The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-09-27
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Where Is the Equinoctial ?-The County
Fair-Mr. Blaines Letter, &c.
BALTIMORE, September oath, 1888

BALTIMORE, September oath, 1884.
Messrs Editors Thus far we have missed in
this latitude the equinoctal gale, which should
have come sometime about the 2lst inst. The
consequence has been long drouth in most parts
of Maryland and some other adjoining States
The cattle suffer severely. Some have had to be
driven a considerable distance to and from water.
If the weather proves favorable l may say to
you that the attendance FROM Baltimore next week
at your county agricultural fair will be unusually
large So will it be from all parts of your county
and different sections of the State. The Baltimore
county fair, in which The UNION had an honorable
and effective part in projecting, is now one of its
proud, fourishing institutions, and 1 am glad to
see the citizens-ladies and gentlemen-taking so
active and pleasurable part in its just progress.
May it so continue. 1t may be said that the
means of reaching the Timonum grounds by rail,
vehicle and otherwise, are much improved and
now very convenient and complete as likewise
economical. Again, therefore, let me hope for
pleasant weather. Citizens of your county GER
tainly deserve pleasure and all else that is due
them for their encouragement of such sgricul-
tural and commercial as well as social enter
tainment. 1t will not be many years until you
can give the largest, most attractive agriculture
exhibition in our State, and really surpassed by
but few Commonwealth in the Union. wish the
Presidential candidates-all of them-could be
there. As your exhibition really takes no partic-
you will take special share in politics, but that
each will unite tremendously in what highly in
terests all alike, and that is agriculture, manufac-
lures and sociality. This is the true way of get
ting along smoothly in such things. As matter
of course, this being the year of Presidential
election, it is to be presumed people-gentlemen
especially-will want to support either Mr.. Blaine
or Mr.. Cleveland for that high and honorable po-
sition. Let them, therefore, do this outside and
free from the fair.
Mr.. Blaine, recently, am glad to notice, has
completely and beautifuly-to both ladies and
Fundamentally vindicated himself, wife and
family from the low, vituperative ibeng OF false
hoods lately put forth against him and them for
mere political ends 1t was delicate subject to
touch under the circumstances in any way, but as
it was and is, he would be less than human to
have rested under such miserable imputations,
wholly false, though (untouched) possibly believed
by some. Every noble, virtuous woman in the
land-and gentleman also-who admires and loves
the female sex, cannot but applaud Mr.. Blaine for
the grand part be has taken in this vindication,
not only of himself and family, but for standing
up thus in triumphant favoritism of the female
ties. 1t is the most sacred thing in life. He de-
serves all praise. 1 am glad to observe that all
respectable ladies and gentlemen, regardless of
party, unite with Mr.. Blaine in maintaining the
uprightness and purity of his private family affairs.
1t is now settled into a fixed factshat we are to
have such Oriole exhibition we had during
some three years past. 1t cost too much for the
amount of good it did. The 0riole company is
yet in debt several thousand dollars for their last
years fair. They are wearied of it.
We have just now an intolerable quantity of
hateful mosquitoes which annoy all over the city.
These with the drouth and heat are vexatious.
was glad to see your citizen, Mr.. John E.
Owens, the actor, in our city recently, looking
well and-as usual-happy. He has discovered
that he is not quite so young as he used to be
when men were boys.
Our public schools are now doing remarkably
well and getting fuller every day. The necessity
is quite apparent that our city wants one or more
additional high school bildings.
learn that Mr.. Holton feels certain of his re-
election to Congress in the Fifth district
Business is quiet and dull-prices rather droop-
ing. NEsToR.