The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-09-29

Upper Falls, 18th District.-Thc talk OF
the day around here seems to be the troubles Of
the contractors and iabOrcrs on the new Il. & U.
u. X. extension. What the exact difficulty l. |
do not know, but II looks like a cessation Of cner.
gctic movement.
Farmers are slow In their seeding operations.
The rain this week was welcome, anyhow Il gave
me good chance 10 stay home AMI pull throu gh
powerful sight Of correspondence aud "alI that
the name implies" must apologize 10 some Of
your readers for non-appearancc last week.
was on the ragged edge of politics myself aud
just barely managed to get down in time To pa,
the other fellow there. I hope he enjoys Il.
mus, say feel quite battered a, the idea o; your
readers liking TO hear from me.
County Commissioner Parlett was at Franklin.
vile last Monday for the purpose Of meeting tho
Hartford County Commissioners in consutat lion
about the bridge over the Little Gunpowder. Just
as he ef, the Hartford county people came TO hand
and they nussel each other. This is the same old
game that has been played for % years past.
"Barkis" always processes "to be wiIlin'," but
never comes to time.
am glad you ratified into the pos,oiice people.
There Is a great deal Of complain, about Tng
CSioS not coming 90 hand promptly. OF course
know that the mail for the country postoliccs
has all TO go through the Baltimore city postolnce
and the officials there seem possessed with the
idea that countrymcn have no rights that they
are bound TO respect. "Don't make much differ.
encc when the green cabbage countryman get, hi.
letters and papers" That's pretty much the same
idea our sauerkraut reporter Of the Baltimore Saa
has Of Baltimore county people "Any lie /. good
enough so you tell IL to a couniryman." Bah if
some Of these town reporters and officials would
just apply some South Carolina rock and kaiutt
TO their brains they might possibly raise n crop
Of decent self-respect and modcsiy.
The canning houses are running full. have
been In all OF them. particularly Standiforis.
and find things kept nice and clean. every
thing carefully attended 10. neat aud sweet.
But. Lord! went into one place. not u thousand
miles from here. run by big -mou,hcd man. con.
tinually cncking like a goose. aud before left I
took careful look at his printed labels. You bel,
there will never be much Of Bic canned good. nj
their way into my food receptacle. Its shame
that where there IL such necessity for clcani-
ness there should be so much dirt and untidincss.
There Is an IFi.hman living in this ncighbor.
hood that drives poor ioundercd. crippled beast.
The dumb animal can hardly move. yet the human
brute stands up in the wagon and beats him most
numerically, the poor beast giving out all the
time. means Of anguish. | have made up my
mind the next time SEQ him TO have him arrest.
ed under the law Of cruelty to beasts. This man
Is rich and we'll able to buy himself good animal
and there Is no excuse whatever for his inhuman
conduct.
Several deaths have occurred lately In the
neighborhood. and I am satisfied there will be
several more soon with lot Of coroners' inquests
II the Belair road Is not fixed up from Perry Hail
20 kingsvillc. As said oaee before |: oush, TO
have n sign stuck up:
"This road 10 impossible,
Not even jackassablc.'
All the same, however, they collect tolls for pass
ina evsr IL. which f-st saght to make us all
happy. Billy BARLOW.