The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-02-09
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM HARTFORD COUNTY.
A Few Words About Several Things and
Few Things About a "Word"
Deaths Doings &c.
RFI.AID Mn Fab Ath 1894

BELAIR, Nd, Feb 4th, 1884.
Messrs. Editors Il have been thinking the
matter over for the last forty eight hours, "what
shall write about this week." and I never came
across an item until about ten minutes ago. and
what do you think it is? I'll tell you what it
isn't. 1t is not about your aims hOuse, although
if what is said about it through the papers be
true, or only the larger part be SO, think word
in that direction would not be amiss. Neither
am going to say anything about the annexation
of the Belt to the city, for while I think like
great many more of my people that the annex
should be made, yet am willing to abide the re-
suit of the legislation upon that subject be it what
it may. Neither nm going to say a word about
Gov. McLane's labor bills, for while am true
friend of the laboring class, being mechanic my
self, am perfectly willing that this question
should be acted upon and settled by those who
have commenced its agitation. lam one of that
class who look upon the subject of capital and
labor US being too closely identified with each
other to be trifsd with, and as the one is so de-
pendent upon the other, 1 think they should be
left alone to work out the best results they can by
mutual arrangements of their own without any
legislative interference. To compel the employer
to hire help to work so many legal hours could
only be equalled by compelling the employed to
work for go much legal pay per day. In my
Judgment one is as equitable as the other. But
perhaps Gov. McLane sees it in different light,
and then he is the Governor of the Commonwealth
and of course should know more about such things
than poor mechanic, and besides he may have
one eye on the United States Senate for aught we
know, and of course the agitation of the subject
might help to boom along such boom.
No, am not going to write about any OF these
things at ALL The subject that am going to treat
of is purely a metaphysical one. | have grown
tired of writing about politics and poliicians-al-
though can't help occasionally giving them a
passing notice-so felt like taking up something
r.rhfG
through the churn of my Uranium, this is what
was brought forth Where in the universe of all
of man creation did your correspondents,
Barlow" come across that new-nedged word he
uses in his letter of week before last, while speak
ing of certain very important subject that is
claiming legislative attention? | allude to the
word congratulated" have searched in vain
for it. Webster and Worcester are strangers to it,
and as for Walker, why poor old Noah never got
farther than trisy liable with any derivdtlve from
the parent word. But then I may be classed an
cold fogy" for all know, and perhaps am 1t
may be that some modern photographer has rem
ovated old things and made additions also, but l
have not as yet been fortunate as to come across
him. I expect he must be citizen for the time
of the ancient city of Annapolis, as see from the
same correspondent that ,ohsky is no longer called
by that time honored name down there but they
must call it "ginger ale" or "tonic beer" Now,
it is no matter of establishment with me that
billy SnOulC speak Oh question pecouiiHS TO-
spectablezed" after being compelled to call cold
Baker," or sold Bourbon" or cold Monongahela'
by the cuphonious name of "gingcr ale" l am
like Artemus Ward on this subject of the new dis
pensation of things generally. Some are very
good in their place, but yet there remaineth some
old things that are very dear to memory and
which can never be replaced such for instance as
cold friends" cold books" and little cold rye"
occasionally when taken for the stomach's sake.
Local news is not very interesting. One of our
best citizens died of tetanus on Friday last, and
was buried at Fallston, in the Friends burial
ground, on Sunday. I allude to Mr. Amos Hol-
lingsworth He had one of his hands badly crush
ed in some machinery a week before Christmas,
which necessitated the amputation of several of
his fingers, and the injury to this member finally
terminated as above stated. Mr.. Hollingsworth
Meeting kind and indulgent husband and pa
rent, good neighbor, an exemplary citizen, and
q man Of great energy and perseverance as an
agriculturist He will be greatly missed, not only
in the immediate family circle, but by the entire
community in which he lived L give this word
of consolation to his mourning friends, "ther loss
is his gain"
The Jurors for the February term of our court
have been drawn by Judge Waters, and the court
will commence on Monday next, the 18th. I'm
like you folks in Baltimore county, we hardly ever
hear a complaint of the drawing of our juries.-
The number is proportional to each district ac
cording to its voting population, and the names
of the best citizens are always put in the box ire
spective of party. This results in good uries, and
is the very object of the letter of the jury law
More anon. Till then farewell. RAMBLER.