsuiied
for travel and the running of all kinds of vehicles
of any street in the city. A. Il now Is the very
steep grade and great elevation tend % prevent
improvements in that part Of Baltimore. which, II
properly leveled and graded, would soon become
handsomely improved. very yaiuabie, thiekly
populated and business part Of our city. ! learn
an effort will soon be made 10 have the City COun-
ell take the matter into confederation. Mayor
Latrobe. who goes for progress and Improvement,
] am told. will-far as in his power-fayor this.
IL will also be Of decided value TO Baltimore coun.
~, a. the street into the Helt, and " graded
aud properly improved would cause the
erecting of many houses and other buildings in
that portion of our suburbs and Of the county,
causing a considerable augmentation Of your
county tax. II IL, therefore, advantageous both
10 city and county to have this grading. leveling
aud improvement done speedily As possible.
II seems that but very poor show was given
10 the local option movement at the recent elec.
ticn In Baltimore county. So far a. ascertained
not thousand votes out of the whole number east
favored that temperance project. The truth l.. as
! view H. this l. not the means whereby the grea,
temperance movement can be really benentiei.--
In the first place there Is too much solid oppo.i-
tion thereto by capitalists and others whose bus.
ness and financial interests would he seriously in
terered with. IL either local option prohibition
passed into a State Law by legislative enact
menis. There are now some millions Of dollars
invested In the brewing and distlling business In
Baltimore county alone. the tar. x.income to your
county treasury would he lost by the passage into
\ State Law either Of these measures. II IL hard
10 induce people TO vote against their own direct
interests, or that which yields them a livelihood
for themselvs and families. IL strict Law was
passed 20 require the making and selling of pure
acOhols Of all kinds under proper restrictions aud
license so that impure articles Of the Kind could
not be gotten az all. and men Who want 10 dTiak
tsensibly, reasonably and tomperaiely, Il would.
perhaps. be best In the final outworking of human
life aud happiness.
The deadlock still continues In our City Coun-
cil the First Branch not yet being able 20 organ
iIe. Let us hope cancellation and good judgment
may eause-for the eity's good-a speedy agree-
ment and entering into business.
Our city continues very healthful and Tree from
dangerous epidemies. Business generally is
active and prosperous In all departments Of
trade. Merchants appear In good spirits and hope
for better times 10 come. NEsroR.