The Baltimore County union., 1884-11-22

We learn that there are a number of Tow
sontown Democrats who are already looking out
for the postofice here. Mrs. Feast, the present
efficient incumbent, was commissioned last May
for four years, and she endorsed by nine tenths
of the residents of the town. irrespective of party
"A smart Alec, who is ga close observer
smart Alec's are always that kind-says we are
going to have both an open and wet winter. Well,
we have felt some awfully 'chilly" weather even
this early in the fall. The 4th Of November, for
instance, proved exceedingly disagreeable-to us.
Major. ]. d. Ferguson, who has been the
very gentemanly and efficient secretary of the
Maryland Jockey Club since its organization, de-
sires to resign that position. This will be great
loss to the Club as much Of its success has been
due to the ndefatigable efforts of Major Ferguson.
Somebody addressed letter to the Belar
postofice to "The Tallest Man in Hartford Coun-
ty." 1t was promptly sent to Mr.. David II. Wig
gers, OF Pleasantville. If it had been addressed
to the "purtiest" man in Hartford il would have
gone, by common consent, to Mr.. VIM. L. Cooley,
of the Belair bar.
Mr.. Alvin Robertson, president of the
Second Branch City Council of Baltimore, will be
married on Tuesday evening next, to Miss Emma
Sadtler, daughter of of Mr.. Geo. G. Sadtler, a
we'll known citizen of this county. The ceremony
will take place at the First English Lutheran
Church, Baltimore, at p. m.
The Cleveland and Hendricks club of this
place intended making pilgrimage to Belair on
Wednesday, to take part in the barbecue, &C., to
be held by the Hartford Democrats on that day,
but the very inclement weather greatly interfered
with the arrangements. Only few of the mem
bers went up and they had an exceedingly damp
time of it.
After the 4th of March, when the Mary
land Democratic delegation commences to move
on Washington, the two railroads between Balti-
more and that city will have a regular pic-nic.-
They will be obliged to run trains every thirty
minutes during the day and even then we don't
believe they will be able to transport the crowds.
It's going to be simply awful.
-"Experience may be dear teacher" re-
marked clergyman in q certain church in this
county, as the contribution box was returned to
him empty, "but tho members of this particular
flock who have experienced religion have accom-
plished it at a very triding cost. The choir will
sing the seventy ninth hymn, emitting the first,
third and fourth verses, in order to save unneces
sary wear on the organ"
Mr.. VIM. ii. Perot whose handsome coun-
try seat is located ON Charles street avenue near
Woodbrook station, recently sold the contents of
one of his conservatories to Mr.. Robert Garrett
for $4,000. The contents of another house were
sold to a Philadelphia gentleman for $500
These houses contained larger variety of choice
foreign plants, orchids, &C., than any others in
this section of the Union.
There are a good many Democrats in Tow
sontown who are expecting something" under
Cleveland's administration, but it is quite safe to
say that nineteen out of every twenty will be left
in other words there will be one appointment
to twenty disappointments. Those fellows who
want to be letter carriers practicing predes-
trianism on the back streets every evening, while
some of those who want to be clerks are learning
to spell and practcing penmanshp.
Our brother of the Beair 1Egis is correct.
We were little "of'' in our prediction about the
result of that bet between the Hartford Republi-
can and Towsontown Democrat The Hartford
man lost and came over here to square up, but
the Towsontown Democrat was too tired to see
him. He had turned out in five Democratic pa
rades in three days and his shoes at the cob
bler's, being half soled. The walking was right
good but he couldn't make it barefooted.
"A number of Baltimore county public
school teachers held meeting in Baltimore last
Saturday, to take action on the reduction of their
salaries which went into effect on the 18th inst.
We learn that they do not propose to quietly sub
nit to the scaling, and will proceed to defend
their rights under the law. The teachers are
hard worked and poorly paid class and therefore
to reduce their salaries below what they formerly
were is very poor policy, and this will in time
make itself apparent.
Mr.. Israel Price, formerly of the 8th dis
trict, of this county, died in Cincinnati, o., last
week, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Fox,
after brief illness, aged about so years. His
remains were brought on and inferred at the Gun
powder meeting house, Western Run Valley, last
For many years Mr.. Price kept store
at Philopoiis and afterwards served as constable
in the Sth district. He was well known and great
ly respected. One of the daughters of the deceas-
ed is the wife of Congressman elect John D. Tay
lor, of Ohio.
An old citizen of the 11th district of this
county, stepped up to the polls on election day
and asked for a Democratic ticket, and looking
critically at the long list of electors, remarked:
"See here, tear off some of this ticket 1 don't
want to vote for so many of them fellers. Who
are they, any way ?" The electoral ticket was ex-
planned to him. "All right" said he as he polled
the ticket. "I don't know them fellers; never
heered of 'em, and was afraid there might be
some of these darned Radicals among EN-" This
actually occurred