The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-12-27

Large numbers of tramps have been going
south by the York turnpike the past week and the
Waverly station house has been taxed TO its full
capacity to lodge them.
Carroll county proposes to take Washington
by storm the 4th of March. The moss backs
up there will organize a cavacade of one hundred
horsemen to take part in the Inauguration cere-
monies.
Several interesting letters, one of them from
New Orleans, have been unavodably left out this
week. Christmas coming on Thursday consdera-
bly, interfered with our business this week. but all
will receive attention in our next issue.
Mr.. Spottswood Childress, who some years
ago was farmer in the I'd district of this county,
died suddenly on Tuesday last, at his residence
on Roland avenue, near Hampden, in his SD
year. He leaves q wife and eleven children
three sons and eight daughters.
The weather on Christmas day was simply
beautiful. The sun was bright and genial and
the ground being covered with snow lent an ad-
ditional charm to the festive occasion. The sleigh
ing was fine and the merry gingle of the bells
helped to make the "white" Christmas one long
to be remembered.
Mr.. William II. Riddle, of the 18th district
of this county, who is an active and intelligent
young business man, is in New Orleans, in the
interest Of the Carroll Decorative Plate Glass
Company, of Baltimore. This company makes
fine display at the Worlds Exposition, now in
progress in that city.
Very general regret is expressed that Mr..
Elingsworth c. Carman, who has been the very
efficient superintendent of the Court House and
grounds for some time, has been turned down by
the County Commissioners. He has been most
careful and attentive officer and under his man
agement the grounds were kept in better condi-
ton than ever before. That good officer should
be thus summarily bounced, without any appar-
ent cause, is one of the queer things in politics
that outsiders can't see.
It Brought the Turkey, All the Same
Several times lately The UNION has made refer
to the fact that the editor expected some one
to send him turkey at Christmas. He didn't
really believe that he would get it, yet at the same
time, being firm believer in the efficacy of adj
vertising, he thought it good idea to "keep it
before the people," and 10! the bird actually did
come. We can't say who sent it becauseif we did
some other little matters might be revealed, but
we can say that the good-hearted soul is one OF
the very worst Democrats We know-a man who
stood at the polls all day on November 4th, in the
rain, and not only held Cleveland and Hendricks
tickets, but bet his money that they would win
and won the "boodle," too. perhaps that last
circumstance may in some measure account for
the fact that we got the turkey, but then thereby
hangs tail.) Not content with sending us
beautiful turkey, this tender-he Democrat
even fires "pome' at us, and here it is, but get
hold OF something neavy before you reau IL
To the Editor of "The Union" the present Of
a Christmas Turkey:
Type of the editor,
Thou spirit of the Press,
King of good fellows,
Art thou in distress?
Dost call thou for turkey,
For and champagne?
Has grief o'ertaken thee
In the last bloody campaign?
Has Democracy triumphant
Thee knocked into pie?
Reverse the last sentence
And this Christmas live high.
Pie knocked into thee,
With turkey and stufing,
Will enable thee to bear
Harsh editorial roughing.
Let the party that beat thee
Be the first to the rescue,
Eat Democratic turkey
And stuff a Ia fresco.
Get jolly and good,
The millennium believe
Is coming with Cleveland,
("No intent to deceive.")
Prosperity will tighten
Your editorial cares,
And good eating and drinking
Will Danish all fears.